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English C1+ vocabulary 1T - nouns Flashcards

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1
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Local (en un edificio)

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Premises

We don’t want the premises to be half-fulled

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Desesperación

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Despair

To be in despair

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Inconveniente

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Drawback
Downside
Setback
PitfallI had to pay for the Internet site, and this was a definite downside!

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Estado de ánimo

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Mood

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Atuendo

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Outfit

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Pavo real

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Peacock

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Foso

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Pit

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Furia

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Rage

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Aroma

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Scent

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Sacrificio, abnegación

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Self-denial

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Matanza

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Slaughter

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Gorrión

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Sparrow

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Golondrina

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Swallow

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Espino

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Thorn

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Factura, albarán

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Invoice

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Probabilidad, posibilidad

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Likelihood
In all likelihood it will be finished by then
What’s the likelihood of a spring election?
There is every likelihood of it happening

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Paso de cebra

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Zebra crossing

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Insistencia

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Insistence

Insistence on, insistence on that

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Semáforo

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Traffic lights
To jump the lights
He is an amber glamber

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Trazado, distribución

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Layout, scheme, plan

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Medio de transporte

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A means of transport

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22
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Nombre muy conocido y popular

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A householdname

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23
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Calderilla

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Peanuts, chickfeed

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Regalo, gusto

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Treat

To give oneself a treat (permitirse un lujo)

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Sonámbulo

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Sleepwalker

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Colchón económico

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Nest egg
Keep your nest egg working
Retirement nest egg

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Presupuesto

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Budget
The project ran over budget
A big-budget production
Set a budget

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Defecto, fallo

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Shortcoming

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29
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Trastos, basura

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Junk

Junk mail, junk food

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Gafas de sol

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Sun glasses, shades

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Idiota, ingenuo

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Mug

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32
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Endoso, apoyo

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Endorsement

The endorsement of a charity

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Subasta, remate

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Auction

I bought it in an online auction

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34
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Comadrona

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Midwife

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Heredero

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Heir

Inheritor

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36
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Huérfano

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Orphan

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Charlador, cotorra

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Chatterbox

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38
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Soltera, solterona

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Spinster
Single woman
Maiden

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39
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Desertor

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Deserter
Quitter
Defector

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40
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Cómplice

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Accomplice

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41
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Polizón

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Stowaway

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42
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Costurera

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Seamstress

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43
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Bordador

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Embroider

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44
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Posibilidad, perspectiva

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Prospect
A job with no prospects
He’s a good prospect for the first race

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Galán, ídolo, rompecorazones

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Heartthrob
Attractive idolized man
George Clooney is supposed to be a heartthrob

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46
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Tipo, raza, especie

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Breed

A new breed of dogs is being sold

47
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Arma de cañones recortados

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Sawn-off shotgun

48
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Ventana emergente

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Pop-up

There are pop-ups on your website

49
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Enfoque (idea)

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Approach
Adopt an approach
To adopt a new approach to something

50
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Valla publicitaria, anuncio

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Hoarding

There are hoardings in the streets

51
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Culebrón

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Soap opera

52
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Arrebato, estallido de emoción

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Outburst

An outburst of tears

53
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Demanda, proceso, pleito, litigio

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Lawsuit

They brought a lawsuit against the government

54
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Contienda, enemistad

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Feud

She became involved in the bitter family feud

55
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Arruga

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Crinkle

A tell-tale crinkle

56
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Hermano o hermana, hermanos

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Sibling, siblings

57
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Tregua

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Truce

We are offering a truce

58
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Avance, logro, descubrimiento, gran paso adelante

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Breakthrough

People made important scientific breakthroughs by accident

59
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Moho

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Mould

There was some mould growing in the wall

60
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Casualidad, suerte, chiripa

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Fluke

To win by a fluke

61
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Clavel

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Carnation

62
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Balde, cubo

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Bucket
It’s raining buckets
To kick the bucket

63
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Savia

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Sap

The sap of a particular tree

64
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Alto el fuego

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Cease fire

65
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Toque de queda

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Curfew

66
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Tierra de nadie

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No-man’s-land

67
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Zona parachoques

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Buffer zone

68
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Folleto, octavilla

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Leaflet, brochure, pamphlet

The Scottish Tourist Board publishes an excellent brochure

69
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Chivo expiatorio

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Scapegoat

The goal-keeper was used as a scapegoat for the team

70
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Asignatura obligatoria, troncal

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Core subject

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Sincronía, sincronicidad
(Coincidencia fortuita - teoría de Jung)
Chiripa, casualidad

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Synchronicity

Serendipity

72
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Coacción o restricción

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Constraint

He’s disappointed with the constraints he works under

73
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Trineo

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Sled

I played in the snow with my new sled

74
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Emboscada, trampa

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Ambush

The settlers were surprised when the Indians layed an ambush for them

75
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Hazaña, hito

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Feat

76
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Hermandad, fraternidad (universitaria)

