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1
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plena

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full

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desaparecido

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missing

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obreros

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workers

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formación

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training

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impensable

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unthinkable

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época

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period

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milagro

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miracle

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antepasados

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ancestors

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fanfarrón

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show off

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estrecho

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prudish

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defraudado

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disappointed

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cola

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queue

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puesto

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position

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sillón

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armchair

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tacaño

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stingy

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baúl

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trunk (storage)

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terco

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stubborn

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alunado

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bad-tempered

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preso

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prisoner/imprisoned

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ordenado

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tidy

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estornudo

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sneeze

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ovni

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UFO

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garganta

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throat

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goloso

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sweet tooth

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Cortés

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polite

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imprevisible

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unpredictable

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delgado

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thin

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anodino

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dull

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inquieto

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restless

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boca abajo

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face down

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grata

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pleasant

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saco

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jacket

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vergüenza

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shame

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postizo

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false

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cosquillas

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tickles

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habilidad

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skills

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tierno

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tender/loving

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poesía

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poetry

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fiel

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faithful

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cano

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white haired

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pena

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shame/pity

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condena

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sentence

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amarga

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bitter

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tejido

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fabric

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dentro

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inside

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yerno

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son in law

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ajadrez

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chess

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jaque

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check

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plebeya

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commoner

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revistas del corazon

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tacky mags

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sombra

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shade

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hierática

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cold, unnaproachable

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comportamiento

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behaviour

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en vilo

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on tenterhooks

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golpe de estado

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coup d’etat

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pasatiempo

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hobby

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caza

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hunting

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cadera

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hip

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golpe

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hit

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caída

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fall

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cuenta

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cheque

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convenio

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agreement

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arduo

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difficult

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de repente

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suddenly

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recoites

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cuts

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aposento

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bedroom

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enchufe

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connection (people) or plug

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nuera

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daughter in law

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crono

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tiempo

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actitud

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attitude

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estrofa

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verse

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bolsilla

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pocket

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guilty

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culpable

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descubrimiento

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discovery

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amante

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lover

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hombro

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shoulder

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frente

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forehead

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codo

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elbow

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muñeca

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wrisr

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tobillo

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ankle

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rodilla

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knee

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cuello

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neck

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antebrazo

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forearm

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muslo

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thigh

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cintura

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waist

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pecho

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chest

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rebajas

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sales

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escollo

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obstacle

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barato

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cheap

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escaleras

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stairs

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silla de ruedas

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wheelchair

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receta

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recipe

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tampoco

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neither

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langostinos

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prawns

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congelador

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freezer

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alojamiento

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accommodation

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desesperado

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desperate

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zurdo

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left handed

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diestro

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right handed

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oraciones

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sentences

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cometa

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kite

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podrida

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rotten

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finca

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farm

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apoderado

A

agent

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mayordomo

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butler

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trama

A

plot

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parentesco

A

relationship/kinship

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hogar

A

home

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lazo de sangre

A

blood tie

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lazo coyugal

A

family tie

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vinculo

A

link

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prole

A

offspring

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tasa

A

rate

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indice

A

index

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encuesta

A

survey

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pasmado

A

shocked

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inedito

A

unpublished

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caer en picado

A

to plummet

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hegemonia

A

leadership/dominance

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cuchara

A

spoon

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codos

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elbows

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doblar

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to fold

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raíz cuadrada

A

square root

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anticuado

A

old fashioned

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Veinteañeros/Veintitantos

A

person in their 20s

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Enchufados

A

plugged in

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causar furor

A

to be all the rage

128
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Apuntarse

A

to enrol

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Sumar

A

to add

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Movilización

A

protest

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Consejero

A

advisor

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Gayumbos

A

men’s underwear

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Asomar

A

to stick out

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Repantingarse

A

to slouch

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Impoluto

A

untarnished/spotless

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Mudanza

A

move

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Portavoz

A

spokesperson

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Encargarse de

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to be in charge of

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Compatibilizar

A

to make compatible

140
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clave

A

key

141
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Correrse la voz

A

to spread the word

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Hueco

A

gap

143
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Retirar

A

to remove

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Plantilla

A

workforce/insole

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¡Vaya lío!

