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215 Cards in this Set
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el acocil |
freshwater shrimp |
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el agua potable |
drinking water |
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el ajolote |
salamander |
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ambiente |
environment |
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el apartamento |
apartment |
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el atmósfera |
atmosphere |
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el aumento |
increase |
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el avariento |
greedy (person) |
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la basura |
garbage/ trash |
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el basurero |
trashcan/ landfill |
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los bienes |
goods |
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la bisnieto/a |
great grandson/ great grandaughter |
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el calentamiento global |
global warming |
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camarón de río |
freshwater shrimp |
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el cambio climático |
climate change |
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el campamento |
camp (site) |
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el campo |
country, farmland, field |
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el caos |
chaos |
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la capa de ozono |
ozone layer |
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la carretera |
highway, freeway |
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el cartón |
cardboard |
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el casquete polar |
polar icecap |
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el cerrito |
small hill |
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el cerro |
hill |
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la cloaca |
sewer, drain |
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la colonia |
cologne, colonial era, neighborhood |
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el combustible fósiles |
fossil fuels |
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la contaminación |
pollution |
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el contaminante |
pollutant, contaminant |
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la deforestación |
deforestation |
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el departamento |
department, apartment |
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el derretimiento |
melting |
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la desmesura |
excess |
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la deuda |
debt |
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la ecología |
ecology |
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el edificio |
building |
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el efecto invernadero |
greenhouse effect |
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la embarrada |
mess, load |
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la emisión |
emission |
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el entorno |
surroundings |
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el envase |
container |
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la envoltura |
wrapper, packaging |
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la estrategia |
strategy |
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la estrella |
star |
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la extinción |
extinction |
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el filtro |
filter |
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el glaciar |
glacier |
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el grifo |
tap, faucet |
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la huella |
trace, footprint |
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el humo |
smoke |
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el impuesto |
tax |
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la iniciativa privada |
private enterprise |
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la inundación |
flood |
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la junta |
meeting |
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el kínder |
Kindergarten |
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el kindergarten |
kindergarten |
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el lago |
lake |
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la lata |
can |
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la ley |
law |
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la leyenda |
legend; note (label) |
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el lineamiento |
guideline |
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la llave |
key, faucet, tap |
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el manglar |
mangrove, swamp |
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el medio ambiente |
environment |
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el metal pasado |
heavy metal |
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el meteorito |
meteorite |
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el microbús |
minibus |
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el microorganismo |
microorganism |
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la moraleja |
moral, lesson (fable) |
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la mucosa |
mucous |
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la mugre |
grime, dirt |
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la multa |
fine |
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la obligación |
obligation |
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el olor |
odor, smell |
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el organismo |
organism, body |
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el oxígeno |
oxygen |
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el ozono |
ozone |
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el peligro |
danger |
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el pescado |
fish (food) |
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el pez |
fish (live) |
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el pico |
peak |
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el piso |
floor, ground, level, flat |
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la plaga |
pest |
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el plan |
plan |
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el planeta |
planet |
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el planeta Tierra |
planet earth |
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la planta de tratamiento |
treatment plant |
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el plomo |
lead |
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la prensa |
press (news) |
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la presa |
dam |
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el presupuesto |
budget |
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el proyecto |
project |
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la reunión |
meeting |
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el ritmo |
rhythm |
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el ruido |
noise |
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el sapo |
toad |
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el sembradío |
planting |
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la sequía |
drought |
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el ser vivo |
living being |
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la tala |
tree felling |
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el tejido |
knitting, weaving; tissue (flesh) |
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el tiradero |
landfill, dump, mess |
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la tonelada |
ton |
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el ventilador |
fan |
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la vergüenza |
shame, embarrassment |
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las vías respiratorias |
airways, breathing passages |
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el vidrio |
glass |
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a favor de |
in favor of |
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agigantado/a |
gigantic, huge |
