La Ciudad de las Bestias Flashcards

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1
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nightmare

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una pesadilla

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dawn

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amanecer

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vulture

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buitre

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claws

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garras

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to tighten

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apretar

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flood

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diluvio

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deer

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venado

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skunk

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zorrillo

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to shiver

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tiritar

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rubber

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caucho

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fork

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tenedor

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brat

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mocoso

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a lick

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lengüetazo

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disastrous

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nefasto

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to lurk

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acechar

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to pierce your ears

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perforarse las orejas

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to gather

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juntar

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orphan

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huérfano

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sandwhich

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emparedado

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crafty

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astuta

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to hum

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canturrear

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baked

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horneadas

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fabrics

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telas

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childlike

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achicado

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a hug

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un bicho

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crying

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llanto

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barefoot

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descalza

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stool

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taburete

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hair

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cabello

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anger

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ira

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to stumble

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tropezar

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swear word

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una maldición

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piece

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trozo

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threshold

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umbral

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to press

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apretar

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swollen

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hinchados

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to peer

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asomarse

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cotton

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algodón

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to babble

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balbucear

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to heal/ get better

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sanar

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to point

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señalar

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alligator

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caiman

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to push

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empujar

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to mumble

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farfullar

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one has to be

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hay que ser

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shaken

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sacudida

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machine gun

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metralletas

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hat

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gorro

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cheeks

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mejillas

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frightening

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aterradora

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crowd

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muchedumbre

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wrinkled

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arrugado

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caution

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cautela

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sweaty

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suduroso

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to crouch

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agachar

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candy

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golosina

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to land

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aterrizar

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loud speaker

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altoparlante

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to hesitate

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vacilar

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brat

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mocoso

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to place

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colocar

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evil

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malvada

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python

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pitón

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to enjoy

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gozar

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bustle

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bullicio

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blizzard

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ventisca

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trunk (suitcase)

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baúl

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bandage

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vendaje

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a ring

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argolla

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waist

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cintura

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to kick

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patalear

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a pig

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cerdo

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73
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(to reply) shortly

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secamente

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canvas

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lona

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sizes

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tamaños

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astonishing

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pasmosa

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Lend me

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Préstame

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to betray

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traicionar

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mountain

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cerro

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skin

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pellejo

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rejection

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rechazo

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round lenses

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lentes redondos

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beardless boy

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chiquillo imberbe

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whimsical

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caprichoso

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lace

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encaje

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belly

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barriga

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i’m dying for

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me muero por

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filthy

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mugrienta

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exhausted

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agotado

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90
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aching

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adolorido

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prowess

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proeza

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flattery

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lisonjas

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bloodhound

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sabueso

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chewing gum

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goma de mascar

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cologne

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agua de colonia

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stops and starts

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trompicones y frenazos

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seat belt

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cinturón de seguridad

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soul

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alma

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door

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portezuela

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100
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to challenge

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desafiar

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lizard

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lagartija

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to add (speaking)

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agregar

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103
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to shut up

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callarse

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104
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treasures

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tesoros

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105
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faces

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rostros

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hurriedly

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deprisa

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scattered

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desparramada

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a beggar

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una mendiga

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ragged

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rapiento

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ungainly

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desgarbado

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to throb

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latir

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grease

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fritanga

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stale

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rancio

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asian

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asiático

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chalk

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tiza

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disgust

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asco

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soap

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jabón

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tiredness

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cansancio

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parishioners

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parroquianos

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to find out

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averiguar

121
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to approach

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abordar

122
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the guy shrugged

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el tipo se encogió de hombros

123
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a fly

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una mosca

124
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to climb

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trepar

125
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hoarse and rough

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ronco y áspero

126
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to waver

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flaquear

127
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to try

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procurar

128
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jungle

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la selva

129
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pneumonia

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pulmonía

130
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crowded

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amontonado

131
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snakeskin

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piel de culebra

132
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outdoors

A

intemperie

133
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sleeves

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mangas

134
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gown

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una bata

135
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meatballs

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albóndigas

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leftovers

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sobras

137
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body/ corpse

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cadáver

138
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to blow

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soplar

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to vaccinate

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vacunarse

140
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to shudder

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estremecer

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footprints

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huellas

142
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to faint

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desmayar

143
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shabby

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destartalado

144
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to slither

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deslizar

145
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to cross

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atravesar

146
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greed

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codicia

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wheel

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rueda

148
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tangled

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enmarañada

149
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towel

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una toalla

150
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notebook

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cuaderno

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oppressive

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agobiante

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untamed

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indómita

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rockets

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cohetes

154
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firecrackers

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petardos

155
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treacherous

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traicioneros

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booty (treasure)

