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lodging/accomodation

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alojamiento

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advertising

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publicitario

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Trojan

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Troyano

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fraud

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fraude

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espionage

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espionaje

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kidnapping (noun)
to kidnap

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secuestro
secuestrar

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firewall

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cortafuego

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worm

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gusano

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the court (legal)

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corte/tribunal

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liquidity (financial)

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liquidez

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advance (cash)

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avance/anticipo

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stock exchange
stocks

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bolsa de valores
valores

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bond

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bono

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fixed rent

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renta fija

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fee

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cuota

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penalty

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penalidad

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escrow/trust

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fideicomiso

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public spending

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gasto público

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stock index

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índice bursátil

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shareholder

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accionista

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basin

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cuenca

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have faith
i have faith
the faith

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ten fe / tenga fe (tu / usted) (no need for la)
tengo fe (no need for la)
la fe

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(not) at all

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(no) en lo absoluto / (no) para nada

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shirt (with buttons and collar, short sleeve or long sleeve)
t-shirt / jersey

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camisa
camiseta

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soup
broth
stew

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sopa
caldo
estofado / crema

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noodle

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fideo

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telescope

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telescopio

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governmental

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gubernamental

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on my own

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por mi cuenta

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while / while (PR slang)

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mientras / en lo que

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plaque
x-ray

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placa

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ankle bracelet (for house arrest)

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grillete electrónico

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the accused/defendant

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el imputado

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to inquire

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indagar

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sociopath

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sociópata

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psychopath

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psicópata

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rejection

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rechazo

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phantasmagoric

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fantasmagórico

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comedy

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comedia

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algebra

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álgebra

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abruptly

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de cantazo

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punch line

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punto del chiste

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funny

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chistoso / gracioso

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do you see / do you get it?

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viste (“bijtej”)

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so, . . .

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con que, . . .

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Aha!

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Aja!

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o, so that’s your true nature / true self / who you really are (PR slang reaction to joke)

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cari pela’o

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grass

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césped

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seaweed

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algas

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bribery

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soborno

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Foam

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Espuma

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to expect
i wasn’t expecting that
unexpected

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esperarse
no me lo esperaba
inesperado

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expectations

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expectativas

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Homer (Simpson)

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Homero

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to slip

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resbalar

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sudden

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repentina

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to put inside / to pour
to give more food/water/something

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echar
echarse

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to brag / to boast
a braggart (PR slang)

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alardear / echarselas (more common in PR)
echón / echona

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the ghetto / the projects

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el gueto / el caserío

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Television (object)
Television (shows/programming)

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Televisor
Televisión

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to print
the printer
the print out

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imprimir
impresora
impresión

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to repair
the repair
repaired

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reparar
reparación
reparado

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this stinks (PR slang)
this sucks (PR slang)

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esta cañón
esta cabrón (mas intense/vulgar)

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vulgar/crass/ill-mannered (PR slang)

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cafre

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i’m telling you! (PR expression to emphasize a point)

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te lo digo yo (tú)
se lo digo yo (usted or ustedes)

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to suck

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mamar

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dick (PR slang)
cocksucker (PR slang)

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bicho
mamabicho / huelebicho

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bitch

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puta / bicha (PR slang)

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something like that

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algo así

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well hold on a sec

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pero ven acá

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71
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to pump oneself up (PR slang)
this song pumps me up

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pompearse
esta canción me pompea

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a person who is a fan of rock music

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rockerit@

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a person who is a fan or reggaeton music, and is also vulgar/ill-mannered etc

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caco (hombres)
yal (mujeres)

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first
second
third
fourth
fifth
sixth
seventh
eighth
ninth
tenth

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primer@ / primer
segund@
tercer@ / tercer (if it’s in front of masculine noun)
cuart@
quint@
sext@
séptim@
octav@
noven@
décim@

these words always come before the noun (el sexto libro, la novena manzana, etc)
stop at decimo, higher than that just say regular number de algo, (ex. August 15th = quince de Agosto)

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cougar (attractive older woman, PR slang)

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doñita

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highway

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carretera

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i am 6’4”

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yo mido seis con cuatro

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78
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headquarters

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la sede central

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that’s why . . .

