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foto`grafo
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photographer
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comparecer
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to present oneself in court
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enfrentamiento
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confrontation
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instaurar
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to file a lawsuit
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demandante
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plaintiff
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querella
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syn. pelea, conflicto
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interponer
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to interpose, to insert
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agredir
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to attack, to assault
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amurallar
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to wall in
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Frontera
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border
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legi`timo
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legitimate
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dominical
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only on sundays
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advertencias
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warning signs
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prender
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to turn on, to light, to ignite
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soberan`ia
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sovereignty
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tildar
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to brand someone with words
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desmentir
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to deny, to refute
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litera
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bunk bed
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fase
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phase
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quejambrosos
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complainers
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deprimente
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depressing
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celdas
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prison cells
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auxilio
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a good rate
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grandioso
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grandiose, big, magnificent
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fantastico
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fantastic, great
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estar de luto
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in mourning
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mediodia
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noon
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inmediaciones
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surrounding area
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conmocion
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state of shock
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el medio artistico
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the art world
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granjearse
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syn. ganarse: to win, to gain
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petrolero
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dealing with oil
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encomendar
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to put a person in charge, to entrust
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en aras
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syn. para
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agravarse
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syn. empeorarse
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arancelario
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dealing with customs (aduana)
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pese a los
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syn. pesar de
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conciencia
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consciousness
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divino
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divine
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hojuelas
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cereal flakes
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faceta
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facet
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banda
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sash
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tab`u
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taboo
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hada
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fairy
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favoritismo
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favoritism
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traj`in
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hectic, a lot of work
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seguidores
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followers
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marmelada
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jam
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fresa
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strawberry
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yogur
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yogurt
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frambuesa
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raspberry
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quiro`fano
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operation room
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mutilacion
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mutilation
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masectom`ia
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masectomy
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diagnosticar
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to diagnose
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derrumbarse
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syn. desplomar: to collapse, to fall down, cave in
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lidiar
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to contend with
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someterse
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to submit
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quimioterapia
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chemotherapy
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frases de aliento
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words of hope
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me toca lidiar con ..
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syn. no soportar
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aliento
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breath
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alentar
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to encourage
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rimar
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to rhyme
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rima
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rhyme
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derretir
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to melt
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te`rmino
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point
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revolver
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to stir
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soltar
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to loosen
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refractar`ia
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glass oven dish
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molde
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metal oven dish
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la base
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base
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el grifo
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kitchen faucet
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poseta
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kitchen sink
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pasar el tiempo
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to hang out
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moho
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mold, mildew
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antihigienico
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unhealthy
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restauracion
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restoration
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cantautor
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singer-songwriter
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irreconcible
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unrecognizable
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irreconcibliable
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irreconciliable
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el tiempo justo
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the time right before
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el ultimo momento
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the last moment
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desordenado
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disorganized
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arresto domiciliar
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house arrest
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estado de ebriedad
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intoxication
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estrellar
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to crash
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embriagantes
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a drink with alcohol
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licencia de conduccion
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driver's license
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someter
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to submit
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purgar
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to purge, to cleanse
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servicio comunitario
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community service
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litigante
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legal counsel
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internado
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boarding school, academy for intern priests
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ind`igena
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indigenous
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asesinar
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to murder
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ingresar
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syn. entrar
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redentorista
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redeemer
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paraje
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solitary place
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prea`mbulos
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preliminary warning
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irrumpir
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to violently enter the city, to storm
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prelado
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to leader of a religious community
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gestiones
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negotiations
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traspaso
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transfer
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redentor
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redeemer
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fronteriza
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border
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emerito
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emeritus
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imperialista
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imperialist
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jurisdiccion
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jurisdiction
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cuaresma
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Lent
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pentecostal
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pentecostal
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cristianismo
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christianity
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faltar a la iglesia
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to miss(not attend) church
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emplear
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to hire
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emplearse
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to get hired
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muchach`on
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big guy
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nom`as
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syn. only
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desatar
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syn. soltar: to unloosen
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el auge
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peak, zenith
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gacho
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droopy, downturned
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eludir
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to avoid, to elude
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someter
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to subjugate
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libritas
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a little weight
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rumores
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rumors
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propagarse
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to propagate
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captar
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to capture
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paparazzo
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paparazzi
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lucir
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syn, verse: to look like
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chamarra
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jacket
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pantal`on
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pants
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temporada
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TV season
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canciller
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chancellor
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librar
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to wage a battle
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acudir
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syn. ir: to go
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conjunto
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joint
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empresario
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businessman
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desplegar
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syn, esparcir
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flagelo
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disaster, scourge
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flagelar
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to flagellate, to scourge oneself
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saldo
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settlement, remainder
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el aparte
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syn. distribuicion: distribution
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apartar
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to separate
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un marco legal
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legal method
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cumbre de las americas
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summit of the americas
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abordar
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to approach/deal with in conversation
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competitividad
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competitiveness
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astilla
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splinter
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criminalizacion
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criminalization
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pronunciacion
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pronunciation
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inventar
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to invent
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tenor
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statement, singer
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seguimiento
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following
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escampar
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to stop raining
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prohibicionismo
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prohibitionism
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tremebundos
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things very terrible
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desempolvar
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to dust
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llevarse a cabo
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to come to pass
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enloquecer
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to become crazy
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aprovechar
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to make the most of, to take the advantage
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mensaje de aliento
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message of hope
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enfrentar
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to face
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crucial
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crucial
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esforzar
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to try hard, to make an effort
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sintonizar
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to tune it(on the radio)
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ir al grano
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to get to the point
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actuacion
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performance
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asuntos financieros
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finance
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finanzas
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finances
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ingresos
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income
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legado
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legacy
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carta de agradecimiento
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thank-you note
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carcelero
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prison guard
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offenderse
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to take offense at
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sentirse ofendido
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to feel offended
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ofender
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to offend
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ofensa
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offense(insult)
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mejor amigo
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best friend
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ag`il
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agile
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astuto
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crafty
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presuntamente
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presumably
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supuestamente
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supposedly
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percatarse
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syn. darse cuenta
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bochornoso
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syn. incomodo; awkward
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tripulacion
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airplane crew
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policial
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concerning the police
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difundir
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to diffuse
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brindar
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to give support, to toast
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La fianza
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bail (from prison)
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fichar
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to open a file on, to arraign
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respaldo
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backing, support
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lesa
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crime against humanity
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dictadura
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dictatorship
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uniformados
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military people
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privacion de libertad
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syn. encarcelar
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asociacion para delinquir
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syn: conspiracy: conspiracion
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desaparicion
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kidnapping
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militantes
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militants or militant to something
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`elite
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elite
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drenar
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to drain
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desagüe
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water drain (outside the house)
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sumidero
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water drain (in the street)
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fuerza
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strength
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sabiduría
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wisdom
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centro nudista
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strip club
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el picor
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the itch
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picar
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to itch, (when something itches)
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insomnio
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insomnia
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insomne
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insomniac
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comprobar
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to check, to test, to confirm
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pobladores
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inhabitants
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neumon`ia
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pneunomia
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irreversible
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irreversible
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mejoría
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improvement
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tener en cuenta que
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to keep in mind that..
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un gran paso
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a big step
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es preciso que
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it is necessary that
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masificar
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to mass produce
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brecha
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breach
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combustible
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combustible
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perspecitiva
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perspective
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maltratar
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to mistreat
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armonía
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harmony
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frescura
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freshness
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emprendedor (n.)
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entrepreneur
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emprendedor (adj.)
