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1
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el gabinete

A

small office; cabinet

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postizo

A

false; fake

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3
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enjuto

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skinny; lean

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rodar

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to roll

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5
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resorte

A

spring (object)

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6
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pulir

A

to polish

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7
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el caballete

A

easel; bridge

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8
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retirar

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to remove

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9
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operar

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to operate on

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el cartón

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cardboard

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el puente

A

bridge

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12
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apresuarse

A

to hurry up

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umbral

A

threshold

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14
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hinchada

A

swollen

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marchito

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withered; faded

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16
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apoyar

A

to support; rest on something

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el pomo de loza

A

clay/porcelain jar/handle

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el cancel de tela

A

mesh/cloth divider

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19
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el talón

A

heel

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20
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dañar

A

to damage

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21
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el absceso

A

abcess; accumulation of puss

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22
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la cacerola

A

saucepan

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23
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las pinzas

A

tweezers

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24
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el cordal

A

wisdom teeth

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25
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el gatillo

A

tweezers (dentist)

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aferrar

A

to grab

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27
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el riñon

A

kidney

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28
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rencor

A

resentment; bitterness

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29
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crujir

A

to creak

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30
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jadear

A

to pant

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31
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desabotonar

A

to unbutton

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32
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a tientas

A

blindly grabbing/reaching

33
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displicente

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unpleasant; disdainful

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prodigio

A

prodigy

35
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el alero

A

eave (roof part)

36
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tumulto

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tumult; turmoil

37
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el crin

A

horsehair

38
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arduo

A

hard; difficult

39
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descuidado

A

careless

40
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tumbos

A

stumble; jolt

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disparates

A

nonsense; gibberish

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planchar

A

to iron

43
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yacer

A

to lie; sit

44
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pito de chicharras

A

cicada whistle; chirp

45
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odio

A

hatred

46
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cúpula de alambre

A

wire dome

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pasadizo

A

passage

48
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recreo

A

play time; recess

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fijo

A

permanent

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tierno

A

tender; gentle

51
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bastar

A

to be enough

52
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turpiales

A

troupial (bird)

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rodear

A

to circle around

54
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medir

A

to size

55
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nudillos

A

knuckles

56
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soldar

A

to weld

57
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encargo

A

order

58
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abanicarse

A

to fan one’s self

59
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cuadras/bloque

A

blocks

60
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atiborrar

A

to cram

61
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decoroso

A

decorous; polite

62
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candor

A

honestness

63
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agalopar

A

to gallop

64
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gallera

A

rooster fighting ring

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eficacia

A

effectiveness

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piedad

A

piety

67
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perpleja

A

perplexed

68
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en vano

A

in vain

69
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morder

A

to bite

70
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palmada

A

to clap

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rogar

A

to pray

72
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roncar

A

to snore

73
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apaciguar

A

to appease; soothe

74
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cachorro

A

puppy; cub

75
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la tanda

A

billiards

76
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embadurnar

A

to smear; coat

77
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compromiso

A

commitment; compromise

78
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despatarrado

A

sprawled; spread eagle