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1
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el empujón, el codazo, el golpe, el toque (España)

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the poke (prodding touch)

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la cogida, el palo (México/Centroamérica), el polvo (Colombia/España/Venezuela/Río de la Plata)

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the poke (sex - used in United Kingdom)

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clavar algo, hincar algo, pinchar algo, dar con algo, tocar algo, atizar algo, darle un codazo a algo

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to poke something (hit something - 6th is a fire, 7th is with elbow)

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meter algo en algo

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to poke something into something

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sacar algo por algo, asomar algo por algo

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to poke something out of something

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hacer un agujero en algo, agujerear algo

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to poke a hole in something

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pegarle un puñetazo a alguien

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to poke someone (punch someone), to punch someone

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asomar de algo

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to poke out of something

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darle con algo a alguien, clavarle algo a alguien

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to poke someone with something

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darle a alguien en el ojo, clavarle el ojo a alguien, sacarle el/un ojo a alguien

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to poke someone’s eye out

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metérsela a alguien, clavar a alguien, clavársela a alguien, echarle un polvo a alguien

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to poke someone (have sex with someone)

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el póquer, el póker

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the poker (game)

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el atizador, el hurgón, el espetón, el hurgador

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the poker (tool for tending a fire)

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la reinstalación, la reincorporación, la restitución en el cargo, la reintegración, la readmisión

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the reinstatement (of someone to a job)

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el restablecimiento, la restauración, la reinstalación

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the reinstatement (reestablishment of something)

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reinstaurar algo, restablecer algo, reintegrar algo

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to reinstate something (put something back into effect)

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reincorporar a alguien, restituir a alguien, readmitir a alguien

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to reincorporate someone (give someone their job back)

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volver a incluir algo, reincorporar algo

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to reincorporate something (include something again)

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acabar, rendirse, dar por terminado, cortar (España), mandar a volar (México), cortarla (Argentina)

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to call it quits

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así llamado/así llamada, llamado/llamada

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so-called (commonly called; both come before noun)

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supuesto/supuesta, presunto/presunta, dizque, llamado/llamada

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so-called (supposedly; all come before noun)

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así llamado/así llamada, llamado/llamada, denominado/denominada

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so called (adverbial phrase)

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la vitrina de trofeos, la caja de trofeos

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the trophy case

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el bastón, la batuta

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the baton (1st is in a marching band, 2nd is in an orchestra)

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el bastón de mando, el testigo

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the baton (1st is in the military, 2nd is in a relay race)

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el bastón, la porra, el garrote

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the baton (police weapon)

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revolear el bastón, hacer malabares con el bastón

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to twirl the baton

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la demostración de fuerza, la muestra de fuerza, la muestra de fortaleza

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the show of strength

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el diente, la punta, el clavo

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the prong (1st and 2nd are of a fork, 3rd is of a plug)

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pinchar algo/a alguien

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to prong something (pinch/poke something), to prick something, to spear something, to burst something (a balloon), to puncture something (a tire), to prod someone (bother someone), to pester someone, to needle someone, to give someone a shot (injection) (colloquial), to knife someone, to stab someone (colloquial), to tap something (spy on - eg a phone), to bug something (spy on - eg a phone), to click something (colloquial), to play something (music - colloquial - Spain)

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pinchar

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to be prickly, to be bristly (of a beard), to get a flat tire, to get a puncture (flat tire), to click on something (followed by en), to be a flop (colloquial - Spain), to work (do a job - colloquial - Cuba), to have a fling (colloquial - Argentina/Chile/Paraguay)

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pincharse

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to prick oneself, to inject oneself (colloquial), to shoot up (do drugs - colloquial), to burst (of a balloon), to puncture (of a tire)

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las condiciones de salubridad, las instalaciones de saneamiento, las instalaciones sanitarias

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the sanitation (cleanliness)

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el saneamiento

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the sanitation (trash collection OR techniques to promote health OR cleanliness), the clean-up, the restructuring, the (legal) compensation, the write-off (in finance), the write-down (in finance), the plumbing (Spain), the drainage (of water or sewage), the remediation (of the economy)

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el sanitario, el baño, el aseo

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the sanitation (toilet/washing facilities)

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de la basura, de recogida de la basura

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sanitation (adjective)