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por eso . . .

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it’s none of your business (PR slang)

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no te metas (en lo que no te importa)

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rude

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groser@

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well alright then / ok then / is that right (PR slang)

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ah pues bien

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leave me alone

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dejame quieto / dejame en paz (more formal/severe)

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still (adjective)
the sea is very still today
be still (PR slang)

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quiet@
el mar esta quieto
Tati quieto! (~estate quieto)

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eyebrows

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cejas

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wax

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cera

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to get one’s nails/eyebrows down

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hacerse las uñas/cejas

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to let go / to release
let it go!

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soltar
sueltalo

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to escape

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escapar

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to run away

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huir

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they did a great job / they killed it / they crushed it (PR slang)

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la montaron (verbo es montar)

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great / chill / todo bien (PR slang)

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uva (like grape) (“uvaaaaa”)

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whatever / what do I know (PR slang) (filler word)

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que se yo

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to challenge / to dare
the challenge / the dare

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retar
el reto

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to dissapoint

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decepcionar

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eve (night before Christmas)

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víspera

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teenager (PR slang)
adolescent

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chamac@
adolescente

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to assault
the assault

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asaltar
asalto

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I am kind of . , .

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Yo soy media . . .

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100
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to grow up

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criarse

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101
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to pretend to be

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fingir ser

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lame (PR slang)

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charr@

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stylized

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estilizad@

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straightened

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alisad@

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not yet

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no todavía / no aún

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even so / even like this

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aún así

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already / enough

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ya

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108
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Hebrew

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hebreo

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Israel
Israeli
Israelite

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Israel
Israelí
Israelita

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Jewish

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Judí@

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Holocaust

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Holocausto

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Turkey

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Turquía

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mosque

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mezquita

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Mediterranean Sea

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Mar Mediterraneo

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115
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Egypt
Egyptian

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Egipto
Egipcio

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116
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eel

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anguila

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117
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to flee

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huir

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118
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to catch up on things

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ponerse al tanto

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119
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vineyard
vine

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viñedo
viña

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120
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findings

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hallazgos

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121
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even / still
including

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aún
aun

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though / although

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aunque / a pesar de

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sounds good

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suena bien (literal a sound/message/music you heard)
dale / esta bien / ok (express agreement/preference)

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sure

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seguro

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sleep well

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que descance
que duermas bien

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126
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that’s right / that’s what i’m saying/thinking (PR slang)

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literal

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excited positive reaction / when you see someone you haven’t seen in awhile (PR slang)

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Wepa! (only positive)
Epria! (can be positive or negative)

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128
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what’s up (PR slang)

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y que (most common)
que es la que
que me cuentas / que se cuenta
dímelo (more common between men)

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129
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stew

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sancocho

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130
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beef

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res / carne

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131
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broth

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caldo

132
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shortcut

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atajo

133
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runway (fashion show)

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pasarela

134
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bangs (hair)

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pollina

135
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stuffing

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relleno

136
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should we go to the beach?

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vamos a la playa?
que te parece si vamos a la playa?
(never use deber for an invitation)

137
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you should study
you must study

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tu debes estudiar (soft tone) / tu deberías estudiar (debería is softer/nicer)
tu debes estudiar (strong tone) / tu tienes que estudiar

138
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filler word

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muletilla

139
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ummmm (filler word)

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este

140
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like (filler word)

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como que (used by jovenes y mujeres)

141
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in other words

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o sea

142
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endorsement

A

endoso

143
Q

to drain
the drain

A

drenar
drenaje

144
Q

an unexpected thing/event

A

imprevisto

145
Q

Damn it

A

Maldita sea

146
Q

To contribute

A

Contribuir / Aportar

147
Q

shameless/scoundrel

A

sinvergüenza

148
Q

i feel heavy/loaded down (emotionally) (PR slang)

A

estoy cargado (“carga’o”) de (asuntos, problemas)

