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268 Cards in this Set
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Harmless
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Inofensivo
Not threatening to life or health Opp. Harmful |
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Annoying
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Molesto, irritante
Sim Bothersome |
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Dependable
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Fiable, seguro
Sim Reliable, Honest |
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Scuba Diving
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Buceo
Scuba is a device that let's divers breath under water |
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Thrilled
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Encantado
Sim Excited |
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To tuck
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Meter
I tucked my money into my wallet |
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To trip
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Poner la zancadilla
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To swing
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Balancearse
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More haste, less speed
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Cuanta mas precipitacion en hacer algo, menos rapido
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Ages
0 - 2 Baby 2 - 12 Child 13 - 19 Teenage 20 - 29 in his twenties 30 - 39 in his thirties 40 - 65 middle age 65 - old age |
0 - 1 Baby
1 - 3 Toddler 4 - 7 Young children 8 - 12 Older children 13 - Teenager |
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Strap
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Correa, tirante
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To be fond of
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Tener mucho cariño a alguien o a algo, ser aficionado a
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Brooch
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Broche
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Scam
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Estafa, timo
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To settle
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Decidir, fijar
Resolver una diferencia Saldar una deuda |
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To remain
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Permanecer, continuar
Quedarse He remained standing |
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Outsider
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Someone who is not accepted in a group
Sim Outlier Desertor |
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To aim (with a gun)
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Apuntar con un arma
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Reward
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Recompensa
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Convenient
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Conveniente, oportuno
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Ape
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Mono, simio
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Skeleton
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Esqueleto
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Eager
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Ansioso, deseoso
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Shiny
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Brillante
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Will
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Voluntad, testamento
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Smooth
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Liso, suave, sin grumos (liquido)
Opp Rough |
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Tender
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Cariñoso, compasivo, sensible, tierno
Opp Tough |
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To bid
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Pujar
To bid for ... A bid, una puja |
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To tie
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Empatar
Atar |
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A tie
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Empate
Corbata |
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To praise
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Elogiar
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A praise
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Alabanza, elogio
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Door knocker
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Picaporte
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Midwife
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Comadrona
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Nappy
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Pañal
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Truant
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Borotero
To play truant To play hooky |
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Dummy
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Imitacion, maniqui, muñeco, chupete
Fam Bobo |
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Bib
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Babero
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Bully
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Maton de colegio
To bully |
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To swot
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Empollar
He has been swotting for his exams A swot, empollon |
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Slope
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Cuesta, pendiente, ladera
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Swift
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Rapido, veloz
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Jaunty
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Garboso, desenfadado, alegre
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Longing
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Deseo, anhelo, añoranza, nostalgia
Sim Wish |
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Very fast
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Full speed
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Flashed by
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Pasar muy rapido
Passed |
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Stopped inmediatelly
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Stopped dead
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Very fast
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Whizzing
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Fabulous
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Fabuloso, very nice
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Bizarre
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Rarisimo, extraño
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Drawback
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Inconveniente, pega, objecion
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Heads or tails?
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Cara o cruz?
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Mosque
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Mezquita
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Muslim / Moslem
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Musulman / Musulmana
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To play marbles
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Jugar a canicas
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Hag
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Bruja, arpia
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Gooseberry
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Grosella
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Apron
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Delantal
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Crumb
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Miga, migaja
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Egg-yolk
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Yema de huevo
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Egg white
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Clara de huevo
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Grime
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Mugre, sucidad
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To plunge
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Zambullir, sumergir, hundir
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Shovel
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Pala
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Meanness
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Mezquindad, tacañeria
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To tear off
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Arrancar
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Counter
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Mostrador
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To prise
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Abrir, separar algo haciendo palanca con fuerza
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Blade
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Hoja de cuchillo
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Hollow
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Hueco
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Conker
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Castaña
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Hoard
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Reserva secreta, tesoro
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To wave
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Agitar, mover la mano saludando
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To wander
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Vagar por el mundo
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Tick
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Segundito, en seguida, in a...
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To strive
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Esforzarse por hacer algo
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To grin
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Sonreir abiertamente
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Slap
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En la cara una bofetada y en la espalda una palmada
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To slap
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Abofetear, dar una palmada
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Gang
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Banda, pandilla, cuadrilla
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To set off
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Salir, ponerse en camino
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Rear
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Parte de atras
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Ripe
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Maduro, en frutas
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To ripe
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Madurar
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To fish
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Rebuscar
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Wreckage
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Restos de avion, coche, despues de accidente
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To mumble
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Farfullar, hablar entre dientes
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Scowl
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Ceño
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To scowl
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Fruncir el ceño
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Gown
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Toga, vestido largo
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Bulky
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Voluminoso
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Tilt
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Inclinacion
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To sweat
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Sudar
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Juggling
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Hacer malabarismos
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To cut out
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Recortar en noticias
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To take in
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Comprender
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Rating
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Clasificacion, indice
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To outraged
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Ultrajar, violentar, atropellar
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To haunt
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Embrujar
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Riot
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Motin
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To slaughter
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Matar, sacrificar
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Knight
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Caballero
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Urine
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Orina
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Jellyfish
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Medusa
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To sting
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Picar algun animal
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A sting
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Una picadura
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The name comes from
It's named after |
Se llama asi por...
