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1
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sobreexcitar algo/a alguien, sobreestimular algo/a alguien

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to overstimulate something/someone (make overly excited)

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estimular en exceso algo, hiperestimular algo

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to overstimulate something (make overly active)

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sobreestimulado/sobreestimulada

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overstimulated

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el timbal

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the kettledrum, the timbale (type of food - meat pie - or drum), the meat pie, the timbal (exoskeletal structure in animals), the small drum, the timbales (drum)

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los timbales

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the timpani (kettledrums), the tympani (kettledrums), the timbales (shallow metal drums)

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el timbalero/la timbalera

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the kettledrummer, the timpanist, the tympanist

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el tambor

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the drum (instrument or in a machine or a cylindrical container), the drummer, the cylinder (of a revolver), the eardrum, the tambour (circular wall or embroidery hoop), the ceremony (in Santeria)

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la melcocha

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the cheesy person, the cornball (cheesy person), the melted sticky candy, the chewy candy made with highly concentrated sugar or honey or raw cane sugar, the taffy, the molasses taffy, the toffee, the molasses, the treacle, the candy

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melcocharse

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to thicken in boiling

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melcochado/melcochada

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candied (of fruit), golden (in color), honey-colored

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sin gluten, libre de gluten, sin TACC (Trigo Avena Cebada Centeno)

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gluten-free

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el gluten

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the gluten, the wheat gluten (protein part of cereal grain)

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el gluten de maíz

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the corn gluten

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el alimento con gluten

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the wheat gluten (food made from cereal-grain protein)

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noquear algo/a alguien, dejar inconsciente algo/a alguien, dejar sin sentido algo/a alguien, privar algo/a alguien

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to knock something/someone out (to strike something/someone unconscious) (last is informal)

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dejar inconsciente algo/a alguien, dejar sin sentido algo/a alguien

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to knock something/someone out (to put something/someone to sleep)

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noquear a alguien, dejar fuera de combate a alguien, dejar K.O. a alguien

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to knock someone out (in boxing)

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eliminar a alguien, dejar fuera de competencia a alguien

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to knock someone out (eliminate a competitor)

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destruir algo

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to knock something out (damage something), to destroy something, to wreck something, to demolish something, to dash something (eg hopes), to shatter something (eg hopes), to ruin something (figurative - mar something), to harm something

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dejar pasmado/pasmada a alguien, dejar boquiabierto/boquiabierta a alguien, sorprender a alguien, dejar atónito/atónita a alguien

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to knock someone out (impress/astonish someone) (1st and 2nd are formal)

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dejar para el arrastre a alguien, dejar de cama a alguien

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to knock someone out (exhaust someone)

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arrancarle un diente a alguien

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to knock someone’s tooth out

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fabricar algo, hacer algo, escribir algo

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to knock something out (produce something quickly; last is of writing)

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hacer algo a las apuradas, hacer algo de prisa, hacer algo a toda velocidad

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to knock something out (do something hurriedly)

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quitar algo/a alguien de en medio, apartar algo/a alguien a empujones, sacar algo/a alguien a empujones, empujar algo/a alguien, abrirse paso a empellones

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to knock something/someone out of the way (last requires no object)

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¡Adelante!, ¡Dale!

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Knock yourself out! (2nd is colloquial)

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destruirse

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to be destroyed, to be wrecked

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el KO, el nocaut, el knockout, el knock-out

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the knockout (in sports)

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formidable, sensacional

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knockout (exceptional)

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30
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la campaña de donación de sangre

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the blood drive

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romperse una pierna, quebrarse una pierna

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to break a leg (literal - break a leg bone)

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¡Mucha suerte!, ¡Mucha mierda!, ¡Rómpete una pierna! (México)

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Break a leg! (figurative - good luck!)

