20 - North Korea Flashcards

1
Q

The report also challenged the conventional wisdom that fuel subsidies benefit the poor.

A

En el informe también se ponía en tela de juicio la creencia popular de que las subvenciones a los combustibles benefician a los pobres

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2
Q

We cannot afford to live in a time warp.

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No podemos permitirnos vivir en un túnel del tiempo.

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3
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How dare you give Tessa that preposterous hairdo.

A

Cómo te atreves a hacerle a Tessa ese peinado ridículo.

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4
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Korean Confucianism also led to more sober and simple solutions.

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El confucianismo coreano también dio lugar a soluciones más sobrias y sencillas.

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5
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Your calling is being indentured labor to pay off a felony conviction?

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¿Tu vocación es ser contratado laboral para pagar una condena por un delito grave?

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6
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Which means that such attitudes are ultimately self-defeating.

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Lo que significa que tales actitudes son, en definitiva, auto-derrotistas.

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7
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RBA is supposed to serve the public’s information needs rather than to being the government’s mouthpiece.

A

La RBA se supone que atiende a las necesidades de información del público y no a la función de ser portavoz del Gobierno.

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8
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Donors receive an incentive in form of a token present.

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Los donantes reciben un incentivo en forma de un regalo simbólico.

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9
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brighten the optics

A

alegrar la vista

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10
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By the spring of 1522, Norfolk was almost 80 years of age and in failing health.

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En la primavera de 1522, Norfolk contaba con casi 80 años de edad y una salud en declive.

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11
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She was a constant no-show

A

Su ausencia era constante

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12
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Since he became leader

A

Desde que ostenta el poder

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13
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The Inaugural Parade will be broadcast live in its entirety, with reports along the parade route, until its termination at the Presidential Viewing Stand in front of the White House.

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El Desfile Inaugural será transmitido en vivo en su totalidad, con informes a todo lo largo, hasta que llegue a su fin en la tribuna Presidencial delante de la Casa Blanca.

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14
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Fujinon has developed top-class binoculars, especially for professionals and semi-professionals.

A

Fujinon ha desarrollado prismáticos de primera clase, sobre todo para profesionales y semiprofesionales. /binoculares

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15
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But instead, for his purported activity related to a car bombing outside a recruiting station in Chicago in 1992, an event in which no one was hurt, Solís faces up to 30 years of incarceration.

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En cambio, por su supuesta actividad en el bombardeo de un coche afuera de un centro de reclutamiento en Chicago en 1992, un suceso en el que nadie fue lastimado, Dr. Solís fue condenado a más de 4 años de prisión.

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16
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I bring greetings from Miss Susan.

A

Te traigo saludos de la Srta. Susan.

17
Q

Customers can count on an attractive and reliable finished product.

A

Nuestros clientes pueden contar con un producto acabado fiable y atractivo.

18
Q

I sense you are in grave danger.

A

Tengo la sensación de que está en grave peligro.

19
Q

Tischer has undergone surgery on both knees.

A

Tischer se ha sometido a una cirugía en ambas rodillas.

20
Q

Roger claims that he has seen aliens.

A

Roger asegura haber visto extraterrestres.

21
Q

The knights must prevail with steel and sinew alone.

A

Los caballeros deben prevalecer sólo con el acero y los nervios.

22
Q

The law also envisages the founding of private schools.

A

En la ley también se prevé la fundación de escuelas privadas.

23
Q

Testing before this will often give an inaccurate result.

A

Hacer una prueba antes de este momento a menudo da un resultado inexacto.

24
Q

Allegory celebration with civic parades and parties all the population participate.

A

Celebración alegórica con desfiles cívicos y fiestas en las que participa toda la población.

25
Q

implausibly

A

de forma poco convincente

26
Q

Even “healthy” children have labored breathing and much coughing.

A

Incluso los niños “sanos” tienen dificultad para respirar y mucha tos.

27
Q

Two feet six inches, sir… and holding.

A

Dos pies y seis pulgadas, señor… y aguantando.

28
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Volvanic stones found near a volcano are grinded to powder.

A

Las piedras volcánicas encontradas cerca de un volcán son convertidas en polvo.

29
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to rule

A

estar en el poder

30
Q

enlightened attitude

A

más abierta

31
Q

Because those are the rules, blockhead.

A

Porque esas son las reglas, tonto. /burro

32
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We can waste no money on idle show.

A

No podemos desperdiciar dinero en un espectáculo inútil.