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contratar
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to hire; to contract
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despedir
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to fire
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entrevistar
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to interview
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estar a la venta
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to be on/for sale
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hacer cola
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to be/to wait in line
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hacer horas extraordinarias
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to work overtime
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tomar vacaciones
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to take a vacation
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renunciar (a)
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to quit (a job)
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solicitar
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to apply (for a job)
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las acciones
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stock; share of stock
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el/la accionista
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shareholder
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el almacén
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department store
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la Bolsa
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stock market
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el cajero/la cajera
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teller
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el cajero automático
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ATM
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la compañía
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company
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el contrato
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contract
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el desempleado/la desempleada
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unemployed person
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el desempleo
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unemployment
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el despacho
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office (specific room)
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el empleado/la empleada
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worker, employee
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el empleo
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work, employment
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la empresa
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corporation
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la entrevista
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interview
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las ganancias
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earnings, profits
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la gerencia
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management
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el/la gerente
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manager
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el hombre/la mujer de negocios
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businessman/businesswoman
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el mercado
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market
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la oficina
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office (general term)
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las pérdidas
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losses
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el secretario/la secretaria
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secretary
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el sindicato
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labor union
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el socio/la socia
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partner, associate; member
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la solicitud
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application form
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la tienda
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store
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la venta
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sale
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ahorrar
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to save
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cargar
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to charge (to one's account)
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cobrar
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to charge (someone for something)
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cobrar un cheque
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to cash a check
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gastar
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to spend
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ingresar
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to deposit (funds)
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invertir
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to invest
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pagar a plazos
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to pay in installments
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pagar en efectivo
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to pay in cash
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pedir prestado
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to borrow
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pedir un préstamo
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to request/to take out a loan
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prestar
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to lend
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retirar
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to withdraw (funds)
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la cuenta
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account; bill
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la cuenta corriente
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checking account
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la cuenta de ahorros
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savings account
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las deudas
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debts
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los gastos
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expenses
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las inversiones
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investments
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el préstamo
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loan
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la tarjeta de cajero
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ATM card
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la tarjeta de crédito
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credit card
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ya que
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because/since
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como
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because/since; must be placed at the beginning of a sentence
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puesto que
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because/since
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porque
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because/since; cannot be used to begin a sentence
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por
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because of; (when preceding a noun)
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cuestión
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matter, subject, topic of discussion
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pregunta
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a question or interrogation
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fecha
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calendar date
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cita
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an appointment or social arrangement
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los/las dos
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both
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ambos/ambas
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both
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tanto... como...
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both... and...
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acoger
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to welcome
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acostumbrarse (a)
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to become accustomed (to)
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adaptarse (a)
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to adapt (to)
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aportar
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to bring, contribute
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asimilarse
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to become assimilated
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emigrar
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to emigrate
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establecerse
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to get settled, established
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inmigrar
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to immigrate
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el anglosajón/la anglosajona
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Anglo-Saxon
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el aporte
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contribution
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el/la canadiense
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Canadian
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el/la chicano(a)
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Chicano, Mexican-American
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la ciudanía
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citizenship
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el crisol
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melting pot
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la emigración
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emigration
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el/la emigrante
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emigrant
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el/la estadounidense
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American (from U.S.)
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el exiliado/la exiliada
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exile
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la herencia
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heritage
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el/la hispano(a)
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Hispanic, Hispanic American
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la identidad
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identity
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la inmigración
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immigration
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el/la inmigrante
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immigrant
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el/la latino(a)
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Latino, Latin American
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la mayoría
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majority
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la minoría
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minority
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el orgullo
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pride
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el/la refugiado(a)
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refugee
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acogedor(a)
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welcoming
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bilingüe
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bilingual
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mayoritario/a
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majority
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minoritario/a
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minority
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orgulloso/a
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proud
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el/la argentino(a)
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Argentine, Argentinian
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el/la boliviano/a
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Bolivian
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el/la chileno/a
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Chilean
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el/la colombiano/a
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Colombian
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el/la costarricense
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Costa Rican
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el/la cubano/a
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Cuban
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el/la dominicano/a
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Dominican
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el/la ecuatoriano/a
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Ecuadoran, Ecuadorian
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el/la español/a
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Spaniard
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el/la guatemalteco/a
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Guatemalan
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el/la hondureño/a
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Honduran
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el/la mexicano/a
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Mexican
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el/la nicaragüense
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Nicaraguan
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el/la panameño/a
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Panamanian
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el/la paraguayo/a
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Praguayan
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el/la peruano/a
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Peruvian
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el/la puertorriqueño/a
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Puerto Rican
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el/la salvadoreño/a
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Salvadoran
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el/la urugrayo/a
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Uruguayan
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el/la venezolano/a
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Venezuelan
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asociarse
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to associate
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alquilar
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to rent (out)
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derrocar
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to overthrow
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empresario
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manager
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ferrocarril
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railroad
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estar dispuesto a + infinitive
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to be ready or willing to do something
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filial
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filial
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industrial/industrialista
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industrialist, manufacturer
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mano de obra
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labor, manpower
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la cifra
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number
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la colina
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hill
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el choclo
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corn
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la escritura
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writing
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la firma
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signature
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el notario
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notary
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el petróleo
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oil
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la propiedad
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property
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el propietario
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proprietor
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el sujecto
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subject (person)
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la superficie
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surface
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el terreno
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land
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el valle
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valley
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animarse a
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to decide (to do something)
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asomarse
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to show, become visible
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desanimarse
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to lose energy or enthusiasm
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plantear
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to propose a theme or question
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recorrer
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to traverse, walk
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cuadrado
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square
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el cabo de
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after
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de cuando en cuando
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from time to time
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morirse de risa
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to die laughing
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tragarse la píldora
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to believe a lie
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asignatura
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subject, course
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perder
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to miss an opportunity of deadline because of poor timing
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falter a
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to miss an appointment or an event in the sense of not attending it
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echar de menos
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to miss a person who is away or absent
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extrañar
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to miss a person who is away or absent
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ahorrar
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to save (money)
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salvar
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to rescue or save from danger
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guardar
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to set aside, keep, or save
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llevar
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to transport or take something or someone from one place to another
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tomar
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all other cases of "take"
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hacer un viage
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to take a trip
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tardar en
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to take a certain amount of time to do something
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