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185 Cards in this Set
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Funcionario |
Civil/public servant |
Trabajador del estado
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Capullo |
Cocoon Flower bud Idiot, moron |
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Despacho |
Office Study |
Dispatch
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Ponerse en cuclillos |
Squat Crouch |
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Irse de la lengua |
Let it slip |
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Quedarse in albis |
To be left in the dark To get nothing for one's trouble |
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Tocar el claxon Tocar el pito |
Blow the horn |
(of a car)
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Alijo |
Shipment of contraband Stash/cache |
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Majo/a |
Nice, pleasant Good-looking Hot |
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Reyerta |
Brawl Fight Clash |
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Esguince Torcerse un/el tobillo |
Sprain Twist your ankle |
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Alambrada Alambre(material) |
Barbed-wire fence Wire fence Wire netting Wire mesh |
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Venda |
Bandage (for wrapping) Blindfold |
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Desmayarse |
Faint/pass out Loose heart Become demoralised |
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Soborno |
Bribe Bribery |
Subornation |
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Coleta |
Ponytail |
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Pelele |
Wimp Weak person |
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Invidente |
Blind |
Ciego
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Torpe |
Clumsy Awkward Hopeless |
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Atar Atar cabos Atar cabos sueltos |
Tie together/Tie Tie up loose ends Put two and two together Tie up loose ends |
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Paliza |
Beating |
Golpiza
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Neceser |
Toilet bag Overnight bag |
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Pomada |
Ointment Salve Balm Cream |
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Asqueroso |
Disgusting Revolting Nauseating |
Que de asco Que produce asco |
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Bailar el agua a alguien |
Suck up Kiss up |
water |
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Seguir la corriente |
Go with the flow |
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Despojo(2) |
loot, plunder
waste products |
Spoils of war |
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Verja |
fence railings bars on a window |
Cerca de rejas |
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Lapa(2) |
Pest leech |
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Erupción(3) |
rash hives outbreak |
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Rejas Tras las rejas |
Bars(iron) |
behind bars |
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Presa Recluso |
prey imprisoned (2 words) prisoner dam |
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Alta (médica) Dar el alta |
discharge(medical) |
Dar el ______ |
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Enfilar Hacer fila Ponerse en fila |
Line up Put in a row Queue up |
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Coro |
Chorus Choir |
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Reventar |
Blow out burst break crush |
Burst someone's head with a gun or by fighting |
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Orientación (sur) |
Facing (south) Orientation |
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"Te lo has tirado?" |
"Did you put out?" |
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Vis a vis |
face to face conjugal visit |
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astuto |
clever witty |
astute |
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Serena |
Calm |
Serene |
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"No te pega" |
"That doesn't fit you" |
"I wouldn't have pegged you as..." |
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Legua |
Distance (a league) |
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tercer grado |
parole |
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preñada |
Pregnant Encinta Embarazada |
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Ilusión |
Excitement thrill eagerness |
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Enhorabuena |
congratulations |
Dar la enhorabuena |
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Bufete |
Despacho de abogado |
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Tirar la toalla |
throw in the towel |
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Acosar |
Pursue relentlessly |
No dar respiro |
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cuanto antes lo antes posible lo más pronto posible |
ASAP (3 phrases) |
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Hurgar |
rummage delve/dig/meddle |
Investigar asuntos |
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Dar de baja |
dismiss/discharge rule out/reject refuse/exclude |
tres palabras |
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Registrador de la propriedad |
Property registrar |
cuatro palabras |
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Punto de mira |
on target in my sights spotlight |
tres palabras |
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Foco Seguidor |
Spotlight (theatre) |
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pala |
shovel spatula |
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Peste |
plague/epidemic Stench |
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amparo |
Protection/refuge |
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váter |
toilet bathroom |
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"Yo voy de frente" |
"I'll shoot you straight" |
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Entredicho(3)
Poner en entredicho(2) |
in question dubious questionable
cast serious doubts on call somebody into quesiton |
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rular |
to pass around |
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cavar |
dig
sink hoe |
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lárgate de aquí |
get out of here! |
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Viudo/a |
Widow Widower |
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tajo Volver al tajo |
cut/slash Work/work site Get back to work |
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acaso Por si acaso |
perhaps/maybe chance/luck Just in case |
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bollera |
lesbian(pejorative) |
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fiar(2)
fiarse |
sell on credit vouch for
Trust |
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"no me cuadra" Cuadrarse(militaria) |
It doesn't make sense to me/I don't buy it Stand at attention(military) |
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recado mensaje |
message/note |
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esquivar Esquivar la mirada |
dodge Avoid eye contact |
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dócil |
obedient well-behaved |
docile |
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fianza |
bail, bond security deposit |
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estafar |
swindle rip off con |
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guantera |
glove box glove compartment |
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Fijo que es un niño |
I'm sure it's a boy I feel sure it's a boy I bet it's a boy |
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escondite |
hiding spot secret place hide-and-seek |
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feto |
fetus foetus monster/freak(alguien muy feo) |
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espacio vital |
living space |
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moler a palos "me muele a palos" |
Give a beating "the beat me up" |
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párroco |
Parish priest |
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"llevamos una racha" |
"It's been a while" |
Racha-spell/period of time |
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tiroteo |
shooting/gunfire |
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espinoso tema espinoso |
prickly thorny touchy subject |
que tiene espinas |
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entorno |
surroundings/environment setting |
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celo(3) |
zeal/enthusiasm
scotch tape
heat/rut(animals) |
una palabra sola |
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cachear cacheo |
frisk |
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redada (policial) |
(police) raid |
