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1
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gozar

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to enjoy oneself, to have a good time, to have a blast

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gozar de alguien

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to take someone (have sex with someone)

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gozar de algo

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to enjoy something, to have a blast with something, to be in something (a situation), to have something (have something good)

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gozar algo

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to have something (have something good), to enjoy something

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gozarse en algo

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to rejoice in something, to revel in something, to delight in something

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gozar a alguien

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to have sex with someone, to take someone (have sex with someone)

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gozar de buena salud

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to be in good health, to enjoy good health

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gozar de gran prestigio

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to enjoy great prestige, to have great prestige, to be highly regarded

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gozar de la vida

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to live life to the full, to enjoy life

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retozar

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to frolic, to gambol, to romp, to skip, to caper (frolic), to smooch, to make out

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retozar con alguien

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to make out with someone, to smooch with someone

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huelo a nuevo

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I smell new

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perfumado/perfumada

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scented, perfumed, wearing perfume, wearing cologne

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la paca

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the wad of money, the paca (type of rodent), the lowland paca (type of rodent), the bale (of hay), the cops (used in Costa Rica), the cop (used in Costa Rica), the pack, the package, the bundle

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fiar algo

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to buy something on credit, to sell something on credit

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fiar

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to give credit (financial)

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fiarse de alguien

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to trust someone, to believe someone

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fiarse de las apariencias

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to go by appearances (judge by appearances)

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fiar por alguien

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to vouch for someone, to guarantee for someone, to put one’s hands in the fire for someone

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de fiar

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reliable, dependable, trustworthy

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el bambú, la bambúa

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the bamboo

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el guille

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the arrogant attitude, the presumption, the arrogance

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darse el guille

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to think oneself better than others

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tener un guille de playboy

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to have luck with women

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Guille

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Willy, Billy

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rozar algo

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to brush against something, to brush something (brush against), to graze something, to rub something, to chafe something, to shave something (brush against), to skim something (brush against), to be getting on for something (approach something - eg an age), to border on something (used with definite article), to scrape against something, to irritate something (skin), to reach something (a note when singing), to touch something (a note when singing), to manage to reach something (a note when singing)

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mi mamá está rozando los sesenta

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my mom is getting on for 60 (years old)

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rozar con algo

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to border on something, to verge on something (both used with definite article)

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rozarse algo/con algo

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to touch something (used with con algo), to graze something (scrape something - e.g. a body part), to trip on something (used with con algo)

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rozarse con alguien

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to hobnob with someone (have a close relationship with someone), to have contact with someone, to hang around someone, to pal around with someone, to hang with someone

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rozarse

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to wear out, to fray, to trip, to get a diaper rash (used in Mexico)

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esos zapatos me rozan la piel

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those shoes chafe my skin, those shoes rub my skin, those shoes irritate my skin

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rozar el límite/rozar los límites

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to push the limit/to push the limits

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rozar la perfección

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to be nearly perfect, to be almost perfect, to be near perfection, to border on perfection

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culipandear algo

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to astutely evade something (an expected difficulty) in order to not have to deal with it

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culipandear

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to stall, to hedge, to move one’s butt from side to side

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batear

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to bat (in sports), to overeat (used in Dominican Republic/Cuba), to stuff oneself (overeat), to pig out, to endure

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batear algo

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to hit something (in sports), to bat something (in sports), to get something right (answer something correctly), to hit the bull’s-eye, to hit the nail on the head, to bear something (endure something), to get through something (endure something)

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batear a alguien (México)

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to turn someone down (reject someone)

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golfear (España)

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to hang around doing nothing, to laze around, to hang out (laze around), to bum around, to loaf around

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cachear a alguien

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to frisk someone (do a body search), to search someone (do a body search), to gore someone (in bullfighting - a bull goring a person - used in Dominican Republic), to pat someone down

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cachear algo

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to grab something, to catch something

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fantasmear (España)

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to show off

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la azucena

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the Madonna lily, the white lily

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el jiggiri

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the disorder, the racket (disorder), the hullabaloo, the player (man with lots of women)

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jiggiri

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causing disorder, causing a racket, causing a hullabaloo

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los guasíbiri

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the liars, the lying people

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trililí

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low-quality (of an object), bad-quality (of an object), who does things wrong (of a person)

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el ajonjolí

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the sesame, the sesame seed, the tapeworm larva in a pig

