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1
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The gang

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La pandilla

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The character  (literature)
The important person, celebrity, personage (important figure)
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El/La personaje

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To empower

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Empoderar

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To encourage, give the strength to, to cheer on (to inspire)

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Alentar

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To get better, recover (to recuperate)

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Alentarse

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The competition, contest, game show (tournament)

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El concurso

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“in which”

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“en donde”

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The member (part of a group)

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El/La integrante

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Adjective

Integral, constituent

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Integrante

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To look alike (to be alike)

To look like, be like (to be similar to)

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Parecerse

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To cause (to bring about)

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Ocasionar

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Adjective

Charitable, generous (general)

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Caritativo/a

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“is available, find oneself available”

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“se encuentra disponible”

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Adjective

Forced, unnatural (not spontaneous)

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Forzado/a

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To contract, catch (to become infected)
To contract. tighten, contort (anatomy)
To contract, make, incur (to make an obligation)

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Contraer

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“To be forced”

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“Se ver obligado”

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To stand up, stand (to stay up).
To remain, continue (to continue)
To support oneself (to sustain onseself)
To hold (to remain valid)

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Sostener

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To revert to (to go back to; used with “a”)
To revert to (legal)
To be to the, end up with (to wind up; used with “en”)

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Revertir

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To prevent, stop (to keep from happening)
To make difficult, hinder (to make difficult)
To block (to obstruct)

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Impedir

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The power, strength, prowess, potency (capability)
The powerful nation
The power (physics)
The power (mathematics)

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La potencia

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Phrase
No matter how, however (idiom) (regardless of)
Much as, as much as (idiom) (used to introduce a fact that contrasts with another)

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Por más que

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To vanquish, conquer, beat (to vanquish)

To overcome, conquer (to control feelings or fear)

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Vencer

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To put up, offer (resistance)
To put forward arguments, to set out reasons (to present)
To set against (to set against)

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Oponer

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To oppose, be opposed (to be against)

To raise objections, contradict (to go against)

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Oponerse

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Intransitive Verb Phrase
To know (to be abreast of the facts)
To be up to date with, be informed about, keep abreast of, know about (to be abreast of the facts; used with “de”)
To keep an eye out, keep an eye (to be vigilant)

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Estar al tanto

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The conscience (moral)
The aware, knowledge (understanding)
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La conciencia

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“put an end to”

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“poner fin”

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The pregnancy (gestation)
The hindrance, obstacle (impediment)
The embarrassment, awkwardness

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El embarazo

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To impregnate (to impregnate)
To embarrass (literary) (to inhibit)
To hamper, hinder, restrict (literary) (to prevent)
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Embarazar

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To get pregnant (to become pregnant)

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Embarazarse

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Adjective

Intended, desired

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Deseado

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To want, wish, desire (to long for)

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Desear

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To bring up (to raise)
To teach (to teach)
to train (one's voice or ear), to educate (one's palate or taste)
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Educar

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To decree, order (to command)
To rule  (legal)
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Decretar

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The district attorney, public prosecutor (position)
The district attorney’s office, public prosecutor’s office
(office)

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La Fiscalia

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To make harder, make tougher (to make harder or tougher)
To strengthen (body, spirit)
To toughen harden (character, personality)
To toughen (law, policy, stance)
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Endurecer

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To lock up. lock in, shut in, put, put away (to enclose)
To contain, have (to hold)
To entail, involve

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Encerrar

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To back, support, endorse, back up (to give support)
To endorse (to sign)
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Respaldar

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“freedom of expression

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“libertad de expresión”

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To be based on, fall back (to use for support)

To lean back (to recline)

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Respaldarse

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Adjective

Half-naked

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Semidesnudo/a

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To heap, heap up, pile, pile up, stack, stack up. cram (to huddle)

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Hacinar

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The cell (room in prison or dormitory)
The cell (computing)
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La celda

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“at the same time”

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“A su vez”

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The management  (business)
The administration (politics)
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La gestión

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The decrease, reduction, drop, fall, lowering (lessening)

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Disminución

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The treaty, agreement, deal (treaty)

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El pacto

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The vote, right to vote

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El voto

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To award, allocate, allot (to assign)
To cell (to auction)
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Adjudicar

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To claim (to appropriate)
To take, claim (to assume)
To win (to achieve)
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Adjudicarse

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To award a prize to, be awarded with, win an award (to give a prize to)

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Premiar

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To take to, carry to, give a ride to (to transport to)

To result in (to result in)

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Llevar a

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“in noticing”

