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como dice el refran
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as the saying goes
seamos justo con el
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lets be fair to him
resultarse dificil
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its hard for me
irritarse
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to flare up or get irritated
en fin de cuentas
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at the end of the day
nervios erizados
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frazzled
borroso
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blurry, fuzzy
aposentarse
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to room or lodge somewhere
en una refaga
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gust, burst, flash
un naipe
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playing card
irrascilibilidad, temperamento, mal genio
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temper
la cometa
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kite
la tarjeta
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card, greeting card
el carton
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card or cardboard
oxidarse, herrumbrarse
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to rust
hacer eco
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to echo, repeat
la perdiz
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partridge
asemejarse
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to resemble
enfurruñar
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to get pissed off
dar la cara
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face the consequences
plantar
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to seed or stand up
dar la cara
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face the consequences
echar un vistazo
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to take a look
airado
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angry, irate
gracioso
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funny
rezumar
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to ooze, to exude
forcejear
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struggle, wrestle
mosquitera
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mosquito net
forcejear
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struggle, wrestle
escarabajo
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beetle
culpable
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guilty
una reunion
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meeting
culpable
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guilty
me da mal rollo
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it gives me bad vibes
chapucero
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sloppy
recoger
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to pick up gather or collect oneself
osiris de gominola
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gummy bears
tengo la coronzada
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i can sense it
mantener pulsado
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maintain pressed down
patineta
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skateboard/scooter
diluir/aguar
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to dilute or water down
misericordia
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mercy, compassion
misericordia
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mercy
el probador
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dressing room
fundido
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melted, burned out
humeceder los ojos
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eyes water
a la ligera
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lightly
recoger
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collect
envoltorio
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wrapping
al azar
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randomly
poner ojo
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keep an eye on
endulzada
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sweetened
quebrada
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gorge
quebrada
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gorge
amargura
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bitterness
no puedo sacarsela de la cabeza
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i cant talk her out of it
zafiro
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sapphire
desviarse
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deviate
tozudo
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stubborn
merodear
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to prowl
menudo chasco va a llevar
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she'll be disappointed
menudo chasco va a llevar
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she'll be disappointed
menudo chasco va a llevar
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she'll be disappointed
chasco
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trick or hoax
anfibio
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newt
grillos
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crickets
difunto
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dead, deceased
burlon
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mocking
vainilla
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vanilla
ebrio
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drunk
vainilla
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vanilla
funda
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pillowcase or sheath
tocador
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dressing table
restregar
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to scrub
desmontar
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dismantle/take apart
zamparse
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to gobble down
hastiar
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to weary or disgust
saber de buena mano
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know from a reliable source
hastiar
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to bore
ponerle celoso
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make jealous
superar en numero
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outnumber
sobresaltar
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to startle, frighten
cavilar
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reflect, meditate
sobresaltar
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shock
apartarse
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to keep away from
acurrucarse
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to curl up
erguirse
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to straighten up
balsa
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raft, boat
erguirse
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straighten
chafar
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to crease, crumple (clothes) or mash
bolsillo
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pocket, purse
forjarse
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to forge
fijarse alguna cosilla
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fixate on something
entrometido
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nosy or meddling
fijarse alguna cosilla
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notice something
estar como un cubo
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completely drunk
montar un pollo
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to make a scene
chafar
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muss
truco o trato
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trick or treat
chuches
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sweets
me la liado
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i messed up or i got involved
conformar
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to form part of or define
montar un pollo
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to raise hell
acordarse
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to remember
barba incipiente
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stubble
avenirse, atenerse a
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conform
lioso
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confusing, complicated
la ribera
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riverbank
la ravero
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technohead
me la liado
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I messed up
me la liado
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I messed up
argelia
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Algeria
los focos
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spotlights
camerino
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dressing room (theater)
en la punta de la lengua
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on the tip of one's tongue
sonsacar