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la china

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the pebble, the china (used in Spain), the porcelain (used in Spain), the orange (fruit), guess the hand (game), the woman (female companion of charro/gaucho/peasant - used in Argentina/Chile/Mexico), the lump (of hashish - used in Spain), the piece (of hashish - used in Spain), the serving girl (used in Chile), the slingshot (used in Venezuela), the sweet orange

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la escuelita china (Costa Rica)

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(the) Chinese jump rope

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naranjas de la China

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no way, not on your nelly

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la tinta china

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the India ink

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me tocó la china (España)

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I drew the short straw (I got the worst part)

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la tortura china

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the Chinese torture, the agony

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el barrio chino

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China town

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el cuento chino

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the tall tale, the lie, the bullshit

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58
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en chino

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in Chinese

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engañarle como a un chino a alguien

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to deceive someone with ease, to take someone for a ride (easily deceive)

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fumar como chino en quiebra (Perú)

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to chain smoke, to smoke like a chimney

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hablar en chino

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to speak in gibberish

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ponerlo chino a alguien/ponerla china a alguien (El Salvador/Costa Rica/Guatemala/Honduras/Nicaragua)

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to drive someone up the wall, to grate on someone

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el taco chino, el tacón chino

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the wedge heel (shoe)

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a lo loco

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quickly, without thinking, in a hurry

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cohibir a alguien

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to inhibit someone, to embarrass someone, to make someone ill at ease, to make someone feel awkward, to make someone shy, to unsettle someone

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cohibirse

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to become inhibited, to feel ill at ease, to become shy, to hold oneself back, to get shy, to feel shy, to feel inhibited

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no me huelen ni las azucenas

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I can’t even smell the white/Madonna lilies (used to mean “I’m sick”)

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ponértela en la china

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to do it to you doggy-style

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la valija

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the suitcase, the case (suitcase), the mailbag (bag used for mail), the luggage, the satchel, the bag

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hacer sus valijas

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to pack one’s suitcases, to pack one’s luggage

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la valija diplomática

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the diplomatic bag, the diplomatic pouch

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hasta luego, hasta pronto, nos vemos

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see you later

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nos vemos, hasta mañana, chao pescao (Chile)

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see you later, alligator

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bailar a güiro pelao

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to dance to the rhythm of the güiro

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a güiro pelao

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to the rhythm of the güiro, can also be meaningless interjection

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irse a güiro pelao

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to have sex without a condom, to have unprotected sex

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premiado/premiada

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winning, prizewinning, award-winning

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el premiado, el premio, el ganador de un premio/la ganadora de un premio, el galardonado/la galardonada

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the prizewinner

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encapuchar algo

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to hood something, to put a hood on something, figurative - to put a condom on something

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encapucharse

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to put a hood on

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la yesca

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the coconut husk, the coconut shell, the provocation to drink, the temptation, the tinder, the flint, the tinderbox (figurative - inflammable situation), the pot (drug - used in Mexico/Central America), the weed (drug - used in Mexico/Central America), the dry grass, the straw (grass), the kindling (figurative)

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estar yesca (Bolivia)

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to be broke (without money)

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la melaza

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the treacle, the molasses (in Pa’ Que Retozen = cum)

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¡Melaza!

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Amazing!

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85
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el zulú

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(the) Zulu (language)

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el zulú/la zulú

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the Zulu (person)

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zulú

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Zulu

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la señal de shaka

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the Shaka sign (hand with thumb up and pinky finger out)

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el bandolero/la bandolera

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the bandit (literal street thief or someone who cheats/lies/etc), the brigand, the highwayman, the crook, the thief, the person who deceives their partner (used in Nicaragua/Cuba)

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tumbado/tumbada

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lying down, recumbent, defeated upon falling knocked out (in boxing), bedridden

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el tumbado

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the ceiling (Ecuador), the gang, the “flow,” the gangster walk

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tumbar un gobierno

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to overthrow a government

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colorado/colorada

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red, dirty (inappropriate), off-color (inappropriate), red-colored, red-faced, shamed (embarrassed), obscene, nasty (obscene), smutty, redheaded

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el colorado

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the bermuda silk snapper, the silk snapper, the silk, the red snapper, the day snapper, the West Indian snapper, the yellow-eyed snapper, the yelloweye snapper (all fish)

