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1
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cosmopolita

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cosmopolitan (cultured - of a place or person)

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el cosmopolita/la cosmopolita

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the cosmopolitan (cultured person)

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el cosmopolitan

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the cosmopolitan (type of alcoholic drink)

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el pakistaní/la pakistaní, el paquistaní/la paquistaní

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the Pakistani

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pakistaní, paquistaní

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Pakistani

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Pakistán, Paquistán

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Pakistan

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el farsi

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the Farsi

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hazme un despojo

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spoil me

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Afganistán

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Afghanistan

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el afgani

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the afghan (monetary unit of Afghanistan)

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el afgano/la afgana

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the Afghani (Afghan person), the Afghan (person or dog breed)

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el pastún

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the Afghani (Pashto language), the Pashto, the Afghan (Pashto language)

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el afgano

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the Afghan (language)

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la manta afgana, la manta de ganchillo, la manta de croché

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the afghan (bedding)

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afgano/afgana

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Afghan

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el afgano, el lebrel afgano

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the Afghan (type of dog), the Afghan hound

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en necesidad de algo, necesitado de algo/necesitada de algo

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in need of something

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en los momentos difíciles se conocen los verdaderos amigos, los amigos son para las ocasiones

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a friend in need is a friend indeed (someone who helps others is a true friend)

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el amigo en la adversidad/la amiga en la adversidad

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the friend in need (someone who helps others)

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el necesitado/la necesitada, el amigo en problemas/la amiga en problemas

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the friend in need (someone who needs help)

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los necesitados, los damnificados

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the people in need

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injertar algo

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to graft something (in surgery or plants), to engraft something (in plants), to implant something (in plants)

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el injerto

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the graft (implant of something or a grafted plant), the scion (plant cutting), the cutting (of a plant), the slip (plant cutting), the grafting (act of grafting)

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el injerto de piel

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the skin graft

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los chanchullos, el trapicheo, el chanchullo, el tejemaneje

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the graft (corruption)

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injertar algo, hacer un injerto de algo

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to graft something (in surgery)

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el cachemir, la cachemira, el casimir

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the cashmere (material)

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de cachemir, de cachemira, de casimir

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cashmere (made of cashmere)

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la lana de cachemira

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the cashmere (type of goat’s wool)

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30
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Cachemira

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Cashmere (disputed region in India)

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el asunto privado, el asunto personal

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the private matter

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32
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por la borda, al agua

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overboard

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exagerar, írsele la mano, tirar la casa por la ventana, pasarse tres pueblos (España)

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to go overboard

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caer por la borda

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to fall overboard

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35
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¡Hombre al agua!

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Man overboard!

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36
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el pastón (España)

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the fortune (money), the bundle (money)

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muy ceñido/muy ceñida, muy ajustado/muy ajustada, ceñidísimo/ceñidísima

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skintight

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el cárdigan, la chaqueta de punto, la rebeca (España), la chaleca (Chile), el saco (Río de la Plata)

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the cardigan

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el esqueje

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the cutting (for planting), the scion (for grafting), the slip (for planting)

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el tejido

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the fabric, the material (fabric), the tissue (anatomical), the texture (in weaving), the weave (in weaving), the knitting, the crocheting, the cloth

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la mujer fatal, la femme fatale

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the femme fatale

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cerrar algo, apagar algo

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to shut something down (1st is to close something down, 2nd is to turn something off)

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cerrarse, bajar la cortina

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to shut down (of a place - to close down)

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44
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apagarse, pararse, dejar de funcionar

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to shut down (of a thing - to turn off)

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hacer oídos sordos, cerrarse a escuchar, cerrarse en banda

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to shut down (of a person - to refuse to listen; all followed by a algo)

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cerrar, bajar la persiana, echar el cierre

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to shut down (close down a business)

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47
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el agua es buena para ti

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water is good for you

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los registros de vacunación, los registros de inmunización, el registro de vacunas

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the immunization records

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49
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totalmente natural, completamente natural

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all-natural

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50
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las ansias de conocer mundo, el espíritu viajero, las ganas de viajar

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the wanderlust

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51
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me dormí durante la clase, me quedé dormido/dormida en (la) clase

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I fell asleep in class

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52
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el alfiletero, la almohadilla, el acerico

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the pincushion

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53
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Persia

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Persia

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54
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el persa

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the Persian (language)

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55
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el persa/la persa

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the Persian (person)

56
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persa, pérsico/pérsica

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Persian

57
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apartarse de algo, alejarse de algo

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to move away from something (step to the side)

58
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mudarse de casa

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to move away from home

59
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apartar algo de algo, alejar algo de algo

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to move something away from something

60
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el limpiaparabrisas, el limpiabrisas (Colombia/Ecuador/República Dominicana)

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the windshield wiper

61
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el limpiaparabrisas trasero

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the rear wiper

62
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probar algo, intentar algo, darle una oportunidad a algo

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to give something a go

63
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a su propio ritmo, autodidáctico/autodidáctica

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self-paced

64
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el autoaprendizaje

A

the self-study, the self-learning

65
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autodidáctico/autodidáctica

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self-taught, capable of teaching oneself, autodidactic

66
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la quenepa

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the genip (type of fruit)

67
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la lapa

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the limpet (mollusk), the leech (when describing a person), the pest (when describing a person), the paca (type of rodent - used in Colombia and Venezuela)

68
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igualmente, asimismo, también

A

likewise (similarly)

69
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lo mismo, asimismo

A

likewise (the same)

70
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igualmente

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likewise (similarly or interjection), equally, the same to you, you too, and to you(rs) too

71
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así como, del mismo modo, asimismo

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likewise (also - used to connect 2 clauses)

