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1
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volver

A

to come back, to return

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la demencia

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dementia

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apuñalar

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to stab

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violar

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to rape

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la defensa propia

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self defence

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el cadáver

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corpse

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la sangre

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blood

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la desaparición

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disappearance

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el/la peluquero/a

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hairdresser

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la peluquería

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hair salon

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el equipo de filmación

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film crew

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el/la protagonista principal

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main character

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humilde

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humble

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huir

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to flee

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originario/a

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native

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estrenarse

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to be released

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pertenecer a

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to belong to

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tener lugar

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to take place

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el barrio obrero

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working-class neighbourhood

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transcurrir

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to take place, to happen

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poblado/a

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populated

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el congelador

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freezer

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el frigorífico

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freezer

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sustenarse de

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to be based on

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el ganado

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livestock, cattle

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el viñedo

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vineyard

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la energía eólica

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wind energy

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la turbina eólica

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wind turbine

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el porcentaje

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percentage

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unos mantecados

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crumbly cookies

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a comienzos de

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at the start of

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profundizar en todo lujo de detalles

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to go into great detail

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vergonzoso/a

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shameful

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la telebasura

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trash TV

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el siglo XXI

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21st century

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el velatorio

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wake

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la noche posterior

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the following night

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el/la difunto/a

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the deceased

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el/la familiar

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relative

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el acontecimiento

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event

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las vivencias

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experiences

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el chisme

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gossip

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pendiente

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pending, unresolved

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la habladuría

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rumour

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atreverse

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to dare

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la fantasma

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ghost

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el espíritu

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spirit

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supersticioso/a

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superstitious

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abundante

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rife

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la tumba

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grave

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Día de Todos los Santos

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All Saints’ Day

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asistir a

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to attend

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morboso/a

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morbid

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extraño/a

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strange

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el homenaje

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homage

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el apodo

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nickname

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el/la superviviente

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survivor

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opuesto visual

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visual opposite

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despistado/a

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absent-minded

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cuyo único deseo

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whose only wish (e.g. a mother whose only wish is the return to her family)

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fiel

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faithful, loyal

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chiflado/a

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kooky

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una voluntad de hierro

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an iron will (strong-willed)

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las calles empedradas

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stone/cobbled streets

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la concienciación

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mindfulness, awareness

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la dictadura

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dictatorship

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67
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la bicicleta estática

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exercise bike

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la paz

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peace

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el incendio

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fire

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la lápida

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gravestone

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el morbo

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arousal, sexual excitement

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confesar

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to confess

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73
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encubrir a alguien

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to cover for someone

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el arcón frigorifico

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chest freezer

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despavorido/a

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terrified

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rezar

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to pray

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el entierro

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burial

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el maletero

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car boot

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el estupor

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astonishment

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el trato

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deal, agreement

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infiel

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unfaithful

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rodar

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to film

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el rodaje

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the filming/shooting

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esconder

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to hide

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85
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devolver

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to give back

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86
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de fondo

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in the background

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el reencuentro

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reunion

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la furgoneta

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van, truck

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advertir

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to warn, to tell

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la zanja

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trench, hole

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la incredulidad

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disbelief

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acoger

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to welcome

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asentir

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to agree

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reñir con

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to quarrel with

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quedarse embarazada

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to fall pregnant

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abrazarse

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to hug

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prender fuego

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to set fire

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bochornoso/a

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shameful

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la localidad natal

A

birthplace, hometown

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el papel clave

A

key role

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el asunto

A

issue, matter

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entrañable

A

fond, dear

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los últimos años

A

final years

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la escenografía

A

setting, scenery

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el refugio

A

refuge

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la presión

A

pressure

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el viento

A

wind

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ritmo de vida

A

pace of life

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único/a

A

unique

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laborintera

A

a person who schemes and causes trouble

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apoltronada

A

a person who puts on weight as a result of not going out or doing exercise

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darle a la lavadora

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to talk incessantly

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suburbano/a

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suburban

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dañino/a

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harmful

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pasmoso/a

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amazing, astonishing

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el/la paisano/a

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fellow countryman/woman

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deliberadamente

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deliberately

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la sequía

A

drought

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ritualista

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ritualistic

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el cortejo fúnebre

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funeral cortege (solemn funeral procession)

