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1
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Fianza

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Bail

Released on bail

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Cruce de caminos

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Crossroads

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Pañuelo

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Handkerchief

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Odio

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Hatred

She aroused a deep hatred in them

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Préstamo

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Loan

You can have a loan of my bike

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Sacristía

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Vestry

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Cenicero

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Ashtray

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Recodo, curva

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Bend

We took the bend very fast

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Persona importante, pez gordo

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Big shot

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Colcha, manta

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Blanket

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Molde

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Cast

A plaster cast

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Chófer

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Chauffeur

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Sinvergüenza, pillo

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Crook

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Tarifa, honorarios

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Fee

Entrance fee

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Nene, hijito, chaval

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Sonny

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Mechón

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Streak

A streak in the hair

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17
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Magnate

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Tycoon

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18
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Amigos casuales, sólo para los buenos tiempos

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Fair weather friends

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Consulta, pregunta, duda

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Query

Should you have a query with regard to…

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Preocupación, asunto de interés

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Concern

A matter of concern, concern for the environement, growing concern, it’s no concern of yours

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21
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Coartada

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Alibi

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22
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Vendaje

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Bandage

She wrapped a bandaje around his arm

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23
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Soborno

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Bribe

They paid a bribe

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24
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Mentón

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Chin

Keep your chin up!

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Dependiente, vendedor

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Clerk

The bank clerk discounted the funds

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Lisiado, tullido

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Cripple

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Muleta

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Crutch

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Cajón

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Drawer

A drawer for the knives

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29
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Rasguño

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Graze

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30
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Investigación de un crimen

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Inquest

They are holding an inquest into the cause of death of the mayor

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Alineacion, formación, rueda de sospechosos

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Line-up

He identified his assailant in a police line-up

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Cerilla

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Match

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Luto, duelo

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Mourning

Since her mother died, she’s been in mourning

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Atraco, asalto

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Mugging

There was a mugging last night in our neighbourhood

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Barandal, pasamanos

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Rail

Rail of the stairs

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36
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Peluca

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Wig

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37
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Delegado, participante en una conferencia o congreso

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Delegate

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38
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Bocadito, mordisco, algo para picar

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Nibble

May I have a nibble of your cake?

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Oferta, presupuesto, cita

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Quotation

Quotation marks, direct quotation

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40
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Libra (COL)

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Quid

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41
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Estante, repisa

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Shelf

It’s on the middle shelf

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42
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Pomo, manilla

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Doorknob

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43
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Apuñalamiento por la espalda

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Backstabbing

Politicians have to deal with a lot of backstabbing

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44
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Reembolso, devolución

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Rebate

Tax rebate

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45
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Bacalao

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Cod

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46
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Frasco, matraz, botella

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Flask

Thermos flask

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47
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Cesto

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Hamper

Clothes hamper

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48
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Cacerola, olla, sartén

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Pan

Frying pan

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49
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Pera

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Pear

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50
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Solomillo, lomo

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Sirloin

Sirloin steak

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51
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Lata, bote

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Tin

Biscuit tin, open a tin of tuna fish

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52
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Demanda de

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Demand for

There is little demand for that particular product these days

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53
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Bodega, sótano

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Cellar

To keep a good cellar

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54
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Arrecife

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Reef

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55
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Sonrisa de satisfacción

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Smirk

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56
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Tijeras de podar o de esquilar

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Shears

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57
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Botín, ganancia

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Haul

The thieves made a good haul

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58
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Granizo, pedrisco

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Hail

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59
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Pavor, temor reverencial

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Awe

To be in awe of

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60
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Espuma

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Foam

Foam bath, foam rubber

61
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Rastrillo (jardín)

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Rake

Garden rake

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Pupilo, protegido

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Ward

He is her ward

63
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Umbral, entrada

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Threshold

We stand at the threshold of a new era

64
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Fragmento de información

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Snippet of information

Nugget of information

65
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Emersión, aparición, afloramiento

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Emergence

The emergence of new producers means a smaller market share

66
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Un lobo con piel de cordero

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A wolf in sheep’s clothing

67
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Meollo, detalles esenciales

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Nitty gritty

Let’s get/go down to the nitty gritty!

68
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Recelo, duda

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Misgiving

I have misgivings about her choice of a husband

69
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Vara de medir, medida de la calidad

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Measure of quality

Efficiency as a measure of quality in education

70
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Internado

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Boarding school

Paul was sent to a boarding school by his parents

71
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Zanja, cuneta, acequia

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Ditch

An irrigation ditch ran along one edge of the field

72
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Institutriz

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Governess

They hired a governess for their son

73
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Pila, montón

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Heap

The house was now only a heap of stones

74
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Ama de llaves

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Housekeeper

A good housekeeper is hard to find

75
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Amante, querida

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Mistress

76
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Páramo

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Moor

Moor soils occur in the area

77
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Molestia, fastidio, pesadez

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Nuisance

It’s a nuisance to clean up after people throw papers

78
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Vida interior

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Interior life

Emotional strength and stability are in the interior life

79
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Superposición, solapamiento

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Overlap

There is an overlap between professionals and amateurs

80
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Recogida de basuras, recogida de residuos

