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Tobacconist

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El estanco, la tabacalera

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Post office

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Correos

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Letter box

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El buzón

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Letter

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La carta

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To post a letter

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Echar una carta

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To want (I want)

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Querar (quiero)

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To send

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Enviar, mandar

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Parcel

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El paquete

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Postcard

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La postal, la tarjeta

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To give

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Dar

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Give me

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Deme

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Stamp

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El sello

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Collection (post)

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La recogida

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Next collection

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La próxima recogida

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Last collection

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La última recogida

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Envelope

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El sobre

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To forward

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Remitir

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Mail, post

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El correo

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Registered post

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Correo certificado

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Special delivery

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Correo urgente

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Telephone

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El teléfono

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Mobile phone

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El teléfono móvil

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To phone

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Telefonear

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To call

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Llamar

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(Phone) call

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La llamada

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Handset

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El aparato

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To pick up (phone)

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Descolgar

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To ring off, hang up

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Colgar

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To be engaged

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Estar comunicando

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Fax

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El fax

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To fax

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Enviar un fax

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Telephone directory

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La guía (telefónica)

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Line

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La línea

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To dial

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Marcar

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Area code

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El prefijo

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Slot

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La ranura

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Message

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El recado

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To leave a message

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Dejar un recado

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To ring (noise of phone)

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Sonar

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Hello!

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¡Diga!/¡Dígame!

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It’s me.

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Soy yo.

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Who’s that speaking?

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¿De parte (de quién?)

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42
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Speaking!

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¡Al aparato!

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43
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Call

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La conferencia

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44
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Reversed charge

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De cobro revertido

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Answering machine

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El contestador automático

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To get the wrong number

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Equivocarse de número

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47
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To put in coins

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Introducir monedas

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Phone card

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La tarjeta telefónica

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Dialling tone

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El tono de marcar

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Bank

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El banco

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Note

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El billete

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Till

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La caja

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Cashier

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El cajero/la cajera

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Cash dispenser

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El cajero automático

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To change

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Cambiar

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Quantity

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La cantidad

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Cheque

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El cheque, talón

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Traveller’s cheque

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El cheque de viaje/viajero

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How much?

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¿cuánto?

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60
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Bank account

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La cuenta bancaria

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61
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Money

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El dinero

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To sign

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Firmar

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Pound (Stirling)

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La libra (esterlina)

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Coin

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La moneda

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To need

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Necesitar

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To pay

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Pagar

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Passport

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El pasaporte

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Euro

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El euro

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Per cent

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Por ciento

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Credit card

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La tarjeta de crédito

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Counter (in bank)

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La ventanilla

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To cash

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Cobrar

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Branch

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La sucursal

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Cheque book

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El talonario (de cheques)

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Bank card

A

La tarjeta bancaria

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Lost property office

A

La oficina de objetos perdidos

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To lose

A

Perder

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Wallet

A

El billetero, la cartera

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Handbag

A

El bolso

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Spectacle

A

Las gafas

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Suitcase

A

La maleta

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Camera

A

La máquina de foto, la máquina fotográfica

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Umbrella

A

El paraguas

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Necklace

A

El collar

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Watch

A

El reloj

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Ear-rings

A

Los pendientes

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Bracelet

A

La pulsera

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Make

A

La marca

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To leave

A

Dejar

90
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I left it

A

Lo/la dejé

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I left them

A

Los/las dejé

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To fill in

A

Rellenar

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Form

A

El formulario

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To realise (that)

A

Darse cuenta (de que)

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To hand in

A

Entregar

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To give back

A

Devolver

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Ring

A

El anillo, la sortija

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Advert

A

El anuncio

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Colour

A

El color

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Advice

A

El consejo

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Success

A

El éxito

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To be successful

A

Tener éxito

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Photo

A

La foto

104
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Image, picture

A

La imagen

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Information

A

La información

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Opinion

A

La opinión

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In my opinion

A

En mi opinión

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Poster

A

El póster

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Advertising

A

La publicidad

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To recommend

A

Recomendar

111
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To suggest

A

Sugerir

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To advise

A

Aconsejar

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Poster/placard

A

El cartel

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Impressive

A

Impresionante

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Unforgettable

A

Inolvidable

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Announcement

A

El informe

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To find out about

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Informarse de

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To be interested in

A

Interesarse en

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Sign, notice

A

El letrero

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Actor

A

El actor

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Actress

A

La actriz

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Article

A

El artículo

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To listen to

A

Escuchar

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To watch

A

Mirar

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Movie star

A

El estrella de cine

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Newspaper

A

El periódico

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To put on, show

A

Poner

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Radio

A

La radio

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Magazine

A

La revista

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Satellite

A

El satélite

131
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Satellite TV

A

TV por salélite

132
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Television

A

La televisión

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Telly

A

La tele

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To see, watch

A

Ver

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Programme

A

El programa

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Comedy

A

La comedia

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Sports

A

Los deportes

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Cartoons

A

Los dibujos animados

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Documentary

A

El documental

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Show

A

El espectáculo

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Lottery

A

La lotería

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Draw for lottery

A

El sorteo

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Jackpot

A

El premio gordo

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News

A

Las noticias

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Film

A

La película

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Serial

A

La serie

147
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Soap

A

La telenovela

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Viewer

A

El telespectador

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To subscribe to

A

Abonarse a

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Subscription

A

El abono

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To happen

A

Acontecer

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Event

A

El acontecimiento

153
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Satellite dish

A

La antena parabólica

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Plot

A

El argumento

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Cable tv

A

El cable

156
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TV channel

A

El canal

157
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Commentary, press coverage

A

El comentario

158
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Problem page

A

El consultario sentimental

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Soap

A

El culebrón

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Daily (newspaper)

A

El diario

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To show for the first time

A

Estrenar

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Premiere

A

El estreno

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To film

A

Filmar

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To photograph

A

Fotografiar

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Reader

A

El lector, la lectora

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Current affair, news

A

Las noticias

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Play

A

La obra de teatro

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The role/part

A

El papel

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To play the part of

A

Hacer el papel de

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Character

A

El personaje

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Press

A

La prensa

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To show (film), put on (play)

A

Presentar

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Games show

A

El programa concurso

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Weekly (newspaper)

A

El semanal

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TV news

A

El telediario

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Teletext

A

El teletexto

177
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Headlines

A

Los titulares

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To be about

A

Tratarse de

179
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Spanish television

A

TVE (telvisión española)