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la colecta de alimentos, la campaña de alimentos, la recogida de comida

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the food drive

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el banco de alimentos, el banco de comida

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the food bank

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soy malo/mala procesando, soy malo/mala para procesar

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I’m bad at processing

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el comedor popular, el comedor de beneficencia, el comedor comunitario, el comedor social

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the soup kitchen

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eufemístico/eufemística

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euphemistic (using a euphemism)

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el eufemismo

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the euphemism

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un eufemismo de algo

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a euphemism for something

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40
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la congelación cerebral, el frío en el cerebro

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the brain freeze

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me dio congelación cerebral, me dio frío en el cerebro

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I got brain freeze

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42
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la escapada por un pelo, la escapada por los pelos

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the close call (narrow escape)

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la decisión difícil

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the difficult decision, the close call (difficult decision)

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44
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la asistencia postoperatoria, el seguimiento, el cuidado post-operatorio, el cuidado post-tratamiento

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the aftercare (after a medical procedure; last is also after a beauty treatment)

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el cuidado después de la escuela

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the aftercare (education)

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la asistencia para ex-prisioneros

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the aftercare (in the legal system)

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el cuidado después de comprar

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the aftercare (of a product after a purchase)

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el producto post tratamiento

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the aftercare product (for use after a beauty treatment)

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49
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la puntualidad

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the punctuality

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50
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puntualmente

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punctually

51
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puntual, rápido/rápida

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punctual (1st is of a person or event, 2nd is only of an event)

52
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el caviar

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the caviar

53
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el cronometraje, mantener el tiempo

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the timekeeping (1st is keeping track of time, 2nd is in music)

54
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la puntualidad, la precisión

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the timekeeping (1st is punctuality, 2nd is accuracy of a clock or watch)

55
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el cronometrador/la cronometradora, el cronometrista/la cronometrista

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the timekeeper (person who keeps time in sports)

56
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el que marca el tiempo

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the timekeeper (person who keeps time in music)

57
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el reloj, el cronómetro

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the timekeeper (watch or clock that keeps good time)

58
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el reloj, el relojito (Argentina)

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the timekeeper (punctual person)

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chiquita, menuda, pequeña, bajita (coloquial)

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petite (of a girl/woman - diminutive)

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la talla petite

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the petite (clothes size)

61
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soy una talla petite

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I’m a petite (in clothing)

62
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soy una talla mediana

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I’m a medium (in clothes)

63
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la sección de talla pequeña, las tallas pequeñas, el departamento de tallas pequeñas

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petites (clothes section)

64
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el eslogan, el lema

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the catchphrase (slogan/repeated phrase - eg of a business)

65
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el latiguillo, el slogan, la frase pegadiza

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the catchphrase (motto - eg of a person)

66
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el cineasta/la cineasta, el director/la directora, el realizador/la realizadora

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the filmmaker (movie director)

67
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el cineasta/la cineasta, el productor/la productora, el productor cinematográfico/la productora cinematográfica

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the filmmaker (movie producer)

68
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el cineasta/la cineasta, el director/la directora, el autor/la autora

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the filmmaker (auteur - filmmaker whose influence is so great they are regarded as the author of the movie)

69
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la escritura de guiones

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the screenwriting

70
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el libreto, el guion

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the screenplay

71
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el orificio nasal, la fosa nasal, la narina, el agujero de la nariz, la ventana de la nariz (México/España)

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the nostril

72
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omaní

A

Omani (from Oman)

73
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Moscate y Omán, Mascate y Omán

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Moscate and Oman

74
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el Sultanato de Omán, Omán (m)

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Oman (both are country, 2nd is also gulf)

75
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el tabloide, la prensa amarilla

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the tabloid, the tabloid newspaper

76
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sensacionalista, popular, chabacano/chabacana

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tabloid (sensationalist)

77
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de tabloide

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tabloid (of a newspaper - formatted as a tabloid)

78
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la revista amarillista, la revista de chismes

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the gossip magazine, the tabloid magazine, the tabloid (all are specifically for scandalous stories)

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el formato tabloide

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the tabloid format (smaller-sized newspaper)

80
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la prensa amarillista, la prensa amarilla

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the tabloid press

81
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el lema

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the catchphrase (slogan/repeated phrase - eg of a business), the motto, the slogan, the catchy saying

