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1
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estilo imperio

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empire-style

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el imperio

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the empire (period or territories or political organization or commercial organization), the rule (dominance or legal), the haughtiness, the reign (under an emperor)

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el imperio de la razón

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the rule of reason

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el imperio de la ley

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the rule of law

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imperio/imperia

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empire (adjective - style)

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el güimo/la güima, el conejillo de indias, el cobayo, el cobaya/la cobaya

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the guinea pig (animal)

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el conejillo de indias/la conejilla de indias

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the guinea pig (subject of an experiment)

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majestuoso/majestuosa

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majestic, breathtaking, regal (majestic or like a king)

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real, regio/regia

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regal (relating to royalty)

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regio/regia, majestuoso/majestuosa, suntuoso/suntuosa

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regal (majestic)

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real, majestuoso/majestuosa, regio/regia

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regal (like a king)

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suntuoso/suntuosa, ceremonioso/ceremoniosa

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regal (stately)

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el líder/la líder

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the leader (general and in sports league rankings)

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líder

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leading, top (leading)

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el cabecilla/la cabecilla

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the leader (general or of rebels), the ringleader (general or of a gang)

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el primero/la primera

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the leader (sports - eg in a race), the best (followed by en)

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el oso hormiguero

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the anteater, the ant bear (anteater)

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la embriaguez

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the drunkenness, the intoxication (literal and figurative), the inebriation, the elation, the rapture, the euphoria

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la resaca, el jangóver, el marasmo, el hangover

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the hangover

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estoy como tusa, estoy verdoseado/verdoseada, tengo resaca, tengo jangóver, tengo marasmo, tengo hangover, me engomé

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I’m hungover

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la migraña, la jaqueca

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the migraine

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chonquear

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to vomit violently, to puke, to vomit due to drunkenness

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rechazar algo

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to reject something (general and medical), to turn something down (reject), to repel something, to drive something back (repel), to deny something (declare untrue), to make a save (in sports - followed by noun - eg ball), to keep something out (in sports - followed by noun - eg ball)

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el riñón

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the kidney, the heart (figurative - center)

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los riñones, la parte baja de la espalda, la zona lumbar

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the lower back (last is formal)

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la plantación

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the plantation (farming/estate/farm), the field (farming), the planting (act of planting)

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la caña de azúcar, la caña, la japonesa

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the sugar cane

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el asentamiento, la colonia

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the plantation (settlement)

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la plantación, la hacienda, la finca

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the plantation (estate/farm)

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el poblado

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the town, the village, the area, the place, the settlement

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poblado/poblada

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bushy (of hair), thick (of hair), populated, inhabited, full (followed by de to mean of)

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poblado de/poblada de

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populated with, full of, inhabited by

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la hacienda

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the plantation (property or estate), the hacienda, the estate, the ranch (farm), the wealth (assets), the fortune (wealth), the property (wealth)

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Hacienda

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the Internal Revenue Service (US), the IRS (US), the Inland Revenue (UK), the tax office, the tax collector

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la finca

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the property (rural real estate), the country house, the country estate, the ranch (property), the farm, the building (used in Spain), the plantation (property)

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el trayecto

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the route, the way (route), the journey (trip), the distance, the trajectory, the leg (of a trip)

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ahora, empero, no obstante, sin embargo, aun así, de todos modos, de todas maneras

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however (on the other hand)

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sin importar (+lo ‘adjetivo’ que ‘subjuntivo’), por (+ ‘adjetivo’ ‘sustantivo’ que ‘subjuntivo’), independientemente de (+lo ‘adjetivo’ que ‘subjuntivo’)

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however (independent of)

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como (+subjuntivo), de la manera que (+subjuntivo), de la forma que (+subjuntivo)

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however (by whatever means - eg however you want)

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independiente de cómo (+indicativo), sin importar cómo (+subjuntivo), como quiera que (+subjuntivo)

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however (in whichever way - eg however you dress)

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¿Pero cómo nos encontraste?

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However did you find us?

