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79 Cards in this Set
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el rincón
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inside corner or angle or remote or out of the way place
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la esquina
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external corner of something; street corner
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la comisura
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corner of the lips or mouth; may also refer to eye (written)
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el rabillo del ojo
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corner of the eye (spoken)
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el ángulo
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literary or mathematical term meaning angle or corner
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el ambiente
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environment, atmosphere (feeling, conditions)
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La atmósfera
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the gases around any star or planet
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el medio ambiente
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total environment (physical, spiritual, social, political)
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el cuero
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leather, hide
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la tez
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complexion; skin's natural color, appearance and texture
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el cutis
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skin of human face; epidermis
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la piel
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skin (person, animal, vegetable, fruit)'; soft or supple material (leather)
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estar en cueros
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to be stark-naked (colloquial)
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estar desnudo
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to be nude
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salvar el pellejo
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to save one's hide (skin)
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delatar
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to give away, to reveal, to inform on. Natural revealing or somethings to betray.
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denunciar
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to denounce, to report a crime
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traicionar
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to betray
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revelar
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to reveal, to uncover, to show something (neutral)
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la suela
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sole of a shoe
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la planta (del pie)
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sole of the foot
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el lenguado
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sole of a fish
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el alma
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soul
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a costa de
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at the expense of
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a toda costa
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at any cost
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el coste
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cost: common; rough equivalent of el precio
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el costo
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cost: large amounts of money
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la costa
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cost
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Las costas
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costs, expenses; costs (monetary or other terms) of an event
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el coste de la vida
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the cost of living
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costear
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to pay for, to pay the cost of
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advertir
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to warn, notify, alert; to call a person's attention to something they should know
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aconsejar
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to advise; to give advice
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el consejero
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adviser
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avisar
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to inform, let know, notify; synonym of informar
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aasesorar
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to advise (suggests legal, economic or political subject matter)
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el asesor
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adviser (legal, economic, etc.)
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pillar
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to catch; unexpected catching of someone doing something he should not be doing.
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coger
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to catch; taboo word in most places
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asir
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to catch, to grab something that has a handle (pot, umbrella, weapon, etc.)
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agarrar
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to catch, to grasp, to grab; often with force
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atrapar
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to catch; often as a result of cunning or entrapment or after a pursuit
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comprender
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to understand, to comprehend, to comprise (to embrace)
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entender
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to understand
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suelto
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loose, free (not confined); not constricted by being bound, tied down, or confined.
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soltar
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to let loose, let go of, to free
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apretado
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tight; overcrowdng or overfilling a space or of excessively closing or tightening physical things or objects
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flojo
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lose, slack, not tight; lazy
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aflojar
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to loosen, slacken
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apretar
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to tighten
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el barrio chino
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the red-light district; Chinatown
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el barrio
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district, quarter, neighborhood
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la zona
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zone, district, area
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el distrito
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administrative or governmental divisions
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el suburbio
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suburb; outlying slum
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las afueras
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outskirts, suburbs
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acercarse(se)
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to bring near; to approach
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aproximar(se)
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to bring near; to approach, to draw near
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arrimar(se)
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to bring closer(r), to draw up to (maybe physical contact)
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alejar(se)
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to move away
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la tempestad
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rainstorm accompained by strong winds, thunder, and lightnight
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el temporal
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long storm; may last days
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la lluvia
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the rain
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la llovizna
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drizzle
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la tormenta
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storm (maybe without rain)
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el aguacero
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shower, storm (heavy, sudden, and brief)
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el chubasco
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storms at sea
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el chaparrón
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shower, downpour
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conseguir
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to get, obtain, to succeed in
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lograr
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to get, obtain, achieve,
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alcanzar
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to reach, overtake, obtain, to manage to; the arrival at some physical destination and reaching other goals through effort
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obtener
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to obtain, to get; to obtain by effort
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respaldar
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to back; to endorse
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apoyar
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to support, to back (but with less personal commitment)
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amparar
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to shelter, protect (physical or spiritual shelter for someone in need or danger)
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proteger
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to protect
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ayudar
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to help
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socorrer
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to help, aid; urgency or immediate aid to someone in danger or need
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auxiliar
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to help, aid, assist (broad)
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