A

what a mess

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Colgar

A

to hang (up)/to crash

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Subir

A

to go up

148
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letargo

A

lethargy, inactivity

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desplazarse

A

to move

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paisano

A

person from the same country

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pais de acogida

A

host country

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despegue

A

to take off (growth)

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poner rumbo a

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to set course

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de cara a

A

in the face of/facing

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hipoteca

A

mortgage

156
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pendiente

A

pending

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tasa

A

rate

158
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probar suerte

A

to try your luck

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escollo

A

obstacle

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constatar

A

to confirm

161
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dispararse

A

to rocket (increase)

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recrudecerse

A

to worsen

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languidecer

A

to weaken/lose vitality

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prenda

A

garment

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pret-a-porter

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ready to wear

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grandes almacenes

A

department stores

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terceros

A

third parties

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bien entrados

A

well into (the 80s)

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albornoz

A

bathrobe

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prenda de baño

A

swimsuit

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Tesón

A

tenacity

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sede

A

HQ

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dar el salto

A

make the jump to (fame)

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Deslocalización

A

to change the place

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Abaratar

A

to cheapen

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Dar en el clavo

A

to hit the nail on the head

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lujo

A

luxury

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Temporada

A

season

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Deleitarse en

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to delight in

180
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Buque insignia

A

flagship

181
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Fijarse

A

to pay attention

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Pasarela

A

runway

183
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Estupefacción

A

astonishment

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Hacer temblar

A

to weaken

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Frenar

A

to brake

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Suministrar

A

to provide

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Entrega

A

delivery

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Género

A

genre

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Cadena

A

chain (of restaurants)

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asequible

A

affordable

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emular

A

to emulate

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suceder

A

to succeed the throne

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estar en vilo

A

to be on tenterhooks

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golpe de estado

A

coup d’etat

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dar paso a

A

to give way

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cargo

A

charge/position

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cadera

A

hip

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caer

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to fall

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arrastrar consecuencias

A

to carry consequences

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levantar revuelo

A

to stir up/cause a fuss

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Entrañable

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close (friendship)

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yerno

A

son in law

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Ejercer como

A

act as

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Sindicalista

A

union/union member

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cuna

A

crib

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patron

A

boss

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plebeya

A

commoner

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punto de mira

A

POV

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dependencias reales

A

family homes

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Hierática

A

cold/distant

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someter

A

to submit to/subdue

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cuenta

A

check/bill

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convenio

A

agreement

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arduo

A

difficult

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Anacrónica

A

anachronistic

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Declarar

A

to testify

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Imputar

A

to accuse

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Asesoramiento jurídico

A

legal advice

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pasmado

A

shocked

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Inédito

A

unpublished

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Caer en picado

A

to plummet

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Hegemonía

A

leadership/dominance

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Eclosión

A

emergence

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Perplejo

A

perplexed

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Flemático

A

phlegmatic

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Dictar una ponencia

A

to give a presentation

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Vigor (entrar en vigor)

A

to enter in full force

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Claudicar

A

to give up/in

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Ser partidario de

A

to be a supporter

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Zanjar

A

to settle

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A secas

A

plain

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Colchón

A

mattress

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(estar) Al quite

A

(to be) ready

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Suplir

A

to replace

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lesionado

A

injured

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Parentesco

A

relationship

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Hogar

A

home

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Lazo de sangre

A

blood tie

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Lazo conyugal

A

marital tie

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Vínculo

A

link

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Prole

A

offspring

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Encuesta

A

survey

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datos

A

data

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media

A

average

245
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Promoción

A

class (of 2016)

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Engrosar

A

to increase

247
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Desempeñar

A

to carry out

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Impartir

A

to impart

249
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Quebraderos de cabeza

A

headache

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Grado

A

degree

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Suspenso

A

a fail

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equivocarse

A

to make a mistake

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el patinete

A

scooter

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casero

A

landlord

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papaleo

A

paperwork