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to lure away or wheedle
en la punta de la lengua
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on the tip of the tongue
recostarse
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to lie down
chilfar
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to hiss, boo, whistle or be nuts about
alucinante
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incredible, impressive
alucinante
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incredible, impressive
extrano
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weird or creepy person
luciernagas
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fireflies
la herradura
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horseshoe
una hebra
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thread, strand
en torno al
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around, regarding
dar un traspie
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stumble
en torno al
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around the
dijes
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charms
un manojo
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handful, bunch
partitura
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sheet music, score
alce
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moose, elk
cualquier cosa no dejes de comentarnos! estamos a tu disposicion
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we're at your service
quedo a la espera de su respuesta
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I look forward to hearing from you
derivar
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to derive, originate
a la brevedad posible
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as soon as possible
el agua sale disparada
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water shoots out
la pandilla
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gang, crew
la pandilla
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gang, crew
sonarse/soplarse la nariz
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to blow your nose
cachondear de
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to fool around or take the piss
a todos los efectos
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for all intents and purposes
era una curiosidad
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its interesting
pisto
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ratatouille
a todos los efectos
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for all purposes
infulas
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pretensions
nudillo
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knuckle
mollete
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thick roll
rebozar
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to coat (with batter)
torrija
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french toast
tirolina
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zipline
tetilla
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nipple (male) pezon (female)
napolitano
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filled pastry
bolleria
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pastries
el estacionamiento, el aparcamiento
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parking lot
un trastero
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storage room
necesito algo de espacio
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i need some space
sin animo de ofender
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nipple (male)
navaja
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razor
abordar
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to address, tackle
anorar
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to yearn, long for
el sondeo
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poll, survey
recorridos
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Tours
recorridos
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Tours
recorridos
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Tours
palo/lapiz de golf
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golf put
anhelar
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to desire
pasar de la raya
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to cross the line
cabroncete
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ahole
sentirse cohibida
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feel self conscious/awkward
sacar el tema
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to bring up a topic
blando
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soft
novatos
start learning
novices
pegarse el lote
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to make out
esparragos
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asparagus
critica, resena
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review
repasar
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to go over or review
renconfortante
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comforting
a codazos
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nudges
apio
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celery
lo mismo digo
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same to you
triguerra
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wheat
triguerra
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wheat
esparragos
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esparagus
dar palmadas
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slap or pat
sacudir la cabeza
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to shake one's head
termo
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thermos
es primo
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he's a sucker
lo pasa mal
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he's having a hard time
estrenimiento
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constipation
arrebatar
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to snatch, grab
bufar
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to snort/hiss/seethe
perder el hilo
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to lose one's train of thought
el mando
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the authority or remote control
vanidosa
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vain, conceited
febril
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feverish
abofetar
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slap
irrumpir
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to burst into
vacilante
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hesitant
mordiscos
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bites
corrida
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bullfight or mad dash or cum
rebuscar
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to search, look closely (for)
acuoso
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watery
tender
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to tend to
el eje
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axis, core
un sujetapapeles
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paper clip
divisar
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to distinguish or make out
cotizar
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to pay contributions
tachar
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to cross out
prescinde de
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annuls
el retiro
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withdrawal/retreat
factible, viable
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feasible
nenufares
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waterlillies
raspar, aranar
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to scrape
pelearse para
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to scramble
mullir
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to soften/to fluff up or loosen dirt
de manera constante
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constantly
raspas
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fish bone or an earful
jadear
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pant
pulposa
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pulpy
tierra
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dirt
carrillo, mejilla
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cheek
pulsera
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bracelet or bangle
sendero
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path
sortilegio
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spell
lazo
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bow
de encaje
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lace
rosquilla
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donut
arana, candelabra de techo
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chandelier
bordar, recamar
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to embroider
grabar, hacer un grabado
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to engrave
borla
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tassel
