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1
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alentador

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uplifting, encouraging

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mercado de pulgas

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flea market

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the turning of the screw

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la vuelta de tuerca

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to finance

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financiar

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los suministros

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supplies, provisions

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después de todo

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after all

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el ancho de banda

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bandwidth

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gestionar

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to process (bureaucratically speaking), to arrange

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however ______ it may be

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por + adj. + que sea

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to process (bureaucratically speaking), to arrange

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gestionar

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to promise

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prometer

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mutual

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mutua

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la ruleta rusa

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Russian roulette

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llevarse bién

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to stand, get along with [someone]

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by chance

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por casualidad

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to bully

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intimidar

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to pose, raise, propose

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plantear

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18
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el pragmatismo

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pragmatism

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19
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brain drain

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la fuga de cerebros

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majority

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la mayoría

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el jurado

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jury

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acontecer

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ocurrir, to happen

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once and for all

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una vez por todas

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vencer

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to win

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25
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la remera

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woman’s t-shirt

prostitute

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to put one’s mind to sth, to mean to do sth

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proponerse

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to surrender

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rendirse

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28
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application, request

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la solicitúd

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29
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to deal with, to fight (a thing)

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lidiar

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burdo, -a

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unsophisticated, crude

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31
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hipócrita

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hypocritical

hypocrit

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debido a eso

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due to that, because of that

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33
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to nullify

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anular

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34
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la escala

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layover, stop

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35
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reprisal

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la represalia

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36
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to drown

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hundirse

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37
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land route

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la via terrestre

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38
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quote, quotation

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la cita

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39
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roadmap (can be figurative)

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la hoja de ruta

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40
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por casualidad

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by chance

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41
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(insurance) policy

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la póliza

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42
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la pelea

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fight/argument

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43
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el rezagado

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the distance/gap behind sth/smone

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44
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plastic surgery

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la cirugía estética

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45
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endangered species (can be fig.)

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la especie en peligro

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46
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to bury (can be figurative)

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enterrar

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47
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las facciones

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features (of a thing)

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dar rienda suelta a _____

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give free rein to _____

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49
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dying, on the verge of dying

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a punto de morir

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50
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to pass the buck

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devolver la pelota

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51
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el reclamo

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appeal (ante la corte)

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52
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fight (physical, military)

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la lucha

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53
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sooner or later

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más bién tarde que temprano

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54
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the distance/gap behind sth/smone

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el rezagado

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55
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to encourage

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animar

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56
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afford to, have the luxury to

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darse el lujo

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57
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to be/play the devil’s advocate

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ponerse como abogado del diablo

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tomarse en cuenta

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to take into account, to consider

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59
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flea

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la pulga

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60
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el cargamento

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shipment, cargo

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61
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la fosa

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pit (in the ground)

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hundirse

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to drown

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bullying

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la intimidación

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64
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shipment, cargo

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el cargamento

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65
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to make compatible

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compatibilizar

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66
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ink

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la tinta

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67
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la mesa redonda

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roundtable (discussion)

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68
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features (of a thing)

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las facciones

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la mayoría

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majority

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70
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el viento de cola

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tailwind

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71
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behavior

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el comportamiento

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72
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trafficking

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la trata

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73
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los albores

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syn: comienzos, principios

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pit (in the ground)

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la fosa

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75
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ser un calvario

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to be a Calvary, i.e., to be a huge ordeal like Christ’s way of the Cross

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76
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Russian roulette

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la ruleta rusa

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77
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hangover

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la resaca

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78
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separarse de

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to secede

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79
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el patrimonio de las viviendas

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home equity

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80
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la resaca

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hangover

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81
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belongings

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las pertencias

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82
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a punto de morir

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dying, on the verge of dying

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83
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prisoner, inmate

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el reo

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to remove (quitar, sacar) ;

to withdraw (dinero, moneda, carné) ;

to clear (nieve) ;

to withdraw (mano)

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retirar

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85
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convention, agreement, deal

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el convenio

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86
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divide y vencerás

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divide and conquer

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87
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political patronage

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el patronazgo político

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88
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el seguimiento de los precios

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price tracking/monitoring

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89
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perforar

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to drill (a hole or well)

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to drill (a hole or well)

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perforar

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91
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uplifting, encouraging

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alentador

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92
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give free rein to _____

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dar rienda suelta a _____

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93
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apathetic

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apático, -a

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el recuerdo

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memory (of an event, etc.)