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penal |
criminal(adj) penitentiary/jail (noun) |
una palabra |
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marujeo |
chitchat gossip |
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registro |
search(noun) record/record book |
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taquilla |
locker cubbyhole ticket window/counter |
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Cipote |
dick(vulgar) |
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chocho Potorro |
vagina(vulgar) (2) |
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holgado |
loose-fitting, loose, baggy ample generous |
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testigo de boda |
best man groomsman maid of honour Bridesmaids |
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fario |
bad luck |
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revisar |
inspect look over service examine check review |
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"poner la mano en el fuego" |
Stick your neck out for someone |
fuego |
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Manicomio |
insane asylum |
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"Doy bien en cama" |
"I'm good in bed" |
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Ojete |
Small opening ******* (somebody) |
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Tripi |
LSD |
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Escasez |
shortage dearth |
Scarcity |
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cutre |
stingy tight-fisted |
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payo |
non-gypsy peasant |
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criada |
servant maid helper |
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Amputar |
cut off |
amputate |
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Agujeta |
stiff stiffness aches and pains |
"tener agujetas" |
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"suéltalo" |
"spit it out!" |
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Bricolaje |
DIY project |
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Indicio |
Clue hint evidence |
indication
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Escritura |
handwriting |
Letra en argentina |
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Furgón Furgoneta |
1. Moving truck 2. Small van |
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gresca |
uproar racket quarrel, raucous |
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picoleto (esp) |
Civil guard (esp) |
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banquete |
feast blowout |
banquet |
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pirado/a tarado |
crazy druggy out of your mind |
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He movido Roma con Santiago |
"I've left no stone unturned" |
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cañón |
barrel spotlight pipe,tube |
cannon canyon |
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escopeta |
shotgun |
"de caza" "recortada" |
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cuadriculado |
squared, gridded checkered rigid, inflexible |
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buscar las cosquillas (a alguien) |
to bother/annoy someone |
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afecto (a) |
affection/fondess fond of/keen on attached to |
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hacer tiempo |
wasting time killing time |
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taquicardia |
tachycardia |
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charlar Charla |
Chat |
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Lazarillo |
guide dog for blind |
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carnal |
by blood earthly worldly |
vis a vis carnal |
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surgir |
spring forth arise emerge appear come up |
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noviazgo |
engagement relationship |
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asiento del copiloto asiento del pasajero asiento del acompañante |
passenger's seat |
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delatar |
denounce inform on give away |
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perjudicar |
harm damage slander |
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irse de la olla irse de olla |
go crazy lose it Go blank space out zone out |
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subirse a la chepa |
taking advantage of you getting the best of you |
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pactar |
agree reach an agreement conclude a deal |
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chapuza |
botched job shoddy work |
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largar largarse |
tell, spill the beans leave (reflexive) |
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tozudo |
stubborn |
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pezón |
nipple |
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vajilla |
silverware flatware dinnerware set |
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anticipo |
advance (money) |
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atraco |
robbery hold-up |
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ir a las bravas |
act thoughtlessly do something recklessly |
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"aflójate un poco" |
"loosen up a bit" "chill out a bit" |
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rehén |
hostage |
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estrambótico |
outlandish odd bizarre |
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a toda costa |
no matter what |
at all cost |
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fábula |
tale myth legend |
fable |
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inmolar(se) sacrificar |
sacrifice (oneself) |
inmolate |
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piadoso |
merciful compassionate |
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contagiar(se) |
give pass on transmit infect contract, catch |
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acoso |
harassment bullying pestering hounding |
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remate como remate para remate de remate |
conclusion, ending to top it all off totally, completely |
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moraleja moral |
moral(n) moral(adj) |
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baza |
secret weapon card tricks |
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cojera |
limp |
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(a) bocajarro |
point-blank |
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rencor rencoroso rencorosamente |
resentment hard feelings |
rancor |
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"cuida tus prontos" |
"watch your impulses"(esp) |
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alterado |
angry, annoyed |
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apósito, vendaje |
bandage(big) dressing |
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ampolla vejiga |
Blister (2) |
bladder ampoule |
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entrecejo uniceja |
Space between the eyebrows Unibrow |
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piños(esp) |
teeth(esp) |
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barro fango lodo cieno limo |
mud(5) |
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motín |
riot, rebellion, mutiny |
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inválido discapacitado minusválido |
handicapped |
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pajita |
straw |
pajilla en SV popote en MX pitillo VE, CU, CO, GT sorbete en PR |
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raspón rasguño rasguñar arañazo |
1.scrape 2.scratch(2) |
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recuento |
head count |
or recount |
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agredir |
attack assault |
herir golpear |
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coscorrón |
bump on the head |
golpe en la cabeza |
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petición |
request |
petición |
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vistoso |
attractive pleasing |
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desgaste |
wear exhaustion fatigue |
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blando |
soft tender |
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nítido |
clear defined sharp |
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entregar |
surrender |
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sádico |
sadistic(adj) sadist(n) |
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latido |
beat(n) throb, throbbing(n) |
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por cierto |
by the way indeed |
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