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desastre natural (m.)

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natural disaster

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erupción de volcán (f.)

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volcanic eruption

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incendios forestales (m. pl.)

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forest fires

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huracán (m.)

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hurricane

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maremoto

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tsunami

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tornado

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tornado

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zona sísmica

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earthquake zone

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ambulancia

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ambulance

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ahogarse

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to drown

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ataque cardíaco (m.)

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heart attack

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caerse

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to fall down

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choque eléctrico (m.)

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electric shock

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emergencia

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emergency

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envenenamiento

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poisoning

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hemorragia

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hemorrhage

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lesión (f.)

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injury

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riesgo

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hazzard

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sofocar

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to smother, to put out

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herido(a)

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wounded or injured person

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inconsciente

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unconscious

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lastimado(a)

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injured person

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botiquín de primeros auxilios (m.)

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first aid kit

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dosis (f.)

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dosage

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masaje cardíaco (m.)

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cardiac massage

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medicina

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medicine

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autoridad (f.)

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authority

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Cruz Roja

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Red Cross

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cuerda

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rope

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extintor de incendios (m.)

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fire extinguisher

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mantener la calma

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to stay calm

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primeros auxilios (m. pl.)

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first aid

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reanimar

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ro revive

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respiración artificial (f.)

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artificial respiration

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respirar

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to breathe

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salvavidas (f. pl.)

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life preserver

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servicios de emergencia /urgencia (m. pl.)

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emergency services

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toxicología

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toxicology

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escalera

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ladder; stairs, staircase

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estufa de gas

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gas stove

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fósforos (m. pl.)

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matches

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paquete (m.)

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package

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pasillo

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hall, hallway

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suelo

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floor

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toalla

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towel

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vecino(a)

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neighbor

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aconsejable

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advisable

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alerto(a)

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alert

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alto(a)

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high

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amenaza

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threat

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bajo(a)

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low

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de sol a sol

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from dawn to dusk

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destructivo(a)

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destructive

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elevado(a)

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elevated

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en caso de

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in case of

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encendido(a)

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lit up

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excesivo(a)

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excessive

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lento(a)

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slow

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mediano(a)

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medium

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peligro

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danger

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reciente

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recent

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salvo

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except

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primer(o)

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first

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segundo

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second

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tercer(o)

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third

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cuarto

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fourth

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quinto

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fifth

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sexto

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sixth

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séptimo

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seventh

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octavo

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eighth

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noveno

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ninth

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décimo

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tenth

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aconsejar

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to advise

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cubrir

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to cover

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insistir (en)

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to insist

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lanzar

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to throw, to hurl

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morirse

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to die

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observar

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to observe

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proporcionar

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to provide

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quedarse

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to stay, to remain

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reunirse

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to get together, to reunite

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romperse

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to break, to shatter

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sugerir

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to suggest

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verificar

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to verify

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carro

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car

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chocar

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to crash

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chofer (m. f.)

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chauffeur

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conducir

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to drive

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culpa

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fault

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grúa

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weaker, tow truck

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oxígeno

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oxygen

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pegar

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to hit

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peligro

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danger

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tener la culpa

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to be al fault, to be to blame

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húmedo(a)

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wet, humid

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afueras

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suburbs, outskirts

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entero(a)

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whole, entire

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extraño(a)

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strange

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indicio

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indication, sign

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interior (m.)

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interior

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sospechoso(a)

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suspicious

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turístico(a)

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tourist

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destinación (f.)

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destination

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llegada

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arrival

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placer (m.)

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pleasure

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reservación (f.)

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reservation

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alguien

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someone, anyone

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alguna vez

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sometime, ever

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alguno

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some, any

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o… o

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either… or

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jamás

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never

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ni… ni

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neither… nor

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ninguno(a)

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none, not any

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andar

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to walk

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anticipar

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to anticipate

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anunciar

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to announce

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estar seguro(a)

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to be sure

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evitar

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to avoid

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haber (aux. verb)

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to have

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notar

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to notice

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producir

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to produce

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traducir

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to translate

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tratar de

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to try

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a tiempo

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on time

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actuación (f.)

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performance

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comunidad (f.)

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community

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guerra

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war

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incidente (m.)

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incident

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llaves de paso (f. pl.)

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water valves

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objeto

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object

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oportunidad (f.)

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opportunity

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por suerte

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luckily

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primitivista

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primitive or naïve art, characterized by vivid colors and simple figures

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si así es

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if so

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estrofa

A

verse

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metáfora

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metaphor

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oración (f.)

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sentence

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pasión (f.)

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passion

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ritmo

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rhythm

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verso

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line of a poem

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billetera

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wallet

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documentos de identidad (m. pl.)

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documents

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miedo

A

fear

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pistola

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gun

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a continuación

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next, following

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anochecer

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dusk, nightfall

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apenas

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barely

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con el pie izquierdo

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on the wrong foot

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en lugar de

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in place of

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enorme

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enormous

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extravagante

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extravagant

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intelectual

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intelectual

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consistir

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to consist

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definir

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to define

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despedirse

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to take leave, to say good-bye

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perseguir (i, i)

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to pursue

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prestar

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to lend

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caballo

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horse

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despertador (m.)

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alarm clock

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divergencia

A

divergence

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estatua

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statue

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reconocimiento

A

recognition

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respeto

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respect

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sandinistas

A

Nicaraguan revolutionary group