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in spite of

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a pesar de que

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anyhow
anyway
nevertheless
nonetheless

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sin embargo

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fluent

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fluido

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although

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así

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volcano

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el volcán

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to be cursed

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estar maldito(a)

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goddess

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la diosa

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spirit

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la alma

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legend

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la leyenda

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fight (noun)

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la lucha

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disposition

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la disposición

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a whiner

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la llorona

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legalization

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la legalización

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recreationally

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recreacionalmente

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myth

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el mito

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genius

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el genio

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wrinkles

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las arrugas

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shortage

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la escasez

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source

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la fuente

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to legalize

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legalizar

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obstacle

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el obstáculo

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to spoil (someone)

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concentir

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pulley

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la poléa

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lever

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la palanca

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to seize up

to stammer

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trabarse

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wrongly

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injustamente

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to arrest

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arrestar

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to crawl (like a snail)

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arrastrarse

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cherry

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la cereza

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amazing

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asombroso

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friendly

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acogedor

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to guess

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adivinar

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gross!

mexican slang

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güácala

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earthquake

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el terremoto

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la lámpara de mano

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flashlight

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creepy

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escalofriante

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to strike, hit

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chocar

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to overcome

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superar

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to move on

to advance

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avanzar

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to land

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aterrizar

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to fail

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fallar

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leak (of gas)

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la fuga

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leak (of liquid)

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la gotera

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liquid

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la líquida

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to repair

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reparar

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gas

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el gas

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to suggest

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proponer

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to hurry

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apurar

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curious

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curioso(a)

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urgent

urgently

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urgente

urgentemente

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thereby
therefore
so

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por eso

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snake

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la culebra

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to bark

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ladrar

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to embarrass

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avergonzar

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to be embarrassed, ashamed

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avergonzarse

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to get pregnant

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embarazarse

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pregnant

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grávida

embarazada

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hallway

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el pastillo

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equipment

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el equipo

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solitude

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la soledad

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crowd

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la multitud

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to surround

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rodear

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to achieve, get, acquire

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conseguir

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well

then

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pues

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betrayal

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la traición

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to point out

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señalar

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to eject, reject

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echar

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to love each other

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quererse

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to speak to each other

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hablarse

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to write to each other

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escribirse

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in a thousand

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en mil

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since

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desde

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so what?

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y qué

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wrong

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equivocado

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to combine, blend, mix

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mezclar

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to escape

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escapar

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baby, babe

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el nene

la nena

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to pretend

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fingir

pretender

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just (adv) as in ‘just did it’

recently

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recién

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lately

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recientemente

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recent (adj)

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reciente

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to propose

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proponer

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to follow, succeed

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suceder

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not a single
never
not even

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ni siquiera

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at least
scarcely
although
eventhough

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siquiera

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principle (noun)

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el principio

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incompetence

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la incompetencia

la ineptitud

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to be quiet

to hold one’s tongue

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callarse

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to let, permit

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dejar

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pill, tablet, cake

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la pastilla

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by no means

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ni loco(a)
ni modo (also means- "no way")
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out of the question

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ni hablar

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absolutely not

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ni mierda
mi cabo (vulgar -- "my butt")
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not even in your dreams

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ni soñar

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layover

stop over

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la escala

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king

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el rey

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beauty (n.)

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la belleza

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car tire

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la llanta

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blind (adj.)

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ciega (o)

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gang

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la pandilla

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anyhow, anyway, at any rate

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de todos modos

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to get in a vehicle

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subirse

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open air market

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el tianguis

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spring (n.). - where water comes out of the earth

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el manantial

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target

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el blanco

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tablecloth

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el mantel

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to embroider

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bordar

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to beg

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rogar

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since

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desde (period of time)… I haven’t eaten Since yesterday
desde que (2 phrase sentence … Since I began to work, the sun is out)
dado que (since introduces a reason), Since I can read, I got a raise
….. here u can also use: ya que, como, como porque

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since then

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desde entonces