Capitulo 1 - 4 Flashcards

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Vereda

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Path, sidewalk

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Resuelta

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Determined

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3
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Como quien

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Like one who

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Minuciosamente

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Meticulously

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Mujeriego

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Womanizer

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Ajena

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Alien

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Imprevista

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Unexpected

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Repentino

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Sudden

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Atolondrado

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Scatterbrained, stunned

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A propósito de

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About, on the subject of; (interjection) speaking of

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11
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Ponerse a

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To begin

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12
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De una vez por otra

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Once and for all

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13
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Desagradable

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Unpleasant

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14
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Guiñar

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To wink

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Malhadado

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Ill-fated

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Jerga

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Jargon, slang

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Desengaño

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Disappointment

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18
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Gentuza

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Riff-raff

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19
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Rasgo

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Gesture, feature

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20
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Chifladura

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Craziness

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21
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Despectivo

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Contemptuous, scornful

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22
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A raíz de

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As a result of; following

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23
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Manicomio

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Asylum, madhouse

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24
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Aseado

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Clean, tidy

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25
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Amontonamiento

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Piling up, pile

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A fondo

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In depth, thoroughly

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27
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Entablillar

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To splint

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28
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Apartarse

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To move out of the way, to get away

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29
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¡Apártate de mi!

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Get away from me!

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30
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Alegato

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Plea, statement, argument

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31
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Las habladurías

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The rumors

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32
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La ceguera

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The blindness

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33
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Descartar

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To rule out, to reject

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34
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Encandilar

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To dazzle

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35
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Gozosamente

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Joyfully

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36
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¿De dónde sacaste semejante idea?

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What on earth gave you such an idea?

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37
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Recurrir

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To turn to, to resort to

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38
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Hallar

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To find

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39
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Por azar

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By chance

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40
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Desechar

A

To throw out, to discard

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41
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Avergonzarse

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To be ashamed

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42
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Descabellado

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Crazy, ridiculous

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43
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Entablar conversación

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To strike up a conversation

44
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Callejero

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Street (adjective)

45
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Inducir

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To prompt to, to lead to

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A partir de

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From…on, from, as of

47
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Interminable

48
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Locuaz

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Talkative, loquacious

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Dicharachero

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Chatty; a chatterbox

50
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Parco

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Laconic, concise

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Risueño

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Smiling, cheerful

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Sumamente

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Extremely, highly

53
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Malograrse

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To fail, to break down

54
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Juzgar

55
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Irreflexiva

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Thoughtless

56
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Fracasar

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To fail, to be unsuccessful

57
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Amargura

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Bitterness

58
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Estribar

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To lie in, to be based in

59
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Alejado

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Remote, distant

60
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Ajetreo

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Hustle and bustle

61
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Desaliento

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Discouragement, dismay

62
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Portentoso

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Marvelous, wonderful

63
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De antemano

A

Beforehand

64
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Cerradura

65
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Enrevesado

A

Complicated

66
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Barajar

A

To shuffle (cards), to consider

67
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Llanto

A

Crying, weeping

68
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Pensé que el mundo se me venía abajo

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I thought that the world was coming down on me

69
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Vertiginosamente

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Dizzily, vertiginously

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Mudo

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Speech-impaired, mute

71
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Agarrar

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To grab, to take hold of

72
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Arrepentirse

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To regret it, to be sorry

73
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Hallar

74
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Acaso

75
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Abarcar

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To cover, to extend over

76
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Entregarse

A

To surrender

77
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Factible

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Feasible, possible

78
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Ligero

79
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A lo largo de

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Along, throughout

80
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Ralear

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To thin, to become sparse

81
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Hervidero

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Swarm, hot spring, hotbed

82
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Vertiginoso

83
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Trastornado

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Disturbed, traumatized

84
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Es decir

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That is to say

85
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Aferrarse

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To cling to, to hold on to

86
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Restar

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To subtract, to take away, to minimize

87
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Inusitado

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Unusual, rare

88
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Arrastrar

89
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Desprovisto

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Devoid, deprived

90
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Precisar

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To specify, to need

91
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Más bien

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Rather, actually

92
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Trazar

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To draw, to trace

93
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Al cabo de un rato

A

After a while

94
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Barajar

A

To shuffle (cards), to consider

95
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Por lo pronto

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For one thing

96
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A tientas

97
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Vuelco

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Upset, radical change

98
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Amontonado

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Codicia

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Petulancia

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Arrogance, smugness

101
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Avidez

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Eagerness, greed

102
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Constar

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To know for a fact, to be sure

103
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Nos consta que tendrás éxito en lo que te propongas

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We’re sure you’ll be successful in whatever you decide to do

104
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Enorgullecerse

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To be proud

105
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Soberbia

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Pride, arrogance

106
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Albergar

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To house, to be home to, to harbor