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amateur

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aficionado/a (m,f)

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to get into university

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acceder a la universidad

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pupil

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alumno/a (m,f)

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to learn by heart

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aprender de memoria

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to pass (succeed)

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aprobar (ue)*

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subject

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asignatura (f)

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classroom

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aula (f)

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self-esteem

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autoestima (f)

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scholarship

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beca (f)

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library

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biblioteca (f)

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professor

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catedrático/a (m,f)

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to give up one’s seat

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ceder el asiento

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to give way

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ceder el paso

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to give the floor to someone

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ceder la palabra

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additional classes

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clases (fpl) extra-escolares

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to take notes

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coger apuntes

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boarding school

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colegio (m) interno

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classmate

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compañero/a (m,f) de clase

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behaviour

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comportamiento (m)

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awareness

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concienciación (f)

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dim-witted

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corto

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academic year

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curso (m) académico

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to provide guidelines

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dar pautas

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to be good/bad at

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darse bien/mal

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homework

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deberes (mpl)

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to swear

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decir (i)* palabrotas

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documentary

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documental (m)

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primary education

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educación (f) primaria

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secondary education

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educación (f) secundaria

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to ply a trade

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ejercer una profesión

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to provide schooling for

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escolarizar

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independent school

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escuela (f) privada

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state school

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escuela (f) pública

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to be up-to-date

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estar al día

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to be a pushover

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estar chupado

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faculty

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facultad (f)

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to encourage

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fomentar

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lifelong learning

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formación (f) continua

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vocational training

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formación (f) profesional

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failure at school

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fracaso (m) escolar

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to do extra hours

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hacer horas extras

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to go on strike

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hacer huelga

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to play truant

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hacer pellas

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to give a presentation

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hacer una presentación

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language

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idioma (m)

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to impose

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imponer

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bonus

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incentivo (m)

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to instil

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inculcar

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secondary school

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instituto (m)

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language laboratory

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laboratorio (m) de idiomas

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to read eagerly

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leer ávidamente

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bookshop

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librería (f)

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clever clogs

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listillo/a (m,f)

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to enrol

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matricularse

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mark

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nota (f)

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play

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obra (f) de teatro

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blue-collar worker

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obrero (m)

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white-collar worker

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oficinista (m,f)

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computer

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ordenador (m)

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orphanage

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orfanato (m)

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newspaper

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periódico (m)

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teaching staff

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personal (m) docente

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blackboard, whiteboard

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pizarra (f)

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prejudice

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prejuicio (m)

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to take an exam

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presentarse a un examen

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teacher

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profesor(a) (m,f)

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desk

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pupitre (m)

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to go bust

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quebrar (ie)*

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to travel the world

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recorrer mundo

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essay

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redacción (f)

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performance at school

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rendimiento (m) escolar

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to revise

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repasar

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respect for your fellows

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respeto (m) al prójimo

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magazine

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revista (f)

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know-all

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sabelotodo (m,f)

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concert hall

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sala (f) de conciertos

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to succeed

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salir adelante

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to greet

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saludar

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to feel part of

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sentirse (ie)* integrado

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to be illiterate

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ser analfabeto

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to be cultured

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ser culto

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to be rude

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ser de mala educación

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to be over 18

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ser mayor de edad

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trade union

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sindicato (m)

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gifted

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superdotado

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to fail

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suspender

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topical issue

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tema (m) de actualidad

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to have bad manners

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tener (ie)* malos modales

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to have one’s head screwed on

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tener (ie)* la cabeza sobre los hombros

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to have one’s feet on the ground

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tener (ie)* los pies sobre la tierra

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chalk

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tiza (f)

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term

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trimestre (m)

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student visa

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visado (m) de estudiante

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One can never know too much

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El saber no ocupa lugar

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Experience is the father of wisdom

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La experiencia es la madre de la ciencia

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There is no substitute for experience

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Más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo

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When in Rome, do as the Romans (do)

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Donde fueres, haz lo que vieres

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Jack of all trades, master of none

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El que mucho abarca poco aprieta