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Wicked
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Malvado, muy malo
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Boldly
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Audazmente, valientemente
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To hand out
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Repartir, distribuir
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To hand in
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Entregar, presentar
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To sign in
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Registrarse
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To sign up
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Alistarse, enrolarse, firmar contrato
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Bribe
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Soborno
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Shocking
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Escandaloso, chocante, espantoso
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To give a black eye
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Poner un ojo morado a alguien
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To knock over
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Atropellar
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To strap
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Atar con correa
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Flattering
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Adulador, lisonjero
Favorecido para las fotos Opp Unflattering |
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To persuade
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Persuadir, convencer
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To harass
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Acosar
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To acquitt
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Absolver a alguien de algo
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To splash
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Salpicar
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Breed
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En animales, la raza
En personas, la clase En ordenadores, la generacion |
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To breed
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Criar, procrear
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To attract
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Atraer la atencion
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To snoop
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Fisgar, fisgonear
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A snoop
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Un fisgon
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Opposite
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Lo contrario
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To oppose
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Oponerse, resistirse
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Tu pursue
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Seguir, perseguir
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Pursuit
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Persecucion, busqueda, pasatiempo
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To release
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Poner en libertad
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To deliver
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Entregar, repartir
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Handcuff
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Esposas (policia)
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To sob
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Sollozar, llorar mucho
To cry noisily while breathing in short sudden burst (rafagas). |
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To stab
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To push a knife into someone or something.
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To rob
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To steal money or property from a person, bank,..
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To steal
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To take something that belongs to someone else
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Burglar
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Someone who goes into houses, shops, to rob them
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Theft, burglary, robbery
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Robo
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To mistake someone for someone else
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Confundir a alguien
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To be searched by customs
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Ser revisado en aduana
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To twist, to sprain one's ..
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To turn a part of your body around or change your position by changing
Retorcerse |
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To flee
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To leave somewhere very quickly in order to scape from danger
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To loot
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To steal things, especially from shops or homes that have been damaged in a war or riot
Saquear |
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A loot
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Botin, saqueo
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To quit, To resign
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To leave a job, especially without finishing it completely
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Row
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A short angry argument, especially between people who know each other well
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To row
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To make a boat move across water using oars
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Probe
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An investigation in with many questions are asked to discover the truth about something
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Famine
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A situation in wich a large number of people have little or no food for a long time and many people die
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Drought
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A long period of dry weather when there is no enough water for plants and animals to live
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Livelyhood
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The way you earn money in order to live
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Spokesman/Spokeswoman/Spokesperson
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A man or woman who has been chosen to speak offically for a group, organization or government
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Disappearance
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When someone or something becomes impossible to see or find
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To bar
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To officially prevent someone from entering a place from doing something
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To hit
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To affect badly. If someone bad hits a place or a person it suddenly happens and affects people badly
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To pierce
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To make a small hole in with and object with a sharp point
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To soar
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To increase quickly to a high level
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To advise
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To tell someone what you think they should do, especially when you know more than they do about something
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Advice
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An opinion you give someone about what they should do
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To back
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To support someone or something especially by giving them money or using your influence
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To claim
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To state that something is true, even though it has not been proved
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To appeal
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To make a serious public request for help, money, information,...
