Common words & Phrases Flashcards

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compromiso

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Commitment or engagement

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El alcalde

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The Mayor

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Demás

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Others / rest

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Give me

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Deme

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Asunto

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Issue or matter

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Soltera (o)

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Single

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cómo estuvo el viaje

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how was the trip

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Aguantar

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Endure Last (No puede aguanta un mes en la carve)

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Si supieras

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If you knew

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10
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Acá

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Here

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To flip (turn around) Turn (command) Turn to the left

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Voltear Voltea Voltea a la izquierda

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Cómo le va

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How’s it going

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Lo que pasa es

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The thing is What happened is

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14
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What a shame (short slamg)

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Lastima

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early morning

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madrugada

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heart attack

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infarto

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17
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amanecer

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dawn

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18
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to water

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regar reiga las plantas

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19
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the @ sign for email?? uppercase letters? Lowercase?

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arroba letras mayúsculas letras minusculas

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20
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que opina?

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what do you think?

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21
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vengarme vengarse

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revenge verb

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to comply i comply you comply

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complir yo cumplo tu cumples (stem changing) cumpliendo

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23
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bitter you are bitter woman

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armargo usted es una mujer amargada (o)

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to involve i was involved He realized that he was involved in something illegal when he saw the police arriving.

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involucrar involucro Se dio cuenta de que estaba involucrado en algo ilegal cuando vio llegar a la policía.

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le juro yo juro (who-do) tu juras jura juramos les juran

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I swear

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26
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cuesta me cuesta mucho

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cost i find it hard

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27
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Árido

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Dry

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28
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Suddenly, all of a sudden

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De repente

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29
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So (continuing sentence…)

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Así que

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30
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Sucedió Suceder

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It happened To happen

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Engreído(a) Una persona engreida

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Arrogant

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32
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Dar cuenta Me dió cuenta Te darás cuenta Te daste cuenta

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To realize I realized You will realize You realized

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33
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Atraco

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Robbery

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34
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Suelta suelta la sopa

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Loose Tell me what you know

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35
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gilipollas

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Asshole, Canton, idiot

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36
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rehén

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Hostage

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37
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Herido

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Injured

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38
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Superado

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Overcome

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39
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Rebelde

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Rebel

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40
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Sicario

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Hitman (criminal)

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41
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Almecen

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Warehouse

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42
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Armar

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To assemble

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43
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Is it la café o el cafe

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El café!

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44
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Acostado (a)

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Lying down

45
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Colocar Colocando la basura en su lugar Coloque (w/ accent only irregular aside from subj)

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To place Placing the trash in its place I placed

46
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papel higienico

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Toilet paper

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Desechos

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Waste

48
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Apostar Una apuesta

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To bet A bet

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To laugh Laugh I like your laugh Smile

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Reir(se) Risa Me gusta tu risa Sonrisa

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To throw To catch

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Arrojar Agarrar

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cédula

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I’d card

52
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Reclamo reclamar

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Reclaim Claim

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Laundry store? Laundry

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lavandería

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I am staying at

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Estoy quedando

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To pull (pull) To push (push) To jump

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Haller (Halle) Empujar (empuja) Soltar

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Debajo Atrás Detrás

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Under Back Behind

57
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Socio (a)

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Partner

58
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Finalizar

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To end

59
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Fact

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Hecho

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To go up Command: go up

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Subir Sube

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Are you using this chair? No, it’s all yours No, you can have it

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estas usando esta silla No, es todo tuyos (suyos) No, puede(s) tenerla

62
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I am going to miss you Do you miss me? I miss you

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te voy a extrañar Me extrañas? Te extraño

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Advertisement To advertise

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anuncio Anunciar

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Go ahead Could I get by please? Yes, go ahead

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Pasa le Podría pasar por favor Si, adelante

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Do you know how to get it Do you know how to arrive

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Sabes cómo llegar

66
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Let me think about it

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Déjame pensarlo

67
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Como no

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Of course (literally how not)

68
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Desde luego

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Of course

69
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Is it possible? Is it ok if?

