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to surpass
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sobrepasar
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steel
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el acero
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to take away
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quitar
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to give away
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ceder/proporiconar
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a supply
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la suminstración
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to encourage
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animar
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daring
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la osadía
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to have left over
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sobrar
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unforeseen/unexpected
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imprevisto
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to give up
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ceder
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to come across/run into
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dar con
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to demand
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exigir/reclamar
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to deserve
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merecer
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to wake
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despertar(se)
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whole
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entero
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certain
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determinado
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to try
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procurar
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expenditure
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el gasto
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wheel
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la rueda
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therefore
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por consiguente
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as regards
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en cuanto
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it's on the side of
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apuesta por
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to not have left
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no quedar
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(to have) roots in
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el arraigo
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to put the finishing touches on
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da los últimos retoques a
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hair
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el cabello
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misgivings/suspicions
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el recelo
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guardianship
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la tutela legal
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to scorn/look down on
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despreciar
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killing/slaughter
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la matanza
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working day
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la jornada
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to move away
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alejarse
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to lend
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prestar
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the take off (plane)
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el despegue
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since
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puesto que
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billboard
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un cartel
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the contribution
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la aportación
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taps
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los grifos
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the supply
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el abastecimiento
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group
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un colectivo
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to bump into
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tropezar con
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to refuse
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rehusar
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thick
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epeso/a
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to knock down
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derribar
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an event
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un suceso
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to happen
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suceder
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farewell
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la despedida
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to bear/to put up with
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soportar, aguantar
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to shine
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lucir
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to dare
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atreverse a
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to frown
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fruncir el ceño
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I have just (done...)
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acabo de + inf
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to do ____ again
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volver a + inf
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rejection
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el rechazo
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to relieve
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alivar
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a break/ a division
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una quiebra
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to push
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empujar
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to stop
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detenerse
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to regional minister
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consejería
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the bill
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el proyecto de ley
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the aim
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la meta
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background
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un antecedente
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to recruit
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contratar
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aspiring
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aspirantes
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stereotyped
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estereotipadas
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a logo
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un logotípo
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to put up (poster)
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meter por
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subjected to
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sometitados a
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healthcare
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asistencia sanitaria
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as long as
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mientras
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as soon as
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en cuanto
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until...
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hasta que...
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once (this happens)
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una vez que
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unless
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a no ser que
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although
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aun que
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through means of / via
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a traves de
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something that stands out
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destacado
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message
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EL mensaje
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innocent
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inocente
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he is dead
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está muertO
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significant
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significativo
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to force
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obligar
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to add
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añadir
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there are certain themes
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hay ciertos DE temas
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door
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la puerta
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the use
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el uso
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to what extent
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hasta qué punto
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trip/route/tour
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el recorrido
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to be located
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ubicarse
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to hang/to put up
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colgar
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lazy
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perezosa
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drought
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sequía
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dry
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seco
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myth
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el mito
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day
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la jornada
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to set off/to sow
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sembrar
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to possess
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poseer
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to head somewhere
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dirigirse
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mid-afternoon
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media tarde
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something of a
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algo de
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to take a siesta
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sestear
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unproductive
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improductivo
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endangered
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en peligro de extinción
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is fast becoming
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rapidamente se está convertiendo
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rising
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aumentando
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businessmen
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los empresarios
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desk
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el escritorio
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advice
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el consejo
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about/around/approx
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alredador de
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ribs
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las costillas
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can sometimes mean 'about' as in 'what he thinks about that'
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acerca de
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happening
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sucediendo
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whilst/as
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mientras
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seriously
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en serio
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Ozone layer
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capa de ozono
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so much
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tanto
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top (priority)
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máxima
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then
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entonces
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not...either/neither
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tampoco
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to set a date
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determinar una fecha
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to launch
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lanzar
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long awaited
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anhelado
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opinion polls
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sondeo
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an MP
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un diputado
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likely
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probable
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Pope
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Papa
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Prince
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Principe
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to put on hold
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posponer
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to dissolve
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disolver
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Parliament
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Parlamento
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I will deal with... (essay phrase)
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voy a tratar de
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(it) suggests
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sugiere
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the opposite
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el revés
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he returned
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devolvió
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physically
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físicamente
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'honour' didn't stop the mother from hitting her daughter
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el honor no impide que la madre golpee a su hija
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the reputation
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la reputación
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the hiding (of her face)
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la ocultación
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the right to
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el derecho de +inf
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a lack of
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una escasez
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respect for
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respeto hacia
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habour/port
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el puerto
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wrong
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equivocado
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high social standing
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alta posición social
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literary technique
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una técnica literaria
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real (plural)
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verdaderos/as
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emotions
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emociones
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an ancient tradition
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una tradición antigua
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the climate
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EL clima
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recently
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recientemente
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the arabs
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los árabes
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the system
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el sistema
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chemicals
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los químicos
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organic
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orgánico
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production
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produccíón
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the population
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la población
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va a (convert to subjunctive)
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vaya a
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climate changes
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los cambios climáticos
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means (as in 'this means that...')
