Capítulo 21 Flashcards

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1
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el agotamiento

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depletion/exhaustion

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el algoritmo

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algorithm

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anomalía

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anomaly

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el antibiótico

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antibiotics

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el archivo

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file

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el asistente de voz

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voice assistant

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el átomo

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atom

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el ave

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bird

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la bacteria

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bacteria

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el canal

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canal

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el cerebro

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brain

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el conocimiento

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knowledge

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el crecimiento

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growth

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el desarrollo

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development

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el descubrimiento

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discovery

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los desechos

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waste

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el dinosaurio

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dinosaur

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el dispositivo

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device

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el dron

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drone

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la enfermedad

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sickness, disease

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el envejecimiento

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aging

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la especie

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species

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la evolución

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evolution

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el excedente

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excess

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la fábrica

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factory

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el ferrocarril

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railroad

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la fertilidad

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fertility

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el fósil

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fossil

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el hallazgo

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discovery, finding

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30
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el ingenio

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ingenuity

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31
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la inteligencia artificial (IA)

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artificial intelligence (AI)

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32
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el invento

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invention

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la materia prima

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raw materials

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34
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el medio ambiante

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the environment

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la naturaleza

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nature

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36
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el organismo

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organism

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37
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la pandemia

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pandemic

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38
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la patente

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patent

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39
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el patinete

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scooter

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la píldora

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pill

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el planeta

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planet

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el programa

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program

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43
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la quema

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burn

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44
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el raciocinio

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reasoning/thinking

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45
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los rayos ultravioleta

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ultraviolet rays

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46
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el recurso

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resource

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47
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la red

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network, Internet

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la refinería

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refinery

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49
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la robótica

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robotics

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50
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la rueda

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wheel

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51
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el ser humano

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human being

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52
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el ser vivo/viviente

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living being

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53
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el sistema de regadío

A

irrigation system

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54
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el tejido

A

tissue (cells), also knitting

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55
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la teoría

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theory

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56
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las armas antiguas

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ancient weapons

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la armadura

A

armor

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58
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el arpón

A

harpoon

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59
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el escudo

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shield

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60
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la jabalina

A

spear, javelin

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la lanza

A

spear

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62
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el lanzadardos

A

spear-thrower

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63
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la maza

A

mace, cudgel

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64
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fuentes de energía

A

energy sources

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65
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la energía alternativa

A

alternative energy

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66
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la energía eólica

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aeolian, wind energy

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67
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la energía geotérmica

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geothermal energy

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68
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la energía hidroeléctrica

A

hydroelectric energy

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la energía mareomotriz

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tidal, oceanic energy

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70
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la energía nuclear

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nuclear energy

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71
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la energía renovable

A

renewable energy

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72
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la energía solar

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solar energy

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73
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la red eléctrica

A

power grid

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74
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el salto de agua

A

waterfall

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75
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los biocombustibles

A

biofuels

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el biomasa

A

biomass

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el carbón

A

coal

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los combustibles fósiles

A

fossil fuels

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el etanol

A

ethanol

80
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el gas natural

A

natural gas

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la gasolina

A

gasoline

82
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los hidrocarburos

A

hydrocarbons

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el hidrógeno

A

hydrogen

84
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el petróleo

A

oil

85
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la genética

A

genetics

86
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el gen

A

gene

87
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el ADN

A

DNA

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la célula

A

cell

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la célula madre

A

stem cell

90
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la clonación

A

cloning

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el embrión

A

embryo

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el núcleo

A

nucleus

93
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agradecer

A

to thank

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alcanzar

A

to reach

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almacenar

A

to store, collect

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amenazar

A

to threaten

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brindar

A

to provide, offer

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clonar

A

to clone

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comprobar (ue)

A

to prove, confirm

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concretarse

A

to solidify (a plan)

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contaminar

A

to pollute, contaminate

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desarrollar

A

to develop

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desinfectar

A

to disinfect

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diferenciar (se)

A

to differentiate (to look different)

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diseñar

A

to design

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envejecer

A

to age

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evolucionar

A

to evolve

108
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extinguirse

A

to become extinct

109
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habitar

A

to inhabit

110
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hallar

A

to discover, find

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liberar

A

to free, release

112
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multiplicar (se)

A

to multiply (to reproduce)

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mutar

A

to mutate

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organizar

A

to organize

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padecer

A

to suffer

116
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patentar

A

to patent

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poblar (ue)

A

to populate

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probar (ue)

A

to test, try, taste

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revelar

A

to reveal

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subastar

A

to auction

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vencer

A

to defeat, vanquish

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alcanzar un acuerdo

A

to reach an agreement

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estar dotado de

A

to be equipped with

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ser capaz de

A

to be able to

125
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tratarse de

A

to be about

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vencer el plazo

A

to expire (a deadline)

127
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las profesiones

A

professions

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el agricultor

A

farmer

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el analista

A

analyst

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el biólogo

A

biologist

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el científico

A

scientist

132
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el cirujano

A

surgeon

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el inventor

A

inventor

134
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el naturalista

A

naturalist

135
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el paleontólogo

A

paleontologist

136
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el pirata informático

A

hacker

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el químico

A

chemist

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ágil

A

agile

139
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agropecuario

A

farming, livestock

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autónomo

A

autonomous

141
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autosuficiente

A

self-sufficient

142
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cognitivo

A

cognitive

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deshechable

A

disposable

144
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desigual

A

unequal

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escéptico

A

skeptic

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eterno

A

eternal

147
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factible

A

feasible

148
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fiable

A

reliable

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incurable

A

uncurable

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industrializado

A

industrialized

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ingenioso

A

ingenious

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propio

A

self, own

153
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quirúrgico

A

surgical

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remunerado

A

paid, remunerated

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subdesarrollado

A

under-developed

156
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transgénico

A

genetically modified

157
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el cronograma

A

timeline

158
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la década

A

decade

159
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la eternidad

A

eternity

160
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el siglo

A

century

161
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el milenio

A

millennium

162
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el vaticinio

A

prediction

163
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el ancestro

A

ancestor

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el apogeo

A

peak

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el boceto

A

sketch, outline

166
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el campo

A

field, countryside

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la cumbre

A

summit

168
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el discurso

A

speech

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el ensayo

A

essay

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el estancamiento

A

stagnation

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el fallo

A

verdict, error

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la huella

A

footprint, track, trace

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el juez

A

judge

174
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la ley

A

the law

175
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la llanura

A

plains (geog.)

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la mazorca

A

corn cob

177
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la moratoria

A

moratorium, extension

178
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el nido

A

nest

179
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a partir de

A

from, as of, starting at (from this point on)

180
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la pesadilla

A

nightmare

181
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la polémica

A

controversy

182
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la controversia

A

controversy

183
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la sanción

A

sanction

184
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la sospecha

A

suspicion

185
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las cifras

A

statistics, figures

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el deseo

A

wish

187
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la actitud

A

attitude

188
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el censo

A

census

189
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la tasa

A

rate (de natilidad = birth rate)