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botín

157
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blanket

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manta

158
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barter

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trueque

159
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dolphin

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delfín

160
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mammal

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mamífero

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fussy

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quisquilloso

162
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canned beans

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frijoles en lata

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to stop

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detener

164
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to sink

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hundir

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the edges

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las orillas

166
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to brace

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bracear

167
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shark

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tiburón

168
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hallucinatory

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alucinante

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here and there

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de trecho en trecho

170
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shanty town (2)

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favela

villorrio

171
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to swallow/ engulf

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tragarse

172
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overwhelming

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abrumadora

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a score of

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una veintena de

174
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tousled

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desteñido

175
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faded

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alborotado

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packages

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bultos

177
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to crash

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estrellarse

178
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miraculously

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milagrosamente

179
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to drown

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morir ahogado

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enslaved

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esclavizados

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leeches

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sanguijuelas

182
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bugs

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bichos

183
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to prowl/ haunt

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rondar

184
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monkey (2)

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monito

mono

185
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priest

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sacerdote

186
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rum

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ron

187
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fright

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espanto

188
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to be aware of

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estar enterado de

189
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budget

A

presupuesto

190
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to belong

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pertenecer

191
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common cold

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resfrío común

192
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a whisper

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susurro

193
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healers

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curanderos

194
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a foolproof trap

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una trampa infalible

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tale/ myth

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patraña

196
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scalpel

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bisturí

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bad habits/ vices

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vicios

198
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pier

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embarcadero

199
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firefly

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luciérnaga

200
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jaw

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mandíbula

201
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viper

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víbora

202
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pen knife

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cortapluma

203
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thick

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tupida

204
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to thin

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ralear

205
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sudden and silent

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súbito y sigiloso

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ghost

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un fantasma

207
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to raise

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anarbolar

208
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upright

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erguida

209
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pleats / folds

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pliegues

210
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squat

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cuclilla

211
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to go back

A

retroceder

212
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to vanish

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esfumarse

213
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snores

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ronquidos

214
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startled

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sobresaltado

215
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sleepless

A

desvelado

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hubbub

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barullo

217
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assertive

A

perentorio

218
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to glimpse

A

vislumbrar

219
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calf (leg)

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pantorilla

220
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howls

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aullidos

221
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deafening

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ensordecedor

222
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pineapple

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piña

223
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rug

A

alfombra

224
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surly manners

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modales ariscos

225
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a laugh

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una carcajada

226
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trailers

A

remolques

227
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wild beast

A

la fiera

228
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warning

A

advertencia

229
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black amber

A

azabache

230
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ape

A

simio

231
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to rescue

A

rescatar

232
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to go back

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remontar

233
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to clear

A

despejar

234
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landing field

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cancha de aterrizaje

235
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impregnable

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inexpugnable

236
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water falls

A

cataratas

237
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minimum wage

A

remuneración mínima

238
Q

pencil

A

lapiz

239
Q

scornful

A

desdeñoso

240
Q

compass

A

brújula

241
Q

belonging to

A

pertenecientes a

242
Q

to scratch yourself

A

rascatarse

243
Q

to release

A

soltar

244
Q

to shake off

A

sacudirse

245
Q

the guide

A

el guía

246
Q

tools

A

herramientas

247
Q

cassava

A

mandioca

248
Q

steel

A

acero

249
Q

sullen

A

hosco

250
Q

to narrow

A

angostarse

251
Q

debris

A

escombros

252
Q

eel

A

una anguila

253
Q

honey

A

miel

254
Q

butterflies

A

mariposas

255
Q

venezuelan

A

venezolano

256
Q

wild life

A

la fauna

257
Q

parrot (2)

A

loros

cotorras

258
Q

squirrels

A

ardillas

259
Q

ant eater

A

oso hormiguero

260
Q

bitter

A

amarga

261
Q

ribs

A

costillas

262
Q

a dart

A

un dardo

263
Q

blow guns

A

cerbatanas

264
Q

to hunt

A

cazar

265
Q

an arrow

A

una flecha

266
Q

a slap

A

una bofetada

267
Q

from this moment on

A

a partir de ese momento

268
Q

from bad to worse

A

de mal en peor

269
Q

colleague

A

colega

270
Q

old age

A

vejez

271
Q

a vine

A

una liana

272
Q

a drop

A

una gota

273
Q

modesty

A

pudor

274
Q

it had no place

A

no tenía cabida

275
Q

lean (adj.)

A

enjuto

276
Q

chapped skin

A

la piel cuarteada

277
Q

to blush

A

sonrojar

278
Q

a chilling scream

A

un alarido escalofriante

279
Q

to condemn

A

conminar

280
Q

bonfire

A

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