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one-liner

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comentario ingenioso

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shtick

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numerito, truco

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prop

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atrezzo

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stump

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hacer campaña

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to mock (sb)

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parodiar, ridiculizar

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illiterate

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analfabeto

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rube

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palurdo, cateto

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portray (sb/sth)

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retratar, representar

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deadpan

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inexpresivo

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compere

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maestro de ceremonias

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walk-in

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sin cita, sin turno

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mainstay

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pilar, soporte

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seek out (sb/sth)

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salir a buscar, tratar de localizar

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punchline

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El final del chiste

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tagline

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slogan, mensaje

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premise

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argumento, tema

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disregard

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ignorar, olvidar

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scathing

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dañino, mordaz (ej: crítica)

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heckling

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interrupciones, molestias

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daunting

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abrumador, amilanador

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hack

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(peyorativo) aficionado, con poca maña

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woodcut

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grabado en madera

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engraving

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grabado (metal)

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offal

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víscera

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misty

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with clouds of small drops of water in the air

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damp

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slightly wet, and no pleasant

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thaw

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change from hard, frozen state to a softer state

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stifling

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hot, unconfortable, you can hardly breathe

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downpour

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lluvia casi torrencial

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overcast

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very cloudy

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gale

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vendaval

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32
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freckel

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peca

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chubby

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rechoncho

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ginger-hair

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pelirrojo

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plump

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rollizo/regordete

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stout

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rollizo/corpulento

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scruffy

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desaliñado

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stunning

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muy atractivo

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39
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shrewd

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astuto / inteligente (positivo)

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daft

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estúpido

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dumb

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tonto / estúpido

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dim

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lento / tonto

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cunning

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pícaro / malicioso (listo en sentido negativo)

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sly

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pícaro / malicioso (listo en sentido negativo)

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gregarious

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gregario / sociable

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46
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quarrelsome

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combativo / camorrista

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even-tempered

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easy-going. Tranquilo, sereno

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laid-back

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despreocupado / sereno

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49
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ill-mannered

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impolite / maleducado

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50
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pig-headed

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stubborn. Cabezota

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51
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stingy

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mean. tacaño / miserable

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52
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blunt

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directo / brusco (brusque / abrupt)

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unprincipled

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sin principios

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nosy

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Indiscreto / entrometido

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inquisitive

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(nosy). Indiscreto / entrometido

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naive

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ingenuo

57
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pushy

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avasallador / prepotente agresivo

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bossy

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mandón

59
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She’s a pain in the neck

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Nobody likes ker

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to have your head screwed on

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to be sensible

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to have a head like a sieve

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to have bad memory (sieve = colador)

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to be an odd-ball

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ser extraño

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to be (gone) round the bend

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absolutely crazy / mad

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to be a lazy-bones

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perezoso

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they don’t see eye to eye

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often argue

66
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to fall out with

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had argument

67
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to make it up

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arreglarlo y volver a ser amigos

68
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to get together

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empezar a salir

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slender

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delgado y atractivo

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scrawny

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unattractively thin and bony-looking

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lanky

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very thin and tall, and usually moving awkwardly

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gangling/gangly

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tall, with long, thin arms and legs and rather awkward movements

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obese

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obeso

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stout

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with a quite large, solid body; used for men and women

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stocky

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short and with a body that is wide across the shoulders and chest

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bulked up

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increased in body size, especially by gaining more muscle

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lean

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thin and healthy

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wiry

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thin but strong

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unkempt

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untidy, scruffy (desaliñado)

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swarthy

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dark-coloured, used about skin

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haggard

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the face look ill and tired

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sallow

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amarillento (pálido en la piel)

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grinning

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giving a big smile

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to pout

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hacer muecas (1. estar enfadado / 2. poner morritos)

85
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grimace

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poner cara de desagrado

86
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scowl

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fruncir el ceño

87
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leer

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mirar con cara de deseo sexual

88
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shurg one shoulders

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subir y bajar los hombros, como no sabiendo la respuesta

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fold ones arms

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cruzar los brazos

90
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cross ones legs

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cruzar las piernas

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clench ones fits

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apretar los puños

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tap/drum ones fingers

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golpear un objeto rápidamente con los dedos (como tocando la batería)

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self-conscious

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nervioso por lo que la gente pueda pensar de ti

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well-balanced

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calm and reasonable

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diffident

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lack of confidence

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aloof

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unfriendly and not sociable

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haughty

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unfriendly and thinks oneself better than others

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disdainful

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does not believe others reserve respect

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conceited

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think about oneself wonderful

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naive

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ingenuo, inocente

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gullible

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crédulo

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conscientious

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meticuloso, concienzudo

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restless

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inconformista

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pig-headed

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cabezota

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detached house

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casa sin compartir paredes con otras casas

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terraced house

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varias casas compartiendo paredes

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cottage

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small house in the country

108
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utility room

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habitación para lavadora/congelador….

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shed

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cobertizo/caseta (small building separated from the house usually for storing garden tools

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cellar

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sótano (sin ventanas, para almacenar cosas)

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basement

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sótano (con ventanas y habitaciones para poder vivir)

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studio

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habitación de trabajo de un pintor/fotógrafo

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terrace/patio

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paved area between house and garden for sitting and eating

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porch

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covered area before an entrance door

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drive

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a short road leading from the street to the house or garage

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corkscrew

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sacacorchos

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peeler

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pelador

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toilet roll

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rollo de papel higiénico

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chopping board

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tabla de cortar

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(coat) hanger

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percha

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socket

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enchufe

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dustpan and brush

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recogedor y cepillo

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grater

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rallador

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table mat

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mantel individual

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to be infatuated with

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romantically obsessed with

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besotted with

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almost stupidly or blindly in love with

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amiable

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amistoso

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fond

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cariñoso

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unswerving

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incebrantable

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stauntch

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acérrimo, devoto // firme, sólido (ej: aliado)

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rift

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desaveniencia

132
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feud

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contienda, enemistad

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