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expectation

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una expectativa

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bird

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un pájaro

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while, even though it’s true that

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si bien

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to shake (something)

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sacudir

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return [noun]

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el regreso

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whereas, but, however

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en cambio

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it’s snowing

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hay nieve

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to warn / to notice

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advertir [ie]

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detail

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el detalle

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valuable

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valioso

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aware of

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al tanto de

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nothing to do with

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nada que ver con

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one second is enough for me (to do what I need to do)

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uno segundo me basta

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time zone

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una franja horaria

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in advance

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con antelación

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wet [2 words]

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mojado / húmedo

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stick [noun]

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un palo

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slightly [2 words]

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ligeramente, levemente

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to let go

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dejar [conj] ir [infinitive]

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substitute [noun]

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un suplente

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depending on [the value of something] [3 ways]

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en función de / según / dependiendo de

e.g. según el peso del paquete

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on Monday

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el lunes [no ‘en’]

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at the beginning of June

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a principios de Junio

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at the end of May

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a finales de mayo

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for the first time
por primera vez
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my lipstick has broken (completely unintentionally)
se me ha roto el pintalabios ['accidental' se = se + indirect object pronoun + conjugated verb + noun] [notice this is third person]
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I have burned the toast
se me ha quemado la tostada
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they are on the opposite side of town
están en el extremo opuesto de la ciudad
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the church opposite the park
la iglesia frente al parque ['opposite to' = 'frente a' or 'enfrente de']
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worthy
meritorio
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insomuch as, since, given that
puesto que
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milestone
un hito
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I'm scared of my mother
le tengo miedo a mi madre
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dozen
una docena
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so that it doesn't slip your mind [using accidental se]
para que no se te olvide *third person subjunctive present* *this phrase is “para que no se olvide” (“so that it is not forgotten”) with “te” stuck in the middle to make the thing being forgotten have some connection to you*
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I give up [3 ways]
me rindo / me doy por vencido / tiro la toalla
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around, about [physical closeness / approximately, skirting] [2 phrases]
alrededor de / en torno (a *but not always*)
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I'm in, I'm down
me apunto
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based on / consisting of mainly
a base de
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discount [noun]
una rebaja *verb is rebajar*
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increase [noun] (e.g. in prices)
un aumento
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to increase prices
encarecer
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to increase the value of [2 words]
valorizar / revalorizar
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condom manufacturer
un fabricante de preservativos
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to shoot a gun
disparar un arma
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fuel
el combustible
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to take for granted (idiom) [2 phrases]
dar por sentado / dar por hecho
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I can't wait to
No veo la hora de
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to hurt, wound (someone)
herir [ie conj like querer] [no 'a']
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education system
el sistema educativo
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to cheat
hacer trampa
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we really listen
escuchamos de verdad
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to toughen something
endurecer algo
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I will get through this somehow
Saldré adelante de algún modo
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on purpose
a propósito
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Please, go erase the board
Por favor, ve a borrar el tablero
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corporate restructuring
la reestructuración corporativa
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sharp (for e.g. knife)
afilado
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sharp (pointed like needle)
puntiagudo
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needle
la aguja
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to satisfy
satisfacer
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to appease
apaciguar
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to agree with someone [a different phrase]
dar la razón a alguien
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to rob, mug
atracar
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to rob, mug
atracar
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to postpone
aplazar

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