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México
Mexico
gobernar
to govern
estricto
strict
la disciplina
the discipline
el grado
the degree
tener
to have
la institución
the institution
especializado
specialized
el futuro
the future
el hijo
the son
noble
noble
también
too; also; as well
como
as; like; how (not in questions)
desde
since
hasta
until
el año
the year
dónde
where (question)
lejos
far
tratar
to treat
formar
to form
privilegiado
privileged
deber
must; to owe
barrer
to sweep
la carrera
the university degree; the career; the race
participar
to take part
público
public
el trabajo
the job; the work
la agricultura
the agriculture
la concepción
the conception
la responsabilidad
the responsibility
regir
to govern; to rule
la sociedad
(the) society
más
more
rígido
rigid
aprender
to learn
militar
military
religioso
religious
la lectura
the reading
el libro
the book
entre
between
encontrar
to find
situado
located
dentro
into; inside; in
recinto
the enclosure
sagrado
sacred
otro
other; (yet) another
el lado
the side
la escuela
the school
la gente
the people
común
common
igual
maybe; equal
fundamentalmente
fundamentally
repartir
to distribute; to share; to hand out
así
like this; like that
decir
to say; to tell; to claim
varios
various
el barrio
the neighborhood
componer
to compose
la ciudad
the city
ocupar
to occupy; to take up (space)
el lugar
the place
el modo
the mode; the way
el maestro
the teacher
la casa
the house
el niño
the boy; the child (male)
la invitación
the invitation; the invite
según
according to
social
social
fuera
outside
tanto
so (much)
la mujer
the woman
la jerarquía
the hierarchy
por ejemplo
for example
hacer
to do; to make
cargar
to carry
directamente
directly
coordinar
to coordinate
recibir
to receive
el nombre
the name
mayor
older; larger
imponer
impose
el castigo
the punishment
hay
there is; there are
la información
the information
pero
but
lógico
logical
suponer
to guess; to suppose
quedar
to stay; to suit; to meet
excluir
to exclude
formal
formal
importante
important
destacar
to stand out; to underline
el rigor
the rigor
ser
to be (permanently)
el imperio
the empire
llegar
to arrive
dominar
to dominate
grande
big; large
la parte
the part

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