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1
Q

I’m not dressed yet

A

Aún no estoy vestido

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Is you brother home? I don’t know, I just got home.

A

Tu hermano está en la casa? No sé, acabó de llegar.

Acabar de: have just

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Dear, honey, love, darling

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Cariño

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4
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Anxious

A

Impaciente

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5
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Queue or line

Also means tails

A

La cola

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Tenderness, affection

A

Ternura

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To land or touch down

A

Aterrizar

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It’s good to see you

A

Me alegro de verte

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9
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Nice to meet you

A

Encantado de conocerte

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10
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Smiling

A

Sonriente

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11
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Warm (enthusiastic)

A

Caluroso

El anfitrión les dio una calurosa bienvenida a sus invitados

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12
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A short distance

A

A poco distancia

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13
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Can I help you?

A

En qué lo/te puedo ayudar?

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14
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She seems worried

A

Ella parece preocupada

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15
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Because that

A

Porque así

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16
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Except (for) preposition
Unless, excepting, barring, excepting if, adjective and adverb
Safe and sound adjective

A

Salvo

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17
Q

Turn it on

Light, start, switch on

A

Encenderlo

Encender

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18
Q

I can’t believe it

A

No me puedo creer

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19
Q

Around the corner

A

A la vuelta de la esquina

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20
Q

Have a nice day

A

Que tenga un buen día

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21
Q

What do you want?

A

Que desea?

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22
Q

Menú

A

La carta restaurant

Menú list of options

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23
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Shame

A

La vergüenza

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24
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Ironic

A

Irónico

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25
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Rings (sounds)

A

Suena Sonar timbrar

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26
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Turn off the lights

A

Apago la luz

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27
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Hallway

A

El pasillo

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28
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I realize

A

Me doy cuenta

Darse cuenta de

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29
Q

Painting

A

El dibujo

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30
Q

To come back, return

A

Volver

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31
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He/she is waiting for me

A

Me está esperando

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32
Q

Doubt

A

La duda

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33
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Finally

A

Finalmente

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34
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Don’t tell anyone

A

No se lo digas a nadie

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35
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Road

A

La carretera

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36
Q

Let me alone

A

Déjame en paz

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37
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Hidden

A

Escondido

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38
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Recently

A

Hace poco tiempo

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39
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The same as me

A

La misma que yo

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40
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To stretch ones legs

A

Estirar las piernas

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41
Q

In my bag I have my cell phone charger

A

En la mochila tengo mi cargador para móvil

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42
Q

I thank him

A

Le doy las gracias

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43
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Rarely

A

Muy pocos veces

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44
Q

Entrance hall

A

El portal

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45
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Receptionist

A

El recepcionista

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46
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Having a walk

A

Dando un paseo

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47
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I apologize for

A

Lo siento por

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48
Q

He realizes

A

Se da cuenta

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49
Q

Truly, really

A

Verdaderamente

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50
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After so many years

A

Después de tantos años

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51
Q

I agree

A

Estoy de acuerdo

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52
Q

Hiking

A

El senderismo

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53
Q

To meet up with

A

Quedar con

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54
Q

Excursion

A

La excursión

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55
Q

You’ll get tired

A

Te vas a cansar

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56
Q

Mild temperatures

A

Temperaturas muy suaves

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57
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Cloudy

A

Nublado

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58
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Peluda

A

Furry

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59
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Warm (of colors, red, orange, yellow)

A

Cálidas

Naranja es un color cálido comparado con el azul

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60
Q

Narrow

A

Estrechó

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61
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Strange

A

Extraño/a

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62
Q

Don’t be afraid

A

No tengas miedo

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63
Q

Shore of the lake

A

La orilla del lago

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64
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Waves (in water)

A

Las olas

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65
Q

Let’s have fun

A

Vamos a divertirnos

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66
Q

Have a snack

A

Merendar

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67
Q

Explore

A

Explorar

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68
Q

Footprint

A

Las huellas

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69
Q

She thought that the creature would be a joker dressed up

A

Ella pensaba que la criatura sería un bromista disfrazado

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70
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Pursue

A

Perseguir

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71
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Of course

A

Por supuesto

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72
Q

Loose

A

Suelta

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73
Q

Who cares?

