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1
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Gal

A

Niña/muchacha

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2
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Broke up

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  • Terminar una relación

- Destrozado (fisica y/o emocionalmente)

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Open up

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  • open something locked
  • make travel/trade easier
  • create new opportunities
  • create a difference
  • talk about your feelings
  • become more general
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Payment in kind

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is the use of a good or service as payment instead of cash.

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5
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Put (something) out there

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arriesgar/se

exponer/se

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Paramour

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Amante/amado/amada

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Stick it up for (someone/something)

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Hacer/se valer

Defender/se

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Dame

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Dama

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Cheesy

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  • Con sabor, olor, y/o textura a queso

- De mala calidad

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Stutter

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Tartamudear

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Force someone’s hand

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Force someone to do something they dont want to do, or early that they wanted.

(Expression taken from playing cards)

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12
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Whack job

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Someone VERY strange
Someone with mental problems

Is it polite?

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Penchant

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Inclinación/Aficción/Predilección

  • a penchant for melodrama/skiing/exotic clothes
  • Her penchant for disappearing for days at a time worries her family.
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Hit (someone’s) radar

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To become aware

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Hungover

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Resaca

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Stray

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move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place.

“dog owners are urged not to allow their dogs to stray”

not in the right place; separated from the group or target.

“he pushed a few stray hairs from her face”

Extraviado

17
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Dunzo

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(Slang)

Done, over, finished.

18
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Grievance

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Queja

19
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Dumb Luck

A

PURE Chance

20
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Carat

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Quilate

21
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Pour

A

Verter

22
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Noon

A

Mediodía

23
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Pickpocket

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Punga

24
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Lonesome

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Solitaria/o

25
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Gig

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Curro

26
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Fair enough

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Something you say to show that you understand why someone has done or said something

27
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Bury the lead

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To begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.

28
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Sage

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An aromatic plant whose greyish-green leaves are used as a culinary herb (Salvia)

A wise person

29
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Tirersome

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Tiring, anoying or boring

30
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Pickle it

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Preserve it in vinegar

31
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Trustafarian

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a wealthy young person who adopts an alternative lifestyle incorporating elements from non-Western cultures.

32
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Filthy

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Inmunda/o

33
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Paw

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Pata (de animal)

34
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Keep (something) to (oneself)

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To not reveal a piece of information

“He kept the party date to himself”

35
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Scram

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Largarse (“Let’s scram!”)

36
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Chunk

A

Trozo

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