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To demand (to order)
To call for, require (to necessitate)
To levy taxes

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Exigir

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The apology (pardon)
The excuse (pretext)
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La disculpa

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Interjection

Excuse me, sorry

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disculpe

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“facial recognition”

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“reconocimiento facial”

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The devil, demon (supernatural being)

The devil, demon (troublemaker)

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El demonio

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To make for oneself (to create for oneself)
To pretend, act (to feign)
To become (to turn into)

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Hacerse

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To fill, load (to make full)
To load  (weaponry)
To charge (electronics)
To carry (to have with)
To charge (finance)
To accuse (to accuse)
To burden  (to charge with responsibility)
To bear, take (to take on)
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Cargar

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The face, countenance (anatomy)

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El rostro

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To forgive, excuse (to pardon)

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Disculpar

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The complaint (protest)
The decoy, lure, birdcall (hunting)
The call (bird’s cry)
The attraction, lure (enticement)

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El reclamo

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To take place, occur (to happen)

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Producirse

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To remember, recall

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Rememorar

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To turn, submit, give (to hand in or over)

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Entregar

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To surrender, turn oneself in (to yield)

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Entregarse

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The event, occasion

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El acontecimiento

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The comment, remark (observation)

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El comentario

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Adjective
Sensitive (emotional) (responsive) (perceptive)
Appreciable, notable (evident)

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sensible

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To debate, discuss (to argue)

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Debatir

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To struggle, be torn (to combat)

To struggle. writhe (to twist and turn)

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Debatirse

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To discover, find (to unearth)
To find out, discover (to uncover)
To reveal, uncover (to make known)
To uncover, reveal, take the lid off of (to expose)

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Descubrir

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To take one´s hat off (to remove one’s hat)
To uncover, bare (to make visible)
To give oneself away (to reveal the truth)

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Descubrirse

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The race (ethnic group)
The breed (of an animal)
The nerve (audacity)
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La raza

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¨Columbus Day¨¨

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¨el Día de la Raza”

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Adjective
Hot (temperature)
Heated (passionate)
Worked up. hot under the collar (angry)

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acalorado/a

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To come true, become implemented  (to happen)
To end (to end)
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Cumplirse

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To recover, get back, reclaim (to reclaim)
To recoup an investment or loss (finance)
To make up for, make up (to compensate for)
To retake, take again

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Recuperar

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To recover, recuperate, get over (to get well)

To recover, come to, come around (to come to one’s senses)

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Recuperarse

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The fugitive (legal)
The deserter (military)
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El/La prófugo

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The closeness, proximity, nearness (juxtaposition)
The proximity in time
The closeness, close relationship (warm relationship)

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La cercanía

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The vicinity

The outskirts, suburbs (urban edge)

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Las cercanías

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The crime, offence, felony (law)

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El delito

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To rape (to have non-consensual sex with)
To violate, break, infringe (to contravene)
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Violar

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Adjective

Penal, criminal

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penal

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Adjective

legal

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jurídica

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The house, home, dwelling (residence)
The housing (shelter)
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La vivienda

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Adjective
blurred, indistinct, smudgy (unclear)
vague, hazy (confused)

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borroso/a

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To use to (in past tense), tend to, to be in the habit of (with infinitive)

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Soler

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Adverb

usually

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suele

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The features

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Las facciones

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Adjective

reliable, trustworthy

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confiable

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Adjective

unreliable, untrustworthy

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poco confiable

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To add, add up

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Sumar

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To join, (to participate in)

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Sumarse

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To stir, toss, shake, turn over soil, dig up soil (to participate in)
To bring up (to make reference to)
To stir up, rake up, revive (to bring to the present)
To remove, dismiss (to fire)

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Remover

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To fidget, toss and turn (to move restlessly)

To move around (to relocate)

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Removerse

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To live, dwell, live in, occupy

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Habitar

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Adjective
wild, untamed, feral (undomesticated)
savage (primitive)
savage, brutal (cruel)
Unofficial, unauthorized, wildcat (not authorized)
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salvaje

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To interact

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Interactuar

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To emigrate, migrate (to leave one’s land)

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Emigrar

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To evolve (biology)(to gradually advance)
To develop, evolve (to gradually advance)
To progress, develop (medicine)
To circle (aviation)

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Evolucionar

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To expand (to make larger)
To expand, enlarge (to increase)
To disseminate (to disseminate)
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Expandir

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To extinguish, put out (to quench)
To wipe out, exterminate (to eradicate)
To put an end to, terminate (to eliminate)

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Extinguir

53
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To go out (to quench)
To become extinct, die out (to stop living)
To expire (legal)
To die (to come to an end)

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Extinguirse

54
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The predator (animal)

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El predador
La predadora
El depredador
La depredadora

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Adjective

predatory

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predador/a

depredador/a

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To displace, take the place of, supplant, oust, replace (to be substituted with)

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Desplazar

57
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To move, travel (to move around)

To swing, shift (to change)

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Desplazarse

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To accent, put an accent on, stress (linguistics)

To accentuate, emphasize, (to intensify)

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Acentuar

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To have an accent (linguistics)

To become pronounced (to intensify)

