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Similar (to)

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Semejante (or parecido)

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Strike (labor unions and shit)

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La huelga
(Los trabajadores estan en/hacen huelga)
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Exchange Rate

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Tasa de Cambio

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Character (in a movie)

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El personaje

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Available, willing, ready to..

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Dispuesto (..a ayudarte)

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Cast (of a movie)

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El elenco (es excelente)

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The bottom/the depths/the back

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El fondo (“al fondo” = down your drink or “el barco es en el fondo del mar”)

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I hope so/I wish!

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Ojalá! For example: “Espero que él viene pronto!” “Ojalá!” (I hope so too)

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(I did it on) purpose

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Propósito (Lo hice a propósito)

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I did it accidentally

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steps on someone’s foot

“Lo siento! Lo hice sin querer!”

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To amaze

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Asombrar (me asombró - it amazed me)

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To liberate

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Librar

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The ground

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El suelo

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To brag/boast

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Jactarse - ella jactarse de su cuerpo perfecto

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Lake/pond/pool

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La charca

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To shoot

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Disparar

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Summit/peak

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El cumbre

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18
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Powder

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El Polvo - una fina capa de polvo cubría todos los muebles

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To Cover

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Cubrir

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Furniture

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El mueble

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Jungle

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La selva

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Predicament/tricky situation

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El Apuro

Additional meaning: “Por qué el apuro por cansarse?” = “Why the rush to get married?”

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23
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The hill

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La colina

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Rude/poor-mannered

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Maleducado

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Rude, vulgar

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Grosero

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To draw/design/sketch

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Dibujar

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(To do) Scuba Diving

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(Practicar) buceo

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To complain

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Quejar

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To fail/break down/let down

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Fallar

Por ejemplo: Ella me falló otra vez - Mi coche falló

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Sense/meaning

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El sentido
Por ejemplo:
Tu explicación no tiene ningún sentido
No entiendo el sentido de la poesía
Ella perdió su sentido (her consciousness)
Le envié una carta sentida (heartfelt/sincere)

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To heat up

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Calentar (puedes calentar mi emparedado?)

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Campfire/bonfire

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La fogata

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To hurry up

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Apurar

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34
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Damn! Wow! Daaaym my nigga!!!

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Caray!

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35
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Who cares?

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A quién le importa?

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36
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Failure

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La fracasa

37
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To fail

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Fracasar

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Sweaty

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Sudado (estoy sudado)

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To lay down

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Acostar - Acuesto el bebé en su cuna (doesn’t have to be lay down in bed) - Also possible to say acostarme/acostarse

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To pull

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Jalar - jalar la cebolla xD

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Embarrassed

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Avergonzado ¡Nunca me había sentido tan avergonzada!

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..and from that day

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..y a partir de aquel día

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In pairs

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En parejas

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To base (something) on

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Basar - Darwin basa su teoría de evolución en sus viajes alrededor el mundo

45
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Old Age

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La vejez - “Mis padres están disfrutando la vejez en España”

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Sharp

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Filosa

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To ridicule/mock

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Burlarse (used with “de”) - El matón se burla del niño pequeño - No te burles de mí!

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To stop/halt/detain

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Detener - “El accidente detuvo el tráfico”, “Detengo al criminal”, “Nos detienes! Venga más rapido!”

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Swear/cuss

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Maldecir

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To pay attention

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Fijarse

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To ruin/disrupt/mess up/interrupt

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Desbaratar - “Él desbarataba su cumpleaños con su mál carácter”, “El agua desbarataría el reloj”, “El ruido desbarataba el paz en la biblioteca”

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Tell/recount

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Contar - “No quiere contarme nada de sus aventuras”

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Place/put (something somewhere)

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Colocar - “El mesero (waiter) colocó los vasos sobre la mesa”
ALSO: “put up (flyers)”, “hang (a painting)”, “place/invest (money into something)”

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In the end/ultimately

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Al cabo - “No quería ir a la fiesta, pero, al cabo, decidí ir”, “Al cabo de dos meses” (after two months..)

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Slight/minor/mild

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Leve - “un leve aroma de flores”, “cambios leves”, “siento un leve dolor en..”

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To place/locate

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Ubicar - “ubicé la empresa muy cerca al recurso”, “puedes ayudarme ubicar el leche?”

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To escape/flee/avoid

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Huir - “los migrantes huyan de la guerra”, “ella huye refrescos con azúcar”

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Nevertheless, regardless, however

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Sin embargo

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The story

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El cuento - “contar un cuento”

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At the top of

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En lo alto (de) - “Estamos en lo alto de la montaña

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To fit (have room)

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Caber - “mis pies no caben en el asiento trasero (back seat)”

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Back seat

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El asiento trasero

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The seat

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El asiento

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To chose/select

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Escoger/seleccionar

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To throw/hurl/puke

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Arrojar - “Arrojé el bol”, “Bebió demasiado y arrojó”

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Fireplace/chimney

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Chimenea

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Wherever

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Dondequiera

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Rope

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La soga

69
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To tie up

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Atar - “até la soga”

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To pray

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Orar

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To waste

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Malgastar

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To own

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Poseer - “es mejor poseer casa que rentar”, “ella posee una mente brillante”, “poseo un máster de biología”

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The shore

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La orilla - “los niños jugaron por la orilla del lago”

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To make sure/assure

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Asegurarse - “¿Te aseguraste de que tienes las llaves?”, “Te aseguro que vamos a divertir en la fiesta!”

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Without shoes/barefoot

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Descalzo - “caminar descalzo en casa”, “él siempre esta descalzo cuando baile”

76
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Tent

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La tienda de campaña

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To grill

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Asar

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Sunglasses

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Gafas de sol

79
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The keyboard

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El teclado

80
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The folder

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La Carpeta

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Joint

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Churro

82
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Blazed

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Colocado

83
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The tool

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La Herramienta

84
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Lighter

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Mechero

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Paper (piece of paper)

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Hoja de papel

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Laptop

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Portatil

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A straw (for drink)

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La pajita

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Glasses

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Las Gafas

89
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Straight ahead

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Todo recto

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