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1
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to hoard, monopolize

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acaparar

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they have a monopoly on gas distribution in the area

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acaparan la distribución de gas en la zona

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the documentary which took all the prizes

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el documental que acaparó todos los premios

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to lie in wait

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estar al/en acecho

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to happen, occur

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acontecer (ocurrir, suceder)
acontece, acontecen
sub: acontezca, acontezcan

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an event

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un acontecimiento

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to adjust, adapt (to)

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adecuarse (a)

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It is necessary that the newcomers adjust to our customs

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Es necesario que los nuevos se adecuen a nuestras costumbres.

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to admire

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admirar

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his progress is admirable

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sus progresos son de admirar

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your ingenuity amazes me

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me admira tu ingenuidad

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to steal, pinch, swipe

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afanar

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to endeavor, make an effort

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afanarse

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He endeavored so that nothing would be lacking in his daughter’s birthday

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Se afanaban para que no faltara de nada en la fiesta de cumpleaños de su hija.

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to strengthen, secure

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afianzar
afiancé, afianzaste, afianzé, afianzamos, afianzaron
subj: afiance, es, e, emos, en

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If we do not secure the table it is going to fall

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Si no afianzamos bien la mesa, se va a caer.

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to become strong, established

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afianzarse

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18
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the swaying, rocking, fluctuations

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el vaivén

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the fluctuations of the economy

the swing was moving with her swinging

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El vaivén de la economía

El columpio se movía con su vaivén.

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oppressive, stifling, stressful, overwhelming

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agobiante

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to turn sour, to sour

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agriar, amargar

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he’s turned into a sour old man

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con la eded se le ha agriado el carácter

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the drain, sewer

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la alcantarilla

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to put up, accommodate

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alojar

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Put him up in your house, there are no hotels free

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Alójalo en tu casa, no hay hoteles libres.

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to stay, lodge, board

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alojarse

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He was staying in the presidential suite

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Se alojaba en la suite presidencial.

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raised

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alzado

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to suckle, nurse

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amamantar (a)

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The woman looked for a comfortable place to nurse her baby

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La mujer buscó un lugar cómodo para amamantar a su bebé.

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ambiguous

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ambiguo

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to pile up, to heap up, to accumulate

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amontonar

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we stacked our coins by tens

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Amontonó las monedas en grupos de diez.

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Don’t pile your clothes in the chair

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No amontones la ropa en la silla

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My life goal is to amass great wealth

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La ilusión de mi vida es amontonar muchas riquezas.

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The trash piled up at the door of his house

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La basura se amontonaba en la puerta de su casa.

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to furnish (with)

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amueblar (de)

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38
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a broadside, a reprimand, telling off

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andanada

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The pirate ship was left destroyed with the first broadside

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El barco pirata quedó destrozado con la primera andanada.

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His father gave him a telling off for arriving late

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Su padre le soltó una andanada por llegar tarde.

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stunned, astonished, flabbergasted

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anonadado

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She was left stunned when she discovered that her husband was cheating on her

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Se quedó anonadado cuando descubrió que su esposa lo engañaba.

43
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hardly, scarcely

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apenas

44
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i hardly ever go no

he hardly said a word during the whole dinner

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ahora apenas voy

apenas nos habló durante toda la cena

45
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it’s only a year ago that we met

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hace apenas un año que no conocimos

46
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I’ll phone you as soon as I arrive

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apenas llegue, te llamo

47
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we hardly know eachother

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apenas nos conocemos

48
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he could hardly speak after the accident

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apenas podía hablar después del accidente

49
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to stink, reek (of)

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apestar (a)

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When he entered the room he reeked of marijuana

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Cuando entré al cuarto apestaba a mariguana.

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The homeless man reeked and his clothes were very dirty

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El vagabundo apestaba y sus ropas estaban más que sucias.

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to position oneself in a place

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apostarse en un lugar
apuesto, as, a, apostamos, apuestan
apueste/es/e/emos/en

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to bet on

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apostar a
apuesto, as, a, apostamos, apuestan
apueste/es/e/emos/en

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I bet Alberto a dinner that I’d be the one to get promoted.