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enterprising; pushing; aggressive
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vocales
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vowels
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componer
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to compose
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inclusive
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inclusively
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atentar
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to attempt
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telediario
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newscast
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telenoticias
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telenews
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apto
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suitable
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decapitar
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to decapitate
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priorizar
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prioritise
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amarillismo
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yellow journalism, sensationalism
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fenómeno
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phenomenon
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morbo
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ghoulish, morbid
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constructivo
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constructive
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un paso atras
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a step back
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entorno
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environment, surroundings
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recaer
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to fall again
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agravado
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muy grave, very serious
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esclarecimiento
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explanation, clearing up
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cabalmente
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syn. correctamente: the correct way
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plazos
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syn. tiempos
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tipificacion
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class of crime
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asismismo
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same way
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imputado
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a person who has been charged with a crime
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ejecutado
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executed
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penitenciar`ia
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penitentiary
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descuento
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discount
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agotarse
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to run out of
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recursiva
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resourceful
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apelacion
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appeal
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salvedad
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exception
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surgir
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to develop, to emerge
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la pena
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syn. condena
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cumplido
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compliment
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nudo
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knot
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nudillo
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knuckle
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nido
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nest
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llanto
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weeping, crying
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perd`on
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forgiveness
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principalmente
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mostly
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entretenimiento
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entertainment
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productor
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producer
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disenyador
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designer
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conductor/a
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host (tv show)
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reordenar
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to reorder
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obre
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globe, sphere, world
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aperturista
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a person who believes in free trade
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en pro de
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in favor of
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ejecutar
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to execute
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abogar
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to advocate, to speak on behalf of
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robustecer
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to make stronger
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El Fondo Monetario Internacional
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IMF
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dinamizar
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to make something function better
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convidados
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invitados
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cumbre
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summit
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estrepitoso
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deafening (from the noise)
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desplomar
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to collapse
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apertura
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free trade
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repudio
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rejection, repudiation
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alegar
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to argue one's point of view
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desparpajo
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self-confident, very extroverted
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colinda
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syn. limite: boundary
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solapar
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to conceal
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hemisferio
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hemisphere
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oscasionarle
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to do something for someone
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quitarse la vida
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syn phrase. suicidarse: to kill oneself
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fallecimiento
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demise, passing away
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deceso
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syn. muerto: decease
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asfixia
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asphixia
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libra
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pound
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pesar
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to weigh
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desbordamiento
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overflowing
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desbordar
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to overflow
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localidad
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syn. ubicacion: local
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al parecer
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syn. posiblamente
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cauce
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the direction of the river's flow
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devolver
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to divert
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empozamientos
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large quantity of water
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vocero
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informant
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estimado
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estimate
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demorar
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to delay
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alcantarillado
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drain system, sewer system
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encarchamiento
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a drainage of water
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evacuacion
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evacuation
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represamiento
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water dam
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anegado
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flooded
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imposibilitado
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incapacitated
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rescatar
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to rescue
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varado
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a car that doesn't move
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centenares
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hundreds
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populoso
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very populated
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usarios
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users
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intempestivamente
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suddenly like a storm
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canalizar
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to channel/direct something
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censo
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census
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remocion
