Semestre 2 - Oral class Flashcards

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mercy

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la clemencia

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a bitter legacy

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el amargo legado

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to promote, contribute to

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propiciar

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scar

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la cicatriz

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walls riddled with bullets

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los muros acribillados a balazos

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executed people

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las personas ejecutadas

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to broadcast a game

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retransmitir un partido

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age of social unrest

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época de malestar social

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the pitch

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terreno de juego

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a signing

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el fichaje

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to make up for

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resarcirse

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record book

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el palmarés

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to seal the deal

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sellar un pacto

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14
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the negotiation/procedures

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los trámites

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vindicator

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el reivindicador

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based in

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radicado en

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to be situated in

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asentarse en (se asienta en)

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pertencer

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to belong

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el candombe

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ritual religioso de herencia africana

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la milonga

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composición musical folclórica de ritmo apagado y tono nostálgico

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la habanera cubana

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danza de origen cubano-español cuya procedencia está en la contradanza francesa

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large accordion

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el bandoneón

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to suffer

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padecer

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brothel

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el burdel

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klezmer

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tradición musical de los judíos asquenazíes (judíos de Europa Central y del Este)

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to seduce

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seducir

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27
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double bass

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un contrabajo

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to be reborn

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renacer

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29
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to reconcile

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concordar (concuerde)

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la península Indostánica

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la península Indostánica se localiza geográficamente en el sudeste asiático, y comprende India, Pakistán, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, República de las Maldivas y los Estados himalayos de Bhután y Nepal

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los roma

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en romaní, lengua de los gitanos, nombre que recibe el pueblo gitano y, por extensión, cada uno de sus miembros

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safe-conduct

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el salvoconducto

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term, period of 3 months

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un trimestre

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national (adj.)

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gentilicio

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to take in

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acoger

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36
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contribution

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la aportación

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gory

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cruenta

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38
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to announce

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promulgar

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39
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end/cease

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el cese

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40
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readjustment

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el reajuste

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41
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revaluation

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la revalorización

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42
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flamenco show, dance floor

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el tablao

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43
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engraving, picture, print

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la estampa

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44
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decline, decay

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la decadencia

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45
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to count

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contar

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to alternate, vary, rotate

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alternar

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47
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tap

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el toque

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48
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feat, exploit, deed

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una hazaña

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49
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to knock down, demolish

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derrumbar

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50
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to inure, harden

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aguerrir

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51
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release, unloading

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la descarga

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52
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experience, background

baggage, equipment

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el bagaje

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53
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seed

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la semilla

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54
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to sow

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sembrar

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to germinate

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germinar

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56
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longing, desire

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el anhelo

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57
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to add

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agregar

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58
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adjoining, bordering (adj.)

the border

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lindero

el lindero

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other people’s, another e.g. with other people’s money

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ajeno e.g. con el dinero ajeno

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to outline, shape

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perfilar

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61
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embryonic

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embrionario

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62
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anglo-saxon

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anglosajón

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63
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unnoticed

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desapercibido

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64
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to pigeonhole (a neat category which usually fails to reflect actual complexities)

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encasillar

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a stand/position

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una postura

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66
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to say nothing

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callarse

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67
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waist

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la cintura

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68
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astuteness, cleverness

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la astucia

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69
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banality, ordinariness

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la banalidad

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luxury, affluence

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la opulencia

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hardness, toughness

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la dureza

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exaltation, overexcitement, elation

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la exaltación

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73
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advantageous

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provechoso

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74
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rhyme

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la rima

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75
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slur, tie

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el ligado

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76
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symbiosis

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una simbiosis

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77
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lyrical

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lírica

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78
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to shake

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conmover

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79
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to appeal against

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recurrir

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80
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to join, unite

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aunar

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81
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just as

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como tal

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82
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to submit, yield

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avasallarse

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83
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to draw together

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aglutinar

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to feed, nourish

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nutrir

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85
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frivolity, frivolousness

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frivolidad

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86
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boaster

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el/la fanfarrón

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87
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to show off

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hacer alarde de

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ingenuity, wittiness

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la ingeniosidad

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89
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neuron, nerve cell

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la neurona

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90
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striped top

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la camisa a rayos

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objectification

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la cosificación

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plot

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la trama

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the ending

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el desenlace

94
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cast

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el elenco

95
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preview, press view

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el preestreno

96
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the blockbuster

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la película taquillera

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dubbing

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el doblaje

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what’s on section

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la cartelera

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censorship

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la censura

100
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film fan

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el cinéfilo

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trailer

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el tráiler

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to award a prize to

to reward with

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galardonar (con)

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usher

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el/la acomodador/a

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to act

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actuar

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to applaud

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aplaudir

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plot

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el argumento

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soundtrack

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la banda sonora

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film maker

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el/la cineasta

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short film

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el cortometraje

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documentary

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el documental

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drama/play

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el drama

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script, screenplay

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el guión

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full-length film

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el largometraje

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to direct s.o.