149
Q

Smurfs

A

Pituf@s

150
Q

Ankle

A

Tobillo

151
Q

approval
to approve

A

aprobación / visto bueno ( = OK, less formal)
aprobar

152
Q

I feel good
I feel that is wrong

A

me siento bien
yo siento que eso es equivocado

153
Q

bad guys
malefactor / criminal

A

los malos
maleante

154
Q

hero

A

héroe

155
Q

villain

A

villano

156
Q

evil

A

malvad@

157
Q

score (of a game)
what was the score

A

puntuaje
cual fue el puntuaje / cuantos puntos ganaron/hicieron / quien ganó
- quien va ganando (present tense)

158
Q

Morocco
Moroccan

A

Marruecos
Marroquí

159
Q

defeat
to defeat

A

derrota
derrotar

160
Q

upset (in a game)

A

derrota de sorpresa

161
Q

to pay attention

A

prestar/poner atención

162
Q

Listen to me/her! (order)
Listen to me/her (because I/she have advice to give you)

A

Escuchame/le
Hazme/le caso

163
Q

she is four years older than me

A

ella tiene 4 años mas que yo

164
Q

it’s my turn

A

es mi turno / me toca

165
Q

to miss (emotionally)

A

extrañar / hacerle falta

166
Q

Hips

A

Caderas

167
Q

Haze/mist
hazy

A

Bruma
brumoso

168
Q

i’m not good at (PR slang)
you’re good for nothing (PR slang; negative)

A

yo no sirvo para algo (ex. basquet, cocinar, etc)
tu no sirves para nada!

169
Q

it is what it is (PR slang)

A

asi es la vida / ni modo
es lo que hay is more direct and literal, ex. this is what there is

170
Q

to balance (literal)
to balance (figurative

A

balancearse
equilibrar

171
Q

will
willpower

A

voluntad
fuerza de voluntad

172
Q

hermit

A

ermitañ@

173
Q

vulnerable

A

vulnerable

174
Q

bird

A

ave (more scientific) / pájaro (more common)

175
Q

aunt
auntie

A

tía
tití

176
Q

fog
foggy

A

niebla
neblinoso

177
Q

to get nervous/bashful (PR slang)

A

darle pachó

178
Q

the pass
the passes
to pass

A

el pase
los pases
pasar / hacer un pase

179
Q

the shot
the shots
to shoot
to throw away

A

el tiro
los tiros
tirar
tirar/botar

180
Q

I would have done
I would have studied

A

yo habría hecho
yo habría estudiado (“Y’abria estudia’o”)

181
Q

If I had known
If I had eaten

A

Si hubiera sabido (“S’ubiera sabio”)
Si hubiera comido (“S’ubiera comio”)

182
Q

the riddle

A

el acertijo

183
Q

to decipher / to crack (the code)

A

descifrar

184
Q

the puzzle

A

el rompecabezas

185
Q

hangover
i am hungover

A

resaca/cruda
tengo resaca

186
Q

romantic compliments (PR slang)

A

echar flores

187
Q

i’m rusty

A

no tengo practica
hace rato que no practico
estoy afuera de onda (Argentine expression, not normal in PR)

188
Q

you have a good memory!

A

que memoria!
que buena memoria (que tienes)

189
Q

to take advantage of something / someone

A

aprovecharse (de)

190
Q

pliers

A

alicate

191
Q

to swallow

A

tragar

192
Q

jacket

A

chaqueta

193
Q

rain coat

A

capa

194
Q

bruise(s)
to get bruised

A

moreton(es)
salir moretones

195
Q

a big (thing)! (PR slang)

A

un sendo (cosa)!

196
Q

exactly

A

exacto (more common) / exactamente

197
Q

equally (you too, response to buen dia etc)

A

igual (more common) / igualmente

198
Q

Roof tarp

A

Lona (general Latin America) / toldo (PR)

199
Q

to snore

A

roncar

200
Q

Shallow

A

Llano

201
Q

To stab

A

Apuñalar

202
Q

looking super sharp / fresh / no wrinkles (PR slang)

A

acicala’o
tirarse la tela

203
Q

jack off (action or person) (PR slang)
damn it (negative tone)
fuck yeahhhhh (positive tone)

A

puñeta

204
Q

to embarrass (PR slang)
embarassment

A

avergonzar(se)/abochornar(se)
vergüenza/bochorno

205
Q

i’m not a gringo, just pale-skinned

A

acho no, no soy gringo, es solo que soy bien jincho

206
Q

The script

A

el guión

207
Q

the cart (ex. grocery store)

