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1. hacer un bis
to do an encore
2. una madre lactante
a lactating mother
3. caso aislado
singular case / particular case / special case
4. competencia desleal
unfair competition
5. excedencia
leave of absence
6. un negocio hotel
a business hotel
7. gymnasia ritmica
rhythmic gymnastics
8. partido de futbol
soccer game
9. campeonato de madrid
a madrid championship
10. bar de batalla
cheap everyday restaurants
11. maternidad
maternity leave
12. Síndrome del túnel carpiano.
carpel tunnel syndrome
13. economia B
black market, underground economy
14. salas de telepresencia
video conferencing rooms
15. parque de atracciones
theme park
16. academia ípica
equestrian academy
17. intervenir un espacio / espacio intervenido
(linguee.com says exhibition space)
18. popa y proa
hull and stern
19. serrin en la cabeza
shit-for-brains
20. el mundo del espectaculo
show business
21. permiso de maternidad
maternity leave
22. economia submergida
underground economy / informal economy / black economy
23. sortear
shoot for it, flip for it
24. publicar en facebook
post on facebook
25. ministro de industria
industrial department
(department of infrastructure? department of energy?)
26. la asimilacion de nutrientes
the absorption of nutrients
27. sala de reanimacion
recovery room
28. pros + contras
pros + cons
29. mi lengua materna
my native language / my first language / my “mother tongue”
30. baja de maternidad
maternity leave
31. poner bombas
plant bombs
32. la ley seca
Prohibition
33. un cargo politico
a political office
34. azafata, plane staff
flight attendant
35. casco historico
the historical center / the historical district
36. universitarios
university people / university students / university goers
37. monitor de campamento
camp counselor
38. baile de salon
ballroom dancing
39. patatas gajo
rustic fries?
steak fries (or are they wedge fries?)
40. techo de cristal
the glass ceiling
41. tareas de la casa
household chores
42. presunto asesino
the alleged killer
43. la garganta
[to have a] sore throat
44. en directo
live
45. sentir apuro
to feel bad for someone? to feel embarrassed for someone?
46. el ultimo recurso
the last resort
47. agua salada, agua dulce
salt water, fresh water
48. Sirenita
The Little Mermaid
49. TAC
CAT scan
50. en juego
at stake