yet more new words from classes and reading Flashcards

1
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crujiente

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crisp

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landmark, heritage, estate, assets

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patrimonio

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asset

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bien patrimonial

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4
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raise one’s spirits

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levanta el animo

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5
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resign (as in a job)

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renunciar (general), dimitir (politicians), abdicar (kings)

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6
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nuance

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matiz

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7
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to do something regulatly

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soler + inf

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8
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used to do something

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solía + inf

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9
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palate, taste

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el paladar

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10
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to pressure, put pressure on

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presionar

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11
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deadline

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fecha limite

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12
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pride, arrogance

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soberbía

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13
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so….

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conque, asi que, asi pues

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14
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reader

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lector

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15
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reading, reading matter

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lectura

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16
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hit, strike, give, stick, move closer

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pegar

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17
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flashback

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retrospectiva

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18
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in this context

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dentro de lo que cabe

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19
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gust, burst

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ráfaga

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20
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reconcile

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conciliar

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21
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resume, pick up, take up

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retomar

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22
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hardware store

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ferretería

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23
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to be needed, necessary

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hacer falta

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24
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dodge, avoid

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esquivar

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25
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pay attention

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hacer caso

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26
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constatación

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verification

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27
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confirm, verify

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constatar

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28
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made a good impression, look good

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quedar bien

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29
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whirlwind

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vorágine

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30
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reconcile

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conciliar

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31
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training (as in work)

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formación

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32
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crayon

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cera

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33
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feel affected, weaken, deterioriate, feel resentful

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resentirse

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34
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set back, support

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respaldo

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35
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turn signal

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intermitente

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36
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puddle

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charco

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37
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subject, course (in school)

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asignatura

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38
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training (education)

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formación

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39
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compensation

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indemnización

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40
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rock, mint, coin (v)

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acuñar

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41
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extensive, drawn-out

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dilatado

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42
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component

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integrante

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43
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sales person

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vendedora

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44
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trader (businessman)

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comerciante

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45
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hospitality business

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hostelería

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46
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colleague

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colega

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47
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stuck

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atascado

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48
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to disgust, nauseate, be disgusting

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asquear

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49
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self-pity

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autocompasion

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50
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dissident, nonconformist (n or adj)

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inconforme

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51
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course of study

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carrera

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52
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career

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carrera professional

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53
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killjoy

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aguafiesta

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54
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attached

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adjunto

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55
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to miss someone

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extrañar (Lat Am), echar de menos, echar en falta (Esp()

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56
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to take advantage of

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tomar ventaja, aprovechar, sacar partido

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57
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to have an appointment

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tener hora, tener consulto con, tener turno + adj

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58
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superimpose, overlap

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superponer

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59
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charcoal

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caboncillo

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60
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costumes (in a play)

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vestuario

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61
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string instruments

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instrumentos de cuerdo

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62
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brass instruments

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instrumentos metales

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63
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canvas (for a painting)

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lienzo

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64
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easel

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caballete

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65
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auction

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subasta

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66
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heir

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heredero

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67
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charity, benevolence

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caridad

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68
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to get up early

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madrugar

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69
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to stay awake all night

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trasnocher

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70
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attachments (to a document)

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pertenencia, adjunto

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71
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stand-alone wall

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muro

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72
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defensive wall

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muralla

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73
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to challenge

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retar, desafiar

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74
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whimsical

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capricioso

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75
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to sculpt

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esculpir

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76
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to be complicit

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ser complices

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77
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sunset (figurative)

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ocaso

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78
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bat (animal)

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murciélago

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79
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rigorous

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pulcro

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80
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script (n)

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guion

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81
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life experience

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vivencia

82
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claim, assertion

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aseveracíon

83
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cut out, cut halfway

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entrecortar

84
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stumble, fall over, bump into

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tropezar

85
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blur, fade, diffuse

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difuminarse, esfumarse

86
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prominence

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protagonismo

87
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join

A

empatar

88
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refute, reject

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rebatar

89
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erode, wear down

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desgastar

90
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dust, fluff, stuffing

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borra

91
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to sight, make out (as in distance)

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divisar

92
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shy

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huidiza

93
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crowd, huddle (v)

A

agazapar

94
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wave, fan (v)

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abandicar

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stubbornness

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terquedad

96
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wax (n)