A

Qué más da?

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74
Q

Stupid

A

Tonto

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75
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However

A

En cambio

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76
Q

Cave

A

La cueva

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77
Q

Night comes

A

Hacerse de noche

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78
Q

Network coverage

A

La cobertura

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79
Q

Elders

A

Los ancianos

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80
Q

Likeable

A

Simpático

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81
Q

Keep the change

A

Quédese las vueltas

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82
Q

Waiter

A

El camarero

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83
Q

Branch

A

La rama

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84
Q

Around

A

Alrededor

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85
Q

There is something wrong here

A

Aquí hay algo que no me cuadra

Cuadrar: to square, to correspond to, tally, balance, agree, suit

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86
Q

Torch

A

La linterna

87
Q

Kick about

A

Patalear

88
Q

Nervous

A

Nervioso/a

89
Q

Candles

A

Las velas

90
Q

Take off

He took off the costume

A

Quitarse

Se quitó el disfraz

91
Q

Brave

A

Valiente

92
Q

Shop attendant

A

El tendero

93
Q

I’m afraid

A

Me temo

94
Q

Signature

A

La firma

95
Q

Stone

A

La piedra

96
Q

Bridge

A

El puente

97
Q

Decorated

A

Adornada

98
Q

Trust, noun

To trust

A

Confianza

Confiar en

99
Q

Cheated

A

Estafado

100
Q

Adventures

A

Las adventuras

101
Q

Again

A

De nuevo

102
Q

Forest

A

El bosque

103
Q

Similar

A

Parecido

104
Q

Whatever you want

A

Lo que quieres

105
Q

Quantity

A

La cantidad

106
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Main door

A

La puerta principal

107
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Hillside

A

La ladera

108
Q

Streams

A

Los riachuelos

109
Q

Farmer

A

Campesino

110
Q

Inside

A

Adentro

111
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It seems

A

Parece que

112
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On behalf of

A

De parte de

113
Q

Works for him

A

Trabaja para el

114
Q

Until we meet again

A

Hasta que nos volvamos a encontrar

115
Q

Legend

A

La leyenda

116
Q

At this time

A

A estas horas

117
Q

Customers

A

Los clientes

118
Q

Schedule

A

El horario

119
Q

Night, nighttime

A

Nocturno

120
Q

Let me have a look

A

Deja que lo mire

121
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Within an hour

A

Dentro de una hora

122
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Gadgets

A

Aparatos

123
Q

I’ve never seen anything like this

A

Nunca había visto nada igual

124
Q

To accompany

A

Acompañar a

125
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They spent several minutes

A

Pasaron varios minutos

126
Q

Carlos was astonished

A

Carlos se extrañó

127
Q

Even faster

A

Aún más deprisa

128
Q

Pushed

A

Empujó

Empujar

129
Q

I have to go back

A

Tengo que volver

130
Q

Tales

A

Los cuentos

131
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True

A

Cierta

132
Q

Took out

A

Sacó

133
Q

From time to time

A

De vez en cuando

134
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Hundreds of years ago

A

Hace cientos de años

135
Q

They were used to

A

Estaban acostumbrados

136
Q

Filled with

A

Repleta

137
Q

Frank was saddened

A

Frank se entristeció

To sadden: entristecer

138
Q

Anyone

A

Cualquiera

139
Q

They went up to the top

A

Subieron arriba del todo

140
Q

His look/eyes said nothing.

A

Su miraba no decía nada

141
Q

That’s why I want to end this

A

Por eso quiero acabar esto

142
Q

Time was running out

A

El tiempo se acababa

143
Q

Come and I’ll tell (it) to you

A

Ven y te la cuento

144
Q

If you let me fix it, we can win the battle

A

Si me dejas arreglarlo, podemos ganar la batalla

145
Q

Eric realized it

A

Eric se dio cuenta de ello

146
Q

I want you to tell me the best story of pirates that you know

A

Quiero que me cuentes la mejor historia de piratas que sepas

147
Q

Clouds

A

Las nubes

148
Q

I’ve already told you before

A

Ya te lo he dicho antes

149
Q

In some way

A

Alguna manera

150
Q

Put an end to this

A

Acabar con esto

151
Q

Maybe

A

Quizás

152
Q

So what?

