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123 False Cognates Flashcards

1
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abandonar

A

to quit

to remove quitar

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absoluto

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absolute, absolutely

absolutamente, completamente

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en absoluto

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not at all

absolutely totalmente

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actual

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current

actual verdadero

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acuartelamiento

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billet

ticket billete

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advertencia

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a warning

advertisement anuncio

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agonía

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dying moments

agony dolor fuerte

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aguacate

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avocado

lawyer abogado

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alcalde

A

mayor

bigger mayor

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alfombra

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carpet

folder carpeta

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anunciar

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to advertise

to warn advertir

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apoyar

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to support

to bear or tolerate soportar

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árbitro

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umpire

empire imperio

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asistencia

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attendance

attention atención

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avergonzado

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embarrassed

pregnant embarazada

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ayudar

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to assist

to attend asistir a un lugar

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banco

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bank

bench banco de plaza

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basamento

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base of a column

basement el sótano

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base militar

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camp

field campo en general

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biblioteca

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library

bookshop librería

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bizarro

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brave

bizarre extraño or estrafalario

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brazo

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arm

gun arma

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cacerola

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pan

bread pan

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calumniar

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to slander

to translate traduce

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carpeta

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file

folder carpet alfombra

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ceder

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to compromise

commitment compromiso

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cena

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dinner

money dinero

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chocar

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to crash

choke ahogar, sofocar

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compasión

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sympathy

affection simpatía

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complexión

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physiological build

skin complexion tez or cutis

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comprensivo

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sympathetic

likeable simpático

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conocido

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familiar

relative pariente

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concurso

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contest

to answer contestar

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conferencia

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lecture

reading lectura

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consejo

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council

to reconcile conciliar

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consejos

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advice

warning, notice aviso

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conservante

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preservative

condom preservativo

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cortés

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gracious

funny gracioso

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cuerda

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rope

clothes ropa

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cuerdo

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sane

healthy sano

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cuerno

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horn

oven horno

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darse cuenta

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to realize

to make realizar

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decepción

A

disappointment

to deceive someone engañar a alguien

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delito

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crime

delight deleite

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desesperado

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desperate

to wake up despertar

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desconocido

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stranger

foreigner extranjero

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éxito

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success

event suceso

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48
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desfile

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parade

wall pared

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49
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desviación

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diversion

fun diversión

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dibujos animados

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cartoon

cardboard cartón

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diferenciado

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discrete

discreet discreto

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discusión

A

argument

plot argumento de un libro

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disgusto

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displeasure

disgust asco or repugnancia

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ebrio

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intoxicated

food poisoning intoxicado

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emocionante

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thrilling or emotionally moving

emotional emocional

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entusiasta

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zealous

jealous celoso

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ensalada

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salad

salty salado

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economía

A

economics

cheap económicos

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estadio

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arena

sand arena

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60
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ejército

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army

navy marina

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engaño

A

deception

disappointment decepción

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evaluación

A

assessment

consultancy asesoría

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facultad

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college

school colegio

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final

A

ultimate

last último

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65
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fecha

