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41 Cards in this Set
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La cacofonía
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cacophony; secuencia de sonidos que juntos suenan mal.
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escamotear
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to make disappear, steal
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espigar
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collect
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el estado
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civil status (i.e. single or married)
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el giro
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form of expression
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hechizo/a
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artificial; encanto
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trasvasijar
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to pour from one container to another
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El varón
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man
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cuerdo/a
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sane
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percatarse
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to notice; to take note of
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la gavilla
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bundle, sheaf
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abnegado
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self-sacraficing
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alejar
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to distance, to keep away from
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el cargo
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important position
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Cariñoso/a
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loving, affectionate
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Cariñoso/a
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loving, affectionate
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cuidar
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to take care of, look after
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desafiar
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to challenge, to defy
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luchar
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to struggle, to fight for
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negar
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to deny
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La reclusión
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seclusion
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sumiso/a
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submissive
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superar
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to overcome, to outnumber
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comprobar
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to check, to confirm
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reventar
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to break, to burst
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el arreglo
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arrangement, repair
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arreglar
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to fix
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La autoexigencia
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self-demand, demand(s) made of oneself
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La duración
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duration
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acarrear
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to cause, to bring
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correr el riesgo
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to run the risk
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darse el lujo de
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to give oneself the luxury of
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pretender
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to intend; to aim to
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orgulloso
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proud
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realizar
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to realize; to achieve
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la proeza
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exploit, feat
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vago
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lazy
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el/la viudo/a
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widower, widow, widowed
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inculcar
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to instill
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criar
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to raise, to rear, to bring up
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malcriar
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to spoil (as in to spoil children)
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