translation mistake bank Flashcards

words / things that appeared in translations I completed that I got wrong and/or didn't know. (192 cards)

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so much technology

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tanta tecnología

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benefits their children or not.
(WORD ORDER)

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beneficia o no a sus hijos

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before social networks appeared

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antes de que aparecieran las redes sociales

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everybody is aware of…

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todos son conscientes de…

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schools have been educating

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los colegios han estado educando a…

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the problem is getting worse

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el problema está empeorando

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if parents understood the dangers of the internet better, they could teach their children how to stay safe online.

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Si los padres entendieran mejor los peligros del Internet, podrían enseñar a sus hijos cómo permanecer seguros en línea.

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cybernetic

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cibernético

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they gave me

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me dieron

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what he liked most was…

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Lo que más le gustó fue…

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were presented

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se presentaron

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they are becoming

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se están volviendo / convirtiendo (en)

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if i had had more time, i would have talked…

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Si hubiera tenido (PLUPERFECT SUBJ.) mas tiempo, habria hablado (CONDITIONAL PERFECT)…

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when I go back next year,

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cuando regrese / vuelva el año proximo,

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to realise / become aware of

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darse cuenta de

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I realised that…

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me di cuenta de que…

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sailing championship

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campeonato de vela

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to compete

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competir / tomar parte

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going on a diet

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hacer dieta
ponerse a dieta

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with me

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conmigo

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we see each other

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nos vemos

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if we continued training together, we could take part

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Si continuáramos / siguiéramos (IMPERF. SUBJ.) entrenando juntos, podríamos participar

