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adVoc ancest Flashcards

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(n)mito, creencia

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myth

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(v.phr) verificar los hechos

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verify facts

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(n) valla, obstáculo, a problem or difficulty that must be solved or dealt with before you can achieve something

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hurdle

  • His horse fell at the final hurdle.
  • to clear a hurdle (= jump over it successfully)
  • the 300 m hurdles
  • The next hurdle will be getting her parents’ agreement.
  • Well we’ve cleared the first hurdle; let’s see what happens next.
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(adj)connected with or that belonged to people in your family who lived a long time ago. ancestral

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ancestral

-her ancestral home

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(n) a collection of historical documents or records of a government, a family, a place or an organization; the place where these records are stored

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archive

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(v) confrontar, enfrentar, afrontar

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confront

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(n) verificador

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verifier

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(n) something that has developed from something similar in the past
descendencia

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descendant

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(n) pendiente, cuesta, descendiente, empeoramiento

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descent

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(v.phr) reunir (informacion, gente)

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put together (from)

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(n.phr) esqueleto en el armario

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skeleton in the cupboard

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(v.phr) decir algo de forma no oficial

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(say sth) off the record

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(adj) valioso, costoso

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valuable

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(v)cavar, remover, excavar

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dig

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(v) documentar, registrar

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document

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(v) verificar, comprobar, confirmar

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verify

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(n)procedimiento, proceso

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process

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(adv)in a strange, mysterious and frightening way. siniestramente, espeluznante

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eerily

-The streets are eerily quiet here at night.

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(v.phr) trabajar hacia atras en el tiempo

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work backwards

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(n) acumulación

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accumulation

  • the accumulation of wealth
  • an accumulation of toxic chemicals
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(n)a particular quality in something, for example in somebody’s voice or the atmosphere at an event. an official document with a particular purpose a sick note from your doctor. nota

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note

  • There was a note of amusement in his voice.
  • The year ended on an optimistic note.
  • On a more serious note (= speaking more seriously)…
  • On a slightly different note (= changing the subject slightly), let’s talk about…
  • The buyer has to sign a delivery note as proof of receipt.
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(v.phr)to consider something carefully before making a decision

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weigh up (a decision)

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(v) formular, expresar, preparar

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formulate

  • She has lots of good ideas, but she has difficulty formulating them.
  • The compost is specially formulated for pot plants.
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(v.phr)exponer secretos

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expose secrets

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(v.phr) acumular informacion

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accumulate information

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(n) rama, filial, sucursal,

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branch

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(v.phr) dibujar la linea/limites

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draw the line

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(v) abrir. to discover something and let it be known.

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unlock

  • The divers hoped to unlock some of the secrets of the seabed.
  • Drama helps to unlock young people’s creative talents.
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(v) acumular, aumentar, incrementar

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accumulate

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(adj) numeroso, abundante

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numerous

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(v.phr) recordar de forma espeluznante, inquitante?

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be eerily reminiscent of sth

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(n) the act of choosing a person for a job or position of responsibility; the fact of being chosen for a job, etc.
a job or position of responsibility a permanent/first appointment
cita, hora, nombramiento

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appointment

  • her recent appointment to the post
  • his appointment as principal
  • the appointment of a new captain for the England team
  • The department wished him success in his new appointment as sales manager.
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(n) misterio

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mystery

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(n) autobiografía

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autobiography

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(adj) very succesful, enorme

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huge

- I think this band is going to be huge.

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(v) divulgar, revelar

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disclose

  • The door swung open, disclosing a long dark passage.
  • I cannot disclose what we discussed.
  • The report discloses that human error was to blame for the accident.
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(adj) verificable, comprobable, confirmable

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verifiable

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(adj) adornado

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embellished

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(n) multitud

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multitude

40
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(v.phr) resolver un misterio

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unlock a mystery

41
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(v)rememorar, evocar

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reminisce

-We spent a happy evening reminiscing about the past.

42
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(n) antepasado, especie primitiva, ascendente, predecesor

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ancestor

-His ancestors had come to America from Ireland.

43
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(n.phr) un gramo de verdad

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grain of truth

44
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(n) the facts that are known about somebody/something’s past behaviour, character, achievements, etc The report criticizes the government’s record on housing. anotacion, registro, cronica, documento, record

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record

  • The airline has a good safety record.
  • He has an impressive record of achievement.
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(n.phr) a multitud de

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a multitude of

46
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(v) pesar, sopesar

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weigh

47
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(adj)erroneo, equivocado, incorrecto.