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removing of water, snow, etc.
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sumidero
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syn. desague: drain
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desague
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syn. sumidero: drain
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alcantarillas
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the sewer tunnels under the streets
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taponar
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to block up the drain
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procedente
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proceeding
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afrontar
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to face up to the consequences
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damnificados
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victims of a catastrophe
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solicitud
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application, request
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estatus
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status
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orfanato
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orphanage
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hospedarse
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to stay in a hotel or a house of a relative
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incrédulo
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incredulous
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apretar
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to tighten
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convenir
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to be advisable, to be appropiate
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huesped
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guest
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apretar sus manos
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to shake the head in unbelief
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desfrazarse
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to dress up
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camaro`grafo
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TV cameraman
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rechazo
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rejection
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instar
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to invite to action
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mo`viles
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syn. motivos: motives for a crime
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prontitud
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syn. con rapidez: quickly
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indagar
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to question about events, to investigate
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represalia
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retaliation
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profirir
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syn. decir: to say
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corresponsal
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correspondent
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revelamiento
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revelation
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alevos`ia
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premeditation, planning for a crime
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emisora
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radio station
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radial
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dealing with the radio
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autocensura
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self-criticism
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efectos colaterales
|
repercussions
|
|
|
impune
|
unpunished
|
|
|
alevoso
|
premeditated
|
|
|
minor`ia
|
minority
|
|
|
conciencia
|
conscience
|
|
|
el bien y el mal
|
good and evil
|
|
|
todo el mundo
|
everyone
|
|
|
anciano (n.)
|
elder
|
|
|
anciano (adj.)
|
elderly
|
|
|
embustero
|
cheater
|
|
|
gaveta
|
drawer
|
|
|
forastero
|
stranger
|
|
|
por ninguna parte
|
nowhere
|
|
|
caja fuerte
|
safe (n.)
|
|
|
releer
|
to reread
|
|
|
pegar un tiro
|
syn. disparar: to shoot (someone)
|
|
|
bolsillo
|
pocket
|
|
|
agotado
|
exhausted
|
|
|
parpadear
|
to blink
|
|
|
puñetazo
|
a punch (boxing)
|
|
|
turco
|
turk
|
|
|
jornada
|
day, a day's journey, an expedition
|
|
|
lazo
|
link, bond, tie, lasso
|
|
|
tender
|
syn. desplegar: to set, to lay out
|
|
|
aliado
|
ally
|
|
|
encuentro
|
meeting
|
|
|
mutuo
|
mutual
|
|
|
malentendidos
|
misunderstandings
|
|
|
terreno comun
|
common ground
|
|
|
pendientes
|
pending
|
|
|
suscribir
|
to subscribe, to sign
|
|
|
quiste
|
cyst
|
|
|
enquistado
|
deeply ingrainded
|
|
|
duradero
|
long-lasting
|
|
|
enfriado
|
cooled down
|
|
|
matanza
|
slaughter
|
|
|
saldo
|
balance, total
|
|
|
disturbio
|
disturbance
|
|
|
protesta
|
protest
|
|
|
protestar
|
to protest
|
|
|
so`lidos
|
something strong, firm
|
|
|
intervenir
|
syn. meterse: to get into, to intervene
|
|
|
madrugador
|
someone who gets up early
|
|
|
vidiera
|
glazed door, window
|
|
|
dentadura
|
teeth (plural of diente)
|
|
|
dentadura postiza
|
dentures
|
|
|
yeso
|
plaster, cast
|
|
|
punyado
|
handful
|
|
|
exposicion
|
exhibition, showing
|
|
|
cargadores elasticos
|
suspenders
|
|
|
enjuto
|
skinny, lean
|
|
|
sordo
|
deaf
|
|
|
rodar
|
to roll, to turn
|
|
|
la fiesa
|
dentist drill
|
|
|
sillon de resortes
|
spring armchair
|
|
|
pulir
|
to polish
|
|
|
obstinacion
|
obstinacy
|
|
|
pedalear
|
to pedal
|
|
|
gollinazo
|
vulture
|
|
|
pensativo
|
pensive
|
|
|
caballete
|
easel
|
|
|
destemplado
|
out of sorts, discordant
|
|
|
abstraccion
|
abstraction
|
|
|
retirar
|
to remove
|
|
|
salita
|
little waiting room
|
|
|
un puente
|
bridge
|
|
|
el borde
|
rim, edge
|
|
|
umbral
|
threshhold, verge
|
|
|
marchitos
|
withered, faded
|
|
|
el cra`neo
|
cranium, skull
|
|
|
cabezal
|
headrest
|
|
|
glacial
|
icy
|
|
|
pomo
|
handle, knob
|
|
|
loza
|
china, crockery
|
|
|
cancel
|
sliding door, partition
|
|
|
afirmar
|
to affirm
|
|
|
ajustar
|
to adjust
|
|
|
cauteloso
|
cautious
|
|
|
presion
|
pressure
|
|
|
absceso
|
abcess
|
|
|
corresponder
|
to correspond, to reciprocate
|
|
|
cacerola
|
saucepan, pan
|
|
|
pinzas
|
tweezers, pliars
|
|
|
escupidera
|
spitoon
|
|
|
punta
|
tip, end
|
|
|
gatillo
|
trigger
|
|
|
aferrarse
|
to cling, to clutch
|
|
|
suspiro
|
sigh
|
|
|
rencor
|
resentment
|
|
|
teniente
|
lieutenant/deputy
|
|
|
crujido
|
cracking, rustling
|
|
|
sudoroso
|
sweaty
|
|
|
jadeante
|
panting, breathless
|
|
|
desabotonarse
|
to unbutton, to undo
|
|
|
guerrera
|
army jacket
|
|
|
tientas
|
in the dark
|
|
|
raso
|
flat, level, open
|
|
|
telaranya
|
spiderweb
|
|
|
polvoriento
|
dusty
|
|
|
aranya
|
spider
|
|
|
buche
|
mouthful
|
|
|
displicente
|
disdainful, indifferent
|
|
|
sismo
|
syn. terremoto
|
|
|
telúrico
|
has to do with tierra
|
|
|
balance
|
evaluation, assessment
|
|
|
escombros
|
rubble, debris
|
|
|
socorristas
|
rescue workers
|
|
|
escala de richter
|
richter scale
|
|
|
magnitud
|
magnitude
|
|
|
decretar
|
to decree
|
|
|
humanamente
|
humanly
|
|
|
damnificado
|
victim of a natural disaster
|
|
|
temblar
|
to tremor, to tremble
|
|
|
re`plicas
|
aftershocks
|
|
|
derrumbar
|
syn. arrassar: to demolish, to pull down
|
|
|
atemorizar
|
to frighten, to intimidate
|
|
|
parcialmente
|
partially
|
|
|
anterioridad
|
before, previously
|
|
|
ralentizar
|
to slow down
|
|
|
peregrinacion
|
pilgrimmage
|
|
|
remontarse
|
going back to those days
|
|
|
dispositivos
|
methods of prevention
|
|
|
auxilios
|
syn. ayuda: help
|
|
|
santuarios
|
holy places
|
|
|
feligres
|
parishoners
|
|
|
en materia de
|
in terms of
|
|
|
ciclov`ia
|
cycle path
|
|
|
flujo
|
flow
|
|
|
traumatismos
|
problems, difficulties
|
|
|
por ello
|
for this reason
|
|
|
plazoleta
|
small park or small garden in front of a church
|
|
|
costados
|
sides
|
|
|
red hospitalaria
|
hospital system
|
|
|
sendero peatonal
|
pedestrian walkway
|
|
|
teleferico
|
cable car (in the air)
|
|
|
trochas
|
a place with many trees
|
|
|
deslizamientos
|
mudslide or landslide
|
|
|
embarazo
|
pregnancy
|
|
|
descuidar
|
to neglect
|
|
|
chaquetas vistosas
|
very expensive jackets
|
|
|
cantidad
|
quantity
|
|
|
bozal
|
dog muzzel
|
|
|
correa
|
leash
|
|
|
asignar
|
to assign work
|
|
|
dictar clase
|
to lecture
|
|
|
manutencion
|
wife or child support
|
|
|
diligencia
|
legal proceedings
|
|
|
conciliacion
|
agreement
|
|
|
rejas
|
prison cell bars
|
|
|
maltrato
|
abusive treatment
|
|
|
denunciar
|
to report
|
|
|
metalicos
|
made of metal
|
|
|
en terminos de
|
in terms of
|
|
|
con frecuencia
|
often
|
|
|
creencias
|
beliefs
|
|
|
de hecho
|
as a matter of fact
|
|
|
cimiento
|
foundation
|
|
|
interno
|
internal
|
|
|
externo
|
external
|
|
|
astenerese
|
to abstain
|
|
|
desenlace
|
outcome of something
|
|
|
dificultar
|
to make difficult
|
|
|
retorno
|
return
|
|
|
bien escrito
|
well written
|
|
|
es mas
|
even more
|
|
|
formatos
|
formats
|
|
|
incertidumbres
|
uncertainties
|
|
|
vasto
|
vast
|
|
|
desempeñar
|
to occupy, to fulfill
|
|
|
gobenancia
|
governance
|
|
|
potencias
|
powers
|
|
|
ronda
|
round (of something)
|
|
|
reanudar
|
to begin again
|
|
|
plenamente
|
syn. completamente
|
|
|
escabullirse
|
to slip away from something
|
|
|
anto`nimo
|
antonym
|
|
|
muchedumbre
|
crowd
|
|
|
empeño
|
endeavour
|
|
|
asi como
|
as well as
|
|
|
cuadrila`tero
|
boxing ring
|
|
|
reiniciar
|
to reboot, to resume
|
|
|
proceder
|
to proceed
|
|
|
institcionalidad
|
institutionality
|
|
|
despachar
|
syn. enviar: to send
|
|
|
gigantesco
|
gigantic
|
|
|
derrumbe
|
collapse
|
|
|
tenencia
|
land possession
|
|
|
enriquecimiento
|
becoming rich
|
|
|
despojo
|
dispossed
|
|
|
despojar
|
to take away
|
|
|
tra`mite
|
syn. precedimiento: procedure
|
|
|
acometer
|
syn. agredir: to assail, to attack
|
|
|
testaferros
|
front man
|
|
|
primer nombre
|
first name
|
|
|
primer apellido
|
first last name
|
|
|
segundo apellido
|
second last name
|
|
|
sobrepeso
|
overweight
|
|
|
conductor
|
driver, host
|
|
|
acoger
|
syn. aceptar
|
|
|
lector
|
reader
|
|
|
recordar
|
to remember
|
|
|
multiplicador
|
multiplying
|
|
|
obeso
|
obese
|
|
|
anfitri`on
|
host
|
|
|
comunmente
|
commonly
|
|
|
nau`frago
|
castaway
|
|
|
cera
|
wax
|
|
|
lijar
|
to sand (something)
|
|
|
pozo
|
well (water)
|
|
|
molino
|
mill
|
|
|
diligencia
|
stagecoach
|
|
|
tallar
|
to shape, to carve
|
|
|
reprimir
|
to repress
|
|
|
reprimirse
|
to control oneself
|
|
|
las afueras
|
the outskirts (of a city)
|
|
|
aseder
|
syn. perseguir
|
|
|
afanar
|
to rush
|
|
|
af `an
|
hurry, rush
|
|
|
rasguño
|
scratch
|
|
|
immediaciones
|
surrounding area
|
|
|
rumba
|
party, dance
|
|
|
alcance
|
reach
|
|
|
decreto
|
government order, ordenance
|
|
|
estratos
|
stratus
|
|
|
porta`til
|
portable, laptop
|
|
|
drogarse
|
to consume drugs
|
|
|
amenecedores
|
restaurants open late at night
|
|
|
el toque de queda
|
curfew
|
|
|
expendadores
|
syn. traquetos: people who sell drugs
|
|
|
contrasenyas
|
government identification
|
|
|
pero si bien
|
but rather
|
|
|
persona jurídica
|
corporate body, corporation, company
|
|
|
empenyo
|
effort, determination
|
|
|
me pica
|
I rot away, I decay
|
|
|
saliente
|
projecting from
|
|
|
corromperse
|
to spoil
|
|
|
mucho mas si
|
much more
|
|
|
mero
|
merely
|
|
|
palmomitas
|
popcorn
|
|
|
jodidamente
|
syn. pinche
|
|
|
custodia
|
custody
|
|
|
patria potested
|
sole custody
|
|
|
manejable
|
manageable
|
|
|
agrupaciones
|
syn. grupos
|
|
|
quincena
|
15 days
|
|
|
paro
|
(work) strike
|
|
|
cese
|
cease, cessation
|
|
|
indicio
|
indication
|
|
|
decenios
|
10 years, decade
|
|
|
oleoducto
|
oil pipeline
|
|
|
recrudecer
|
syn. fortalecer
|
|
|
honra
|
syn. honor
|
|
|
consignarse
|
to put something into safe keeping
|
|
|
es decisivo
|
it's very important!