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Sorority (girls)
Fraternity (boys)
Brotherhood

77
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Bombo y platillo, exageración publicitaria

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Hype

There’s a lot of hype surrounding the new cleaning product

78
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Marisco

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Shellfish

I like shellfish very much, such as prawns/shrimps

79
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Hatajo, jauría, manada, baraja, pandilla

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Pack

Pack of lies, pack of wolves, pack of cards, pack of dogs, pack of liars

80
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Argumento, parcela, conspiración, planta

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Plot

Plot of a novel, plot of a building, plot as a secret plan, plot as a piece of land

81
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Éxito de taquilla

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Blockbuster

The Lord of the Rings was a definite blockbuster

82
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Equivalente, referencia

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Shorthand

For years, the word ‘amateur’ has been shorthand for ‘sloppy’

83
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Campo de juego, alquitrán, pendiente, ángulo de ataque, discurso, actuación, tono

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Pitch
The busker’s pitch is over there
The fans invaded the pitch at the stadium
The pitch of a siren is usually sharp
We listened to the salesman’s pitch
That roof has a very steep pitch
The pitch of a ship is its angle in the water
We need another load of pitch to finish this road

84
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Caja fuerte

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Safe

My money is all locked away in the safe

85
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Figura (persona), silueta, imagen, diagrama, cifra

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Figure
An important figure in literature, a young woman with a nice figure, figure 32 on the book, an astronomical figure (distance)

86
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Forma de hablar en público, entrega, parto, liberación

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Delivery
As a politician his delivery was good, a postal delivery, when I was born I was a terrible delivery, delivery of the hostages

87
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Taladradora, simulacro, perforadora

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Drill

Pneumatic drill to make roads, a fire drill, the dentist’s drill

88
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Expedición (envío, emisión), asunto (problema), descendencia, promulgación

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Issue
A stamps’ issue, the issue of environment, issues from his childhood, he died without issue, the issue of liquor licenses

89
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Una temporada (un rato), hechizo (encantamiento), mareo (vahído)

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Spell

A spell of bad weather, to cast a spell on someone, had a dizzy spell and almost faint

90
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Salto, límite (linde)

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Bound
He reached the apples with a bound
The shot went out of bounds

91
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Charco, grupo de gente (equipo), parque (flota de vehículos), piscina, estanque (remanso), billar americano

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Pool
A pool of blood, the exploration pool included ten people, the car pool, go to the swimming pool, a forest pool, to play pool

92
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Cuenta (deuda), veintenas, partitura, puntuación, muesca, fila

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Score
The mafias will settle the scores, scores of people, the musical score, the score of the game, there are scores on walls in ancient caves, a long score of people

93
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Fila (línea), lima, archivo (expediente)

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File

Walk in single file, a nail file, your personal file

94
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Esfuerzo, bate, murciélago

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Bat

Do something of your own bat, a baseball bat, batman

95
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Propina, punta, consejo, cima, vertedero

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Tip

Leave a 15% tip, tip of the tongue, follow my tip, tip of the hill, take waste to the tip

96
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Existencias, caldo, inventario, acciones, cartulina, linaje, culata

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Stock
Out of stock, a stock of chicken, take stock of things, the stock of the company, print on a hard stock, come from noble stock, the stock of the rifle

97
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Un cuento chino

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A tall story

He told me a tall story, and I didn’t believe it

98
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Pata de animal

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Paw

A cat’s paw is soft on the bottom

99
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Garra, zarpa

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Claw

The claws of the tiger

100
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Pelaje, piel de animal

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Fur

This new generation faux fur is almost impossible to tell from the real thing

101
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Joroba

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Hump

The hump of the camel

102
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Colmillo

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Tusk

My dog has got big tusks

103
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Trompa de elefante, tronco, baúl, torso, bañador, maletero (USA)

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Trunk

Trunk of an elephant, trunk of a tree

104
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Bolsa de marsupial, zurrón

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Pouch

Kangaroos have a pouch

105
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Melena, crin

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Mane

Mane of a lion, mane of a horse

106
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Aleta

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Fin

The dorsal fin of sharks

107
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Casco del caballo

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Hoof

Horses have hooves

108
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Cuernos, cornamenta

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Antler, antlers

Deer’s horns are called antlers

109
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Escama de pez, balanza, escala

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Scale

A fish has got scales, the boxer stepped onto scale, the map is drawn on a thousand to one scale

110
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Bigote de gato, bigotes

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Whisker, whiskers

My cat has got long whiskers

111
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Un consejo

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Some advice, a piece of advice

112
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Dieta básica

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Staple diet

113
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Prueba de identidad

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Proof of identity

114
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Apuesta segura

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A safe bet

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