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1
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atravesar

A

to pass, go through, penetrate

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afincado en

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based, established in

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ignorar

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to ignore, disregard

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destartalado

A

run-down, ramshackled

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5
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acechar

A

to stalk, lurk

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pradera

A

meadow

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sobado

A

over-used/handled

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8
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trabar amistad/relación

A

to make friends

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esbozar

A

to outline

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dar/propinar una paliza

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to beat up

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rebatir (un argumento)

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to refute/contest (an argument)

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12
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estremecerse

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to shudder, shake, shiver

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13
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vacilación

A

hesitancy, uncertainty

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14
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el aporte

A

contribution

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15
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instaurar

A

to establish

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impedir

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to prevent, impede, restrain

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17
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hermético

A

tight

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discurrir

A

to flow

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eminente

A

prominent, distinguished, important

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asequible

A

affordable, obtainable

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21
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canicular

A

heatwave (adj.)

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candente

A

burning (heat), pressing/topical (issue)

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abrasador

A

(of heat) scorching, blazing

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plácido

A

placid, calm

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mercado bursátil

A

stock market

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sinsabores

A

difficulties, bitterness

27
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dar rienda suelta

A

to unleash, take on, give full rein

28
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aferrarse a

A

to cling/hold on to

29
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en el seno

A

within (lit. under the wing, in the breast)

30
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enfervorizado

A

inflamed, ecstatic

31
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conato

A

attempt, sign, hint

32
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hacer fracasar

A

to defeat, derail, thwart

33
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autóctono

A

native, indigenous

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supuestamente

A

allegedly, reportedly

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masificación

A

overpopulation, overcrowding

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despótico

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despotic, tyrannical

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resaltar

A

to highlight, stress, emphasise

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agudizar

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to sharpen, intensify, exacerbate

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la brecha

A

gap

40
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el hito

A

milestone, landmark

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aduana

A

customs (airport)

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acrecentar

A

to increase, enhance, heighten

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nefasta

A

dire, disastrous

44
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abarcar

A

to cover, encompass

45
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asintir

A

to agree, nod, assent

46
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embalaje

A

packing, packaging

47
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financiar/becar

A

to finance/fund

48
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panacea

A

answer/solution to all problems

49
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poner de manifiesto

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to reveal/bring to light

50
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mindundi

A

an unimportant person/a nobody

51
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de medio pelo

A

mediocre

52
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estrambótico

A

outlandish, strange, odd