|
|
|
sustancial
|
substantial
|
|
|
capacitacion
|
syn. entrenimiento: training
|
|
|
capacitar
|
syn. entrenar, encaminar: to train
|
|
|
emprendimiento
|
the capacity to do many things
|
|
|
emprender
|
to undertake something
|
|
|
payita
|
baby, honey
|
|
|
rosal
|
rose bush
|
|
|
olmo
|
elm (tree)
|
|
|
rajar
|
to split, to crack
|
|
|
escaso
|
scarce
|
|
|
salir
|
to go on the air, to be on television
|
|
|
cama ela`stica
|
trampoline
|
|
|
brincar
|
syn. saltar
|
|
|
trampolin
|
diving board
|
|
|
querella
|
complaint
|
|
|
rendir cuentas
|
to defend one's act
|
|
|
preso
|
syn. prisionero
|
|
|
el sospechoso
|
suspect
|
|
|
interrogatorio
|
interrogation
|
|
|
legitimar
|
to make legal
|
|
|
nueva zelanda
|
new zealand
|
|
|
asimismo
|
right now
|
|
|
comprobar
|
to check/confirm something
|
|
|
el responsable
|
the person in charge
|
|
|
leve
|
soft, gentle
|
|
|
sanitario
|
dealing with public health
|
|
|
impredecible
|
unpredictable
|
|
|
el foco
|
the place something begins
|
|
|
pandemia
|
pandemic (n.)
|
|
|
altamente
|
extremely, highly
|
|
|
descartar
|
to rule out
|
|
|
docente
|
dealing with teaching
|
|
|
asegurador
|
insurance company
|
|
|
afinar
|
to fine tune
|
|
|
mari`timo
|
by the ocean, maritime
|
|
|
de`cimo
|
10th
|
|
|
exponentes
|
exponent
|
|
|
regresivo
|
regressive
|
|
|
inicio
|
beginning
|
|
|
grabacion
|
recording
|
|
|
presitigioso
|
prestigious
|
|
|
luminarias
|
luminaries
|
|
|
aportar
|
to give money, to finance
|
|
|
iberoame`rica
|
Iberia and Latin America
|
|
|
reñir
|
to fight or quarrel with someone
|
|
|
recurrirse
|
to resort to
|
|
|
guionistas
|
script writers
|
|
|
acuciante
|
urgent, pressing
|
|
|
pereza
|
laziness, no desire to do nothing
|
|
|
constatar
|
syn. comprobar: to confirm
|
|
|
imprecision
|
imprecision, with many errors
|
|
|
cuasimania`tica
|
obsession
|
|
|
manejo
|
operation, management
|
|
|
soberanas falsedades
|
great lies
|
|
|
cerro
|
hill
|
|
|
cocteles
|
cocktail parties
|
|
|
lanzamiento
|
launch of a something
|
|
|
destrozos
|
damages
|
|
|
paras
|
syn. paramilitares
|
|
|
me consta
|
it confirms to me
|
|
|
energizantes
|
energy drinks
|
|
|
eso es lo que hay
|
that is what's up
|
|
|
coraje
|
courage
|
|
|
calificar
|
to qualify
|
|
|
desatar
|
to unwound, untie
|
|
|
maestr`ia
|
master's degree
|
|
|
acorralar
|
to corral
|
|
|
aprobacion
|
approval
|
|
|
desviar
|
to change the way
|
|
|
conspiracion
|
conspiracy
|
|
|
derrocar
|
to overthrow
|
|
|
opositor
|
opposition (party)
|
|
|
indagar
|
to ask, to investigate about something
|
|
|
retornar
|
to return
|
|
|
golpe del estado
|
coup d'état
|
|
|
malestar
|
discomfort, unrest
|
|
|
estomocal
|
dealing with the stomach
|
|
|
ingerir
|
syn. comer
|
|
|
comida vencida
|
spoiled food
|
|
|
cinta
|
syn. filme, pelicula: film
|
|
|
protagonizar
|
to be a protagonist in
|
|
|
hacer el papel
|
the play the role of
|
|
|
elenco
|
cast of movie
|
|
|
cachetear
|
to slap
|
|
|
comprobar
|
to verify
|
|
|
entablar
|
syn. iniciar: to initiate
|
|
|
esclarecer
|
to explain, to elucidate
|
|
|
estallar
|
syn: explotar: to explode
|
|
|
mami`feros
|
mammals
|
|
|
es solo una cuestion de tiempo
|
its only a matter of time
|
|
|
la franja
|
space of land, strip of land
|
|
|
ponderar
|
syn. promediar: to make an average
|
|
|
fiable
|
trustworthy
|
|
|
precisar (or) precisarse
|
to say something specifically
|
|
|
asesor`ia
|
consultants
|
|
|
adyacente
|
adjacent
|
|
|
facultacion
|
facilitation
|
|
|
fanfarr`ia
|
syn. esca`ndolo
|
|
|
borde
|
edge
|
|
|
fumigar
|
to fumigate
|
|
|
pulverizar
|
to spray
|
|
|
enredar
|
to tangle
|
|
|
peluca
|
wig
|
|
|
posesion
|
inauguration
|
|
|
electo presidente
|
president elect
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explícito
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explicit
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plenitud
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fullness
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disputados
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syn. senadores
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Quiebra
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syn. bancarrota: bankrupt
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epi`logo
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epilogue
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agravar
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to become worse, grave
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el pedido
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requirement
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procedimiento
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syn. tra'mite: procedure
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la hoja de ruta
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idiomatic phrase=the story of
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paro t`ecnico
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shutdown by the government
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rentable
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ability to make money
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inmiscuir
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syn. intervenir
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mu`sica de campo
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country music (american)
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arruinar
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to ruin
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pasar calladamente
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to slip away
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corcho
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cork
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menudita
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a small woman
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competencia
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competition
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pretender
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to want to do something, to try to do something
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veterinario
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veterinarian
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contrapuntear
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to yell at someone
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armar
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to make something(like a puzzle), to arm someone
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tutor`ia
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tutoring
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tutoras
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tutors (feminine)
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tutores
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tutors (male)
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cuanto tiempo llevas...?
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How long have you been ....?
