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1
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to cube

to determine the volume of

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cubicar

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butt of a rifle

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la culata

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to outline, delineate

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delinear

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huge, enormous

earsplitting

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desaforado

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His boundless longing for victory carried him to overcome adversity

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Su anhelo desaforado de triunfo lo llevó a vencer la adversidad.

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uncontrolled
untied

the uncontrolled troops sacked the city

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desatado

Las tropas desatadas saquearon la ciudad.

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to ignore, neglect, disregard

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desatender

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foolish

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desatinado

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disillusionment, disappointment

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desenanto

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brazenness, cheek

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la desfachatez

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a cheeky remark

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una desfachatez

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12
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embezzlement

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el desfalco

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13
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erosion, wearing away (of)

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el desgaste (de)

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Having to fake happiness that he did not feel caused him intense emotional fatigue

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El tener que fingir una alegría que no sentía le produjo un intenso desgaste emocional.

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fade, tarnish

spoil, ruin

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deslucir

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excess

a chaos, a mess

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el desmadre

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this is really getting out of hand

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esto va de desmadre total

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18
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a despot

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un/a déspota

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19
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to settle, resolve

to annul

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dirimir

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20
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If the conditions change it is preferable to annul the contract of sale

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Si las condiciones cambian, es preferible dirimir el contrato de compra

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the political parties have committed to resolve their differences

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Los partidos políticos se han comprometido a dirimir sus diferencias.

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to discourage

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desanimar, desalentar

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to get/become discouraged

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desanimarse, desalentarse

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24
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to discourage sb from going sth

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disuadir a algn de hacer algo

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25
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to dissolve

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disolver

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26
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it dissolves in water

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se disuelve en agua

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27
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she dissolved into tears

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se deshizo en lágrimas

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28
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the film was dubbed into Spanish

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la película estaba doblada al español

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29
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a duel

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un duelo

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30
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estasy

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el éxtasis

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31
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to go into ecstasies over sth

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extasiarse ante algo

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32
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to practice a profession`

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ejercer

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33
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Juan practices medicine

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Juan ejerce la medicina.

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34
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On sunday the people will exercise their right to vote

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El domingo el pueblo ejercerá su derecho a voto.

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35
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booing

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el abucheo

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36
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the public received him with booing

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El público lo recibió con un abucheo

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37
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to boo

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abuchear

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38
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The spectators booed the referee

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Los espectadores abuchearon al árbitro.

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39
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to dread

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tener pavor

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40
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to pack tight, stuff, cram (into)

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embutir (en)

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41
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The pen is fitted into the pen-case.

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El lápiz está embutido en el borrador

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42
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You gobbled up the whole slice of cake.

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Te embutiste todo el pedazo de pastel

43
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to stuff oneself with

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embutirse de

44
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a transmitter

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un emisor

45
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a spokesperson

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una/ emisor/a
el/la portavoz
el vocero

46
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a radio station

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una emisora

47
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to be sickening sweet, to be cloying

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empalagar

48
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i find his conversation too sickeningly-sweet

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su conversación me empalaga

49
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With all those kisses and hugs, my brother’s sister makes me sick

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La novia de mi hermano empalaga con tanto abrazo y beso.

50
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the dulce de leche is cloying

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El dulce de leche empalaga

51
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to entail, involve

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entrañar

52
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The office of policeman entails (or: involves) many risks.

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El oficio de policía entraña muchos riesgos.

53
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tonight is the awards ceremony

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esta noche es la entrega de premios

54
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he presented him with an award for bravery

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le hizo entrega de la medalla al valor

55
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delivery

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la entrega

56
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installment, episode

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una entrega

57
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debris, rubble

A

los escombros

58
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to avoid, shun

to dodge, side-step

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esquivar

59
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He managed to dodge the indiscrete questions

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Pudo esquivar las preguntas indiscretas.

60
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The soldiers dodge the enemy bullets

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Los soldados esquivaron las balas enemigas.

61
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closely, exactly, rigorously

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estrechamente

62
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The couple is intimately bound by a deep love

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Los novios están estrechamente unidos por un profundo amor.

63
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The construction of the bridge will closely follow the budget

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La construcción del puente se ajustará estrechamente al presupuesto

64
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to adjust, come to terms with

to fit

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ajustar

65
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the nut does not fit with the screw, they are different sizes

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La tuerca no ajusta con el tornillo, son de diferente medida.

66
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a trust ($)

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un fideicomiso

67
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the tax collector, exchequer

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el fisco

68
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declare sth to the IRS

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declarar algo al fisco

69
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nosey, a busybody

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(un/a) fisgón/fisgona

70
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foreign, strange

a foreigner, outsider

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(un/a) forastero/a

71
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“Are you doing anything tonight, stranger?” said the chorus girl.

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¿Tienes algo que hacer esta noche, forastero? - dijo la corista.

72
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a strip, fringe (of land)

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una franja (de tierra)

73
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a time zone

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una franja horaria

un huso horario

74
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border (adj)

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fronterizo

75
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instant, immediate, sudden

sudden and fatal

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fulminante

76
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The band had immediate success

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El grupo musical tuvo un éxito fulminante

77
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it tends to be rapidly fatal

the heartattack was quickly fatal, there wasn’t time to take him to the hospital

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suele ser fulminante

El infarto fue fulminante, no hubo tiempo de llevarlo al hospital.

78
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a sizzling shot (futbol etc)

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un tiro fulminante

79
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a (meat hook)

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un garfio

un gancho de colgar carne

80
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a grant

A

un otorgamiento

81
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a watchman 3

A

un guachimán
un/a centinela
un vigilante

82
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a mortgage

A

una hipoteca

83
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soot

A

el hollín

84
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a pistol holster

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un funda de pistola

una pistolera

85
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to steal (non violent - pinch, nick, swipe)

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hurtar

86
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They stole the change purses of seven out of the ten people traveling in the bus.

A

Hurtaron el monedero a siete de las diez personas que viajaban en el autobús.

87
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the tax system

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el sistema impositivo

88
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starvation

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inanición

desnutrición

89
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Prisoners in the dungeons often died of starvation

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Los presos en los calabozos solían morir por inanición.

90
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a nuisance, pain

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un incordio

91
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It’s a pain to have to clean the windows with amonia

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Es un incordio tener que lavar las ventanas con amoníaco.

92
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to increase

A

incrementar

93
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a sugar factory

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un ingenio

94
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ingenuity, inventiveness

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el ingenio

95
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His ingenuity let him distinguish himself in his work

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Su ingenio le permitió distinguirse en su trabajo

96
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unusual, incredible, unheard of

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insólito

97
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The earthquake was an incredible event, something never seen in the city

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El terremoto fue un suceso insólito, algo nunca visto en la ciudad.

98
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tear gas

A

gas lacrimógeno

99
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sentimental, weepy, tear-jerking

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lacrimógena/o

100
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canvass

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la lona

101
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manna

A

la maná

102
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a stain, blemish

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una mancilla

103
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unblemished, immaculate, pure

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sin mancilla

104
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to stain, sully

tarnish, dishonor

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mancillar

Spanish Vocabulary 14 (6 decks)

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