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1
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an exotic dish

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un plato exótico

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outside

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al aire libre

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shame

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la vergüenza

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to be in trouble

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estar en un apuro

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gossip

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el cotilleo

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Really?

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¿Ah, sí? ¿De verdad?

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What?

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¿Qué?

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No way!

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¡No!

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Yeah, I understand/I know

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Ya

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10
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Thank goodness!

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¡Menos mal!

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Why?

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¿Por qué?

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12
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What happened?

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¿Y qué pasó?

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13
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Bad luck!

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¡Qué mala suerte!

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14
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How did it end?

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¿Y cómo terminó?

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15
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What did you do?

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¿Y qué hiciste?

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16
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Really!

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¡No me digas!

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to tell (a story)

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contar

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18
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Do you know what happened to me/us the other day?

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¿Sabes lo que me/nos pasó el otro día?

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You wouldn’t believe what happened to me/us the other day.

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No te imaginas lo que me/nos pasó el otro día.

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20
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And suddenly

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Y de repente/de pronto

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21
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In that moment

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en ese momento

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Just when…

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justo cuando…

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and on top of that

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y encima

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and what was missing

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y lo que faltaba

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25
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and last but not least

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y por si fuera poco

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Fortunately/luckily

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por suerte/afortunadamente/menos mal que

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27
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At the end

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al final

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28
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summarising

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resumiendo

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the fair

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la feria

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bumper cars

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los autos de choque

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aim

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la puntería

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cotton candy

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algodones de azúcar

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a shortcut

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un atajo

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weeping

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llorosos

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Linguistic skills

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las habilidades lingüísticas

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business

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el negocio

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career

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la carrera profesional

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international dealings

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las transacciones internacionales

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39
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The learning of…

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el aprendizaje de…

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40
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to challenge yourself

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retarse

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41
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to appreciate

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apreciar

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to achieve

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lograr

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43
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to face up to

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afrontar

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challenge

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el reto

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smug

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presumidos

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helpful

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provechoso

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to welcome

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acoger

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generous

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generoso

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wasteful

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derrochador

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serious

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serio

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stingy

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tacaño

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rude

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rudo

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vague

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vago

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54
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eaters

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comilones

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proud

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orgulloso

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practical

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práctico

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sincere

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sincero

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overbearing

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prepotentes

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revelers/partiers

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juerguistas

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hospitable

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hospitalario

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61
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exaggerated

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exagerados

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pimp/cool

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chulos

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humorous

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chistoso

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strong

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fuertes

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to emigrate

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emigrar a

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to make a bargain

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tener un chollo

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67
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to copy

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dar la réplica

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to registar

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matricularse

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to marry

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contraer matrimonio

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an apothecary

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un boticario

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Prestigious/famous/notorious

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notoriedad

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to break records

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batir récords

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to achieve

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lograr

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74
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someone that organises a party

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los anfitriones

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75
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It cost me an arm and a leg!

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¡Me costó un ojo de la cara!

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the outskirts

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las afueras

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a taxi driver

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un taxista

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to fly

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pilotear

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passenger

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un pasaje

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the sequins

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las lentejuelas

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81
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miniskirt

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minifalda

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82
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cheek

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la mejilla

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calves

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las pantorrillas

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humble

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humilde

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85
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carpet

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la alfombra

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86
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to be enough

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bastar

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87
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shadow

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la sombra

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88
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the suburbs

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los arrabales

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care

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esmero

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90
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owl

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un búho

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to meow

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maullar

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candle

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la vela

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a shout/cry

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el grito

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94
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to turn on

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encender

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95
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broken glass

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cristales rotos

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forest

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el bosque

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stairs

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las escaleras

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a matchstick

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una cerilla

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99
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to mastar

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dominar

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100
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to shine

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brillar

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101
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to seep/waft

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colarse

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102
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to demonstrate

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manifestar

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103
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a race against time

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una carrera contrarreloj

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104
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drunk

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borracho

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105
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compliments

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un piropo

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106
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sacred

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sagrada

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interspersed

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entremezclado

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108
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chats

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las charlas

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109
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elbows

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los codos

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110
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paw

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la pata

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111
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to add

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agregar

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112
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to resume

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retomar

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113
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to be wrong

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equivocarse

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114
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foreigners/outsiders

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los foráneos

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115
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to punish/penalise

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penalizarse

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116
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to complain

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quejarse

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117
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daily

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cotidiana

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118
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student residence

