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8-la Vida Urbana Flashcards

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Pavement

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La acera

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Suburbs / outskirts

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Las afueras

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To park

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Aparcar

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Car park

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El aparcamiento

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Avenue

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La avenida

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District / suburb

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El Barrio

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Street

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La calle

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Central

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Céntrico /a

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Shopping centre

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El centro comercial

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Busy (crowded)

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Concurrido/a

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Factory

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La fábrica

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Inhabitant

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El / la habitante

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District / area

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La zona

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Administration and inhabitants

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La administración y los habitantes

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Citizen

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El ciudadano

La ciudadana

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Citizen of Madrid

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El madrileño

La madrileña

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Citizen of Barcelona

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El barcelonés

La barcelonesa

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Citizen of Seville

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El sevillano

La sevillana

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Atmosphere/ ambiance

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El ambiente

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Administrative capital

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La Capital administrativa

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Economic capital

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La capita económica

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Town / town council

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El concejal

La concejal municipal

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Equivalent of district council

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La diputación

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The community budget

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El presupuesto comunitario

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Urban development

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La urbanización

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Town planning

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La planificación urbana

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Commuter

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La persona que viaja diariamente al lugar de trabajo

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To commune to work

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Viajar diariamente al trabajo

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Infrastructure

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La infraestructura

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Historic centre

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El casco histórico

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Old quarter

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El Barrio antiguo

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Flyover

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El Paso elevado

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Underpass

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El Paso subterráneo

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Pedestrianisation

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La peatonalizacion

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Pedestrian area

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La zona peatonal

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Elevated motorway

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La autopista elevada

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Dual carriageway

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La autovía

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Roundabout

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La glorieta

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39
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Ring road

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La carretera de circunvalación

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40
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The need for more bypasses

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La necesidad de más variantes

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41
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One-way street

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La calle de dirección única

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Wrong way (eg. In a one way street)

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La dirección prohibida

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Diversión

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La desviación

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44
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Bus lane

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El carril bus

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Pedestrian crossing

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El cruce de peatones

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Cycle track /lane

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La pista /el carril para ciclistas

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Redevelopment / restructuring of city centre

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La remodelación del centro

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Police patrol

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La vigilancia policial

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A solution for the Madrid traffic

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Una solución al tráfico de Madrid

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50
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Living in town

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Vivir en la ciudad

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51
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Housing

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La vivienda

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Living conditions

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Las condiciones de vida

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53
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Conurbation

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La aglomeración

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54
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Dormitory town

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La ciudad dormitorio

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Dormitory town

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La ciudad dormitorio

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Neighbours / inhabitants

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Los vecinos

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Neighbourhood

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La vecindad

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Block (of buildings)

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La manzana

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Luxury property

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El inmueble de lujo

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60
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Skyscraper

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El rascacielos

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Detached house

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El chalé independiente

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62
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Estate agent’s

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La agencia inmobiliaria

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63
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Show flat

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El piso piloto

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64
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Block of flats

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El bloque de pisos

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65
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With a fitted kitchen

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Con cocina amueblada

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Owner / proprietor

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El propietario

La propietaria

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Tenant

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El inquilino

La inquilina

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68
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Address / home

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El domicilio

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69
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A rented house

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Una casa de alquiler

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To rent a flat

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Alquilar un piso

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To rent

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Arrendar

Alquiler

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72
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To owe the rent

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Deber el alquiler

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73
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Mortgage

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La hipoteca

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74
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Dwelling / housing

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La vivienda

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75
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To mortgage

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Hipotecar

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One-family dwelling / unit

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La vivienda unifamiliar

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Hovel / shanty

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La casucha

La chabola

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Shanty town

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El Barrio de chabolas

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Homeless people

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Los sin techo

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To sleep rough

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Dormir a la intemperie

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81
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Run-down district

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El Barrio desfavorecido

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Green space

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El espacio verde

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83
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Second home

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La residencia secundaria

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Residential development / estate

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El polígono residencial

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To give priority to aesthetic considerations

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Dar prioridad a la estética

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Building site

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El solar de constitución

87
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To modernise

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Modernizar

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To repair

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Reparar

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To demolish / pull down

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Derribar / derrumbar

90
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To collapse

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Derribarse / derrumbarse

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To neglect a building

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Descuidar un edificio

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Run-down

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Descuidado

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On the outskirts / suburbs

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En las afueras

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In the city centre

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En el casco urbano

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Store (shop or warehouse)

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El almacén

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Hyper market

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La gran superficie / el hipermercado

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Department store(s)

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Los grandes almacenes

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Industrial zone / Park

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La zona industrial

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Industrial estate

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El polígono industrial

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Building stock

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La oferta de viviendas disponibles

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Housing shortage

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La escasez de viviendas

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Housing needs

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La necesidad de vivienda

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Shortage of rented property

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La escasez de viviendas de alquiler

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Housing programme

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El programa de vivienda

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Advantages of living in a town

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Las ventajas de vivir en la ciudad

106
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To give up the car

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Renunciar al coche

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To be able to make use of public transport

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Poder aprovechar los transportes públicos

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To spend less money on travel

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Gastar menos dinero en los transportes

