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To draw attention to = vt+n

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  • to be very noticiable - Llamar la atención hacia Jairo clothing draws attention.
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Endangered =

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  • en peligro de extinción …
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Squatt= vi

/skwɒt/

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  • Sit on heels, crouch down, crouching position
  • Sentarse en cuclillas, agacharse, acuclillarse

Daisy was sitting on a deckchair and Tim came and squatted beside her.

When she saw the police, Claire quickly squatted behind a low wall.

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The proyect I am on =

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  • el proyecto en el que estoy
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To miss =

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  • fail, long for sth - fallar, errar, perderse(de estar presente), extrañar/echar de menos, The batsman missed the ball I miss the mountains of home The bomb missed its target.
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To Arrive=vi /əˈraɪv/

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  • Reach a place at the end of a journey, reach destination, attain success - Llegar, triunfar My family will be waiting for me when I arrive. When David got the promotion, he felt that he had finally arrived.
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To increase= vi, n

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  • Go up, rise, profit, - Aumento/ar, subida/ir,
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Review =

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  • crítica
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To claim = assert=

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  • Asegurar, sostener, afirmar,demanda/declaración In a recent report scientists claim that the Earth is getting darker.
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Essay =

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  • redacción, ensayo, disertación
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Partisan =

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  • devoto, ferviente
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Watchful = adj

/ˈwɒtʃfʊl/

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  • Vigilant
  • Atento, vigilante

The sentries remained watchful throughout the night.

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Crowched down = phrasal

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  • Squat
  • Acuclillarse, agazaparse, …

I crouched down to hide behind the low wall.

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To Listen (for)= vi /ˈlɪsən/

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  • Try to hear - Estar a la escucha They listened for any sounds coming from the mine.
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People are like =

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  • La gente dice
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Scrambling = n

/ˈskræmblɪŋ/

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  • Motocross, off-road biking
  • Motocross, enduro
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Scramble =

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  • mezclar, revolver …
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For a living =

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para ganarse la vida …

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Likewise = interl, adv,

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  • Me too, the same to you, also, similarly - igualmente (alguien dice y tu contestas Likewise indicando que piensa igual que lo que esa persona acada de decir …)
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Environment =

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  • medio ambiente
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Mountainside =

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  • montaña
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To Avoid vtr /əˈvɔɪd/

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  • Stay away from so/sth, scape, evade - Esquivar, evitar The kayakers avoided the rocks in the river. Ruth has avoided speaking to Chris since yesterday morning.
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As though / as if =

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  • como sí
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To cheat =

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  • engañar, timar, hacer trampa I don’t like playing cards with Marko because he cheats me.
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Suck off! =

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  • chúpamela!!, comemela!
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To stare =

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  • mirar fijamente ..
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To avoid = vtr

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  • stay away from, scape, not do - Evitar, esquivar, eludir I`ve been avoiding work all day Kepa has avoided speaking to Maira since yesterday Hayakers avioded rocks in the river.
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Slip =

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  • deslizar, resbalar …
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Befriend = vtr

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  • become Friends with, - hacer amistad, ofrecer amistad, …
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All the same= even so= =

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  • de todos modos, de todas formas
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That’s suck!! =

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  • Qué mierda!!, qué lástima!!
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To See = vtr

/siː/

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  • To notice people/things with your eyes, observe, view as spectator, visit, perceive, …
  • Ver, observar, visitar

Have you seen her latest film?

Have you ever seen such a big book?

I’d like to go and see Aunt June this weekend.

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Lasting =

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  • perdurable
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Reach =

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  • llegar, alcanzar
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Actually =

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  • realmente, …
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Fellow = n

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  • Man, boy, member
  • Tipo, tio, hombre , sujeto, miembro

He’s just some fellow I met on the bus.

He is a Fellow of the Dental Academy.

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Gyspy =

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  • gitano
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To play a part =

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  • desempeñar un papel
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To inform sb that /of sth =

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  • informar que, informar sobre, poner al corriente de que … We regret to inform you that your account has been canceled.
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To Con =

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  • timar, estafar
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Idly =

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  • ociosamente, perezosamente ..
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Happenstance =

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  • casualidad, por accidente
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Wander=vi

/ˈwɒndə/

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  • Stroll (pasear, walk slowly),
  • Deambulear, vagar, vagabundear

Adam wandered along the beach.

Jessica didn’t really know where she was going; she was just wandering.

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Cheater =

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  • infiel, tramposo, … To cheat at = hcaer trampa en . I can tell you that he cheats at poker every chance he gets.
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Get (+to) =

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arrive/reach at a place

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Brief =

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  • breve, corto, resumir …
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To Look (at)= vi

/lʊk/

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  • You ‘re trying to see so/sth, watch, appear
  • Mirar, fijarse, revisar, vistazo…

He looked to his right.

Look at me when I’m talking to you!

Let me look to see if there is a water leak.

He looked tired when he arrived last night.

Have a quick look at the blonde girl over there.