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el tortuguismo

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going slow on purpose, slow-rolling

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el gestión

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management (de algo), trámites

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97
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cuesta creer

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(it’s) hard to believe

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98
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el patronazgo político

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political patronage

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99
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to have something/nothing to do [with something]

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tener algo/nada que ver [con algo]

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hacer agua

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to sink (fig.) / take on water

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101
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remnant

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el remanente

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102
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el rescate

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the rescue, recovery

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103
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moving, touching

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conmovedor

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104
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empeorar

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to make/get worse

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105
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transportation infrastructure

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la infraestructura vial

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106
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la pulga

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flea

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107
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to secede

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separarse de

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108
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waste, trash, refuse

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el desecho

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109
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going slow on purpose, slow-rolling

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el tortuguismo

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110
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retirar

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to remove (quitar, sacar) ;

to withdraw (dinero, moneda, carné) ;

to clear (nieve) ;

to withdraw (mano)

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111
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traffic light

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el semáforo

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112
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conmovedor

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moving, touching

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113
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(colloquial) street vending, stalls

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los rastros

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114
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hacer malabares

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to juggle

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115
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jury

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el jurado

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116
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to stand, get along with [someone]

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llevarse bién

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117
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to retire

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jubilarse

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118
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feasible

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factible

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119
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recipient

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el/la destinatorio/a

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120
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tener algo/nada que ver [con algo]

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to have something/nothing to do [with something]

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121
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curfew

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el toque de queda

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122
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el desfile

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parade

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123
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college bachelor’s degree

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la licenciatura

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124
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to sink (fig.) / take on water

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hacer agua

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125
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yellow journalism

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la prensa amarilla

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126
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el cisma

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schism

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127
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worker, laborer

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el obrero

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128
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dwarf, midget

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el enano

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129
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pattern;

patron

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el patrón

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130
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los rastros

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(colloquial) street vending, stalls

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131
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factible

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feasible

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132
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al revés de

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en vez de, instead of

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133
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intimidar

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to bully

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134
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due to that, because of that

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debido a eso

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135
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funnel

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el embudo

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136
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WTO

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Organización Mundial de Comercio (OMC)

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137
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put emphasis on the verb, play up importance

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cabe + V + que

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138
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compatibilizar

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to make compatible

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139
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corromper

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to corrupt

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140
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to win

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vencer

141
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mojado, -a

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wet, (fig: slick, in pejorative sense)

142
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cavemen

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los cavernícolas

143
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overwhelming, landslide (adj.)

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aplastante

144
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syn: comienzos, principios

A

los albores

145
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por suerte, by chance

A

por chiripa, por carambola

146
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home equity

A

el patrimonio de las viviendas

147
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proponerse

A

to put one’s mind to sth, to mean to do sth

148
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la minoría

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minority

149
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la trata

A

trafficking

150
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minority

A

la minoría

151
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escape, jailbreak

A

la fuga

152
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anular

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to nullify

153
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suelto, -a

A

loose, baggy (clothes)

154
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la fuga de cerebros

A

brain drain

155
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las pertenencias

A

belongings

156
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apático, -a

A

apathetic

157
Q

el prejuicio

A

prejudice, bias

158
Q

el resorte

A

spring (mechanical)

159
Q

la gota que colma el vaso

A

the last straw

160
Q

la via terrestre

A

land route

161
Q

hypocritical

hypocrit

A

hipócrita

162
Q

unsophisticated, crude

A

burdo, -a

163
Q

el embudo

A

funnel

164
Q

por chiripa, por carambola

A

por suerte, by chance

165
Q

conseguir

A

to get, obtain

166
Q

la intimidación

A

bullying

167
Q

rest on one’s laurels

A

dormir en los laureles

168
Q

tacaño, stingy, miserly

A

mezquino

169
Q

to corrupt

A

corromper

170
Q

to travel with stops/layovers

A

viajar con escalas

171
Q

el compromiso

A

commitment

172
Q

el toque de queda

A

curfew

173
Q

primer piso

A

first floor (above G)

174
Q

en vez de, instead of

A

al revés de

175
Q

caer de bruces

A

to fall headlong/first

176
Q

jubilarse

A

to retire

177
Q

until recently

A

hasta hace poco

178
Q

to surpass, overcome, beat (win), exceed

A

superar

179
Q

el/la lector

A

reader (of an article, etc.)

