Chapter 33 Flashcards

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1
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ágil

A

agile

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el agotamiento

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depletion

exhaustion

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el agricultor

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farmer

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agropecuario

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farming

livestock

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el agua

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water

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ambos

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both

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la amenaza

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threat

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el analista

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analyst

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el átomo

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atom

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autosuficiente

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self sufficient

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el bidón

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bin

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el campo

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field

countryside

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el cerebelo

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cerebellum

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el cerebro

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brain

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el crecimiento

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growth

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la cumbre

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summit

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la dependencia

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dependence

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el desarrollo

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development

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desechable

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disposable

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los desechos

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waste

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desigual

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unequal

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22
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el discurso

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speech

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la electricidad

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electricity

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24
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el ensayo

A

test

rehearsal

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25
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escéptico

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skeptical

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el estancamiento

A

stagnation

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el excedente

A

excess

surplus

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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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fiable

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reliable

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el fin

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end

purpose

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32
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industrializado

A

industrialized

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33
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el maíz

A

corn

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34
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la materia prima

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raw materials

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la mazorca

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corn cob

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el medio ambiente

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environment

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el movimiento sísmico

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seismic movement

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el núcleo

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nucleu

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39
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la pandemia

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pandemic

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la pesadilla

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nightmare

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propio

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self

own

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42
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la quema

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burn

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el recurso

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resource

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la refinería

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refinery

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remunerado

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paid

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renovable

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renewable

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47
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la sanción

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sanction

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48
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el ser humano

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human being

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49
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el subsidio

A

subsidy

50
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el surtidor

A

gas pump

51
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el tamaño

A

size

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torpe

A

clumsy

dumb

53
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el vaticinio

A

prediction

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la energía alternativa

A

alternative energy

55
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la energía eólica

A

aeolian energy

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la energía hidroeléctrica

A

hydroelectric energy

57
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la energía nuclear

A

nuclear energy

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la energía solar

A

solar energy

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los biocombustibles

A

biofuels

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el carbón

A

coal

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los combustibles fósiles

A

fossil fuels

62
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el etanol

A

ethanol

63
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el gas natural

A

natural gas

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la gasolina

A

gasoline

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los hidrocarburos

A

hydrocarbons

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el hidrógeno

A

hydrogen

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el petróleo

A

crude oil

68
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acabarse

A

to run out of

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acarrear

A

to bring about

carry

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asegurar

A

to assure

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consumir

A

to consume

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convencer

A

to convince

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dejar

A

to stop
leave
allow

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diseñar

A

to design

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dudar

A

to doubt

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generar

A

to generate

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incentivar

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to motivate

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mezclar

A

to mix

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obtener

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to obtain

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producir

A

to produce

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pronositcar

A

to foresee

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rechazar

A

to reject

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reducir

A

to reduce

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reemplazar

A

to replace

85
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repostar

A

to fill up

86
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reunirse

A

to meet

87
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sacar

A

to obtain

88
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subsidiar

A

to subsidize

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utilizar

A

to use

90
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el arzobispo

A

archbishop

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el cardenal

A

carinal

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el católico

A

catholic

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la cofradia

A

religious brotherhood

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el cristo

A

statue of christ

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la fe

A

faith

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los fieles

A

parishioners

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la mezquita

A

mosque

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el musulmán

A

muslim

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el nazareno

A

penitent in holy week

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el obispo

A

bishop

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el papa

A

pope

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la penitencia

A

penance

103
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el penitente

A

penitent

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la procesión

A

religious procession

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la reflexión

A

reflection

meditation

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la saeta

A

religious song

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la semana santa

A

holy week

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el silencio

A

silence

109
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la solemnidad

A

solemnity

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el tambor

A

drum

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la trompeta

A

trumpet

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la Virgen

A

state of the virgin

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a corto plazo

A

short term

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a largo plazo

A

long term

115
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una bomba de relojería

A

time bomb

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darse cuenta

A

to realize

117
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buena voluntad

A

goodwill

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levantar puentes

A

to build bridges

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poner en duda

A

to question

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ser capaz de

A

to be able to

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ser justo

A

to be fair

just