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1
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solapa

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book flap, lapel

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achecar

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To spy on, to lie in wait for

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mongrel; tipo pesado

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quiltro

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vein; seam

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veta

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calm, plácid, even-tempered

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apacible

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peaje

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toll

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decantación

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decanting, decantation

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chincuales chinches

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puntitos rojos causados por las picadas de pulgas or bedbugs; Nervous, hiperactiva people; intellectually adventurous people

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erizado

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bristly

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racket, fuss

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estrépito

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exiguo

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meager, paltry; minute

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one-story , ranch-style House

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galpón

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To spy on, to lie in wait for

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achecar

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book flap, lapel

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solapa

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spiked walking stick; come down hard

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chuzo; caer a chuzos (lluvia)

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necessary; Job, errand

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menester

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cordel

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cord, string

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to rub, scrub

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frotarse, rozar, masajear

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tarado

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loony, mad; moron (boba)

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stinging, burning; heartache

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escozor

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tamarack or larch tree

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el alerce

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marrullero

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smooth

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toll

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peaje

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jirón

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shred, rag

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mota

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speck, spot

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gancho Tener mucho gancho

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hook have sex appeal

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baguette

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barra de pan

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acuñar

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to mint

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mirage

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espejismo

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slice; sliced

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rodaja, en rodajas

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fixed, Tampered with

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trucado

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chuzo; caer a chuzos (lluvia)

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spiked walking stick; come down hard

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decanting, decantation

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decantación

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exvoto

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Votive offering

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enclosing wall

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barda

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zafarse

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to break free; escape

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deshilachado

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frayed

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shred, rag

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jirón

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sarcasm

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sarna

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lugareño

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local, native

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turned-up, snub, pert

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respingon

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sarna

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sarcasm

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creeper, climbing plant

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enredadera

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el azogue

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Mercury, quicksilver

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transeúntes

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transients, passers-by

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puntitos rojos causados por las picadas de pulgas or bedbugs; Nervous, hiperactiva people; intellectually adventurous people

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chincuales chinches

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spell, string fits and starts

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racha a rachas

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fundo

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country estate; family farm

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at ground level

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a ras de tierra

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El arrabal

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poor suburb, slum quarter

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meow

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maullido

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52
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to slip away

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escabullirse

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Emery-polished

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esmerilado

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stooped, hunched over

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encorvado

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goal (futbol); reception or guardhouse

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portería

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Vianda

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food, lunch(South America), vegetables (Caribbean)

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slab

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laja

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meaning

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acepción

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(garden) wall

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tapia

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dejadez

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negligence; neglect

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hurgar

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to poke in, rummage in

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estrépito

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racket, fuss

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esquilmado

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exhausted; over-exploited

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pillar

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to catch, to grasp (understand), to knock down (atropellar)

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pómulos

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cheekbones

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clothespin; tong

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pinza

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olive, greenish-yellow

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cetrino

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maullido

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meow

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espejismo

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mirage

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Go through, cross

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franquear

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influential, powerful, well-to-do

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pudiente

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franquear

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Go through, cross

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pudiente

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influential, powerful, well-to-do

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hermitage

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ermita

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carmelita

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carmelite

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attributable, imputed

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achacable

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imagine

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hacer (de) cuenta

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campechania

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geniality, good-natured character

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acunar

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to rock, to cradle

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blackboard

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pizarra

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hiriente

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hurtful, cutting

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local, native

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lugareño

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pizarra

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blackboard

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to poke in, rummage in

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hurgar

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quartz

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cuarzo

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pesarosa

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remorseful, sad

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encorvado

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stooped, hunched over

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quiltro

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mongrel; tipo pesado

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to break free; escape

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zafarse

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pack up; box up

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embalar

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to fertilize; to pay

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abonar

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racha a rachas

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spell, string fits and starts

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cord, string

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cordel

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ermita

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hermitage

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abonar

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to fertilize; to pay

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terrones

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lumps, clods of earth

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clothes line

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tendedero

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transients, passers-by

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transeúntes

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horn (car)