A

carrito

208
Q

basket
basket for groceries

A

canasta
canastita

209
Q

hustle

A

atrejeo

210
Q

on time

A

a tiempo

211
Q

To entertain
Entertainment

A

Entretener
Entretenimiento

212
Q

Quarter (25 cents)

A

Peseta

213
Q

high performance / quality / efficiency

A

alto rendimiento (de atletas, carros, maquinas)

214
Q

to perform (a role or function)

A

desempeñar

215
Q

the guess

A

adivinanza

216
Q

i have no idea

A

ni idea / no tengo ni idea (shorter version more common)

217
Q

fifty / fifty

A

cincuenta / cincuenta (more common for division, not for a guess)

218
Q

to emerge / to arise

A

surgir

219
Q

lazy / weak / flaccid

A

flojo / mongo

220
Q

to suggest

A

sugerir

221
Q

weak/lame joke

A

chiste flojo / mongo

222
Q

can you hear me? (on a call/Zoom/noisy place)

A

me escuchas? / puedes escucharme?
(you can use me oyes but me escuchas es mas natural)

223
Q

purple

A

morad@ / violeta

224
Q

silly person that jokes around a lot

A

persona relajona / vacilona

225
Q

no way / get out of here / don’t mess with me (PR slang)

A

mere! / no me jodas! / embuste!

226
Q

girlfriend/boyfriend or hot girl/guy (PR slang)

A

jev@

227
Q

woah, check that out! (PR slang)

A

mera (mira with a PR accent)

228
Q

Blades (of a fan)

A

Aspas

229
Q

opthalmologist

A

oftalmólogo

230
Q

drop
eye drops

A

gotas
gotas de ojos

231
Q

prescription (medical)

A

receta

232
Q

ultraviolet

A

ultravioleta

233
Q

to cover oneself

A

taparse

234
Q

to waste

A

desperdiciar

235
Q

brother/sister in-law

A

cuñad@

236
Q

at random

A

al azar

237
Q

to be nosy (PR slang)

A

ser presentado (“presenta’o”)

238
Q

accurate/precise

A

precis@

239
Q

to inflate

A

inflar

240
Q

listless

A

desganad@

241
Q

low/without energy (PR slang)

A

enemado / eñemado / eñema’o

242
Q

grumpy/whiny (PR slang)

A

ñoño

243
Q

pun

A

juego de palabras

244
Q

to roll along uninterrupted (PR slang)

A

estar de rolimpín

245
Q

that doesn’t matter to me at all (PR slang)

A

a mí, plin

246
Q

orange (fruit) (PR slang)
orange (color) (PR slang)

A

china
chinita

247
Q

funny/humorous

A

gracios@/chistos@

248
Q

thankful/grateful

A

agradecido

249
Q

to appreciate
I appreciate you

A

apreciar
te aprecio

250
Q

to be tricked into something / to troll (PR slang)

A

coger de zángano (idiot) /bobo/estúpido

251
Q

sure / i’m game

A

dale / claro

252
Q

you’re telling me (PR slang)

A

que si que

253
Q

that’s right / that’s the truth

A

es cierto / es correcto

254
Q

are you single?
i am single

A

eres soltera (use ser)
estoy soltero (use estar)
but can use either ser/estar from either perspective

255
Q

to train / practice hard

A

foguear

256
Q

The lock
To lock
locksmith

A

La cerradura
Cerradurar
Cerrajero

257
Q

to yawn

A

bostezar

258
Q

to cheat/mislead/deceive
a trick/mislead/deceive

A

engañar
un engaño

259
Q

don’t let them trick you

A

no te dejes engañar

260
Q

abnormal / retarded (offensive)

A

anormal

261
Q

to scare
scary

A

asustar
miedos@

262
Q

to scrutinize

A

escudriñar

263
Q

fierce
ferocious

A

fier@
feroz

264
Q

excuse me / sorry
excuse / need to get through
pardon me
i’m really sorry

A

disculpame
con permiso
perdón/perdone/perdóname
(cuánto) lo siento

265
Q

turtles
turtle habitat
leatherbacks

A

tortugas
tortuguero
tinglares

266
Q

cute
very cute/adorable

A

chula
chulería

267
Q

male animal
female animal

A

macho
hembra

268
Q

is it a boy or a girl (ask a pregnant woman)

A

es varón o hembra?