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“en notar”

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To isolate, cut off, keep apart (to deprive of contact)

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Aislar

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Adjective

Award winning, prize winning (that won an award)

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Galardonado/a

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The award winner, prize winner

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El Galardonado/a

La Galardonada

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Adjective

Amazing, astonishing

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asombroso/a

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“throughout”

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“a través de”

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“work ahead”

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“trabajo por delante

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Adjective
Distant in time or space
Distant (not closely related)

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lejano/a

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The essence

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La esencia

62
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To amaze, astonish (to delight)

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Maravillar

63
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To be amazed, astonished (to be surprised)

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Maravillarse

64
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To pass away, die (to stop living)

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Fallecer

65
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“The graphic comedian”

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“El humoristo gráfico”

“La humorista gráfica”

66
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The legacy, bequest (material inheritance)

The legation, legate (diplomatic representation)

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El legado

67
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The distinction (privilege or difference)
The elegance, refinement (class)
The honor (award)
A

La Distinción

68
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The comic strip, cartoon strip

A

La historieta

69
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The sketcher, cartoonist (person skilled at drawing)

A

El dibujante

La dibujante

70
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Adjective

Nonconformist

A

Inconformista

71
Q

The nonconformist

A

El Inconformista

La Inconformista

72
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Adjective
Close, dear, deep (intimate)
Fond (affectionate)

A

entrañable

73
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To say goodbye to (to see off)

To fire, dismiss, lay off, sack, give the sack, let go, make redundant (to discharge from employment)

A

Despedir

74
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The collected works, anthology, compilation (collected works)
The collection  (computing)
A

La recopilacion

75
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The feature film, full-length film largometraje

A

El largometraje

76
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The magnet (physics)
The imam  (religious)
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El imán

77
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To show, demonstrate (to prove)

A

Evidenciar

78
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To be obvious (to be evident)

A

Evidenciarse

79
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To grow old, age (to get older)
To mature, age (culinary)
To age, make look old (to make older)

A

Envejecer

80
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To get old (to become old)

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Envejecerse

81
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“just enough to”

A

“Solo basta con”

82
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To realize, to notice (often used with “de”)

A

Darse cuenta

83
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Expression

“has spread the word”

A

“se ha corrido la voz”

84
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To empower

A

Empoderar

85
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To manage, run, lead a business (to be in charge of)
To direct (to guide)
To direct film, conduct music, supervise a thesis (to oversee)
To guide a vehicle (to guide a vehicle)
To address (to write an address)

A

Dirigir

86
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To pray (to worship)
To recite (to say aloud)
To read (to display as text)
A

Razar

87
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The undertaking (act of taking on)
The entrepreneurship, initiative (quality of being enterprising)
A

El emprendimiento

88
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The rate (relative amount)
The tax, fee (payment)
The measure  (means of evaluating)
The appraisal (valuation)
A

La tasa

89
Q

“non-Hispanic Blacks”

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“negras no hispanas”

90
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“all those, everyone”

A

” todo aquel”

91
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The ballot box (politics)
The glass case, display case (case for exhibiting items)
The urn (vase)
The coffin, casket (box for interment)
A

La urna

92
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The polls (elections)

A

Las urnas

93
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The apathy

A

La apatía

94
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The posture, position (body position)
The stance, attitude, position (body position)
The bid (offer)

A

La postura

95
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Adjective

In favor of (defender)

A

Partidaria

96
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The supporter, one in favor of (advocate)
The follower, supporter (sympathizer)
The sharecropper (agriculture) (Andes)

A

La Partidaria

97
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The profit, gain (finance)

A

El lucro

98
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The practice, training, training session  (period of exercise)
The training (exercise)
A

El entrenamiento

99
Q 
To train, coach (to teach through practice)
To train (to practice)
A

Entrenar

100
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To train oneself (to practice)

A

Entrenarse

101
Q

The summary, overview (synopsis)

A

El resumen

102
Q

The raising, rearing, breeding (husbandry)
The upbringing (raising of a child)
The breeding (manners)
The breastfeed, nursing, lactation (feeding)
The aging (culinary)

A

La crianza

103
Q 
To agree (to accept)
To gain access, get, access (to reach; often used with "a")
A

Acceder

104
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The bulletin, journal, report (publication).
The report (education)
The news bulletin, news broadcast (news report)

A

El boletín

105
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Adjective
of whose, which (feminine) (relative; used to express possession)
Whose, of which (feminine) (relative; used to express relation)