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Travel card

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El abono

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Discount

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El descuento

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Bus user

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El usuario de los autobuses

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To have everything within reach

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Tenerlo todo al alcance

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To go by bike / bicycle

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Ir en bici / bicicleta

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To walk to the shops

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Ir andando a las tiendas

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A good range of entertainment

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Una buena gama de diversiones

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Nightlife

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La movida nocturna

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Possibility of medical attention

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La posibilidad de atención médica

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Disadvantages

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Los inconvenientes

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Rush hour / peak time

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Las horas punta

120
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The buses are packed

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Los autobuses van hasta los topes

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Traffic chaos

A

El caso del tráfico

122
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Traffic hold-up / jam

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El atasco

123
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To be held up

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Atascarse

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Traffic jam / bottleneck

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El embotellamiento

125
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To worsen the traffic problem

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Agravar el problema del tráfico

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The traffic is impossible

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El tráfico es desesperante

127
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Pollution

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La polución / la contaminación

128
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To pollute / to contaminate

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Polucionar / contaminar

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Infernal noise

A

El ruido infernal

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Exhaust fumes

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El humo de los tubos de escape

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To emit noxious fumes

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Emitir gases nocivos

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To cause respiratory problems

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Causar problemas respiratorios

133
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To wreak havoc with ones health

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Hacer estragos con la salud

134
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Underground car park

A

El aparcamiento subterráneo

135
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You can’t park

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No se puede estacionar / aparcar

136
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No parking

A

Estacionamiento prohibido

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Traffic policeman / traffic policewoman / traffic warden

A

El / la guardia de tráfico

138
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Closed for roadworks

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Cerrado por obras

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Crane (to tow away cars)

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La grúa

140
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To tow (away)

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Remolcar

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Wheelclamp

A

El cepo

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Law and order

A

La seguridad ciudadana

143
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Problems and causes

A

Problemas y causas

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Citizens feeling of insecurity / decline in law and order

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La inseguridad ciudadana

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Crime (generally or specific)

A

El crimen

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Crime / offence (in particular)

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El delito

147
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Thief / robber / burglar

A

El ladrón / la ladrona

148
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To break into a house / to burgle

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Escalar una casa

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Burglary / break-in

A

El escalamiento

150
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To steal

A

Robar

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Theft

A

El robo / el hurto

152
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Murder

A

El asesinato / el homicidio

153
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To murder

A

Asesinar

154
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Murderer

A

El asesino

El / la homicida

155
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Death penalty

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La pena de muerte

156
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Assault / mugging

A

El atraco

157
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To assault / mug

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Atracar

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Aggressiveness

A

La agresividad

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(Street) gang

A

La pandilla (callejera)

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Tribe

A

La tribu

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Tribal warfare / gang warfare

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La guerra tribal

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To adopt a provocative attitude

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Asumir una actitud provocativa

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Tension

A

La crispación

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To smash everything up

A

Destrozarlo todo

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Confrontations

A

Los enfrentamientos

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Drug addict

A

El drogadicto / la drogadicta

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Drug-addicted crime

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La drogodelincuencia

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(Under) the influence of drink or drugs

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(Bajo) los efectos del alcohol o de la droga

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To get high

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Entonarse

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To hurl abuse

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Lanzar improperios

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Street fights

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Las luchas callejeras

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To cause a riot / row / scrap

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Montar bronca (Coll)

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Not to be able to stand someone’s appearance

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No soportar el aspecto de alguien

174
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Football violence

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La violencia futbolística

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An orgy of violence

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Una orgía de violencia

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To unleash violence

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Desatar la violencia

177
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To beg

A

Mendigar

178
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Beggar

A

El mendigo

La mendiga

179
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Begging

A

La mendicidad

180
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Tramp

A

El vagabundo

181
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Squatter

A

El ocupa

182
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Urban deprivation

A

La privación urbana

183
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Inner-city problems

A

Las problemas de los barrios céntricos

184
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We can’t put up with this sort of behaviour

A

No se puede soportar este modo de comportarse

185
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I’m not surprised there’s so much violence

A

A mí no me extraña que haya tanta violencia

186
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Solutions and sanctions

A

Remedios y sanciones

187
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Law and order / public safety

A

La seguridad ciudadana

188
Q

To keep law and order

A

Mantener el orden público

189
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Police (force)

A

La policía

190
Q

Civil guard / (crime) police

A

La Guardia Civil

191
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Policeman/woman

A

El / la guardia

192
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Police protection

A

La protección political

193
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To increase the number of police patrols

A

Aumentar las patrullas policiales

194
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Police car

A

El coche-patrulla

195
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To be on the beat

A

Estar de ronda

196
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Neighbourhood police

A

La policía de barrio

197
Q

Punishment / to punish

A

El castigo / castigar

198
Q

Prison / to imprison

A

La cárcel / encarcelar

199
Q

Fine / to fine

A

La multa / multar

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Self-defence

A

La autodefensa

201
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Neighbourhood watch

A

La vigilancia vecinal

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To improve street lighting

A

Mejorar el alumbramiento público

203
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Street light

A

La farola

204
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To confine

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Acorralar

205
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Ban on the sale of alcohol

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La prohibición de vender alcohol

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An almost insoluble problem

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Un problema con pocas vías de solución

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