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25 Cards in this Set
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poverty line |
el umbral de pobreza |
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sane, reasonable |
cuerdo/a |
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educated, sophisticated |
urbano/a |
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steely |
acerado/a |
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to check, to prove, to realize, to confirm |
comprobar |
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to specify, to need |
precisar |
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hen-pecked, whipped |
mandillón |
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to slide |
deslizarse |
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teeter-totter, see-saw |
el subibaja |
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chopping block for meat, pencil sharpener (parts of S.Am.) |
el tajador |
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to dissect, to stuff a dead animal, to preserve a dead plant |
disecar |
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smiling, cheerful, bright |
risueño/a |
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to hook, to hitch, to harness, to attach |
enganchar |
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field, pasture (L.Am.), vacant lot (Chile) |
el potrero |
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lazy |
holgazán(a) |
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cedar |
el cedro |
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spruce |
la picea |
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to train (an animal) |
amaestrar, adiestrar |
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naivety |
la ingenuidad |
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to ponder, to deliberate, to think deeply |
cavilar |
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whispering |
el cuchicheo |
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to make certain of something |
cerciorarse de algo |
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tuft, crest (of a bird), plume (of smoke, or for decoration) |
el penacho |
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to raise or life (the head), to straighten, to stand up, to rise (building) |
erguir(se) |
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to moo, to bellow |
mugir |
