9-la Vida Rural Flashcards

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The country (side)

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El campo

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Peasant / countryman / countrywoman

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El campesino / la campesina

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3
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Plot

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El terreno

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4
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To have 20 hectares of land

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Tener 20 hectáreas de terreno

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5
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Small plot / strip of land

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La parcela

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6
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To divide into small pieces

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Parcelar

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7
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To depend on agriculture

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Depender de la agricultura

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8
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You can’t live off the land

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No se puede vivir de la tierra

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9
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Market garden

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La huerta

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10
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Property / country estate

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La finca

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11
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Farm (usually small in northern Spain)

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La granja

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12
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Meadow / pasture

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La dehesa

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13
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Farm / estate (especially in Andalusia)

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El cortijo

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14
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Smallholding / small farm

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El minifundio

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15
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Large estate

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El latifundio

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16
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Smallholder

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El minifundista

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17
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Owner of a large estate

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El latifundista

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18
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Ownership - problems associated with small or large estates

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El minifundismo

El latifundismo

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19
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Absentee landlord

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El terrateniente ausente

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20
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To inherit a plot

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Heredar una parcela

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21
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Land reform

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La reforma agraria

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22
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To join / form a cooperative

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Integrarse en una cooperativa

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23
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To become a dormitory town

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Convertirse en ciudad dormitorio

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24
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The land

