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el agua potable
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agua que se phuede beber.
water you can drink. |
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el bosque
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terreno poblado de arboles.
forest. |
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impedir
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dififultar, hacer dificil o imposible.
to block. |
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la madera
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parte del arbol que se usa como material de construccion.
wood. |
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el medio ambiente
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mundo natural que rodea a las personas.
environment. |
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los paises en desarollo
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paises que todavia no tienen un alto nivel economico.
devolping countries. |
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los recursos naturales
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elementos de la naturaleza que representan la riqueza natural.
natural resources. |
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la selva
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bosque tropical.
tropical forest. |
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tomar medidas
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dar los pasos necessarios para lograr un objetivo.
to take precautions, to take measures. |
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la basura
los desperdicios |
materias que se eliminan, se tiran, se echan.
trash. |
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contaminar
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hacer que algo se vuelva impuro.
to contaminate. |
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la contaminacion
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condicion de estar contaminado.
contamination. |
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la deforestacion
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perdida o reduccion de los bosques.
deforestation. |
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deteriorarse
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empeorarse, arruinarse.
to deteriorate. |
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el deterioro
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dano, detrimento; processo de empeorarse.
deterioration. |
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escasear
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faltar, ser insuficiente.
to lack. to run short. |
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la escasez
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falta, insuficiencia de algo.
shortage. |
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la extincion de especies
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desaparicion de muchas clases de animales y plantas.
extinction of species. |
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los incendios forestales
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fuegos en los bosques.
forest fires. |
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la inundacion
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accion de cubrir un sitio de agua.
flood. |
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el terremoto
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movemiento brusco y violento de la tierra.
earthquake. |
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la tormenta
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tempestad, vientos violentos acompanados de lluvia o nieve y, a veces, de truenos y relampagos.
rainstorm. |
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destruir
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destroy
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la ecologia
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ecology
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el/la ecologo(a)
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ecologist
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el ecoturismo
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ecotourism
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la explosion demografica
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demographic explosion
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la gasolina
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gasoline
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la naturaleza
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nature
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el petroleo
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petroleum
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reicilar
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to recycle
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el recilaje
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recylables
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la abeja
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bee
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el arbol
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tree
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la flor
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flower
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la mariposa
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butterfly
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el pajaro
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bird
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el pez
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fish
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la semilla
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seed
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la basura
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garbage
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el calentamiento global
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global warmning
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la capa ozono
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ozone layer
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el control de la natalidad
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birth control
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desperdiciar
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to waste
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los encases retornables
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returnable containers
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la huerta
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garden
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la lata (de aluminio)
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(aluminum) can
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mejorar, ponerse mejor
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to get better
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empeorar, ponerse peor
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to get worse
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proteger
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to protect
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el recurso natural
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natural resource
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la reserva
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preserve
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ahorrar
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to save (money time etc)
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conservar
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to save, preserve
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salvar
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to save, rescue
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la atmosfera
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air, atmosphere
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el ambiente
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setting, environment.
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adaptarse
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to adapt
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la ascimilacion
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assimilation
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escapar
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escape
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indocumentado
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undocumented
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la oportunidad
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opportunity
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sufrir discriminacion
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suffer discrimination
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la adaptacion
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adjustment
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la ascendencia
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ancestry, descent
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el barrio, el vecindario
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neighborhood
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biligue
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bilingual
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el ciudadano
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citizen
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extranar
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to miss, to feel nostalgia for
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extranjero
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foreign
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la frontera
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border
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salir adelante
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to get ahead, to cope with
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el desempleo, el empleo
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unemployment, employment
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el exito
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success
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la fabrica
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factory
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el, la jefe
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boss
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el puesto
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job, position
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tener exito
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to be successful
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agradable
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pleasant
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estupendo
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great
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extrano
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strange
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lindo, hermosa
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lovely
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maravilloso
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marvelous
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moderno
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modern
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desagradable
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unpleasant
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horrible
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horrible
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tipico
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typical
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feo
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ugly
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insoportable
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unbearable
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antiguo
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old, ancient; former
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bajo
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short (not tall)
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corto
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short (not long)
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breve
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short, brief
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largo
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long
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grande
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large, great
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la lengua
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language
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la idioma
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language
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el modisimo
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idiom
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la mayoria
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majority
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la mayor parte
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most
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la minoria
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minority
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el grupo minoritario
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minorty (group)
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ser aburrido
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boring
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estar aburrido
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bored
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ser bueno
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good
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estar bueno
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well, in good health
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ser despierto
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bright, alert
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estar despierto
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awake
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ser divertido
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amusing
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estar divertido
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amused
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ser listo
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smart, clever
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estar listo
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ready
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ser loco
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silly, crazy (by nature)
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estar loco
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insane, crazy (by illness)
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ser malo
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bad, evil
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estar malo
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sick, in poor health
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ser nuevo
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newly made, brand new
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estar nuevo
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unused, like new
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ser verde
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green (color)
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estar verde
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green (unripe)
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ser vivo
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lively, quick witted, keen
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estar vivo
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alive
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conseguir
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to obtain
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fracasar
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to fail
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el fracaso
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failure
