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1
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The United Nations

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La ONU

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“crimes against humanity”

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“delitos de lesa humanidad”

“crímenes de lesa humanidad”

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Preposition

On the part of, by

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por parte de

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The warming, heating (rise in temperature)

The warm-up (sports)

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El calentamiento

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The broadcast, program (show)
The emission (emanation)
The broadcasting (transmission)
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La emisión

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To retouch, touch up

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Retocar

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To touch up, freshen up (to fix one’s hair or makeup)

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Retocarse

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To introduce, institute, set up, establish (to implement)
To implant (to transplant)
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Implantar

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To be introduced (to be established)

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Implantarse

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The raid (police operation)
The catch, haul (quantity of fish caught)
To throw, cast (act of casting a fishing net)

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La redada

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To shoot, fire (to discharge)
To shoot, take (sports) (photography)
To pay for, buy (to treat to) (Mexico)

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Disparar

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To eliminate, remove obstacles, cut out from a whole, abolish a law, lift sanctions, suppress opposition (to stop or remove)
To delete, cut out (to erase)

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Suprimir

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To plant, sow (agriculture)
To scatter, strew, spread (to sprinkle)
To whack, kill  
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
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Sembrar

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To point at, indicate (to signal)
To aim (to train)
To state (to state)
To write down, note down, make a note of (to take notes)
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Apuntar

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“there is”

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“en eso hay”

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16
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To restore

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Restaurar

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17
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“no matter how many”

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“Por más”

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To discard, put in a corner (to put away)
To trap (to trap)
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Arrinconar

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To intervene, step in, get involved (to step in)

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Intervenir

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To inform, notify (to communicate)
To pay (to remit) (Chile)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)

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Enterar

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To hear, find out, notice

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Enterarse

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The bond, tie  (link)
The snare, trap (hunting)
The lasso, lariat (rope)
The knot (ligature)
The bow (decorative knot)
The ribbon (strip of fabric)
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El lazo

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The crown (ornamental headgear)
The crown, wreath, garland (flower arrangement)
The halo (religious) 
The Crown (monarchy)
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La corona

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The leader, head of state (politics)

The representative, agent, attorney (legal)

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El mandatario

La mandataria

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The sovereignty (dominion)

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La soberanía

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To make independent (politics)

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Independizar

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To become independent, gain independence (politics)

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Independizarse

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“about to”

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“a punto de”

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29
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“it will be the same”

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“sucederá lo mismo”

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30
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Adjective
overwhelming, crushing, devastating, landside (huge)
oppressive (heavy)

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Aplastante

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“two thirds’

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“dos tercios”

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32
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The house, chamber  (politics)
The camera (photographic device)
The chamber (room)
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La cámara

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Adjective

Ambitious. overambitious (greedy)

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Ambicioso

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34
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The ambitious person (greedy person)

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El/La ambicioso

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Adjective

Loose, free, separated, detatached

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Desligada

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36
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To cut, split, break, crack

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Partir

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The ripple, wave (movement of water)

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La onda

38
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Adjective
Sound  (related to sound)
Resounding, loud (noisy)
Sonorous, resonant (pleasant and intense)
Resonant, echoing (that transmits sound)
A

Sonoro/a

39
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To repay, return (to give in return)
To concern, be one’s job, be for one to (to be incumbent)
To love back, return one’s love, feel the same way (to requite love)
To be fit, right, appropriate (to befit)

A

Corresponder

40
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The route, way (itinerary)
The journey, trip
The distance (stretch)
The trajectory (path)

A

El trayecto

41
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“on the other hand”

A

“En cambio”

42
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The device, mechanism (piece of equipment)
The presence (forces)
A

El Dispositivo

43
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Adjective
high priced, costly (high-priced)
difficult (hard)
costly (harmful)

A

Costoso/a

44
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The measurement  (result of measuring)
The measuring (act of measuring)
A

La medicion

45
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To arrive, reach, land, put into (to come to a destination)

A

Arribar

46
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Conjunction

As

A

“a medida que”

47
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“in other words”

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“O sea que”

48
Q

The green house, hot house (for plants)

A

El invernadero

49
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Adjective

greenhouse (weather)

A

invernadero/a

50
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“even though”

A

“A pesar de que”

51
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“the environment”

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“el medio ambiente”

52
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Adjective

Farming, agricultural, agricultural and livestock

A

Agropecuaria

53
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To make visible

A

Visibilizar

54
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“via”

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“A través de”

55
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To compare, contrast

A

Comparar

56
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“in early”

A

“A principios de”

57
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The throwing, launch

A

La lanzamiento

58
Q

The can

A

La lata

59
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The adjustment (adaptation)
The setting, fixing (setting)
A

El ajuste

60
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The collection (act of collecting)
The earnings, takings, Box office takings, gate (revenue)
A

La recaudación

61
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¨¨have a role

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¨tener un papel

62
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Ädjective

Belonging to the seashore or bank of a river

A

ribereña

63
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¨cuanto menor sea

A

¨Cuanto menor sea

64
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Ädjective

square

A

Cuadrado

65
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¨light and refreshing

A

liviana y refrescante¨¨

66
Q

The wheat

A

El trigo

67
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To hurry, hurry up, get a move on

A

apurarse

68
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To travel around, traverse recorre

A

Recorrer

69
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The course, direction (orientation)

A

El rumbo

70
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The scot, scotsman, scotswoman (nationality)

A

El/La escocés

71
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The special feature, distinctive characteristic (distinctive feature)
The peculiarity

A

La particularidad

72
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The range (maximum distance without refuelling)

A

La autonomía

73
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The press conference

A

La rueda de prensa

74
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The martyrdom, torment

A

El Martirio

75
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“because of, as a result of”

A

“por culpa de”

76
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To plug in (electricity)
To put together, join
To turn on, switch on (to activate)

A

Enchufar

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The advantage (benefit)
The lead (in a competition)
The perk (job benefit)
A

La ventaja

78
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The madness, insanity, crazy thing

A

La locura

79
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Expression

“alive and kicking”

A

“salieron vivitos y coleando”

80
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To portray, depict, describe (to represent)

A

Retratar

81
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To lie in (to consist)

To be situated, be in (to be placed)

A

Radicar

82
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To settle in (to establish)

A

Radicarse

83
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To coincide, match up, match (to correspond)

To coincide, happen to meet, run into, meet (to come together)

A

Coincidir

84
Q

“the digital retouching”

A

“El retoque digital”

85
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Adjective
faithful, loyal (devoted)
precise, faithful (precise)

A

fiel

86
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Adjective

crude, clumsy (of poor quality)

A

burdo

87
Q

The very same

A

la mismísima

88
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To call attention to (to bring to notice; used with “sobre” and with “a”)
To call attention to oneself, attract attention to oneself,
To strike one’s attention, to catch one’s attention, stand out (to be noticeable)

A

Llamar la atención

89
Q

Expression

“requires guts’

A

“requiere de agallas.

90
Q

To grow older, age (to get older)

To mature, age (culinary)

A

Envejecer

91
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To smooth, smooth down, smooth out (to flatten)

To straighten, smooth (to brush)

A

Alisar

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