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abandonar
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to leave temporarily
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acta
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formal written minutes of a meeting
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actual
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current, present
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adicto
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addicted to a vice; partisan or follower
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admitir
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to admit that something is true
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advertencia
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warning
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agonia
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dying
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americano
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someone from the Western Hemisphere
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apertura
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aperture (hole or orifice)
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aplicar
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to put one thing to another
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apogeo
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apogee in astronomy
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apreciar
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to esteem
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aprobar
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give approval
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argumento
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legal or intellectual argument
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arsenal
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shipyard
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artista
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painter; movie or stage actor
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asistir
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attend
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atender
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to take care of
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audiencia
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hearing or meeting with an important person
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avisar
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warn or let someone know
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bases
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foundations; grass roots or rank and file
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beneficiencia
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beneficiary
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binomio
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binomial in mathmematics; linking of two names
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bizarro
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courageous, gallant
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bravo
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courageous
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calificar de
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describe as; deem
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campo
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countryside, playing field, football field
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cancelar
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to erase or eliminate
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canciller
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foreign minister
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capable
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castratable
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carpeta
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file folder
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casualidad
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coincidence, chance
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catedratico
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tenured professor at a university
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charlatan
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talkative; one who pretends to be more than one really is
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colegio
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secondary school (usually private)
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collar
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collar of a shirt; necklace
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colorado
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red (blushing)
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compromiso
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commitment, date, obligation
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concentracion
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concentration; mass meeting or rally (especially a political one)
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confeccionador
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marker or drafter in a general sense
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conferencia
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lecture or formal presentation
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conflicto
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difficult situation, strain
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constipado
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to have a cold
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contacto
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physical contact
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conveniente
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advisable, necessary
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conviccion
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conviction as in beliefs
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copa
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goblet or prize cup
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copia
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reproduction or imitation of an original
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criatura
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baby or infant
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correspondiente
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corresponding in sense of parallel
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criollo
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of Spanish descent but born in LA ("local")
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cuestion
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question as in theme or subject
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curso
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a series of events
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cinico
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shameless, irresponsible
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decepcion
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disappointment
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demandar
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to sue in a court of law
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desgracia
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disaster, tragedy, misfortune
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deshonesto
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immodest, lewd, indecent
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discutir
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to argue
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disgusto
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displeasure, argument, difficulty
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dormitorio
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dormitory of an institution
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drogueria
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drug store, but sells a number of other items
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editor
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"casa editorial" = publishing house, redactor = editor of newspaper
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educado
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well-mannered
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efectivo
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in cash
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elemental
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dealing with the elements
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elevador
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elevator only in some countries (Mexico)
ascensor = elevator more so |
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embarazada
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to be pregnant
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emocionarse
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to be deeply moved or touched
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entrenamiento
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training mainly in the military sense
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entretener
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to occupy one's attention or distract
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escolar
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schoolboy or schoolgirl
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estampa
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picture, especially a religious one
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exito
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success
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experimentar
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experiment in the sense of trying out
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fabrica
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factory or plant
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facultad
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school in a university; physical or mental faculty
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fastidioso
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boring or irritating
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feudo
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fief in a medieval sense
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firma
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signature
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fiscal
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fiscal year; governmental in a general sense
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fisico
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physicist
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forma
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form in sense of shape
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formal
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reliable, trustworthy
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gabinete
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cabinet only for a body of ministers or advisors
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gentilmente
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charmingly, kindly
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gracia
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grace; joke or funny
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granada
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explosive projectile and the country "Grenada"; pomegranate
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gratificar
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to tip or compensate
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groseria
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coarse, boorish or crude act
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harmonizar
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create harmony; coordinate, bring into phase or synchronize
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honesto
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decent, decorous, modest
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humano
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human in sense of human being; humane in sense of compassionate
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ignorar
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to be unaware
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ilustrado
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to have illustrations in the sense of pictures; learned or enlightened
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imponerse
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to assert oneself, to be authoritative
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impresionante
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shocking, startling, alarming
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inedito
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unpublished
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inquietud
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uneasiness; intellectual curiosity or doubt
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integral
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integral in mathematical sense; comprehensive
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intervenir
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interfere
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intoxicado