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la residencia estudantil

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visiters

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los visitantes

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120
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the counter/desk

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el mostrador

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121
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practical joke

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la novatada

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122
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refrigerator

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la nevera

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123
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putting up (of)

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la colocación (de)

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124
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heater

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la estufa

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125
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the aforementioned

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las citadas

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126
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auditorium

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el auditorio

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127
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silverware

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la vajilla

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128
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glassware

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la cristalería

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129
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a stir/commotion

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un revuelo

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to move (house)

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trasladarse

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a dissertation

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un tesina

132
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to carry out

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realizar

133
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a wall

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un mural

134
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an order

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el encargo

135
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frightening

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aterradoras

136
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a bombing

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un bombardeo

137
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to transfer/give

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cederse

138
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to express/to broadcast news

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hacerse eco de

139
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streetwise

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espabilado

140
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to print out

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imprimir

141
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to amount

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ascender

142
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the proximity

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la cercanía

143
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distance

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dista

144
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a rising/tendency to grow

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alcista

145
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a person who earns more that 1000€ a month

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un mileurista

146
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a city with a large population

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un urbe

147
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slums

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los cuchitriles

148
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maintenance of kids

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la manutención

149
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The money parent’s give to the supporting parent after a divorce

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una pensión

150
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to scar

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espantar

151
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trustworthy/free of debt

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solvente

152
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a tap

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un grifo

153
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a blanket

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una manta

154
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a hanger

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una percha

155
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a drawer

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un cajón

156
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a lighter

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un encendedor

157
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a screw driver

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un destornillador

158
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a tray

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una bandeja

159
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a corridor/hallway (in a house)

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un pasillo

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a vase

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un jarrón

161
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a pillow

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una almohada

162
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an answer phone

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un contestador

163
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a feather duster

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un trapo

164
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a plug

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un enchufe

165
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to tighten

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apretar

166
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to loosen

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aflojar

167
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screws

A

los tornillos

168
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dust

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el polvo

169
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a rug

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la alfombra

170
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furniture

A

un mueble

171
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a handyman

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un manitas

172
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a breakdown

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una avería

173
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a wardrobe

A

el armario

174
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a saucepan

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una olla

175
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lentils

A

las lentejas

176
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a cigarette butt

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una colilla

177
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accounting

A

el contable

178
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office for one person

A

el despacho

179
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to advise

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asesorarse

180
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to aspire

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aspirar

181
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a hit

A

un golpe/una colleja

182
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sky scraper

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el rascacielos

183
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greenhouse

A

un invernadero

184
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to harvest

A

cosechar

185
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ilegal

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ilícitas

186
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a lack of something

A

la escasez

187
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support

A

el apoyo

188
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a compliment

A

un piropo

189
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contraceptives

A

los anticonceptivos

190
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sexism

A

el machismo/sexismo

191
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creepy

A

asqueroso

192
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disgusting

A

asco

193
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to be subject to

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estar sujeta a

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availability

A

la disponibilidad

195
Q

to add

A

añadir

196
Q

regulation

A

la regulación

197
Q

to please

A

complacer a

198
Q

a swipe

A

un zarpazo

199
Q

angry residents

A

soliviantados

200
Q

to come nearer

A

avecinarse

201
Q

truthful

A

veraz

202
Q

to move closer

A

aproximarse

203
Q

to slide

A

deslizar

204
Q

to avoid a problem and not face it

A

escurrir el bulto

205
Q

leaflets

A

buzoneo

206
Q

giant posters

A

vallas publicitarias

207
Q

a radio jingle

A

cuñas de radio

208
Q

devices

A

los dispositivos

209
Q

to predict

A

augurarse

210
Q

a lens

A

una lente

211
Q

spelling

A

la ortografía

212
Q

a scheme

A

un esquema

213
Q

given that

A

dado que

214
Q

the emergence

A

la aparición

215
Q

machinery

A

la maquinaría

216
Q

bold/audacious

A

audaces

217
Q

the cutting edge

A

la vanguardia

218
Q

through

A

mediante

219
Q

redundancy

A

la redundancia

220
Q

location

A

el emplazamiento

221
Q

to acquire something

A

adquirir

222
Q

a brand

A

una marca

223
Q

a demand

A

una demanda

224
Q

the advertiser

A

un anunciante

225
Q

the audience

A

la audiencia

226
Q

the sponsor

A

el patrocinador

227
Q

to invest

A

invertir (radical changing verb)