82
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monegasco/monegasca

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Monegasque, Monacan, of Monaco, from Monaco

83
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el monegasco/la monegasca

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the Monegasque, the Monacan, the native of Monaco

84
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Mónaco (m)

A

Monaco

85
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remasterizar algo

A

to remaster something

86
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remasterizado/remasterizada

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remastered

87
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prolongar algo, alargar algo

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to prolong something (extend/make longer)

88
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prolongar algo, ensanchar algo, ampliar algo, extender algo

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to prolong something (protract/make lengthy)

89
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la prolongación, el prolongamiento, el alargamiento

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the prolongation (extension of something in space) (all followed by de algo)

90
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la prolongación, el prolongamiento

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the prolongation (extension of something in time) (all followed by de algo)

91
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prolongado/prolongada, extendido/extendida

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prolonged

92
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los cachivaches, las chucherías, las cosas sueltas, los chismes (España), los trastos (España), los telares (España), los abalorios (España), el cachureo (Chile)

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the odds and ends (random objects)

93
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varias cosas

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odds and ends (things to do), various things, several things

94
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exigente, escrupuloso/escrupulosa, quisquilloso/quisquillosa, meticuloso/meticulosa, mañoso/mañosa, selectivo/selectiva

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picky (choosy)

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criticón/criticona, quisquilloso/quisquillosa

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picky (critical)

96
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remilgado/remilgada, tiquismiquis, maniático/maniática, quisquilloso/quisquillosa

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picky (disliking many foods), fussy (disliking many foods)

97
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mañoso/mañosa, quisquilloso/quisquillosa, tiquismiquis

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picky (fussy about food), fussy (about food)

98
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el prometido, el novio

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the fiancé

99
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la prometida, la novia

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the fiancée

100
Q

la pandereta, la pandereta sin parche, el aro de sonajas

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the tambourine (all are instrument; 2nd and 3rd are without drum skin)

101
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el cabildero/la cabildera, el/la miembro de un grupo de presión

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the lobbyist

102
Q

el foyer, el vestíbulo, el hall, el lobby, el recibidor

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the lobby (of a building)

103
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el grupo de presión, el lobby

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the lobby (political group)

104
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ejercer presión sobre alguien para (que), presionar a alguien para (que), forzar a alguien a (para que), cabildear para (que)

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to lobby someone to (so that) (last does not use a person object)

105
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ejercer presión en contra de algo

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to lobby against something

106
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el archipiélago

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the archipelago

107
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obedientemente, sumisamente

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obediently

108
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el compinche/la compinche, el secuaz/la secuaz

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the sidekick

109
Q

el anglicismo

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the anglicism

110
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el flechazo, el amor a primera vista

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the love at first sight

111
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enamorarse a primera vista

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to fall in love at first sight

112
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el beso de amor verdadero, el beso del verdadero amor

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true love’s kiss

113
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el trade in, el cambio, la permuta

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the trade-in (something being exchanged)

114
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el valor a cambio

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the trade-in value

115
Q

comerciar con algo, comercializar algo

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to trade in something (deal in/sell something)

116
Q

dar algo como pago de algo, canjear algo como pago de algo, permutar algo por algo

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to trade something in for something

117
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la mandioca, la yuca, la yuca brava, la yuca dulce, la casava

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the cassava

118
Q

OPEP (f)

A

OPEC

119
Q

los miembros de OPEP

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(the) OPEC members

120
Q

revestir algo, rehacer el firme de algo, repavimentar algo

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to resurface something (cover or coat something again) (last is of a road and is colloquial, rest are general)

121
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volver a la superficie, resurgir, surgir de nuevo

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to resurface (return to the surface)

122
Q

reaparecer, resurgir

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to resurface (reappear)

123
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al tanto, en conocimiento, conocedor/conocedora, en el ajo (España)

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in the know

124
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estar al tanto, estar en conocimiento, ser conocedor/conocedora, estar en el ajo (España)

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to be in the know

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