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sanitario/sanitaria, de sanidad

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sanitary (relating to sanitation)

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higiénico/higiénica, sanitario/sanitaria

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sanitary (clean)

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el empleado sanitario/la empleada sanitaria, el recolector de basura/la recolectora de basura

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the sanitation worker

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desinfectar algo, esterilizar algo, sanear algo, higienizar algo

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to sanitize something (decontaminate something)

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dar una imagen aséptica de algo, suavizar algo

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to sanitize something (make something inoffensive)

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antihigiénico/antihigiénica, insalubre, poco higiénico/poco higiénica, malsano/malsana

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unsanitary

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puntiagudo/puntiaguda, con pinchos

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pronged (literal - having spikes)

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con pinchos, con puntas

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-pronged (literal - having spikes) (always used with a number)

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de pinches, de puntas

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-pronged (figurative - having multiple approaches) (always used with a number)

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dual, doble

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two-pronged (figurative - having two parts)

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tridente, de tres puntas

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three-pronged (literal - having three prongs)

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triple, con tres frentes, con tres enfoques

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three-pronged (figurative - having three parts)

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la temporada de la gripe, la temporada de gripe, la época de gripe

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(the) flu season

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50
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el guijarro, la piedrita, la piedra, la piedrecita (España)

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the pebble

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la roca, la peña, el pedrusco, el peñasco

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the boulder

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audaz, atrevido/atrevida, valiente

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bold (daring/courageous)

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atrevido/atrevida, descarado/descarada

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bold (forward/impudent)

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llamativo/llamativa, vivo/viva, intenso/intensa

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bold (of a color/pattern)

55
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negrita

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bold (of a font)

56
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la negrita

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the bold (font), the boldface (font), the bold type (font)

57
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imaginativo/imaginativa, osado/osada

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bold (imaginative; 2nd is specifically of imagination, 1st is general)

58
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la letra en negrita

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the bold font

59
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poner algo en negrilla, poner algo en negrita

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to bold something (text)

60
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resueltamente, con atrevimiento, con audacia, audazmente, con osadía

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boldly (daringly)

61
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con atrevimiento, descaradamente

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boldly (forwardly/impudently)

62
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con trazos firmes

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boldly (with vigorous strokes - of something written)

63
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con valentía, con audacia

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boldly (courageously)

64
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claramente, nítidamente, visiblemente

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boldly (prominently)

65
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la audacia, la valentía

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the boldness (daring)

66
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el descaro, el atrevimiento

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the boldness (impudence)

67
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la fuerza, la singularidad

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the boldness (strength)

68
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el necrófilo/la necrófila

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the necrophile, the necrophiliac

69
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necrófilo/necrófila

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necrophiliac (adjective)

70
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la necrofilia

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the necrophilia

71
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pulverulento/pulverulenta, en polvo, fino/fina, granulado/granulada

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powdery (2nd is of snow, 3rd is of sand)

72
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el polvo, los polvos

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the powder (1st is small particles or makeup; 2nd is medicine or makeup)

73
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la pólvora

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the powder (explosive - eg gunpowder), the gunpowder, the fireworks (used in singular form), the instigator (both male & female), the inciter (both male & female), the hothead (both male & female)

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la nieve en polvo, la nieve fresca

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the powder (powdery snow)

75
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empolvarse algo, empolvar algo, polvorear algo

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to powder something (put makeup on something)

76
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espolvorear algo con algo, empolvar algo con algo, cubrir algo con algo

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to powder something with something (1st is to put powder on food, rest are to put powder on anything)

77
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reducir algo a polvo, pulverizar algo, moler algo

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to powder something (grind something to powder)

78
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reducirse a polvo, pulverizarse

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to powder (intransitive - to become powder)

79
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empolvarse la nariz

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to powder one’s nose

80
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la labia

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the gift of the gab, the smooth talk, the glibness, the loquacity

81
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los labios, los labios vaginales

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the labia

82
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los labios mayores, los labios vaginales mayores

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the labia majora

83
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los labios menores, los labios vaginales menores

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the labia minora

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labial

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labial (in dentistry or linguistics or female anatomy or relating to the lips), lip (adjective)

85
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la labial

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the labial (in linguistics), the labial consonant

