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14-meter waves

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olas de más de 14 metros de altura

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a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy

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una momia egipcia de 3.000 años de antigüedad

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a government department

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un departamento gubernamental

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a little bit skeptical

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un poquito escéptico

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a meaning

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un significado

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a new way of containing

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una nueva forma de frenar

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a path going in the opposite direction

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un camino opuesto

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a police force

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un cuerpo de policía

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a printer

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una impresora

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a sheep’s bleat

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balido de una oveja

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a significant part of the coast

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buena parte del litoral

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a statue

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una estatua

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A success!

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¡Un éxito!

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a summary

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un resumen

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a team of researchers

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un equipo de investigadores

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a Trojan horse

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un caballo de Troya

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a vowel

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una vocal

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a way to contain

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una forma de frenar

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a wish

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un deseo

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account for

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suponen

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afford that

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permitírselo

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allegedly

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supuestamente

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allowed her to obtain

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le permitieron obtener

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an encouraging study

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un estudio esperanzador

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angry

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enfadados

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apparently

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al parecer, parece ser

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are curious

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tengan curiosidad

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are on the rise

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están al alza

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arthouse cinema

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cine de autor

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as much as possible

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al máximo

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As published by

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Según ha publicado

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attempt

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intento

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autumn

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otoño

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be able to say for sure

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poder afirmarlo

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beaches

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playas

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became

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se convirtió en

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brain

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encéfalo

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bridges

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puentes

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burial

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entierro

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by the United Kingdom

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por parte de Reino Unido

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called into question

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en tela de juicio

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Catalonia

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Cataluña

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causing extensive damage

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ocasionando múltiples desperfectos

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censorship

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censura

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clarify

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esclarecer

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cleared up

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esparció

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climate change

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el cambio climático

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coastal phenomena

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fenómenos costeros

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coffin

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ataúd

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comes despite

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se produce a pesar de

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complete and utter dependence

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una dependencia total y absoluta

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conducted

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realizado

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contemptuous of

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despreciando

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cope with

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convivir con

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cutting off

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dejando fuera

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data processing

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un procesado de datos

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defeated

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derrotaron

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demanded to decisively confront

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pidió enfrentarse firmemente al

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denies that it would use

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niega que fuera a usar

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depression

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borrasca

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didn’t even take it into account

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ni la tuvieron en cuenta

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died at the hands of

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murieron a manos del

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dispose of

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deshacerse de

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distain

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desprecio

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documentaries

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documentales

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does not seem to like

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no parece gustarle

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drugs

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fármacos

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encouraging

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alentadora

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entries

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entradas

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estimated to have been sent to

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se estima fueron enviados al

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even if it’s depressing

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aunque sea deprimente

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everywhere

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en todos sitios

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evidence

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pruebas

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exceeded

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superaron

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exhibitions

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las exposiciones

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expensive

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caros

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face

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se enfrentan a

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figures

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cifras

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flooded fields

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campos anegados

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focusing on

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centrándose en

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for a wind corridor to form

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que se produjese un pasillo de vientos

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foreign movies

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las películas extranjeras

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former

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antiguo

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France

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Francia

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French

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francés

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German troops

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las tropas alemanas

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Guardsmen

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Guardias

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hanging on the wall

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colgada en la pared

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hard to know

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difícil de saber

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90
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has a degree in journalism

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es titulada en Periodismo

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has been conducted

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se ha realizado

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has been criticized

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ha sido criticada

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has been seriously affected

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se ha visto terriblemente afectada

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has caused

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ha provocado

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has fallen hopelessly behind

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se ha quedado irremisiblemente rezagada

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have failed

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han fracasado

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have taken a different approach

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han adoptado un enfoque diferente

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having later joined

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haberse unido posteriormente a

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99
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he confessed to having surrendered to

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confesó haberse rendido a

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100
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he died

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murió

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heartbreaking

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desgarradoras

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heavily supports

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apoya masivamente a

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103
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high treason

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alta traición

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his arms up in the air

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los brazos en alto

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historians

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los historiadores

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holding his father’s hand

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de la mano de su padre

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107
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hope