vitrales, vidriera
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stained glass
perilla/bigotes
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whiskers
la tobillera
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anklet
mancuernilla
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cuff link
guardapelo
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locket
gargantilla
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choker
nariguera
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nose ring
el huron
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ferret
rasgar
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to tear
el herizo
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hedgehog
el mapache
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raccoon
almeja
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clam
el bolso, la cartera
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side bag or purse
la anguila
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eel
el castor
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beaver
el colibri
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hummingbird
el zorillo, la mofeta
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skunk
suricato
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meerkat
osezno
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bear cub
el mirlo
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blackbird
el pajaro carpintero
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woodpecker
impermeable, sumergible
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waterproof
mohicano
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Mohawk
de ante, gamuza
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suede
de terciopelo
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velvet
espatula
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spatula
plisado
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pleated
nube, malavisco
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marshmallow
linterna
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flashlight
pendiente de aro
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hoop earring
el puente
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bridge or long weekend
lienzo, tela
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canvas
caballete
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easel
brillante, centellante
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sparkly
cutre
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seedy
que fuerte
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oh my god
el toque de queda
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curfew or lockdown
guarro
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disgusting
guarro
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disgusting
canero
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plumber or hefty
cabrear
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to piss off
sorbo
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sip
me sabe mal
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I feel bad
precioso
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beautiful
mala pata
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bad luck
ir a su bola
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do your own thing
verter
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to pour, to spill
grapas
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staples
la mampara
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screen, partition (ie shower)
lacar
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to lacquer
pantalla de lampara
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lampshade
ganchillo
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crochet
de vellon, polar
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fleece
de poliester/nilon
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polyester
pantalon de chandal
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tracksuit bottoms
nodulo linfatico
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lymph node
se sobre
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sachet
sobre
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envelope
estar al corriente
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to be caught up
riñonera
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fanny pack
las laminas
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floorboard
incordio
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nuisance
guirnalda de luces
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fairy lights
sobrepasar
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to surpass or overtake
dar la lata
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to hastle/bug
una vez establecida
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once established
fichero
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file or filing cabinet
escuchar
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to listen or overhear
espumillon
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tinsel
apretujar
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to squeeze in
plagada de
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full of, riddled with
sentirse realizado/a
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to feel fulfilled
duraderos
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durable, long-lasting
darle enfasis/hacer hincapie/puntualizar/resaltar
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emphasise/highlight
un agobio
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burden
quedarse de piedra
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to be stunned
hacer ejercicio
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to exercise
apostar
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to bet, gamble
trazar
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to trace, to draw, delineate
bordear
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to skirt, go around
apabullante
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overwhelming, crushing
de renombre
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renowned
circulo vicioso
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vivious cycle
beso intimo
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french kiss
darse besos
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to kiss each other
estar mal/bien visto
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its viewed as weird or viewed well
mas bien
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rather
echarle la culpa
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to blame someone
responsable de
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responsible for
animico
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emotional
temporal
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temporary
instantaneo
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instantaneous
llamarse la atencion
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bring to mind, call to attention
aportar
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to contribute
luminosa
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bright
no esta de mas
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there's no problem
austriaco
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austrian
sumamente
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extremely
retrocer
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To retract, move back, regress
por lo tanto
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therefore
forofo
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fan, supporter
repartidos
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distributed
grada
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diving board
pabellon
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pavilion
canchas
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tennis courts
arbitro
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referee
cobertura sanitaria
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health insurance
tener una recaida
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to relapse
ser corto de vista
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to be short-sighted
estar como una tapia
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to be deaf as a doornail
estar como un roble
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to be healthy as a horse
dar arcadas
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to retch/gag
sacrificiar a un perro
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to put a dog down
vencer un plazo
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to expire
autocar
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coach
patilla
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sideburn
tabique nasal
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nasal septum
indice/pulgar
