2.6.1 Vocab Enrichment

Question 1

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a celebration

e.g. a birthday celebration

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una celebración / un festejo

ej. una celebración de cumpleaños

Question 2

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to celebrate

e.g. We’re celebrating his graduation tonight

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celebrar

ej. Estamos celebrando su graduación esta noche

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a ceremony

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una ceremonia

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a high five

e.g. Good job! Give me a high five!

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un choque de manos / chocar los cinco / chocar las manos

ej. ¡Bien hecho! ¡Choca los cinco!

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to congratulate

e.g. Please congratulate the bride for me if you see her

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felicitar

ej. Por favor felicita a la novia de mi parte si la ves

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to cheat

e.g. I don’t wanna play with her. She always cheats

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hacer trampa / engañar

ej. No quiero jugar con ella. Siempre hace trampa

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to cheat on

e.g. She was cheating on her husband

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engañar a

ej. Ella estaba engañando a su marido

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to have an affair

e.g. His wife had an affair with her dance instructor

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tener una aventura

ej. Su esposa tuvo una aventura con su profesor de danza

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a cheat / a cheater

e.g. In the long run, cheaters never win

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un tramposo / un embustero

ej. A la larga, los tramposos nunca ganan

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to go grocery shopping / to go shopping

e.g. My wife went grocery shopping while I prepared the grill

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hacer las compras / ir de compras

ej. Mi esposa fue a hacer las compras mientras yo preparaba la parrilla

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to go shopping / to shop

e.g. The men stayed home watching football while the women went shopping

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ir de compras

ej. Los hombres se quedaron en casa viendo el fútbol mientras las mujeres fueron de compras

Question 12

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to wear / to be wearing / to have on

e.g. He has a blue shirt on

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llevar / tener puesto / usar

ej. Lleva una camisa azúl

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to fit

e.g. These jeans don’t fit me

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quedar bien / caber

ej. Estos vaqueros no me quedan bien

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to change clothes / to change your clothes

e.g. Before we went out dancing, I changed clothes

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cambiar de ropa / cambiarse de ropa

ej. Antes de que saliéramos a bailar, me cambié de ropa

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to undress / to strip / to get naked

e.g. The doctor told me to undress before she examined me

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desnudarse / desvestirse

ej. La doctora me dijo que me desvistiera antes de examinarme

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a raincoat

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un impermeable / una gabardina

Question 17

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a blazer / a sport coat

e.g. You don’t have to wear a full suit. Just slacks and a blazer should be ok

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una chaqueta / una americana / un saco

ej. No tienes que llevar traje completo. Simplemente pantalones de vestir y una chaqueta estarán bien

Question 18

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a tuxedo

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un esmóquin

Question 19

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a vest

e.g. a bulletproof vest

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un chaleco

ej. un chaleco antibalas

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a blouse

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una blusa

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a miniskirt

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una minifalda

Question 22

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lingerie

e.g. sexy lingerie

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la lencería

ej. lencería sexy

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a bra / a brassiere

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un brasier / un sujetador / un sostén

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panties / underwear

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los pantis / los calzones / las bragas

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pantyhose / tights / leggings

e.g. She didn’t feel like shaving her legs, so she put on tights

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las mallas / los leggings / las calzas

ej. Ella no tenía ganas de razurarse las piernas, entonces se puso mallas

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sneakers / tennis shoes

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las zapatillas / los tenis

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heels / high heels / pumps

e.g. She has a hard time walking in heels

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los tacones

ej. A ella le cuesta trabajo caminar en tacones

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slippers

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las pantuflas / las chancletas

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pyjamas / pajamas / PJs

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el pijama / la piyama

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a cap / a baseball cap / a hat

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una gorra

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a crown

e.g. The queen was wearing a beautiful crown

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una corona

ej. La reina llevaba una hermosa corona

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a mask

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una máscara

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a tie / a necktie

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una corbata

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a belt

e.g. a nice brown belt

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un cinturón / una correa

ej. un lindo cinturón café

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a scarf

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una bufanda / un pañuelo / una pañoleta

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a glove

e.g. a pair of gloves

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un guante

ej. un par de guantes

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leather

e.g. a leather jacket

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el cuero

ej. una chamarra de cuero

Question 38

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waterproof

e.g. waterproof shoes

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a prueba de agua / impermeable

ej. zapatos a prueba de agua

Question 39

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to tuck in

e.g. Please tuck your shirt into your pants

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fajar / fajarse

ej. Por favor faja tu camisa en los pantalones

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a sleeve

e.g. You got some ketchup on your left sleeve

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una manga

ej. Tienes un poco de catsup en la manga izquierda

Question 41

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sleeveless

e.g. a sleeveless shirt

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sin mangas

ej. una camisa sin mangas

Question 42

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short-sleeved

e.g. a short-sleeved shirt

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de manga corta

ej. una camisa de manga corta

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long-sleeved

e.g. a long-sleeved shirt

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de manga larga

ej. una camisa de manga larga

Question 44

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a pocket

e.g. I keep my wallet in my back-right pocket

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un bolsillo

ej. Guardo mi cartera en el bolsillo trasero derecho

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a button

e.g. I lost a button from my shirt

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un botón

ej. Se le cayó un botón a mi camisa

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a label / a tag / a sticker

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una etiqueta / un rótulo

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a strap

e.g. a strap on a bag

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una correa / un tirante / una tira

ej. una correa en una cartera

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a drawer

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una gaveta / un cajón

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a hanger / a clothes hanger / a coat hanger

