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1
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la mina terrestre

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the landmine, the land mine

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por ley

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by law

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chimba

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great (used in Colombia), fake (used in Colombia/Venezuela)

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la chimba

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the bong (used in Spain), the homemade gun

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chimbo/chimba

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made with almonds, eggs, and honey (of candy)

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vencido/vencida, atrasado/atrasada

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overdue (unpaid; 2nd is also of something that should have been done before)

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retrasado/retrasada, de retraso

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overdue (late)

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tan esperado/tan esperada, muy atrasado/muy atrasada

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long overdue, long-overdue

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único en su especie/única en su especie, único en su género/única en su género

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one of a kind (as a noun)

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único/única, único en su especie/única en su especie, inigualable, inimitable

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one-of-a-kind (as an adjective)

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el brote psicótico

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the psychotic break

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entender algo, comprender algo, darse cuenta de algo, caer en que (+verbo), captar algo, agarrar algo, pescar algo, cachar algo (México/Chile/Argentina), cazar algo (Argentina), pillar algo (España)

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to catch on to something (to understand something)

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ponerse de moda, cuajar, pegar, prender (Argentina)

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to catch on (to become popular)

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la excusa, la excusa monga, el pretexto, la mala excusa, la chicana, el escaqueo (España), la vacilada (México)

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the cop-out

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escabullirse, rajarse, escaquearse (España), lavarse las manos, escurrir el bulto, esquivarle al bulto, sacar el cuerpo (Chile), borrarse (Argentina)

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to cop out

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¿Te parezco un/una policía?, ¿Te parezco un/una poli?

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Do I look like a cop to you?

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el poli/la poli, el cana/la cana (Río de la Plata), el policía/la policía, el madero (España), el tombo/la tomba (Colombia/Perú), el camarón

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the cop

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pescar a alguien, pillar a alguien

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to cop someone (catch someone)

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cargarse algo, llevarse algo, ganarse algo, ganar algo, pillar algo

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to cop something (get/receive something)

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comprar algo, pegar algo

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to cop something (buy something; 1st is general, 2nd is of drugs)

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la poli, la cana (Río de la Plata), la pasma (España), la policía, la tomba (Colombia/Costa Rica)

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the cops

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afanar algo, pillar algo, robar algo, chorar algo (España)

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to cop something (steal something)

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el cadáver, el cuerpo, el fiambre (Argentina)

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the corpse

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hay una ley contra eso, hay una ley en contra de eso

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there’s a law against that

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incendiarse, prender fuego, prenderse fuego, prender en llamas

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to catch on fire

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prender fuego algo, incendiar algo

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to set something on fire (literal)

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ella le prendió fuego el cabello

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she set her hair on fire

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el ladrón prendió fuego la casa

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the thief set the house on fire

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enardecer algo/a alguien

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to set something/someone on fire (figurative - excite something), to inflame something/someone (stir/incite something), to stir something/someone (passions), to rouse something/someone (stir/incite something), to fire something/someone up, to stir something/someone up

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enardecerse

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to get heated (become passionate), to liven up, to get hot (get passionate), to get passionate, to become hot (passionate), to become passionate, to blaze (become passionate)

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la prerrogativa, el derecho, el privilegio

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the prerogative (1st is used with de, 2nd is used with a, 3rd is used with de)

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los derechos de la mujer, la prerrogativa femenina, la prerrogativa de las mujeres

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the woman’s prerogative

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el duende, el leprechaun, el duende irlandés

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the leprechaun

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¿Son ciertos los rumores?, ¿Los rumores son ciertos?

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Are the rumors true?

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la alerta roja

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the red alert

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entrever algo

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to make something out, to not see something very well, to see signs of something, to guess something, to glimpse something, to suggest something, to hint at something, to catch a glimpse of something, to catch sight of something, to suspect something (guess something)

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dejar entrever que (+indicativo)

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to imply that (+indicative), to suggest that (+indicative), to insinuate that (+indicative), to let something be known

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el timbal

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the kettledrum, the timbale (kettledrum or meat pie), the meat pie, the timbal (in animal anatomy), the small drum, the timbales (drum)

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los timbales

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the timpani, the tympani, the timbales (small drums)

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el entrenador de cintura

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the waist trainer

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la valla

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the patio where cock fights are held, the fence, the hurdle (in sports), the billboard

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la valla de obra

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the construction fence

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43
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la valla, la valla publicitaria

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the billboard

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44
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la línea de falla, la falla geológica

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the fault line

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45
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el carro loco, el auto de choque, el coche de choque, el carro chocón (Costa Rica/México/Sudamérica), el auto chocador (Bolivia/Cono Sur)

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the bumper car (single vehicle)

