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escritor
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writer
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enorme
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huge
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vimos un elefante enorme, we saw an enormous elephant
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respuesta
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answer, reply
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sus plegarias no tuvieron respuesta, her prayers went unanswered
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duro
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hard, harsh, rough
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y también dos huevos duros, ... and also two hard-boiled eggs
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síno que
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but rather
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No es que no tenga ganas de ir contigo, sino que no tengo suficiente dinero para pagar
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pretender
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to expect, to try
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pretendía que le diera la razón, he was trying to make me agree with him
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marido
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husband
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piel
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skin
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hallar
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to find
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hallaré una respuesta, I'll find an answer, la hallamos muerta, we found her dead
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sufficiente
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enough
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bastante 2 (presuntuoso) smug, complacent
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grave
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serious, deep
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está muy grave, he's seriously ill
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bajar
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to go down, lower, turn down, get out
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bajé corriendo la cuesta, I ran downhill
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cubrir
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to cover
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acompañar
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to accompany
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¿prefieres que te acompañe?, do you want me to come with you?
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establecer
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to establish, set up
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definitivo
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definitive
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en definitiva, in short
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esfuerzo
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effort
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sin esfuerzo, effortlessly
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lleno
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full, covered, plump
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luna llena, full moon
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a través de
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by means of, by way of, through
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A través de este texto ustedes pueden entender las causas
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común
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usual, ordinary
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es poco común, it's unusual
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profundo
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profound, deep
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una herida muy profunda, a deep wound
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dearollar
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to develop, explain
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ha desarrollado su musculatura desde que hace deporte, he has become more muscular since he started doing sport
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unir
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to join, unite
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unieron sus empresas, they merged their companies
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metro
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meter, tape measure
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metro cuadrado/cúbico, square/cubic metre
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vuelta
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return, turn, tour
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ya estamos de vuelta, we are back already
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recuerdo
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memory, souvenir
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tiene malos recuerdos de su infancia, he's got some unhappy memories from his childhood
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ventana
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window, nortril
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nivel
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level, standard
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estamos tres metros sobre el nivel del mar, we are at three metres above sea level
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tal vez
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perhaps, maybe
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same as quizás, Los crímenes tal vez pueden prescribir, the crimes may stop
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permanecer
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to stay, remain
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permanecieron allí mucho tiempo, they stayed there for a long time
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es decir
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that is, that is to say, I mean
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same as "o sea"
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negar
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to deny, refuse
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no me niegues que te gusta, don't deny you like her
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iniciar
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to start, begin
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iniciar el proceso de paz, to initiate the peace process
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conocimiento
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knowledge, consciousness
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con conocimiento de causa, with full knowledge of the facts
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dato
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data, information
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no tengo más datos sobre este autor, I don't have any more details about his author
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ambos
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both
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hubo concesiones por ambas partes, concessions were made on both sides
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comprobar
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to check
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déjame que compruebe que llevas bien atada la corbata, let me check to see whether your necktie is tied correctly
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evitar
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to avoid, avert
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no pude evitar reírme, I couldn't help laughing
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naturaleza
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nature, constitution
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es de naturaleza tímida, she's shy by nature
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junto a
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next to
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gesto
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face, gesture
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puso gesto de desaprobación, he made a disapproving face
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diario
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newspaper, journal, diary
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diario hablado, radio news
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personaje
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character, celebrity
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es todo un personaje, she's quite a character
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sino que
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but rather
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No es que no hable bien, sino que hablar es lo que practico lo menor.- It's not that I do not speak well, but rather speaking is what I practice the least.
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asunto
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affairs, business
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no es asunto tuyo, it's none of your business
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