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el claxon

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wavering, unsteady

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errátil

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apacible

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calm, plácid, even-tempered

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hurtful, cutting

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hiriente

103
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picture window

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el ventanal

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country estate; family farm

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fundo

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barda

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enclosing wall

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pick up speed

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embalarse

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respingon

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turned-up, snub, pert

108
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to rock, to cradle

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acunar

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a ras de tierra

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at ground level

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Votive offering

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exvoto

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lumps, clods of earth

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terrones

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errátil

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wavering, unsteady

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patina

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patina

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meager, paltry; minute

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exiguo

115
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to mint

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acuñar

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embalar

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pack up; box up

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frotarse, rozar, masajear

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to rub, scrub

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grano

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pimple

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sarmentoso

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gnarled, twisted

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poor suburb, slum quarter

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El arrabal

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bristly

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erizado

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carmelite

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carmelita

123
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veta

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vein; seam

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transpiracion

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Perspiration

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to scatter, disperse

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desperdigarse

126
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to catch, to grasp (understand), to knock down (atropellar)

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pillar

127
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to wax, polish

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encerar

128
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cordura

A

sanity; good sense

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tendedero

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clothes line

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enredadera

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creeper, climbing plant

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arista

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edge, corner, ridge

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cetrino

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olive, greenish-yellow

133
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beam of light

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haz de luz

134
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bathrobe

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albornoz

135
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rodaja, en rodajas

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slice; sliced

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hacer (de) cuenta

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imagine

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remorseful, sad

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pesarosa

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lápida , losa

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Gravestone, headstone

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catalejo, telescopio

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telescope, spyglass

140
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to untie; to clear

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zafar

141
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escabullirse

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to slip away

142
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haz de luz

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beam of light

143
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el ventanal

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picture window

144
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pinza

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clothespin; tong

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pisotón

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stamp (With foot); scoop (journalistic)

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escama

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scale (of a serpent)

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Mercury, quicksilver

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el azogue

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trizadura, triza

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teat, Shred

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portería

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goal (futbol); reception or guardhouse

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menester

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necessary; Job, errand

151
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negligence; neglect

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dejadez

152
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hook have sex appeal

A

gancho Tener mucho gancho

153
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encerar

A

to wax, polish

154
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laja

A

slab

155
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galpón

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one-story , ranch-style House

156
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tapia

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(garden) wall

157
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embalarse

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pick up speed

158
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scale (of a serpent)

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escama

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recto

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straight; upright; jab

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cetro

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scepter; reign; title

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rapaz

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kid, raptor

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remolón, remolona

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lazy

163
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lazy

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remolón, remolona

164
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trickster, swindler

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jimador

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albornoz

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bathrobe

166
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Perspiration

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transpiracion

167
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zafar

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to untie; to clear

168
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edge, corner, ridge

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arista

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frayed

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deshilachado

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achacable

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attributable, imputed

171
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acepción

A

meaning

172
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speck, spot

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mota

173
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exhausted; over-exploited

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esquilmado

174
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straight; upright; jab

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recto

175
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loony, mad; moron (boba)

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tarado

176
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smooth

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marrullero

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pimple

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grano

178
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teat, Shred

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trizadura, triza

179
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gnarled, twisted

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sarmentoso

180
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to blush

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ruborizarse

181
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Gravestone, headstone

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lápida , losa

182
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telescope, spyglass

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catalejo, telescopio

183
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scepter; reign; title

A

cetro

184
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barra de pan

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baguette

185
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esmerilado

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Emery-polished

186
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desperdigarse

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to scatter, disperse

187
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escozor

A

stinging, burning; heartache

188
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geniality, good-natured character

A

campechania

189
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el claxon

A

horn (car)

190
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cuarzo

A

quartz

191
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sanity; good sense

A

cordura

192
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patina

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patina

193
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el alerce

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tamarack or larch tree

194
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trucado

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fixed, Tampered with

195
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ruborizarse

A

to blush

196
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jimador

A

trickster, swindler

197
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cheekbones

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pómulos

198
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food, lunch(South America), vegetables (Caribbean)

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Vianda

199
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kid, raptor

A

rapaz

200
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stamp (With foot); scoop (journalistic)

A

pisotón

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