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Adjective
constituent (politics) (integral)

The constituent member (politics)

The constituent part, constituent (integral part)

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constituyente

El/La constituyente

El constituyente

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Adjective
combustible, inflammable (ignitable)

The flammable substance (flammable substance)

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combustible

El combustible

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The flight (of an airplane) (of a bird)
The fullness (shapeliness)
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El vuelo

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To remove (to eliminate)
To take away, take (to grab)
To relieve, take away (to ease)
To take up (to consume)
To exclude (to exclude)

To take off (to remove clothing)
To get out (to move away)

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Quitar

Quitarse

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The biologist (profession)

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El biólogo

La bióloga

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The dilemma

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La dilema

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To write, draw up (to put in writing)

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Redactar

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To culminate, reach a climax (to peak; often used with “con” or “en”)
To end, finish (to finish)

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Culminar

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The quota (fixed quantity)
The capacity, room (capacity) (Latin America)
The quota (percentage)
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El cupo

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The essay, composition (education)
The writing (act of drafting)
The wording (writing style)
The editorial office, editorial team (journalism)

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La redacción

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To inherit  (to receive goods or land) (to receive traits or hobbies) (to be left with) (to get second-hand things)
To leave (to give to successor) (Latin America)
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Heredar

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

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El reclamo

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To arise, come up, emerge, appear (to materialize)

To spring forth (to rise up)

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Surgir

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The explosion of a bomb, crash, shattering of glass, crack of a whip or thunder (detonation)
The outbreak, burst (eruption)

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El estallido

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To happen, go on (to occur)
To succeed, follow (to follow)

To follow one after another (events)

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Suceder

Sucederse

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To fill with excitement, excite, delight, love (to thrill)

To get excited, get enthusiastic (to get thrilled)
To bet carried away (to become overly excited)

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Entusiasmar

Entusiasmarse

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To gestate (biology)
To put together (to develop)

To develop, brew (to produce)

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Gestar

Gestarse

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To move away from (to remove; used with “de”)
To keep away (to fend off)
To dispel (to dissipate)

To move away (to remove yourself)
To go far from (to walk away; used with “de”)
To go away (to leave)
To withdraw from (to stop taking part; used with “de”)
To drift apart (to grow apart)

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Alejar

Alejarse

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Phrase

The fact that

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El hecho de que

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The reach (grasp)
The scope, reach (extent)
The importance (significance)
The means (resources)
The range (distance)
The deficit (account) (negative balance)
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El alcance

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To brake (automobile)
To check, slow down, curb, restrain, hold back, stem (to contain)
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Frenar

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To suggest (to propose)
To bring up, set out, raise (to lay out)
To create, pose (to establish)
To consider, think about  (to contemplate)
To arise (to come up)
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Plantear

Plantearse

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Adjective
worthy, worth (deserving)
dignified (proud)
decent home or salary (acceptable)

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digno/a

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The pride (self-satisfaction) (source of satisfaction)

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El orgullo

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To spill (to knock from its container)
To shed (to emit)
To spread (to disseminate)

To spill (from its container)

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Derramar

Derramarse

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The negligence

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La negligencia

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The congestive heart failure, heart failure (illness)

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La insuficiencia cardíaca

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To assert, claim, declare (to proclaim)
To nod (with your head)

To steady oneself (to maintain balance)
To stand by (to maintain balance)

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Afirmar

Afirmarse

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To fail to fulfill, to break, breach

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Incumplir

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To entrust, commend (to assign the responsibility of)

To commend oneself to, put oneself in the hands of (to put oneself in the hands of; used with “a”)

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Encomendar

Encomendarse

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To impute, attribute, accuse, charge (to indict)

To allocate, assign (to dedicate)

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Imputar

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The psychiatrist

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El psiquiatra

La psiquiatra

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To involve (to implicate) (to include)

To take part (to take part)

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Involucrar

Involucrarse

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To filter (to pass through)
To screen, filter (to sort)
To leak (to disclose)
To filter (to pass through)
To get leaked (to disclose)
To dwindle (to disappear)
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Filtrar

Filtrarse

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The reckless fool (rash person)
The scatterbrain (forgetful person)

Adjective
crazy, mad, wild (insane)
scatterbrained (forgetful)

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El/La alocada

alcada

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To lay oneself open (to lay oneself open)
To risk (to put oneself at risk)
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Exponerse

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To sadden (to grieve)
To embarrass (to shame) (Latin America)

To be sorry, upset, saddened, distressed (to be grieved)
To be embarrassed, be ashamed (to feel shame) (Latin America)

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Apenar

Apenarse

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To carry out, do, perform, materialize, fulfill, to make a trip or visit (to execute)
To produce (cinema)
To make (to sell goods)

To come true, be fulfilled, be realized (to become real)
To find fulfillment (to be satisfied)

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Realizar

Realizarse

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The society (community of individuals)
The society, club (group with common interests)
The company, business, partnership  (commerce)
The society (high class)
A

La sociedad

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Adverb

ever, someday, once

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alguna vez

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The sailing ship, sail boat (nautical)
The glider (aviation)
The sailmaker, candle maker (profession)