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Acentuarse

60
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To frighten off, frighten away, scare off (to scare off)

To dispel, banish (to get rid of)

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Ahuyentar

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To run away, stay away (to leave)

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Ahuyentarse

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The fox (animal)
The fox fur
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El zorro

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The entry  (admission)
The income, revenue  (finance)
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El ingreso

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The leadership

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La dirigencia

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The costume (clothing)
The disguise (false appearance)
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El disfraz

66
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The anger, annoyance

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El enojo

67
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Adjective

sympathetic

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simpatizante

68
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The supporter, sympathizer

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EL/La simpatizante

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Adjective
Willing, prepared (inclined)
Ready, arranged (disposed)

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dispuesto

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The design (act of designing)
The sketch, design, drawing (plan)
The pattern

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El diseño

71
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The tyrannosaurus (animal)

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El tiranosaurio

72
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The misfortune, bad luck (ill fortune)
The tragedy, disaster (instance of bad luck)
The disgrace (state of dishonor)

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La desgracia

73
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To reconsider, reflect on (to rethink)

To think again, reconsider (to reassess; often used with “sobre”)

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Recapacitar

74
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“in the meantime”

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“mientras tanto”

75
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The check, bill (invoice)
The account (finance)
The count  (total)
The bead (jewelry piece)
The calculation, sum (mathematics)
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La cuenta

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To put together, place together
To save, raise (finance)
To collect, make a collection

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Juntar

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To move closer together, get together (to get closer)
To get together, meet up, come together (to assemble)
To mix with, hang out with (to be friendly with)
To get together, live together (as romantic partners)
To join, meet (to converge)

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Juntarse

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To collect, raise (to gather money)

To earn money

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Recaudar

79
Q

“that’s not the point”

A

“no se trata de eso”

80
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Adjective

Stingy, mean

A

tacaño/a

81
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The madness, insanity (psychology)
The madness, crazy thing (foolishness)
The chaos

A

La locura

82
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Adjective

crazy

A

locuro/a

83
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The pound (English currency)
The pound (unit of measurement)
A

La libra

84
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To spend  (to expend)
To use, use up (to consume)
To wear out, wear down (to make deteriorate)
To waste (to squander)
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Gastar

85
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“unbelievable”

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“de no creer”

86
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The main character, central character, protagonist (character)
The lead, leading role, star (leading performer)
The leading figure, central role (main figure)

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El/La protagonista

87
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Phrase
everywhere (all places)
all sides (all positions)

A

todos lados

88
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“luxury brand”

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“marca de lujo”

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The touch, tap (light contact)
The warning (caution)
The chime, ring, beat (sound)
The dab, drop (medicine)
The hit, line (consumption of a drug)
The electric shock
A

El toque

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To subtract, take away (mathematics)
To deduct, take away (to discount)
To minimize, play down (to make light of)

A

Restar

91
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The marketing

A

La mercadotecnia

92
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The publicity (press)
The advertising, advertisements, commercials (marketing)
A

La publicidad

93
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To take advantage of, make good use of, make the most of (to make use of)
To use (to utilize)
To make the most of, take the opportunity to (to make use of; often used with “para”)

A

Aprovechar

94
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To take advantage of (to exploit; used with “de”)

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

A

Aprovecharse

95
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Adverb

not at all, absolutely not, by no means, not in the slightest

A

en absoluto

96
Q

The head of hair, hair (the hair on one’s head)

A

La cabellera

97
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The consultation (medicine)
The inquiry, query (question)
The review (legal)
A

La consulta

98
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To restore (to repair)(to recover)(to reinstate)

A

Restaurar

99
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To flood (to cover with water)
To flood, swamp, inundate (to fill)
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Inundar

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Adjective

sensible

A

sensato/a

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Adjective

adjoining, adjacent, bordering, neighboring Adjective

A

lindante

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To capture, gain, win, attract (to obtain)
To perceive (to feel)
To get, grasp, understand, catch (to comprehend)
To pick up, receive (to tune to)
To collect (to take in)

A

Captar

103
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Adjective

real estate, property

A

inmobiliario

104
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Adjective

unviable, unfeasible

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inviable

105
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Adjective
excessively large, oversized (inordinately large)
overstated (exaggerated)

A

sobredimensionado/a

106
Q

The leader, head of state (politics)

The representative, agent, lawyer (legal)

A

El mandatario

107
Q

The underaged person

A

El/La menor

108
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Adjective

Daily

A

“a diario”

109
Q

The process, development process, biological process, chemical process,
The trial, proceedings
The course of, passing of

A

El proceso

110
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Adjective

moving

A

en movimiento

111
Q

Conjunction

As

A

a medida que

112
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Adjective
sad, terrible (sorrowful)
deplorable, appalling  (shameful)
regrettable (unfortunate)
pitiful (disastrous)
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lamentable

113
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To file, register on a card (to register on a card)
To open a file on, put on file, to be on file (legal)
To sign, sign up (sports)
To clock in, punch in (to start working)

A

Fichar

114
Q

The merit, worth (value)

A

El mérito

115
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To cut off, cut off a limb

A

Amputar

116
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The recital, concert (music)
The reading (literature)
A

El recital

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