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dirigir

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audience

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el/la espectador/a

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extra

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el extra

el/la figurante

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entrance

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la entrada

118
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hall, living room

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la sala

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ticket office

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la taquilla

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make-up artist

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el/la maquillador

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setting

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el montaje

la ambientación

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to play the lead

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protagonizar

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producer

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el/la realizador/a

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to raise, collect, take

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recaudar

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to film

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rodar (una película)

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a thriller

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un suspense

127
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sequence

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la secuencia

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to become s.th.

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devenir en algo

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printing press

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la imprenta

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to overcome

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superar

131
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healthiness

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la salubridad

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spree

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la parranda

133
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to single out

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singularizar

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poster artist

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la cartelista

135
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Las Meninas

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La palabra “menina” proviene del portugués. Se llama así a las hijas de familia noble que desde muy jóvenes entran a servir a la reina o a las infantas niñas.

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to be watchful, keep one’s eyes open

to be unable to get to sleep

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desvelarse

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first-born

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la primogénita

138
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to bow

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hacer una reverencia

139
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jug, pitcher

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la jarra

140
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tray

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la bandeja

141
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dwarf

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la enana

142
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meek, gentle, tame

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manso

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naughty, mischievous

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travieso

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headdress

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la toca

145
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twilight

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en penumbra

146
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to glimpse, catch a glimpse of

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vislumbrar

147
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the remoteness

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la lejanía

148
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Toltecs

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los toltecas

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mythical

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mítico

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wide, fast-flowing, mighty, copious, abundant

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caudaloso

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interoceanic

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interoceánico

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rich in wildlife

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rico en fauna

153
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water shark

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el tiburón de agua

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embroidery, needlework

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el bordado

155
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encyclopedia

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la enciclopedia

156
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to dedicate (to)

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consagrar a

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islander

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el isleño

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freshness, coolness

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la frescura

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to enjoy, to have, possess

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gozar

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to sit, place

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sentar

161
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nickname

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el apodo

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nickname, shortened version of name

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el diminutivo

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coach, carriage, passenger car

goods van

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el vagón

164
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doodle, scribble

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el garabato

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highly

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altamente

166
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indecipherable

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indescifrable

167
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substantial, considerable

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cuantioso

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La Unidad Popular

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Coalición electoral de partidos de centro-izquierda e izquierda que llevó a Salvador Allende a la Presidencia de la República

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brigade, gang

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la brigada

170
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unemployment

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la cesantía

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layers (e.g. of metaphorical meaning)

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las capas

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paradise

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el paraíso

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to raise awareness

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concienciar

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building

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el inmueble

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route

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una ruta

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board and lodging

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el hospedaje

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consent

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el beneplácito

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to catch

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pillarse

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to seize, impound, to overpower

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embargar

180
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police (adj.)

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policíaco/a

181
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tetralogy (group of four related literary works)

A

la tetralogía

182
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feature

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un rasgo

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disillusion(ment)

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el desencanto

184
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versus, facing

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frente a

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deep

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profundo/a

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summit, top, height

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la cumbre

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to go around with sb

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andar con

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a while

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un rato

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to lie down

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acostarse

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cart, wagon, car (L.A)

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un carro

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meaty

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carnosa

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mulatto

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mulato/a

193
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to act

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obrar

194
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waste, squandering,

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el despilfarro

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to rule, draw lines on

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rayar

196
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incunabula (early printed books, especially ones printed before 1501)

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los incunables

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nappy

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el pañal

198
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printing press

A

la imprenta

199
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whiteness, dawn

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el albor

200
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to renounce

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renegar

201
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to arise, emerge, appear

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surgir

202
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bookseller

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el librero

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groove, hollow

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roza

204
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hundred

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un centenar

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office, study

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el despacho

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pseudonym

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el seudónimo

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to submit to

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someterse

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to rebel

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rebelarse

209
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code

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el código

210
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(sense of) touch, feeling

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el tacto

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pleasant, enjoyable

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amena

212
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seizure, distraint

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el embargo

213
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someone from Puerto Rico that was born o settled in the US

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neorriqueño

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to challenge, dare, defy

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desafiar

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to give in (e.g. to not give into to something)

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claudicar

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scarce

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escaso

217
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overcrowded

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masificado

218
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to live, survive, endure

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subsistir gracias

219
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throw, printing, circulation

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la tirada

220
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to notice, realise, heed

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percatarse

221
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priest

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un cura

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stock, lineage

A

la estirpe

223
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stories that are told orally through artistically spoken narration. Usually stories that have always been told orally or stories that are made up

A

la cuentería

224
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intonation

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la entonación