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Fortaleza (castillo)

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Fortress

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Conflict or resistance that an obkect encounters when moving over another

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Friction

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La otra cara, otro aspecto

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Flip side

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Great and sudden change. Un período de grandes cambios sociales y culturales

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Upheaval. A period of social and cultural upheavals

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Flotabilidad. Eligieron el corcho para el barco de juguete por su flotabilidad natural.

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They chose cork to make the toy ship because of its natural buoyancy

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Gente “base” lrdinary people in a organization. La iniciativa tuvo el apoyo de la gente base

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The initiative had grassroots support

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No fue bien recibido, hibo oposición

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Met with opposition

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To surprise and be successful,

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To make a splash

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Venderse mucho

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Sell like hotcakes

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Recibir un frío recibimiento

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Get a COOL reception

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El olor podría Ser un obstáculo para venderlos fuera

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The smell could Be an obstacle to selling them abroad

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Darse contra una pared

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Come up against a brick wall

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Resolver el problema de desempleo

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Address the issue of unemployment

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Ellos expresaron sus(alzarln la voz) preocupaciones

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Voice their concern about

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Alcoba

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Alcove

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Ventana salediza

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Bay window

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Vida

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Beam

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Desván

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Loft

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Alféizar de la ventana

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Windowsill

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Decoración

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Ornament

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Ella controla perfectamente sus dotes de guitarra

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She has got her guitar skills down to a fine art

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Tener intenciones de (secretamente) y hacer planes para conseguirlo. Ambos equipos quieren conseguir el título

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Both teams have designs on the title

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Buena/buen impacto, influencia. El estudio de la historia, ejerce una buena influencia rn nuestra sociedad

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The study of History has a civilising influence on our society

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Dificil de Conseguir, obtener (pv)

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Hard to come by

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Reducir (pv)

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Scale back

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De forma barata

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On the cheap

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Con em presupuesto apretado

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On a tight budget

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Pedir jn prestamo

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Take out a loan

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Dejar inconsciente.

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Knock someone out

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A la venta

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FOR sale

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Sacar algo de raíz, eliminar, slgo que daba problemas

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Root something out

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Esconder algo para wue otros no lo descubran o farle uso fn el futuroto stash something away

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Stash something away

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Claro, facil de entender. Un … plan

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A clear-cut plan

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Dar roenda sueñta a tu imaginación

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Give free rein to your imagination

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Dar todo el crédito

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Give full credit to

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Al margen de

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Irrespective of

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Afrontar el problema de

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Take the trouble to

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