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la familia
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the family
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el abuelo
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Grandad
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la abuela
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Granma
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los abuelos
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grandparents
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el padre
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the father
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los padres
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the parents
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el papá
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papa, dad, daddy
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la madre
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the mother
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la mamá
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mamma, mommy, mummy, mom, mum
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el marido
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the husband
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la esposa
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the wife
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la mujer
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the woman (used for wife)
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casarse
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to get married
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el matrimonio
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the marriage, matrimony
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el novio
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bridegroom, fiancé
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la novia
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the fiancée, bride
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el hijo
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the son
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la hija
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the daugther
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mi hija (sounds like m'hija)
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my daughter
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el mayor
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the oldest
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la mayor
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the oldest girl / woman
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el menor
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the youngest
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la menor
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the youngest girl / woman
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el hermano
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the brother
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la hermana
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the sister
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el suegro
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the father-in-law
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la suegra
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the mother-in-law
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el yerno
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the son-in-law
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la nuera
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the daughter-in-law
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el tío
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the uncle (in Spain this is also slang for dude)
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la tía
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the aunt (in Spain this is also slang for Chick)
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los tíos
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uncle and aunt (as couple) or just the uncles (can also be dudes)
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familiar
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familial, of the family
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prometerse
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to promise oneself (proposal)
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la boda
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the wedding celebration or anniverary
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las bodas de plata
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silver wedding anniversary
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las bodas de oro
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golden wedding anniversary
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separarse
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to seperate oneselves
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divorciarse
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to divorce each other
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el divorcio
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the divorce
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el padrino
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the godfather
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la madrina
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the godmother
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el cuñado
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the brother-in-law
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la cuñada
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the sister-in-law
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el nieto
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grandson
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la nieta
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grandaughter
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el primo
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cousin
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la prima
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cousin (female)
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el sobrino
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nephew
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la sobrina
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niece
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los gemelos
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the twins
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el huérfano
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orphan
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la huérfana
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orphan (female)
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el pariente
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relative
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la generación
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the generation
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saludar
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to greet
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¡Hola!
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Hello!
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¡Buenos Días!
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Good Morning!
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¡Buenas Tardes!
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Good afternoon!
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¡Buenas Noches!
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Good Night!
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¡Adiós!
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Goodbye
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¡Hasta Luego!
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See you later (until later)
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¡Hasta pronto!
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See you soon (until soon)
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¡Adelante!
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Come in! (literally 'inside!')
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el siguiente
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the next / following
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la siguiente
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the next /following (f)
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conocer
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to know (a place, a person) to be familiar with
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presentar
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to introduce, to present
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dar la bienvenida
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to welcome, (to give the good-come)
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encantado
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pleased to meet you, chamred, enchanté
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estimado
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Dear (opening line of a formal letter)
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querido
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To (opening of informal letter)
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los recuerdos
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regards
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un abrazo
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a hug, embrace
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abrazar
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to embrace
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el saludo
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the greeting
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cordialmente
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cordially (warmly) - This closes a formal letter
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cariño
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love, dear (not in letter sense)
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mi amor
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my love
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cielo
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angel (it means heaven literally)
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guapo
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handsome
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guapa
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pretty
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majo
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sweet (only used in Spain)
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maja
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sweet for girl (only used in Spain)
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tutear
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to use tú
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tratar de usted
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to use Usted
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tutearse
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to use tú together
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tratarse de usted
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to use usted together
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¡Oye!
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Oi, 'look here' (rude attention grabbing conjunction)
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¡Oiga!