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colorín colorado, este cuento se ha acabado; y colorín colorado, este cuento se ha acabado

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that was the end of that, that’s all folks, and they all lived happily ever after, and that’s the end of the story

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ponerle colorado/colorada a alguien

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to make someone blush

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ponerse colorado/colorada

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to blush, to become red

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el socio/la socia

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the partner (in business), the associate (in business), the member (of an organization), the fellow (of an organization), the buddy (friend)

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el socio accionista/la socia accionista

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the stockholder, the shareholder

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el socio capitalista/la socia capitalista

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the equity partner, the capital investor

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el socio fundador/la socia fundadora

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the founding partner (of a business), the founding member

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el socio honorario/la socia honoraria

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the honorary member

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el socio mayoritario/la socia mayoritaria

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the majority shareholder, the majority stockholder, the main shareholder, the main stockholder

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el socio propietario/la socia propietaria

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the joint owner, the part owner

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la avenida

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the avenue, the flood (literal flood of water)

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la avenida pluvial

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the flooding rain, the downpour

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la avenida torrencial

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the flash flood

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bien avenido/bien avenida

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harmonious, in agreement

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mal avenido/mal avenida

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incompatible, conflicting

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el míster

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the (sports) coach, the (sports) trainer, the mister (contest title - eg Mister Universe), the foreigner (from an English-speaking country)

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Mr. Universo/Míster Universo

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Mr. Universe/Mister Universe

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politiquero/politiquera

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loving intrigue, troublemaking

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postular algo

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to postulate something (hypothesize), to put something forward (hypothesize), to propose something, to call for something (request something)

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postular a alguien

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to nominate someone (for something = para algo), to propose someone (for something = como algo)

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postular para algo

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to apply for something (eg a job), to collect for something (eg church collection money - used in Spain)

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postularse a/para algo

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to run for something (be a candidate for something)

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la conspiración

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the conspiracy, the plot (conspiracy)

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mi respeto a ti/usted

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my respect to you

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ser una guasimilla

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to be dumb, to be an idiot

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la guasimilla

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the Jamaican nettletree (type of plant), the lie

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la Administración de Control de Drogas (la DEA)

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the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

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tener a alguien en la mira

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to follow someone too closely, to supervise someone too closely, to breathe down someone’s neck, to have someone in one’s sights

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claro/clara

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clear (obvious or transparent), bright (of light), light (of a color), pale (of a color), thin (weak - eg of batter), simple, obvious, see-through

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el claro

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the liquid from the nanche fruit that is consumed like soda, the clearing

125
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claro

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clearly (eg talk clearly), sure, of course

126
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¡Claro!

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Of course!, Clearly!, Yeah, right! (sarcastic), Sure! (sarcastic)

127
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el azul claro

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the light blue

128
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azul claro

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light blue, light-blue

129
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es claro como el agua

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it’s clear as water (it’s obvious)

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claro que (+indicativo)

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of course (+indicative)

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claro que quiero ir

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of course I want to go

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claro que no

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of course not

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claro que sí, claro

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of course

134
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claro y conciso/clara y concisa

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clear and concise

135
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dejar algo en claro

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to clear something up (make understandable), to make something clear (make understandable)

136
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dejar en claro que (+indicativo)

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to make it clear that (+indicative)

137
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está claro que (+indicativo)

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it is clear that (+indicative), it is obvious that (+indicative)

138
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fuerte y claro

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loud an clear (easy to hear OR with authoritative attitude OR without lying/being a trickster)

139
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hablar claro

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to speak clearly, to speak frankly

140
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llevarlo claro, tenerlo claro (España)

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to have another thing coming, to be certain (ironic), to be deluded, to be mistaken

141
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Lo llevas claro si crees que vas a aprobar el examen, Lo tienes claro si crees que vas a aprobar el examen (España)

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You have another thing coming if you think you’re going to pass the test, You’re deluded if you think you’re going to pass the test, You’re mistaken if you think you’re going to pass the test

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más claro ni el agua

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it’s crystal clear (it’s obvious)

143
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ya te lo dije tres veces; más claro ni el agua

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I already told you three times; it’s crystal clear

144
Q

no tener claro en algo

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to not be clear on something, to be unsure about something

145
Q

quedar claro (que+indicativo)

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to be clear (that+indicative)

146
Q

sacar en limpio algo, sacar en claro algo

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to clear something up (eg doubts)

147
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tener claro algo

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to be clear about something, to be sure about something, to understand something

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verlo claro a alguien/verla clara a alguien, verlo todo claro a alguien/verla toda clara a alguien

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to see someone clearly (understand someone)

149
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viajar en primera, viajar en primera clase

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to travel first-class

150
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viajar en segunda, viajar en segunda clase

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to travel second-class

151
Q

¡Le zumba la manigueta!

