Conflict and resolution and science Flashcards

1
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defeat

A

to beat in a war or a battle

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2
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ceaseafire

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agreement between two armies or groups to stop fighting

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3
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to rage

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it continues with a lot of energy and causes a lot of anger or destruction ( enfurecerse)

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4
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break out

A

to start, usually suddenly

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5
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siege( noun) , as a verb besiege

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the surroundung of a place in order to force it to surrender

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6
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casualty

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a person killed or injured in a war or accident. Suffer fatalities

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7
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fatality

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death causes by violence or accident

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8
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track down ( Phrasal Verb)

A

localizar. Search for and find

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9
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plot

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to make a secret plan to harm somebody

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10
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escalate

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to increase or intesify

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11
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overthrow

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to remove from power

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seize

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tomar por la fuerza. Seize control, seize power. Noun: seizure

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13
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coup

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when government is removed by illegal, undemocartic or violent means

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14
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withdraw

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to pull out or remove; to move back or away, retreat. retirarse, abandonar

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15
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send in

A

order people into a place to handle a problem

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16
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to fail

A

break down

17
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legitimate

A

lawful, rightful; reasonable, justifiable

18
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live up to

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to be as good as someone hopes

19
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devise

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to think out, plan, figure out, invent, create. Trazar, idear, diseñar

20
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breakthrough

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an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation. Avance, logro. Step forward

21
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underlying

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basic; fundamental; only noticeable under scrutiny ( subyacente)

22
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undertake

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enter into an activity. Emprender ( carry out)

23
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wedge

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a device that is thick at one end and tapers to a thin edge at the other end. ( Cuña). the thin end of the wedge: it will lead to a situation becoming much worse: the beginning of a harmful development

24
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slippery slope

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an idea or course of action which will lead to something unacceptable, wrong, or disastrous.

25
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backing

A

help and support from somebody to do something; financial support for something

26
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address

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to think about a problem or a situation and decide how you are going to deal with it

27
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breed

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to keep animals or plants in order to produce young ones. Cultivar o criar

28
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probe/proup/

A

sonda o catéter.
a long, thin metal tool used by doctors for examining inside the body

29
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recruit

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to find new people to join a company, an organization, the armed forces, etc.

30
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stage

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to stage an event means to orginase it, especially an event involving a lot of people. Arrange an event

31
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pave the way for

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sentar las bases, allanar el camino. be a pioneer or be first to do…

32
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leak

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escape, filtración ( escaping fluid)

33
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peer review

A

evaluation of scientific, academic, or professional work by others working in the same field/ peer pressure: pressió dels companys

34
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Conclusive

A

Concluyente, decisivo

35
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ingrained

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that has existed for a long time and is therefore difficult to change