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Hey, Listen (informal attentino grabing)
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desperdirse
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to leave (litterally to dispatch oneself)
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la despedida
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the parting, the farwell
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hacer señas
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to wave
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de parte de
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on behalf of
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Muy señor mío
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Dear sir, (opening of formal corporal letter)
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Muy señora mía
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Dear Madam, (opening of formal corporal letter)
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excelentísimo
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Your Excellence (opening of letter to duke or person of royal status)
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distinguido
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Honoured, Distinguished (opening of flattering letter)
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atentamente
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Yours faithfully, Yours sincerly (closing of formal letter)
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tesoro
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darling
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mono
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cute (literally monkey)
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mona
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cute (girl) (literally monkey)
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el amigo
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the friend
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la amiga
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the female friend
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la amistad
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the friendship
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el / la amante
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the lover
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el compañero
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fellow student, colleague, companion
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la compañera
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fellow student, colleague, companion (female)
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ligar
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(popular language) to pick up, to pull, to make a pass at someone
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el colega
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colleague
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la colega
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colleague (female)
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común
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common
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el tipo
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the guy (literally the type)
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quedar
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to agree on, to arrange (litterally to remain)
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visitar
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to visit
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la visita
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the visit
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colectivo
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collective
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la gente
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the people (singular noun)
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la humanidad
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humanity
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el grupo
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the group
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encontrar
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to meet, to find
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el encuentro
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the find, the meeting (the encounter)
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la fiesta
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the party
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invitar
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to invite
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el invitado
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the guest
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la invistada
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the female guest
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la invitación
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the invitation
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la recepción
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the reception
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la presencia
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the presence
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reunirse
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to meet, to reunite
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social
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social
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le relación
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the relationship, the relation
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el machismo
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masculine pride
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la emancipación
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the emancipation, or liberation
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emancipado
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emancipated, liberated
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la feminista
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the feminist
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el extranjero
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the foreigner
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la extrajera
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the female foreigner
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la emigración
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the emigration (leaving the country)
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la inmigración
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the immigration (entering the country)
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La intergración
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the intergration
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integrar
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to integrate
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el contacto
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contact
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ponerse encontacto
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to get in touch
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el encufe
(Rafael encontró trabajo por tu enchufe) |
contact(s)
(Rafael found work thanks to your contacts) |
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citarse
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to make an appointment
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la reunión
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the reunion, meeting
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cercano
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nearby, near
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lejano
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far away, far
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la pareja
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the couple
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la intimidad
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the intimacy
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mimar
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to spoil (as one would spoil a child)
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la compañía
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the company, (of friends
NOT business company) |
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la comunidad
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the comunity
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la sociedad
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the society
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el individuo
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the individual
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el club
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the club
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el socio
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the member (of club)
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el miembro
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member
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la reputación
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the reputation
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el honor
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the honour
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la disegualdad
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inquality
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discriminar
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to discriminate
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la soledad
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the solitude
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aislado
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isolated
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el chulo
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the pimp
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la prostitución
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prostitution
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los marginados (sociales)
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marginal social groups (small)
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el mendigo
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beggar-man
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la mendiga
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beggar-woman
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mendigar
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to beg
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los sin techo
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the homeless (those without roof)
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entenderse
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to get along (to understand each other)
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creer
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to believe
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pensar
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to think
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la opinión
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the oppinion
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opinar
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to opine, to have an oppinion
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probable
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probable
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criticar
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to criticize
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crítico/a
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critical
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estar seguro
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to be sure
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parecer
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to seem
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no me parece que (subjuntivo)
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it doesn't seem to me that (subjunctive) when using an expression which is generally used to express doubt it is often expressed by the subjunctive in the subordinate clause)
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considerar
considero a Dalí un verdadero genio |
to consider
I consider Dali a true genious |
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exagerar
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to exagerate
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valer la pena
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to be worth the pain
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preferir
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to prefer
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conveniente
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convenient
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agradezer
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to thank, to be grateful
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dar las gracias
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to say thank you
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con mucho gusto
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with much taste
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ayudar
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to help
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la ayuda
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the help
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contar con
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to count on, rely on
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dirigirse
si tenéis problemas, dirgidse al profesor yo me dirijo para hablar con el profesor |
to turn to confer with,
to direct oneself If you have problem talk to the professor I am going to confer with the professor. |
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en cuanto
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as for...
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acompañar
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to accompany
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necesario
es necesario que (subjuntivo) |
necessary
it is necessary that (subjunctive) |
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deber
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to ought to, to have to, to must
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tener que
tengo que hacerlo |
to have to
I have to do it |
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complir
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to carry out ones duty
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el favor
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the favour
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seguro
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sure
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regalar
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to give (a present)
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el regalo
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gift, present
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sorprender
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to suprise
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la sorpresa
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suprise
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corriente
es corriente que (subjunctive) |
ordinary, normal (literally means running)
it's normal that (followed by subjunctive) |
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útil
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useful
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inútil
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unuseful
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práctico
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practical
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misterioso
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mysterious
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el hecho
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the fact
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posible
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possible
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la posibilidad
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the possibility
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la culpa
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the blame
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engañar
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to cheat, to decieve, to fool
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molestar
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to bother
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la molestia
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the trouble, the hassle, the bother
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pegar
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to hit
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el golpe
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the hit, strike
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pelearse
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to hit
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peligroso
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dangerous
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el respeto
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the respect
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apreciar
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to appreciate
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estimar
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to esteem
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agradable
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agreeable, pleasant
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tener suerte
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to have luck to be lucky
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bien
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well
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mejor
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better
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el / la mejor
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the best
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lo mejor
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the best thing, the best way, the best situation
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tener mala suerte
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to have bad luck
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mal (verb)
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poorly, badly
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peor
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worst
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mal(o)
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bad, sick
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el peor
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worst
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pésimo
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estremely badly
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excelente
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excellent
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perfecto
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perfect
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extraordinario
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extraorindary
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fantástico
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fantastic
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estupendo
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wonderous, stupendous, wonderful, great
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maravilloso
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marvelous
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hermoso
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beautiful
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terrible
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terrible
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horrible
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horrible
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antipático
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disagreeable, uncongenial
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imbécil
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imbecilic
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pesado
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annoying, pestering (literally means heavy)
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raro
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strange (rare)
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famoso
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famous
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interesante
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interesting
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importante
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important
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la importancia
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importance
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increíble
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incredible, unbelieveable
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¡Por Dios!
