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| en voz baja |
| 1. adv. quietly, under one's breath |
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| Analysis |
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| en |
| 1. prep. in, at, on |
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| Estoy en casa. - I'm at home. |
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| Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer. |
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| en esta página - on this page |
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| en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table |
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| voz |
| 1. n-f. voice |
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| 2. n-f. term; word |
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| baja |
| 1. n-f. casualty, loss |
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| Tuvimos demasiadas bajas, por ese perdimos la guerra. - We had too many casualties, that is why we lost the war. |
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| 2. n-f. drop, fall, reduction |
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| 3. n-f. sick leave (absence for illness) |
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| No se requiere de los jefes que paguen a sus empleados la baja por enfermedad. - Employers are not required to give their employees paid sick leave. |
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| bajar |
| 1. v. to go down, come down |
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| 2. v. to get off, to get down, to climb down, to step down, to get out (e.g., of/from a platform or vehicle) |
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| Bajé del taxi. - I got out of the taxi. |
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| Bajaron del árbol. - They climbed down the tree. |
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| 3. v. (colloquial) to kill (a person) |
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| bajo |
| 1. adj. short (of little height) |
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| 2. adj. low, ground (situated close to the ground) |
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| 3. adj. low, bottom, poor (not high in status, amount or quality) |
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| 4. adj. (music) bass |
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| 5. adj. base, mean, low, despicable |
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