NISS 10/31/13 Flashcards

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To get a churro

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Salir un churro

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hits northern Europe

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azota el norte de Europa

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a major Atlantic storm

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una fuerte tormenta proveniente del Atlántico

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hurricane-force winds

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vientos huracanados

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(they) caused major (grave) disruption to travel

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causaron graves perturbaciones en viajes

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power supplies

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fuentes de alimentación

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Winds were recorded

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Se registraron vientos

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as the storm brought to a standstill

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momento en el que la tormenta dejó paralizadas

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were injured

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resultaron heridas

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as gusts up to

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cuando ráfagas de hasta

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swept across the country

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arrasaron el país

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(city) was left without electricity

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dejó sin electricidad cerca de

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were without power

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se quedaron sin electricidad

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The storm has reached

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La tormenta ha llegado

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where authorities were forced to activate

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donde las autoridades se vieron obligadas a activar

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city flood protection systems

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sistemas de protección contra inundaciones de la ciudad

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Media have named this storm

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Los medios de comunicación han llamado a esta tormenta

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(named) after the patron saint of lost causes

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por el santo patrón de las causas perdidas

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the storm was expected to reach its peak

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se esperaba que la tormenta llegara a su apogeo

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Bad weather is too often on the news

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El mal tiempo está en las noticias muy a menudo

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have been monstrous

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han sido monstruosos

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there is more extreme weather everywhere

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hay un clima más extremo en todas partes

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there is more extremely bad weather coming

there will be more

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habrá más mal tiempo extremo

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extreme-weather events

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eventos meteorológicos extremos

