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001. Vocabulario: Los desafíos mundiales Flashcards

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1
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las acciones (el/la accionista)

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shares (shareholder)

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el ahorro

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saving

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la bolsa de valores

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stock exchange

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la cooperativa

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cooperative

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a corto/largo plazo

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short/long term

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la crisis económica

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economic crisis

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la cuenta corriente

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current account

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el despedido

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firing

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la deuda

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debt

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el fondo

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bottom

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el gasto

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expenditure

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la ganancia

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gain

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la gestión

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management

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la huelga (el/la huelguista)

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strike (striker)

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la inversión

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investment

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el impuesto

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tax

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el ingreso

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entry; pl.: income

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la junta directiva

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board of directors

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la mano de obra

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workforce

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el paro

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unemployment

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el presupuesto

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budget

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el préstamo

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loan

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la multa

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penalty fee

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el riesgo

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risk

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el sueldo

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salary

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la tasa

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rate

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la tarifa

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rate; pl.: tariffs

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invertir

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to invest

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ahorrar

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to save (e.g. money)

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ahorrado

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saved (e.g. money)

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despedir

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to fire (s.o.)

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despedido

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fired (sacked)

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gastar

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to spend

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gastado

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spent

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ganar

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to earn, to gain, to win

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ganado

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earned, gained, won

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gestionar

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to manage (an enterprise)

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gestionado

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managed

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invertido

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invested

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dirigir

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to direct

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dirigido

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directed

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prestar

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to loan

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prestado

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loaned

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arriesgar

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to risk

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arriesgado

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risked

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la caridad

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charity

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caritativo

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charitable

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la limosna

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alms

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pedir limosna

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to beg (panhandle)

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dar limosna

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to give alms

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la organización benéfica

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charity (i.e. a charitable organization)

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la organización no gubermental

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non-governmental organization

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la organización sin fin de lucro

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non-profit organization

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el orfanato

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orphanage

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huérfano

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orphan, orphaned

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el refugio

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refuge

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refugiar

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to refuge

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refugiado

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refugee, refuged.

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la delincuencia (el delincuente)

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delinquency/crime (delinquent/criminal (n.))

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el delito

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crime

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cometer un delito

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to commit a crime

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la discriminación

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descrimination

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discriminar

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to descriminate

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discriminado

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descriminated

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las pandillas

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gangs

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el toque de queda

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curfew

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imponer

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to impose

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violar

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to violate

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los beneficios

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benefits

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beneficiar

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to benefit

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beneficioso

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beneficial

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el empleo

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job

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emplear

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to employ (s.o. OR s.t.)

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empleado

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employed

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la jubilación

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retirement

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jubilarse

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to retire

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jubilado

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retired

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el seguro médico

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health insurance

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asegurar

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to insure

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asegurador

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insurer

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a tiempo completo/parcial

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full/part time

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la pensión

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pension

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pensionado

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pensioned

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el alcance

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scope, reach, range

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alcanzarse

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to be reached

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asequible

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affordable

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el/la dependiente

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dependent

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depender

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to depend

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el desempleo

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unemployment

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llegar a fin de mes

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to make ends meet

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la queja

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complaint

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quejar(se)

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to complain

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la tercera edad

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golden years

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el calentamiento

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warming

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cantentar

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to warm (up)

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calentado

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heated

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amenazas

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threats

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amenazador

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threatening

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el cambio climático

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climate change

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los combustibles fósiles

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fossil fuels

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la deforestación

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deforestation

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deforestar

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to deforest

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el derrame (de petróleo)

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(oil) spill

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los desechos

A

waste

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la deglaciación

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deglaciation

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el efecto invernadero

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greenhouse effect

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las emisiones

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emissions

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deforestar

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to deforest

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derramar

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to spill

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derramado

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spilled

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desechar

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to waste

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desechado

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waste(d) (adj)

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emitir

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to emit

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emitido

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emitted

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(estar) en peligro de extinción

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(to be) endangered (e.g. a species)

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extinguir

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to extinguish, to go extinct

