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1
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to afford

A

permitirse

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2
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the tailor

A

el sastre

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3
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shorten

A

acortar

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4
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as soon as

A

en cuanto

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5
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exiguo

A

meager
El espacio que queda entre la espada y la pared es exiguo.

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6
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as such

A

como tal

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7
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both (noun) ___ and (noun)

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tanto____ como _____
Tanto el muro como la espada

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8
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to seek, to claim

A

pretender
Tanto el muro como la espada sólo
pretenden mi aniquilación

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9
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rarify, rarified

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enrarecer, enrarecido
El aire se ha enrarecido.

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10
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to slip away

A

escurrir

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11
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to get moldy

A

enmohecer

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12
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loophole

A

resquicio

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13
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engañar

A

to cheat, to fool

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14
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no sooner than I do so…

A

no bien lo hago

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15
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to wear out

A

agotarse
El espacio es cada vez más
estrecho y mis fuerzas se agotan.

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16
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I realized that the door was open

A

Me di cuenta de que la puerta estaba abierta.

17
Q

Upon + infinitive
upon arriving, upon opening, upon seeing

A

Al + infinitivo
all llegar, al abrir, al ver

18
Q

to realize, to notice
I didn’t realize. I didn’t notice

A

darse cuenta
No me di cuenta.

19
Q

I didn’t realize that + noun
At last he realized his error

A

darse cuenta de _____
Porfin se dio cuenta de su error.

20
Q

Will either 2:00 or 3:00 work?

A

Que les parece 2:00 o 3:00?

21
Q

to delay

A

demorar

22
Q

unleash, unleashed

A

desatar, desatado

23
Q

the mourning

A

el luto

24
Q

to whip, whipped

A

azotar, azotado

25
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to glow or gleam: blazing, flashing

A

fulgurar: fulgurante

26
Q

beauty

A

la hermosura

27
Q

to broadcast, issue, emit

A

emitir

28
Q

the clamp

A

la cortapisa

29
Q

the sparks

A

las chispas

30
Q

to humiliate, humble

A

humillar

31
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porfiar |porfiado

A

to insist | stubborn

32
Q

go through

A

atrevesar

33
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by swimming

A

a nado

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