General Nouns Flashcards

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1
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El celo

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Enthusiasm

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El rincón

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Corner

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El regocijo

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Delight

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El capricho

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Craving

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El astro

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Star

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El asunto

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Matter / subject / issue

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El cumbre

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Summit / peak

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La jaula

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Cage

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El barrote

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Heavy bar

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La maldad

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Nastiness

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El agüero

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Omen

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El alarido

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Shriek

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El festín

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Feast

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La pluma

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Feather

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El comensal

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Dinner guest

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Los mondadientes

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Toothpicks

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La batuta

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Baton

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La fealdad

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Ugliness / deformity

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La bondad

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Kindness

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El pecado

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Sin

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El estruendo

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Loud noise

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La boquila

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Stem (of a pipe)

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La coquetería

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Flirtation

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La embajada

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Embassy

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EL talonario

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Chequebook

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La cerilla

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Match (stick)

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El pisotón

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Stomp

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El gemido

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Moan / wail / whine

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El rumor

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Murmur

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El chasquido

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Snap / crack

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El guiño

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Wink / gesture

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El coro

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Choir

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El atasco

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Obstruction

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La masa

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Mass

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La divagación

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Sidetracking

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El yeso

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Plaster (material)

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La reverencia

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Admiration / respect

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La artimaña

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Trick / ruse

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El trompicón

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Stumble

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40
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El aplomo

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Composure

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El reproche

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Reproach (expression of disapproval)

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42
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El antecedente

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History / record

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43
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El apuro

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Predicament

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La imprenta

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Printing

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El asombro

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Surprise

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EL propósito

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Intent / purpose

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El polvo

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Dust / powder

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El marco

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Frame

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49
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La torpeza

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Clumsiness

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La desgana

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Indifference

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51
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La sacudida

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Shake / beat

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La corazonada

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Hunch / gut feeling

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53
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La mancha

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Stain

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54
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El rasguño

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Scratch

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55
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La perilla

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Button / dial

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56
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El frasco

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Jar / bottle

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57
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El cenicero

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Ashtray

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58
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La colilla

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Butt of a cigarrette

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El retazo

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Piece / fragment

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60
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El limpiapipas

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Pipe cleaner

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El indicio

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Sign / clue

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62
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La manecilla

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Hand (on a clock)

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63
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El trámite

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Procedure / formality

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64
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La aduana

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Customs

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65
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El armazón

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Frame

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66
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El dueño

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Owner

67
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La ceniza

A

Ash

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El rastro

A

Track / trail

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El fósforo

A

Match

70
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El hornillo

A

Portable stove

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Las tenacillas

A

Tweezers / curling tongs

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La tinta

A

Ink

73
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La canalla

A

Arsehole

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El alcance

A

Reach

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El somnífero

A

Sleeping pill

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La avidez

A

Greed / desire

77
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El amo

A

Boss / master

78
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El espanto

A

Terror

79
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El alivio

A

Relief

80
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La concha

A

Shell

81
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La avispa

A

Wasp

82
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El azoramiento

A

Fright

83
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La grosería

A

Rudeness

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El susto

A

Shock

85
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La cuerda

A

Cord / string

86
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El ahijado

A

Godson

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El alboroto

A

Racket / commotion

88
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El sobresalto

A

Shock

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El laconismo

A

Conciseness

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La frialdad

A

Coldness

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Las dotes

A

Qualities

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El roce

A

Brush / touch / graze

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La yarda

A

Yard

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La rendija

A

Crack / slit

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La caza

A

Pursuit

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El membrete

A

Letterhead

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El silbido

A

Whistle / whistling

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La banqueta

A

Stool

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La pitillera

A

Cigarette case

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El rencor

A

Resentment

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El anglosajón

A

English speaker

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El pedazo

A

Piece

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La certeza

A

Certainty

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La zarpa

A

Claw

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La grieta

A

Crack

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La manta

A

Blanket

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El brujo

A

Wizard / witch

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La sabiduría

A

Wisdom

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La cautela

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Caution

110
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El quid

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Reason

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El tejado

A

Roof

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La entelequia

A

Imaginary person

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La profecía

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Prophecy / prediction

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La galantería

A

Polite gesture

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El trago

A

Sip / gulp

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La empuñadura

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Handle

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La herrumbre

A

Rust

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La mezquita

A

Mosque

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Los bártulos

A

Belongings

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La valija

A

Suitcase

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El estercolero

A

Manure heap / dump

122
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La garra

A

Claw

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El cansancio

A

Exhaustion

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La dilación

A

Delay

125
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El amoníaco

A

Ammonia

126
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La aseveración

A

Assertion / claim

127
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El hurón

A

Ferret

128
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El céntimo

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Cent

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El milagro

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Miracle

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El soñador

A

A dreamer

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El súbdito

A

Subject

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El móvil

A

Motive

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El ingenio

A

Ingenuity / inventiveness

134
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El descuido

A

Slip-up / mistake

135
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El escondite

A

Hiding place

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La abolladura

A

Dent

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La asamblea

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Assembly

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El gruñido

A

Grunt / growl

139
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La filiación

A

ID

140
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El nombre de pila

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First name

141
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El pregón

A

Announcement

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La sarta

A

String (serie de sucesos)

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El eslabón

A

Link

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La carabina

A

Chaperone

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La lealtud

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Loyalty

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La estirpe

A

Lineage

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La conjetura

A

Rash conclusion / wild guess

148
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El tallado

A

Sculpture

149
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La ondulación

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Rippling

150
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La vacilación

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Hesitation

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El derredor

A

Perimeter

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El puñetazo

A

Punch

153
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La zozobra

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Anxiety / uneasiness

154
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La jactancia

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Arrogance

155
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La infamia

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Lie (mentira)

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Las lágrimas

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Tears

157
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El llanto

A

Sobbing

158
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El manicomio

A

Asylum / mental hospital

159
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La fisura

A

Rift / decision

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El decoro

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Modesty / decency (decorum)

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El gancho

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Hook

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La perspicacia

A

Cleverness

163
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El forastero

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Foreigner

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El chiquillo

A

Child (colloquial)