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los carritos locos, los autitos chocadores, los autitos chocones, los carritos chocadores, los carritos chocones, los autos de choque (España), los coches de choque (España), los carros chocones, los carros chocadores

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the bumper cars (ride)

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eso depende de la interpretación, eso está abierto a interpretación

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that’s up to interpretation

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el resquicio legal, la laguna, la escapatoria, la fisura, el tecnicismo, el vacío legal (España), la fisura, el resquicio

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the loophole (legal)

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la aspillera, la tronera

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the loophole (small opening in a wall)

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aspillerar algo

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to loophole something (put a small opening in something), to construct battlements in something

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51
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todo es relativo, es todo relativo

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it’s all relative

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52
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deducir algo de algo, descontar algo de algo, restar algo de algo

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to deduct something from something

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53
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la deducción

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the deduction (subtraction or conclusion or ability to figure out or from taxes), the standard deduction (amount of tax-deductible income)

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el descuento

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the deduction (amount deducted), the discount, the overtime (in sports)

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la resta, la sustracción

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the deduction (math - subtraction)

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56
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la inferencia, la conclusión, la deducción

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the deduction (conclusion)

57
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el gasto deducible

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the itemized deduction (tax exemption), the tax deduction

58
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el gasto deducible, la deducción tributaria, la deducción fiscal, la deducción impositiva

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the tax deduction

59
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aplicar un descuento sobre algo

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to apply a discount to something, to give a discount on something

60
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bajo descuento

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discounted, at a discount

61
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tener descuento

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to have a discount, to get a discount, to be on sale

62
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el tiempo de descuento

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the stoppage time (in soccer), the injury time (in soccer), the time lost (in rugby)

63
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el tipo de descuento, la tasa de descuento

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the discount rate

64
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el vale de descuento

A

the discount voucher

65
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deducir algo

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to deduce something

66
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deducir que, darse cuenta que

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to deduce that

67
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deducir algo de algo, deducir algo a partir de algo

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to deduce something from something

68
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deductivo/deductiva

A

deductive

69
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el razonamiento deductivo

A

the deductive reasoning

70
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escudriñar algo, busconear algo

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to scrutinize something (examine closely; 1st can also be of a person)

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hacer el escrutinio de algo, escrutar algo, hacer el recuento de algo

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to scrutinize something (count something - eg election results)

72
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el escrutinio, el examen

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the scrutiny (close examination)

73
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el escrutinio, la mirada escudriñadora

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the scrutiny (searching gaze)

74
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agriado/agriada

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sour (resentful), resentful, angry, irritated (angry), bitter (resentful), sharp (resentful)

75
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el agriado/la agriada

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the bitter or embittered person

76
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agriar algo/a alguien

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to sour something (literal or figurative), to turn something sour (literal), to annoy someone, to exasperate someone

77
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agriarse

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to turn sour (literal), to become embittered

78
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autodidacta

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self-taught, autodidactic, self-educated

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el autodidacta/la autodidacta

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the autodidact, the self-taught person

80
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impactante

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impressive, striking, powerful, stunning, shocking (upsetting), impacting (hitting another - eg the impacting vehicle), astonishing (upsetting)

81
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las armas de destrucción masiva

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the weapons of mass destruction, the WMD (weapons of mass destruction)

82
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resistir algo, aguantar algo, soportar algo

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to withstand something (all are physical; 1st and 2nd are also figurative)

83
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el caos masivo, el caos en masa

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the mass chaos

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le gusto a ella, le agrado a ella, a ella le caigo bien

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she likes me

85
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en pacotilla, en masa, masivamente

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en masse

86
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señalar algo, mostrar algo

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to point something out (observe/remark on something)

87
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señalar a alguien que, hacerle notar a alguien que

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to point out to someone that (make someone aware of the fact that)

88
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remarcar algo, puntualizar algo, señalar algo

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to point something out (identify/draw attention to something)

89
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yo lo valgo, yo lo merezco

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I’m worth it

90
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la parada técnica, la parada en boxes, los boxes

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the pit stop (1st and 2nd are pause to refuel in motor racing or bathroom break, 3rd is place to refuel in motor racing)

91
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la dinastía

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the dynasty, the royal house, the line of someone (lineage)

92
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quedarse en casa

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to stay at home

93
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la madre ama de casa, la madre dueña de casa

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the stay-at-home mom

94
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la persona casera, la persona hogareña, el/la que no sale a veranear

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the stay-at-home (person who doesn’t go out)

95
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la orden de quedarse en casa

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the stay-at-home order

96
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la carrera contra el reloj

