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el pasado
el pasado
past
igual
igual
the same
a duras penas
a duras penas
hardly
desempleado
desempleado
unemployed
de hecho
de hecho
in fact
la población
la población
population
la velocidad
la velocidad
speed
alcanzar
alcanzar
to reach
fácilmente
fácilmente
easily
sorprendente
sorprendente
surprising
mover
mover
to move
el tamaño
el tamaño
size
la fuerza
la fuerza
strength
afilado
afilado
sharp
el temor
el temor
fear
gran
gran
large
apacible
apacible
calm
aunque
aunque
although
la tierra
la tierra
land
pastar
to graze
emerger
to emerge
ocultarse
to hide
encima
above
ubicado
located
la sequedad
dryness
la piel
skin
evitar
to avoid
mantenerse
to stay
el barro
mud
la ballena
whale
cerca
close
el cerdo
pig
a pesar de que
despite the fact that
pesar
to weigh
venir
to come
terrestre
land
el mamífero
mammal
tercer
third
la oportunidad
chance
merecer
to deserve
sostener
to support
cierto
true
recientemente
recently
la cárcel
prison
mantener
to hold
queridos amigos
dear friends
traer
to bring
el/la miembro
member
cercano
close
sin embargo
however
liberar
to free
exitoso
successful
culpable
guilty
el juez
judge
enfrente
opposite
de acuerdo
all right
el arreglo
agreement
el caso
case
convencer
to convince
tratar de
to try
incendio premeditado
arson
el robo
robbery
el acusado
accused
algo
something
cometer
to commit
acusar
to accuse
reunirse
to meet
el/la testigo
witness
el juicio
trial
asegurarse
to make sure
estresante
stressful
deber
should
arrestar
to arrest
la mayoría
most
desarrollar
to develop
establecer
to establish
el impuesto
tax
evadir
to avoid
el empresario
businessman
imponer
to impose
debido
due
exigente
demanding
el carrero
cart driver
seco
dry
cálido
warm
adinerado
wealthy
los ingresos
income
la fuente
source
el desempleo
unemployment
la esperanza
hope
la tasa
tax
el lado
side
el resto
rest
el/la mar
sea
limitar
to border
mostrar
to show
el pedazo
piece
levantar
to raise
matar
to kill
la mosca
fly
prestar atención
to pay attention
darse cuenta
to notice
parar
to stop
el judío
Jew
la razón
reason
la cara
face
el rostro
face
añadir
to add
mismo
same
quedar
to stay
mudo
silent
descubrir
to discover
manejar
to handle
manejar
to drive
parecer
to seem
el postre
dessert
seguir
to follow
recoger
to pick up
abrir
to open
el horno
oven
poner
to put
la uva
grape
por el contrario
on the other hand
el peso
weight
perder
to lose
los comestibles
groceries
tonto
stupid
la mejilla
cheek
preguntarse
to wonder
la maravilla
wonder
coger
to take
reír
to laugh
la golosina
candy
siguiente
next
escoger
to choose
intentar
to try
arreglar
to fix
atrapar
to catch
debajo de
under
la preparatoria
high school
los dibujos animados
cartoons
dibujar
to draw
simplemente
just
acerca de
about
quejarse
to complain
duro
hard
el ingeniero
engineer
graduar
to adjust
obtener
to get
poder
to be able to
la costa
coast
casado
married
cuidar
to take care of
crecer
to grow
odiar
to hate
fijar
to fix
el esfuerzo
effort
ganar
to win
sentar
to sit
el arándano
cranberry
consistir
to consist of
compartir
to share
reunir
to gather
la pareja
couple
lucirse
to shine
suponer
to suppose
avergonzado
ashamed
colocar
to place
educado
polite
acercarse
to approach
el cordero
lamb
la costilla
rib
el champiñón
mushroom
cualquier
any
oxidado
rusty
pasar
to spend
felicitar
to congratulate
el mesero
waiter
intercambiar
to exchange
llevar
to take
ansioso
anxious
la cita
date
estrellar
to smash
regresar
to return
subir
to go up
disparar
to shoot
acabar
to finish
cuyo
whose
inferior
lower
soler
to use to
el sueño
dream
razonar
to reason
antiguo
old
sonreír
to smile
frotar
to rub
agarrar
to grab
precipitar
to rush
precipitar
to hasten
golpear
to hit
atrás
behind
caer
to fall
gritar
to scream
prender
to light
meter
to put
hacia
toward
susurrar
to whisper
apagado
off
la luz
light
esconder
to hide
el cuarto
room
cuarto
fourth
charlar
to chat
el camino
road
el pasaboca
snack
alrededor
around
la tarta de manzana
apple pie
asar
to roast
cenar
to have dinner
mientras
while
dejar
to leave
casarse
to get married
a pesar de que
even though
acostar
to put to bed
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