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Adjudicar algo a uno

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Award

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Actual

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Present

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Agenda

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Diary

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Agonia

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Death pangs

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Agonizar

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To be in death throes

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Artifice

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Artist, craftsman

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Atender a

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To attend to

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Barraca

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Hut, cabin

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Bizarro

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Gallant, generous

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Bordar

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Embroider

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Carpeta

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File, folder

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Casualmente

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Fortuitous, accidental

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Cava

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Digging, cultivation

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Cavilar

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Ponder

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Collar

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Necklace

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Comando

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Terrorist gang

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Comediante

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Actor

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Comodidad

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Comfort

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Compas

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Beat, rhythm

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Concreto

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Concrete (adj)

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Conductor

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Driver

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Confidencia

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Confidential remark

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Consistente

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Solid, thick

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Estar constipado

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To have a cold

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Contestar

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To answer

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Coraje

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Anger

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Dato

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Piece of information

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Decepcion

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Disappointment

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Departir

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Converse

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Desgracia

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Misfortune

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Deshonesto

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Indecent, lewd

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Desmayo

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Fainting fit

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Destitucion

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Dismissal

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Deterioriar

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Damage

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Disgustado

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Upset, annoyed

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Disgustar

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To displease

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Divisar

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To catch sight of

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Editar

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Publish

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Editor

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Publisher

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Embarazada

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Pregnant

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Embarazar

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To make pregnant

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Encuesta

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Enquiry, survey

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Engrosar

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To get fat, swell

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Ermita

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Hermitage

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Escualido

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Weak, skinny

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Eventual

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Fortuitous, contingent

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Extenuar

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Weaken

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Fábrica

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Factory

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Fastidioso

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Annoying

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Fracaso

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Failure

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Gala

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Full best dresd; elegance, varietés show

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Genial

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Full of genius, inspired

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Gracioso

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Funny

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Guerrilla

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Guerrilla warfare; band

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Hábil

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Skilful, clever; fit

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Honesto

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Decent, modest

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Hostal

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Simple hotel

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Ignorar

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Not to know, to be ignorant of

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Incidencia

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Repercussion, consequence

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Pasar un examen

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Take an exam

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Patético

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Moving

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Petróleo

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Petroleum oil; paraffin

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Petulancia

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Insolence, daring, vanity

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Pinta

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Look; stain; pint

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Predicamento

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Prestige

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Pretender que

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To claim That

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Prevenir

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Foresee; warn

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Pupilo

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Lodger; ward

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Querella

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Complaint; charge

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Quitar

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To take away, take off

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Realizar

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To put into effect

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Recolección

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Act of harvesting; gathering

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Reconvenir

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Reprimand

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Refrán

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Proverb; saying

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Reino

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Kingdom

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Relevancia

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Importance

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Relevante

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Outstanding; important

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Renta

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Unearned income

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Reportar

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To check; restrain; to bring advantage

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Ingenuidad

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Frankness

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Injuria

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Insult; outrage

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Injuriar

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Insult

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Instancia

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Legal process

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Intoxicar

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To poison

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Jubilación

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Retirement

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Largo

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Long

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Lectura

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Reading

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Librero

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Bookseller

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Maniatico

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Peculiar, cranky

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Miseria

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Poverty; squalor

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Moroso

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Slow, sluggish

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Motorista

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Motorcyclist

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Muslo

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Thigh

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Notorio

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Well known

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Obsequioso

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Obliging, helpful

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Paisano

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Fellow countryman

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Parangón

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Comparison; similarity

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Pariente

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Relation, relative

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Resumir

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To sum up

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Sensible

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Sensitive

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Simpático

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Nice

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Starter

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Choke

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Suburbios

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Por district

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Suceso

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Event; accident, crime

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Tabla

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Plank

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Transpirar

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Sweat

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Verso

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Line of poetry