A

date

data dato

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fenomenal, genial

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terrific

terrifying terrorífico

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eventual

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incidental

eventual definitivo

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fábrica

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factory

cloth tejido and tela

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firma

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signature

subject asignatura

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formulario

A

form

shape forma

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grabar

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to record

to remember recordar

72
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grande

A

large

long largo

73
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ganga

A

bargain

gang pandilla

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globo

A

balloon

ball balón

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fútil

A

trivial or insignificant

futile ineficaz, vano or inútil

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finalmente

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eventually by chance,

possibly eventualmente

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cuerpo

A

body

wedding boda

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desgracia

A

mistake

something shameful una vergüenza

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habitante

A

inhabitado

inhabitant uninhabited

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maldición

A

curse

course curso

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objetivo

A

target

card tarjeta

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oficina

A

office j

ob oficio

83
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orden

A

command

commando unit comando

84
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padres

A

parents

relatives parientes

85
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pala

A

spade

sword espada

86
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parientes

A

relatives

relative (adjective) relativos

87
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pecado

A

sin

without sin

88
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pedir disculpas

A

to apologize

defence apología

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política

A

policy or politics

police policía

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postre

A

dessert

desert desierto

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pretender

A

to try

to pretend fingir or simular

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propenso

A

apt

qualified, able apto

93
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quedarse

A

to stay

to be estar

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quejarse

A

to complain

to please complacer

95
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quitar

A

to remove

to stir remover

96
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maleducado

A

rude

rough rudo

97
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medios

A

media

sock media

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mil millones

A

billion

trillion billón

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minorista

A

retailer

minority una minoría

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modismo

A

idiom

language idioma

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molestar

A

to bother or to annoy

to molest abusar sexualmente

102
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impuesto

A

tax

taxi taxi

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inconsecuente

A

contradictory

inconsequential de poca importancia

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ingenio

A

ingenuity

naivety ingenuidad

105
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involucrar

A

involve

wrap envolver

106
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jabón

A

soap

soup sopa

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ladrar o ladrido

A

bark

boat, ship barco

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lograr

A

to attain

to tie atar

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lugar

A

place

square plaza

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lujo

A

luxury

lust lujuria

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rapista

A

barber

someone who attacks sexually violador

112
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suceso

A

event or happening

success un éxito

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sufrir de estreñimiento

A

(to be) constipated

to have a cold/chill estar constipado

114
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de tamaño normal

A

regular

bad regular

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tela

A

fabric

factory fábrica

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traducir

A

to translate

to move trasladarse

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tristeza

A

misery

poverty miseria

118
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tienda de comestibles

A

grocery

rudeness grosería

119
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últimamente

A

lately

ultimately al final

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vagabundo

A

tramp

trap trampa

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valiente

A

brave

fierce bravo

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vapor

A

fume

smoke fumar

123
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vaso

A

drinking glass

vase jarrón

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una vez

A

once

eleven once

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vieira

A

scallop

scallop(meal) escalope

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real

A

actual

current actual

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recordar

A

to remember

to record (audio or video) grabar

128
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recuerdo

A

recollection

harvest recolección

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salida

A

exit

success éxito

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sensiblemente

A

appreciably

sensibly sesudamente

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sensitivo

A

sensible

sensitive sensible

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reanudar

A

to resume

to sum up resumir

133
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soportar

A

put up with

support mantener

134
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blanco

A

white

blank sin adorno

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colorado

A

red,

reddish colored de color

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culto

A

educated

cult de culto

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fastidioso

A

annoying

fastidious escrupuloso

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sobre

A

on, above, over

sober sobrio

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últimamente

A

lately

ultimately finalmente

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la apología

A

defense, eulogy

apology la disculpa

141
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el argumento

A

reasoning, debate

argument la disputa

142
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el bufete

A

desk

buffet el bufé

143
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el campo

A

country side

camp el campamento

144
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el cargo

A

post, position

cargo la carga

145
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la carta

A

letter

cart el carrito

146
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la complexión

A

constitution, temperament

complexion la tez

147
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el damnificado

A

victim

damned maldito

148
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la decepción

A

disappointment

deception el engaño

149
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la falta

A

absence, shortage, lack

fault el defecto, la culpa (guilt)

150
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la firma

A

signature

firm la empresa

151
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el humor

A

mood

humor la gracia

152
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el idioma

A

language

idiom el modismo

153
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la jubilación

A

retirement

jubilation el júbilo

154
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la lectura

A

reading, reading material

lecture la conferencia

155
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la mama

A

breast

mother la mamá

156
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la marca

A

brand, record

mark la mancha

157
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la masa

A

dough

mass (at church) la misa

158
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la noticia

A

news

notice el aviso

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la ocasión

A

opportunity

occasion la vez

160
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el patrón

A

boss; standard

patron el patrocinador

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el plagio

A

plagiarism

plague la peste

162
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la receta

A

recipe, prescription

receipt el recibo

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la recolección

A

harvest, collection

recollection el recuerdo

164
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el salario

A

hourly wages

salary el sueldo

165
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blindar

A

to shield

to blind cegar

166
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decepcionar

A

to disappoint

to deceive engañar

167
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discutir

A

to debate, to argue

to discuss hablar de

168
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excitar

A

to excite sexually

to excite entusiasmar

169
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procurar

A

to manage (to do something)

to procure obtener

170
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restar

A

to subtract

to rest descansar

171
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revolver

A

to turn over

revolver el revólver

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suceder

A

to happen, to follow

to succeed tener éxito

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