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families looking for resources for their children

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familias buscan recursos para sus hijos

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disability

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discapacidad

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they share

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comparten

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the same wish

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el mismo deseo

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about or on top of

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sobre

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illnesses/diseases

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enfermedades

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they have learned

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han aprendido

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they suffer

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padecen

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to suffer (2)

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  • padece

- sufrir

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resources

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recursos

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they have created

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han creado

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to a great extent

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en gran medida

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teachers (particularly primary schools teachers)

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maestros

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they help them to

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les ayudan a

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classmates

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compañeros de clase

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what happens now

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lo que pasa ahora

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until 2 years ago

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hasta hace dos años

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they would have liked

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les hubiera gustado

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they would have stayed

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se quedara

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according to ( not según)

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debido a

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the cutbacks

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los recortes

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the withdraw of

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la retirada de

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they were forced to

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fueron obligados a

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send him

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enviarle

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the supports

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los apoyos

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to cut

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cortar

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to cut or reduce or cutback

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recortar

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the benefits

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las ventajas

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the way

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la forma

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also

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además

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one day

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algún día

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become an entrepreneur / business owner

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se haga empresario

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to hire someone

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contratar a alguien

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enriching ( to improve or upgrade)

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enriquecedor

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too high

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demasiado alto

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they lack help

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faltan ayudas

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to look after her

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atenderla

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grants or scholarships

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las becas

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we have requested

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habíamos solicitado

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so

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así que

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a lack of money

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falta de dinero

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seriously injured for taking a selfie

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herido grave por hacerse un selfie

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a young person from malaga

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un joven malagueño

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was seriously injured

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resultó herido grave

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a fall

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una caída

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from a height

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desde una altura

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near a cliff

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junto a un acantilado

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was badly hurt

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quedó malherido

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while

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mientras

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they moved

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se desplazaron

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grants or scholorships

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las becas

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we have requested

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habíamos solicitado

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so

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así que

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lack of money

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falta de dinero

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seriously injured for taking a selfie

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herido grave por hacerse un selfie

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a young person from Malaga

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un joven malagueño

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was seriously injured

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resultó herido grave

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a fall

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una caída

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from a height

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desde una altura

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near a cliff

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junto a un acantilado

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was badly hurt

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quedó malherido

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while

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mientras

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they moved

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se desplazaron

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to move

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desplazar

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firemen

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bomberos

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they helped

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auxiliaron

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by land

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por tierra

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a lifeboat

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una lancha salvavidas

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was placedd

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fue colocado

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a floating stretcher

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una camilla flotante

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according to sources

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según fuentes

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why do we not fix the date of easter

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por qué no fijamos la fecha de la Semana Santa

73
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the pope

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el papa

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a fixed/set date

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fecha fija

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easter

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Semana Santa

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this change of dates

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este cambio de fechas

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means reaching agreements

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supone llegar a acuerdos

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poll/survey

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sondeo

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because sometimes

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ya que a veces

80
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the second term

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el segundo trimestre

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very long

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larguísimo

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most of the hotel owners

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la mayoría de los hosteleros

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falls too early

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cae demasiado pronto

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to know when

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para saber cuando

85
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an extraordinary president

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un presidente extraordinario

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a young person

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una juventud

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that demands change

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que exige cambio

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he shone like a star

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brilló como una estrella

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attend

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acudieron a

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most of

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la mayoría de

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great luxury houses

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casas de gran lujo

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they enjoy privlages

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disfrutan de privilegios

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they have staff

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tienen personal

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that takes care of everything

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que se ocupa de todo

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a yaght

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un yate

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their cellars

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sus bodegas

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are full of

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están llenas de

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of the best vintages

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de las mejores cosechas

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a huge salary

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un sueldo enorme

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they don’t have to pay anything

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no tienen que pagar nunca

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very differently

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de manera muy diferente

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from the beginning

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desde el principio

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he rejected

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rechazó

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the president’s post (job)

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el puesto de presidente

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that he was living with his wife

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que habitaba con su mujer

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they worked growing chrysanthemums

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se dedicaron al cultivo de crisántemos

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their humble lifestyle

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su estilo de vida humilde

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as a means of transport

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como medio de transporte

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used to give

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solía dar

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help against poverty

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ayuda contra la pobreza

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homeless people

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personas sin hogar

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(they) left him with barely

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le dejaron con apenas

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monthly

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mensuales

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did not reach

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no alcanzaba

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never wore a tie

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nunca llevaba corbata

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he was known as

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fue conocido como

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the dictatorship of their country

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la dictadora de su país

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kidnappings

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secuestros

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escaped from prison

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escapó de la cárcel

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fell prisoner again

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cayó preso otra vez

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locked

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encerrados

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solitude

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la soledad

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they taught me

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me enseñaron

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go crazy

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volverme loco

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if I hadn’t

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si no hubiera

126
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isolated

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aislado

127
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enjoys

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goza de

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a salary rise

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una alza en los sueldos

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an unemployment rate

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una tasa de desempleo

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about all

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sobre todo

131
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wisdom

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sabiduría

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simplicity

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sencillez

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i liked the simplicity of the peom

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me gustó la sencillez del poema