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finger/thumb
vientre
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belly
armario
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wardrobe
estufa
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stove
manija
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door handle
estanteria de vino
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wine rack
vigas de madera
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wooden beams
cornea
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cornea
columna
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column, spine
otorrino
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ear, nose, and throat specialist
ottamologo
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optician
camillero
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a stretcher-bearer
estar hecho polvo
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to be worn out
estar tiritando
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to be shivering
ruborizarse
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to blush
tener apetito
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to be hungry
estar muerto
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to be dead tired
estar sediento
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to be thirsty
asterisco
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asterisk
abonado
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subscriber
almohadilla
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hashtag
auriculares
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headphones
colmar
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to fulfill
y para colmo
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to top it all off
un esqueleto
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skeleton, framework
casa de empeno
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pawnshop
empenar algo
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to pawn something
estar/quedarse/caminar tan pancho
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be/walk slowly
desempenar papel
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play a role
empenarse en
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to insist on, be determined to
moco
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booger
nardo
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white flower
vara
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stick, cane
inaudita
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unprecedented
tenaz
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tenacious, stubborn
bicho
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insect
bajo vigilancia
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under supervision
delincuente
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criminal
revuelo
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stir, commotion
pasar por alto
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to overlook
en demanda
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in demand
derrochar
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to waste, squander
salmorojo
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gazpacho
padecer
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to suffer, endure
si constructions
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si + present + present = real condition or possible future
si + present + future = real condition or possible future
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si + present + future = real condition or possible future
si + present + imperative or tener que = give advice or make suggestions
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si + present + imperative or tener que = give advice or make suggestions
selva
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forest, jungle
el bosque
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forest, woods
abrirse paso
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to clear a path/make way
telefonía
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telephone service
pajita
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straw
me ha fallado
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i got it wrong
tocar la loteria
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to win a lottery
si clause structures
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si present + present (habitual/likely)
si present + future simple (hopefully likely)
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si present + future simple (hopefully likely)
si subjunctivo pluscuamperfecto + condicional compuesto (very unlikely goes against the reality)
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if pluperfect subjunctive + compound conditional (very unlikely goes against the reality)
si imperfecto subjuntivo + conditional (unlikely)
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imperfect subjunctive + conditional (unlikely)
si + pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
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casi imposible
si + presente indicativo
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probable
si + imperfect subjunctive
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poco probable
si te gustas v te gustaras en recommendations
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si te gustas = impersonal because dont know the persons tastes
si te gustaras = personal because you know they dont like something, if they were to like (goes against the reality)
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si te gustaras = personal because you know they don't like something, if they were to like (goes against the reality)
si tengo tiempo, podria ir contigo
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is possible
si tuviera tiempo, iria al cine
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cant be si tendria tiempo
instalarse en
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to settle into (a house)
a la vez
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at the same time
mora
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blackberry
arandano
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blueberry
asaltar la duda
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seized by doubt
marte
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Mars
avaricioso
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greedy
si tengo tiempo ven aqui
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imperative can follow si clause
what cant come directly after a si clause?
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- present subjunctive
- future simple
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- simple future
- conditional
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- conditional
si fuera rico, regalaria la millon que tengo
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tacano
si alguna vez bebiera alcohol
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overthinking
cuando me toque la loteria
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optimistic
cuando tenga tiempo
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cierto
si tengo tiempo
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mas probable
si tuviera tiempo
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poco probabilidad
vulnerarse
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makes them vulnerable
en menos que canta un gallo
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in no time at all
en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
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in the blink of an eye
ponerse a alguien la carne/piel gallina
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give someone goosebumps
ser un perrito faldero
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to be a lapdog
tener la cabeza llena de pájaros
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To be living in a dream world
dormir como un liron
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to sleep like a log
dar gato por liebre
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to deceive, to defraud
buscarle tres pies al gato
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to go looking for trouble
por la boca muere el pez
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loose lips sink ships
estar como pez en el agua
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to be right at home
pasar una noche de perros/no pegar ojo/pasar la noche en blanco
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sleep badly
comer como un cerdo
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to eat like a pig
tener malas pulgas
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to be short-tempered
venir la ciguena/dar luz
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to give birth
haber gato encerrado
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there is something fishy
que mosca te ha picado
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What's bugging you?