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is increasing in frequency and intensity
está aumentando en frecuencia e intensidad
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human activity has been the cause of
la actividad humana ha sido la causa de
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more profound and rapid change for the climate
cambios climáticos más profundos y rápidos
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more severe weather is coming to
más mal tiempo llegará a
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growing spy scandal | EXPRESSION
El cada vez mayor escándalo de espionaje
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testified before Intelligence committee
declararon ante el comité de inteligencia
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congress hearing took place
audiencia del congreso tuvo lugar
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Congress is considering legislative proposals
el Congreso está considerando propuestas legislativas
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to limit some of the programs
para limitar algunos de los programas
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to accusations by European allies
a las acusaciones de los aliados europeos
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spies on their leaders and citizens
espía a sus líderes y ciudadanos
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electronic surveillance program
programa de vigilancia electrónica
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came from documents leaked by
se sacaron de documentos filtrados por
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former agency contractor
ex contratista de la agencia
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The loudest protests have come from
Las protestas más fuertes han venido de
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German Chancellor
canciller alemana
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German media reported
alemanes informaron
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monitored her personal mobile phone
monitoreó su teléfono móvil personal
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did not deny the report
no negó el informe
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no such surveillance is taking place now
esta vigilancia no se está llevando a cabo ahora
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to demand answers from
en exigir respuestas al
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How can it be spied on
Cómo puede ser espiado
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It is probably a bad thing to keep
Probablemente sea malo tener
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distant friend
amigo lejano
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if a country acts unfavorably to
si un país actúa desfavorablemente contra
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will change the spying boundaries
va a cambiar los límites de espionaje
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would rely on this new system
se basaría en este nuevo sistema
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spying harmony
espionaje armonioso
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opens a sea tunnel
inaugura un túnel marítimo
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linking
que une
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delayed
retrasando
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major archaeological discoveries
importantes descubrimientos arqueológicos
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including a cemetery of
entre ellos un cementerio de
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designed to change the face of the country
diseñados para cambiar la imagen del país
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roads, energy and IT infrastructure
carreteras, energía e infraestructura informática
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It will also improve the public transportation
También mejorará el transporte público
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traffic congestion is a major problem there
los atascos son un problema importante allí
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look how it sounds
mira cómo suena
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I would not be feeling too comfortable
no me sentiría muy cómodo
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commuting everyday
desplazándome cada día
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I will probably be always thinking about
Seguramente estaría siempre pensando en
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the possibility to get crushed down there
la posibilidad de ser aplastado allí abajo
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Apparently it was thought through
Al parecer, lo tienen pensado
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the safest place in Istanbul
el lugar más seguro de Estambul
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Would you feel safe
Tú te sentirías segura
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as part of a protest against
como parte de una manifestación contra
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The ban on women driving
la prohibición de que las mujeres conduzcan
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the country has ever seen against
el país ha visto jamás en contra de
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driving should be a woman's choice
conducir debe ser elección de la mujer
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calling for change
que pide el cambio
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This has been described as | EXPRESSION
Esta ha sido descrita como
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ever seen | EXPRESSION
jamás vista
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Based on the strict male guardian system
Basado en el estricto sistema de tutela masculina
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are required to obtain permission from
deben obtener permiso de
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male relative
familiar varón
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enroll in ( study) higher education
cursar estudios superiores
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undergo surgery
someterse a una cirugía
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There is no laws that ban women from driving
No hay leyes que prohíben a las mujeres conducir
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the authorities do not issue them licenses
las autoridades no les expiden permisos
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had driver's licenses from abroad
tenían carnets de conducir extranjeros
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were driving to protest the ban
conducían para protestar por la prohibición
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after posting a video of her driving
después de publicar un vídeo de ella conduciendo
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sentenced to ten lashes
condenada a diez latigazos
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the King overturned the sentence
el rey anuló la condena
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were arrested
fueron detenidas
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They ultimately had their passports confiscated | EXPRESSION
A la larga, confiscaron sus pasaportes
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lost their jobs
perdieron sus puestos de trabajo
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Was anybody arrested this time
Hubo algún detenido esta vez
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Might it be a policy change
Podría ser un cambio de política
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He could not catch
no pudo atrapar
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Reportedly, (apparently) there were no roadblocks
Al parecer, no había barreras
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checkpoints set up to watch for
puestos de control establecidos para vigilar a
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It is a good sign
Es una buena señal
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have been relaxing some restrictions on women
hayan suavizado algunas restricciones sobre las mujeres
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has already introduced some gradual reforms
ya ha introducido varias reformas de forma gradual
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Women are allowed to vote (have the right to vote)
Las mujeres tienen derecho a voto
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to sit on the national advisory council
a sentarse en el consejo consultivo nacional
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to run in municipal elections
a presentarse a las elecciones municipales
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why can’t she drive
por qué no puede conducir
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will lead to “licentiousness” (will result in) | EXPRESSION
dará lugar al "libertinaje"
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driving a car harms a woman’s ovaries
conducir un coche daña los ovarios de una mujer
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are Saudis afraid that driving...
los sauditas temen que conducir
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will be only the first step ...
será sólo el primer paso
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Next, women will change their clothes | what will follow...
Lo siguiente será que las mujeres cambiarán su vestimenta
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They will not ask permission to do things
no pedirán permiso para hacer cosas
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could have been
pudo haber sido
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two American planes collided
dos aviones norteamericanos chocaron
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lost the four atomic bombs they were carrying (transport)
perdieron las cuatro bombas atómicas que transportaban
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Now I understand the possible catastrophe
Ahora entiendo la posible catástrofe
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Where’d those atomic bombs fall
Dónde cayeron esas bombas atómicas
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fell on the ground
cayeron en tierra
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They were found immediately
fueron encontradas inmediatamente
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It fell into the sea
cayó en el mar
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was found by a fisherman
fue encontrada por un pescador
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he saw it falling from the sky in his boat
la vio caer desde el cielo en su barca