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El velero

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

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Revertir

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To postpone, put off, defer  (to delay)
To pass over (to hold an employee back)
To neglect  (to dismiss)
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Postergar

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To dispute (to call into question)
To discuss (to debate)
To compete for (to contend)
To play (to contend)

To dispute, fight for (to contend for)
To play, compete (sports)

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Disputar

Disputarse

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To cross, go through (to go across)
To go through, pierce (to penetrate)
To go through, experience (to live through)
To put across (to place)

To cut off, cross in front of (to get in the way)
To raise (to occur)
To get stuck (to stick)
To butt into (to interfere; used with “en”)
To rub the wrong way (to interfere; used with “en”)

A

Astravesar

Atravesarse

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The host, hostess (person who receives guests)

Adjective
host

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El anfitrión
La anfitriona

anfitrión

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To distribute, give out, split (to part)
To deliver, deal out cards (to hand out)
To spread (to strew)

To give out, distribute (to part)

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Repartir

Repartirse

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The joke, practical joke, prank (farce)
The business, affair (colloquial) (costly undertaking)
The shipworm (animal)

The joking, banter, kidding (teasing)

A

La broma

Las bromas

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Phrase
don’t do (informal) (don’t carry out; singular)
Don’t make. don’t prepare (informal) (don’t produce; singular)

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no hagas

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To hang, hang up, suspend (to dangle)
To cancel, call off, discontinue, stop (to end abruptly)
To suspend, adjourn (to postpone)
To suspend (to be temporarily dismissed)
To fail (to not pass an exam) (Spain)
A

Suspender

51
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To vaccinate (to give a vaccine)

To get vaccinated, be vaccinated (to be given a vaccine)

A

Vacunar

Vacunarse

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Adverb

perhaps (maybe)

A

acaso

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To distinguish, set apart (to differentiate)
To characterize (to be a typical feature of)
To make out (to perceive)
To honor (to award)
To tell the difference (to differentiate)

To be different from (to be differentiated; used with “de”)
To be characterized by, be identified by (to have as a typical feature; used with “por”)
To be visible (to be perceived)
To stand out, distinguish oneself, make a name for oneself (to excel)

A

Distinguir

Distinguirse

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The plateau, tableland, mesa  (geography)
The landing (area between two flights of stairs)
A

La meseta

55
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The west (compass point) (direction) (region)
The west wind (wind)

Adjective
western, westerly, west

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El oeste

oeste

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Adjective
endemic (biology)
endemic (medicine)
endemic, chronic (persistent)

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endémico/a

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To decrease, fall, decline, diminish, wane, decrease, go down decrec

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Decrecer

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“hanging by a thread”

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“cuelga de un hilo.”

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The formation (process of creation) (geology) (military arrangement)
The party (politics)
The training (education)
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La formación

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The drought (dry weather) (thirst) (Colombia)

A

La sequía

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Phrase
since, seeing as, given that (because)
now that, as (on account of)

A

ya que

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Adjective
invading (occupying)
invasive (medicine)

The invader (ocuppier)

A

invasor

El/La invasor

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The nest (nesting or breeding place) (figurative) (breeding ground)
The den (lair)
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El nido

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To undress, strip (to remove the clothes from)
To unsheathe (literary) (to draw)

To get undress, undress, take one’s clothes off (to become naked)
To throw off (to rid oneself; used with “de”)

A

Desnudar

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To wear clothes or accessories for the first time, to use an object for the first time, to try out a device for the first time (to utilize for the first time)
To show or perform for the first time, to release (film and theater)

To be released, be premiered, open (film and theater)
To start, make one’s debut (to begin an activity)

A

Estrenar

Estrenarse

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The reggaeton artist

A

El/La reguetonero/a

67
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Adjective

mass, multitudinous

A

multitudinario

68
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Adjective
native, home (of origin)
born and bred (born and bred)

A

natal

69
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Adjective
spectacular (wonderful)
dramatic, spectacular (extraordinary)
scrumptious (colloquial) (delicious)

A

(colloquial) (delicious)

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The approach, standpoint (point of view)

The focus, focusing (photography)

A

El enfoque

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The stop (cessation of activity)
The strike (workers' protest)
The unemployment (joblessness) (Spain)
The unemployment compensation, dole (unemployment benefits) (Spain)
A

El paro

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Adjective

lukewarm. tepid (neither hot nor cold)
lukewarm. unenthusiastic (lacking energy)

A

tibio

73
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The complaint, report (accusation)
The denunciation (accusation)
A

La denuncia

74
Q

Expression

ready for action

A

al pie del cañón

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The work, labor (toil)
The task, job (mission)
the needlework, sewing (material that’s being sewed)

A

El labor

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To entertain, amuse, keep entertained (to provide entertainment for)
To distract (to divert attention from)
To while away (to pass in a pleasant way)
To keep, detain (to prevent from leaving)
To entertain (to maintain)
To be entertaining (to provide entertainment)

To amuse oneself, keep oneself entertained (to be entertained)
To dillydally, be held up (to be delayed)

A

Entrener

Entrenerse

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The precursor, forerunner, ancestor (precursor)
The ancestor, forebear (past family member)

Adjective
preceding (previous)

A

El antecesor
La antecesora

antecesora

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