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masonry wall, of variable thickness, of a building or fortress
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muro
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very large defensive or protective wall of masonry
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muralla
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standard world for wall
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pared
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part of a thick wall that remains standing among ruins
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paredón
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outside masonry wall, usually of adobe, brick or stucco, used to enclose a garden or cemetery
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tapia
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very thing wall or partition
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tabique
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sea wall, dike, or breakwater that sometimes has a promenade or road
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malecón
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levantar
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physically moving something from a lower to a higher position
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alzar
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synonym of levantar
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elevar
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used in mechanics and physics
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izar
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obeject such as a flag, banner, or sial is raised
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erguir
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to lift or raise something, often the body or part of the body, to an upright or erect position
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traer
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to bring towards
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venir
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to come towards
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llevar
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to take, carry away from
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to go away from
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latir
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heart's normal beating or pulsating
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batir
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to beat as in mixing ingredients, when applied to the heart my vigorous that latir, to break a record
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pegar
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to beat as in strike to injure
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ganar
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to beat someone or to win in a game or contest
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el asombro
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astonishment, amazement, often in surprise
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asombrar
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to astonish, amaze, often with de
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pasmar
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to astound, leave speechless, stun, intense state
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maravillar
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positive reaction of awe or wonderment to something beautiful
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sorprender
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to surprise
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la almohada
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bed-pillow
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la almohadilla
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small cushion, the plastic or leather pads used to cover seats at sporting evetns
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el almohadón
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larger cushions/pillows
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el cojín
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smaller cushions/pillows
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bonito
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pretty, that which gives immediate but superficial pleasure
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hermoso
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beautiful, that which provieds deeper pleasure and is also capable of stirring the emotions
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bello
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beautiful, used to refer to the arts and to moral and spiritual beauty
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lindo
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pretty; beautiful
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guapo
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handsome; beautiful
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aparecer
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to appear, to come into sight
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comparecer
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to appear before some leagal body
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asomarse a
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to appear at or to be at some opening for looking out/in
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chillar
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to shriek, screech, scream, shout loudly
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gritar
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to shout, scram, cry out, verbal message to be communicated
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alborotar
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to make a racket, associated with troublemaking or public disturbance
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vocear
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to shout or cry out publicly
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ladrar
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to bark
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maullar
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to meow
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mugir
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to moo
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ronronear
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to purr
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retrasar
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to retard, delay, delay in lateness in arriving or in doing something, metal retardation
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atrasar
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to slow down, delay
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demorar
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to delay, administrative language
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retardar
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to retard, slow down, pospone, decrease in the speed with which something moves
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la majadería
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foolish act or statement
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el desparate
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nonsensical act or statement
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la tontería
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foolish act or statement
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la estupidez
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stupid act or statement
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la locura
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crazy or insane act or statement
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el muchacho
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boy, young person, adolescent or teenager
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el chaval
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young person, youth
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el niño
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young child, child, under puberty
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el nene
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baby
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el chico
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child, youngster
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el bebé
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infant, baby
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el joven
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young person, teenage
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el infante
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heir to the spanish throne
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el adolescente
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adolescent
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morir
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to die, relfexive greater emotional involvement
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fallecer
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to die, decease, used in obituaries
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perecer
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to die, perish, to die in a violent or untimely manner
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expirar
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focuses on the alst moments of life
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estirar la pata
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to kick the bucket
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rebuscar
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to search, look closely for
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rellenar
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to refill, fill in the blanks
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recorrer
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to go through or over an area
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reatar
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to re-tie
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rehacer
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to redo, remake, do over again
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la ramita
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small branch twig
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la rama
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branch
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el ramo
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bransh
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el gorro
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cap, bonnet
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la gorra
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cap (usually with visor)
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el charco
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puddle
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la charca
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pool
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el leño
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log
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la leña
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firewood
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el gimnasioo
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gymnasiom
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la gimnasia
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gymnastics
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