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cera

97
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fleeting

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fugaz

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pity

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piedad

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blurred, hazy

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borroso

100
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bleach (n)

A

lejía

101
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calm down, moderate

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templar

102
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chance

A

azar

103
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ruthless

A

despiadado

104
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watery

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aguado

105
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reduce, lessen

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mermar

106
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adventure

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andanza

107
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to be moved

A

conmoverse

108
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lure (n)

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cebo

109
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to curl up

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ovillar

110
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fasten, attach to, set fire to

A

prender

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howl

A

aullar

112
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feel sorry for

A

compadecer

113
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excuse, free

A

eximir

114
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rust, corrode, eat away

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corroer

115
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rubble

A

escombros

116
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juggler

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malabarista

117
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to juggle, to be hectic

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hacer malabares

118
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sunglasses

A

lentes del sol

119
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goggles

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gafas

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binoculars

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anteojos

121
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subtleties

A

sutiliezas

122
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colonizer

A

colonizador

123
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illegally

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desaguisado

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insult, affront

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agravio

125
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score (music)

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partitura

126
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cooking, boiling

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cocción

127
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boil, cook, bake

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cocer

128
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to eat away, be consumed

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carcomer

129
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loud noise, racket

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estruendo

130
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lightning

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trueno

131
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pipe, tube

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caño

132
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darkness, shadows

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tiniebla

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ostentatious, grandiose

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rimbombante

134
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ring (v)

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repicar

135
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curfew

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toque de queda

136
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slimy, perverted

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baboso/a

137
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hamlet

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caserío

138
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homebody, home-loving

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casero/a

139
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sneakers

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zapatillos

140
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expert

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pericial

141
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screensaver

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salvapantalla, guardapantalla

142
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to do without, get along without

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prescindir

143
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essential, indispensible

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imprescindible

144
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crumbs

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migajas

145
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crust (as in bread)

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corteza

146
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value, appreciate

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preciar

147
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overflow, spill over

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desbordar

148
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boundless, brimming over with

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desbordante

149
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in other words

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dicho sea de paso

150
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overbearing, forceful

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prepotante

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native to

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oriundo, autoctono

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crowded (physically)

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apiñado

153
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quack

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matasanos

154
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link (as in missing link)

A

esbalón

155
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shipyard

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astillero

156
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gloomy, dark, dismal

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tenebroso

157
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chip off the old block

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de tal palo, tal astilla

158
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jagged, sharp

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punzante

159
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fit, adjust, adapt, mold, shape

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amoldar

160
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take ownership

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adueñarse

161
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meaning, definition, sense

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acepción

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cunning

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mañoso

163
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advocate

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incidir

164
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advocacy

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incidencia

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squander

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despilfarrar

166
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spendthrift

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manirroto

167
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eat away, waste away, be consumed

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carcomer

168
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hard to fine

A

rebuscada

169
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search, rummage

A

rebuscar

170
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cocoon

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ovilla

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rarity, peculiarity

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rareza

172
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heritage

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acervo

173
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biased, slanted, inclined

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sesgado

174
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wave, flutter

A

olear

175
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to surprise

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pasmarse, sorprender

176
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to gossip, snoop

A

cotillear

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whim, fancy

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antojo, capricho

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to feel like, to fancy, to crave

A

antojarse

179
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follow a trail, track

A

rastrear

180
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to skin

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despellear, descuerar

181
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to like something

A

me alegra+sust o verbo; me alegra que+subj; me algegro de+inf

182
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article of clothing

A

prenda

183
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walk the dog

A

sacar al perro

184
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sled

A

trineo

185
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defrost (as in food)

A

descongelar

186
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ordinary, common

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corriente

187
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dark skinned

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prieta (Lat Am), moreno (Sp)

188
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emotional, moody, touching

A

emotivo

189
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a type of

A

una suerte de

190
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to brand, to qualify (in the sense of making more specific)

A

tildar

191
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must-see (also safety pin)

A

imperdible

192
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nanny, lullaby

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nana

193
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babysitter

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niñera

194
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overwhelm

A

abrumar

195
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slang, jargon

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jerga

196
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emphasis, stress

A

hincapié

197
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to emphasize or stress

A

hacer hincapié en/sobre

198
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fit, be room for, be possible

A

caber

199
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alibi

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coartada

200
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witness

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testigo

201
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flirt

A

ligar, flirtear