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38 Cards in this Set
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amenazado
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threat
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"menaza" sounds like "menace"
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a menudo
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often
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"menu" sounds like "main"
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tratar(se) de
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to deal with
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"tratar" sounds like "to treat"
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silbar
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to whistle
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think "silbido"
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la criada
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servant/maid
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one might "cry" if thet were forced to become one of these
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estar ocupado
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to be busy
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"ocupado" is a cognate for a synanom of this word
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los saludos
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greetings
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"saludos" is a congnate for a synonym of this word
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un rato
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short time/while
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"rato" sounds like "rate," having to do with time
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el principio
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begining
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"prinicipio" means "principal." think time.
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no tener ni un pelo de...
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does not have a hair of...
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congnate
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en cambio
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on the other hand
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un "cambio" de opinion
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el alma
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soul
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we give "alms" to help people's "almas"
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dejar de...
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to allow something...
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not to move backward but to move forward.
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un piropo
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compliment
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"pirates" are known for giving these
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la sortija
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ring
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they sell "sortijas" and tiffany's
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advertir
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to warn
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"adverissment" can be found on french labels telling you not to do something
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el cascabel
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bell
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cascabel - tacobel
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un huérfano
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orphan
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replace "hue" with "o"
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la niñez
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youth
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"niñez" is for "niños"
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coquetear
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to flirt
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congnate for a synonym.
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tomar a pecho
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to take seriously
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"pecho" sounds like a somber old man
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acercarse a...
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to approach...
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this means to move "a cerca"
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el puente
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bridge
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if "puente" sounds like "point," i hope it points one in the right direction
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abandonar
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to abandon
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cmon. its a cognate.
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sembrar
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to plant
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sembra un semilla!
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apresurarse
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to hurry up
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cognate of a semi synonym
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rumbo a...
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toward...
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"rumbo" sounds like "rumble"
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nevegar
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to sail
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cognate of a semi synonym
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¡en un sentiamén!
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in just a moment!
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"second" sounds like "sentiamén," sort of
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pegar fuego a...
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fire/shoot
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cognate-like
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en seguida
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immediately
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"seguida" sounds like "second." dont dwell on that too hard.
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la llama
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flama
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death by llamas!
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apuntar
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to aim
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"apuntar" sounds like "to point"
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santiguarse
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to cross oneself
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"santiguarse" sounds like "to sanctify"
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inesperado
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unexpected
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"esperanza" means "hope"
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entristecido por...
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saddened by...
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"tristeza" means "sadness"
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levar anclas
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to weigh anchors
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you must pull up to LEVAtate these
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los habitantes
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inhabitants
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congate.
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