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medical or physical reaction to a poison or bad food
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introducir
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to present or insert an idea or object
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invertir
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to turn upside down
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jornada
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day's work; short seminar or workshop
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labor
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mental or intellectual work
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lectura
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reading
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local
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as in close by; store premise
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localizar
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to make local
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lujuria
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lust, lewdness, physical excess, voluptuousness
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mandatorio
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governor or political head
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maneras
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way of doing something
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manifestacion
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demonstration, especially political
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matrimonio
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married couple
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mediterraneo
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landlocked; Mediterranean Sea
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miseria
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poverty
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modalidad
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modality in a diplomatic sense; method, way, means, approach
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molestar
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to bother
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moroso
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default, as in a loan
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motivo
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motive as in ground or cause of something
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nativo
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adjective as in "native language"
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negociar
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discuss or talk over, without necessarily having a legal commitment
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nombramiento
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naming a person to fill an appointment
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noticia
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news
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notorio
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well-known; famous in neutral or positive way
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ocasion
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occasion as in sense of "opportunity"; sale or bargain
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ocurriencia
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witticism or clever saying
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oficial
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adjective: "una carta oficial"; military officer
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oficio
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occupation or job
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oficioso
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diligent; responsible
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ordinario
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organic in chemical sense
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papel
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writing paper, stationery
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paralizar
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paralyze; freeze, suspend
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parientes
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relatives
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participar
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to be involved in something
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particular
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private
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perfeccionar
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to make perfect; improve or increase one's professional qualifications or training
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personero
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spokesperson, mouthpiece
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perspectiva
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perspective in drawing and architecture; viewpoint, prospects for the future
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petulancia
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insolence, vanity
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plantear
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to raise an issue, pose a problem, theorize, postulate
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politica
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politics or policy
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populacion
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the act of populating an empty region
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posicion
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physical condition
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precioso
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of great value; beautiful
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preciso
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exact; necessary
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presumir
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to boast or brag
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pretender
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to attempt or try
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privado
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personal "carta privada"
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procurar
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to obtain; attempt or try
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promocion
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a sale in a store or promotion of a new product; a class in school
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propaganda
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political or ideological propaganda; advertising
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quitar
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remove
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radicar
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to live or settle somewhere
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razonado
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reasoned; when used with list, plan, drawing or catalogue = commented or annotated
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realizar
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to accomplish or achieve something
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recordar
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remember
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refrigerio
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snack or light meal
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refundido
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consolidated or redrafted
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regalar
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to give a present
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regular
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periodic and normal; average, ordinary or moderate
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relacion
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relationship
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relevante
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outstanding
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remarcar
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to mark again
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remover
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stir
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resistir
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resist as in temptation; to stand something, endure, bear
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resorte
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metallic spring of a vehicle or coil
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reunion
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meeting
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rico
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in terms of wealth but also "comida rica" = delicious meal
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salario
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wages (only for servants or laborers)
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salvaje
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savage
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sancionar
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to apply a penalty or condemn (almost always in negative sense)
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sanidad
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sanitation
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sano
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healthy
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seguridad
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security in sense of safety
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sensible
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sensitive
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sentencia
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jail sentence
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serio
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serious (sense of grave); reliable, professional, worthwhile
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simpatico
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pleasant, nice, attractive personality
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solicitud
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solicitude; application form
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regular
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periodic and normal; average, ordinary or moderate
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relacion
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relationship
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relevante
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outstanding
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remarcar
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to mark again
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remover
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stir
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resistir
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resist as in temptation; to stand something, endure, bear
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resorte
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metallic spring of a vehicle or coil
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reunion
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meeting
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rico
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in terms of wealth but also "comida rica" = delicious meal
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salario
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wages (only for servants or laborers)
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suburbio
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suburb
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suceso
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event
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sutil
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implies more craftiness in English
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sujeto
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same as in English, when used with person can have negative implications
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terminos
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terms as in words
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tipo
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type as in pattern, classification or model; "guy" or "fellow"
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tutor
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private teacher; guardian
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ultimo
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final or last
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urbano
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urban (city)
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utilidades
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profits of a business
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vago
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vague as in imprecise; lazy (colloquial for vagabond)
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voto
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to vote as a political act; promise or vow
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