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un gancho / una percha / un colgador

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a mirror

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un espejo

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laundry

e.g. I have a lot of laundry to do

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ropa para lavar

ej. Tengo mucha ropa para lavar

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detergent / laundry detergent / laundry soap

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el detergente

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a washing machine

e.g. He put his clothes in the washing machine and added detergent

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una lavadora / una lavadora de ropa

ej. Él puso su ropa en la lavadora y agregó detergente

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a dryer

e.g. Our house has both a washing machine and a dryer

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una secadora

ej. Nuestra casa tiene tanto una lavadora como una secadora

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to dry clean

e.g. I got my suit dry cleaned

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limpiar en seco

ej. Mandé mi traje a limpiar en seco

Question 56

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to iron

e.g. He irons his shirt every morning before work

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planchar

ej. Él plancha su camisa todos los días antes de ir a trabajar

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an iron

e.g. Do you have an iron? My shirt is wrinkled

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una plancha

ej. ¿Tienes una plancha? Mi camisa está arrugada

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a garment / a piece of clothing / an article of clothing

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una prenda de ropa / un artículo de vestir

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an outfit

e.g. I like your outfit. You have good style

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un atuendo / un conjunto

ej. Me gusta tu atuendo. Tienes mucho estilo

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a uniform

e.g. a school uniform or a police uniform

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un uniforme

ej. un uniforme de colegio o de policía

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a costume

e.g. a Halloween costume

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un disfraz

ej. un disfraz de noche de brujas

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to compare

e.g. I compared the luxury brand to the generic brand, and I couldn’t really tell the difference

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comparar

ej. Comparé la marca de lujo con la genérica, y realmente no pude notar la diferencia

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a comparison

e.g. a comparison between two prices

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una comparación

ej. una comparación entre dos precios

Question 64

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compared with / compared to

e.g. Compared to the bus, the train is much faster

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comparado con

ej. Comparado con el autobús, el tren es mucho más rápido

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relatively / comparatively

e.g. They are relatively wealthy

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relativamente / comparativamente

ej. Ellos son relativamente ricos

Question 66

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out of all the ___ / of all the ___ / among all the ___

e.g. Out of all the countries in the world, this one is the poorest

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entre todos los ___ / de todos los ___

ej. Entre todos los países del mundo, éste es el más pobre

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___ is one of the ___

e.g. India is one of the most populated countries on earth

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___ es uno de los ___

e.g. La India es uno de los países más poblados del mundo

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to go up / to climb

e.g. We went up the mountain to get a better view

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subir

ej. Subimos la montaña para tener mejor vista

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to move up / to ascend

e.g. She’s slowly moving up the corporate ladder

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ascender / obtener un ascenso

ej. Ella está ascendiendo la escalera corporativa lentamente

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to go down / to descend

e.g. He went down the mountain

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bajar / descender

ej. Bajó la montaña

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to lower

e.g. Lower the window

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bajar

ej. Baja la ventana

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to raise / to lift up

e.g. Raise your hand

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levantar / alzar

ej. Levanta la mano

Question 73

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the environment

e.g. We need to protect the environment

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el medio ambiente

ej. Tenemos que proteger el medio ambiente

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an environment

e.g. a friendly work environment

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un ambiente

ej. un ambiente de trabajo agradable

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environmental

e.g. environmental activism

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ambiental / medioambiental

ej. el activismo ambiental

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to fight

e.g. He always fights with his siblings

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pelear

ej. Él siempre pelea con sus hermanos

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fighting

e.g. They were kicked out for fighting

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pelear

ej. Fueron expulsados por pelear

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fighting / battling / warring

e.g. Fighting is a problem in the Middle East

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la lucha / la guerra

ej. La lucha es un problema en el Medio Oriente

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a fighter

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un luchador / un peleador / un combatiente

Question 80

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a fight / a struggle

e.g. He was injured badly during the fight

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una pelea / una lucha

ej. Fue gravemente herido en una pelea

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a struggle / a fight

e.g. the struggle against cancer

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una lucha / un conflicto

ej. la lucha contra el cáncer

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to struggle / to strive

e.g. He’s struggling to pay the rent

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luchar

ej. Él está luchando por pagar el alquiler

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to wrestle

e.g. The two boys wrestled on the mat

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luchar

ej. Los dos chicos lucharon en la colchoneta

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wrestling

e.g. I love watching wrestling on TV, but most of it is fake

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la lucha / la lucha libre

ej. Me encanta ver la lucha en la tele, pero la mayoría es falsa

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a wrestler

e.g. Hulk Hogan was a famous wrestler

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un luchador

ej. Hulk Hogan fue un luchador famoso