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esperanza

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108
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hope to be able to recreate

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esperan ser capaces de recrear

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109
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Hopefully not

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Esperemos que no

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I can think of something

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se me ocurre algo

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111
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I just read

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acabo de leer

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112
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I may be wrong

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quizá esté equivocado

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113
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I think

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creo

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114
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I wonder

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me pregunto

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115
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If that’s okay with you

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Si te parece

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in the line of fire

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en el punto de mira

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in turn

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a su vez

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Indeed

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Pues sí

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is about

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trata sobre

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is based on

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se basa en

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is lead by

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dirige

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is not at all common

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no ha sido para nada habitual

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is not at all hidden

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no está oculto para nada

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is on display

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está expuesto

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is reminiscent of

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recuerda al

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is somewhat similar to

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se parezca en algo a

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is thought to reproduce

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se cree reproduce

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is weird

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resulta extraño

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it could be understood

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se podría comprender

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It gives me hope

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Me da esperanzas

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it involved

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implicó

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it knocked down

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derribó

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It may be

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Quizá sí lo sea

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it turns out

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resulta

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it would help

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fuera a ayudar a

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Jews

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los judíos

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just found

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acaba de encontrar

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lands

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terrenos

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Let’s hope so

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Esperemos que así sea

140
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Let’s see

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A ver

141
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lost marinas

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Puertos náuticos desaparecidos

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Love

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El amor

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loved

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le encantaba

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lying down

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acostada

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made up

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inventada

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main

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principal

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mainly

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principalmente

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Maybe it is

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Quizá lo sea

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measures

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medidas

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missing people

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desaparecidos

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more than a century ago

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hace más de un siglo

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most of

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gran parte de

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municipalities

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municipios

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must follow

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están obligadas a seguir

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naive

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naíf

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Nevertheless

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Aun así

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Next

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A continuación

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nobody wants to acknowledge

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nadie quiere reconocer

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note

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destacan

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patients

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enfermos

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pharmaceutical companies

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compañías farmacéuticas

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piece of information

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dato

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places

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lugares

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powerful

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impactante

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pressure

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presión

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printing

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imprimiendo

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promote

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promocionar

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proponents

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los defensores

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purposes

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labores

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rainy

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lluvioso

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recorded

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registrada

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remember

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recordar

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Researchers

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Investigadores

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risk

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peligro

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rivalry

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rivalidad

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roads were cut

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se cortaron carreteras

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Russian

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rusa

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sadly famous

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tristemente famoso

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samples

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muestras

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scientists

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científicos

181
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screening

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proyectar

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seafront promenades

A

los paseos marítimos

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security threats

A

riesgos de seguridad

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singing

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cánticos

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snowfall

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nevadas

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so-called

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llamada

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soft tissue

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tejido blando

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soldiers

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soldados

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some 50 Nazi tanks

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50 tanques nazis

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some rivers overflew

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se han desbordado algunos ríos

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south

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sur

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speakers

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altavoces

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spent

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han invertido

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Starting in

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A partir de

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state

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estatales

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statistics

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estadísticas

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storm

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temporal

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suddenly

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de repente

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super-fast wireless networks

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redes inalámbricas superrápidas

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supposedly

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según se dice

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survived

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sobrevivieron

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surviving

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supervivientes

203
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swells

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oleaje

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That’s right

A

Efectivamente

205
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the “sacred legend”

A

la “leyenda sagrada”

