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55 Cards in this Set
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asesinato
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murder
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corrupciOn
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corruption
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divisas
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$ from Mexicans in the US sent to Mexico
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artesanIas
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handicrafts, crafts
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narco (narcotraficante)
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drug dealer
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permiso de maternidad
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sabitacial leave
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maquila (maquiladoras)
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sweat shops (located near Mex/US border-la frontera)
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narcos fosas
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mass graves for drug gangs
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trompa
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trunk, MOUTH
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chanza
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chance, opportunity (sanglish)
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petrOleo
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petroleum, oil
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paisajes
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scenery of motrocycle (landscape)
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desierto
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desert
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vegetaciOn
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vegetacion
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Lucha Libre
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wresting (muy popular en Mexico)
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soldados
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soldiers
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chistes
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joke
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quE onda
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what's up (wave)
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borracha
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drunk woman
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pistear
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to drink alcohol
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terracerIa
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caminos de tierras para autos
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manglares
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mango trees
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senote
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grotto
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hacienda
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farm, ranch
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nieves
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uce cream
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hostigamiento sexual
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sexual harrasment
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ruca
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old lady (negative)
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lIo
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a mess
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gUera/o
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light skinned
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pistola
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gun
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ahogar
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to drown
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chavo/chavitor
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young person
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atrocidades
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atrocities
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celos
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jelousy
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lAstima
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pity
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subestimar
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to underestimate
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estuche
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little bag (for makeup or medicine)
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enano
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midget (dwarf)
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flojera
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lazy (mAs formal)
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paraIso
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paradise
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perseguir
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to pursue, to follow, to persecute, to chase
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PEMEX
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PetrOleo mexicano
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"No le hagas"
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don't be like that, don't be pessimistic
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"Se te nota"
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you can tell
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"Me criE"
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I grew up/I was raised
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"Puras norteNas"
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only northern music
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"Andar con alguien"
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to go out together- boyfriend/girlfriend
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"Me daba flojera explicarte"
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It would take too much/long to explain it
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"A otro perro con ese hueso"
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Another person could believe that, but I don't
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"Garganta de Mariachi"
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heavyweight. a person able to drink a lot of alcohol w/out getting drunk
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"!QuE chido!
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fantasic/great/cool
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"Matar al indio"
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let's kill the indians (indigeneous people)
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"Ese rollo"
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that stuff
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"Ganarme la vida"
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to earn a living
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"El mundo se va a acabar"
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the world will end (implies of the social situation)
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