THE KAFENION

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Ashtray
noun
a container into which people who smoke put ash, cigarette ends, etc.
Example: His last cigar was sitting in an ashtray by the jacuzzi.
es: Cenicero
Astonishment
noun
a feeling of very great surprise.
Example: I tried to hide my astonishment.
es: Asombro
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Bereaved
adjective
having lost a relative or close friend who has recently died.
Example: The bereaved parents wept openly.
es: Aflijido
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Dingy
adjective
dark and dirty.
Example: a dingy hotel
es: Lúgubre, sombrío
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Dowry
noun
money and/or property that, in some societies, a wife or her family must pay to her husband hen they get married.
Example: His family hoped that his bride would bring a large dowry.
es: Dote
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Eagerness
noun
great interest and excitement about something that is going to happen or abour something that you want to do.
Example: I couldn't hide my eagerness to get back home.
es: Entusiasmo
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Hamlet
noun
a very small village.
Example: the tiny hamlet of Dixton
es: Aldea/Poblado
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Lace
noun
a very thin material made fron threads of cotton, silk, etc. that are made into a pattern with holes.
Example: a tablecloth edged with lace
es: Encaje
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Latter
adjective
used to refer tp the second of two things or people mentioned.
Example: The latter point is the most important.
es: Lo último
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Raki
noun
a strong alcoholic drink from eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Example: Secularists pick raki, a tipple best had with grilled fish and music.
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