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Aposté una cena con Alberto a que el ascenso sería para mí.

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to aim at (someone with a gun)

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apuntar a (algn con una arma)

56
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he pointed out the need for a strike

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apuntó la necesidad de una huelga

57
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to make a note of, to note down (2)

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apuntar, anotar

58
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to suggest

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sugerir 
sugiero, es, e, sugerimos, sugieren 
sugerí, iste, sugirió, sugerimos, sugirieron 
sugiera
sugiriera
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I suggest that before you take a decision you listen to what I have to tell you

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Te sugiero que antes de tomar una decisión escuches lo que tengo que decirte.

60
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take aim! fire!

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¡Apunten! ¡Disparen!

61
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one hypothesis suggests that the site is of Roman origin

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una hipótesis apunta al origen romano del yacimiento

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could you put me down for the Christmas dinner?

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¿me puedes apuntar para la cena de Navidad?

63
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his statements pointed in the opposite direction

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sus declaraciones apuntaban en la dirección opuesta

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i’ve signed up for an English course

since the trip is so cheap we’ve put our names down to go

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me he apuntado a un curso de inglés

como el viaje es tan barato nos hemos apuntado

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is anyone interested?

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¿alguien se apunta?

66
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in a hurry, in a rush

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apurado

67
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to rush, hurry (vt)

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apurar

68
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to be pressed for cash, short on cash

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andar algo apurado de dinero

69
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public funds

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arcas públicas

70
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a ring, a wedding ring

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una argolla

71
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deep rooted, deep seated, settled

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arraigado

72
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I interviewed a famous writer living in Mexico

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Entrevisté a famosa escritora irlandesa arraigada en México.

73
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The town is very stuck in its traditions

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El pueblo está muy arraigado a sus tradiciones.

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It is a family with a deep seated sense of solidarity

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Es una familia con un arraigado sentido de solidaridad.

75
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to drag, tow, pull

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arrastrar

76
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to pull, haul, work

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jalar

77
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to drag one’s fet

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arrastrar los pies

78
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to slur one’s words

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arrastrar las palabras

79
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to drag somebody into doing something

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arrastrar a algn a hacer algo

80
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the current swept the branches along

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la corriente arrastró las ramas

81
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to draw a card (naipes)

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arrastrar

82
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to kneel, kneel down

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arrodillarse

83
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to be kneeling

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estar arrodillado

84
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wage earning, wage earner

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asalariado

85
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ancestry, origin 2

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ascendencia, linaje

86
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the elevator

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el ascensor

87
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settled, located, situated, positioned

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asentado

88
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Israelis settled in the West Bank

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los israelíes asentados en Cisjordania

89
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the table is wobbly

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la mesa no está bien sentado

90
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a company that has been established in Spain for many years

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una empresa asentada en España desde hace años

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to deal/deliver a blow

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asestar

92
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to stab somebody

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asestar una puñalada a algn

93
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to take on, take up, assume

to accept, come to terms with

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asumir

94
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The colonel assumed command of the army.

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El coronel asumió el mando del ejército.

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I accept responsibility for my actions.

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Yo asumo las consecuencias de mis actos.

96
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Your son will have to accept that he can’t go to university because you can’t afford it.

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Tu hijo tiene que asumir que no podrá ir a la universidad porque no tenéis dinero.

97
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Anna can’t come to terms with her husband’s death.

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Ana no consigue asumir la muerte de su marido.

98
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he has taken control of the company

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ha asumido la dirección de la empresa

99
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to stop, intercept, catch, catch in flight

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atajar

100
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to parry a blow

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atajar un golpe

101
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we have to put an end to this evil

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este mal hay que atajarlo

102
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They undertook immediate measures to stop the economic crisis

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Se pusieron medidas inmediatas para atajar la crisis económica.

103
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to take a short cut

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atajar

104
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To arrive first we took a shortcut through the open area

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Para llegar antes atajaremos por el descampado.

Spanish Vocabulary 13 (7 decks)

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