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223 Cards in this Set
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la quinceanera
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fifteen-year-old-girl
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el pasaje
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passage
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la madurez
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maturity
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ahorrar
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to save (money)
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el prestamo
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loan
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la etapa
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stage (of life)
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elegir
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to choose
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estrenar
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to debut
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lujoso
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luxurious
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colorido
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colorful
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colorido
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colorful
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la corono
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crown
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el tacon
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heel
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suele (comenzar)
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usually (begins)
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la misa
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mass (religious service)
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el sacerdote
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priest
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el chambelan
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a type of honor guard
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el vals
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waltz
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echarle una porra a alguien
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to cheer someone on
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brindar
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to toast (with a drink)
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el pastel
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cake
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el bachillerato
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high school graduation
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duplicarse
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to double
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el intercambio
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exchange
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el barrio
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neighborhood
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actualmente
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now, presently
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el parlante
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speaker
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la aspiradora
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vacuum cleaner
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la alfombra
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rug
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reflejar
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to reflect
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la bodega
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Latino grocery store
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al alimento
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food product
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la botanica
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store selling herbs and religious items
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la hierba
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herb
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la santeria
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a type of Caribbean religion
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la telenovela
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soap opera
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mezclar
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to mix
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caribeno
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Caribbean
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el merengue
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type of Dominican music
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el aficionado
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fan
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el equipo
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team
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el desfile
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parade
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boricua
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Puerto Rican
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la carroza
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float
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la lectura
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reading
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la competencia
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competition
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vencer
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to defeat
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patrocinar
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to sponsor
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el concurso
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contest
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el escenario
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stage (of a theater)
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la herencia
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heritage
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nutrir
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to nourish
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el conyuge
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spouse
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el/la hijo/a
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son/daughter
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los hijos
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children
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la madre
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mother
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el matrimonio
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marriage
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el/la nieto/a
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grandson, granddaughter
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el padre
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father
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los padres
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parents
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el/ los papa/s
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dad(dy)/parents
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la pareja
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couple
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el amor
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love
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el apoyo
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support
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el bebe
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baby
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la boda
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wedding
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el cambio
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change
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el caracter
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temperament
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el comportamiento
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behavior
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la crianza
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bringing up, rearing
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el dato
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datum, fact
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el deber
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duty, obligation
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el derecho
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right
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el divorcio
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divorce
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el embarazo
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pregnancy
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la falta
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lack of
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la infancia
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childhood
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el integrante
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member
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el lazo familiar
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family tie
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la maternidad
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maternity
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el/la mayor
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the oldest
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la mayoria
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majority
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el/la mediano/a
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middle child
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el/la menor
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the youngest
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la minoria
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minority
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la moda
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fashion
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la mudanza
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move to another residence
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el nacimiento
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birth
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el nucleo familiar
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nuclear family
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el/la pariente/a
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relative
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el porcentaje
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percentage
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el/a primogenito/a
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firstborn
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el respeto
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respect
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el resultado
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result
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el ser humano
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human being
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el sosten
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support
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la tasa de natalidad
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birth rate
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la unidad
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unity
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el/la vecino/a
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neighbor
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el/la viudo/a
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widower/widow
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aumentar
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to increase
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cambiar
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to change
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casar(se)
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to get married
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comportar(se)
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to behave
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contar (ue)
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to count
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continuar
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to continue
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convivir
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to live together
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crecer
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to grow
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criar
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to raise, rear
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cuidar
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to take care of
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elegir (i)
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to choose
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mostrar (ue)
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to show
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mimar
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to pet, indulge
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mover (ue)
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to move
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mover(se) (ue)
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to move
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mudar(se)
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to change residence
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optar
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to opt, choose
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parecer (zc)
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to seem
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paracer(se) a (zc)
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to resemble
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reflejar
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to reflect
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seguir (i)
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to continue
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basado/a
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based on
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dominante
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domineering
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intacto/a
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intact
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junot/a
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together
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monoparental
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only one parent
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variado/a
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varied
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alrededor
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around
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aunque
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though, although, even if
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en cuanto a
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as far as, with respect to, regarding
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hoy en dia
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nowadays
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no solo...sino tambien
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not only... but also
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por ciento
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percent
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segun
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according to
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ya que
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since, inasmuch as
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el bienestar
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welfare
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el bracero
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person working in the fields
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el campo
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field, countryside
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la cosecha
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harvest
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el coyote
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smuggler (of people)
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la frontera
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border
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la herencia cultural
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cultural heritage
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el/la indocumentado/a
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person without legal documents
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la lucha
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struggle, fight
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el maltrato
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abuse, mistreatment
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la mano de obra
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labor force, manpower
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la migra
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immigration agents
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el permiso de trabajo
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work permit
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la tarjeta de residente
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permanent residence card
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el/la trabajador/a migratorio/a
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migrant workers
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el algodón
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cotton
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el/la antepasado/a
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ancestor
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la desigualdad
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inequality
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el hogar
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home
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la igualdad
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equality
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el/la indigena
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native person
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la injusticia
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injustice
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la lengua materna
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mother tongue
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el nivel de vida
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standard of living
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el oficio
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trade
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el orgullo
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pride
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la paga
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pay
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la población
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population
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el prejuicio
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prejudice
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el racismo
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racism
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la raza
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race
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el salario minimo
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minimum wage
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el sueldo
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salary
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la violencia
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violence
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adaptarse
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to adapt
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alcanzar su sueno
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to fulfill one's dream
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asimilarse
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to assimilate
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conseguir (i)
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to get, obtain
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cruzar
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to cross
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cultivar
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to cultivate
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deportar
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to deport, to send a person back to his/her country
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detestar
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to hate, dislike
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emigrar
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to emigrate
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empujar
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to push
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establecer (zc)
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to establish
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ganar
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to earn, win
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ganarse la vida
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to earn one's living
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gritar
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to scream, shout
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hartarse
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to be fed up
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integrarse
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to become part of
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jalar (halar)
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to pull
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lograr
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to attain
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llorar
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to cry
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mantener (una familia)
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to support (a family)
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mejorar
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to improve
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mejorar
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to improve
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obligar
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to force
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pagar
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to pay
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pertenecer (zc)
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to belong
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piscar
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to pick
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rechazar
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to reject
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recoger
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to gather
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reunirse
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to get together
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soportar
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to bear, to put up with, to stand a person
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suspirar
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to sigh
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tener éxito
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to succeed
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tener miedo
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to be afraid
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tragar
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to swallow
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bonito/a
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pretty, attractive
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grueso/a
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thick
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junto/a
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by, next to
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rechazado/a
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rejected
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solo/a
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alone
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suave
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soft, smooth
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junto/a
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by, next to
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ademas
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besides
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al final
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in the end
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de subito
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all of a sudden
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lo que + verbo +
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what + verb +
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al final
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in the end
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mas allá de
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beyond
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por lo tanto
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therefore
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el/la descendiente
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descendant
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la justicia
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justice
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el pocho
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Chicano slang
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contarse (ue)
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to tell each other
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dedicarse a
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to devote (oneself) to
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entenderse (ie)
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to understand each other
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