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Primero

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Firstly

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Ante todo

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First and foremost

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En segundo lugar

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Secondly

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Pero antes de examinar esta cuestión, veamos primeramente

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Before examining this question in detail,let us look at

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Por último

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Lastly

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Hay que destacar que

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We should point out that

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Tanto….como….

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Both….and….

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No sólo…..sino que también

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Not only…..but also….

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Bien….bien….

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Either…..or…..

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Por otra parte

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Moreover

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Otro dato a tener en cuenta es

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Another factor to take into account is

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En cuanto a

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As for

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Otro acontecimiento que tuvo también gran importancia fue

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Another important event was

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Soy de la opinión de

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I’m of the opinion that

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Podemos afirmar que

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It is true to say that

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Desde mi punto de vista

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As I see it

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Veamos un ejemplo

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Let’s look at an example

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Es un hecho que

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It’s a fact that

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Podio interpretarse como

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Could be interpreted like

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Hace suponer que

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Suggests that

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Lo cierto es que

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One thing is certain

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Todavía está por ver

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It still remains to be seen

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Pone en cuestión

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Raises doubts about

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Cabria preguntarse si

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The question arises as to whether

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Sin embargo

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Nevertheless

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Aunque

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Although

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Aunque & subj

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Even if

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No obstante

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However

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De hecho

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In fact

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Debido a

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Owing to

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Lo cual explica

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Which explains

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Gracias a

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Thanks to

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A mí, me parece que

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I think that

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Ya,pero

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That’s true but

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Que yo sepa

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As far as I’m aware

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No estoy persuadido

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Im not convinced that that’s the case

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No creo que sea así

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I don’t think that’s true

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Es de presumir,sí,pero

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Yes,presumably,but

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Pues,resulta que

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Well,it turns out that

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Si,es cierto que

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Yes,it’s true that

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Efectivamente,de hecho

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Exactly,in fact

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No,todo lo contrario

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No,quite the opposite

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A primera vista,sí,pero

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At first sight,that’s true,but

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A largo plazo,es otra cosa

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In the long run,it’s different

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Ya,pero tenemos que preguntamos si

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Yes, but we have to ask ourselves if

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Eso no puede ser,puesto que

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That can’t be the case,since

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O sea

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In other words

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Lo que pasa es que
Lo que ocurre es que
Lo que sucede es que

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The thing is that

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Como ya se sabe

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As we already know

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La verdad es que

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The truth of the matter is that

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Así es que

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Therefore

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No sólo eso,sino también

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Not just that but also

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Sí,claro ,y eso explica por qué

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Yes,of course,and that explains why

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A lo major si pero

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Yes,probably, but

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Es decir

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That is to say

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A pesar de eso

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In spite of that

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No se me ocurrió, pero si

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I didn’t think of that,but yes

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Pues,por mi parte

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Well,as far as I’m concerned

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Ya,pero nadie ignora que

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Of course,but everyone knows that

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Bueno,no dińa que

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Well,I would say that

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Lo que sí es cierto es que

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What can be said is that

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Hay quienes afirman que

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Some would say that

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La verdad es que me resulta curioso que

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Actually,it seems strange to me that

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Ya,pero ¿no sería mejor que & subj?

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Yes,but wouldn’t it be better if

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Me preocupa bastante que

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I’m quite worried that

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Ya he constado que

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I’ve already made the point that

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La razón principal,claro,es eso

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That’s the main reason,clearly

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Bueno,por cualquier razón,pero

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Well for whatever reason,but

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Y se trata también de saber como

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And it’s also a question of knowing how

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Y de ahí que

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And that’s the reason why

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Un adoquín

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A jerk,fool

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Un aguafiestas

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A party-pooper

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Un besugo

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An idiot

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Un burro

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A jerk,fool

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Un chisme

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A juicy piece of gossip

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Un cuatroojos

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A four eyes

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Un latón

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An annoying person

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Un reventón

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A party

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Un cita sorpresa

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A blind date

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Un pachanga

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A party

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Una trupe

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A group of friends

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Un merengue

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A beautiful woman

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Un bobo

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An idiot

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Un buitre

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A cheapskate

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Una lata

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Pain in the neck

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Un empollón

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A geek,nerd

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Un amíguete

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A friend

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Un tío

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A guy

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Una tía

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A girl

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Un galón

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A hunk

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Un cachas

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A hunk

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Un caramelo

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A beautiful woman

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Ir de pachanga

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To go out and have a good time

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Chismear

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To gossip

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Estar amuermado/a

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To be out of it

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Vacilar

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To joke around

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Comerse el coco

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To be worked up about something

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Chulear

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To act cool,show off

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Enrollarse

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To get involved romantically with someone

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Estar bebido/a

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To be drunk/wasted

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Arreglarse

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To make oneself look attractive

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Charlar

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To chat

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Menearse

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To dance/move

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Echar un piropo

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To pay a compliment

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¡Caramba!

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Holy cow!

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¡Qué rollo!

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What a drag

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Chocante

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Annoying,unpleasant

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Chungo

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Uncool

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Chulo

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Cool

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Caradura

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Arrogant

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Guay

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Cool

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Narizón

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Big-nosed

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Morrocotudo

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Cool

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Un montón de

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A lot of