Chapters 6-10 Flashcards

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1
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El quehacer

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The chore

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Un período seco

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The dry period

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3
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Llegar a revelar

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To reveal

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4
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El indicio

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The sign, clue, indicator

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Estancado/a

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Stagnant, at a standstill

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6
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Irse

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To go, leave

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7
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Irse a la cama

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To go to bed

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8
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Despedirse

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To say good-bye

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La propiedad

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The correctness, propriety

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10
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El rumbo

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The direction

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11
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Asumir

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To assume, suppose

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12
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Sagaz

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Clever, sharp

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13
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El aspecto

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The appearance

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14
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Cálido/a

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Warm

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15
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Acogedor, acogedora

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Cozy, friendly, warm

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16
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Soler

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To tend to

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17
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Suelen ser

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They usually are

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18
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Soler

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To used to

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19
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Solíamos irnos de vacaciones a Los Ángeles.

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We used to go on vacation to Los Angeles.

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20
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Solía estudiar francés.

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I used to study French.

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21
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Templar

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To cool off, to warm up, to calm, to moderate

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22
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Interrumpir

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To interrupt

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23
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La sequía

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The drought

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24
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Alegrarse

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To be happy

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25
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Anteayer

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The day before yesterday

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26
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Yo debía saber esto.

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I should know this.

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27
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El marido

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The husband

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28
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Sigue siendo…

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He continues to be…
He’s still…

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29
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Secamente

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Curtly

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30
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El contestó secamente.

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He answered curtly.

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31
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—Adiós—se despidió Ruiz.

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“Bye”, Ruiz bid farewell.

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32
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La comisaría

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The police station

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33
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La casucha

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The shack

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34
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El despacho

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The office

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35
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Después de todo…

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After all…

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36
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La dependencia

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The branch, office

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37
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El puesto

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The post

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38
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Nunca sucedía nada.

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Nothing ever happens.

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39
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Suceder

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To happen

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40
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Entrar a

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To enter

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41
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Según…

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Just as…

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42
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Según abrió la puerta…

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Just as he opened the door…

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43
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El timbre

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The ring, bell

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44
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Inundar

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To flood

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45
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Darse cuenta de que

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To realize that

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46
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Dar cuenta de algo

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To give an account of

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47
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El contestador del teléfono

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The answering machine

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48
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No ha dejado de sonar.

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It hasn’t stopped ringing.

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49
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Atender

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To look after, to attend to

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50
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No he atendido.

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I haven’t been attending (to it).

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51
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Rascarse

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To scratch oneself

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52
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El está todo lo bien que puede estar.

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He is as well as can be expected.

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53
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Chiflado/a

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Crazy

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54
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Sano/a

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Healthy

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55
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Tocar la puerta

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To knock on the door

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56
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Vacío/a

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Empty

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57
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Menos mal

A

Good thing!

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58
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Ocurrirse(le)

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To occur to oneself

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59
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Acordarse de

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To remember

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60
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Me acuerdo

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I remember

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61
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Acordar

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To agree on

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62
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No estarás sugiriendo…

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You’re not suggesting…

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63
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Los forasteros

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The strangers

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64
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No puede haber sido nadie del pueblo.

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It couldn’t have been anyone from the village.

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65
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El basurero municipal

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The garbage dump

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66
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No pierdes nada por preguntar.

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It doesn’t hurt to ask.
(Lit.) You can’t lose anything by asking.

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67
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Perder

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To lose

68
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Perderse

A

To get lost

69
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A juzgar por…

A

Judging by…

70
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La prensa

A

The press, media

71
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Sugerir

A

To suggest

72
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Sugiero que te vayas a dormir ya.

A

I suggest that you go to bed now.

73
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Rodeado/a

A

Surrounded

74
Q

Ruiz le dijo a Dalí que bajase de la tarima para hablar con él.

A

Ruiz told Dali to come down from the platform to speak with him.