228
Q

education

A

la enseñanza

229
Q

budget cuts

A

los recortes de presupuesto

230
Q

drowned

A

ahogadas

231
Q

plastic surgery

A

la cirugía estética

232
Q

medical titles

A

las titulaciones médicas

233
Q

tissue (scientific meaning)

A

tejido

234
Q

burnt

A

quemado

235
Q

removed

A

extirpado

236
Q

tumour

A

el tumor

237
Q

rhinoplasty

A

la rinoplastia

238
Q

breast implants

A

el implante mamario

239
Q

anaesthesia

A

anestesista

240
Q

wrinkles

A

las arrugas

241
Q

single parents

A

los monoparentales

242
Q

the field/scope

A

el ámbito

243
Q

caption

A

el subtítulo

244
Q

to equate

A

equiparar

245
Q

benefits

A

las prestaciones

246
Q

percibir

A

to perceive

247
Q

a parent

A

un progenitor

248
Q

Registration fees

A

tasas de matriculación

249
Q

facilities

A

las instalaciones

250
Q

timetable

A

el horario

251
Q

level of difficulty

A

grado de dificultad

252
Q

head of faculty

A

el decano

253
Q

mark/grade

A

la nota

254
Q

dissertation

A

el tesis

255
Q

university fees

A

tasas universitarias

256
Q

to pass

A

aprobar

257
Q

to fail

A

suspender

258
Q

to registar

A

matricular

259
Q

subject

A

la asignatura

260
Q

A levels

A

el bachillerato

261
Q

Secondary education

A

ESO

262
Q

bursary

A

una beca

263
Q

scholarship

A

matrícula de honor

264
Q

degree

A

Grado de Letras/Grado de Ciencias

265
Q

manufactured

A

elaborado

266
Q

to snack

A

merendar

267
Q

A+E

A

ingresar por urgencias

268
Q

visiting hours

A

Horario de visitas

269
Q

family doctor

A

médico de cabecera

270
Q

treatment

A

el tratamiento

271
Q

rehabilitation

A

la rehabilitación

272
Q

sick leave

A

baja por enfermedad

273
Q

symptoms

A

los síntomas

274
Q

first aid

A

primeros auxilios

275
Q

consultation

A

pasar consulta

276
Q

operating theatre

A

Quirófano

277
Q

a chiropodist

A

un podólogo

278
Q

an ointment

A

una pomada

279
Q

liquid medicine

A

el jarabe

280
Q

an optician

A

un oculista

281
Q

a twinge

A

una punzada

282
Q

meniscus

A

menisco

283
Q

a tingle

A

un hormigueo

284
Q

debts

A

las deudas

285
Q

wild

A

salvaje

286
Q

visual impact

A

impacto visual

287
Q

in the centre of the park

A

en pleno corazón del parque

288
Q

concrete

A

el hormigón

289
Q

the centre/bowels of…

A

las entrañas de…

290
Q

to escape

A

sustraerse

291
Q

oppressive

A

abrumadora

292
Q

drilled

A

horadado

293
Q

to shelter

A

albergar

294
Q

respondents

A

los encuestados

295
Q

building development

A

el desarrollo del ladrillo

296
Q

to collapse

A

derrumbarse

297
Q

a cliff

A

barranco

298
Q

a fairytale

A

cuenta de hadas

299
Q

foundations

A

los cimientos

300
Q

landslide

A

corrimiento de tierra

301
Q

ambitious

A

ambicioso/a

302
Q

to become rich

A

enriquecerse

303
Q

disappear

A

la desaparición

304
Q

to go clubbing

A

irse de juerga

305
Q

pregnancy

A

el embarazo

306
Q

rum and coke

A

las cubatas

307
Q

to melt

A

derretirse

308
Q

global warming

A

el calentamiento global

309
Q

desertification

A

la desertización

310
Q

ice

A

el deshielo

311
Q

forest fires

A

los incendios forestales

312
Q

marine ecosystem

A

el ecosistema marino

313
Q

a drought

A

una sequía

314
Q

deforestation

A

la deforestación

315
Q

contamination

A

la contaminación

316
Q

acid rain

A

la lluvia ácida

317
Q

flooding

A

la inundación

318
Q

greenhouse effect

A

efecto invernadero

319
Q

heatwave

A

la ola de calor

320
Q

a hurricane

A

el huracán

321
Q

to cut down trees

A

talar

322
Q

waste/rubbish

A

la basura

323
Q

water shortage

A

la escasez de agua