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Retirada, retractación

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Withdrawal

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Aves domésticas, aves de corral

Carne de pollería

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poultry [ˈpəʊltrɪ]

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Maniquí

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Dummy

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Cotorra

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Magpie

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Asegurarse

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To make sure

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Repisa de chimenea

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Mantelpiece

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Canicas

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Marbles

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Exiguo

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Meagre

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Malvado

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Mean

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Tacaño

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Miserly

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Niebla

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Mist

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Gemir

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Moan

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Chucho

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Mongrel

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Lamentar

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Mourn

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Havoc

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Ravages, dégâts, dévastation, chaos

Estragos

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Estragos

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Havoc

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Paltry

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Piêtre, dérisoire, ridicule, bidon

Mísero

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Poultry

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Volaille
Poultry farm / ferme avicole
Poultry house / poulailler

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Turbio, sombrío, lúgubre

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Murky

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Murky

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Trouble, glauque, obscur

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PALTRY

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DÉRISOIRE, RIDICULE

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MAGPIE

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PIE, COLLECTIONNEUR

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DUMMY

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TÉTINE, MANNEQUIN, IDIOT, PANTIN, FACTICE

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D’après certaines informations

Ségún se afirma

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Reportedly

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MAHOGANY

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ACAJOU

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MANTELPIECE

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MANTEAU DE CHEMINÉE

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MARBLES

LOOSE YOUR MARBLES

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BILLE, PERDRE LA BOULE, LA TÊTE

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MEAGRE

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MAIGRE, PIÈTRE

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MEAN

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AVARE, RADIN, PIÉTRE, MÉCHANT, MALVEILLANT, USÉ

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Caoba

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Mahogany

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MIST

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BUÉE, BROUILLARD, BRUME

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MISERLY

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AVARE, RADIN, PINGRE

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MONGREL

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CHIEN BÂTARD, HYBRIDE

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MOURN

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PLEURER, DÉPLORER LA PERTE

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Ensnare

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Piéger, prendre au piège

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Zany

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Zimzin, fou

Loco, chiflado

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MOAN

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GÉMIR, GEINDRE, GÉMISSEMENT, PLAINTE, MAUGRÉER, RONCHONNEMENT

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Piéger, prendre au piège

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Ensnare

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Whack

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Frapper

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Withdrawal

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Retrait, rétractation

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Frapper, donner un grand coup

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Whack

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Withdrawal symptoms

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Symptômes de sevrage

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Overrun

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Dépasser, occuper, envahir, infester

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Retrait, rétractation

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Withdrawal

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Dépasser, envahir

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Overrun

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Mépris

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Contempt, scorn

To snub somebody

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Enfourcher, se mettre à califourchon

A horcajadas

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Straddle

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Allocate

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Allouer, répartir

Destinar, asignar

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Denrée de base

Producto básico, de primera necesidad

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Staple

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The cornerstone

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La pierre angulaire
La clé de voûte, le pillier
La piedra angular

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Refonte, remaniement

Revisión, restructuración

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Overhaul

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Contempt

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Mépris

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Staple

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Denrée de base, essentiel

Producto básico, de primera necesidad

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La piedra angular

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The cornerstone

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Recaída

Rechute

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Relapse

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Overhaul

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Refonte, restructuration, révision, remaniement

Revisión

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Straddle

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Chevaucher, enjamber, enfourcher, se mettre à califourchon, se mettre à cheval
Ponerse a horcajadas, cruzar, atravesar

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Allouer, affecter, distribuer, répartir

Destinar, asignar

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Allocate

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Chiflado, alocado

Fou, zinzin

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Zany

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Relapse

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Rechute

Recaída

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To take the brunt of

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Aguantar lo peor de

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Reportedly

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D’après certaines informations

Ségún se afirma

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Snag

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Enganchar

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Multipronged

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Tous azimuts, des directions multiples

Multifacético

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prong

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dent

diente, punta

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Swarm

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Enjambre, multitud, tropel

Essaim, colonie, nuée

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To swarm

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Essaimer, pulluler, grouiller, fourmiller

Ir en tropel, estar abarrotado, propagarse, abundar, dispersarse o estar disperso en…

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To shuffle

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[walk by dragging feet]
to shuffle in/out/along entrar/salir/andar arrastrando los pies
2.
[fidget] moverse nerviosamente
Traîner les pieds, brasser, battre, se réorganiser, se redéployer.

