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182 Cards in this Set
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durmirse
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to fall asleep
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comerse
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to eat up
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el tiburon
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shark
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ochenta y pico a~nos
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eighty something years
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perder la vista
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to lose one's sight
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tener un car'acter fuerte
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to be strong-willed
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pron'ostico
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prophesy, foretelling
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profec'ia
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prophesy
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obrar
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to work (in the religious sense - God "works" in your life)
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aburrirse
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to become bored
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coger
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to pick up, grab
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caber
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to fit (like in an elevator or something)
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frente de
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in front of
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el varon
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man
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estrecharse las manos
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to shake hands
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deletrear
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to spell
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querer decir
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to mean
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mascar
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to chew
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masticar
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to chew
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plano
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flat
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llano
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flat
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complacer
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to please
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el suelo
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floor
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el piso
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floor
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la red
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net (can be used for internet)
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debido a
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due to
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contratar
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to hire
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el condado
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county
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la entidad
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entity
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brindar
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to offer.
to make a toast. |
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abarrotar
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to cram, pack
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avanzar
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to progress, advance
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asegurarse
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to make sure
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golpear
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to hit (can be used like a storm hit the coast), to beat
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afrontar
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to confront
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la feria
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fair
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el lucro
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profit
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la danza
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dance, waltz
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la vacuna
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vaccine
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ingresar(se)
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to become a member of
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el c'odico
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code (any kind, like english)
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la falta
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fault, bad thing done
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el atuendo
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attire
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violar
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to violate (or to rape)
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reinar
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to reign
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apellido
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surname
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el arranque
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start (race)
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arrancar
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to start (race - take off, start a car)
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el autoestima
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self esteem
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el sitio
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place, site (lugar)
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la ba~nera
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bathtub
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la ducha
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showerhead, shower
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la pluma
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faucet
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abrir la pluma
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turn on the faucet
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la etiqueta
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label
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!ya voy!
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I'm coming! I'm on my way!
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dar vueltas
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to go around in circles
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agitar
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to wag, wave, etc.
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el aborto
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abortion
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el bizcocho
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cake
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la torta
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cake
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educar bien / mal
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to train well/poorly, train to have good/bad manners
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echarle de menos a alguien
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to make miss (?)
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junto
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together
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unido
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together, united
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junto a
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very near, next to
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al lado de
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next to
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fastidiar
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to annoy
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irritar
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to annoy, irritate
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percibir
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to perceive
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todo perro
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all dogs, every dog
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toda persona
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all people, every person
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sumiso
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submissive
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reprimir
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to suppress, repress
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la bala
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bullet
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adentro
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inside
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nombrar
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to name
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espantar
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to scare, frighten, startle
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planchar
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to iron
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"tu decir no importa nada"
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"your saying doesn't matter at all"
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es persona
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note: no article adjective!
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enterar
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to inform
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enterarse de
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to find out about
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contar con
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to count on
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convenir en
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to agree to
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quedar en
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to agree to
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creer en
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to believe in
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dar con
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to find, hit upon (find)
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servir de
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to serve as a
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llover a c'antaros
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"to rain by jugs" (to rain cats and dogs)
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no hay m'as remedio
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there's no other choice
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en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
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in a blink
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hablar entre dientes
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to talk b/w one's teeth
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tomarle el pelo
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english: to pull someone's hair
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?C'omo cu'antos habr'an?
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About how many (do you think) are there?
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hacerle da~no
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to hurt
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hacer pedazos
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to tear into pieces
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hacer un papel
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to play a part
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hacer escala
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to stopover
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hacer las maletas
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pack the suitcases
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hacer cola
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form a line
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hacerse el sordo
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to play deaf
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preocuparse por alguien
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to worry about/for someone
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por __inf__
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about to ____
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faltan 10 minutos _para_ las diez
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it's 10 minutes to 10
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sino
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but rather
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lo alto
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the top
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cumplir con una promesa
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make good on a promise, follow through with a promise
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cortinas
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curtains
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apretadizo
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closed
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apretujado
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crowded
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apretadamente
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squeezedly
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tirar de
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to tug at
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en adelante
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in the future
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las patas
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legs (of an animal)
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apretadera
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strap that holds something on (e.g. on the back of a mask)
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apretar
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to push
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prometedores
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promising
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la tiza
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chalk
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el caparaz'on
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turtle's shell
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la hada
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fairy
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dulzura
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sweetness, sweet nature
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soplar
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to blow
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la olla
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pot
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el cocodrilo
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crocodile
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desconfiar de
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to mistrust
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la vejez
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old age
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la cana
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hair
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amor propio
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self-love, self-worth
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depender de
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to depend on
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lucir igual a los ochenta a~nos que a los veinte
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the same at...as at
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en que
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in that (like in English)
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esparcer
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to spread, reach, extend
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extender
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to extend, spread, reach
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la comarca
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region, territory~
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ce~nir
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to surround
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rodear
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to surround
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porte
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air, manner
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brumoso
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questionable, shady, nebulosos, no claros
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en cuento a
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with regard to
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el vecindario
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neighborhood
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ir de tienda en tienda
ir de mal en peor |
from store to store
from bad to worse |
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disparatado
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absurd, crazy
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absurdo
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crazy, absurd
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necedad
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foolishness, tonter'ia
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majader'ia
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foolishness, tonter'ia
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comprometido
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dishonored, compromised
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deshonrado
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dishonored
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presidio
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prison
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las antig:uedades
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antiques
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aparentar
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to feign (an emotion)
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los a~nos venideros
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the years to come
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el tambor
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drum
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la fragua
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forge
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el llano
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plain
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la oliva
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olive, la aceituna
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la zumaya
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owl
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la lechuza
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owl
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el b'uho
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owl
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l'ubrico
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lascivious, wanton, lewd
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lujurioso
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lascivious, lustful, wanton, lewd
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ahorrar
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save (like money)
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mediante
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adv: through, by means of
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sutil
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suited, suitable, appropriate
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empujar
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push, shove; press
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la gana
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desire
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Es una tragedia en la que las cinco hermanas est'an muri'endose.
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why "la que"?
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la rigidez
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rigidity
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a~nadir
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increase
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Quiere sacrificar su felicidad por el "qu'e dir'an."
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for "what they will say."
note the "el". |
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c'inico
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cynical
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tomar una decisión
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to make a decision
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Al contrario de
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contrary to
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*no se usa el artículo indefindo delante de substantivos expresando (a no ser que estén modificados):
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nationality, profession, religion, politics
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otras palabras que no necesitan el artículo indefinido:
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cien, mil, semejante, cierto, otro. Practica haciendo frases con estas palabras.
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substantivos femeninos que usan artículos masculinos en la forma singular:
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ama, alma, alba, hambre, hacha, agua, aula, águila, ave
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árabes substantivos femeninos que emplean el artículo correspondiente a su género:
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la almohada, la acequia, la albóndiga.
además...la barbacoa (indígena de América) |
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plural of "la tesis"
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las tesis
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los substantivos griegos, árabes, y Americanos indígenos mantienen los artículos _______
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correspondientes.
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la jungla
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jungle
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Verdad o falso:
se usa el artículo definido con lenguajes populares y nombres de mujeres. |
Verdad.
ejemplo: He visto a la Antonia. Habla el francés. |
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?Con qué ciudades y países se emplea el artículo definido?
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la Argentina, el Ecuador, la China, La Habana, el Per
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