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1
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Hazardous

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Peligroso, arriesgado

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Prophet

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Profeta

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Stall

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Puesto, caseta, compartimento

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Fetched

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Traído

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5
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Scorn

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Desprecio

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Rocketry

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Cohetería

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7
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Pre-empting

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adelantarse, anticiparse

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To beam

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emitir, irradiar

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9
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To gamble

A

apostar, arriesgarse

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Policy

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Política, reglamento

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To jump on (the) bandwagon

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subirse al carro

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12
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To burst (into)

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Explotar, estallar

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To squeeze

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apretar, estrujar

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14
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Pouring (over)

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Servir, verter (algo)

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15
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Dystopia

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Distopía

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16
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Shinier

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Más brillante, resplandeciente

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17
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Rather

A

Bastante, más

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18
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Patchy

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Desigual / aislado, disperso

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19
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Clairvoyant

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Clarividente

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20
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Look foward to

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Tener muchas ganas de

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21
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Think over

A

Pensar en

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22
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Give up

A

Rendirse

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23
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Die out

A

Extinguirse

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24
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Catch on

A

Ponerse de moda

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25
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Do without

A

Arreglárselas sin / prescindir de

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26
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Run out of

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Agotarse

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27
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Get rid of

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Quitarse de encima

28
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Face up to

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Confrontar, plantar cara a

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Think ahead

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Pensar de antemano

30
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Foreboding

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Presentimiento

31
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Warfare

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Conflicto armado

32
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Chatting

A

Charlar

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Buried

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Enterrado / reprimido

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To enslave

A

Esclavizar

35
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Mastered

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Dominado, controlado

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Health care

A

Asistencia médica

37
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Climate change

A

Cambio climático

38
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Population

A

Población

39
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Urban growth

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Crecimiento urbano

40
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Water supply

A

Suministro de agua

41
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Crop production

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Producción de cultivo

42
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Reach over

A

Extenderse

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Features

A

Características, rasgos

44
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Trail

A

Rastro, pista, huella

45
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To evolve

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Evolucionar

46
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To soar

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Elevarse

47
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Fertility rate

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Tasa de fertilidad

48
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Arable land

A

Terreno cultivable

49
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Global warming

A

Calentamiento global

50
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Life expectancy

A

Esperanza de vida

51
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Family planning

A

Planificación familiar

52
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Mortality rate

A

Tasa de mortalidad

53
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Mass starvation

A

Hambruna masiva

54
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Birth rate

A

Tasa de natalidad

55
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Water shortage

A

Escasez de agua

56
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To grow

A

Crecer

57
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To rise

A

Subir, aumentar

58
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To climb

A

Escalar

59
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To increase

A

Aumentar

60
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To expand

A

Expandir

61
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To decline

A

Disminuir, descender

62
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To fall

A

Caer

63
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To drop

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Bajar, descender

64
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To slump

A

Desplomarse

65
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To decrease

A

Menguar, disminuir

66
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To shrink

A

Encoger, reducir