Semestre 1 Vocab - Leyendas, Fiestas y Tradiciones Flashcards

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(shoes) shiny, (hair) glossy, shiny, healthy-looking

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lustroso/a

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rush, reed, cane

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el junco (planta, bastón de esta planta)

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puddle, pool, “the Pond”

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el charco

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scheme, plan

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el estratagema

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to curl up, nestle, snuggle, cuddle

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acurrucarse

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rugged landscape

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el paisaje escarpado

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swelling

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la protuberancia

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to smooth out, straighten

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alisar

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to set out on (travel), launch, undertake, start

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emprender

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to realise

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percatarse

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to tease, mock, ridicule

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burlarse, reírse para ridiculizar

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to wear, show off, flaunt

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lucir, exhibir

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to strum

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rasguear, la acción usar cuando toque una guitarra

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to shake, shock

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sacudir/mover,

agitar/asustar

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shrub, bush

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el arbusto, planta leñosa

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jump, leap

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el brinco, salto, sobresalto

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at the top of one’s lungs

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a pleno pulmón

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rejoicing, commotion, racket

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la algarabía, el griterío, el vocerío

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to resent someone

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guardarle rencor a alguien, estar resentido con, ofenderse con

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to be situated, be

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hallarse, ubicarse, situarse

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to be fired

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salir despedido

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to crash, smash

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estrellarse, golpear violentamente

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brilliant

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refulgente

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review, outline

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la reseña, el escrito breve

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to sight, spy

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divisar, ver a lo lejos

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after

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al cabo de, después

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to flank

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flanquear, colocarse a los lados

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to stand up, stand straight

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erguirse, levantarse

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to rise up, revolt

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alzarse, sublevarse: persona, grupo

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huge, enormous

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colosal, enorme

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site, location, position

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el emplazamiento, la situación, el lugar

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sacking, looting, plundering

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el saqueo, robo con violencia

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sponsored by

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bajo los auspicios, las mecenas, el patrocinador

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to dress up, put on a costume

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disfrazarse, ponerse un disfraz

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support, popularity

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el arraigo, el enraizamiento

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to remember a great feat

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rememorar hazañas

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to get hurt

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lastimarse, causarse daño fisico

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to test one’s patience

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ver colmada la paciencia de uno

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lame

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cojo o cojuelo

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bladder

blister

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la vejiga, el órgano

la bolsita en la piel

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bust, breasts

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el busto, el pecho de la mujer

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rear

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el trasero, en la parte posterior

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43
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an orgy

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la celebración orgiástica

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44
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effort, desire, ambition

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el afán

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45
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pagan

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el/la pagano/a

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easing, relaxation

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la distensión, el desenfreno, relajación de la tensión, sin control

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withdrawal, seclusion, abstinence

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el recogimiento, la abstinencia, privación de algo

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etymology

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la etimología, procedencia de una palabra

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to reign disorder/silence

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reinar el desorden/silencio

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horn (animal and instrument)

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el cuerno

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to terrify, intimidate

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atemorizar, asustar, infundir miedo

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to dare one to do something

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osar hacer algo, atreverse

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to enjoy

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gozar de, disfrutar de algo, tener sexo (coloquial phrase for this meaning)

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to get around, move about

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desplazarse, trasladarse, viajar

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delight, joy

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el alborozo, sentimiento de alegría

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to spread tar

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untar de brea, alquitrán

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odd, strange, eccentric

picturesque

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pintoresco/estrafalario,

que es característico

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to wrap up warm

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abrigar, resguardar del frío

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to stipulate, come to an agreement

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estipular, acordar

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to squash, crush

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aplastar, aplanar, apisonar

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opponent

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el contrincante, el oponente

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ammunition

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la munición, de armas de fuego

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quarrel, argument

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el altercado, discusión violenta

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settlement

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el asentamiento, la acomodación

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foreign, stranger

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el forastero

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to throw, toss

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arrojar, tirar

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multitude, crowd

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la multitud, grupo de gente, enorme cantidad

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to celebrate

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festejar, celebrar

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to give, award, grant

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conceder, dar, aprobar

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to go back to, date back

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remontarse, retrotraerse en el tiempo, de tiempo atrás

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to get away, get out of

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librarse (una lucha/de algo), escaparse, salirse

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enormous, huge

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ingente, inmenso, enorme

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local, native

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lugareño

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to dye

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teñirse, colorearse, tomar color

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hose

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la manguera, manguerazo, el tubo flexible

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to fine, ticket

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multar, imponer una multa

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law enforcement

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las fuerzas del orden público

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to establish, found

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instaurarse, establecer

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in short order

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en breve lapso

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to absolve, pardon, forgive

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absolver, declarar inocente, personar pecados

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the target of attacks

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el blanco de los ataques

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coffin, casket

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El ataúd, caja para enterramiento

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exception

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la salvedad, excusa, descargo

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to be responsible for

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encargarse de, hacerse cargo

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insipid, bland, tasteless

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insípido, sin sabor

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body, deceased

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el difunto, cadáver, persona fallecida

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slab, cement floor

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la losa, piedra plana

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wall, mural

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los murales, obra pictórica

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mariachi music

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mariachis, música popular mexicana

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morbid, macabre

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morboso

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The Elegant Skull

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La Catrina

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hill

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la colina, la elevación suave de terreno

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to skirt, go along the edge of

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bordear, cercar

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dock, wharf, quay, pier

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el muelle, el embarcadero

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punch

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el ponche, tipo de bebida

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guava

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guayaba

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cinnamon

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la canela, corteza de canelo

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to put, place, lay

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colocar, poner en su sitio

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to stop, detain

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detenerse, dejar de moverse

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deck/play a game of cards

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baraja/echar una partida de cartas

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sleeping bag/blanket

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saco de dormir/manta

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meet, get together

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reunirse, congregarse

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fireworks

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los fuegos artificiales

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the ring of fire

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el paso del fuego

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bonfire, camp fire

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la hoguera, la fogata

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to burn

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quemar, destruir con fuego

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to burn, be boiling hot

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arder, quemarse, muy caliente

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burning embers

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las brasas (ardientes), la leña, el carbón incandescente

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to turn off, switch off

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apagar/extinguir, quitar

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barefoot

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descalzo, sin calzado

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terrace

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la explanada, el espacio llano

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to curl up, nestle

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acurrucarse

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get into hot water

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meterse en un lío

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to roar with laughter

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reírse a carcajadas

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bandage, blindfold

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la venda

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back to back

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volverse a atrás

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lad, youth

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el/la mozo/a

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to spread the word

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correrse la voz

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field, meadow

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el prado, la pradera, el césped

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to step forward

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dar un paso hacia delante

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sleep-walker

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el/la sonámbulo/a

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fist

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el puño, el mano cerrada

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bewitched, enchanted

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hechizado/a

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to blow away

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llevar en volandas

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corner

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el rincón, la esquina, el ángulo

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stretcher

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la camilla