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extinto

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extinct

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la erosión

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erosion

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erosionar

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to erode

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erosivo

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erosive

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la escasez

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shortage

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escasear

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to be OR to cause to be scarce

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escaso

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scarse

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la tala

A

felling

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talar

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to cut down, fell

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talado

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cut down, felled

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el acuífero

A

aquifer

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el agua potable

A

potable water

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potabilizar

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to purify [water]

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potable

A

potable

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el arrecife

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reef

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la capa de ozono

A

ozone layer

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el clima

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climate

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climático

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climate, climatic (adj)

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el desierto (la desertificación)

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desert (desertification)

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desertificar

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to desertify

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desértico

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desert (adj)

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endémico

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endemic

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el ecosistema

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ecosystem

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la energía renovable

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renewable energy

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las especies

A

species

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la flora y fauna

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flora and fauna

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el glaciar

A

glacier

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los recursos naturales

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natural resources

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la reforestación

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reforestation

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reforestar

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to reforest

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reforestado

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reforested

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la capilla

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chapel

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el cielo

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sky, heaven

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celestial

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celestial, heavenly

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la iglesia

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church

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eclesiástico

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church (adj)

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el infierno

A

hell, inferno

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infernal

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infernal

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la mezquita

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mosque

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el santuario

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sanctuary

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(el) ateo

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atheist (n OR adj)

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el sacerdote

A

priest

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el peregrino

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pilgrim

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peregrinar

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to make a pilgrimage

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el pecador (el pecado)

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sinner (sin)

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pecar

A

to sin

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la alabanza

A

praise [religious]

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alabar

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to praise [religious]

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alabado

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praised [religious]

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el alma

A

soul

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el altar

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altar

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arrodillarse

A

to kneel

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la bondad

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goodness, kindness

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bondadoso

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kind

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la certeza

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certainty, security

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acertar

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to hit, to find [a solution OR item], to guess

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cierto

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certain, sure

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la duda

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doubt

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dudar

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to doubt

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dudoso

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doubtful

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la fe

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faith

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creer

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to believe

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la gracia

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grace

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el laicismo

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secularism

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el mandamiento

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commandment

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mandar

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to command

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mandado

A

commanded

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la misa

A

mass [religion]

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celebrar

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to celebrate

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la oración

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prayer

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orar

A

to pray

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la polémica

A

controversy

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polémico

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controversial

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el sacramento

A

sacrament

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sacro

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sacred

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sacramental

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sacramental

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la valoración

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esteem, appraisal, assessment, valuation

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la hipocondría

A

hypochondria

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la hiperactividad

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hyperactivity

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la estigmatización

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stigmatization, branding

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aislado

A

isolated

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el cierre

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closing, shutdown, closure

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el abad

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abbot

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el laico

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lay person, secular person, nonreligious person

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el monje

A

monk

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el eclesiástico

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an ecclesiastical person, a clergyman

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la beatificación

A

beatification

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la hipocresía

A

hypocrisy

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plantear

A

to pose [a question], to raise [an issue]

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la cuestión

A

issue, question [in the larger sense of an issue]

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pregonar

A

to make public

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predicar

A

to preach

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el inquilino

A

tenant

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antiguo + n.

A

former

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n. + antiguo

A

ancient

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el trámite

A

negotiation, transaction

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el gremio

A

labor/trade union

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el sindicato

A

labor/trade union

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la jornada

A

work day

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la cotización

A

membership fee

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el estancamiento

A

stagnation

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el reto

A

challenge

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a corto plazo

A

in the short term

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el ámbito

A

field, scope, range, sphere of influence

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el desgaste

A

wear [i.e. wear and tear], debilitation

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el plazo

A

period, term, installment

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el paro

A

[labor] strike

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la huelga

A

[labor] strike

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el propietario

A

owner, proprietor

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el aval

A

guarantee, support

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recaudado

A

raised

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fondos

A

funds

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consorcio

A

consortium, group of businessmen

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patrimonio

A

cultural heritage of a country

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rendimiento

A

yield, return on investment, performance [of a fund]

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la renta fija

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fixed income

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el vencimiento

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due date

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el rendimiento

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yield

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la acción

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