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to train

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entrenar

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soslayar

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to avoid

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that worry teenagers nowadays
que preocupan a los adolescentes hoy en día
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it could be said that
se podría decir que
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it often leads to
a meundo conduce a
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a friend of mine
un amigo mio
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he had been out of work for more than 2 years
estaba en el paro desde hacía más de 2 años
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after having learnt new skills,
Después de haber aprendido nuevas habilidades / aptitudes,
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full time job
- a jornada completa - empleo a tiempo completo
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he hopes that other young people do what he did and improve their chances in life.
Espera que otros jóvenes hagan lo que él hizo y mejoren sus posibilidades en la vida.
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to overwhelm
agobiar
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impolite
incívico
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workshop
un taller
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to worry
inquietar / preocupar
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unemployed
desempleado
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to attend
asistir a acudir a
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to acquire / purchase
adquirir
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rather than / instead of
en lugar de
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my sister would have preferred
mi hermana hubiera preferido
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she agreed to go with them
aceptó / estuvo de acuerdo ir con ellos
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crowded
llena / concurrida / atestada
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enthusiastic
entusiasmo
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caves
cuevas
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best of all was...
lo mejor de todo era
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wildlife
la fauna / la vida salvaje
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climate
el clima
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to allow
permitir / consentir
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have brought / attracted attention
han llamado la atención
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to replace
reemplazar
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turbulent / unstable
agitado
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to lie (be buried)
yacer
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contemporary society
sociedad actual
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explode / break out
estallar
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se encuentran bantante ligados entre sí
are fairly linked to each other
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struggle / fight
lucha
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no figuran jóvenes
there are no young people
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entonces / en aquella época
at that time
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paid employees
asalariados
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labour market
mercado laboral
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in comparison to
frente a
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la pertenencia
belonging
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ante la imposibilidad
in the face of / faced by impossibility
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en especie
in kind / sort (of)
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currency
la moneda
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remuneración
remuneration / payment
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significa
it means
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frenar
slow down / stop
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to offer / give
ofrecer / dar / brindar
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se matriculan en Turismo
enrolling in tourism
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el fin
goal / intention
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montar su propia casa de huéspedes
set up their own guest house
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sea donde sea
wherever it is
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desafiar
to challenge
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business owner
empresario
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a la hora de
when it comes to
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ferias
festivals
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desfiles
processions / parades
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estar a la vanguardia de
at the forefront of
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se hacia más famoso
became more famous
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garments
prendas
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adornos
decorations
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en plata
in silver
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impedía la movilidad
made movement difficult / impeded mobility
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los modistas
fashion designers
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tanto como
as well as
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con el paso del tiempo
as time went by
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se fue quedando atrás
was left behind
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this way
de esta manera / asi
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to promote
promover/fomentar
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by offering them
al ofrecerles
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they would end up learning to do things alone
acabarían aprendiendo a hacer las cosas solos.
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nursery
escuela infantil / la guarderia
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punishment
castigo
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for the first time
por primera vez
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to suggest
sugerir
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sino que
but that
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desatar
to unleash / spark / trigger
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cuando se trata de
when it concerns
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a couple of years ago
hace un par de años
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colgar
to post
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contestar
to respond / answer
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sabe mejor
it tastes better
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no me arrepiento de la idea
i do not regret the idea
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it seemed crazy to me
me pareció una locura
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to request / ask for / apply for
solicitar
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applicants
solicitantes / aplicantes
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conducir a / resultar en / llevar a
lead to
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such
tales
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performers
actuantes / artistas?
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whose
cuyo/a
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to interact
interactuar
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as a result
como resultado
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antes de que + what?
imperfect subjunctive
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soap operas
las telenovelas / los culebrones culebrón - soap opera (single)
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to some extent
hasta cierto punto
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they would like to escape
quisieran / les gustaría escaparse
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at that time
en esa época
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advertising space
espacio para la publicidad espacio de anuncios
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to entertain
entretener
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dollars
dólares
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per episode
por episodio
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as a result
como resultado / consecuencia
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fast-growing industry
una industria de rapido crecimiento
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definitely
sin duda / indudablemente / definitivamente
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advertisements
anuncios
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they will continue to be CONTINUAR / SEGUIR ALWAYS FOLLOW GERUND
continuaran / seguiran siendo
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just 3 per 10 people
sólo 3 por cada 10 personas
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Valentines Day
El Día de San Valentín
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even
aún / incluso
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whether it be
ya sea
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report
informe
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has become more widespread
- Se ha vuelto / hecho más popular / comun - se ha expandido - se ha contertido en algo más popular
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unmarried couples
parejas que no están casadas
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hopefully
ojalá que + subj
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are being taken into account
se están tomando / teniendo en cuenta
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average
la media / el promedio
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civil partners
- parejas de hecho - uniones de hecho - uniones civiles - parejas civiles
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which is
lo cual es
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eran suficientes / bastaban
they were enough
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dear
amado / querido
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several tourists
varios turistas
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they were enjoying
disfrutaban de
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good weather
buen tiempo
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the verbs ayudar and rescatar follow with what?
a
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to sail
navegar
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fishing boat
barco de pesca patera
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for at least __ days
al menos __ dias
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they were exhausted and dehydrated
estaban exhaustos / agotados y deshidratados
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passengers
pasajeros
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they were transferred
fueron trasladados
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they continue
continúan / siguen
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coastguards
guardacostas
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newspapers abroad
periódicos en el extranjero
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vencer
to win / beat
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esperar (2 meanings)
wait expect
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alcalde
mayor
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los comicios
the elections
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a press conference
una rueda de prensa
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he was going to win
iba a ganar
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cree que
he / she believes that
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to trust in
confiar en
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he confesses that
confiesa que
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the closure
el cierre
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de - population
despoblacion
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juventud
youth
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an authentic media star
una auténtica estrella mediática
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desear
to wish /want
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damnificados
casualties / victims
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to spread
difundir / propagar / extender
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urnas
ballot boxes
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sobornar
to bribe
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flaco
skinny / thin
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contributions
aportes / contribuciones
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salas
rooms spanish can also say habitaciones
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crianza
upbringing (can also mean breeding)
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enojar
to anger
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cadena
chain
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retirar
withdraw / remove
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ha pedido disculpas
he has aplogised
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heridos / lesionados / perjudicados
injured
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slogan
lema
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childhood
infancia / ninez
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estadounidense
from US
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cancion / himno
song
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sentirSE
to feel
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alzar
to raise (voice)
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agradecimiento
gratitude / gratefulness
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esposo / marido
husband
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famous
famoso / célebre