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innaccurate

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(n) rastro, pista, huella, marca, vestigio, indicio, señal, calco.

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trace

49
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(v) to defeat somebody. derrotar, vencer

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overcome

In the final game Sweden easily overcame France.

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(v) embellecer, adornar, engalanar

to make a story more interesting by adding details that are not always true

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embellish

- His account of his travels was embellished with details of famous people he met.

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(n)adorno, decoracion, embellecimiento

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embellishment

  • Good pasta needs very little embellishment.
  • a 16th century church with 18th century embellishments
52
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(n.phr) record mundial

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world record

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(v.phr) dictar el curso de

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dictate the course of

54
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(n) a spoken or written description of something that somebody remembers about their past life.
the act of remembering things that happened in the past.
something that reminds you of something similar
evocativo

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reminiscence

  • The book is a collection of his reminiscences about the actress.
  • reminiscences of a wartime childhood
  • The role of reminiscence in family history research should never be underestimated.
  • Her music is full of reminiscences of African rhythms.
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(n.phr) antecedentes penales

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criminal record

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(n)a short fight or disagreement. trozo, fragmento, retal, sobras, chatarra

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scrap

  • It won’t make a scrap of difference.
  • There’s not a scrap of evidence to support his claim.
  • Give the scraps to the dog.
  • He was always getting into scraps at school.
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(n.phr) ramificacion de tus raices?

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branch of your roots

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(n) the state of being exact or correct; the ability to do something skilfully without making mistakes
exactitud, precision

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accuracy

  • They questioned the accuracy of the information in the file.
  • Candidates are judged on technical accuracy as well as artistic expression.
  • She hits the ball with great accuracy.
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(v.phr) llevar a cabo una investigacion

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conduct an investigation

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(v)exponer, revelar, exhibir.

to let somebody find out about something by giving them experience of it or showing them what it is like.

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expose

  • We want to expose the kids to as much art and culture as possible.
  • mountain communities that had not been exposed to tourism before
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(v) considerar, tener en cuenta

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consider

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(v.phr) documentar los hechos

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document facts

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(n) fragmento, trozo

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fragment

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(v.phr) ganar entrada

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gain entry

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(v.phr) make evidence more difficult or impossible to find

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muddy the waters

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(v) originar, desarrollarse, producir, to create something new

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originate

-Locke originated this theory in the 17th century.

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(v)acopiar, abastecerse, acaparar, acumular, guardar

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hoard

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(v.phr) investifate to find unpleasant or damaging information

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dig up dirt on sb

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(n.phr) entrada a mitad de precio

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half-price entry

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(v.phr), not share information with people who are interested

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keep sb in the dark

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(v)conducir, dirigir, llevar a cabo, gestionar

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conduct

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(adj) genealogico

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genealogical

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(adj) preciso, exacto, riguroso

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accurate

74
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(n)the place where a river or stream starts.

fuente, causa, nacimiento.

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source

-the source of the Nile

75
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(n) realidad, información, hecho, dato

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fact

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(n)linaje

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ancestry

  • to have Scottish ancestry
  • He was able to trace his ancestry back over 1 000 years.
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(n)acceso, inscripción, entrada

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entry

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(n)linaje, raiz, origen

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root

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(adj)showing that you are thinking about the past, especially in a way that causes you pleasure . evocativo, evocador

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reminiscent

-a reminiscent smile

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(adj) valioso, precioso. used to show you are angry that another person thinks something is very important.
(especially of people and their behaviour) very formal, exaggerated and not natural in what you say and do

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precious

-I didn’t touch your precious car!

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(adj) acumulado, apilado, amontonado

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accumulated

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(n.phr) grandes cantidades de informacion

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huge amounts of information

83
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(adj) incontable, innumerable

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countless

84
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(adj)en blanco, vacío, virgen, inexpresivo, sin expresion, cartucho de fogueo

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blank

-dont worry, the gun is only loaded with blanks

85
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(n) the act of showing or checking that something is true or accurate. verificacioón, autentificación

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verification

-the verification of hypotheses

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(adv) salvajemente, incontroladamente

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wildly

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(n.phr) secreto guardado durante mucho tiempo

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long-buried secret

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(adj) verificado

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verified

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(v.phr) cubrir tus huellas

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cover your tracks

90
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(n.phr) linea de descendencia

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line of descent

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