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1
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Square / rigid

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Cuadriculado

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Role

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La función (mejor que rol / papel; calcos, but many people use, incorrect)

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3
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to get fixated on doing something

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Empeñarse en hacer algo

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4
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To pawn / sell for money

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Empeñar algo

(different from empañar which is to sully)

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5
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To carry out a role / job / responsibility

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Desempeñar una función / labores

Realizar una función

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6
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Underage (adjective), like drinking

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Menor de edad (adjective)

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7
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It seems normal to me that…

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Me parece normal que + subjuntivo

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8
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I grew up in…

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me crié en…

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9
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The price for food and drinks

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El precio de la comida y las bebidas (NOT por)

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10
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For two weeks

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Durante dos semanas (could use por, correct, but durante even better, por more for English influence)

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11
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The relative proportion between salaries and rents

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La relación entre los sueldos y los alquileres

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12
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Average salary (don’t talk about it median)

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El sueldo medio

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The average salary in the US is three times higher than here

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El sueldo medio en (NOT de) los EEUU es tres veces más alto que aquí / que él de aquí

El sueldo medio en los EEUU es el triple que aquí

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14
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… 2.5x higher

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…dos veces y medio más alto que…

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15
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To increase to

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Aumentar hasta / incrementar hasta

(Mejor que crecer; “hasta” mejor que “a”)

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16
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An increase in salary

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Un aumento de salario / un incremento de salario

(Mejor que crecimiento)

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17
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From 8 to 9 AM

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De las ocho a las nueve ; desde las ocho hasta las nueve

(Shorter one is more common)

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18
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I don’t leave work until 3

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No salgo del trabajo hasta las tres

(Because only using one side, it has to be long form)

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19
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A trip from Madrid to Boston

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Un viaje de Madrid a Boston / un viaje desde Madrid hasta Boston

(Normally use shorter)

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20
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I’m going to Barcelona from Madrid

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Voy a Barcelona desde Madrid (one sided so has to be long form, can’t use “de”)

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A trip / flight to Boston

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Un viaje / vuelo a Boston (CAN use “a” here)

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A flight / trip from Madrid

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Un vuelo / viaje desde Madrid (CANNOT use short)

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23
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Disproportionate

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Desproporcionado

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24
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To pay the rent

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Pagar el alquiler

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25
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To regulate / standardize

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Regular / estandarizar

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26
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To put a limit on

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Poner un tope en cuanto a…

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27
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With a slanted ceiling

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Abuhardillado

28
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To hit your head on the ceiling

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Darse un golpe con el techo

29
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Hiding place (for people, contraband, etc)

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Un zulo

30
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Economical gain / yield / interest / return

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Un rédito (económico)

31
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Real estate

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El (sector) inmobiliario

32
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Short term stay

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Unas estancias más cortas / más breves

33
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A year-long contract; signing for a year

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Un contrato de un año / firmar por un año

34
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To go home at the end of the night

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Irse / pirarse / marchar(se)

Recogerse is not used by young people

35
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To go to bed / retire for the night

To retreat

A

retirarse

36
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Dichotomy between two ideas

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Una dicotomía entre dos ideas

37
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I found it + adj

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Me pareció

(Better than actually using I found it)

38
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I felt proud for finishing it

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Me sentí orgulloso de haberlo terminado

(NOT por)

(More natural than me enorgullecí)

39
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Have a great day

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Que pases un buen día! (Not angry at all!)

40
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It’s in August (an event)

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Es en agosto

(Not the other verb)

41
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Exile

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Exilio / autoexilio

42
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To not be brought to justice

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No responder a la justicia

(NOT llevar)

43
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1975-1978 post-Franco period

A

La Transición

44
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February 23 coup attempt

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23F (veintitrés efe); el intento de Golpe de Estado en España de 1981

45
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To carry out a coup

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Perpetrar / cometer / dar un golpe de estado

46
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A failed coup

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Un golpe fallido

(NOT fallado)

47
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Coup members

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Los golpistas

48
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To weigh both things

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Poner las dos cosas sobre la mesa

49
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Patron saint of Spain

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Santiago (patrón de España)

50
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Architecturally spectacular

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Arquitectónicamente espectacular

51
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He introduced me to Basque cake

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Me introdujo al pastel vasco

52
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Santiago cake

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La tarta de Santiago

53
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I don’t enjoy it very much / I don’t really like it

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Ni fu ni fa / no me entusiasma / no me apasiona / no es algo que me entusiasme

54
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A late / recent fan

A

Un fan reciente

Soy fan desde hace poco

(NOT retrasado)

55
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Delirious

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Tener delirio

(Better than delirado)

56
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Signage / signaling system

A

Unas señalizaciones

57
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It seemed a little odd / curious to me

A

Me resultó un poco curioso

58
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To die

I’m dying of heat / hunger / desire

The actor died in 1998

A

Morir = morirse, morirse enfatiza / remara más la persona

Me muero de calor / de hambre / de ganas

El actor (se) murió en 1998 (correct to include but often omitted)

59
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To die (plants / animals vs people)

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Morir vs. fallecer (fallecer sólo por personas)

60
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I have class this Thursday the 28th (of July)

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Tengo clase este jueves 28

Tengo clase este jueves, 28 de julio

NO definite article

61
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Today is Wednesday, July 24

Today is Wednesday the 24th

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Hoy es miércoles, 24 de julio

hoy es miércoles 24

NO definite article

62
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Today is July 24

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Hoy es 24 de julio

NO definite article

63
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It’s Wednesday

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Estamos a miércoles

64
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We have a trip on Thursday the 25th

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tenemos un viaje el jueves 25

65
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The Spanish class is in classroom 10

A

La clase de español es en el aula 10

66
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The exam is at two

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El examen es a las dos / el examen tiene lugar a los dos

67
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Where is the wedding?

A

Dónde es la boda? / dónde se celebra la boda? / dónde tiene lugar la boda?

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