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How come two American planes collided | how could it be that
Cómo puede ser que chocaran dos aviones americanos
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plane crash | EXPRESSION
accidente aéreo
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A failure in the docking maneuver
Un fallo en la maniobra de acoplamiento
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refueling aircraft
reaprovisionamiento en vuelo
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I remember this detail
Ya recuerdo este detalle
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to prove they were not
para demostrar que no estaban
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contaminated
contaminadas
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that show the famous bathe
que muestran el famoso baño
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problem solved
asunto solucionado
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was 16 times more powerful than
era 16 veces más potente que
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he didn’t even get (barely got) credit for that
apenas le reconocieron el mérito
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he only got a diploma | they only gave him
sólo le dieron un diploma
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mathematicians
matemáticos
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geographers
geógrafos
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physicists
físicos
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he found it himself
la encontró él solo
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how did he know
cómo lo supo
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an American helicopter picked up
un helicóptero americano recogía a
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American scientists made their calculations
científicos norteamericanos hacían sus cálculos
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thought the bomb was right on the opposite side
creían que la bomba estaba justo en el lado opuesto
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he stood up (defended) for his position
él defendía su posición
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he guessed it (hit on it)
lo acertó
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waiting to be recognized
esperando ser reconocido
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even today he gets letters from around the world
aún ahora le llegan cartas de todo el mundo
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the only thing written on the
En el sobre sólo pone
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And they get to him
Y le llegan
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To get a churro
Salir un churro
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I can’t believe | EXPRESSION
no me lo puedo creer
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I thought the party was going to be
Yo creí que la fiesta iba a ser
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a total success
un éxito rotundo
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We decided the party will start at
Decidimos que la fiesta iba a empezar
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so people had enough time to RSVP
para que la gente tuviera tiempo para responder
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To tell you the truth, very little
Yo, a decir verdad, muy poco
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You don’t listen to the radio
no escuchas la radio
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I don’t pay attention to
no presto mucha atención a
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news I’m not interested in
las noticias que no me interesan
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There was a very important baseball game
Había un partido de beisbol importantísimo
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No wonder why
No me extraña que
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The few people that came
La poca gente que vino
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spent most of the evening watching
se pasó casi media tarde mirando la
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everything ready to sell and make money for
todo listo para vender y sacar dinero para
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charitable organization
organización de caridad
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We sold only half of the clothes we had
Vendimos sólo la mitad de la ropa que teníamos
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not bad at all
tampoco está tan mal
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We thought it would be a good idea
Pensamos que sería una buena idea
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freshly made, warm, with sugar
recién hechos, calentitos, con azúcar
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we made the dough
teníamos la masa preparada
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olive oil to deep fry the churros
el aceite de oliva para freír los churros
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We put the dough in
Poníamos la masa en
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we cut them with a knife
los íbamos cortando con un cuchillo
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we had olive oil ready to fry the dough
teníamos el aceite de oliva listo para freír la masa
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I don’t like greasy churros
A mí los churros no me gustan muy grasosos
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when we took them out the fryer
cuando los retirábamos de la freidora
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we placed them on absorbent paper towels
los poníamos en un papel de cocina absorbente
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we put sugar on them
poníamos el azúcar por encima
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very thick, hot chocolate
chocolate a la taza bien caliente y bien espeso
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eating freshly made churros is such a pleasure
qué placer comer el churro caliente acabado de hacer
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dunk it in hot chocolate
mojarlo en el chocolate a la taza
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the party will be a success
la fiesta será un éxito
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I suggest (to you)
te sugiero
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afternoon snack
merienda
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I’ll keep it in mind
Lo tendré en cuenta
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related to deception
relacionada con la decepción
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when something goes wrong
cuando algo sale mal
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an unexpected result
un resultado inesperado
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even worse than expected
aun peor de lo que se esperaba
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can also be found as
también se puede encontrar como
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to get half a churro
salir medio churro
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isn’t as bad as you expected it to be
no es tan malo como se esperaba que fuera
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is unknown
es desconocido
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As a curiosity
Como dato curioso
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children’s game
juego infantil
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consists of two teams
consiste en dos equipos
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one of the players from the team that is “it”
uno de los jugadores del equipo que “para”
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leans against a wall
se apoya de espaldas sobre una pared
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the rest make a line
los demás forman una fila
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putting their heads between the legs
con su cabeza entre las piernas
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the next player
siguiente jugador
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jump over the players forming a line
saltan por encima de los jugadores en fila
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They must remain seated
tienen que permanecer sentados
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they lose and they’re “it”
pierden y pasan a parar
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the first one who jumped
el primero que saltó
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shoulder
hombro
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guesses where his hand is
adivina donde éste tiene la mano
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they switch roles
se cambian los papeles
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Are you going to water (plants, etc)
Vas a regar
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Did you see the grades
Viste las notas
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Did you exchange
Cambiaste
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Why are they so dusty
Por qué tienen tanto polvo
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pillows
cojines
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when I get off work
cuando salga de trabajar
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Did you get | CHECK
Has conseguido
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potato omelette
tortilla de patatas
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It is basically made of
Básicamente se compone de
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you can also add
también se le puede añadir | CHECK THE LE
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how do you make it
cómo se prepara
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peel the potatoes
pelas patatas
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cut them in small dices
cortas en dados pequeños
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as if they were French fries
como si fueran patatas fritas
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When they are crunchy
Cuando estén doradas | WHY ESTÉN?
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to drain the oil
para que se seque el aceite
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It seems easy
Parece sencillo
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warm a pan
se calienta una sartén
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is well cooked
está bien cuajada
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cover the pan
se tapa la sartén
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flip it over
se le da la vuelta
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it's ready to eat
ya está lista para comer