86
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el labial, el pintalabios, la barra de labios, el lápiz de labios, el lápiz labial, el carmín

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the lipstick

87
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la regla de los cinco segundos

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the five-second rule

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siempre que

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whenever (+indicative), every time (+indicative), each time (+indicative), as long as (on the condition that - +subjunctive), so long as (+subjunctive), provided that (+subjunctive), providing that (+subjunctive)

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la estación de bomberos, el cuartel de bomberos, el parque de bomberos (España), la bomba (Chile)

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the firehouse

90
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el carro de bomberos, el camión de bomberos, el coche de bomberos (España), la autobomba (Río de la Plata), la bomba (Chile), el carro bomba (Chile)

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the fire truck

91
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la boca de riego, la toma de agua, la boca de incendios, el hidrante, la boca de incendio

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the fire hydrant

92
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la boca de riego, la toma de agua, la boca de incendios, el hidrante

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the hydrant

93
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el bromatólogo/la bromatóloga

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the food scientist

94
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la ciencia de los alimentos, la bromatología

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the food science

95
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el correo común, el correo ordinario

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the snail mail

96
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el caracol

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the snail, the shell, the seashell, the conch, the cochlea, the ringlet (of hair), the curl (of hair), the winkle (aquatic mollusk), the sluggard, the slowcoach, the banana (variety characterized by not being in bunches), the hopscotch board in the shape of a snail or spiral

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a paso de caracol, a paso de tortuga

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at a snail’s pace

98
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el caracol marino

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the sea snail

99
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el mejor amigo del hombre

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man’s best friend

100
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el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre

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a dog is a man’s best friend

101
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para eso están los amigos

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that’s what friends are for

102
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hay una víbora en mi bota, hay una serpiente en mi bota

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there’s a snake in my boot

103
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echar a alguien, botar a alguien, largar a alguien, despedir a alguien

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to give someone the boot

104
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intacto/intacta, sin tocar

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untouched (not touched)

105
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sin probar, sin comer

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untouched (of food)

106
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intacto/intacta, no afectado/no afectada

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untouched (undamaged)

107
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puro/pura, intacto/intacta, prístino/prístina

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untouched (pure/not spoiled)

108
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insensible

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untouched (indifferent - followed by “a” to mean “by”), insensitive, numb, imperceptible, without feelings, callous

109
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emocionado/emocionada, conmovido/conmovida

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touched (emotionally moved)

110
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tocado/tocada, chiflado/chiflada, chiflis (México/Honduras/El Salvador)

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touched (colloquial - crazy)

111
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de un modo conmovedor, de forma conmovedora

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touchingly

112
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conmovedor/conmovedora, emocionante

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touching (emotionally)

113
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tocante a algo, relacionado a algo/relacionada a algo, con respecto a algo, al respecto de algo, relativo a algo/relativa a algo

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touching something (relating to something)

114
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el derroche, el despilfarro, el capricho

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the splurge

115
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derrochar algo en algo, despilfarrar algo en algo

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to splurge something on something

116
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darse el capricho de comprar algo, despilfarrar en algo, derrochar en algo

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to splurge on something

117
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derrochar, despilfarrar

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to splurge

118
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el kung-fu, el kung fu

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the kung fu

119
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la pista de hielo, la pista de patinaje sobre hielo

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the ice rink

120
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alborotador/alborotadora, perturbador/perturbadora, provocador/provocadora

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troublemaking

121
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el alborotador/la alborotadora, el agitador/la agitadora, el buscapleitos/la buscapleitos, problemático/problemática

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the troublemaker

122
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la seriedad, la gravedad, la honestidad, la franqueza

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the earnestness

123
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sincero/sincera, serio/seria

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earnest (sincere)

124
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serio/seria

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earnest (serious), serious (solemn or grave/major), reliable, stiff, deadpan, responsible, trustworthy, straightforward, honest

125
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ferviente

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earnest (eager), fervent, ardent, burning (fervent), passionate

126
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el compromiso, la señal, el depósito

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the earnest (the pledge)

127
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seriamente, con seriedad, de todo corazón, en serio

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earnestly

128
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ser sincero, decir algo en serio

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to be in earnest

129
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sinceramente

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in earnest, sincerely, honestly

130
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guardar las apariencias, salvar las apariencias

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to save face

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