Unit 6 vocab Flashcards

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1
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Operatorio de mantenimiento

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Maintenance worker

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Aparejador

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Building engineer

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Topógrafo

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Surveyor

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Constructor / Albañil

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Builder

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Buhardilla / Ático / Desván

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Attic / Loft

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Bodega (de una casa)

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Cellar

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Mansión

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Mansion

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Pasillo / Distribuidor

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Hallway

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Reforma

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Makeover

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Establo

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Stable

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10
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Demoler

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Demolish

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Rascacielos

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Skyscraper

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12
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De varias plantas

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Multi-storey

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13
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Pareado

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Semi-detached

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14
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Adosado

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Terraced

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Bungalow (una sola planta y separado de otras)

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Bungalow

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16
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Bricolaje

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DIY (Do it yourself)

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17
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Herramienta

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Tool

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18
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Demolir - Demolición

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Demolish - Demolition

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19
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Renovar - Renovación

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Renovate - Renovation

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20
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Instalar - Instalación

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Install - Installation

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21
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Hormigonera

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Cement-mixer

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22
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Desgastado/Desaliñado

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Shabby

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23
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A fondo / Riguroso / Exhaustivo

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Thorough

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24
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Renovar

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Renovate

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25
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Endeble

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Flimsy

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Manchado

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Stained

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Un presupuesto ajustado

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A tight budget

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28
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Factible

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Feasible

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29
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Priorizar

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Prioritise

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30
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Económico

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Economical

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31
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Sencillo / Casero

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Homely

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32
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Ferretería

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Hardware store

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33
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Derramar

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Spill

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34
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Funda / Guardapolvo / Algo para cubrir

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Dustsheet

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35
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Salpicar

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Splash

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36
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Adelantar la fecha límite

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Bring forward the deadline

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36
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Atrasar la fecha límite

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Push back the deadline

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37
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Empezar (1)

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To get going

38
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Empezar (2)

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Make a start on

39
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Tener algo en contra

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Have something against

40
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Hacerse un nombre / Ganarse un prestigio

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Make a name for yourself

41
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Hacer todo lo que puedes/lo que está en tu mano

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Do your utmost

42
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Entender / Pillar / Captar la idea

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Get the picture

43
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No quedar mas remedio que

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To have no option but

44
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Urbanización

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Condo (Condominium)

45
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Casa señorial / Mansión

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Stately home

46
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Zona residencial / Subdivision

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Subdivision

47
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Casa de campo

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Cottage

48
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Apartamento de dos plantas

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Duplex

49
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Estudio

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Studio flat

50
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Comunidad de propietarios

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Homeowners association

51
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Trabajadores agrícolas

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Agricultural workers

52
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Pasado

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Gone by

53
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Finca / Hacienda

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Estate

54
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Farmacia

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Chemist´s (UK), Pharmacy (UK), Drugstore (US)

55
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Planta baja

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Ground floor (UK), First floor (US)

56
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Acera

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Pavement (UK), Sidewalk (US)

57
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Código postal

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Post code (UK), Zip code (US)

58
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Aparcamiento

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Car park (UK), Parking lot (US)

59
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Ascensor

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Lift (UK), Elevator (US)

60
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A más no poder

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Big time

61
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Arrancar

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Rip out

62
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Bastar / Ser suficiente

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Do the job

63
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No vacilar en / No tener la más mínima duda en

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Have no hesitation in

64
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Ponerse en marcha

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Get under way

65
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Aprovechar / Sacar partido

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Get the most out of

66
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Insistir / Enfatizar

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To make a point of

67
Q

Que desafía la gravedad

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Gravity-Defying

68
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Erupcionar / Salir a chorro / Manar

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To erupt

69
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Serpenteante / Zigzagueaste / Tortuoso

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Twisting

70
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Estrella de mar

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Starfish

71
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Claraboya

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Skylights

72
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Guardar / Almacenar / Ahorrar

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To stash

73
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Heredero

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Heir

74
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Comenzar (guerra, enfermedad, disputa)

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Break out

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Justo (decision) / Legítimo ( dueño, heredero)

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Rightful

76
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Legítimamente

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Rightfully

77
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Contratista

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Contractor

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Dinero caído del cielo

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Windfall

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(Law) Fallo / Resolución

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Ruling

80
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Objetos de valor

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Valuables

81
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Remodelar / Restaurar / Reformar

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Remodel

82
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Lleno del / Abarrotado de

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Stuffed with

83
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Incautar / Embargar

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Seize

84
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Herencia

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Estate

85
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Extraviar / Perder

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Mislaid

86
Q

Empezar de cero

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Drawing board

87
Q

Peligro de incendio

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Fire hazard

88
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Puente colgante

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Suspension bridge

89
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Angulo recto

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Right angle

90
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A prueba de terremotos / Resistente a terremotos

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Earthquake-proof

91
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Boom inmobiliario

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Building boom

92
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Llamativo / Atractivo

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Eye-catching

92
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Conocer el oficio/tema

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Know the drill

93
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Hacer sitio para

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Make way for

94
Q

Diseñador de interiores

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Interior designer