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de vez en cuando
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from time to time
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a menudo
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frequently
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lento/despacio
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slow
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a tiempo
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on time
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hasta
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until
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desde
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since
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durante
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during
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crecer
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to grow
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cambiar
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to change
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reconocer
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to recognize
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suceder
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to occur
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esconder
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to hide
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desarollar
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to develop
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tardar
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to take a long time
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durar
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to last
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pertenecer
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to pertain to/ belong
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mudarse
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to move
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conseguir
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to get/obtain
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el testigo
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the witness
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sobre todo
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above all
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por un lado...por el otro
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on one hand... on the other
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sin embargo
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nevertheless
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lo que
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what
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acabar de
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to have just
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dejar de
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to stop doing something
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salir con
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to go out with
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casarse con
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to marry
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confiar en
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to trust in
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depender de
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to depend on
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enamorse de
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to fall in love with
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romper con
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to break up with
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costar un ojo de la cara
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to cost an arm and a leg
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a pesar
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despite
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debido
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due to the fact that
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aunque
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although
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por si acaso
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just in case
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la (des)ventaja
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the (dis)advantage
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adema's
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futhermore
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ni siqueria
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not even
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en primer lugar
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in the first place
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con respecto a
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regarding
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a fin de cuentas
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in the end
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en resumen
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in summary
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como resultado
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as a result
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hay que tomar en cuenta que
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one must take into account that
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por eso
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thats why
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a causa de
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because of
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tener que ver con
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to have to do with
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creer
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to believe
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dudar
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to doubt
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el milagro
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miracle
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tener celos
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to be jelous
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tener exito
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to be succesful
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tener que
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to have to
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tener ganas de
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to feel like
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tener dolor
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to have pain
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tener miedo
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to be afraid
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tener prisa
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to be in a hurry
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tener la culpa
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to be guilty
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tener razo'n
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to be right
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tener lugar
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to take place
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tener suerte
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to be lucky
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tener suen~o
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to be sleepy
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tener harto de
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to be fed up with
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andar por los ramas
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beat around the bush
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ir al grano
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to get to the point
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perder un vuelo
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to miss a flight
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parecerse
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to look like
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estar en las nubes
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to be in the clouds (daydream)
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faltar un tornillo
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to be missing a screw
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echar de menos/ extran~ar
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to miss (a person)
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dejar plantado
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to stand a person up
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llevarse con bien
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to get along well with
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hacer burla de
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to make fun of
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hacer el papel de
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to play the role of
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dar a luz
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to give birth
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tomar el pelo
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to pull someone's leg
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dar un paseo
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to take a stroll
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costar trabajo
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to take a lot of work
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querer decir
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to mean
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meter la pata
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to stick your foot in your mouth
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meter las narices
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to put one's nose in someone else's buisness
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enterarse de
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to find out
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quiseria
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i would like
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me gustari'a
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i would like
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sucio
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dirty
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limpio
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clean
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?Me pudaria traer?
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could you bring me
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pedazo
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peice
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limpio
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clean
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trozo
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slice
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bastante
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enough
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suficiente
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sufficient
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demasiado
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too much
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le falta
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it's missing
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salado/a
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salty
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picante
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spicy
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agrio
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bitter
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crudo
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raw
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asqueroso
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gross
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esta' riquisimo
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it's delicious
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guacala
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yuck
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camarero
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waiter
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mesero
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waiter
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hielo
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ice
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la botella
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bottle
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el vaso
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glass
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la taza
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cup
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la lata
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can
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el tenedor
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the fork
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cuchara
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spoon
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cuchillo
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knife
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la servilleta
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napkin
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la propina
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tip
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la cuenta
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bill
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los vegetales
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vegetables
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veduras
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vegetables
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legumbres
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vegetables
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las frutas
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fruits
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el pescado