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redondo
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round
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tailandia
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thailand
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inecesario
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unnecessary
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deletrear incorrectamente
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to mispell
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indicios
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indications
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guarder`ia
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daycare
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funeral
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funeral
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estado cri`tico
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critical condition
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sobrecalentamiento
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overheating
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cortocircuito
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short circuit
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sistema de enfriamiento
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syn. aire acondicionado
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depo`sito contiguo
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syn. acercamiento: a close location
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esbozar
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to sketch, to outline
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defuncion
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death
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fallecer
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to pass away (euphemism)
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asfixia
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asfixiation
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metabo`lico
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metabolic
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monóxido de carbono
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carbon monoxide
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siniestro
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destruction, ruin
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percatarse de
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syn, darse cuenta: to realize
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plafones
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walls of a cubical
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paulatino
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gradual
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chivo expiatorio
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the chief suspect, the main person responsible
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normitividad
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lack of regulations
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normas
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regulations
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inmueble
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place of living
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bodeg`on
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a large place
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muro
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wall
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sentadita
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little woman sitting
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encogidita
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the little bent over woman
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deslindarse
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to clarify the details
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cautelares
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emergency situation or prevention plan
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subrogar
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syn. suplentar: to substitute
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estar de luto
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in mourning
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invertir
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to invest
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i`dolo
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idol
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posicionar
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to set or place something somewhere
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rueda de prensa
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press conference
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instalaciones
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syn. plantel: campus, physical plant
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plantel
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syn. colegio, escuela
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el litoral
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the shore, beach area
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pudiente
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millionaire
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inversiones
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investments
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la certeza
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certainty
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encaminar
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to train/aim someone in a good way
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preescolar
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preschool
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salones
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rooms
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aportar
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syn. donar: to give money to some end
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destinar
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to direct money for something
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desde primero de primaria
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from 1st grade to 5th grade
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bailarín -rina
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dancer
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bailarina
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ballerina
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orquesta
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orquestra
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autosuficiente
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self-sufficient
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cart`on de te`cnico
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diploma
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portuario
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dealing with a port
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trancon
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traffic jam
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aseo
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trash cleanup
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botar
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to throw out trash
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canecas
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trash cans
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regar
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to water, to spill all over
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el anden
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sidewalk
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alzar
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to lift something
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suciedad
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filthiness
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canastillas
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little baskets
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encultura
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lack of culture
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carecer
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to lack
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botador
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city dump
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escombro
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debris, trash from a construction site
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desecho
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syn. roto: does not work, broken
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tramo
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strip of road or highway
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prever
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to see before it happens
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descalzo
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barefoot
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rendir
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to render, to throw a celebratory event
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ortorgar
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syn. dar
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recinto
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syn. lugar: place
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mu`sicos
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people who play instruments
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enhorabuena
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syn. felicitaciones: congratulations
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relatar
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to relate
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a raiz de que
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soon after
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incluso
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including
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todas partes
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everywhere
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ceñido
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syn. apretado: tight
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represalia
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punishment, retribution
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familiaries
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syn. parientes: relatives
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denigrante
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denigrating
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denigrar
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syn. maltratar: to mistreat
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torturante
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torturous
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reemplazar
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to replace
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malla
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steel net, steel mesh or screen
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alambre
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metal wire
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alambre de púas
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barbed wire
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aventajado
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a person with a gift for something
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el cabo
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corporal (in the army)
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en te`rminos generales
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in general terms
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deterioro
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physical deterioration
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señalar
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syn. indicar: to indicate
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regocijo
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syn. alegr`ia: joy, delight
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solicitud
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request
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senador
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senator
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retiro
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withdrawl (from somewhere)
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casa de Narinyo
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colombian white house
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tropiezo
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setback, problem
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mandatario
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political leader
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sustentar
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to sustain
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el atentado
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attack
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resaltar
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syn. responder: to respond
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cumplir
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to fulfill
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sereno
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serene
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dialogo pistolar
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dialogue by letters
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inhabilitar
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to declare someone unable to do something
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parcializado
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partial, biased
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difundir
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to spread, to disseminate
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acomodo
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syn. comodo: comfortable
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tropa
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troops
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acorralado
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cornered
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supervivencia
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survival
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rematar
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to conclude, to cap off
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la cerca
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syn. la valla: fence
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la valla
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syn. la cerca: fence
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sorprendente
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surprising
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imparable
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unstoppable
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premiacion
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award show
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reparto
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cast, list of actors in a movie
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augurio
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syn. presentimiento: good omen
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envolver
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to wrap around
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envuelto
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wrapped up/arround
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la cinta
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syn. pelicula
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cabello
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syn. pelo: hair
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cabello recogido
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hair done up, pinned up
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furgoneta
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syn. camioneta: van
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camioneta
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syn. furgoneta: van
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presuntamente
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presupposedly
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presuponer
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to presuppose
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artefacto
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something from an incident
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empresarial
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a place with many businesses
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efectuar
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syn. hacer: to do something
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comunicante
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a person who establishes communication
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estallar
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syn. explotar: to explode
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colocar
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syn. posicionar: to place
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destrozar
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syn. danyar: to damage
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fuente
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spokesperson
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incrementar
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syn. aumentar, abultar : to raise, to grow
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ferial
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a fair, exposition
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constructor
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builder
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el trazado
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train stop
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tiro
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syn. bala: bullet
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anular
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to annul
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anual
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annual
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impugnar
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to oppose something
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unanimidad
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unanimity
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candidatura
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canditure, canidateship
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heredero
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heir, inheritant
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ruptura
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rupture
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la tregua
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agreement, ceasefire
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treintena
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thirty of something
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concejal
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city board
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conrerencista
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speaker at a conference
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herencia
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inheritance
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heredar
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in inherit
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cese al fuego
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ceasefire
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consejo
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an elected board
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tanto como sea posible
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as much as possible
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bromista
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a person with a sense of humor
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la portada
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magazine cover
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modelaje
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modeling
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modelar
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to model
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modelo/a
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a model (m. or f.)
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actuacion
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acting
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acusar
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to accuse
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preventiva
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protective custody
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procesar
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to process
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presunto/a
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presumed
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colaboracion
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collaboracion
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la procuradur`ia
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prosecutor's office
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aliado
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allied
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ma`ximo
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maximum
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arraigo
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roots
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arraigar
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to take root
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juri`dico
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dealing with the courts
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contundente
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convincing
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involucrado
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involved
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infiltrar
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to infiltrate
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las filas
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ranks (military)
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llevar a cabo
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to come to pass
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purga
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purge
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municipal
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dealing with the city
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convoye
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convoy
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aprobar
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to approve
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la ca`mara
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house (of legislators)
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aplazar
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to postpone, to put off
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acuciante
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urgent, pressing
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restringir
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to restrict, to limit
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sin demoras
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without delay
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descalabro
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disaster
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concebir
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to conceive
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recorte
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cutback (financial)
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recortar
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to cutback (financially)
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tributario
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pertaining to taxes
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surtir
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to supply, to stock up
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histri`on
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actress
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amamantar
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to breastfeed
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criatura
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little creature (child)
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desleal
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disloyal
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solidario
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supportive
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portavoz
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spokesperson
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despectivo
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disparaging
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lo esencial
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gist
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vetar
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to veto
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prohibir
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to prohibit
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co`digo
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code
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aprobar
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to approve
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condicionar
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to condition
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a medida que
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syn phrase: as
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las areas
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a place to keep money
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plantear
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to give a solution for something
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los sindicatos
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syn. sindical: unions
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plantilla
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scheme, model, bottom of the shoe
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alivio
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alleviation
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rechazar
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to reject
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arco
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bow
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arco iris
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rainbow
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arca de noe
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Noah's Ark
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enrarecerse
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to strain, to deteriorate
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déspota
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despot, tyrant
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co`mplice
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accomplice
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instigador
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instigator
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la amargura
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bitterness
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sobrecogedor
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syn. da miedo: something scary or surprising
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interpretar
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syn. hacer el papel: to play the role of
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`asperas
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rough
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usurper
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to seize
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engarzar
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to hook, to thread
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siniestro
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sinister
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envidioso
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envious
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tintes
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shades
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interponerse
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to get in the middle of
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el delito
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syn. crimen: crime
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desdichado
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a person that can't be happy
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dicha
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happiness
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vidente
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charlatan, fake psychic
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guiar
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to guide, to steer
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arrastar
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to drag
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titubear
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to not be sure
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al fin
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in the end
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al cabo
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syn. al fin: in the end
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beneficiado
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benefited
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comodidades
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comforts
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estorbar
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to hinder, to be in the way
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consentidora
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a woman who spoils her children
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consentir
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to pamper, to spoil children
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injusto
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unjust
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desvalido
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handicapped, helpless
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excentrico
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eccentric
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vocacion
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calling
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telenovelaras
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a person who watches many telenovelas
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juicioso
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sensible, judicious, wise
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contratados
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contracted
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apagar los incendios
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to put out fires
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tanto
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as many
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anti-social
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anti-social
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nido
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nest
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nudillo
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knuckle
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involucramiento
|
involvement
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espray pimienta
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pepper spray
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asalto
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assault
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cadena perpetua
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life sentence
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unirse
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to join something
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prejuicio
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prejudice
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gubernamental
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having to do with the government
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pre`stamo
|
loan
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despidos
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layoffs
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temeroso
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fearful
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terrori`fico
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terrorfying, horrific
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tétrico
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gloomy, dismal
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objetivo
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goal
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rehe`n
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hostage
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interpretar
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syn. cantar: to sing
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interprete
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singer
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presenciar
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to be present at
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al menos
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syn. por lo menos: at least
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jornada
|
day (adj.)