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liberador(a)

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liberating

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de pies a cabeza

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from head to toe

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la vida de ultratumba

A

afterlife

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depersonalizado/a

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depersonalised

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la casualidad

A

chance, coincidence

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sonreír

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to smile

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reírse

A

to laugh

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la canción

A

song

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nuevos comienzos

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new beginnings

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las lágrimas

A

tears

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luchador(a)

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tenacious, brave

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sobrevivir

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to survive

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tirar del carro

A

to carry the burden

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reencontrarse

A

to meet again

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pizpireto/a

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flirtatious

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el embutido

A

cold meat

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espontáneo/a

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spontaneous

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una sensación de comunidad

A

a sense of community

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la amistad

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friendship

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el/la cómplice

A

accomplice

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salir a la luz

A

to come to light

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las mentiras

A

lies

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la rusa

A

Russian (immigrant)

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convincente

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convincing

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proteger

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to protect

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ilusión por la vida

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lust for life

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vital

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full of life

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volver a empezar

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to start again

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el modelo a seguir

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role model

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abandonar

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to leave

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equilibrado/a

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level-headed

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la maleta

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suitcase

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acentuar

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to accentuate

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las prendas atemporales

A

timeless garments

155
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el trasero falso

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fake bottom

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los créditos finales

A

end credits

157
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la hermana mayor

A

older sister

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ganarse la vida

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to make a living

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miedoso/a

A

easily frightened

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la vuelta

A

the return

161
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descubrir

A

to discover, find out

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el barrio madrileño de Vallecas

A

the Vallecas neighbourhood in Madrid

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el cuchillo

A

knife

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el vínculo

A

link, bond

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servicial

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helpful

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maduro/a

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mature

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madurar

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to mature

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entra en el mundo de los adultos

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(he/she) steps into the adult world

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renuente

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reluctant

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trauma emocional

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emotional trauma

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responsable

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responsible

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el vecindario

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neighbourhood

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solidario/a

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supportive

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entregado/a

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dedicated

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altruista

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selfless, altruistic

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la bondad

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goodness, kindness

177
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arrepentirse

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to regret

178
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la marihuana

A

marijuana

179
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la mejilla

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cheek

180
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besarse

A

to kiss one another

181
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fuertemente

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loudly, strongly

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el santo

A

saint

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la historia

A

story

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junto a

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together with, next to

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suponer

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to mean, to suppose

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desconocer

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to be unaware

187
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hacerse pasar por

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to pretend to be

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distanciarse

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to grow apart from

189
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confiar plenamente

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to fully trust

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vengativo/a

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vengeful

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torpe

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clumsy

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el maceta

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potted plant

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tener cuidado

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to take care

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las cortinas de rayas

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striped curtains

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las rosquillas

A

donuts

196
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el pisto

A

Spanish vegetable stew

197
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los barquillos

A

wafer rolls

198
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el personaje secundario

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minor character

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apático/a

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lethargic, apathetic

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no quitar el ojo de encima

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to watch closely

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inútil

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useless

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guiada por

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driven by

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el instinto

A

instinct

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la estética

A

aesthetics

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ambiguo/a

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ambiguous

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introspectivo/a

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introspective

207
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la matriarca

A

matriarch

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las raíces

A

roots

209
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el primer plano

A

close-up

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el foco

A

focal point

211
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los créditos

A

credits

212
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el cárdigan

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cardigan

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rojo vivo

A

bright red

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el plano cenital

A

overhead shot

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el fetichismo

A

fetishism

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a la vista

A

on show

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estampado/a

A

patterened

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el soliloquio

A

soliloquy

219
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el realismo mágico

A

magic realism

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asociado/a con

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associated with

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el ambiente

A

environment

222
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sorprender

A

to surprise

223
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fuera de este mundo

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out of this world

224
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comedia dramática

A

dramatic comedy

225
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naturalismo surrealista

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surreal naturalism

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el pedo

A

fart

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el motivo recurrente

A

recurring motif

228
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la imaginería

A

imagery

229
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representado/a en

A

depicted in

230
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el viento solano

A

East winds

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en vano

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in vain

232
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compuesto por

A

composed by

233
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música de cuerdas

A

strings (music)

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donde se establece la película

A

where the film is set

235
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la misa

A

Catholic mass

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