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1
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Amamantar

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to breastfeed

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priest

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sacerdote

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meterse

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to interfere, to go in/down,

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cobijar

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to give shelter

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fall/drop

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descenso

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quarrel

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riña

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to invest

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invertir

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to reverse

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invertirse

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bondadoso

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kind

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row

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bronca

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llegar a las tantas

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to come home late

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parir

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to give birth

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spouse

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conyúge

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equivocarse

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to make mistakes

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to be engaged

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estar prometido

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comprometido

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engaged

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verbena

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open-air dance

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pretender

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to expect/intend

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to store

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almacenar

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rechistar

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to complain

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aguantar

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to put up with/bear

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partidiario

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supporter

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sensibilización

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awareness-raising

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el personal

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staff

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sumiso

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submissive, obedient

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la añoranza

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nostalgia

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coquetear

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to flirt

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affair

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el idilio, una adventura amorosa

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salir del amario

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to come out of the closet

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goods

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bienes

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to love

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amar

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slap

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bofetada

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Hacer hincapié

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to emphasise/stress

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comunicado

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announced

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anterior

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former

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llevar mucho tiempo

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to take a long time/to be … for a long time

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reconocido

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well-known

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lamentar

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to regret

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poco dignidad

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undignified

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transcurir

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to pass, go by, happen, go on

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clashes

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enfrentamientos

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la Cámara de los Diputados

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House of Commons

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both … and ….

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tanto …. como …..

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they may be

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pueden ser

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45
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to select

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elegir

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subjunctive of elegir

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elija/elijan

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individuals

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individuos

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to engage in criminal activities

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participar en/dedicar a actividades criminales

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as often as

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tan a menudo como

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provocar

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to cause/provoke

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A partir de

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From …

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presenciar

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to witness/assist

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declive

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decline/incline

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predilecta

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favourite

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cadenas

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chains/TV channels/TV or radio stations

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el público

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the public/audience

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culebrones

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soap operas - telenovelas

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cabalgatas

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horseback riding

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aim

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propósito, objectivo

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Agregar

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to add

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Marca

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brand

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patrón

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pattern, (boss - slang)

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prevenir

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to prevent

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exponer

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to expose, exhibit

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A report

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Un informe

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Precisamente,

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To be precise,

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To be subjected to

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Ser sometido a

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To focus

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enfocar

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To release

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Liberar

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En vez de

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rather than

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más bien que

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rather than

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reconocer

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to recognise

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Indentificarse

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To show identification, to identify yourself

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Denuncia

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complaint,

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Vitorear

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to cheer

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Todos los males

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all of the evils

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Formación

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training, education

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Afirmar

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to state

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umbral

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threshold

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Asimismo

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Likewise/also

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Subrayar

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To underline, emphasise, highlight

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Medios de comunicación

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Media

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To train

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Formar a

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destiny

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destino

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utmost importance

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suma importancia

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doctrine

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doctrina

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foundation

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base

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was based on

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se basó en

89
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motherhood

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maternidad

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prever

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to foresee/predict

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plantearse

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to consider

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bolsillo

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pocket

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sostener

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to hold, to support, to bear

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desear

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to want, to wish, to hope

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zona

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area
NOT ZONE

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tratarse de

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to be about, to be a question/matter of, to be

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rogar

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to plead, to ask, to beg

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remains (dead body)

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restos

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photographer

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fotógrafo

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evidence

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las pruebas

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unmarked grave

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tumba sin marcar

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mass grave

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fosas comunes

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loved ones

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seres queridos

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village after village

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Aldea tras aldea
Pubelo tras pueblo

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to execute

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ejecutar

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even

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incluso

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even

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incluso

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in search of

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en busca de

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properties

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propriedades

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architects

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arquitectos

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despejado

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clear (sky)

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esforzarse

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to make an effort/to try hard

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dirigirse

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address, to turn to/aim for, to walk

114
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subjunctive of oír

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oig…

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paulatina

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gradual

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trigo

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wheat

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put an end to

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poner fin a

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unexpected

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inesperado

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to come into force

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entrar en vigor

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to prove

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probar

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exodus

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éxodo

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to seek

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buscar

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aparentemente

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apparently, evidently

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cayucos

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canoes

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luchar

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to struggle/fight

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hacer que

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means that

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ser capaz de

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to dare to/to be capable of/to be able to

128
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desplegado

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deployed

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there is no doubt that

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no cabe/hay duda DE que

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entire

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entero

131
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In the short term,

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A corto plazo

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at the moment

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en este momento

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the recent decision

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la reciente decisión

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varios

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several

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ya que

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since

136
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compromiso

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commitment

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manifestaciones

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manifestations, protests, displays

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to favour

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favorecer

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to manipulate

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manejar

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to obey

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obedecer

141
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and so (meaning therefore)

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por lo que, por lo tanto, y así

142
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to be fined

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recibir una multa

143
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de manera que

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in such a way that/so as/so that

144
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semanario

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weekly
weekly magazine

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a sí mismo

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himself

146
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myself

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yo mismo

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de nada sirve

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it’s no use/useless

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servir

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to use/be useful, to serve

149
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to break away from

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separarse de

150
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to bode/forbode

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presagiar

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It did not bode well

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No era un buen presagio

152
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To involve

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involucrar

153
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affairs

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aventuras amorosas

154
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to come to the throne

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subir/ascender al trono

155
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the people (general sense) - e.g. the spanish people

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el publo
(el pueblo espanol)

156
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should be + past participle
e.g. the people should be consulted

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fuera + past participle
el pueblo fuera consultado

157
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Princess

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Infanta/Princesa

158
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court case

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juicio

159
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on trial for

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acusado de/en juicio por

160
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desde hace

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for/in

161
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dar nunca por vencidas

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to never give up

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suprimir

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to take away, to eliminate, to delete, to remove

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entregar

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to hand over

164
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orfantos

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orphanages

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courts

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juzgados

166
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juvenile court

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juzgado de menores

167
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cautiverio

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captivity

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desde

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since/from

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hasta

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up to/until

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la acutalidad

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the present, today, currently/nowadays

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reducirse

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to drop, to come down to

172
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reducir

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to reduce, to decrease

173
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rostro

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face

174
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manners

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modales

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de modo que

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so that, in such a way that

176
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pálido

A

pale

177
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castaño

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brown, chestnut

178
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acudir

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to go to/turn to

179
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enojarse

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to get angry

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