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25 Cards in this Set
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rueda de prensa
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press conference
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sede
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headquarters
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aglutinar
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to unite, to bring together: aunar, reunir
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derrocar
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to topple, to overthrow
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añadir
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to add, to exagerate
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indignar
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to anger, to provoke, to tease
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pleno
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full, complete, plenary meeting
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gerente
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manager, director
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dimitir
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to resign
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portavoz
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spokesman
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canciller
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chancellor
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propuesta
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proposal
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candidatura
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candidacy
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rehuir
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to avoid (e.g., rehuyó hablar de su hipotética candidatura)
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no obstante
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nevertheless
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estimar
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2. to value (evaluar)
estimar el valor de algo -> to estimate the value of something han estimado que las pérdidas superan los cien millones -> the losses are estimated to be over a hundred million |
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sustancia
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1. substance (materia)
sustancia, substancia gris -> gray matter sustancia, substancia química -> chemical 2. essence (esencia) sin sustancia, substancia -> lacking in substance este artículo no tiene mucha sustancia, substancia -> this article lacks substance 3. nutritional value (de alimento) |
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impregnar
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impregnate
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fuga
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1. escape (huida)
darse a la fuga -> to take flight fuga de cerebros -> brain drain 2. leak (escape) 3. fugue (Mús) |
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ardua
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Arduous, difficult; high.
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Desplumar
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1. to pluck (ave)
2. to fleece (informal) (estafar) 1. To deplume, to pluck, to strip off feathers. 2. To despoil or strip one of his property. (Metaphorical) 3. To dismast an enemy’s ship. (Nautical) |
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restante
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remaining
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superviviente
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adjective
1. surviving masculine or feminine noun 2. survivor |
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ahorrar
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to save
ahorro: savings; parsimony |
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natación
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swimming
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