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por más que (+subjuntivo/pretérito)

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no matter how much (+verb), much as (+verb), as much as (+verb)

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como tú quieras, como quieras

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however you like, however you want

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esforzarse, hacer esfuerzo

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to strain (make effort)

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45
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tirar de algo, forcejear contra algo

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to strain against something

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46
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forzar algo

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to strain something (eyes or voice), to force someone (a alguien)/something, to force something open

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forzar la vista

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to strain one’s eyes, to strain one’s vision

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colar algo, escurrir algo

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to strain something (food)

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tensar algo

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to strain something (put strain on something), to tense something, to tighten something, to tauten something, to draw something (stretch something), to make something tense

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el esfuerzo, la presión, el estrés

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the strain (1st is effort, 2nd is compression, 3rd is pressure)

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la raza, la variedad, la cepa

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the strain (variant of something; 1st is animal, 2nd is plant, 3rd is virus)

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la distensión, el esguince, el compás

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the strain (1st and 2nd are in anatomy, 3rd is in music)

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53
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forzarse a hacer algo

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to force oneself to do something, to be forced to do something, to make oneself do something

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54
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tensarse

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to tighten, to become strained

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55
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la tripulación, el personal, el equipo

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the crew (1st is of a plane or ship, 2nd and 3rd are general - personnel, 3rd is also sport - rowing)

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56
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la banda, la pandilla, el grupo, el equipo, el corillo

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the crew (colloquial - social group)

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57
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el equipo, el remo

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the crew (sport - rowing)

58
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formar parte de la tripulación de, formar parte de una tripulación en

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to crew on (a vessel), to crew for (a captain)

59
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tripular algo

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to crew something (serve on a vessel), to man something, to drive something (a vehicle)

60
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el tripulante, el miembro del equipo

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the crewman (nautical)

61
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el corte rapado, el corte militar, el corte a la americana (Argentina)

A

the crew cut (army haircut)

62
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el pelo al rape, el pelo rapado

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the crew cut (general - very short haircut)

63
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el cuello redondo

A

the crewneck, the crew neck (neckline itself)

64
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de cuello redondo

A

crew-neck (adjective)

65
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la camisa de cuello redondo

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the crew-neck shirt

66
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el apartamento, el departamento, el piso (España)

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the condo (condominium unit; apartment within a condominium), the condominium

67
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el bloque de apartamentos, el bloque de pisos (España), el condominio

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the condo (actual condominium building)

68
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el bloque de apartamentos, el bloque, el condominio

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the condominium (apartment block)

69
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el remolcador

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the tugboat, the tug (tugboat), the tow truck

70
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remolcador/remolcadora

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tow (that tows), towing (that tows)

71
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el peinado, el corte de pelo

A

the haircut (hairstyle)

72
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el corte de pelo

A

the haircut (hairstyle or session at hairdresser)

73
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descalabrar, cortarse el pelo, hacerse un corte de pelo, hacer que le corten el pelo

A

to get a haircut

74
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descalabrar

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to get a haircut, to split somebody’s head open (a alguien), to wound somebody in the head (a alguien), to hurt someone (a alguien), to damage something (algo), to put a damper on something (algo), to foil something (algo), to ruin something (algo), to sell something at bargain prices (algo)

75
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descalabrarse, escalabrarse

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to hurt one’s head

76
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descalabrar algo/a alguien, escalabrar algo/a alguien

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to split somebody’s head open (a alguien), to wound somebody in the head (a alguien), to hurt someone (a alguien), to damage something (algo), to put a damper on something (algo), to foil something (algo), to ruin something (algo)

77
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el descalabro

A

the disaster, the major setback, the setback, the blow (setback), the defeat (military), the calamity

78
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la descalabradura

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the head wound, the scar remaining after a head wound, the head injury, the contusion, the concussion

79
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¡Corre por tu vida!, ¡Sálvese quien pueda!

A

Run for your life!

80
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¡Bah!, ¡Qué vaina!

A

Pshaw!

81
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oye, eh, chis, chist, pst

A

psst

82
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perseguido/perseguida, cazado/cazada

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hunted (being hunted)

83
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atormentado/atormentada

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hunted (fearful/tormented), tormented, tortured

84
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el cazador/la cazadora, el buscador/la buscadora

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the hunter (1st is person who hunts, person who searches - eg ghost hunter - and animal; 2nd is person who searches - eg ghost hunter)

85
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el cazador/la cazadora, el depredador/la depredadora, el caballo de caza

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the hunter (animal; last is only in fox hunting, rest are general)

86
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el reloj de bolsillo, la saboneta

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the hunter (type of watch)

87
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estrangular algo/estrangular a alguien, ahogar algo, suprimir algo, sofocar algo

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to strangle something/someone (1st is to choke or to suppress, rest are only to repress)

88
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el estrangulamiento, la estrangulación

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the strangulation

89
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comprimido/comprimida

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compressed, thin, small, flat

90
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el comprimido

A

the pill, the tablet (pill)

91
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la compresión

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the compression, the crushing, the compaction

92
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descomprimir algo, someter a alguien a descompresión

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to decompress something (1st is in computing, 2nd is to release divers from pressure)

