1.1 Preparar el terreno Flashcards

1
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first, firstly

A

primero

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second, secondly

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segundo

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3
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third, thirdly

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tercero

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4
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problem

A

el problema

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5
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subject, topic, theme

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el tema

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6
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crisis

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la crisis

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7
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question (for discussion), issue

A

la cuestion

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8
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in the first/second/third place

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en primer/segundo/tercer lugar

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9
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at first, at the beginning

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al principio

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10
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beforehand

A

de antemano

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11
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we have to ask ourselve

A

tenemos que preguntarnos

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12
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at first sight

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a primera vista

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13
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in the long term

A

a corto plazo

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14
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in the short term

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a largo plazo

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15
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to get the facts in order

A

ordenar los datos

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16
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to clear the ground

A

despejar el terreno

17
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what is it about?

A

de que se trata

18
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to summarise the issue

A

resumir el tema/la cuestion

19
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to face (up to) to issue/situation

A

afrontar el tema/la situacion

20
Q

the problem to be addressed, the problem that arises is…

A

el problema que se plantea es

21
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it’s a topic which has been in the media for several years/months now

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es un tema que ya lleva varios anos/meses apereciendo en los medios

22
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it’s a topic that has been concerning/interesting me for some time now

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es un tema que ya me preocupa/interesa desde hace algun tiempo

23
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it will be useful to establish the arguments for and against

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sera conveniente establecer los argumentos en pro y en contra

24
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to examine the arguments in more detaiil

A

examinar mas minuciosamente los argumentos

25
Q

a crisis on a world scale

A

una crisis a escala mundial

26
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a worrying situation

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una situacion inquieta

27
Q

the main worry/concern

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la preocupacion predominante