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145 Cards in this Set
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rechazar
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to reject
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desatar
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to untie
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prensa
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press
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mandatario
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leader, chief executive
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amenazar
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to threaten
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ubicado (ubicar)
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located, to be located
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desarrollarse
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to develop
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maniobrar
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to maneuver
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asomar
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to show
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atentados
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attacks
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ventaja
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advantage
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tachar
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to erase
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aclarar
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to clarify
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prorrogar
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to put off, to postpone, to extend time limit
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comicios
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elections
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basarse
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to base onesself
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advertir
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to advise
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rescatar
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to rescue
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diseñar
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to design
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acaso
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perhaps
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coger
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to seize, to catch, to grab
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carteles
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posters
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empresa
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business
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lindo(a)
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pretty
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cuerdo
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sane/wise
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girar
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to turn
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una gira
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a tour
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hogar
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home
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viajeros varados
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stranded passengers
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escala
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stop over
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raiz
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root/origin
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acotar
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to mark off (boundary)/to make notes in margin
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saliente presidente
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current president
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respaldar
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to endorse
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planteamientos
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plans, establishments, statements
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dar a conocer
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to present
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en torno
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around
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ley de medios
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proposed law
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medida
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measure
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imponer
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to impose
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promulgar
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to proclaim/to announce publicly
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promulgar
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to proclaim/to announce publicly
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además
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besides
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enfrentar multas
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to impose fines
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devolver
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to give back
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someter
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to submit, to subject
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dejar un saldo
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left a balance (in all)
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custodiado
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guarded
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tomar en rehenes
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to take hostage
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disparos
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firings
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fuentes
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sources
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ilesos
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unharmed
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merecer
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to deserve
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remontarse
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to go back
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tomarse
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to take place
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gestion
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management
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prevista
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anticipated
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enjuiciar
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to be judged
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refrendar la medida
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to legalize the measure
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ser remitido
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to be sent
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toneladas
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tons
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ladrillos
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bricks
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aprobar
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to approve
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embajada
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embassy
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derrocamiento
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overthrow
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vocero(a)
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spokesperson
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retornar
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to return
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levemente
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slightly
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colocar
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to place
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carretera
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highway
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interruptor
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switch
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dar inicio
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to initiate
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villancicos
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carols
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funcionario
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civil servant
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juramentar
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to administer an oath
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llevarse a cabo
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to be carried out
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instar
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to insist
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frenar
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to restrain
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tasas cambiarias
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exchange rates
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cotizar
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to quote
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velada
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guarded
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presupuestario
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budgetary
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fallecer
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to pass away
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huellas
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tracks/traces
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emboseada
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ambush
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agregar
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to add
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vigente
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effective
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apogeo
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height of glory/fame
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taquilla
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ticket office
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realizar
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to make
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ceder
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to yield
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lanzar
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to send
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cosechar
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to harvest
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enfrentamiento
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confrontation
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previsto
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anticipated
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portavoz
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spokesperson
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lograr
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to manage
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demorar
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to delay
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procedente
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originating
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con anterioridad
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formerly, in the past
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provenir
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to come (from)
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venidero
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coming, future
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fallar
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to fail
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cadenas del mando
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chain of command
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manejar
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to handle
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derramamiento
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spilling
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entidad
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organization
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dique
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dock
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dirigirse
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to go to or toward
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casco
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helmet, hull of a ship
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silvestre
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wild
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homenajedos
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honored
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sostener
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to maintain
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entrega de los galardones
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award ceremony
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cámara de representantes
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house of representatives
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tubería de acero
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steel tube
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a tráves de
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through, across
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enfrentar
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to put face to face
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otrora
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once
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ofertas
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supplies
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obstante
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notwithstanding; nevertheless
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comprometerse
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to commit oneself
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involucrirse
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to become jumbled
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siquiera
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at least; even
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tras
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after; in search of
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debido
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due; owing
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despedir
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to dismiss, discharge
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a cabo
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finally
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atrapar
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to trap
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asegurar
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to assure; to secure
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difundir
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to diffuse
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destacar
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to detach; to make standout
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vertiginoso
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whirling; dizzy
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alcanzar
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to reach
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arrasar
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to level; to tear down
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fracasar
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to fail
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cumplir
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to fulfill
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destituyir
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to deprive
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convocar
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to call together
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conseguir
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to obtain; to get; to reach
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sumar
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to add; to add up to
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propuesta
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proposal
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elogiar
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to praise
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cesar
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to stop; to quit
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acordar
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to arrange; to decide
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