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significA
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the unemployed
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los desempleados
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on the other hand
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por otrA parta
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floods
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inundaciones
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the statistics
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los estadísticos
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technological
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tecnológicos
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the question
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la cuestión
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a beating
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una paliza
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a boy (teenage)
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un chaval
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tried to
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quiso
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silent (women)
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silenciosas
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absent
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ausente(s)
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and then
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y luego
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beggar
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mendigo/a
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is no alive
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no está viva
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oppressed
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oprimidas
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stuck
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estancada
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the right to vote
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el derecho a votar
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great hope
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mucha esperanza
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counterparts
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colego/a
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early (part)
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temprana
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acts
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actos
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separatist (group)
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separatista
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given that
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ya que
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unique
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única
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cease fire
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cese de fuego
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to be proud of something
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estar orgulloso
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to be haughty
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ser orgulloso
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wounds
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las herridas
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both (for)... and....
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tanto...como
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supporters
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partidarios/as
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to generalise
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generalizar
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to try to
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tratar de + inf
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only then
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solo entonces
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to realise that
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darse cuenta de que
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to feed
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dar de comer
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self control
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control de sí mismos
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the discipline
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la disciplina
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el/la llamado/a
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the so-called...
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inexhaustible
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inagotable
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in that...
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ya que...
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diminish
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diminuir
diminuyo diminuyes diminuye diminuimos diminuís diminuyen |
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to decrease
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decrecer
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crecer
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to grow
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un nivel
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a level
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mejorar
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to improve
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superar
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to go beyond/above
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centrarse en
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to focus on
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el engaño
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A trick
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gozar de
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to enjoy
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el/la portavoz
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spokesperson
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la dotación
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gift
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is on your mind
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tiene en la mente
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try not to take it out on me
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trata de no tomarlo conmigo
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not knowing what will (happen)
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no saber lo que
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next
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después
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When you see an IF
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look out for a SUBJUNCTIVE/IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE/CONDITONAL
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para que +?
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para que + SUBJ
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survive
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sobrevivir
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the queue
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la cola
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is over (i.e when the weekend is over)
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ha terminado
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bankruptcy
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bancarrota
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bankrupt
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en bancarrota
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to go bankrupt
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ir a la bancarrota
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bankruptcy
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quiebra
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has led to
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ha llevado a
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to grade/ mark/describe
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calificar
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to put under
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poner bajo
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traffic jam
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el atasco
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the swamp/marsh/reservoir
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el pantano
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to drown
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ahogarse
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to fall
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caer
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there was
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había
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lilo/mat
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colchoneta
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Past forms of SER
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Imperfect - Era
Preterite - Fue |
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to have (done something)
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haber
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rumours
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rumores
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(what's your position) on this?
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sobre esto
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us (teachers)
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nosotros los (profesores)
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a strike
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una huelga
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to go on strike
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ponerse en huelga
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the motor trade
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el comercio de automoviles
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I am not for (doing that)
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No estoy a favour de
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certainly
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seguramente
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main
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principal
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flights
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vuelos
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despidos
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redundancies
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substantial/considerable
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cuantioso/a
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sale
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la venta
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trade union
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el sindicato
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a type national holiday
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el puente festivo
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sold
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vendido
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the stop
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el paro
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soon
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pronto
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the increase
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EL aumento
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we used to
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solíamos
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soldiers
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soldados
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to envy
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envidiar
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charming/pleasant/likable
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entrañables
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hypocrite
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el/la hipócrita
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actions
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acciones (NO accent)
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in front of
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delante de
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the use
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EL usO
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the only one
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el único
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inevitability
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lo inevitable
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turn something into something else, don't use A use...
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to grab
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agarrar
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