206
Q

the afterlife

A

el más allá

207
Q

the Amun temple, in Thebes

A

templo de Amón, en Tebas

208
Q

the ashes

A

las cenizas

209
Q

the black smoke

A

el humo negro

210
Q

the chambers

A

las cámaras

211
Q

the chimney

A

la chimenea

212
Q

the Chinese manufacturer

A

el fabricante chino

213
Q

the citizens

A

los ciudadanos

214
Q

the coast

A

el litoral

215
Q

the companies

A

las empresas

216
Q

the company

A

la compañía

217
Q

the condition

A

el estado

218
Q

the counties

A

las comarcas

219
Q

the damage caused by

A

los daños ocasionados por

220
Q

The Death

A

La Muerte

221
Q

the deaths

A

las muertes

222
Q

the depression

A

la borrasca

223
Q

the destruction

A

los destrozos

224
Q

the development

A

el desarrollo

225
Q

The discovery

A

El hallazgo

226
Q

the duties

A

los deberes

227
Q

the east

A

Levante

228
Q

the east coast of the Iberian peninsula

A

la costa este de la península Ibérica

229
Q

the eastern coast

A

la costa este

230
Q

the fact

A

el hecho

231
Q

the fingerprint

A

la huella

232
Q

the floodgates

A

las compuertas

233
Q

the gusts of wind

A

las rachas de viento

234
Q

the headlines

A

los titulares

235
Q

the increase

A

el aumento

236
Q

the issue

A

el asunto

237
Q

the journal

A

la revista

238
Q

the least expected place

A

el lugar menos esperado

239
Q

the main suspect

A

la principal sospechosa

240
Q

the more

A

a más

241
Q

the newspaper

A

el periódico

242
Q

the Orthodox Church

A

la Iglesia Ortodoxa

243
Q

the population ageing

A

envejecimiento de la población

244
Q

the record was broken

A

se ha batido el récord

245
Q

the research

A

la investigación

246
Q

the reservoirs

A

los pantanos

247
Q

the role

A

el papel

248
Q

The shape

A

La forma

249
Q

the sound

A

el sonido

250
Q

the Soviet army

A

el ejército soviético

251
Q

the track

A

la pista

252
Q

the villain

A

el malo de la película

253
Q

the vocal chords themselves

A

las propias cuerdas vocales

254
Q

the warnings

A

los avisos

255
Q

the world leaders

A

los líderes mundiales

256
Q

there was a severe hailstorm

A

cayó una fuerte granizada

257
Q

They abound

A

Abundan

258
Q

they died

A

murieron

259
Q

they focused

A

se centraban

260
Q

they hadn’t had so much rain

A

no había llovido tanto

261
Q

they have discovered

A

se ha descubierto

262
Q

they reached

A

alcanzaron

263
Q

they were created

A

se generasen

264
Q

things will be fine

A

no pasará nada

265
Q

those shown by

A

las mostradas por

266
Q

threatened

A

amenazó

267
Q

through

A

mediante

268
Q

to a certain extent

A

en cierta medida

269
Q

to fall way behind

A

quedarse muy atrás

270
Q

to kill

A

acabar con

271
Q

to ruin it

A

arruinarlo

272
Q

too often

A

con demasiada frecuencia

273
Q

touch

A

emocionar

274
Q

treatments

A

tratamientos

275
Q

true

A

cierto, verdaderas

276
Q

unbearable revival

A

insoportable resurgimiento

277
Q

Unfortunately

A

Desgraciadamente

278
Q

US pressure

A

la presión de EE. UU.

279
Q

visitors

A

visitantes

280
Q

voice box

A

laringe

281
Q

warned

A

advirtió

282
Q

Warsaw

A

Varsovia

283
Q

was heard

A

fuera escuchada

284
Q

was kept secret

A

se mantuvo en secreto

285
Q

was marred by

A

se vio empañado por

286
Q

we are listening to

A

estemos oyendo

287
Q

we barely know anything about

A

apenas se sabe nada

288
Q

we don’t know

A

se ignoran

289
Q

We may be able to offer

A

Quizá podamos ofrecer

290
Q

went from being

A

ha pasado a ser

291
Q

what seems very promising to me

A

lo que me parece muy prometedor

292
Q

When you say it like that

A

Dicho así

293
Q

why bother?

A

¿por qué molestarse?

294
Q

will have to be answered by

A

deberán ser contestadas por

295
Q

will spy on

A

espiarán a

296
Q

will survive

A

sobrevivirá

297
Q

will triple

A

se triplique

298
Q

won’t’ have to leave

A

no tendrán que abandonar

299
Q

you find it unlikely

A

te parece improbable