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Refuse collection

There are charges for public services such as refuse collection

81
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Vertedero, basurero

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Landfill

Landfill is the worst option for the environement

82
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Normas de conducta

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Rules of conduct

We can establish rules of conduct and replicate social units

83
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Delineación

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Draftsmanship

84
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Infancia

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Infancy

In its infancy as a profession, …

85
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Prejuicio, noción preconcebida

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Preconceived notion

86
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Tema de discusión, tema a debatir

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Subject matter

Today’s subject matter is “water polution”

87
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Puñado

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Handful

We are just a handful of men determined to win or die

88
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Corteza, costra

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Crust

Earth’s crust

89
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Procedimiento, método, trámites

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Procedure

We have used a more direct procedure

90
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Proceso

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Process

The process of manufacturing chairs is complex

91
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Sustento básico, fuente de sustento

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Bread and butter

Teaching is my bread and butter

92
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Parte integrante

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Part and parcel

Risk-taking is part and parcel of the industry

93
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Dependencia, confianza

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Reliance

The mutual reliance of one discipline upon the other has increased still further

94
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Sequía

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Drought

In an area where droughts occur frequently, …

95
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Afinidad, intereses comunes

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Common ground

We started dating because we had a lot of common ground

96
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Carámbano

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Icicle

It was so cold you could see icicles hanging from the edge of the roof

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Anomalía

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Abnormality

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Agente encubierto

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Undercover agent

99
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Cobertura

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Coverage

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Fardo, bulto

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Bundle

A bundle of nerves

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Seto, cobertura de riesgos financieros

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Hedge

Hedge fund

102
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Muérdago

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Mistletoe

103
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Clérigo protestante

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Parson

104
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Estable, cobertizo, hangar

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Shed

Cattle shed

105
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Banco, taburete

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Stool

Bar stool, piano stool

106
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Alivio de

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Relief from

This medicine will hopefully give you some relief from the pain

107
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Pata de pollo

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Chicken leg

108
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Cabecera, delantera, plomo, mina de lápiz, ejemplo, protagonista

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Lead

Take the lead, lead to prevent X-rays, the lead of the pencil, follow your lead, play the lead

109
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Porción, ración

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Serving

May I have an extra serving?

110
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Tierra salvaje, naturaleza, jungla

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Wilderness

Wilderness experience

111
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Sueño descabellado y deseado

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Wildest dreams

112
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Fuego incontrolado

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Wildfire

News spread like a wildfire

113
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Travesura

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Mischief

114
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Cable conectado, vivo, con electricidad

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Live wire

That wire is live don’t touch it

115
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Occidental, persona del oeste

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Westerner

There were very few westerners in the country

116
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Occidentalización

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Westernisation

A great deal of westernisation has taken place as a consequence of the process of globalisation

117
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Rigidez

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Rigidity

118
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Caída, inflexión, inclinación, encorvamiento

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Droop

Droop of the eyelid

119
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Implicación, participación

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Involvement (in)

He denied any involvement in the robbery

120
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Efecto secundario

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Side effect
Knock-on effect
Side effects of this drug may include nausea and skin rash

121
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Parche, área de terreno, insignia

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Patch

Eye patch, home patch, nicotine patch

122
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Chupete, maniquí, imitación, imbécil

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Dummy

Crash-test dummy, dressmaker’s dummy, dummy corporation, dummy pill, dummy weapon

123
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Congelación salarial

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Wage freeze

124
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Prueba tangible

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Tangible evidence

125
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Huelga general

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All-out-strike

126
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Liquidación por cierre

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Closing-down sale

127
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Afecto, cariño

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Endearment

A term of endearment

128
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Descuido, omisión

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Oversight

The error was due to an oversight

129
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Similitud, parecido, semejanza

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Likeness

130
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Professional, médico, abogado

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Practitioner

Medical practitioner, legal practitioner

131
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Un grupo o cantidad establecida de algo

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A set of

A set of social and cultural norms

132
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Beneficio adicional, ventaja (COL)

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Perk

You have to give up a lot for those perks

133
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Una bendición oculta

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A blessing in disguise

134
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Pruebas contradictorias

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Conflicting evidences

135
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Igualdad de condiciones

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Level playing field
To create a level playing field for
To level the playing field

136
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Dinero malgastado

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Money down the drain

Don’t pay it, it would be money down the drain

137
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Autoría

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Authorship

138
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Desconfianza, recelo, pérdida de confianza

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Mistrust

139
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Destinatario (receptor de un envío)

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Addressee

140
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Simpatizante

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Sympathiser

141
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Expectación

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Expectancy

142
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Doble, persona con parecido

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Lookalike

My brother is an Elvis Presley lookalike

143
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Ramo, manojo

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Bunch

Bunch of flowers, bunch of keys

144
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El sobre de la paga

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Pay packet

145
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Demolición de suburbios

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Slum clearance

146
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Mala reputación

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Ill repute

Bureaucracy is held in such ill repute today that …

147
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El tramo de edad entre X y X

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The X-X age bracket

In the 18-30 age bracket

148
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Proceso de toma de decisiones

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Decision-making process

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