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marcha
|
march or protest
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desfile
|
parade
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testigo
|
witness
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testificar
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to testify
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puñal
|
knife
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parce
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buddy (col.)
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la femoral
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femor bone
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atravesar
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to go through
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apuñalar
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syn. acuchillar: to strike with a knife
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silla de ruedas
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wheel chair
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trancon
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traffic jam
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moler
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to grind, to beat
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acuchillar
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syn. punyalar: to stab
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advertir
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to warn
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alcahuete
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a pimp, a boss at a nightclub
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el burdel
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bordel, nightclub
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ladrillazo
|
blocks
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balines
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fake gun
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impulsar
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to propel
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comprimir
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to compress
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bandolero
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syn. bandido: bandit
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sicario
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syn. asesino
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pandillero
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gangster
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apuntar
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to aim a gun
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el pa`rpado
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eye lid
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instalarse
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in install
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detrozar
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to tear to pieces
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someterse
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to submit
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bali`stica
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balistics
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bali`stico
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balistic
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accionar
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to put into action
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reventar
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to burst
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salvoconducto
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firearm license, document
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bravo
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angry, ugly, dangerous
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el aparato
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apparatus, piece of equipment
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desocupado
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unoccupied, not doing anything
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fr`agil
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fragile
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distribuir
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to distribute
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cifra
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code, statistics
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desplegar
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to display, to deploy
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despliegue
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display, deployment
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mecenazgo
|
protection for an artist or famous person
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desadaptados
|
people who are not fit for society
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un filme
|
film
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elenco
|
cast of actors
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plagar
|
syn. llenar: to fill
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guionista
|
screenwriter
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clasificacion
|
movie rating
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|
ilarante
|
something funny
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ritmo
|
rhythm
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predecible
|
predictable
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caricaturescos
|
charicatures
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panamericano
|
panamerican
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aparicion
|
appearance
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apuntes
|
notes
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encimera
|
countertops
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presentador
|
newscaster
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mamacita
|
hot woman
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pareja
|
couple, pair
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intimados
|
intimate things
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ilusiones
|
hopes, dreams
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me ilusiona
|
to get excited
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narrar
|
to narrate
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generar
|
to generate
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azotabarse
|
to hit or slam something
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cajon
|
drawer, crate, chest
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consolador
|
vibrator
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coincidir
|
to coincide, to agree
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automovilistico
|
something that has to do with cars
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calibre
|
caliber
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solidaridad
|
solidarity
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eficacia
|
efficacy, effectiveness
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el ejemplar
|
exemplar, model
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mo`viles
|
something that moves, motives or reasons
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juzgar
|
to judge
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polici`aca
|
something to do with the police
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estable
|
stable
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proveniente
|
providing
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provenir
|
to provide
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margen
|
margin
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medida
|
measure, measurement
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tiroteada
|
bullets blazing
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semanario
|
a newspaper that is published weekly
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instalaciones
|
syn. plantel: facilities, systems
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consejal
|
city councilman
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licencia de maternidad
|
maternity leave
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cabildo
|
the place where consejales meet
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cabildante
|
syn. consejal-city councilman
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curul
|
seat in a political organization
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nombramiento
|
appointment, ceremoney of appointing
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exponerse
|
to expose
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honorarios
|
wages of the consejales
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asesor
|
consultant
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aparte
|
something set apart
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misiva
|
syn. carta: letter
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acudir
|
to go to
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impulsarse
|
to drive
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dispositivo policial
|
police presence
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el traslado
|
transport
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registrarse
|
to register
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capturar
|
to capture
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|
un retén
|
police check
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concretarse
|
syn. especificar: to specify
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conjunto
|
joint
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ano`nimo
|
anonymous
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denuncia
|
formal complaint, report
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especie
|
kind, sort
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operativo
|
operative
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extorsion
|
extortion
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|
sala penal
|
syn. corte: court
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cobija
|
cover, blanket
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teniente
|
lieutenant
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comandante
|
commander
|
|
|
cai
|
police emergency center
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|
|
patrullero
|
traffico police officer
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|
|
hurto
|
robbery
|
|
|
calificado
|
qualified
|
|
|
calificar
|
to qualify
|
|
|
agravado
|
very serious, very grave
|
|
|
al tentativa
|
attempt
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|
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allanamiento
|
search warrant
|
|
|
lavado de activos
|
money laundering
|
|
|
liberacion
|
liberation
|
|
|
suma
|
amount
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|
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anticipo
|
advance (money)
|
|
|
caravana
|
a group of cars
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|
|
escoltar
|
syn. proteger: to escort for protection
|
|
|
entregarse
|
to give oneself up, to surrender
|
|
|
entregar
|
to hand over
|
|
|
flagrancia
|
flagrance
|
|
|
civil
|
civilian
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|
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juicio
|
trial
|
|
|
allanar
|
to raid
|
|
|
procedimiento
|
syn. tramite: procedure
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|
|
morboso, mo`rbido
|
syn. morbo: morbid
|
|
|
villana
|
villain
|
|
|
televidente
|
TV viewers, audience
|
|
|
ata`ud
|
coffin
|
|
|
francesas
|
people who speak french
|
|
|
chocalas
|
high fives
|
|
|
marionetas
|
puppets
|
|
|
enterrar
|
to bury
|
|
|
cruel
|
cruel
|
|
|
espantoso
|
horrifying
|
|
|
embarazoso
|
embarrassing
|
|
|
evasion
|
evasion, escape
|
|
|
rebosante
|
brimming with ...
