2015 Aug Flashcards

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the stitch

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la puntada

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the bruise

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la contusión

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black and blue (bruising)

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amoratado

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cute->attractive->pretty->beautiful (people)

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linda->guapa(people only)->bonita->hermosa/bella (hermosa more common)

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cute->attractive->pretty->beautiful (men)

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(trick question!)(from women) guapo / (from men) bien parecido (only!)

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very very sexy (implies body)

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buenote/a / papacito/mamacita (both nouns and adjs) / ¡Eres super rica mami! / Te vez bien buena.

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the sleeves

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las mangas

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the half

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la mitad (medio is just a fraction)

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to take a look at / to glimpse / to skim (reading)

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dar una ojeada

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following (adj)

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siguiente

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I am proud of you.

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Estoy orgulloso de ti/ud.

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I make her do push-ups

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La hago hacer lagartijas / La pongo a hacer lagartijas / La pongo a que haga lagartijas

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the pension

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la pensión

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bankrupt

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en quiebra / en bancarrota

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the union (industry)

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el sindicato

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It makes me hungry.

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Me da hambre. / Me pone hambriento.

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the agent

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el/la agente

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to humiliate

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humillar

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the enemy

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el enemigo

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sustainable

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sostenible

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the bond (finance)

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el bono

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the fund (of money)

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el fondo

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the bully

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el matón

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the proof

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la prueba

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the pension

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la pensión

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to message (text message / chat)

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mensajear

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the pattern (design)

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el diseño

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warm (heat)

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cálido

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the contestant / competitor

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el concursante

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the cleavage / neckline

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el escote

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the invoice / bill

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la factura

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the asshole (person)

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pendejo/a

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the countertop (part where you store stuff or along the wall) / the parapet

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el pretil

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the countertop (kitchen workspace)

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la cubierta (MX) / la encimera (SP) / la barra de cocina (favor when there are stools)

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the countertop (in a shop) / the service desk (i.e. library or airport)

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el mostrador

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the island (kitchen)

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la isla

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the stool / bench

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la banqueta / el banco

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great-grandfather

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tatarabuelo

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to click

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cliclear / hacer clic

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the drought

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la sequía

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apologist

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apologista

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the treaty

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el tratado

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I hope you feel better.

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Que te sientas mejor.

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parallel

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paralelo

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perpendicular

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perpendicular

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the loser

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el/la perdedor(a)

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the winner

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el/la ganador(a)

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to wrap

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envolver

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49
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to overcook / overcooked

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sobre cocinar / sobrecocinado

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to approximate

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aproximarse

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approximate (adj)

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aproximado

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the strategy

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la estrategia

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crunchy

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crujiente

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the minority

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la minoría

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the majority

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la mayoría

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the monk

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el monje

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the nun

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la monja

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the lentils

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las lentejas

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to film

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filmar / grabar

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the strain (muscular injury)

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el esguince

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to take it easy

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llevarla tranquilo

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to rub elbows with

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codearse con

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the luxury / luxury (adj)

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el lujo / de lujo

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the proof

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la prueba

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the substance

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la sustancia

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to procrastinate

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procrastinar / posponer / aplazar (latter two mean more to postpone)

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bloody

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sangriento

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the character (novel / play)

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el personaje

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the character (personality)

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el carácter

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to overcome (problem / obstacle)

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superar

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the ballot

A

la papeleta

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the backup (duplicate copy)

A

el backup

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the weatherman

A

el meteorólogo

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the roof terrace

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la azotea

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the appliance

A

el electrodoméstico

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the corridor / hallway

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el pasillo

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the rapist

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el violador

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Dutch

A

neerlandés

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Belgium

A

Bélgica

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the Netherlands

A

los Países Bajos

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the oval / oval-shaped

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el óvalo / ovalado

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the resistance

A

la resistencia

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the walk

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el paseo / la caminata

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wrinkly

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arrugado

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the infrastructure

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la infraestructuras

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the snail

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el caracol

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pickled

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al escabeche

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to marinate

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marinar / adobar

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sleazy

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sórdido

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the pedestrian

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el/la peatón

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the barber shop

A

la barbería

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the barber

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el barbero

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to be about / to deal with (a subject / topic)

A

tratar de

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to treat (eg. to treat with kindness / to treat like a dog)

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tratar

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Listen to me. / Trust me. / Pay attention to me!

A

Hazme caso.

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to have been for (a period of time)

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Llevar/Tengo (eg. Llevo/Tengo 40 años estudiando español)

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I’m a fan of / The X are my team

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Le voy con _____.

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to drop (accidentally drop something)

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caérsele (you literally say ‘to fall from something’ – eg. se me cayó la taza)

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to drop (purposefully drop something)

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dejar caer

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should have (eg. I should have started)

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deber (cond) haber + gerund (‘Yo debería haber comenzado’)

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It’s not/wasn’t worth it (expression)

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no vale/valió la pena

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to usually do / to be accustomed to

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soler

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recent (adj) / recently (adv)

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reciente / recien (eg. recien )

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to be laid off

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hacer recorte de personal…fui tocado

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the son-in-law

A

el yerno

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the daughter-in-lay

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la nuera

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to keep (doing something) / continue

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seguir [gerund]

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Help!

A

¡Socorro!

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the gold digger

A

la cazafortunas

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to delete

A

borrar / eliminar

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the demon

A

el demonio

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reckless

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imprudente

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compelling

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persuasivo

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to imply

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insinuar

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advisable

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aconsejable

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the eyelash

A

la pestaña

117
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to infer

A

inferir

118
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the sidewalk

A

la acera

119
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at best

A

a lo mejor / en el mejor de los casos

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at worst

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en el peor de los casos (a lo peor is NOT correct!)

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at most

A

a lo más

122
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at least

A

por lo menos

123
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the symmetry

A

la simetría