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Desprovisto de…

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Devoid of…

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Humillante

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Demeaning

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Al dirigirse personalmente a…

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By addressing himself to…

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Andar bien de…

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To be flush with…

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Apañando

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Tinkering with…

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Insaciable

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Unquenchable

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Caprichos

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Whims

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Chivo expiatorio

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Scapegoat

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Criterios

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Touchtones

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Debilitar

Erosionar

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Undermine

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Ni que hablar de…

Ni digamos…

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Let alone

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Estar dotado de…

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To be endowed

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…y ahí recae…

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And therein lay

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En lo que concierne a…

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As regards to…

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Ser partidario de…

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To be supporter of..

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Jactarse de…

Vanagloriarse de…

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He can BOAST OF being…

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Siempre que…
Con tal que…
A condición de que…

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Provided that…

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Atribuir a…

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To be attributed to

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Afianzar

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Strenghten

Secure

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Juego limpio

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Fair play

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Lamentable

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Regrettable

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Impostor

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Faker

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Abrumar

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Overwhelm

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Sin igual

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Like no other

Senza pari

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A tenor de…

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Under

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Predispuesto

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Predisposed to
Prone to (med.)
Susceptable to (med.)
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Pitfalls

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Escollos, dificultades

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Trawling

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Pesca de arrastre

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Pertain

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Pertenecer

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Smear

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Difamar

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Entail

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Implicar

Vincular

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Distress

Distressed

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Angustia,

Afligido

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Outward

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Exterior, visible

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Broadcast

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Difusiòn, emisiòn

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Yield

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Fruto, rèdito, beneficio

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Seep

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Infiltrarse

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Tenets

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Preceptos

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Pecking order

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Orden de jerarquìa

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Fall out

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Separarse de.., reñir con…

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Stalemate

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Puntp muerto, estancamiento

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Clout

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Influencia

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Hasty

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Precipitado

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Endeavor

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Esfuerzo

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Debunk

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Desmentir, desacreditar

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Barter

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Trueque

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Cladding

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Revestimiento

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Cloaking

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Manto, capa

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Hoard

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Acaparar

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Long Haul

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Largo plazo, larga distancia

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Dead Giveaway

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Claro indicio

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Dwell on

Dwelling

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Insistir

Alojamiemto, domicilio

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Resemble

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Parecerse

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Vault

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Cripta

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Utter

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Absoluto

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Wand

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Vara

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Casting a spell

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Hechizar, encantar

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Slate

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Pizarra

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Acquantaince

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Conocido

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Cornerstone

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Pilar

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Landmark

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Hito, lugar emblemàtico

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Hallmark

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Sello distintivo, marca

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Clincher

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Factor decisivo

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Tweak

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Retocar, ajustar

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Misconstrue

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Malinterpretar

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Deceit

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Mentira, falsedad

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Take it up oneself

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Asumir

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Foothold

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Asidero, punto de apoyo

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Denial

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Negaciòn

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Murky

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Turbio

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Cozy

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Acogedor, còmodo, accogliente

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Odd

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Probabilidad

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Splint

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Fragmento, astilla

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Overrun

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Sobrepasar, superar

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At the expense of…

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A costa de…

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To further, foster

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promover, favorecer, continuar

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To come about

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Ocurrir, suceder

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To resume

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Reanudar

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To rule out

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Descartar, excluir

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Hoot

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Ulular

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Holler

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Gritar

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Afoot

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En marcha

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Etch

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Grabar

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Priesthood

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Clero

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To Bankroll

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Financiar

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Doomed

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Condenado

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Underlie

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Subyacer, servir de base

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Bestow

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Otorgar, conceder

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Baffle, puzzle

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confundir, frustrar

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Beget

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Engendrar

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Alleged

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Presunto

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Uphold

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Sostener, defender

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Offspring

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Vàstago, descendiente

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Behold

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Contemplar, admirar

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Awe

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Asombro

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Outright

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Indiscutible, rotundo, completo

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Annointed

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Consagrado, ungido

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Concealed

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Oculto, encubierto

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Deceive

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Engañar, embaucar

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Role model

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Modelo, referencia

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Hunch

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Presentimiento

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Embody

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Encarnar, representar, ser el ejemplo de…

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Uncharted

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Inexplorado, desconocido

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Cling

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Aferrarse

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Brim

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Borde

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Bill

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Proyecto de ley

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Sway

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Poder, oscilaciòn, influencia

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Downturn

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Desaceleraciòn, caida

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Cold turkey

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De golpe

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Startling

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Alarmante, sorprendente

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Let off the hook

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Salirse con la suya, librar (responsabilidades)

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Ledger

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Libro mayor

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Restrain

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Restringir, moderar

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Bottom line

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Conslusiòn final

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Compelling

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Convincente

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In a nutshell

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En pocas palabras

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Dwell on

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Insistir, detenerse en…

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Entitle

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autorizar, dar derecho a…

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Lo and behold

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Para sorpresa, de pronto

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Null and void

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Nulo y sin efecto

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Unless otherwise directed

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A menos que…

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The takeaway

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El aporte

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In due course, in due time

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A su debido tiempo, en su momento

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Defile

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Contaminar, profanar

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To rat out

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Delatar

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Angst

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Angustia

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To play out

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llevar a cabo, materializarse

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Ransom

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Rescate

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Tangle

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Enredo

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Off the charts

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Por las nubes

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Windfull

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Ganancia imprevista

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Skill set

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Habilidades

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Brief, briefed

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Dar instrucciones, instruido