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Wonderful!, Great!

152
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la zumba

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the sound beating, the cowbell, the bell, the teasing, the joke, the practical joke, the beating, the thrashing, the hiding (the beating)

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zumbar

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to buzz (of insect/ears), to hum (of machinery), to whir (of machinery), to ring (of ears), to whizz (of bullets), to make a whining noise (of engines), to not be far off (to be close to something - eg an event - used with “le” like body parts), to leave (used in Cuba)

154
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me están zumbando los oídos, me zumban los oídos

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my ears are ringing

155
Q

zumbar a alguien

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to slap someone, to beat someone (hit someone), to tease someone, to push someone (used in Nicaragua), to punch someone, to whack someone, to thump someone (hit someone)

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zumbar algo (Venezuela/República Dominicana)

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to chuck something, to toss something

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zumbar a alguien, zumbarse de alguien

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to tease someone

158
Q

zumbarse a alguien

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to fuck someone

159
Q

el zumba

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the zumba

160
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cuco/cuca

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elderly, prim, and vivacious; crafty (used in Spain); sly (used in Spain); cute; pretty

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el cuco

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the ugly and unpleasant-looking old man, the cuckoo (bird), the cradle (Moses basket), the bogeyman, the boogeyman, the cuckoo clock

162
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el trabuco

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the blunderbuss, the drag queen (pejorative), the catapult

163
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mundialmente

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worldwide, all over the world, throughout the world, globally

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mundialmente famoso/mundialmente famosa

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world-famous

165
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maluco/maluca

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Malukan, Moluccan (of/from/relating to Malaku Islands), cunning (used in Panama)

166
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el maluco/la maluca

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the Malukan, the Moluccan (person from Malaku Islands), the cunning person (used in Panama), the crafty person (used in Panama)

167
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El Maluco

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village in Mexican state of Michoacán de Ocampo

168
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con mis gatos activados/con mi’ gato’ activa’o’

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with my gats ready (with my Glocks cocked)

169
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el tecato/la tecata

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the drug addict, the person who asks for money at a traffic light

170
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el reo/la rea

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the criminal, the culprit, the offender, the prisoner, the inmate, the defendant, the accused, the sea trout, the bum (vagrant - used in Southern Cone)

171
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meter preso/presa a alguien por algo

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to put someone in prison for something, to imprison someone for something, to put someone in jail for something

172
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ingrato/ingrata

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ungrateful, thankless, unrewarding, hard (of life), unpleasant, disagreeable

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el ingrato/la ingrata

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the ungrateful person, the ingrate

174
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pasar el rato

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to pass the time, to spend the time, to spend time, to hang out, to chill, to kill time

175
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dejar correr algo, dejar pasar algo

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to let something go, to let something ride, to drop something (figurative)

176
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dejar pasar el tiempo

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to waste time, to dawdle, to dawdle away time

177
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hacerse pasar por alguien

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to impersonate someone, to pass oneself off as someone

178
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mirar la vida pasar

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to watch life go by, to watch life pass by

179
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pasar a limpio algo, pasar en limpio algo

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to write something out, to make a neat copy of something

180
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distinto/distinta

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distinct, clear (defined), varied (before noun), various (before noun), different, new

181
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distinto a algo/distinta a algo, distinto de algo/distinta de algo

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distinct from something, different from something, different than something

182
Q

(infinitivo) es distinto que (infinitivo)

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(infinitive) is not the same as (infinitive), (infinitive) is different than (infinitive)

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Q

prometer es distinto que cumplir

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promising is not the same as fulfilling, promising is different than fulfilling

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distinto (adverbio)

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funny (weirdly), differently

185
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hoy en día

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nowadays, these days, today (nowadays)

186
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la primera plana

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the front page (of a newspaper), the cover story (of a newspaper)

187
Q

criarse

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to grow up (person), to be brought up (person), to be reared (person or animal), to be bred (animal)

