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1
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jamás

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never

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muestra

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sample

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traer

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to bring

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impuesta

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imposed

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esconder

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to hide

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funda

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cover; sleeve

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menuda

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small; diminutive, slight, insignificant, little

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caer

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to fall

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según

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according to; as

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además

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besides; in addition, moreover

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apenas

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as soon as; hardly

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agarrar

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to catch, to grab; to hold on to

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propia

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own

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buque

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vessel

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bala

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bullet

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vertiente

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slope

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destierro

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exile

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craving

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el anhelo

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umbral

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threshold

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escaparate

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shop window; showcase, wardrobe (Lat Am)

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transcurrir

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to pass; to elapse

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desempeñar

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to carry out; to perform, to play

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atravesar

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to cross; to go through

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llovizna

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drizzle

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tierna

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tender; affectionate

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salpicar

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to splash

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pormenor

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detail

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ingrato

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ungrateful

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tropezar

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to stumble; to run into s.o.

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estaño

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tin

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cobre

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copper

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almendro

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almond tree

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certera

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accurate

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ajeno

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alien

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augurio

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omen

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aciago

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ill-fated

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presagio

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omen

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estribo

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stirrup; footrest

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paladar

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palate

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estragos

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havoc

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parranda

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binge; spree

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soñoliento

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sleepy; drowsy

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reponer

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to replace

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alboroto

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disturbance; commotion, racket, uproar, riot

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campana

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bell

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46
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ambas

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both

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atuendo

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attire; clothes

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heredar

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to inherit; to leave (Lat Am)

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cuya

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whose; of whom, of which

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blindado

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armored

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aperos

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tools

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gaveta

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drawer

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53
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sacudir

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to shake

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chocar

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to crash; to disgust (Mex.)

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disparar

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to shoot

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desbaratar

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to thwart

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estruendo

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uproar; turmoil, din

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vecina

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neighbor

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yeso

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plaster

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tamaño

A

size

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astilla

A

chip; splinter

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sien

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temple

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cabezal

A

head; pillow, headrest, pad

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tratar

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to try; to treat

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penumbra

A

half-light; shadows

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delante

A

in front of; before

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halcón

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falcon; hawk

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caridad

A

charity

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equivocar

A

to be wrong

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estornudar

A

to sneeze

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cuchichear

A

to whisper

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lumbre

A

fire; light

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sigilosa

A

stealth

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destripar

A

to gut

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entera

A

whole

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montaraz

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wild; untamed, rough, coarse, unsociable

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ensangrentado

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bloody

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ansiedad

A

anxiety

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mustia

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withered; faded, depressed, hypocritical (Mex.)

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semejante

A

similar; alike, fellow man/creature

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víscera

A

entrails

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amargar

A

to make bitter; to spoil

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bramido

A

roar

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estremecedor

A

disturbing; alarming

85
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tablón

A

plank

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basto

A

coarse; rude, vulgar

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velar

A

to look after; to stay awake

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gallinaza

A

hen dropping

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desperdicio

A

waste

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ciénaga

A

swamp

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fondo

A

background; bottom

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naufragio

A

shipwreck; failure

93
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aduana

A

customs

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camarote

A

cabin

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madera

A

wood

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fachada

A

façade; front

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tranca

A

obstacle

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adelantar

A

to overtake; to pass, to move forward

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alcanzar

A

to reach; to achieve, to catch up

100
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jaula

A

cage

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pito

A

whistle

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apretar

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to squeeze; to press

103
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regazo

A

lap

104
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reprimir

A

to repress; to suppress

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aliento

A

breath

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espesa

A

thick

107
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índole

A

nature

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paño

A

cloth

109
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grueso

A

thick

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deber

A

must (+ infinitive); to owe

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cumplido

A

accomplished; complied with, observed, fulfilled

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víspera

A

eve

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sonámbulo

A

sleepwalker

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desvelado

A

sleepless

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cabo

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cape; corporal, sergeant

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menudo

A

small

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lástima

A

shame; pity

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autoridad

A

authority

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muelle

A

pier; wharf, quay, spring

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leña

A

firewood

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lograr

A

to achieve

122
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bandera

A

flag

123
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escoger

A

to choose

124
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ánimo

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mood; encouragement, cheer up

125
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muchedumbre

A

crowd

126
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despedir

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to say goodbye (to s.o.); to dismiss, to get rid of

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alejar

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to keep away; to move away, to remove

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enredo

A

entanglement

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burlar

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to trick; to deceive

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envejecer

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to grow old; to age

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semilla

A

seed; origin, the kids (South Cone)

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arrancar

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to pull off; to tear off, to blow off, to snatch

133
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agujero

A

hole

134
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calzar

A

to wear

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puesta

A

setting

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agregar

A

to add

137
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bruscamente

A

suddenly

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martillo

A

hammer

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avergonzar

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to embarrass

140
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despiadado

A

ruthless

141
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aniquilar

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to annihilate; to crush

142
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enrojecer

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to turn red; to go red, to blush

143
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bastante

A

enough; quite

144
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herramienta

A

tool

145
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sollozo

A

sob

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estallar

A

to burst; to explode

147
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armadura

A

armor

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torpe

A

clumsy; awkward

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lágrima

A

tear

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