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ganar
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to win/gain
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la guerra
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war
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perder
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to lose
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rechazar
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to refuse, to disown
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regresar
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to return
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tener confianza
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to have confidence
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tener exito
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to have success
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vencer
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to beat, to overcome
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el choque cultural
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cultural impact
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la ley
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law
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el poder
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power
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el puesto
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work
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ser hispanohablante
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to be a spanish speaker
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actual
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present
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actualmente
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today
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el casero
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landlord
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el departamento
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apartment
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las escaleras
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flight of stairs
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el pasto
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lawn
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el piso
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floor
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el sotano
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basement
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los tubos
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pipes
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el africano
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african
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al/la arabe
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arab
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el/la azteca
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aztec
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el europeo
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european
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el/la inca
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inca
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el/la indigena
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native
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el/la maya
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maya
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el mestizo
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indian/european
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el romano
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roman
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el judio
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jew
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el musulman
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muslim
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precolombino
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pre-columbian (before columbus)
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cultivar
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to grow crops
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descubrir
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to discover
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enriquecerse
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to become rich
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mezclarse
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to mix together, become mixed
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darse cuenta
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to realize, to understand
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realizar
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to realize, to bring about, to make ral
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encontrarse
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to meet, to come across, to run into
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reunirse
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to meet, have a meeting
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introducir
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to introduce
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presentar
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to presentar, introduce (people)
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desayunarse, tomar el desayuno
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eat breakfast
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despertarse
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to wake up
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levantarse
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to get up
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ponerse
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to put on clothing
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vestirse
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to get dressed
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acostarse
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to go to bed
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almorzarse
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to eat lunch
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cenar
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to eat dinner
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quitarse
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to take off (clothing)
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banarse
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to bathe
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cepillarse los dientes
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to brush one's teeth
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lavarse
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to wash up
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tomar un ducha, ducharse
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to take a shower
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abrazar
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to hug, to embrace
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besar
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to kiss
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saludar
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to greet
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darse la mano
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to shake hands
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la despedida
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leave-taking, saying good-bye
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las joyas
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jewels
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la ceramica
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ceramic
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un bordado
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embroidery
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la artesana
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artesan
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un tejido
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tapestry
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callar
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to be quiet
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enganar
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to prove false
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darse cuenta de
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to pay attention
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enfadarse, enojarse
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to annoy, to anger, to bother
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equivocarse
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to make an error
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desarollarse
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to progress
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el desarollo
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development
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el esclavo
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slave
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la mezcla
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mixture
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prejuicio
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predjudice
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la carrera
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career
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la escuela secundaria
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middle school
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la beca
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scholarship
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el campo
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field
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la cartera
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small purse
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la cedula de identidad
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I.D.
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la conferencia
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lecture
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el deber
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homework
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la ensenanza
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education, teaching
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el liceo
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high school
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el titulo
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degree, title
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la administracion de empresas, el comercio
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business
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la contaduria
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accounting
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aprobar
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to pass
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dar (hacer) un examen
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to take an exam
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especializarse en
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to specialize in, to major in
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pagar la matricula
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to pay tuition
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recoger
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to pick up, to collect
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la libreria
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bookstore
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las calificaciones
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grades
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la residencia estudiantil
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dorm
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los altibajos
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ups and downs
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cobrar mucho
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to charge a lot
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las cuotas altas
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high fees
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la depresion
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depression
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la esperanza
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hope
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exigente
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demanding (referring to people)
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el requisito
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requirement
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el ruido
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noise
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la tension
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tension, stress
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la ventaja
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advantage
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estar deprimido
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to be depressed
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estar en la gloria
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to be on top of the world
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estudiar a la carrera
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to cram
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hacer cola
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to stand in line
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hacer huelga
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to go on strike
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hacer trampa
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to cheat
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ojala (que) + subjunctive
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i hope that___
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la balada
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balad
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el ballet
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ballet
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el coro
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chorus
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espontaneo
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spontaneous
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el estilo
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style
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expresar
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express
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el flamenco
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flamenco
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improvisar
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improvise
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la solista
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soloista
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los tambores
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drums
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el bailarin
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dancer
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componer
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compose
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el compositor
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composer
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el conjunto
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band, group
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el genero
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genre
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gitano
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gypsy
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la letra
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lyrics
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