|
|
|
galan
|
a very young and hansome man
|
|
|
pizca
|
a bit, tiny amount
|
|
|
male`fico
|
evil, harmful
|
|
|
legendaria
|
legendary
|
|
|
suculento
|
succulent
|
|
|
velada
|
soiree, evening party
|
|
|
deleitar
|
to delight
|
|
|
la histrion
|
dramactic actress
|
|
|
mote
|
syn. apodo, sobrenombre: nickname
|
|
|
sacrilegio
|
sacrilege
|
|
|
sentenciados
|
people sentenced in court
|
|
|
arrojar
|
syn. tirar: to throw
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|
|
refuerzo
|
reinforcement, support
|
|
|
reforzar
|
to reinforce, to make stronger
|
|
|
vinculados
|
links
|
|
|
vincular
|
to link
|
|
|
tosecita
|
little cough
|
|
|
al siguiente
|
to the next
|
|
|
odontologo
|
orthodontist
|
|
|
redundante
|
redundant
|
|
|
entre comillas
|
in quotes
|
|
|
cauca`sico
|
caucasian
|
|
|
reparto
|
cast, list of actors
|
|
|
papel
|
movie roll
|
|
|
competir
|
to compete
|
|
|
edicion
|
edition
|
|
|
terna
|
syn. tres
|
|
|
de igual manera
|
syn. asimismo: in the same way
|
|
|
discurso
|
speech
|
|
|
arrasar
|
syn. derrumbar: to demolish
|
|
|
arrasar en una votacion
|
to win an election by a landslide
|
|
|
reconocimientos
|
recognitions (awards)
|
|
|
mejor actriz de reparto
|
best supporting actress
|
|
|
intercepciones
|
wire taps
|
|
|
pinchar un telefono
|
to wiretap
|
|
|
al lo largo de años
|
in the course of many years, for many years
|
|
|
vigilarse
|
to watch
|
|
|
funcionarios
|
staff member, or government worker
|
|
|
integrar
|
to be made of
|
|
|
la renuncia
|
resignation
|
|
|
desempenyar
|
to fulfill, to carry out responsibilities
|
|
|
recopilar
|
to compile
|
|
|
fiscal`ia
|
prosecutor
|
|
|
desvirtuar
|
to discredit
|
|
|
vinculacion
|
link
|
|
|
irrespetar
|
to disrespect
|
|
|
tolerancia
|
tolerance
|
|
|
nexos
|
a connection
|
|
|
esca`ndolo
|
syn. fanfarria: scandal
|
|
|
rechazar
|
to reject
|
|
|
camarada
|
comrade
|
|
|
propuesta
|
proposal
|
|
|
desmentir
|
to refute
|
|
|
aludir
|
to allude
|
|
|
reiterar
|
to reiterate
|
|
|
astuto
|
crafty
|
|
|
mostrador
|
counter
|
|
|
bot`on
|
button
|
|
|
carrusel
|
carousel
|
|
|
sandalia
|
sandal
|
|
|
tostador
|
toaster
|
|
|
tostador
|
toaster
|
|
|
groser`ias
|
bad words
|
|
|
asesinato
|
murder
|
|
|
asesino
|
syn. sicario: murderer, killer
|
|
|
rumor
|
rumor
|
|
|
afirmar
|
to afirm
|
|
|
tórrido
|
stormy
|
|
|
tormentoso
|
stormy
|
|
|
privacidad
|
privacy
|
|
|
romance
|
romance
|
|
|
pajaritos enamorados
|
love birds
|
|
|
aclarar
|
syn. clarificar: to clarify
|
|
|
melodrama
|
melodrama
|
|
|
sorbo
|
a drink of water or some other alcoholic drink
|
|
|
encuesta
|
survey
|
|
|
La ca`mara
|
chamber
|
|
|
manifestar
|
to manifest
|
|
|
estratos
|
stratus
|
|
|
encuestados
|
surveyed persons
|
|
|
un alza
|
syn. aumento: raise
|
|
|
indicador
|
indicator, sign
|
|
|
preocupante
|
worrying
|
|
|
hurto callejero
|
street robbery
|
|
|
hurtar
|
to rob
|
|
|
asimismo
|
syn phrase. de esta manera: in this way
|
|
|
gremio
|
a guild, a group of people
|
|
|
prioritario
|
syn. urgente
|
|
|
judicialiizacion
|
appearance in court
|
|
|
mecanismo
|
device
|
|
|
techo
|
roof
|
|
|
canaleta
|
rain gutters
|
|
|
prestigioso
|
prestigious
|
|
|
arrasar
|
to destroy, to demolish
|
|
|
estatuillas
|
little statues
|
|
|
estatua
|
statue
|
|
|
curiosita
|
a curious thing
|
|
|
formato
|
format
|
|
|
cinematograf`ia
|
cinematagraphy
|
|
|
acreer
|
syn. obtener: to obtain
|
|
|
acreedor
|
syn. ganador
|
|
|
rejuvenecido
|
rejuvenated
|
|
|
rejuvenecer
|
to rejuvenate
|
|
|
fracasos
|
things that fail
|
|
|
conductor
|
host of an award show
|
|
|
reinventarse
|
to reinvent oneself
|
|
|
vertiginoso
|
vertiginous: makes you dizzy
|
|
|
animaciones
|
animated movies
|
|
|
corresponder
|
to correspond
|
|
|
adornar
|
to adorn
|
|
|
la portada
|
cover of a magazine
|
|
|
tabloides
|
tabloids
|
|
|
extranyismimo
|
the strangest thing
|
|
|
electrizar
|
to electrify
|
|
|
remoto
|
very far
|
|
|
esbozar
|
to outline, to sketch out
|
|
|
clasificados
|
classifieds
|
|
|
desplegar
|
syn. esparcir: to spread out
|
|
|
delincuencial i`ndice
|
index of all crime
|
|
|
central
|
central
|
|
|
colaborar
|
to collaborate
|
|
|
dar seguimiento a delitos
|
to investigate crimes
|
|
|
ponerse en marcha
|
to come into effect
|
|
|
estimarse
|
to be estimated
|
|
|
precario
|
precarious
|
|
|
agrupar
|
to group
|
|
|
eqivalente
|
equivalent
|
|
|
perpetrar
|
to perpetrate
|
|
|
modalidad
|
modality
|
|
|
sicario
|
assassin, hitman
|
|
|
abarcar
|
syn. denunciar: to cover in a report
|
|
|
calibre
|
caliber
|
|
|
perpetrador
|
perpetrator
|
|
|
enterarse
|
to find out
|
|
|
poliza
|
policy
|
|
|
hematomas
|
hematoma (blood clot)
|
|
|
golpiza
|
a beating
|
|
|
golpista
|
a person who gives beatings
|
|
|
propinar
|
syn. dar, ortorgar: to give
|
|
|
agresor
|
a person who attacks another person
|
|
|
comparecer
|
to present yourself before the judge
|
|
|
fuente
|
spokesperson
|
|
|
enfurecer
|
to infuriate
|
|
|
vetar
|
to veto
|
|
|
democrata
|
democrat
|
|
|
discapacidades
|
incapacitateds
|
|
|
lesiones
|
brain damages
|
|
|
no intencionales
|
sin querer: not on purpose
|
|
|
neurosiquia`tricas
|
brain problems
|
|
|
exceptuar
|
to make an exception
|
|
|
secuelas
|
syn. consecuencias
|
|
|
policial
|
syn. policiaca: dealing with the police
|
|
|
expendio
|
selling
|
|
|
expendir
|
syn. vender: to sell
|
|
|
execrable
|
damnable against human dignity
|
|
|
expender
|
to damn against human dignity
|
|
|
delictivo
|
syn. criminal
|
|
|
reciente
|
recient
|
|
|
traquetos
|
little drug dealers
|
|
|
contrapartida
|
opposition party
|
|
|
estable
|
stable
|
|
|
cobertura
|
coverage
|
|
|
contrarrestar
|
to counteract
|
|
|
asignar
|
to assign
|
|
|
titulares
|
headlines
|
|
|
plazo
|
time period
|
|
|
escaso
|
scarce
|
|
|
palabras paro`nimas
|
words that look or sound like each other
|
|
|
estanque
|
pond
|
|
|
estancar
|
to dam, block up
|
|
|
presa
|
syn. pedazo
|
|
|
represa
|
dam
|
|
|
cualidad
|
personal trait
|
|
|
calidad
|
quality
|
|
|
especia
|
spice
|
|
|
especie
|
species, sort
|
|
|
embajador
|
embassador
|
|
|
buena voluntad
|
good will
|
|
|
desnutricion
|
malnutrition
|
|
|
platino
|
platinum
|
|
|
naciones unidas
|
united nations
|
|
|
postular
|
to nominate
|
|
|
elogiar
|
to praise, to flatter a person
|
|
|
incansable
|
tireless
|
|
|
erradicaccion
|
eradication
|
|
|
sede
|
seat, headquarters
|
|
|
alimentacion
|
comida
|
|
|
plantear
|
syn. establecer: to establish
|
|
|
proponer
|
to propose
|
|
|
poli`tica
|
politics
|
|
|
defensor
|
defender
|
|
|
entregar
|
to hand over
|
|
|
desplazamiento
|
displacement
|
|
|
desplazarse
|
to displace
|
|
|
eclesia`sticos
|
church officials
|
|
|
poli`tico
|
politician
|
|
|
firmante
|
signer
|
|
|
reformular
|
to reformulate
|
|
|
acercamiento
|
syn. disposito congtiguo:
a close place |
|
|
acercarse
|
to approach
|
|
|
encabezar
|
to head something
|
|
|
reticencias
|
reticence
|
|
|
retener
|
to be reticent
|
|
|
sindical
|
syn. sindicato: labor union
|
|
|
suero
|
serum
|
|
|
fobia
|
phobia
|
|
|
protector
|
protector
|
|
|
impredecible
|
unpredictable
|
|
|
dilema
|
dilemma
|
|
|
hereditario
|
hereditary
|
|
|
linterna
|
lantern
|
|
|
superar
|
to overcome
|
|
|
to be careful with something
|
tener cuidado
|
|
|
refrito
|
refried
|
|
|
villano
|
villain
|
|
|
recuento
|
recount, retelling
|
|
|
temible
|
dreadful, fearsome
|
|
|
vi`bora
|
viper
|
|
|
adinerado
|
syn. rico: rich, rich person
|
|
|
alejar
|
to maintain or establish a distance
|
|
|
mejoramiento
|
syn. the process of betterment, bettering
|
|
|
alargar
|
to make longer
|
|
|
censo
|
census
|
|
|
divulgar
|
to divulge
|
|
|
prolongacion
|
prolongation
|
|
|
envejecer
|
to become old
|
|
|
tasa de defunciones
|
death rate
|
|
|
bruto
|
stupid, raw
|
|
|
abultar
|
syn. aumentar, incrementar: to increase
|
|
|
residir
|
to reside
|
|
|
tasa
|
rate
|
|
|
natalidad
|
syn. nacimiento: birth
|
|
|
arrojar
|
to throw something forcefully
|
|
|
humedad
|
moisture
|
|
|
hernia
|
hernia
|
|
|
discal
|
disk (back)
|
|
|
hernia discal
|
herniated disk
|
|
|
rodar
|
to film (a movie)
|
|
|
lesion
|
syn. herida: injury
|
|
|
felicitar
|
to congratulate
|
|
|
casualidad
|
chance, random
|
|
|
ciuadad natal
|
hometown
|
|
|
predilecto
|
syn. favorito
|
|
|
hitos
|
landmarks, milestones
|
|
|
trascender
|
to transcend
|
|
|
lesionar
|
to injure, to hurt
|
|
|
recordacion
|
a memory
|
|
|
la ultima vez
|
the last time
|
|
|
el link
|
internet link
|
|
|
invasor
|
invader
|
|
|
prediccion
|
prediction
|
|
|
comparativo
|
comparative
|
|
|
lo`gico
|
logical
|
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ilo`gico
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ilogical
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tener mundo
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to be experienced
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tener a`ngel
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to be charming
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tener los nervios de punta
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to be upset
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decrepar
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syn. disentir: to disent
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disentir
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syn. decrepar: to disent
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reclutar
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to recruit
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filas
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military ranks
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guardaespalda
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bodyguard
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milicia
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military (adj.)
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militar
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military (noun)
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fuerza aerea
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airforce
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nuclear
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nuclear
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misiles nucleares
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nuclear missiles
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mellizo
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twin of same gender
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gemelo
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twin of different gender
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extraditar
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to extradite
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senyalar
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syn.indicar: to indicate
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cabecilla
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ringleader
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trasladar
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to transport
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responder
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syn. resaltar: to respond
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la aeropuerto