A

¿Y que?

153
Q

Even stronger

A

Aún más fuerte

154
Q

To take advantage of the moment

A

Aprovechar el momento

155
Q

To throw

A

Lanzar

156
Q

Leap on, jump on

A

Abalanzarse

157
Q

Wise

A

Sabio/a

158
Q

Site, location

A

Sitio

159
Q

To spend the afternoon

A

Pasar la tarde

160
Q

Move, set, or move closer

Get close, approach

A

Acercar

Acercarse

161
Q

At least
Even
Not even

A

Siquiera

162
Q

What do you want from me?

A

Qué quiere usted de mí?

163
Q

Address as tú

A

Tutear

Me llamo Arturo, pero puedes tutearme

164
Q

How long have you been in Madrid

A

Cuánto tiempo llevas en Madrid?

165
Q

Behind, at back

A

Detrás

166
Q

It took an hour to find what he was looking for

A

Tardó una hora en encontrar lo que buscaba

167
Q

Inside, interior

A

Interior

168
Q

Airplane ticket

A

El billete de avión

169
Q

Leaning on

A

Apoyado

170
Q

Carefully

A

Detenidamente

171
Q

Dirt

A

La suciedad

172
Q

Valuable

A

Valioso

173
Q

Come with me

A

Venga conmigo

174
Q

Wide street

A

La calle ancha

175
Q

Notes (school notes)

A

Los apuntes

176
Q

Address

A

La dirección

177
Q

Knock on the door

A

Llamar a la puerta

178
Q

The doorbell rang

A

El timbre sonó

179
Q

Sunglasses

A

Gafas de sol

180
Q

To get out of a car, disembark

A

Bajar

181
Q

I come for a very important matter

A

Vengo por un asunto muy importante

182
Q

Magnificent, splendid

A

Espléndido/a

183
Q

Empresa

A

Business

184
Q

Design

A

Diseño

185
Q

Arturo took off his jacket and gave it to the butler

A

Arturo se quitó la chaqueta y se la dio al mayordomo

186
Q

Arturo looked around

A

Arturo miró alrededor

187
Q

(She) still didn’t see

A

Siguió sin ver

188
Q

The door remained open

A

La puerta seguía abierta

189
Q

I come for/to

A

Vengo por

190
Q

In any case

A

Sea lo que sea

191
Q

Pastries

A

Las pastas

192
Q

In contrast to

A

A diferencia de

193
Q

I don’t know what you mean

A

No sé a qué se refiere

194
Q

Statues

A

La estatua

195
Q

Flight (ride)

A

Vuelo

196
Q

The flight has a layover in Barcelona

A

El vuelo tiene una escala en Barcelona

197
Q

What do I owe you

A

Que le debo?

198
Q

Here (is the money)

A

Tome

199
Q

Excuse me. How do I get here?

A

Disculpe. ¿Como puedo ir hasta aquí?

200
Q

Wrinkle or crease (face or clothes )

A

La arruga

201
Q

Simple, plain, easy

A

Sencilla

202
Q

Ring

A

Anillo

203
Q

I thought it would be more difficult

A

Pensaba que iba más difícil

204
Q

Location, whereabouts, position

A

Ubicación

205
Q

Shortly

A

Dentro de poco

206
Q

For the journey

A

Para el camino

207
Q

To request a taxi

A

Pedir un taxi

208
Q

How nice it was

A

Lo bonita que era

209
Q

Have you ever been…?

A

Ha estado alguna vez…?

210
Q

Over the years

A

Con los años

211
Q

You’re welcome

A

No hay de qué

212
Q

Took off his shoes

A

Se descalzó

213
Q

Certainly

A

Seguramente