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Aftermath

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Efecto, consecuencia

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In the aftermath

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Como resultado

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Compile

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Recopilar

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Mind boggling

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Quedarse atònito

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Furthermore

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Asimismo, continuar

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Thrust

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Empuje

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Exert

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Ejercer

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Outage

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Apagòn

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To Hold off

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Demorar, retrasar, fenar

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Hence

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Por lo tanto, de ahì que.., por ende

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Undertake

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Emprender

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Outreach

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Divulgaciòn, alcance

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Verge

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Frontera, borde, lìmite

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Backlash

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Reacciòn, Reacciòn violenta

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Fishy

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Sospechoso,”huele mal”

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Wary

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Cauteloso, en guardia, receloso, precavido

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Scatter, -ed

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Dispersar, disperso, esparcido

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To go to the trouble

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Molestarse en…

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Wilt

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Marchitarse

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Dread

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Miedo

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Withdrawal

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Abstinencia

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and BOLDLY said to me

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…y me dijo atrevidamente.

Audaz, valiente, atrevido

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The driving force

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La fuerza motora, impulsora

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Heading to a HEAD-ON crash

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Dirigirse a un choque frontal

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TO POSE a question

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Plantear una pregunta

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En un santiamèn

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In a flash

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The application works SEAMLESSLY

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La aplicaciòn funciona sin problemas, contratiempos

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The experience was SECOND TO NONE

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La experiencia fue incomparable, insuperable.

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If I BREACH the agreement, I will have to pay a fine

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Si incumplo el acuerdo, tendré que pagar una multa

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Arouse

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Despertar

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To Vent

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Desahogar

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Grieving processs

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Proceso de duelo

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To fall flat

To fall flat on your face

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Desplomarse, echar por tierra, fracasar

Darse de bruces

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It is important to assume a clear STANCE

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Es importante adoptar una actitud clara

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Interesting INSIGHTS

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Ideas, puntos, planteamientos interesantes

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Uncanny

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Misterioso, sorprendente, extraordinario

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At the expense of

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A costa de…

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A costa de…

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At the expense of…

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The answer lies within

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La respuesta radica ahì mismo.

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Runaway

Runaway yields

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Desbocado, arrollador

Resultados abrumadores

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Cream of the crop

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La crem de la crem

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To tap into…

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Sacar provecho o partido de…

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To account for

To take into account

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Considerar

Tomar en consieraciòn

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To account for

To take into account

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Considerar

Tomar en consideraciòn

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To crumble

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Desmoronarse,

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Peer reviewed

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Revisado por homòlogos o pares

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We must ADDRESS the issue of

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Debemos ABORDAR

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Parents should ADDRESS the needs of their children

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Los padres deben SATISFACER las necesidades de sus hijos

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The politician ADDRESSED the public

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El político se DIRIGIO al público

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At first BLUSH,

BLUSH

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A primera vista,

RUBORIZARSE

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It goes without saying…

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Sobra decir…

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It`s beyond me

A

Me sobrepasa

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Framework

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Marco, contexto

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Zero in

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Concentrase en algo

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Well -meaning

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Buena intenciòn

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To follow through on his threat

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Continuar con su amenaza.

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Waiver

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Exenciòn (exento), renuncia

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Rule of thumb

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Regla general, regla de oro

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Eligible

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Apto

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Spooky

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Fantasmagòrico, espeluznante

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Cut to the chase

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Ir al grano, entrar en materia, cortar por lo sano

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Put forward

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Proponer, exponer, presentar, plantear

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Over -endowed

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Sobre dotado

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Kick into overdrive

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Ponerse a toda marcha, “Meter la directa”

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To take office

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Asumir funciones

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To hold accountable

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Exigir responsabilidades, pedir cuentas

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Come into play

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Intervenir, entrar en juego

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Fianza, aval, garantìa

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Collateral

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Hacerse realidad

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To come to fruition

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To fall for it

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Dejarse engañar, creèrselo

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right off the bat

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De inmediato.

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As set out

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…como se expone, con arreglo, como se expone

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Spare no efforts

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Escatimar

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To put on the line

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Poner en riesgo

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To wing it

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Arreglàrselas sobre la marcha

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To call for

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Exigir, convocar, requerir

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To sneak up on someone

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Coger de sorpresa

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I rest my case

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Nada màs que decir, añadir.

Està todo dicho

210
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To prey upon

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Aprovecharse de…

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This is an issue that flares up

A

Esta es una situaciòn/problema que estalla

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At the outset

A

Desde el principio

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Until proven otherwise

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Hasta que se demuestre lo contrario

214
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Be it by…

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Ya sea por…

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To play a vital part

A

Desempeñar un papel importante

216
Q

Nooks and crannies

A

Rincones y recovecos (Grietas)

217
Q

to come about

A

Producirse, deberse, cumplirse, desarrollarse

218
Q

Drawback vs setback

A

Desventaja- contratiempo

219
Q

To engage in

A

Participar

220
Q

To take hold

A

Arraigarse

221
Q

Self-annihilating

A

Auto aniquiladora

222
Q

In contrast

A

En cambio

223
Q

In excess of …

A

Màs de …

224
Q

Over the top

A

Exagerado, por encima del lìmite.

225
Q

To keep at bay

A

Mantener a raya

226
Q

To lay the groundwork

A

Establecer/sentar las bases

227
Q

Far be it from me

A

Lejos de mi intenciòn

228
Q

All walks of life

A

Todos los àmbitos de la vida

229
Q

Stakes are high

A

Hay mucho en juego

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