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fish
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mariscos
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shellfish
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la carne
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meat
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sopa
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soup
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ensalada
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salad
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las bedidas
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drinks
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postres
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desserts
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queso
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cheese
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el vino
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wine
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la cerveza
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beer
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el licuado
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milkshake
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aqua con gas
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carbonated water
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huevos fritos
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fried eggs
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huevos revueltos
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scrambled eggs
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el bacalao
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cod
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las almejas
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clams
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los camarones
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shrimp
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las sardinas
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sardines
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las anchoas
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anchovies
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el cangrejo
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crab
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el aguacate
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avacado
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el coco
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coconut
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la col
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cabbage
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el repollo
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cabbage
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el higo
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fig
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el camote
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sweet potato
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choclo
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corn
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platano
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banana
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champinones
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mushrooms
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la jicama
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jicama root
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hongos
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mushrooms
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el betabel
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beets
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el ajo
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garlic
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la remolacha
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beets
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la guabana
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sour soup
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maiz
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corn
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el arroz
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rice
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el elote
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corn
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los frijoles
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beans
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las aceitunas
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olives
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la cebolla
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onion
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la pin~a
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pineapple
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la toronja
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grapefruit
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el pomelo
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grapefruit
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el nopal
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cactus
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el jamo`n
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ham
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el tocino
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bacon
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el chorizo
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spicy sausage
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la carne de res
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beef
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empanadas
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argentinian calzones
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posole
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mexican rice soup
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menudo
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stomach lining soup
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gallo pinto
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costa rican colorored rice
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paella
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spainish national dish rice and protein
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ropa vieja
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shredded meat puerto rico
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horchata
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sweet rice drink
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pupusas
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corn tortilla
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arepa
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corn biscuits
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tortilla espanola
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omlette
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atole
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sweet corn drink
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tamales
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corn meal and meat wrapped in a corn husk
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gazpacho
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cold tomato soup
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tres leches
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butter cake
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flan
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sweet dessert pastry
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funcionar
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to function
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el porvenir
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the future
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desarollar
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to develop
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crecer
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to grow
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avanzar
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to advance
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actualmente
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presently
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crear
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to create
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reducir
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to reduce
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apoyar
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to support
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alcanzar
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to reach
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proteger
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to protect
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lograr
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to achieve
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OVNI
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UFO
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la guerra
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war
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hallar
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to find
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la mitad
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half
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desaparecer
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to dissapear
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pasado man~ana
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day after tomorrow
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predecir
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to predict
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la poblacion
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population
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ti`pico
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typical
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el frasco
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failure
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cambiar
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to change
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aumentar
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to increase
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la meta
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goal
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el medio ambiente
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the enviornment
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los recursos naturales
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natural resources
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la naturaleza
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nature
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el efecto invernadero
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global warning
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el huruca`n
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hurricane
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la contaminacio`n
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pollution
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la escacez
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scarcity
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los derechos
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rights
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aguantar
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to put up with
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el desempleo
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unemployment
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elegir
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to elect
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el crimen
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crime
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la pobreza
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poverty
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amenazar
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to threaten
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el prejucio
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prejudice
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la poesia
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poetry
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el poema
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poem
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el cuento
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the short story
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la novela
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novel
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la obra de teatro
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play
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las estrofas
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stanzas
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el estribillo
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chorus (like in a song)
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la rima
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rhyme
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el ritmo
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they rhythm
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el significado
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meaning
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el si`mbolo
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symbol
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la estractuta
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the structure
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el tema
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the theme
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el argumento
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Plot
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el protagonista
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the main character
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el personaje
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character (in a book)
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el narrador
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narrator
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el pa`rrafo
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paragraph
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la oracio`n