180
Q

parade

A

el desfile

181
Q

to fray the nerves

A

crispar los nervios

182
Q

los manifestantes

A

demonstrators

183
Q

paradox

A

la paradoja

184
Q

resurgir de [las / pronombre] cenizas

A

to rise from the/his/her/their ashes (like a phoenix)

185
Q

la licenciatura

A

college bachelor’s degree

186
Q

ocurrir, to happen

A

acontecer

187
Q

planta baja

A

ground floor

188
Q

los cavernícolas

A

cavemen

189
Q

el atentado

A

attack

190
Q

the last straw

A

la gota que colma el vaso

191
Q

el comportamiento

A

behavior

192
Q

plantear

A

to pose, raise, propose

193
Q

el envejecimiento

A

aging

194
Q

la represalia

A

reprisal

195
Q

la tenencia de tierra

A

land rights/ownership

196
Q

el desecho

A

waste, trash, refuse

197
Q

cabe + V + que

A

put emphasis on the verb, play up importance

198
Q

dormir en los laureles

A

rest on one’s laurels

199
Q

estallar

A

to explode

200
Q

aunque, aun cuando

Although

A

si bien

201
Q

la organización sin fines de lucro

A

non-profit organization

202
Q

loose, baggy (clothes)

A

suelto, -a

203
Q

poner a prueba [algo, a alguien]

A

to test [sth, someone], to put ___ to the test

204
Q

acalambrado, -a

A

sore

205
Q

commitment

A

el compromiso

206
Q

ground floor

A

planta baja

207
Q

el préstamo

A

loan

208
Q

shell corporation

A

la corporación fantasma

209
Q

el planteamiento

A

approach, way of doing something

210
Q

rasurar

A

to shave (razor)

211
Q

spare part, replacement

A

el repuesto

212
Q

superar

A

to surpass, overcome, beat (win), exceed

213
Q

la hipocresía

A

hypocrisy

214
Q

la válvula de escape

A

escape valve

215
Q

to make/get worse

A

empeorar

216
Q

por + adj. + que sea

A

however ______ it may be

217
Q

sore

A

acalambrado, -a

218
Q

to fall headlong/first

A

caer de bruces

219
Q

after all

A

después de todo

220
Q

pez gordo

A

heavyweight, bigwig

221
Q

la vuelta de tuerca

A

the turning of the screw

222
Q

mezquino

A

tacaño, stingy, miserly

223
Q

(it’s) hard to believe

A

cuesta creer

224
Q

hasta hace poco

A

until recently

225
Q

regatear

A

to haggle

226
Q

memory (of an event, etc.)

A

el recuerdo

227
Q

(TV) viewer

A

el/la televidente

228
Q

las estrellas [de la politica, etc.] [alinearse]

las estrellas de la politica se alinearon

A

[to line up] the stars

the political stars lined up

229
Q

supplies, provisions

A

los suministros

230
Q

el convenio

A

convention, agreement, deal

231
Q

la cirugía estética

A

plastic surgery

232
Q

to be a Calvary, i.e., to be a huge ordeal like Christ’s way of the Cross

A

ser un calvario

233
Q

una vez por todas

A

once and for all

234
Q

el tacaño avaro

A

miser, cheapskate

235
Q

refregar

A

to rub

236
Q

la arma de doble filo

A

double-edged sword

237
Q

to take into account, to consider

A

tomarse en cuenta

238
Q

hypocrisy

A

la hipocresía

239
Q

approach, way of doing something

A

el planteamiento

240
Q

rezagarse

A

to trail, lag, struggle

241
Q

to haggle

A

regatear

242
Q

reader (of an article, etc.)

A

el/la lector

243
Q

bandwidth

A

el ancho de banda

244
Q

unstoppable

A

irrefrenable

245
Q

lidiar

A

to deal with, to fight (a thing)

246
Q

to juggle

A

hacer malabares

247
Q

to get, obtain

A

consequir

248
Q

virtuous cycle

A

el círculo virtuoso

249
Q

wet, (fig: slick, in pejorative sense)

A

mojado, -a

250
Q

to nominate

A

nombrar

251
Q

to be forward-leaning

A

ser echado para adelante

252
Q

la tinta

A

ink

253
Q

to rise from the/his/her/their ashes (like a phoenix)

A

resurgir de [las / pronombre] cenizas

254
Q

la cita

A

quote, quotation

255
Q

la fuga

A

escape, jailbreak

256
Q

el enano

A

dwarf, midget

257
Q

the words are wind; empty talk

A

[introductory clause about topic, then judgment:]

…las palabras se las lleva el viento

258
Q

la póliza

A

(insurance) policy

259
Q

animar

A

to encourage

260
Q

roundtable (discussion)

A

la mesa redonda

261
Q

la corporación fantasma

A

shell corporation

262
Q

el/la oyente

A

listener

263
Q

ponerse como abogado del diablo

A

to be/play the devil’s advocate

264
Q

non-profit organization

A

la organización sin fines de lucro

265
Q

heavyweight, bigwig

A

pez gordo

266
Q

más bién tarde que temprano

A

sooner or later

267
Q

firmar en sentido formal

A

rubricar

268
Q

loan

A

el préstamo

269
Q

[introductory clause about topic, then judgment:]