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angustiado/a |
anxious, distressed |
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antropogénico/a |
originating/ resulting from human activity |
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contaminado |
contaminated |
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cristalino/a |
crystal clear |
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desagradable |
disagreeable, unpleasant |
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desgraciadamente |
unfortunately |
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embotellado/a |
bottled |
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específico/a |
specific |
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grave |
serious/grave (ill) |
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inimaginable |
unimaginable |
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medioambientales |
environmental |
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pesado |
heavy |
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petulante |
petulant |
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precolombino/a |
pre- Columbian |
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preocupante |
worrisome |
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reducido/a a |
confined to |
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saturado/a |
saturated |
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serio |
serious |
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tibio/a |
(luke) warm |
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tóxico/a |
toxic, poisonous |
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válido/a |
valid |
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vergonzosamente |
shyly, modestly, shamefully |
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abrir |
to open, to turn on (faucet) |
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acabar |
to use up |
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acabarse |
to run out |
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acelerar |
to accelerate |
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acordar |
to agree |
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acumularse |
to pile up |
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afinar |
to tune up (car) |
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ahorrar |
to save (money) |
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alumbrar |
to illuminate, to bear, to figure out |
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aminorar |
to reduce |
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aparentar |
to feign, to give off an appearance |
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cerrar |
to close, (to turn off the water faucet) |
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compartir transporte |
to share a ride, carpool |
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conservar |
to keep, protect, conserve |
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contaminar |
to pollute |
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cumplir |
to complete, comply |
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dañar |
to harm, damage |
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dar |
to give, to be/provide enough |
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dar a |
to face, overlook |
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dar con |
to find (person, solution) |
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dar contra |
to kick |
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dar en |
to come up with (idea, solution) |
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dar para |
to have to give |
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darle |
to hit, push |
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darle vergüenza |
to feel embarrassed |
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darse |
to happen, to be presented/ transmitted |
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darse cuenta |
to realize, figure out |
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dejar |
to leave, to drop off, to permit |
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dejar de |
to stop, to quit |
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dejar huella |
to mark, leave a footprint |
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derretir |
to melt |
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derrochar |
to waste |
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desaparecer |
to disappear |
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desinflarse |
to deflate, to go down |
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desintegrarse |
to disintegrate |
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destruir |
to destroy |
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disminuir |
to decrease/ reduce |
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detenerse |
to stop |
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deteriorarse |
to deteriorate |
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dispararse |
to shoot up, sky rocket |
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echar a correr |
to escape |
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enfermarse |
to get sick |
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ensuciar |
to soil, make dirty |
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escupir |
to spit (out) |
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evaporarse |
to evaporate |
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evitar |
to avoid |
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formar |
to form, create |
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gastarse |
to run out, to exhaust (resources) |
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hacer cosquillas |
to tickle |
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implantarse |
to implement, establish |
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insistir en |
to insist on |
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involucrarse |
to get involved |
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juntarse |
to get together, to meet |
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levantar |
to raise, lift |
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llevar a cabo |
to carry out |
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lograr |
to succeed, achieve |
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lucrarse |
to do well financially |
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madrugar |
to get up early |
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manejar |
to handle, to manage, to run |
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mejorar |
to improve |
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meter |
to place |
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modificar |
to change, alter |
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oler |
to smell |
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penetrarse |
to penetrate, to become imbued |
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percibir |
to perceive, to notice |
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permitir |
to allow, to permit |
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pisar |
to step on, tread over |
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profundizar |
to go deeper, to delve into |
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quemar |
to burn |
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radicar |
to reside, to lie in, stem from |
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reciclar |
to recycle |
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reeducar |
to reeducate |
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relajarse |
to relax |
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remediar |
to remedy |
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rendir |
to give away, to pay |
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requerir |
to require, demand, need |
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respirar |
to breathe |
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salvar |
to save |
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secarse |
to dry up |
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soñar con |
to dream about |
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talar |
to cut down (trees) |
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terminarse |
to run out (of something) |
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tirar |
to throw, to drop |
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tumbar |
to knock down/ over |
