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cyclone

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el ciclón

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earthquake

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el sismo

el terremoto

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storm

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la tormenta

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tremor, quake

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el temblor

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heat

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el calor

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hot breeze

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el bochorno

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droughts

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las sequías

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sun

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el sol

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sunny

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soleado/a

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warm

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tibio/a

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storms

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las tempestades

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rain drops

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las gotas de lluvia

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thunderous noises

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los estruendos

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rainy

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lluvioso/a

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lightning/flashes

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los relámpagos

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to blow

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soplar

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thunder

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el trueno

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to thunder

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tronar

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cold

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el frío

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20
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frozen, ice cream

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helado

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21
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to freeze

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helar

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22
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ice

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el hielo

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snowy

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nevoso/a

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snow

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la nieve

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sky

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el cielo

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fog, haze

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la bruma

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clear

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despejado/a

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starry

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estrellado/a

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star

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la estrella

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30
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fog, mist

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la niebla

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cloud

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la nube

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cloudy

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nuboso/a

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33
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It rained cats and dogs

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llovió a cántaros

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34
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canned him (fired him)

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le dio la lata

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35
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he kicked him

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le dio una patada

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36
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it hurts

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le duele

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37
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It’s bad weather.

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hace mal tiempo

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38
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Litter

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camada

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39
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puppies

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chachorros

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40
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to be accustomed to, used to

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soler

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41
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to warn, advise

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advertir

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42
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to glimpse

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divisar

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43
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hairless, bald

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pelado

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hairy

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peludo

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45
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offspring

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la prole

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breding, raising, brood, offspring, litter

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las crías

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lambs

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los corderos

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colts

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los potros

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equipment

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el equipo

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50
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can opener

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abrelatas

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51
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water

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el agua

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52
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potable, drinkable

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potable

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53
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screen

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la alambre

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54
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rug

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la alfombra

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cord

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la cuerda

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lantern

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la linterna

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57
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back pack

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la mochila

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58
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pot

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la olla

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59
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portable oven

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el horno portátil

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umbrella

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el paraguas

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net

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la red

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62
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tent

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la tienda

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places

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los lugares

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mountain range

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la cordillera

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canyons

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los cañones

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deserts

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los desiertos

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parks

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los parques

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to camp

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acampar

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69
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to tie up the hammock

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atar la hamaca

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70
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to sharpen a knife

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afilar un cuchillo

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71
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to take a long walk

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dar una caminata

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72
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to climb

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escalar

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73
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to ski

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esquiar

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74
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to ride a horse

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montar a caballo

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75
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to light the firewood

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prender la leña

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76
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cave

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cueva

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nest

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nido

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bee hive

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colmena

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79
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feeding place for animals

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cebadero

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80
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leather

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cuero

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81
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paw

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pata

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wool

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lana

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leather, skin, hide, pelt, fur

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piel

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84
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environment, surroundings

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entorno

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85
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harvest

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cosecha

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86
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vegetable garden, orchard

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huerto

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sowing, planting

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siembra

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to take shelter

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guarecer

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to protect, to shelter

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amparar

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to milk

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ordeñar

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to shelter, give refuge to

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refugiar

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farmer

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el campesino

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mountaineer, mountain climber

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el alpinista

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bather, swimmer

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el bañista

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hunter

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el cazador

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ecologist

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el ecologista

el ecólogo

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florist

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el florista

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geographer

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el geógrafo

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forest ranger

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el guardabosques

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woodcutter, lumberjack

A

los leñadores

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meteorologist

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el meteorólogo

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naturalist

A

el naturalista

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zoologist

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el zoólogo

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Stars

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las estrellas

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sky, heaven

A

el cielo

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planets

A

las planetas

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comets

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las cometas

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landscape

A

el paisaje

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mountains

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las montañas

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cliff

A

el barranco

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hill

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la colina

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mountain range

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la cordillera

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valley

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el valle

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volcanoes

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los volcanes

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Earth

A

la tierra

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surrounding areas

A

los alrededores

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woods

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el bosque

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island

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la isla

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peninsula

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la península

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rock, stone

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la piedra

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jungle

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la selva

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floor

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el suelo

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zones

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las zonas

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waterfalls, cascade

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las cascadas

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pond

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la charca

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fountains

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las fuentes

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lake

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el lago

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sea

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el mar

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beach

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la playa

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river mouths

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las rías

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rivers

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los ríos

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beast

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las bestias

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kid, goat

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la cabrito

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deer

A

el ciervo

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doe

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la corza

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seal

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la foca

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cow

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la vaca

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bear

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el oso

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fox

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el zorro

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cayman, alligator

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el caimán

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stubborn

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terco

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tame

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manso

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male, masculine

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macho

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female

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hembra

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wild

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silvestre

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astute, cunning

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astuto

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reptile

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reptil

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to jump, skip, hop, leap

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brincar

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to run

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correr

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to moo

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mugir

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to bite

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morder

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to hunt

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cazar

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to creep, crawl, to drag oneself

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arrastrarse

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at the risk of

A

a riesgo (de)

155
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warning

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advertencia

156
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to warn

A

advertir

157
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agile

A

ágiles

158
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environmental

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ambiental

159
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to grow dark

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anochecer

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to uproot, pull out

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arrancar

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to get stronger, worse

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arreciar

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to appear, to begin to show, to come out

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asomar

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to constrain, to constrict

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constreñir

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coral

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coral

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harmful, damaging

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dañino

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maladjustment

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desajuste

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uprooting, eradication

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desarraigo

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to clear, to dspel, to disperse

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desvanecer

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detergent

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el detergente

170
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deterioration

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divisar

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ecosystem

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el ecosistema

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deterioration

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el deterioro

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to discern, to make out, to distinguish

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divisar

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ecosystem

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el ecosistema

175
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to dirty

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ensuciar

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to explode, to erupt, to break out

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estallar

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step, measure, move

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gestión

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snout, nose

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hocico

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leaf, petal, sheet (of paper)

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hoja

180
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deep, bottom

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hondo/a

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footprint

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huella

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unharmed, unhurt

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ileso/a

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cage

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jaula

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side

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lado

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lasso, trap, snare

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lazo

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freed, saved

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librado/a

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free

A

libre

188
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loin, back, spine

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lomo

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honey

A

el miel

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mountainous

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montañoso

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nibble

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mordisqueo

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world, worldwide(adj) world championship

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mundial

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world

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mundial

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night

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el noche

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west

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occidente

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sense of smell

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olfato

197
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straw

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paja

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to give birth, to produce

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parir

199
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peace

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la paz

200
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fish

A

el pez

201
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picturesque

A

pintoresco/a

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planet

A

el planeta

203
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to plant

A

plantar

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prophecy

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profecía

205
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to promote

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promover

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herd, flock

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rebaño

207
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recently, newly, freshly

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recién

208
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resort, appeal, resource

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recurso

209
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residue, waste

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residuo

210
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mountain, highland

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serrano/a

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sign, mark

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signo

212
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tank

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el tanque

213
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tropical

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tropical

214
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sight, view

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vista