hay cuatro gatos
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its empty
pelaje
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fur
alborotado
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rowdy, messy
la guinda del pastel
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the icing on the cake
cortometraje
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short film
aborrecerse
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to hate
es legal
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its cool
ciguena
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stork
liron
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dormouse
liebre
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hare
de manera sumisa
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submissive
erizarse el vello
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give you goosebumps
receloso
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suspicious
estar en peligro de extincion
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to be endangered
sobrepeso
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overweight
mas fortalizada
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strengthened
entra en vigor
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comes into effect
pollito
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chick
A caballo regalado no le mires el diente
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Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
no se hizo la miel para la boca del asno
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good things shouldn't be wasted on people who can't appreciate them
Cuando el gato no está, los ratones bailan
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When the cat's away, the mice will play.
el burro delante para que no se espante
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you go second in the sentence (y yo)
muerto el perro se acabo la rabia
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The best way to solve a problem is to attack the cause / root of it.
Mas vale pajaro en mano que cien volando
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
pero ladrador poco mordedor
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all bark and no bite
la sabana
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savanna (plural is sheets)
murcielago
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bat
ser un rato
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to be stingy
gusano
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worm
asno
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donkey
ponerse morada
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to eat a lot
ser un gusano
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cowardly, miserable
ser un cerdo
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to be a pig
llueve a cantaros
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it's raining cats and dogs
ser una rata
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to be a bad person
pica
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stings
ser una vibora
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snakey person
vago
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lazy
autoctono
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native, indigenous
rebano
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flock
manada
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herd
callejero
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from the streets, stray
voraz
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eats a lot
paguidermos
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big animal
monos/simios
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monkeys
cresta
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crest
escamas
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scales
plumas
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feathers
gallas
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claws
pico
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beak
alas
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wings
cola
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tail
hocico
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snout, muzzle, nose
patas
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paws
aves
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birds
felinos
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felines
oviparos
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oviparous/produces eggs
anfibios
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amphibians
estar como una cabra
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to be crazy
ser un perro
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to be lazy
ser un zorro
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to be cunning
ser una hormiga
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to be hard-working
ser un loro
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to be talkative
indomito
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untamed; wild
foraneo
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foreign
docil
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obedient
despreciable
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negligible
presa
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prey
depredador
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predator; predatory
rinocero
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rhino
hipopotemos
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hippo
lagarto
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lizard, alligator
serpiente
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snake
caiman
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caimen
cocodrilo
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crocodile
carnivoros
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carnivores
omnivoros
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omnivores
herbivoros
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herbivores
medusa
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jellyfish
rata
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rat
raton
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mouse
mamiferos
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mammals
ardilla
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squirrel
crias
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offspring
roedores
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rodents
diurnos
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opposite of nocturnal
avestruz
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ostrich
flamenco
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flamingo
pelicano
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pelican
venenosa
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poisonous
ser una vaca/foca
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fat
escudo
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shield
ser un fideo
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skinny
buitre
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vulture
gorrion
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sparrow
pavo
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turkey
cisne
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swan
ciguenas
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Storks
buho
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owl
gaviota
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seagull
paloma
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dove, pigeon
Loro viejo no aprende a hablar
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you can't teach an old dog new tricks
loros
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parrots
nutria
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otter
foca
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seal
reno
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reindeer
cabras
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goats
lince