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sentence (or prayer)
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el paisaje
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the landscape
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la escena
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the scene
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la cita
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quotation
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el si`mil
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simile
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la meta`fora
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metaphor
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la voz
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voice
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el tono
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the tone
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la alusio`n
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allusion, classical or biblical reference
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la personificacio`n
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personification
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el hipe`rbole
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hyperbole, exageration
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la aliteracio`n
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alliteration, repitition of sounds
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al prinicipio
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in the begining
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al final
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at the end
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el detalle
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detail
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la imagen
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the image
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reflejar
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to reflect
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el calcique
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the cheiftain
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la laguna
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the lagoon
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orar
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to pray
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perezoso
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lazy
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la torre
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the tower
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el sacerdote
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the preist
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la pira`mide
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the pyramid
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sacrificar
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to sacrifice
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el pun~al
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the dagger
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la calzada
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the causeway
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rodear
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to surround
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el atavío
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getup/ finery
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arrastrar
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to drag
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cabizbajo
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head down
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velar
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to stay up late
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No puedes andar y quieres correr
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you must walk before you can run
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quien mucho duerme poco aprende
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sleep a lot, learn little
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ma`s vale se un gran hombre que un hombre grande
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better to be a great man than a big man
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el que no cae no se levanta
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he who doesn't fall doesn't get up
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lo que el sabio sabe es que nada sabe
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what the wise man knows is that he knows nothing
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yo no vengo a ver si puedo, sino porque puedo, vengo
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I do not come to see if I can, but because I can, I come
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No puedes andar y quieres correr
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you must walk before you can run
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quien ri`e ultimo, rie mejor
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he who laughs last laughs best
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quien mucho duerme poco aprende
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sleep a lot, learn little
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la país donde fueres haz lo que vieres
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when in Rome do as the Romans do
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Vale ma`s decir "Aqui corrio`" que "Aqui murio`"
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Better to say, "here he ran" than "here he died"
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ma`s vale se un gran hombre que un hombre grande
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better to be a great man than a big man
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lo que el sabio sabe es que nada sabe
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what the wise man knows is that he knows nothing
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quien ri`e ultimo, rie mejor
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he who laughs last laughs best
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nadie sabe el bien hasta que lo ve pedido
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you don't know what you've got till it's gone
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ma`s vale tarde que nunca
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better late than never
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Al que madruga, dios le ayuda
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The early bird catches the worm
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Entender todo es perdonar todo
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To understand all is to forgive all
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De tal palo tal astilla
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A chip off the old block
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no tires piedras si tienes un techo de vidrio
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do not throw stones if you have a glass ceiling
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del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho
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easier said than done
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creer es crear y crear es creer
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to believe is to create and to create is to believe
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es tan malo no creer como creerlo todo
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it is as bad to believe nothing as to believe everything
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quien busca encuentra
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he who looks finds
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amistad que acaba nunca fue amistad
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friendship that ends never was friendship
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mientras hay vida hay esparanza
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while there is life there is hope
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una vida sin amor es como un sin verano
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a life without love is like a year without a summer
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quien casa sin amores ha de vivir con dolores
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quien casa sin amores ha de vivir con dolores
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vale mas solo que mal acompanado
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better to be alone than in bad company
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el amor y la fe en las obras se ve
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love and faith in the objects you see
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antes que te cases mira lo que haces
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before you get married, look at what you're doing
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no me digas lo que sientes si no sientes lo que me dices
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Do not tell me what you feel if you do not feel what you tell me
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haz bien y no mires a quien
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do good and don't care to who
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no des consejos a quien no te los pide
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do not give advice to those who do not want it
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no dejes para mañana lo que puedes hacer hoy
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not leave for tomorrow what you can do today
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no hagas a los dems lo que no quieres hagan a ti
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Do not do unto others what you do not want done to yourself
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no firmes carta que no leas, ni tomes agua que no veas
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look before you leap
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panza llena, corazón contenta
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full stomach, happy heart
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no todo lo que brilla es oro
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everything that glitters isn't gold
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poderoso caballero es don dinero
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Strong cowboy is Mr. Money
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aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda
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although the monkey is dressed in silk, it's still a monkey
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si no tienes lo que quieres, quiere lo que tienes
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if you don't have what you want, want what you have
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es mejor prevenir que curar
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better to prevent than to cure
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dime con quien to andas, y te dir quien eres
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Tell me with whom you walk, and I'll tell you who you are
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donde una puerta cierra, otra se abre
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where one door closes, another opens
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la ocasión hace el ladrón
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the occasion makes the theif
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en el país de ciego, el tuerto es rey
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in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
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nadie sabe para quien trabaja
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nobody knows for who works
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no hay rosas sin espinas
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every rose has it's thorn
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más vale pajaro en mano que cien volando
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bird in hand is better than a hundred flying
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en boca cerrado no entran moscas
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Loose lips sink ships
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después de la lluvia sale el sol
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after rain comes the sun
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mejor ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león
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better to be a mouses head than a lion's tail
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un perro que ladra no muerde
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a dog that barks does not bite
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tanto peca el que mata la vaca como el que le tiene la pata
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both sin that kills the cow as the one with the leg
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Sobre gustos no hay nada escrito
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About likes there is nothing written
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no hay reglas sin excepciones
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there are no rules without exceptions
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mas vale guerra abierta que pas fingida
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Open war is better than fake peace
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si el mozo supiera y el viejo pudiera, no habria cosa que no se hiciera
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if the boy knew and the old could, there would be nothing that was not done
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la historia fue escrito por los asesinos
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hisory was written by the assassins
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de músico, poeta, y loco todos tenemos un poco
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of musician, poet, and crazy person, we all have some
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la critica es facil, el arte es dificil
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criticism is easy, art is difficult
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