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Circulations
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Tirada de un periodico
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National paper
Local paper Daily paper Broadsheet Tabloid |
Tipos de periodico, 5
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Reporter
The editor A correspondant A columnist The propietor |
Personas que trabajan en un periodico, 5
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Sniper
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Someone who shoots at people from a hidden position
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Overnight
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For or during de night
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To sack
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To dismiss someone for their job
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Fancy-dress
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Clothes that you wear, especially for parties, that make you look like famous person
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Solely
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Not involving anything or anyone else
Solamente, unicamente |
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To criticise
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To express your disapproval or someone or something or to talk about their faults
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To bug
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To put a bug (small piece of electronic equipment) somewhere secretly in order to listen to conversations
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Obituary
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An article in a newspaper about the life of someone who has just died
Esquelas |
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In depth
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Thorough, complete, and considering details
En profundidaz |
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Unbiased
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Imparcial
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To refund
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To give someone their money back
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Couch potatoe
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Someone who spends a lot of time sitting and watching TV
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Couch
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A comfortable piece of furniture big enough for two or three people to sit on
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A set up
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Un montaje de prensa
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To go red
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If you go red, your face becomes a bright pink colour, especially because you are embarrased or angry
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Freedom of press
Freedom of speech |
Libertad de prensa
Libertad de expresion |
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Lined paper
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Papel cuadriculado
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Twenty-four seven
24-7 |
If something happens twenty-four seven happens all the time, everyday
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To look up to
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To admire or respect someone
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Supply and demand
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Oferta y demanda
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To go along with somebody or something
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To agree with or support someone or something
Estar de acuerdo con |
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To do without something
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To live or to do something without a particular thing
Pasar sin, prescindir de |
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To make up something
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To produce a new story, song, game,.. by thinking
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To break down
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If a car or machine breaks down, it stops working
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To wean myself off
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Slowly stop doing something wich is an addiction
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The box in the corner
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The tv set
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To fall out of love
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Opp to fall in love
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Ceefax
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Teletexto
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To be sour at something
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To have a bad feeling
Be upset or unhappy |
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Eyestrain
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Vista cansada
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To detach
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Separar
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To attach
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Juntar
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To gamble
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To risk money or possesions on the result of something as a card game or a race
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Gambling
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When people risk money or possisions
Juego |
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Addictive
Addict Telly-addict Change channel |
Adictivo
Adicto Teleadicto Cambiar canal |
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To turn over
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Dar la vuelta al papel
Cambiar de canal |
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To flick
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To make something move away by hitting or pushing it suddenly or quickly, especially with your thumb or finger
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Jug
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Jarra para el agua
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Mug
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Jarra para la leche o cerveza
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To mourn
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Llorar la muerte de alguien, luto
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To gorge
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To eat until you are too full to eat anymore
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To devour
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To eat something quickly because you are hungry
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Listless
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Feeling tired and not interested in things
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To betray
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To be disloyal to someone who trusts you so that they are harmed or upset
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Falseness
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Falsedad
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Reminder
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Something that makes you notice, remember or think about something
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Idey
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Ociosamente
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Iffy
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Dudoso
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Idle
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Not working or producing anything
Vago, holgazan, parado |
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To manage
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Dirigir, administrar, llevar, manejar, controlar, conseguir, lograr
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To tear
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To damage something such as a paper or cloth by pulling it hard or letting it touch something sharp
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Whilst
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In british English formal while
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To limp
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To walk slowly and with difficulty because your leg or foot is injured or weak
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Lame
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Unable to walk properly because your leg or foot is injured or weak
Cojo |
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I'll let you go
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Te dejo, en conversaciones telefonicas
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To involve
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If an activity or situation involves something, that thing is part of it or a result of it
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To Contain
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If something such as a bag, box or place contains something, that thing is inside it
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To include
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If one thing includes another, the second thing is part of the first
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Vibe
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Vibracion, sensacion
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Revellers
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Someone who is having fun singing, dancing in a noisy way
Fiesteros, festivaleros |
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Festive
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Looking or feeling bright and cheerful in a way that seems suitable for celebrations
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Firecrackers
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A small firework that explodes loudly
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Craftsmen
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Someone who is very skilled at a particular craft
Artesano |
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Wax
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A solid substance made of fat or oil and used to make candles
Cera |
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To set off (fireworks)
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To make a bomb explode or cause explossion
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Parade
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A public celebration when musical bands, brightly decorated vehicles,..
Procesion |
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Traditional dress
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Traje tradicional
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Brass band
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Banda de metal
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Handkerchief
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A piece of clothe that you use for drying your nose or eyes
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Neckerchief
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A square piece of clothe that is folded and worn tied around the neck
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To bluff
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To pretend something, especially in order to achieve what you want in a difficult or dangerous situation
Tirarse un farol |
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Send off party
Leaving party |
Fiesta de despedida
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Party animal
Party pooper |
Actitudes frente a fiestas
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To seize
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To take hold of something suddenly and violently
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To wreck
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To completely spoil something so that it cannot continue in a succesful way
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Yatch
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Yate
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Bolt of figthening
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Rayo
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To axe
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To close down, dismiss
Recortar drasticamente Despedir |
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Bid
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Attempt
Intento |
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To blast
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To damage or destroy something or to injure or kill someone using a gun or a bomb
Explotar |
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To blaze
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To burn very brightly and strongly
Fire Arder en un incendio |
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To clash
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Estar en conflicto
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To curb
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To reduce, limit
Poner freno, contener |
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Drama
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Exiciting or dramatic event
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Envoy
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Enviado, diplomatico
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Riddle
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Adivinanza, enigma, mystery
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To slash
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Rebajar drasticamente
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Storm
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Angry argument
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Toll
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Mortalidad
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To woo
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Atrackt interest
Impresionar |
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Blackmail
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Chantaje
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Womanazer
Maneater |
Ligon
Ligona |
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To fetch
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To go and get something or someone and bring them back
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Your highness
Your majesty |
Su alteza
Su majestaz |
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Second cousin
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Cousin's child
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Cousin twice removed
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Primo segundo
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Demostration
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An event at witch a large group of people meet to protest or to support something in public
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Adrenalin rush
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Subidon de adrenalina
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The take off
The landing |
El despegue
El aterrizaje |
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To banter
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Bromear
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