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lynx
tejon
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badger
jabali
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wild pig
zorros
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foxes
ciervo
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deer
canguro
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kangaroo, babysitter
plantear
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to suggest, bring up
dar un guantazo
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to hit
soportar
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to put up with
dar un manotazo
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to slap away
dar una bofetada
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slap in the face
dar un punetazo
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punch
dar una patada
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to give a kick
esta comunicando
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the line is busy
semejante estupidez
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such stupidity
tripulantes
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passengers
averia
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breakdown
bucear
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to scuba dive
descapotable
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(convertible) car
averiarse
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break down, fall apart
opinion phrases that usually/always take subjunctive
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no creo
no me parece
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I don't think so
no estoy seguro
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I'm not sure
es probable
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it is likely
es posible
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it is possible
puede que
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maybe
podria ser
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could be
quizas
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maybe
tal vez
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perhaps
probablemente
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probably
posiblemente
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likely
opinion phrases that always take the indicative
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creo
me parece
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it seems to me
me temo que
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I'm afraid that
supongo
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I suppose
me imagino
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I guess so
seguro
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safe
yo diria
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I would say
es que
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the thing is
seguramente
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surely
a lo mejor
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maybe
lo mismo
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the same
igual
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same
habra dejado
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she must have left
probablmente ha llegado alli
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habra llegado
tal vez esté alli also means
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estara alli
difference between future and future compuesto in suppositions
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future = used for suppositions for what hasnt happened yet
future compuesto = used for suppositions for the past
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future compound = used for suppositions for the past
how would you turn a certain pluscuamperfect into a supposition?
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use condicional compuesto (habria hecho)
how would you turn certain imperfect/preterite into a supposition?
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use conditional simple
how would you turna certain past perfect into a supposition?
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use future compuesto (habra hecho)
how would you turn a present certainty into a supposition?
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use future simple (habra)
palabrote
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curse word
revoltear
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to flutter, fly around
enterrados
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buried
se va introduciendo
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its becoming
agotarse
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to exhaust, to run out
se puso a llorar v se ponia a llorar
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se puso a llorar = in one moment
se ponia a llorar = habitual
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he started to cry = usual
dar la hoja
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turn the page
cuando volvia a mi casa me encontré con javier VS cuando volvi a mi casa me encontre con javier
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volvia = it happened on the way home
volvi = she got to her house and he was already there
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returned = she got to her house and he was already there
me encontre con alguien cuando bajaba la escalera VS me encontre con alguien cuando bajé la escalera
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bajaba = met them in the process of doing it
bajé = met them once had already reached bottom of stairs
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I went down = met them once had already reached bottom of stairs
me caigo de culo
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i fall on my ass
chispear
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to spark
hecho en curso
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in process
when is imperfect used?
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- to describe something or habitual actions rather than an event specific to a time
- to explain something in the past that has no clear ending
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- to explain something in the past that has no clear ending
- to evaluate within ongoing actions of the past - ie describe aspects of it as if still in that moment
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- to evaluate within ongoing actions of the past - ie describe aspects of it as if still at that moment
- to describe the characteristics/capacity not the action
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- to describe the characteristics/capacity not the action
WHAT not WHEN
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WHAT not WHEN
preterite definido triggers
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hace mucho tiempo, se fue, en 2013, en marzo, ayer, ese/aquel, toda la vida, hasta que
when to use the preterite definido?
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- concrete events and listing events in succession
- punctual to a specific moment, constrained within a specific time period
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- punctual to a specific moment, constrained within a specific time period
- a long time ago completed, or as way of subjectively distancing yourself from that point in time (ie esta manana descubri que no tengo cancer)
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- a long time ago completed, or as way of subjectively distancing yourself from that point in time (ie this morning I discovered that I don't have cancer)
- evaluates an experience as a whole time capsule
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- evaluates an experience as a whole time capsule
A MOMENT not PHYSICAL THING
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A MOMENT NOT A PHYSICAL THING
what triggers the present tense?
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hace un rato, hace una hora, muchas veces, esta mañana, ya, este mes, esta ocasion, toda mi vida
when to use the perfect?