269
Q

frog

A

rana

270
Q

toad

A

Sapo

271
Q

fur

A

pelo

272
Q

stuffed animals

A

peluche

273
Q

Coliseum of Puerto Rico

A

El Choli

274
Q

nickname

A

apodo

275
Q

to brag / to show off

A

alardear / presumir (PR slang)

276
Q

to miss out on an opportunity

A

echar a perder (for big life opportunities)
perderse algo (for events, jangueos, etc)

277
Q

watercolor

A

acuarela

278
Q

a glance
to glance at something

A

el vistazo
echarle un vistazo

279
Q

very strong/impressive/impactful (suffix)
ex. a really great game

A

-azo
un juegazo

280
Q

pour/serve food

A

echar comida/bebida

281
Q

to rinse

A

enjuagarse (con agua) / echarse (agua) (no con)

282
Q

a cut

A

un tajo

283
Q

to insert money

A

insertar/echar dinero

284
Q

a compliment

A

cumplido

285
Q

plague
stench (in PR slang)

A

peste

286
Q

to give someone the stinkeye

A

echarle pestes a alguien

287
Q

to get gas (for a car)

A

echar gasolina

288
Q

wow! (positive, surprised reaction)

A

échale

289
Q

come closer
you’re too close / give me some space

A

échate pa’ca
échate pa’llá

290
Q

Nightmare

A

Pesadilla

291
Q

Skull

A

Calavera

292
Q

False

A

Fals@

293
Q

Undefeated

A

Invictos

294
Q

pair/couple/several (of things)

A

par
un@s cuant@s (PR slang)

295
Q

historical

A

históric@

296
Q

great/excellent (PR slang)

A

cangri (estar, not ser)
que cangri! (= que bueno!)
tu eres un/a cangri!
comes from congressman = cangriman

297
Q

to move

A

mudarse (geographically and permanently)
mover (generic)
echar para aca/alla (small movement, to scooch, normally said as a request from one person to another, not to oneself)

298
Q

to stir

A

menear

299
Q

to put up with / stand / bear

A

soportar

300
Q

identical

A

idéntic@

301
Q

To find out

A

Enterar

302
Q

follow up

A

seguimiento

303
Q

Batch

A

Tanda

304
Q

Wingman/wingwoman

A

Chaperon(a)

305
Q

Goose

A

Ganso

306
Q

To drizzle

A

Lloviznar

307
Q

Scoring leader

A

Líder en anotaciones

308
Q

Coexistence

A

Convivencia

309
Q

Lizard

A

Lagarto

310
Q

puerto rican pound cake

A

ponque

311
Q

the curl (hair)
curly
to curl
curled hair

A

el rizo
rizado/rizo (both can be adjective)
rizar/enrizar
pelo rizado

312
Q

straight hair
straightened/treated hair
to staighten

A

pelo lacio
pelo alisado
alisar

313
Q

the laughter / the laugh
to laugh
conjugations of to laugh

A

la risa
reírse
Me río
Te ríes
Se rie
Nos reimos
Se rien

314
Q

fucking great/awesome (PR slang)
bro/insulto
male goat

A

bien cabron
cabron
cabron

315
Q

to throw a punch/slap

A

meterle un puño/galleta

316
Q

a piece
piece of crap

A

pedazo/canto
canto de bobo (not as vulgar as piece of shit)

317
Q

desires/wishes
to fancy/crave something/someone

A

ganas
ganas de ti/algo

318
Q

a little beach time?

A

playita?
estar de playita

319
Q

thanks for thinking of me

A

gracias por pensar en mi (alguien)

320
Q

wingman/woman

A

chaperon(a)

321
Q

equality

A

igualdad

322
Q

Referee

A

Árbitro

323
Q

Net metering

A

Medición neta

324
Q

Megawatt

A

Megavatio

325
Q

Kilowatt
Kilowatt hour

A

Kilovatio
Kilovatio hora

Boricua Español (7 decks)

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