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1
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to muffle (ruido), to soften / to cushion (golpe)

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amortiguar

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enfrentarse

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to face, to confront

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3
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poner el cascabel al gato (figurative)

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to bell the cat, to dare to go ahead

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4
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to face, to confront

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enfrentarse

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to demolish (building), to destroy / to devastate (emotionally)

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derrumbar

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6
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rough, sour, unpleasant

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áspero

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7
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reprimir

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to suppress, to repress, to punish

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la arena

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sand

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9
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political heritage

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la herencia política

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10
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dondequiera

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wherever

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11
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desigualdad salarial

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income inequality

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12
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cotidiano, -a

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daily

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13
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wherever

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dondequiera

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14
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dense, thick

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espeso

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15
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strike

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la huelga

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16
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llevar a cabo

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carry out, implement, achieve

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17
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alejarse

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to move away, to drift apart

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18
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riverbed

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el cauce

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19
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imprescindible

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indispensable, essential

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20
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el estamento

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social class, social stratum

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la herencia política

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political heritage

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22
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involucrarse

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to get involved in something

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23
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amortiguarse

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to die away (ruido), to be cushioned (golpe)

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24
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garbage dump

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el vertedero

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25
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sand

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la arena

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26
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el cauce

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riverbed

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27
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situation, juncture

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coyuntura

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to die away (ruido), to be cushioned (golpe)

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amortiguarse

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privado, -a

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deprived

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30
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el retenido

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person hijacked, detained, captured

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31
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descuidar

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to neglect

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32
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asimismo

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also, as well (también); likewise (a principio de frase)

33
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carry out, implement, achieve

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llevar a cabo

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la cotidianeidad

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daily nature; routine character

35
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el vertedero

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garbage dump

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el oleaje

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waves, surf

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áspero

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rough, sour, unpleasant

38
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income inequality

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desigualdad salarial

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el reto

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challenge

40
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el trata

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treatment

40
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volume, amount

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el caudal

41
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indispensable, essential

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imprescindible

42
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to bell the cat, to dare to go ahead

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poner el cascabel al gato (figurative)

43
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challenge

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el reto

44
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waves, surf

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el oleaje

45
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el choque

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shock, clash, conflict

46
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la huelga

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strike

47
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engañar

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to trick, to deceive

48
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tide

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la ola

49
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to move away, to drift apart

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alejarse

50
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treatment

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el trata

51
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amortiguar

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to muffle (ruido), to soften / to cushion (golpe)

52
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espeso

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dense, thick

53
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a la mayor brevidad posible

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as soon as possible

54
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el caudal

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volume, amount

55
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secuestrado, -a

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kidnapped

56
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indebido, -a

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undue, illegal, unlawful

57
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to neglect

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descuidar

58
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heavy sea, (fig.) wave of discontent

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la marejada

59
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hábil

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skillful

60
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el rehén

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hostage

61
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also, as well (también); likewise (a principio de frase)

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asimismo

62
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derrumbar

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to demolish (building), to destroy / to devastate (emotionally)

63
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shock, clash, conflict

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el choque

64
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to meddle/be involved in something

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estar metido en

65
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el cautiverio

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captivity

66
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to raise awareness of an issue

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concientizar

67
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la marejada

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heavy sea, (fig.) wave of discontent

68
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coyuntura

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situation, juncture

69
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to suppress, to repress, to punish

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reprimir

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la ladera

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slope, mountainside

71
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tomar las riendas

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take the reins

72
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take the reins

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tomar las riendas

73
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la sequía

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drought

74
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estar metido en

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to meddle/be involved in something

75
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la ola

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tide

76
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concientizar

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to raise awareness of an issue

77
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drought

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la sequía

Spanish (LearnCenter Listening) (5 decks)

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