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Máquina

Algunas personas las hacen con una máquina

A

Machine

Some people make them with a machine

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Magia

Eso era magia!

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Magic/magic

That was magic!

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Círculo

Era un círculo perfecto

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Circle

It was a perfect circle

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Crecer

Me encantaba ver cómo el sope crecía mientras se cocinaba

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To grow

I loved watching how the sope grow as it cooked

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Venir

Muchos españoles vinieron a México para escapar de la dictadura de Franco y encontraron casas aquí en Portales.

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To come

Many Spaniards came to Mexico in order to escape the dictatorship of Franco and found homes here in Portales

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Letrero

Este puesto es amarillo y tiene un letrero con letras rojas que dice: “La Mixiotería”

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Sign

This stand is yellow and has a sign with red letters that say: “La Mixiotería”

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Al Llegar

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On arrival

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lo primero que ves

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The first thing you see

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Olla enorme

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Huge pot

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10
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Corderos

El cordero se cocina en salsa

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Lambs

The lamb is cooked in sauce

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Cubrir

se cubre con una hoja de maguey

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To cover

It’s covered with a agave leaf

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12
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olla al vapor

se usa una olla al vapor

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Steam pot

a steam pot is used

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Cuchara

La historia dice que Moctezuma usaba la tortilla como cuchara

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Spoon.

The story goes that Moctezuma used the tortilla like a spoon

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Pepino

Puedes comer tu taco con pepino y salsa roja

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Cucumber

You can eat your taco with cucumber and red salsa

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Cebolla

También hay una salsa verde con tomate, cilantro y cebolla

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Onion

Also there is a green salsa with tomato, cilantro and onion

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Agregar

O puedes agregarle al taco cebollas con vinagre o limón

A

To add

Or you can add onions with vinegar or lemon to the tacos

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Mezcla

Cuando abres el taco, sientes una mezcla de aromas

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Mixture

When you open the taco, you feel a mixture of aromas

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O sea

O sea, la tortilla es pequeña, pero tiene muchos ingredientes.

A

I mean

I mean, the tortilla is small, but it has alot of ingredients.

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Intentar

Intento despertar a mi hijo para ir temprano a comer unos buenos tacos

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Attempt/try

I try to wake my son to go early to eat some good tacos

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Reconocer

Reconoces el vinagre, el orégano y la carne.

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To recognize

You recognize vinegar, oregano, and the meat

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Gorro

Los puedes reconocer rápidamente porque llevan unos gorros especiales de color blanco en la cabeza

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Hat

You can recognize them quickly because they wear special hats coloured white on their heads

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suadero

También tienen tacos de suadero.

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Brisket

They also have brisket tacos

23
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Harina y Maíz

Puedes pedir tu taco en tortilla de harina o tortilla de maíz

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Flour and Corn

You can ask for a flour taco or a corn taco

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Cuando tú lo pides

A

When you ask for it

25
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Acerca

Es genial porque puedo enseñarles a las personas acerca de la cultura mexicana

A

About

It’s cool because I can teach them about the Mexican culture

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Ansiedad

Ella tenía ansiedad cuando llegó a Colombia

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Anxiety

She had anxiety when she arrived in Colombia

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Apuro

Hola sin apuro! Tómate tu tiempo

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Rush

Hey no rush! Take your time

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Quemarse

Ella me quemó con una sartén

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To burn

She burned me with a skillet

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Tirar

Ella tiraría la basura en el fregadero

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To throw

She would throw the garbage in the sink

30
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Cara

Mira mi cara

A

Face

Look at my face

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Aunque

Aunque muchas veces fue difícil y me tocó experimentar mucho machismo en ese mundo dominado por hombres.

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Although

Although it was often difficult and I had to experience a lot of machismo in that male-dominated world

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Perturbar

Esa toma de rehenes con un final tan terrible fue un evento que perturbó la paz de ese lugar y que aún se recuerda de manera dramática.

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To Disturb/disrupt

That hostage-taking with such a terrible end was an event that disturbed the peace of that place and that is still remembered in a dramatic way.

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Acercarse

Muchos camarógrafos y reporteros se acercaron.

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To approach

Many cameramen and reporters approached.

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Entregarse

Pero antes de eso, ellos querían hablar para entregarse y negociar una sentencia sin prisión.

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To turn oneself in/surrender

But before that, they wanted to talk about surrender and negotiating a sentence without prision

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Distorsionar

El hombre se había puesto algo en la boca para distorsionar su voz

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To distort

The man had put something in his mouth to distort his voice.

36
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Tono

De repente, cambió el tono amable a un tono más agresivo

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Tone

Suddenly, he changed the nice tone to a tone more aggressive

37
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Ver

Todos se veían muy nerviosos.

A

To see

Everyone looked very nervous.

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Q

Acostar/Suelo

Acostados en el suelo boca abajo

A

To lay down/Floor

Lying on the floor face down

39
Q

Quierer/Sacar

El canal no quiso sacarlos al aire

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To want/To take

The channel didn’t want to air them

40
Q

Pero no fue así

A

But it wasn’t

41
Q

Seguir/Ganar

Nosotros le seguimos el juego porque queríamos ganarnos su confianza.

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To follow/To earn

We followed the game because we wanted to earn his trust.

42
Q

Huele bien

A

Smells good

43
Q

Roto

Los ladrones habían roto las cajas de seguridad.

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Broken

The thieves had broken the safe deposit boxes

44
Q

Joyas

A

Jewelry

45
Q

Del hecho

A

In fact

46
Q

Autores

Ahí vamos determinando que los autores no estaban entre los rehenes.

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Perpetrators

There, we were going to determine that the perpetrators were not amount the hostages

47
Q

¿A qué estaban jugando?

A

What game were they playing?

48
Q

Había más preguntas que respuestas.

A

There was more questions than answers

49
Q

Adivinar

Adivina mi edad

A

To guess

Guess my age