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for God's sake!
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incorrecto
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incorrect wrong
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importante
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important
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la importancia
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importance
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increíble
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incredible, unbelieveable
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¡Por Dios!
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for God's sake!
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incorrecto
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incorrect wrong
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juicio
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judgement, thought
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la conclusión
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conclusioon
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el parecer
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the way it seems, oppinion, thinking
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el concepto
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the concept
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el criterio
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the criterion, the judgement, the criticized aspect
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opuesto
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opposed, opposing
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relativo
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relative
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corresponder
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to correspond
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sorprendente
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surprising
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la probabilidad
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the probability
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positivo
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positive
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verdadero
(more commonly de verdad) |
true, genuine
(in truth literally OF truth) |
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indispensable
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indispenable, vital
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esencial
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essential
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alabar
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to praise
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magnífico
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magnificent, splendid
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formidable
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formidable, great
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la maravilla
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the marvel, wonder
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singular
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singular, also unique
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ideal
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ideal
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apreciable
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appreciable, appreciated
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cortés
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courteous
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estar dispuesto a
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to be about to, to be ready to (NOT really disposed)
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tolerante
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tolerant
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presentar
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to present
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estar relacionado
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to have good connections
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meterse en
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to put oneself in the middle of, to interfere in
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la influencia
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the influence
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la obligación
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the obligation
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obligar
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to oblige
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el deber
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the duty
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excusar
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to excuse
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prometer
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to promise
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el servicio
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the service
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servir
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to serve, be helpful
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hacer falta
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to be necessary
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la necesidad
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the necessity
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cuidar de
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to take care of
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ocuparse de
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to busy oneself with, to attend to
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el premio
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prize, award
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merecer
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to deserve (also earn)
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el mérito
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the merit
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el valor
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the courage, valour
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preferible
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preferible
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preferido
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prefered
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molestar
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to bother, annoy
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el conflicto
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the conflict
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mentir
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to lie
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la mentira
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the lie
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inmoral
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immoral
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prejuicio
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prejudice
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desagradable
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desagreeable
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la antipatía
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the unfriendliness, antipathy
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la desventaja
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the disadvantage
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odioso
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hateful
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arbitrario
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arbitrary
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harto
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full, complete, sufficient
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tremendo
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tremendous
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ridículo
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ridiculous
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idiota
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idiot
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extraño
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foreigner
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incomprensible
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incomprehensible
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confuso
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confused
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absurdo
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absurd
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reclamar
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to claim, complain
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la reclamación
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complaint, claim
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la queja
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the grummbling
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la dificultad
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the difficulty
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el error
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the error
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falso
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false
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negativo
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negative
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fatal
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disatrous
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monótono
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monotonous
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tener
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to have
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propio (como en 'mi cosa propia')
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own (as in 'my own thing')
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la fortuna
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the fortune
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rico
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rich
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pobre
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poor
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poseer
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to possess
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disponer
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to dispose
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ser de
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to belong to
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mío
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mine
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tuyo
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yours (singular you)
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mi
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my
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tu
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your
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mis
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my (plural)
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tus
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your (plural)
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su
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his, her, its (also your for polite form of you)
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sus
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his, her, its (plural noun - also you for formal you)
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nuestro
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our
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vuestro
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your (plural of you)
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vuestros
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your (plural of you plural of noun)
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pertenecer a
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to belong to
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la posesión
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the possession
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particular
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private (like private secretary, private proprety)
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la riqueza
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the riches
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el lujo
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the luxury
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la prosperidad
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the prosperity
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la pobreza
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the poverty
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la miseria
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the misery
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el testamento
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will
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heredar
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to inherit
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el heredero
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heir
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la heredera
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heiress
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la herencia
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the inheritence
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