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Esta bien si Se puede

70
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rain its going to rain it was raining

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lluvia va a llover estaba lloviendo

71
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de todas maneras de todos modos

A

anyway anyway

72
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thigh breast chicken breast chicken thigh?

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muslo el pecho pechuga de pollo Muslo de pollo

73
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Remodelar Remodelado

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To remodel Remodeled

74
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gabinete armario

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cabinet armoir

75
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colchón Cajón

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Matress Drawer

76
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Can I have

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Me das por favor Quiero por favor DON NOT SAY PUEDO TENER! QUE GRINGO

77
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On the phone: Say hello This is tim Whose speaking Can I speak with He/she isn’t here Would you like to leave a message? Yes tell him/her that..

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Hola o Buneo (mexico) • Habla tim (it’s tim) • Quien Habla • Quien le llama ○ Habla Tim ○ Le llama Tim ○ Me Puede comunicar con…” Can I speak with • “no esta aqui” • Le quiere dejar un mensaje ○ Bueno, le llamo mas tarde (it’s ok I’ll call later) Si digale que

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To attract

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Atraer

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Gesture

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Gesto

80
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Really!

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No me digas

81
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Condado

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County

82
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Fingir Finji *the only irregular conjugation* (pret.)

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To pretend

83
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Sore My body is sore

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Adolorido (a) Mi cuerpo está adolorido

84
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Free weights

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Peso libre Pesos libres

85
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Sede

A

Gym location Headquarters Central office

86
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El dólar (dogh -lar) *stress on the o* Los dólares El dolor (dogh-lore)

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Dollar Pain

87
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But either way (we could see each other as friends)

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pero de cualquier manera podríamos vernos como amigos

88
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When would be good for you?

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cuando sería bueno para ti

89
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Hill

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Cerro

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Sidewalk

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Acera (general) El andén (Colombia) La banqueta (México)

91
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formulario Todos están familiarizados con este formulario.

A

form (to fill out at grocery store for puntos) you are all familiar with this form

92
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nueces y semillas la nuez y la semilla frutos secos mani almendra

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nuts and seeds (fem.) nuts peanut almonds

93
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Lomo de cerdo Cerdo?

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Pork tenderloin Pig

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Any (fem. or masculine) Any of these options seem good to me

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Cualquier / cualquiera Cualquiera de esas opciones me parece bien

95
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riñón

A

kidney

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el estiramiento Hago estiramientos por unos cinco minutos antes de empezar a correr en las mañanas. estirar estiro esiras

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stretching I do about 5 minutes of stretching before i begin to run in the morning to stretch; i stretch you stretch

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pantalla El teatro IMAX tiene una pantalla enorme.

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screen the IMAX theater has an enormous screen

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Feliz entrenamiento! Acondicionamiento Físico

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happy workout fitness

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from this moment on on aside from that

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A partir de este momento Aparte de eso

100
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así que sonríe! asi que

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so smile! *(from gym registration - when i need to take my photo)

101
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as soon as I arrive in the city I will call you as soon as *OR* barley

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Apenas llegue a la ciudad los llamo apenas **it is not a verb!!**

102
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Tan pronto como

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As soon as I

103
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a. whatever — Lend me a spade, a fork, whatever b. whatever it is — Well whatever this businessman is offering you, we’ll offer you more c. whatever it takes - I’ll do whatever it takes to protect my family.

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Lo que sea A. Déjame una pala, una horca, lo que sea. B. Pues lo que sea que te ofrezca este empresario, nosotros te ofreceremos más. C. Haré lo que sea para proteger a mi familia

104
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La cinta de correr

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Treadmill

105
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Sit ups (abs)

A

Los abdominales

106
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Cool down Warm up Spotter Exercise ball Flexibility Agility To bulk up To tone up Stamina Endurance Las repeticiones Stretching

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Enfriamiento (enfriar) voy a enfriar El ayudante Calentamientos (calentar) voy a calentar La Pelota medicinal Flexibilidad agilidad Ensanchar Tonificar La resistencia El aguante Reps El estiramiento

107
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Prender Apagar

A

To turn on, light To turn off

108
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sencillo

A

simple

also means money (cash)