Semester One Vocab Flashcards

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1
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romper el hielo

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break the ice

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el sabor

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flavour

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inspirador(a)

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inspiring

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llamar la atención

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to attract attention

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con respecto a

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regarding / in respect to

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poner esfuerzo en

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to put effort into

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ponerse nervioso/a

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to feel nervous

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darse verguenza

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to feel ashamed

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preocuparse

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to worry

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tener miedo de

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to be afraid of

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cometer errores

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to make errors

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relacionarse con

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to relate to

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acertar

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to get right

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un matiz

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nuance

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el voseo

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use of formal ‘you’

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el aguacate

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avocado

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el altiplano

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high plateau

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limítrofe

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bordering

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macerado/a

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marinated

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una llanura

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plain

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21
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cusqueño

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native of Cusco

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docente de aula urbano

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urban class teacher

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inhóspito/a

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inhospitable

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24
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escuela multigrado

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school with mixed aged classes

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25
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papa

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potato

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caminata

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long walk

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27
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trueque

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exchange, barter

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puñado

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handful

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aportar

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to contribute, to provide

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entretenido/a

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entertaining

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31
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tener la sensación de que

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to have the feeling that

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32
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atascar

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to block, to stall

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33
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la diversidad linguística

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linguistic diversity

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34
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la enseñanza bilingue

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bilingual education

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35
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el aprendizaje

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learning

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36
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causar chocas

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to cause clashes

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37
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la comprensión multicultural

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multicultural understanding

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38
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la capacidad de resolver problemas

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capacity to resolve problems

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39
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un malentendido

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misunderstanding

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40
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abrir oportunidades laborales

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to open work opportunities

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41
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a punto de

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on the verge of

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42
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improrrogable

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not extended, final

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43
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arrancar

A

to extract, to pull out

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44
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al ralentí

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slow motion, timing, idling

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45
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el aspirante

A

applicant

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un notario

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notary

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47
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eximir

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to exempt

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48
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plantearse

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to consider, to think about

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49
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el trámite

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process

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50
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la vigencia de la norma

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validity of the norm

51
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una carrera contra reloj

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race against the clock

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el peticionario

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petitioner

53
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una genealogía

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genealogy

54
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tasa de natalidad

A

birth rate

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los neorrurales

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neo-rural

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la ganadería

A

stockbreeding

57
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una entidad sin ánimo de lucro

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non-profit organization

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frenar

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to brake, to slow down

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las extraescolares

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extra-curricular

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emprender

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to undertake, to embark on

61
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estar destinado al fracaso

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to be destined to failure

62
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un remanso de paz

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a haven of peace

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una cosechadora

A

combine harvester

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echar una mano

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to lend a hand

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echar un cable

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to give a helping hand

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una masía

A

a farm

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una fábrica

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factory

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un par de

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a couple of, a pair of

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una molestia

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an annoyance

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inducir

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to induce, to lead to

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el follaje

A

foliaje

72
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hacer castells

A

to make human towers

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desmantelar

A

to dismantle

74
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un casco

A

helmet

75
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tener el gusanillo en el estómago

A

to have butterflies

76
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jugar en casa

A

to play at home

77
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mover montañas

A

to do the impossible

78
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coronar la cima

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to get to the top

79
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el rendimiento

A

performance

80
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remontar

A

to overcome

81
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la cristianización

A

Christianisation

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decaer

A

to decline, to deteriorate

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acortarse

A

to get shorter

84
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descalzo/a

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barefoot

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el fresno

A

ash

86
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hacer fogatas

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to make bonfires

87
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evitar dolencias

A

to avoid illness

88
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llenarse de suerte

A

to fill yourself with luck

89
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el divertimento

A

entertainment

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el ajedrez

A

chess

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inundar

A

to flood, to inundate

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un rincón

A

corner

93
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el silletero

A

chair maker

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regordete/a

A

chubby

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la yuxtaposición

A

juxtaposition

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un décimo

A

a tenth

97
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mantenerse fiel

A

to stay faithful

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frotar

A

to rub, to scrub

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jugar a medias

A

to play half-heartedly

100
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imagínate que toca

A

imagine if you won

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estar muy repartido

A

to be very distributed

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un presentimiento

A

suspicion

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ser un/a gafe

A

someone who brings bad luck

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tacaño

A

stingy, mean

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ensalzar

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to extol

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ser abrumado

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to be overwhelmed

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volcar

A

to knock over

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tener la mente más despejada

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to have a clearer mind

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ser capaz de

A

to be capable of

110
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agobiarse

A

to be overwhelmed

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inagotable

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inexhaustible

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la estrechez de mente

A

narrow-mindedness

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el requisito

A

requirement

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una plática

A

chat

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aventurero/a

A

adventurous

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los egresados

A

graduates

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la contundencia

A

forcefulness

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irrefutable

A

irrefutable, unanswerable

119
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la franqueza

A

frankness

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la caja fuerte

A

safe

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estirar

A

to stretch

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desviar

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to divert

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secar

A

to dry

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rugir

A

to roar