A

cuya

106
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Adjective
whose, which (Masculine) (relative; used to express possession)
Whose, of which (Masculine) (relative; used to express relation)

A

cuyo

107
Q

The guinea pig

A

El cuyo

108
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“well known”

A

“bien sabido”

109
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To wake up (to awake from sleep)
To arouse (to stimulate)
To conjure (to conjure)
A

Despertar

110
Q

To wake oneself (to awake from sleep)

A

Despertarse

111
Q

The reader, (person who reads)

The foreign language professor (teacher)(Spain)

A

El lector

La lectora

112
Q

The reader ((device)

A

El lector

113
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Adjective

Reading (pertaining to reading)

A

Lector/a

114
Q

The gathering, get together (social meeting for discussing common interests)
The chat (conversation)
The talk show (radio or television)
The game room, games room (room)

A

La tertulia

115
Q 
To paralyze  (medicine)(to halt)
To paralyze, bring to a standstill, bring to a halt
A

Paralizar

116
Q

To become paralyzed (medicine)
To grind to a halt (to come to a halt)
To be paralyzed (to immobolize)

A

Paralizarse

117
Q

The member (part of a group)

A

El/La integrante

118
Q 
Adjective
integral (essential)
A

integrante

119
Q

To pass, go by (to elapse)

To take place, pass, go

A

Transcurrir

120
Q

Adjective

comparative

A

comparativo/a

121
Q

To seize

A

Apuñar

122
Q

To stab

A

Apuñalar

123
Q

The hill, mountain

A

El cerro

124
Q

The childhood, infancy (stage of life)

The infants, infancy

A

La infancia

125
Q

“now”

A

“Ahora bien”

126
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Adjective
Great, fantastic, brilliant (colloquial) (extremely good)
Funny, witty ingenious, humorous)
Brilliant (gifted)

A

genial

127
Q

Interjection

great, cool, that’s fantastic (colloquial) (used to express approval)

A

Genial!

128
Q 
The gorge, ravine, gully  (geography)
The stream (body of water)
A

La quebrada

129
Q

To tally, fit in, total up, agree square (to correspond; often used with “con”)
To tally, balance (finance; often used with “con”)
To look right, go with (to match; often used with “con”)
To be convenient, suit (to be(to make plans; often used with “con”) agreeable)
To arrange to meet (to make plans; often used with “con”)
To square, square off(to make square)

A

Cuadrar

130
Q

To salt, add salt to, put salt in, put salt on (culinary)
To ruin (culinary)
To spoil, bring bad luck, jinx (to ruin)

A

Salar

131
Q

The salt flat, salt pan (geology)

A

El salar

132
Q

To fall through (colloquial)

A

Salarse

133
Q

To take advantage, make use of, make good use of (to make use of)
To use (to utilize)
To make the most of it, take the opportunity to (to make use of; often used with “para”)

A

Aprovechar

134
Q

To take advantage of (to exploit; used with “de”)

To take advantage of, abuse (to abuse sexually; used with “de”)

A

Aprovecharse

135
Q

¨not at all¨

A

¨Para nada

136
Q

Expression

¨give up for dead¨

A

¨da por muerta”

137
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Adjective

forest, jungle

A

selvático

138
Q

Adjective

Andean

A

andino

139
Q

“eagle’s nest”

A

“Nido de las Águilas”

140
Q

“path of the dead”

A

“Sendero de los Muertos”

141
Q

The region, district, county

A

La comarca

142
Q 
To take (to spend time)
To take too long (to take too much time)
To be a while (to be a while)
A

Tardar

143
Q

To be long, take a long time (to take too much time)

A

Tardarse

144
Q

The demonstration, protest (politics)
The display, sign (indication)
The statement, declaration (journalism)

A

La manifestación

145
Q

Phrase

“It’s just that” (in order to give an explanation)

A

“es que”

146
Q

Command

Enjoy!

A

¡Provecho!

147
Q 
The benefit (in order to give an explanation)
The advantage (upper hand)
A

El provechar

148
Q

To put away, put (to place)
To save, keep, hold, put aside (to reserve)
To keep, hang on to, store (to conserve)

A

Guardar

149
Q

Adverb

as soon as

A

En cuanto

150
Q

Verb Phrase
To turn around (to go in the opposite direction)
To go for a walk, go for a ride (to move around)

A

Dar la vuelta

151
Q

The strike (collective withdrawal from work)

A

La huelga

152
Q 
The humorist, comedian, cartoonist, comic(profession)
The joker  (profession)
A

El humoristo

La humorista

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