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La tierra

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Agriculture
La agricultura
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Working the land
La labranza de la tierra
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Farmer
El agricultor / la agricultura
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Farming / agricultural area
La zona agrícola
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Farming village
El pueblo agrícola
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Arable
Arable
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To grow potatoes
Cultivar patatas
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Crops
Los cultivos
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Produce / crops
Los productos
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Orange growing
El cultivo de naranjas
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Olive grower
El cultivador / la cultivadora de aceitunas
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Olive picker
El aceitunero / la aceituna
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Olive gathering
La recolección de la aceituna
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Harvest / crop
La cosecha
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Combine harvester
La cosechadora
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To harvest by machine
Cosechar a máquina
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Mechanisation of agriculture
La mecanización de la agricultura
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To pick by hand
Coger a mano
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To reap
Segar
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Reaping
La siega
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To plough (up) the land
Arar la tierra
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Plough
El arado
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Furrow
El surco
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To germinate
Germinar
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To irrigate
Irrigar
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To water / irrigate
Regar
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Irrigation channel (used to water plants)
La acequia
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Drain / outlet
El desagüe
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Cereals
Los cereales
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To sow wheat
Sembrar trigo
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Wheat / wheat field
El trigo / el trigal
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Maize / maize field
El maíz / el maizal
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Barley / barley field
La cebada / el cebadal
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Rice / rice field aka paddy field
El arroz / el arrozal
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Cabbage / cabbage field
La berza / el berzal
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Orange / orange grove
La naranja / el naranjal
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Reed grass / reed grass beds
La cañavera / el cañaveral
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Olive tree
El olivo
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Olive grove
El olivar
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Greens / vegetables
Las verduras
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Vegetables / garden produce
Las hortalizas
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The need to modernise the agriculture
La necesidad de modernizar la agricultura
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Agricultural modernisation programme
El programa de modernización agrícola
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Greenhouse
El invernadero
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To grow under plastic
Cultivar bajo plástico
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To create a sea of plastic
Crear un mar de plástico
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Organic farming
El cultivo orgánico
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To favor chemical / organic fertilisers
Favorecer abanos químicos / orgánicos
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Nitrates soak into the soil
Los nitratos calan la tierra
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Manure
El estiércol
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Sterile / waste land
La tierra baldía
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To leave fallow / set aside
Dejar en barbecho
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Farm subsidy
La subvención agrícola
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Common agricultural policy (CAP)
La política agraria común (pac)
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Rearing cattle and other animals
La cría del ganado y otros animales
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Stockbreeding / cattle raising / cattle farming
La ganadería / la industria ganadera
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Stock / livestock
El ganado
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Stockbreeder / cattle raiser
El ganadero / la ganadera
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Cattle fair
La feria de ganado
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Bullock / steer
El novillo
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Herdsman / cowman
El vaquero
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Meadow / grazing land
El prado / la pradera
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To graze cows
Pastar las vacas
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To have 50 head of cattle
Tener 50 reses
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Dairy farming
La industria lechera
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Dairy herd
El ganado lechero
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To milk cows
Ordeñar las vacas
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Milking
El ordeño
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Cowshed
Le establo
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Farmyard
El corral
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Flock of sheep / goats
El rebaño de ovejas / cabras
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Shepherd
El pastor
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Milk (production) quota
La cuota para la producción de la leche
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Dairy produce
Los productos lácteos
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Mad cow disease
El mal / la enfermedad de la vaca loca
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Transhumance (movement of cattle to new pastures)
La trashumancia
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Meadow / pasture
El prado
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Pig breeding
La cría de cerdos
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Fodder
Los piensos
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The wine industry
La industria vinícola
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Vine
La vid
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Vineyard
La viña / el viñedo
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Wine cooperative
La cooperativa vinícola
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Grape harvest
La vendimia
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Wine-producing establishment
La bodega
110
Wine production
La vinicultura
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To produce wine
Vinifcar
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Wine-producing area
La región vinícola
113
To bottle
Embotellar
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Bottling
El embotellamiento
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Living in the country
Vivir en el campo
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To breathe pure air
Respirar aire puro
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To enjoy the scenery
Disfrutar el paisaje
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To leave the bustle of the city behind
Dejar atrás el bullicio de la ciudad
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To enjoy the peace and quiet
Aprovechar la paz y tranquilidad
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To live in harmony with nature
Vivir en armonía con la naturaleza
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To seek a quiet life
Buscarse una vida tranquila
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People have time to talk
La gente tiene tiempo para hablar
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To wake up to bird song
Despertarse con el canto de los pájaros
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To find ones dream cottage in the country
Encontrar la Castilla de sus sueños en el campo
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To cut oneself off in the depths of the countryside
Aislarse en lo más hondo del campo
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The need to improve the road network
La necesidad de mejorar la red de carreteras
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You get to it along a narrow winding road
Se llega por una carretera estrecha y tortuosa
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Full of potholes
Lleno/a de baches
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The lack of services
La falta de servicios
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Lack of public transport
La falta de transportes públicos
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Closure of bus / train routes
La supresión de las líneas de autobús / tren
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It takes quite a long time to get into town
Se tarda bastante en llegar a la ciudad
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To live in a remote village
Vivir en un pueblo aislado
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I’m an emergency
En caso de emergencia
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To cut off water / electricity supplies
Cortar el suministro de agua / electricidad
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You’re not sure of getting the best medical attention
No estás seguro/a de que tengas la mejor atención médica
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Village gossip
Los chismes del pueblo
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What will the neighbours say ?
El ‘¿qué dirán?
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To poke ones nose into other peoples business
Meter la nariz en las vidas ajenas
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The oppressive atmosphere of village life
El ambiente opresivo de la vida del pueblo
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Demographic changes
Los cambios demográficos
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The rural exodus
El éxodo rural
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Emigration / migration (from place of origin not necessarily abroad)
La emigración
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To emigrate
Emigrar
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Foreign workforce
Los trabajadores extranjeros
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To go off to America / Barcelona
Marcharse a America / Barcelona
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Lack of work and opportunities
La falta de trabajo y oportunidades
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In hope of earning more elsewhere
Con la esperanza de ganar más fuera
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To earn more abroad
Cobrar más en el extranjero
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To look for an improvement in ones standard of living
Buscarse una mejora del nivel de vida
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To uproot oneself
Desarraigarse
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To be unable to adapt
Ser incapaz de adaptarse
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To return to where you came from
Volver al lugar de origen
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To diversify
Diversificar
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To encourage the development of tourism
Fomentar el desarrollo del turismo
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To increase the tourist capacity to let rooms
Incrementar la capacidad turística alquilar habitaciones
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Country pursuits
Los pasatiempos campestres
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Hunting / shooting
La caza
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To hunt / to shoot (an animal)
Cazar
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Game reserve
El coto de caza
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Partridge shooting
La caza de la perdiz
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Fox hunting
La caza del zorro
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Hounds
Los perros (de caza)
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To go stag hunting
Cazar ciervos
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Huntsman / woman
El cazador / la cazadora
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Poacher
El cazador furtivo
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Pheasant
El faisán
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Wild boar
El jabalí
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Shotgun
La escopeta
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To shoot at a rabbit
Disparar a un conejo
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To shoot a rabbit (dead)
Matar un conejo a tiros
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To be for / in favour of hunting
Estar en pro / a favor de la caza
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Animal rights
Los derechos de los animales
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Animal rights activist
El / la activista de derechos de animales
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Blood sport
El deporte en que se mata a un animal
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To be against cruel sports
Estar en contra de los deportes crueles
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To shoot / bring down a bird
Abatir un ave
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Lead shot
La perdigonada
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To tear the quarry to pieces
Despedazar la presa
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You have to ask yourself whether hunting is cruel or not
Hay que preguntarse si la caza es cruel o no lo es
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Seal culling
La matanza selectiva de focas
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Association for the defence of animal rights
ADDA / la Asociación para la Defensa de los Derechos de los Animales
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Fishing / angling
La pesca
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To fish
Pescar
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Fishing rod
La caña de pesca
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Hook
El anzuelo
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Bait
El cebo
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Trout fishing
La pesca de la trucha
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To spend hours on the river bank
Pasar horas a orillas Del Río
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Fishing reserve
El coto de pesca
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Horse
El caballo
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Mare (horse type)
La yeuga
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Stable / stud / horse-breeding establishment
La caballeriza
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Horse riding
La equitación
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To ride a horse / go horse riding
Ir/ montar a caballo
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Pilgrimage / procession (usually to a local shrine)
La romería
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Shrine ( to local saint or Virgin Mary)
El santuario