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the race against time

97
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el ataque aéreo

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the air raid

98
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el refugio antiaéreo

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the air-raid shelter

99
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casero/casera

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homemade, amateur, domestic, home-loving, homebody, home-lover, home (local - eg home game), home-baked (of a pastry), homespun (of textiles), rudimentary, unprofessional, biased (in sports)

100
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el casero/la casera

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the landlord/landlady, the caretaker, the customer (used in Cuba/Ecuador/Chile/Peru)

101
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el domingo casero

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the Sunday at home

102
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osuno/osuna, parecido a un oso/parecida a un oso

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ursine (both are bear-like, 1st is also relating to bears)

103
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el demonio de Tasmania

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the ursine dasyure (Tasmanian devil)

104
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no intenten esto en casa, no hagan esto en casa

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don’t try this at home (addressing multiple people)

105
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(la) Arabia Saudita, (la) Arabia Saudí

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Saudi Arabia

106
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saudí, saudita, de Arabia Saudita, de Arabia Saudí

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Saudi Arabian

107
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el saudí/la saudí, el saudita/la saudita

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the Saudi Arabian

108
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el saudí/la saudí, el árabe (m y f)

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the Saudi

109
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saudí, árabe

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Saudi

110
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(la) Arabia, (la) Arabia Saudita, (la) Arabia Saudí

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Saudi (country)

111
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me zumban los oídos, me pitan los oídos, me suenan los oídos

A

my ears are ringing

112
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la plasta

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the pain in the neck (used in Spain + without article), the lump, the flat lump, the mess (shapeless mass), the botch (shapeless mass), the squished thing, the mashed-down thing, the blob, the botch-job, the cowpat (the cow dung), the cowpie (cow dung), the cowflop (cow dung), the turd, the (animal) dropping

113
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el plasta/la plasta

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the bore (person - used in Spain), the pain (person - used in Spain), the pain in the neck (person - used in Spain), the nuisance (person), the pest (person), the pain in the butt (person), the annoying person

114
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feocio/feocia, feosíaco/feosíaca, feo/fea, encarado/encarada, cucufato/cucufata

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ugly (not beautiful; last is of a person, rest are general)

115
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desagradable, horrible, feo/fea

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ugly (unpleasant/objectionable)

116
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horrible, espantoso/espantosa, malo/mala

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ugly (of weather or the sea - dangerous/unpleasant)

117
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ponerse feo/fea

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to get ugly (literal or figurative - eg of an argument)

118
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de mala manera

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ugly (adverb - eg talking ugly to someone), badly, in a bad way

119
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asomar la cabeza, surgir, aparecer

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to rear its head (figurative), to rear its ugly head (figurative)

120
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el patito feo

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the ugly duckling (actual story or someone ugly who becomes beautiful)

121
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la cosa fea, algo espantoso, el asunto desagradable

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the ugly thing (figurative - something offensive/repellent)

122
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estar de guardia, estar disponible, estar localizable, estar de turno, estar a la vista

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to be on call (last is in finance - of funds - rest are available for duty)

123
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apelar a alguien, recurrir a alguien

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to call on someone (for help), to call upon someone (for help) (2nd is also to call on/upon someone as in turn to someone)

124
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llamar a alguien para hacer algo

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to call on someone to do something, to call upon someone to do something

125
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pasar a saludar a alguien, visitar a alguien, hacer una visita a alguien (Chile)

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to call on someone (visit someone)

126
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llamar a alguien, elegir a alguien

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to call on someone (a teacher calling on a student)

127
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seguir la corriente, dejarse llevar

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to go with the flow, to go with it

128
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el wapití

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the wapiti (elk), the elk

129
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yo lo tomaré, yo lo agarraré, me lo llevaré, lo soportaré

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I’ll take it (last is I’ll withstand it, rest are I’ll grab it)

130
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firulístico/firulística

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pretentious and conceited, elegant or refined but actually ridiculous

131
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la plaza

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the plaza (town square), the square (open space), the market (physical place), the job, the space (spot or position), the spot, the place (spot or position), the seat (place to sit or spot in a course/event), the arena (in bullfighting), the stronghold, the marketplace, the (job) vacancy, the post (job or military), the commercial zone, -seater (of a sofa - preceded by de + number)

132
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el centro comercial, la plaza comercial (México), el mall

A

the plaza (shopping center)

133
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la plaza de toros

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the bull ring

134
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la plaza fuerte, la plaza de armas

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the fortress, the stronghold, the garrison, the munitions store, the main square

135
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la plaza fuerte, la plaza de armas, la plaza mayor

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the main square

136
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la plaza vacante

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the vacancy (general, not just job-related)

137
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la plaza, el centro comercial, el mall, la plaza comercial (México), el shopping (Argentina)

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the shopping plaza

138
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el peaje, el área de peaje

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the toll plaza (tollbooth area)

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