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- to ask about have you ever
- experiences that are still within time period of the present but are completed
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- experiences that are still within time period of the present but are completed
irte de juerga
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to party
desmadre
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chaos
a las tantas
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early hours of the morning
menos mal
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thank goodness
a finales
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at the end of
a mediados
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in the middle of
a principios
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at the start (of the month)
era increible v fue increible
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era increible = describes any moment within something ie a book, a day, an oeuvre
fue increible = evaluates the thing as a whole from a completed/end view ie the day was good, his work is good
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fue increible = evaluates the thing as a whole from a completed/end view ie the day was good, his work is good
pista
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clue, track
me entusiasma
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I am enthusiastic about
saqueo
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grand theft
especulacion
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speculation
por casualidad
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by chance
expolio
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scandal
globo
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balloon
estar vestido/llevar la ropa
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to be dressed
se ha quitado la ropa
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he took his clothes off
cerilla
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match
egyptios
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egyptians
a lo mejor
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maybe
sobradamente
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more than enough, excessively
torrete
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bullish
apodo
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nickname
retoño
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little one (kid)
caer en desuso
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fall into disuse
partirse de risa
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to laugh one's head off
nombre de pila
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first name
ser v estar decente
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ser decente = to be appropriate
estar decente = to be neat
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to be neat = to be decent
ser v estar vivo
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ser vivo = to be someone full of energy
estar vivo = to be alive
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to be alive = to be alive
relacion estrecha
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close relationship
ser v estar comprometido
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ser comprometido = to be compromised
estar comprometido = to be engaged
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to be engaged = to be engaged
ser v estar atento
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ser atento = to be polite/considerate
estar atento = to be attentive
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to be attentive = to be attentive
ser v estar verde
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ser verde = colour
estar verde = immature
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to be green = immature
estas listo (ironic)
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are you dumb
ser v estar listo
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ser listo = to be smart
estar listo = to be prepared
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to be ready = to be prepared
estar v ser negro
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estar negro = to be angry
ser negro = colour
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being black = color
coger frio
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to catch a cold
dar el alta
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discharge
ser v estar limpio
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ser limpio = neat
estar limpio = clean + broke + criminally clear
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be clean = clean + broken + criminally clear
un fresco
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frisky
no seas fresco
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don't be shameless
ser v estar bueno
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ser bueno = to be good
estar bueno = to be recuperated
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to be well = to be recovered
ser un muerto v estar muerto
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ser un muerto = to be a bore
estar muerto = to be dead
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to be dead = to be dead
tengo el punto
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im tipsy
ser v estar alegre
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ser alegre = to be happy
estar alegre = to be tipsy
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to be cheerful = to be tipsy
ser v estar seguro
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ser seguro = to be physically secure
estar seguro = to be sure of an opinion
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be sure = to be sure of an opinion
estar v ser delicado
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ser delicado = to be fragile
estar delicado = to be vulnerable because of a weak organ
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to be delicate = to be vulnerable because of a weak organ
ser v estar despierto
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ser despierto = to be smart
estar despierto = to be physically awake
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to be physically awake = to be physically awake
ser un parado v estar parado
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ser un parado = apathetic
estar parado = have no job or to be standing
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estar parado = have no job or to be standing
ser un perdido v estar perdido
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ser un perdido = be a loser
estar perdido = to be lost
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to be lost = to be lost
ser v estar catolico
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ser catolico = religious
estar catolico = be unwell
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to be Catholic = to be unwell
recargar las pilas
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to recharge one's batteries
facil de pronunciar
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easy to pronounce
la familia real
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royal family
desface
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gap
no te pega
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it doesn't suit you
no tiene nada que ver
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it has nothing to do with
toca lo que toca
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it is what it is
nos da entidad
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gives us personhood
dejar de usarse
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to stop using
anticuado
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old-fashioned
predecir
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to predict
estar lleno/vacio
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its full/empty

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