…las palabras se las lleva el viento

A

the words are wind; empty talk

270
Q

envejecer

A

to age, grow older

271
Q

cruento, -a

A

cruel, bloody, inhuman

272
Q

[to line up] the stars

the political stars lined up

A

las estrellas [de la politica, etc.] [alinearse]

las estrellas de la politica se alinearon

273
Q

divide and conquer

A

divide y vencerás

274
Q

devolver la pelota

A

to pass the buck

275
Q

el círculo virtuoso

A

virtuous cycle

276
Q

el patrón

A

pattern;

patron

277
Q

sin ir más lejos

A

for example (strong sense)

278
Q

pragmatism

A

el pragmatismo

279
Q

spring (mechanical)

A

el resorte

280
Q

appeal (ante la corte)

A

el reclamo

281
Q

price tracking/monitoring

A

el seguimiento de los precios

282
Q

viajar con escalas

A

to travel with stops/layovers

283
Q

first floor (above G)

A

primer piso

284
Q

apretar el gatillo

A

to pull the trigger

(can use figuratively)

285
Q

aplastante

A

overwhelming, landslide (adj.)

286
Q

for example (strong sense)

A

sin ir más lejos

287
Q

la hoja de ruta

A

roadmap (can be figurative)

288
Q

el semáforo

A

traffic light

289
Q

fight/argument

A

la pelea

290
Q

mala educación, sin educación

A

ill-mannered, rude

291
Q

to trail, lag, struggle

A

rezagarse

292
Q

irrefrenable

A

unstoppable

293
Q

ser echado para adelante

A

to be forward-leaning

294
Q

la lucha

A

fight (physical, military)

295
Q

to rub

A

refregar

296
Q

darse el lujo

A

afford to, have the luxury to

297
Q

la infraestructura vial

A

transportation infrastructure

298
Q

woman’s t-shirt

prostitute

A

la remera

299
Q

el obrero

A

worker, laborer

300
Q

el legado

A

legacy

301
Q

enterrar

A

to bury (can be figurative)

302
Q

attack

A

el atentado

303
Q

schism

A

el cisma

304
Q

hill

A

la colina

305
Q

the rescue, recovery

A

el rescate

306
Q

prejudice, bias

A

el prejuicio

307
Q

la colina

A

hill

308
Q

double-edged sword

A

la arma de doble filo

309
Q

ill-mannered, rude

A

mala educación, sin educación

310
Q

el/la televidente

A

(TV) viewer

311
Q

to share

A

compartir

312
Q

to pull the trigger

(can use figuratively)

A

apretar el gatillo

313
Q

to explode

A

estallar

314
Q

to test [sth, someone], to put ___ to the test

A

poner a prueba [algo, a alguien]

315
Q

legacy

A

el legado

316
Q

el/la destinatorio/a

A

recipient

317
Q

la prensa amarilla

A

yellow journalism

318
Q

nombrar

A

to nominate

319
Q

prometer

A

to promise

320
Q

financiar

A

to finance

321
Q

layover, stop

A

la escala

322
Q

si bien

A

aunque, aun cuando

Although

323
Q

el remanente

A

remnant

324
Q

to shave (razor)

A

rasurar

325
Q

crispar los nervios

A

to fray the nerves

326
Q

el repuesto

A

spare part, replacement

327
Q

mutua

A

mutual

328
Q

rendirse

A

to surrender

329
Q

el reo

A

prisoner, inmate

330
Q

management (de algo), trámites

A

el gestión

331
Q

la paradoja

A

paradox

332
Q

to age, grow older

A

envejecer

333
Q

tailwind

A

el viento de cola

334
Q

Organización Mundial de Comercio (OMC)

A

WTO

335
Q

rubricar

A

firmar en sentido formal

336
Q

demonstrators

A

los manifestantes

337
Q

cruel, bloody, inhuman

A

cruento, -a

338
Q

land rights/ownership

A

la tenencia de tierra

339
Q

entrepreneurship

A

el emprendimiento

340
Q

flea market

A

mercado de pulgas

341
Q

aging

A

el envejecimiento

342
Q

compartir

A

to share

343
Q

la solicitúd

A

application, request

344
Q

miser, cheapskate

A

el tacaño avaro

345
Q

el emprendimiento

A

entrepreneurship

346
Q

escape valve

A

la válvula de escape

347
Q

listener

A

el/la oyente

348
Q

la especie en peligro

A

endangered species (can be fig.)