72
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igual

A

equal, identical, the same, like, alike, like this, steady (regular), constant (regular), even (regular), all (in tennis), just like, maybe, perhaps, may (followed by subjunctive), might (followed by indicative), just the same (anyway), still (anyway), the same way, dreary, monotonous

73
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el igual

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the equal sign, the equal (peer), the peer

74
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igual a algo

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the same as something, equal to something

75
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el guardián del zoológico/la guardiana del zoológico, el guardián/la guardiana, el vigilante/la vigilante

A

the zookeeper

76
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el VIP/la VIP, el personaje importante/la personaje importante

A

the VIP

77
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el costado

A

the side (of a person or object)

78
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me cuesta hacer eso

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I find it hard to do that, I find it difficult to do that, I struggle to do that, that is difficult for me, that is hard for me

79
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que tenga(s/n) un buen día, que tenga(s/n) un lindo día, que tenga(s/n) un bonito día

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have a nice day

80
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pasar un buen día

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to have a nice day, to have a good day

81
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el mojón

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the milestone, the landmark (milestone), the boundary stone, the mile marker, the idiot, the shit, the turd, the boundary marker

82
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viril, varonil

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virile (1st is sexually capable, both are manly/masculine)

83
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la hora bruja (España), la hora de las brujas

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the witching hour (midnight or later)

84
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la cancelación, la anulación, la devolución, la cancelación de reserva, la suspensión

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the cancelation (act of canceling something)

85
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el matasellos, la cancelación

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the cancelation (mark made by canceling something - eg on a letter)

86
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improvisar algo

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to ad-lib something, to improvise something, to rustle something up, to extemporize something, to cobble something together, to knock something together

87
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improvisar

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to ad-lib, to improvise, to extemporize

88
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improvisado/improvisada, ad libitum

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ad-lib, ad lib, ad-libbed

89
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improvisadamente

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ad lib (adverb), unexpectedly, suddenly, at the drop of a hat

90
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la improvisación

A

the ad-lib, the ad lib, the improvisation, the lack of planning, the extemporization (in music and dance), the jam (in music and dance), the ad-libbing, the ad libbing

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la ciruela pasa

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the prune

92
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podar algo, recortar algo

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to prune something (1st is literal - to cut a plant - 2nd is figurative - to trim something)

93
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el significado de la vida

A

the meaning of life

94
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afrentar a alguien

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to insult someone, to affront someone, to offend someone

95
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afrentarse

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to be ashamed (followed by por), to be offended

96
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el ático, el penthouse

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the penthouse

97
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la gente sombra, la gente de las sombras

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the shadow people

98
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la congelación, el congelamiento

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the frostbite

99
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la hipotermia

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the hypothermia

100
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el Día del Trabajo, el Día del Trabajador, la Fiesta del Trabajo

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Labor Day

101
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la media gama

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the mid-range

102
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de media gama

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mid-range (adjective)

103
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el desertor/la desertora

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the defector (someone who abandons their country), the deserter, the traitor

104
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el tránsfuga/la tránsfuga

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the defector (someone who abandons a cause), the turncoat, the fugitive

105
Q

la costa, el litoral

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the coast, the coastline

106
Q

ir en punto muerto, deslizarse, avanzar sin esfuerzo, rodar sin pedalear

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to coast (to move without effort)

107
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pasar fácilmente, veranear, sestear, hacer el vago/hacer la vaga, huevear (Argentina)

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to coast (to apply little effort)

108
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pasar algo sin esfuerzo, pasar fácilmente algo

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to coast through something (succeed with little effort)

109
Q

la Guardia Costera, la Prefectura Naval (Argentina)

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the Coast Guard (in the US)

110
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los guardacostas, el servicio de guardacostas, la prefectura, la guardia costera

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the Coast Guard (in the UK), the coast guard (in the UK)

111
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el guardacostas/la guardacostas, el salvavidas/la salvavidas, el guardavidas/la guardavidas, el bañero/la bañera

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the coast guard (person who works for the coast guard)

112
Q

costero/costera, litoral

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coastal

113
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la secuoya roja

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the coastal redwood, the California redwood, the coast redwood

114
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la llanura costera, la llanura litoral, la planicie costera

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the coastal plain

115
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costa a costa

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coast to coast

116
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de costa a costa

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coast-to-coast, from coast to coast

117
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haz algo útil, sé útil

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make yourself useful

118
Q

estar en peligro, correr peligro

A

to be in danger

119
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estar en peligro de algo

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to be in danger of something

120
Q

poner en peligro algo, poner en riesgo algo

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to put something in danger (1st is to risk a life, 2nd is to risk security)

121
Q

para adelante

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forward, forwards, ahead, to the front

122
Q

tirar para adelante

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to keep going, to carry on, to go straight on (to go forwards), to pull through, to make headway

123
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por una vez en tu vida

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for once in your life

124
Q

el cerumen, la cerilla, la cera de los oídos, la cera

A

the earwax

125
Q

el inquilino/la inquilina

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the tenant, the lessee (tenant), the tenant farmer (used in Chile), the uninvited guest

126
Q

el mamanogra

A

the cabrón, the mamabicho

127
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la demagogia

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the demagogy, the demagoguery

128
Q

casémonos, vamos a casarnos

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let’s get married

129
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besémonos

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let’s kiss

130
Q

el salto de longitud, el salto largo, el salto en largo

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the long jump

131
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el atletismo, pista y campo

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track and field

132
Q

de atletismo, atlético/atlética, de pista y campo

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track-and-field (adjective)

133
Q

por mí, por lo que me importa, para lo que me importa

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for all I care

134
Q

en el regular, de forma regular

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on the regular

135
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mi Señor y Salvador Jesucristo

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my lord and savior Jesus Christ

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