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Throng

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Multitud

Foule

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To throng

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Affluer, se presser, envahir

Llegar en tropel

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Blatant

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Flagrant, criant, qui crève les yeux

Descarado

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Querella

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Row

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Pervade

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Impregnar
Imprégner, se répandre
Which pervades something
Répandu dans

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Proyecto de ley

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Bill

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Endorsement

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Apoyo, respaldo, endoso

Soutien, appui, promotion, ratification, encaissement

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Stowaway

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Polizón

Passager clandestin

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Leper

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Leproso

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Tantrum

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Rabieta
Crise de colère
to throw a tantrum / coger una rabieta

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Loot

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Saquear
Piller, voler, mettre à sac
Butin

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Hatchling

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Oisillon
Petit d’un animal
Cría

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Untidy

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Desaliñado

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Unsavory

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Desagradable

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Outlook

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Enfoque, actitud, perspectiva

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Bleak

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Negro, sombrío, desapacible
The outlook was bleak
La perspectiva era sombría

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Scavenger

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Carroñero

Charognard

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Marrow

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Médula

Moëlle, essence

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to peck

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picar, dar besito

donner des coups de bec

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carcass

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carcasa, cadaver, esqueleto

carcasse

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top predator

A

depredador dominante

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gulf

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gouffre

brecha, abismo

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harness

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emplear

utiliser, s’atteler, mettre à contribution

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wingspan

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envergadura de las alas

envergure

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ignite

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encenderse, prenderse

allumer, mettre le feu, prendre feu

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flint

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pierre à feu, pierre à fusil, silex

pedernal, silex

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domestication

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domesticación

apprivoisement, domestication

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Slum

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Taudis, quartier pauvre, bas quartiers

Barrio bajo, tugurio

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Under duress

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Bajo coacción

Sous la contrainte

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Underscore

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Subrayar

Souligner

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Shroud

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Mortaja, sudario

Linceul, suaire

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Etch

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Gravé à l’eau-forte
Grabado con aguafuerte
Etched in his memory

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Inbred

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Consanguíneo, endogámico, innato.

Consanguin, inné.

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Spell

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Temporada, racha, período
Hechizo, conjuro
Période
Formule mago que, incantation

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Rampage, to go on the rampage

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Desbandarse

Fureur, se déchaîner, se livrer à des actes de violence

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Hide

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Piel, cuero

Peau, cuir

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Watchdog

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Perro guardián
Comisión de vigilancia
Chien de garde
Veille

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To bust

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Fastidiar, romper, echar a perder
Hacer una redada
Bousiller, abimer, se faire attraper
Faire un raid

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Assessment

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Evaluación, cálculo

Estimation, évaluation

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To flow

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Desperfecto, imperfección
Endommager, altérer
Défaut, vice de forme

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Stroke

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Derrame cerebral, golpe, campanada, pincelada, etc.
Coup, caresse
Attaque d’apoplexie

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Slack

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Debilitamiento, parte floja

Affaiblissement, du mou

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Swap

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Troc, échange

Intercambio

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Rationale

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Logique, Exposé

Lógica, razones

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Lewd

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Lubrique

Obscène

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Hive

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Ruche, essaim

Colmena, enjambre, centro de actividad

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Hitherto

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Jusqu’à présent, jusqu’ici
Hasta ahora
Hither and tither / acá y acullá

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Seepage

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Suintement, infiltration, fuite
Filtración, fuga
Seep / rezumar, filtrarse

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Vent

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Trou, orifice, fente,conduit (d’aération), cheminée
Abertura de escape, rejilla de ventilación
To give vent to smth / laisser libre cours à qqch, dar rienda suellta a algo

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Haven

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Abri, refuge

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Conundrum

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Enigma

Devinette, énigme

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Crackdown on

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Ofensiva contra

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Cumbersome

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Encombrant, embarrassant, lourd, pesant

Abultado, voluminoso, aparatoso, torpe

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Simmer

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Frémir, être en ébullition, mijoter

Hervir a fuego lento

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Hunters-gatherers

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Cazadores recolectores

Chasseurs-cueilleurs

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Snap

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Casser net

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To be flabbergasted

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Être sidéré

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