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1
Q

to beat, overcome, win

A

vencer

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2
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winner

A

un vencedor

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3
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after [same meaning as después de] [2]

A

luego de que / tras

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4
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to contribute

A

aportar

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5
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underground [adverb]

A

bajo tierra

[adjective is subterráneo]

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6
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surface / area above ground

A

la superficie

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7
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to take place

A

tener lugar

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8
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to hold [e.g. an event]

A

celebrar

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9
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then, next [formal, in DELE document]

A

a continuación

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10
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to be clear / to consist of / to be present[when used with ‘en’]

(in DELE document)

A

constar

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11
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conducive to [in DELE document]

A

conducente[s] a

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12
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nine million, six hundred thousand

A

nueve millones seiscientos mil

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13
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hierarchy

A

la jerarquía

e.g. una persona de jerarquía — a high-ranking person

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14
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to carry out

A

llevar a cabo

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15
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by then / at that time

A

por entonces

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16
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to emphasise [2 words]

A

enfatizar / recalcar

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17
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to belittle

A

menospreciar

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18
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even though

A

por más que

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19
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to lend oneself to / to be party to
[reflexive]

A

prestarse a

prestar means lend

20
Q

to spend

A

gastar

21
Q

on average

A

por término medio

22
Q

poverty

A

la pobreza

23
Q

I feel joy

A

siento alegría

24
Q

the remainder

A

lo restante

25
Q

to make disappear (object) / to blur or tone down (image)

A

desvanacer

26
Q

nevertheless

A

no obstante

27
Q

to happen upon (something)

A

dar con (algo)

28
Q

to please [2 words]

A

complacer / contentar

29
Q

Use anything, however small.

A

Utilice cualquier cosa, por pequeña que sea.

30
Q

Claudia threw herself completely into medicine

A

Claudia se volcó por completo a la medicina

31
Q

to get overturned

A

volcarse

32
Q

indispensable

A

imprescindible

33
Q

vigorous, booming

A

pujante

34
Q

to drown/choke [something], to cripple [economically]

A

ahogar

35
Q

He wasn’t afraid [in the face of something]

A

Él no se arredró

36
Q

improvement [a specific change or the concept of it]
[2 words]

A

la mejora / el mejoramiento

37
Q

shameful

A

vergonzoso

38
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few and far between

A

pocos y distantes entre sí

39
Q

carelessness

A

el descuido

40
Q

to fear the worst

A

temer lo peor

41
Q

deadly

A

mortífero

42
Q

to demonstrate, show

A

demostrar (ue)

43
Q

poison (noun)

A

el veneno

44
Q

to poison

A

envenenar

45
Q

to cut the throat of

A

degollar

46
Q

proof, evidence

A

la prueba(s) [plural often]

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