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airport
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el hangar
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airplane hanger
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bogatano
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dealing with bogata
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precisar
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syn. clarificar: to clarify
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despegar
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to take off, to fly away
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cargos
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charges (legal)
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la sede
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headquarters
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operativo
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operative
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rumbo
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route, direction of something
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occidente
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the west
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capo
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syn. jefe, cabecilla: boss, manager
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desprender
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to become unglued or unstuck
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desarticular
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to break apart
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supuesto
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supposed
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frustar
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to frustrate
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fuga
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syn. escape: escape
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fugar
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syn. escapar: to escape
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colaborar
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to collaborate
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rendir
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to render
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pendiente
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pending
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definitivo
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definite, definitive
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aterrizar
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to land an airplane
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sigla
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abreviation
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penitenciaria
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penitetiary
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estar ansioso
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to look forward to
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histri`on
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dramatic actress or actor
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jurado
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jury
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galardonar
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syn. premiar: to give an award
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cinta animada
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animated film
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diploma`tico
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diplomat
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almirante
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admiral
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rendicion
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surrender
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rango
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syn. fila: rank (military)
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orientacion
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orientation
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reivindicarse
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to claim responsibility
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ratoncito
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syn. mentira: lie
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divulgar
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to divulge
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circular
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private memo
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fiscal
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District Attorney, Investigator
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Coalicion
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Coalition
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hada
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fairy
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Raton Perez
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Tooth Fairy
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Alargarse
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to make longer
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Tal parece
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it seems that, one supposes that
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organizador
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organizer
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concurso de belleza
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beauty contest
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paradisi`aca
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paradisical
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sucesor
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succesor
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trasmision
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transmission
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investigacion
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research
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calidez
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syn. amable, carinyo: nice, friendly
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hospitalidad
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hospitality
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seguidores
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followers
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encuesta
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survey
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encuestados
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people who are surveyed
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reforzar
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to reinforce
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de ello
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of that
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tomar decisiones
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to make decisions
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congregar
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syn. reunir
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vedado
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syn. prohibido
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vedar
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syn. prohibir
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agitar
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to agitate
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esfumarse
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syn. desaparecer: to disappear
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quedarse
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to remain
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armo`nia
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harmony
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canciller
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consulate, Embassy
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estan agarrado
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syn. estan peleando
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hacerse sombra
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to overshadow
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gestionar
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to negotiate
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gestion
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negotiation
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ejercer
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to exercise authority
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a ultima hora
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at the last minute
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delf`in (slang)
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slang: a possible candidate for president
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cuajar
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to catch on, to succeed
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reelecciones
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reelections
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aniquilar
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syn. terminar, matar
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destierro
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exile, banishment
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alineaciones
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alignment
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desilusion
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disappointment
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adhesiones
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adhesiones
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alertar
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to alert
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premiar
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to reward
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delantero
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the front part
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desinflar
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disinflate
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desagradable
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unpleasant
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comida grasosa
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fatty food
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