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criar algo/a alguien

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to raise something/someone, to bring something/someone up, to breastfeed something/someone, to feed something/someone (with a bottle), to suckle something (of animals), to keep something (livestock), to breed something (livestock), to grow something (eg plants), to age something (wine), to gather something (dust or filth), to get something

189
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criar

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to breastfeed, to breed (of animals), to be aged (to mature - eg of wine)

190
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criar malvas

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to push up daisies (to be dead & buried)

191
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la baba

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the nonsense words, the nonsense saying, the wet & slippery coat of dust on a road’s surface, the saliva, the spittle, the slobber (of dogs), the dribble (spit), the drool, the slime (of snails/slugs), the small crocodile (used in Venezuela)

192
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se me cae la baba con él

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I drool over him (I’m crazy about him)

193
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la mala baba (España)

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the spitefulness, the nasty character (person), the nasty piece of work (person)

194
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agradecerse

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to be welcome, to go down well (be welcome)

195
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agradecer algo a alguien/agradecer a alguien algo

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to thank someone for something, to express one’s gratitude to someone for something, to show someone gratitude for something, to express thanks to someone for something

196
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agradecer algo/que (+indicativo)

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to be grateful for something/that (+indicative), to appreciate something/that (+indicative)

197
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agradecer por algo

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to give thanks for something, to be grateful for something

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es de agradecer que (+subjuntivo)

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it is good that (+subjunctive), thankfully (+subjunctive)

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el beneficio de la duda

A

the benefit of the doubt

200
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darle a alguien el beneficio de la duda, otorgarle a alguien el beneficio de la duda

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to give someone the benefit of the doubt

201
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el pellejo

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the old prostitute, the ugly prostitute, the skin (people/animals/fruits/vegetables/life - eg save your skin), the hide (animals), the piece of skin, the hangnail, the wineskin, the drunk (drunk man)

202
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salvarse el pellejo

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to save one’s own skin (save one’s own life)

203
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arrancarle el pellejo a algo

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to skin something, to flay something

204
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arrancarle el pellejo a alguien

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to tear into someone, to give someone a hiding, to skin someone, to pan someone (all figurative - harshly criticize)

205
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dejar el pellejo, perder el pellejo

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to kick the bucket, to snuff it (die)

206
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dejarse el pellejo

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to go to great lengths, to bend over backwards (figurative), to give it one’s all

207
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meterse en el pellejo de otro, ponerse en el pellejo de otro, estar en el pellejo de otro

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to be in someone’s shoes, to get in someone’s shoes (both figurative)

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estirarse el pellejo

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to get a face lift

209
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jugarse el pellejo (+verbo -ndo)

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to risk one’s neck (+ -ing verb), to risk life and limb (+ -ing verb)

210
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chicharronero/chicharronera (México)

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clumsy, inept (of a person)

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el chicharronero/la chicharronera (México)

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the burglar, the clumsy person, the inept person

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el chicharronero/la chicharronera (México/Guatemala/Honduras/Nicaragua/Perú/Bolivia)

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the pork butcher, the pork rind vendor

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ajeno/ajena

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other people’s, someone else’s, foreign, alien, unconnected (foreign), unaffiliated

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estar ajeno a algo/estar ajena a algo

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to be unaware of something, to be oblivious of something, to be indifferent to something

215
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ajeno a la realidad/ajena a la realidad

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false, untrue, contrary to fact, wide of the mark (false), divorced from reality (of a person), out of touch with reality (of a person)

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amigo de lo ajeno/amiga de lo ajeno

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light-fingered (pilfering), pilfering

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el respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz

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respect for the fights of others is peace

218
Q

sustraer lo ajeno

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to take what does not belong to one, to steal

219
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deja de ver la paja en el ojo ajeno

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people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones, the pot calling the kettle black

220
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ver la paja en el ojo ajeno, pero no la viga en el propio

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to see the mote in your brother’s eye and not the rafter in your own, to see the sawdust in your brother’s eye and not the plank in your own

221
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en clave

A

in code

222
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el libro está escrito en clave

A

the book is written in code

223
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en clave de algo

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in the key of something (in music), in something (a key - music), in a (adjective) tone (mood), in a tone of something (mood)

224
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el Papaúpa/la Papaúpa

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the boss, the person with supreme authority, the person who gives orders

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