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1
Q

A person that’s from the same country as you.

A

Paisano(a)

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2
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To be worth it

A

Valer la pena

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3
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Nightmare

A

La pesadilla

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4
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To take (time) 
To be long 
Ex: I can't believe it took you 2 hours to get here.
Ex: I won't be long; I'm just going to buy milk
A

Tardar
Ex: No puedo creer que tardaste 2 horas en llegar.
Ex: No me tardo; solo voy a comprar leche.

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5
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Office (2)

A

La oficina

El despacho

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6
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To take up (space)
To spend
To occupy

Ex: She spends her free time reading.
Ex: The toys take up a lot of space.

A

Ocupar

Ex: Ocupa su tiempo libre en leer.
Ex: Los juguetes ocupan mucho espacio.

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7
Q

Catcall, pick-up-line, flirtatious compliment (noun)

A

El piropo

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8
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To whistle, to hiss, to boo

A

Silbar

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9
Q

To tie, to tie up

A

Amarrar

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10
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Selfish

A

Egoísta

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11
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To benefit from

To take advantage of

A

Sacar provecho de

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12
Q

Christmas gift

Tip given at Christmas

A

El aguinaldo

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13
Q

All words that end in ______ are feminine.

A

-ción and -dad

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14
Q

Package
Packet
Snack

A

El paquete

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15
Q

Root

A

La raíz

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16
Q

To grow old, to age

A

Envejecer

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17
Q

I introduce to you ____

A

Te presento a _____

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18
Q

This is (name)

A

Él/Ella es (nombre)

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19
Q

Stoplight

A

El semáforo

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20
Q

I wonder…

A

Me pregunto…

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21
Q

Live (music, etc.)

A

En vivo

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22
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Alive

A

Vivo(a)

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23
Q

Ass, butt

A

El culo

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24
Q

Butt (more appropriate)

A

Las nalgas

25
Q

Imported

A

Importado(a)

26
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Exported

A

Exportado(a)

27
Q

To import

A

Importar

28
Q

To export

A

Exportar

29
Q

To lead, to head

A

Liderar

30
Q

Leader (noun)

A

El/La líder

31
Q

Detail

Small gift

A

El detalle

32
Q

Resignation (from a job)

A

La renuncia

33
Q

To resign, to relinquish

A

Renunciar

34
Q

To say goodbye, to fire/let go

A

Despedir

35
Q

To stay

A

Quedarse

36
Q

To be (is)

Ex: The restaurant is 3 streets away from here.

A

Quedar

Ex: El restaurante queda a tres calles de aquí.

37
Q

To realize

A

Darse cuenta (de)

38
Q

To break, to stop functioning, to damage

A

Dañarse

39
Q

Slang for “broken”

Ex: Until it breaks, I won’t buy a new car.
Ex: It broke.

A

Sacar la mano

Ex: Hasta que saque la mano, no compro un carro nuevo. Ex: Sacó la mano.

40
Q

To talk behind one’s back

A

Hablar a las espaldas

41
Q

Slang for “to die”

A

Estirar la pata

42
Q

Leg of an animal

A

La pata

43
Q

To take out, to remove

A

Sacar

44
Q

To stretch

A

Estirar

45
Q

Stretch (noun)

A

El estiramiento

46
Q

Dicho: The good die and the bad live on

A

Lo bueno no dura y lo malo perdura.

47
Q

“That makes sense.”

A

Eso tiene sentido.

48
Q

Size (in clothing), height/stature

A

La talla

49
Q

To live on, to last, to endure

A

Perdurar

50
Q

To survive

A

Sobrevivir

51
Q

Silk

A

La seda

52
Q

Patterned, printed

A

Estampada(o)

53
Q

To print

A

Imprimir

54
Q

Copy (noun)

A

La copia

55
Q

Tattoo

A

El tatuaje

56
Q

Dicho: kill 2 birds with 1 stone

A

Matar dos pájaros de un solo tiro.

57
Q

A shot, a throw

A

El tiro

58
Q

Slang: I can’t wait.

A

No veo la hora.