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1
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Aunque no te lo creas

A

Believe it or not

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2
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Coger a alguien/algo por sorpresa

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Take sb/sth by surprise

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3
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Con
Sorprendido Algo/alguien
Por

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At
Surprised Sb/sth
By

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4
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No me extraña

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I’m not surprised!

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5
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Borrar la pizarra

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Wipe

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6
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Barrer, aniquilar, liquidar

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Wipe out

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7
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Dado

Dados

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Die

Dice

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8
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Al revés, patas arriba, revuelto

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Topsy-turvy

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9
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Tener conciencia del bien y del mal

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Tell right from wrong

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10
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No me olvides

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Forget-me-not

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11
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Arreglárselas

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Make do with

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12
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Tragaperras

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Slot machine

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13
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Seguir el rastro

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Follow the trail

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14
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Borbón

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Bourbon

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15
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Makes everything work

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^Conduct (n)

Con^duct (v)

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16
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Goliat

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Goliath (goliaiaz)

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17
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Simple version

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Barebones

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18
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Mordisquear el dedo

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gnaw

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19
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Algo sin importancia

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A drop in the bucket (us)

A drop in the ocean (uk)

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20
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Excited

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Thrilled

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21
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Splendid, Extravagant, especially fine

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Magnificent

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22
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Worried

Worried about sth

Interested

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Concerned

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23
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En lo que a mi respecta

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As far as I’m concerned

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24
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Sb/sth in question

Parte interesada

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Party concerned

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25
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Carrera de relevos

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Relay

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26
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Dominante , en el poder

In control Of sth

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Ruling

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27
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Jurisprudencia (decision that sets legal precedent)

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Landmark ruling

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28
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Consuelo de gobierno (authority, group in charge)

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Ruling body

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29
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Clase dominante/gobernante/dirigente (social group in power)

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Ruling class

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30
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Poder rector (government, authority)

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Ruling power

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31
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Autónomo

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Self-ruling

Independent

Autonomous

Self-governing

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32
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Autónomo (empresa)

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Self-employed

Freelance

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33
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Votacion (vote, voting), votos

Encuesta, sondeo (survey of opinion)

Elecciones ( voting in a election)

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Poll

Poll

The poll

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34
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Manifestante (protester)

Alborotador/a (violent or destructive protestor)

Demostrador (sb who demonstrate products)

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Demonstrator

Rioting demonstrator

Demonstrator

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35
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Folleto

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Brochure

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36
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Representation

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Depiction

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37
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Anacronismo: error que consite en confundir épocas o situar algo fuera de su época

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Anachronism

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38
Q

Escape/fuga

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Breakout

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39
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Desalentador

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Off-putting

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40
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Franco al hablar

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Outspoken

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41
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Averiado, estropeado

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Broken-down

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42
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Innovador , lo ultimo

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Cutting-edge

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43
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Terreno, reino, campo, ámbito

44
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Aparentemente, supuestamente

45
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De repente, de la noche a la mañana

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Seemingly overnight

46
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Inverosímil, improbable

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Far-fetched

47
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Limitación, restricción , coacción

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Constraints

48
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En cierto modo, de alguna manera

49
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A primera vista

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At first blush

50
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Cuerno,bocina

51
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Ganado, borregos, bueyes

52
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Cultivo, cosecha

53
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Contratar a alguien

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Commission a

54
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Brillante, encendido, ruborizado (personas)

55
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Pasar por alto

56
Q

US

Bicho, cojijo

Crío

57
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Antojo, capricho

58
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Lanoso, de Lanka, lanudo

Vago, confuso

59
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Salvaje, incivilizado, sin ley

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Wild and woolly

60
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Probabilidad

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Likelihood

61
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Valla, obstáculo, traba

62
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Frontera, límite, linde,

63
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Limitar con, bordear, estar al borde de

64
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Célula madre

65
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Bulbo raquídeo

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Brain stem

66
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Río principal

67
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Juguetear, remendar

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Tinker with sth

68
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Hojatalero

Gitano

69
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Childhood

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Upbringing

70
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Constantly changing

A

Ever-changing

71
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Subyacente

A

underlying

72
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Nieto / Nietzsche

Bisnieto / bisnietos

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Grandchild / grandchildren

Great grandchild/ great grandchildren

73
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Trustworthy , reliable

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Dependable

74
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Willing

75
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Acercarse sigilosamente

76
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Adj: Pompous/Splendid (building)

77
Q

Baile de graduacion

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Graduation ball

78
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Programa informático

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Computer programming

79
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Adj: Clumsy/troublesome

80
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Reasons (propósitos)

81
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Say as true (afirmar)

82
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Customer care (servicio de posventa)

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After-sales

83
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Political representative 
(delegados)
84
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Internet: high-speech access

Banda ancha

85
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Acuerdo comercial

Commercial treaty between nations

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Trade agreement

86
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University: first year student

87
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Problem: afrontar, abordar

88
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Erizo

89
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Ajustado

Close-fitting

90
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Towards the outside

91
Q

Escasamente

Barely/almost not

92
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Company: head office

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Headquarters

93
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Probability

A

Likelihood

94
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Said without proof

Supuestamente

95
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Sencillo

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Understated

96
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Bombo, despliegue publicitario

97
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Profession

98
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Who leads the meeting

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Chairperson

99
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Stealings

100
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Sudden large amount of

101
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Lazy

102
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Resistant to bullets (balas)

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Bullet-proof

103
Q

Exciting, thrilling

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Exhilarating

104
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Wretched,miserable

105
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Trader in contraband

Trafficker in illegal substances

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Smuggler

Drug smuggler

106
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Boat (navío)

CAE Vocabulary And Gramar (8 decks)

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