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1
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Sale respondón

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Spanish expression meaning you don’t hold back, or you come right out and say what you’re thinking, or follow your gut

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Entrepernar

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To entangle
La temporada de lluvia es la temporada para pasar entrepiernado
Meaning in bed with another

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Hacer cosquillas
Hacerle cosquillas

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To tickle

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eso da cosquillas

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That tickles

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Hormiguear

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To tingle

Siento una sensación de hormigueo en mis manos.

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Are you ticklish?

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eres cosquilluda?

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Una boda

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A wedding

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El pasado las persigue

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the past haunts them

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Pechuga de pollo

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Chicken breast

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Pierna de pollo

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Chicken leg/thigh

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¿Por qué están haciendo cola?

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What are they queuing for?

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Hacer cola

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To line up, to queue

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El suegro
La suegra

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Father in law
Mother in law

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El camote

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Sweet potato/ yam. (Mexico)

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Una sábana

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A sheet (bed/linen)

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La maracuyá

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Passion fruit

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El sobrino / La sobrina

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Nephew / niece

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El nieto / la nieta

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Grandchild

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Un sacerdote

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A priest

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una monja

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A nun

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El alma

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The soul

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22
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Te lo agradezco

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I appreciate it. I appreciate you.

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A gusto

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At ease or comfortable (in response to how was the weather, e.g.)

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24
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El espejo

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The mirror

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25
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Nunca más

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Never again

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Por siempre

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Forever

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Ya voy

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I’m coming (when called to come to dinner e.g)

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ooye que bárbaro!

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oh how sexy! used for both men and women, but also to describe things that are well-done.

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miedo pero del rico

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afraid in a good way

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estoy deseando ir

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I can’t wait to go (very excited)

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No me importa nada

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I couldn’t care less

32
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Me importa un pito

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I don’t care (at all) (I don’t care a whistle, literally)

33
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Me estás haciendo sonrojar

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You’re making me blush

34
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Cada cuantos

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How often

35
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Agradable

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Pleasant, agreeable,
Eg el clima está agradable

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No me molesta para nada

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It doesn’t bother me at all

37
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Cuento con ustedes

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I’m counting on you

38
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Luna menguante vs luna creciente

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Waning moon vs waxing moon

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Las estrellas fugaces

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Shooting stars

40
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me importa un bledo

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I don’t give a hoot

41
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Lograr

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To achieve
Lograste hacer todos tus deberes
Did you manage to do or get done, were you able to achieve your chores

42
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Paila

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Colombian specific word that means really bad or terrible. Fui a un concerto y la música fue super paila. Muy malo

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los gastos

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Expenses, the bills

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Los cachetitos

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Little cheeks (face or butt)

45
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Dejando las bromas aparte

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All jokes aside, all joking aside

46
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Asustado

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Afraid, scared

47
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Me pone los pelos de punta

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It makes my hair stand on end, gives me goosebumps, ie afraid

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Me pone la piel de gallina

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It gives me goosebumps lit: skin of a chicken

49
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Una gallina

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A hen, a chicken

50
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Una gallo

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A rooster

51
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Cuando hay mucho amor de por medio
De por medio: involving, or in the mix

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When there is love amongst one another

52
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Sobre el nivel del mar

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Above sea level. La ciudad de mexico esta a dos mile metros sobre el nivel Del Mar

53
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Mande?

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A Mexican way of saying what? Or expressing you didn’t hear or understand.

54
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La vida diaria

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Daily life

55
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Chido o padre

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Mexican slang to say good or cool or
Nice. Very common. Estar chido o padre

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Llevarse acabo

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Expression that means:
To take place (las Olimpiadas se llevaron acabo en Mexico: the Olympic Games took place in mexico)
Or
To carry out
(Se llevan acabo pruebas biológicas: biological tests are being carried out)
Literally: to carry oneself to the end

57
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Referirse a algo

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To refer to something
Me refiero a tu hermano: Im referring to your brother
Me refiero al libro : Im referring to the book

58
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Me refiero a que tú vienes

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I’m referring to the fact that you are coming

59
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Dar la lata a alguien

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To nag someone

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Hasta entonces

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Until then

61
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¿Por qué siempre con tanta prisa?

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Why always in such a hurry?

62
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Hazme piojito

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Scratch my head /caress my head/hair

63
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Lo antes possible

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As soon as possible.

64
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Alguna vez has escuchado hablar sobre…?

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Have you ever heard of…?

65
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Con bastante anterioridad

A

Well before

66
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Me avisas como sale todo

A

Let me know how it all goes

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