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To inform on =

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  • delatar, denunciar Hotlines allow people to inform on drug dealers anonimously.
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Bush =

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  • Plant, forest área, rural, not sophisticated
  • Bosque, monte, de campo, …

The explorers spent two months wandering in the bush.

We planted some bushes in front of our new house.

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To Listen = vi /ˈlɪsən/

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  • Pay attention - Escuchar Take a moment to be quiet and listen. What sounds can you hear?
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Pitiful =

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  • patétic, lamentable
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To Listen (to)= vi /ˈlɪsən/

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  • Pay attention to so/sth - Prestar atención Please be quiet; I am listening to the radio. Listen to your mother’s advice.
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To Reach= vtr /riːtʃ/

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  • Arrive at a place after spending a long time or a lot of efford travelling, extend arms, arrive at (plane, train) - Llegar, alcanzar Have you reached Philadelphia yet? If not, keep driving. Can you reach the glasses on the top shelf? The temperature is expected to reach 30°C today.
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To cheat on =

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  • poner los cuernos Anna cheated on Peter on her holidays.
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To face =

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  • enfrentar
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To Point () out () =

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  • Observe, remark, draw attention, identify - enseñar, puntualizar, hacer notar Maira pointed me out the mistake in the translation
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To grow up = vi, interj

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  • Become adult, mature, - Crecer, hacerse mayor, madurar Grow up!
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Report =

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  • informe
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Lorry =

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  • camión
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High up =

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in a high place, en lo alto

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To hurry up=

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  • apurarse, darse prisa, … If you don’t hurry up we are going to be late … You should better harry Marko up because otherwise we’ll miss our flight.
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Threat =

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  • amenaza
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To die out =

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  • extinguirse
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To have a great time =

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  • pasarlo estupendamente …
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Compulsion=

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  • obsesión
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Keeper = n

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  • Guardian, carer
  • Cuidador, tutor,

Pam was the keeper of the grounds at the school.

Tom was his grandmother’s keeper in her final years.

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Ladder =

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  • Escalera(de mano)
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Good at =

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  • bueno en
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To prevent vtr (prevent from … doing sth) /prɪˈvɛnt/

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  • Stop sth from happening - Impedir que alguien haga algo, evitar que alguien haga algo The police officer prevented her from entering the building. The vast majority of household accidents can easily be prevented.
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Rainforest =

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  • selva
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Stuff =

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  • asunto, cosa
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To tap =

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  • dar golpecitos
73
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Construction work =

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  • trabajo de construcción.
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Deer =

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  • venado, ciervo, …
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To Hear =vtr /hɪə/ /h3ːd/ (Heard)

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  • Sounds come to out ears - Oir, escuchar He heard a crash in the kitchen and went to see what had happened. Can you hear the train whistle? She can no longer hear well and is becoming deaf.
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Statement =

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  • declaración
77
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Pollution

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polución, contaminación

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To heal =

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  • curar, …
79
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Overnight =

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  • toda la noche (de la noche hasta la salida del sol
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To creak =

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  • crujir
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To get on with =

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  • llevarse bien
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Pull =

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  • tirar
83
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Reach out =

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  • acercarse
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Leaf, Leaves = n

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  • Tree, sheet of paper
  • Hojas

The trees lost their leaves early this year because of the frost.

Ben turned over a leaf in his book and kept reading.

85
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Buff =

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  • friqui de … amante de … (film buff)
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To Watch =vtr, vi, n

/wɒtʃ/

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  • To look sth which moves o changes for a period of time
  • Observar, ver, guardia, turno

He watched the fight in the park.

The nurses are watching the children.

The private just spent four hours on watch.

My watch is about to start.

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So that =

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  • para que, de modo que, para que así, …
88
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Witness = n

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  • Observer, person giving evidence, …
  • Testigo, presenciar

He was a witness to the crime.

Bob witnessed the crime being committed.

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Warn = vi, vt

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  • Advise, caution, admonish - Avisar, advertir,onsejaron, alertar contra, … He warned his son against that kind of behaviour.
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Stair =

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  • escalera (escalones)
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To prevent= vtr

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  • Stop against (disease), stop sth happeninf - Previnir algo, evitar algo The vast mayority of household accidents can easily prevented. To prevent gingivitis, be sure to floss!
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Tender =

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  • tierno, sensible, cariñoso
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Wound =

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  • herida, …
94
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To steal =

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  • robar
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To bring up =

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  • educar, criar
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To come into effect =

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  • entrar en vigor
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To Protect vtr, vi /prəˈtɛkt/

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  • Keep so/sth safe from injury - Proteger The bodyguards protected the prime minister. Floor wax protects against spills and scratches.
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Branch = n

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  • Tree part, organization part, division, fork
  • Rama, filial, bifurzacion,

On a low branch in the apple tree was a cardinal.

The administrative branch can answer questions about paperwork deadlines.

The Millers live close to the branch, but they’ve never had a problem with flooding.

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