93
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relajarse, desconectar, someterse a descompresión

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to decompress (1st and 2nd are to relax, 3rd is in diving)

94
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la descompresión

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the decompression

95
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condensar algo en algo, reducir algo a algo

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to compress something into something

96
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condensar algo, comprimir algo, reducir algo

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to compress something (2nd is to squeeze something, all are to reduce something)

97
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la compresa, el apósito

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the compress

98
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la compresa fría

A

the cold compress

99
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la compresa caliente, la compresa tibia

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the warm compress

100
Q

qué manera de morir, qué manera de irse, qué manera de ir

A

what a way to go

101
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el agotamiento por calor, el golpe de calor

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the heat exhaustion

102
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el pollito/la pollita, el polluelo/la polluela

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the chick (baby chicken)

103
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el polluelo/la polluela, el pajarito/la pajarita

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the chick (any kind of baby bird)

104
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la chica, la muchacha, la chavala (España), la chava (México), la tía (España), la chamaca (México), la chula (México), la mina (Argentina)

A

the chick (girl)

105
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las Galápagos

A

the Galápagos

106
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las Islas Galápagos

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the Galápagos Islands

107
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la cría

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the offspring (of an animal), the ancestry (of a person or animal), the lineage (of a person or animal), the young, the litter (of dogs), the brood (of birds), the baby, the breeding (of animals), the rearing (of animals)

108
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los hijos, la descendencia, la prole, los retoños

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the offspring (children)

109
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el fruto de algo, el resultado de algo

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the offspring of something (figurative - result)

110
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la supervivencia del más apto, la supervivencia del que mejor se adapta, la supervivencia del más fuerte (Argentina)

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the survival of the fittest

111
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la selección natural

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the natural selection

112
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masticable

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chewable, chewy, masticable

113
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el colchón

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the mattress, the cushion (money savings), the rainy day fund, the emergency fund, the nest egg (money savings)

114
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el caramelo duro

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the hard candy

115
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amorfo/amorfa

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amorphous, formless, without a particular shape, shapeless, insipid (of a person - having no personality)

116
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poco a poco

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little by little, step by step

117
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paso a paso, poco a poco, por etapas

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step by step

118
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detallado paso a paso/detallada paso a paso

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step-by-step

119
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la claridad, la nitidez, la transparencia

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the clarity (precision - eg of words/ideas)

120
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la claridad

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the clarity (understanding OR precision - eg of words/ideas - OR distinctness/sharpness), the light, the brightness, the frankness, the candidness, the sharpness (distinctness)

121
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la transparencia, la limpidez

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the clarity (purity - eg of water)

122
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el tin, el tilín, el din

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the ping (of a bell)

123
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el sonido metálico, el silbido

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the ping (metallic sound; 2nd is especially of a bullet)

124
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el pitido, el ping

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the ping (1st is electronic sound, 2nd is in computing)

125
Q

sonar a metal, tañer, hacer tin, hacer tilín, hacer din, sonar, pitar

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to ping (last is to make an electronic sound, rest are of a bell)

126
Q

hacerle un ping a algo, comprobar la disponibilidad de recursos de red

A

to ping something

127
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el tilín

A

the ting-a-ling, the tinkle

128
Q

tilín

A

ding (onomatopoeia)

129
Q

el ring

A

the ding (ringing sound)

130
Q

la abolladura, la marca

A

the ding (dent)

131
Q

repicar, sonar

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to ding (to make a dinging sound; 1st is of a phone)

132
Q

abollar algo, tocar algo

A

to ding something (1st is to dent something, 2nd is to make something sound)

133
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la flecha

A

the arrow, the dart, the spire

134
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el enemigo mortal/la enemiga mortal

A

the mortal enemy

135
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el más propenso a (+infinitivo)/la más propensa a (+infinitivo), el más probable que (+subjuntivo)/la más probable que (+subjuntivo), el que tiene más probabilidades de (+infinitivo)/la que tiene más probabilidades de (+infinitivo)

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the most likely to

136
Q

la licencia por maternidad, la baja por maternidad (España), el permiso por maternidad, la incapacidad por maternidad (Costa Rica), la licencia materna

A

the maternity leave

137
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la planta, la suela, el lenguado

A

the sole (1st is of a foot, 2nd is of a shoe, 3rd is a fish)

138
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único/única, exclusivo/exclusiva

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sole (1st is one or only, 2nd is only)

139
Q

poner suela a un zapato

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to sole a shoe

140
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vender la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca, poner el carro delante de los caballos

A

to put the cart before the horse

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