75
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El micrófono

A

The microphone

76
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La periodista

A

The photographer

77
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El cable

A

The cable, wire

78
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Apretujar

A

To squash

79
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Apretujarse

A

To squeeze together

80
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Decidir

A

To decide

81
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Decidirse

A

To make up one’s mind

82
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La forma

A

The way

83
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Del otro lado

A

On the other side

84
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La masa

A

The mass, masses

85
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Subir

A

To go up

86
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Subirse

A

To climb onto, to go up

87
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Especie

A

Type, kind

88
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La tarima

A

The platform

89
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La altura

A

The height, altitude, level

90
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El predicador

A

The preacher

91
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Descubrir

A

To discover, uncover

92
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El encargado

A

The person in charge

93
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Recuperar

A

To recover

94
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El encargado de recuperar el cuadro

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The person in charge of recovering the painting

95
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Se volvieron hacia dónde estaba Ruiz.

A

They turned around to face where Ruiz was.

96
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El fotógrafo

A

The photographer

97
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Disparar

A

To shoot (a picture, photo)

98
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Llevarse

A

To take, to take with, to steal

99
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Me llevo una mano a los ojos.

A

I put my hand over my eyes.

100
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Evitar

A

To avoid

101
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Quedar ciego

A

To be blinded

102
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El fulgor

A

The flash

103
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El hombro

A

The shoulder

104
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La misericordia

A

The mercy, compassion

105
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Conseguir

A

To achieve, to get

106
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Atravesar

A

To go through, to cross

107
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Ni siquiera

A

Not even

108
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Tomarse

A

To take, to have

109
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Ni siquiera se tomó el trabajo de escuchar las preguntas.

A

He didn’t bother listening to any questions.

110
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Detenerse

A

To stop (oneself)

111
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Frente a

A

In front of, facing, opposite

112
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Bajarse

A

To get down, to come down

113
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Tomar

A

To take

114
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Bajar

A

To lower, to come down

115
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Detener

A

To stop, to arrest

116
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Una vez

A

When, once

117
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Imaginarse

A

To imagine, guess

118
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El circo

A

The circus

119
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La metáfora

A

The metaphor

120
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Deje de…

A

Stop…
Quit…

121
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Veo que he conseguido hacerlo enojar.

A

I see that I have made you angry.

122
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Recorrer

A

To move about

123
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La mirada

A

The look

124
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Verse

A

To look, seem

125
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Amenazador

A

Threatening

126
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Un animal de peluche

A

Stuffed animal

127
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De pronto

A

Suddenly

128
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El asunto

A

The issue, matter

129
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Volverse

A

To become

130
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Posarse

A

To settle, to come down on

131
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Posar

A

To lay down, to put down

132
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Amenazar

A

To threaten

133
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La presión

A

The pressure

134
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La amenaza

A

The threat

135
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Imaginar

A

To invent

136
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El pasillo

A

The hall

137
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Revisar

A

To review

138
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Antes de

A

Before

139
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Empezar a

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140
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Meterse

A

To get in, to get into, to hassle, bother someone

141
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Seguir

A

To still be

142
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El salón

A

The living room

143
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Apenas

A

Barely, hardly

144
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Sabotear

A

To sabotage

145
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Retorcer

A

To twist

146
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Tocar

A

To touch

147
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La burocracia policial

A

The police bureaucracy

148
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Pasarse

A

To pass, to exceed, to spend

149
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El gesto

A

The gesture

150
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El agotamiento

A

Exhaustion, depletion

151
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Condicionar

A

To influence, condition

152
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El espacio

A

The space

153
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La suposición

A

The assumption

154
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Pesado/a

A

Heavy

155
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Cargar

A

To carry

156
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Seguramente

A

Probably

157
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El tamaño

A

The size

158
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Como para

A

To

159
Q

Como para levarlo

A

To take it.

160
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Cuyo, cuya, cuyos, cuyas

A

Whose

161
Q

Una camioneta cuyas huellas en la arena habían desaparecido

A

A van whose tracks in the sand had disappeared

162
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La marea

A

The tide

163
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La casualidad

A

The chance

164
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Anotar

A

To note down

165
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La circulación

A

The movement

166
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Meter

A

To put in, to give (a yell, lecture)

167
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Pasar

A

To pass, to have been through, to go by