desafios mundiales vocab Flashcards

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aumentar

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to increase

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disminuir

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to decrease

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extinguirse

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to become extinct

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poblar

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to populate

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preserver

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to preserve

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lograr

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to achieve

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envejecer

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to age

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dejar

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to leave behind

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cruzar

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to cross

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desafiante

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challenging

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escaso/a

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scarce

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immigrante

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immigrant

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mundial

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world (adjective)

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desarrollado/a

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developed

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subdesarrollado/a

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underdeveloped

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el desafio

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challenge

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el aumento

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increase

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el alza

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the rise

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la pandilla

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gang

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la disminución

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decrease

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el inmigrante indocumentado

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illegal immigrant

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los ancianos

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elderly

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el envejecimiento

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aging

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el desplazamiento

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displacement

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la hambruna

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famine

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la seguridad

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safety

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el migrante

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migrant

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el escasez

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shortage

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la sobrepoblación

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overpopulation

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la preservación

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preservation

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el esfuerzo

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effort

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la natalidad

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birth rate

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maltratar

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to mistreat/to abuse

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convocar

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to convene/ call together

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desfavorecido/a

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disadvantaged

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justo/a

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equal/fair

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seguir adelante

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to carry on

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superar

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to overcome

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hacer trabajo voluntario

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to volunteer

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cometer

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to commit

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solucionar, resolver

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to solve, resolve

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la igualdad

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equality

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la desigualdad

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inequality

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la pobreza

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poverty

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la infraestructura

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infrastructure

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los derechos humanos

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human rights

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la marginalidad

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marginalization

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el maltrado

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mistreatment/abuse

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el alojamiento

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lodging/accomodations

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la frontera

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the border

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51
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la clase alta

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the upper class

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la clase media

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the middle class

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la clase baja

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the lower class

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54
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la política social

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social policy

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55
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el desempleo

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unemployment

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56
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el empleo

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employment

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57
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la conciencia social

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social awareness

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el prejuicio

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prejudice

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59
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el huerfano

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orphan

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el delito/ el crimen

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crime

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el orfanato

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orphanage

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la cárcel

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jail

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la pandilla

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gang

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la ignorancia

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ignorance

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la irresponsibilidad

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irresponsibility

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el/la voluntario

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volunteer

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el acoso

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harrassment/bullying

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derretir

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to melt

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desperdiciar

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to waste

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amenzar

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to threaten

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contaminar

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to pollute

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destruir

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to destroy

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extinguirse

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to extinguish

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fomentar

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to promote

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informarse

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to inform

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mejorar

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to get better

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proteger

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to protect

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respirar

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to breathe

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reutilizar

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to reuse

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reemplazar

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to replace

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reciclar

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to recycle

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valorar

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to value

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volar

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to fly

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disminuir

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to decrease

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votar

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to vote

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desarrollar

A

to develop

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apreciar

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to appreciate

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dañar

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to damage, to harm

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sostenible, sustentable

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sustainable

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renovable

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renewable

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la sustenabilidad

A

sustainability

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el calentamiento global

A

global warming

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el agua potable

A

drinking water

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el planeta

A

the planet

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el terremoto

A

earthquake

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la inundación

A

the flood

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la sequia

A

drought

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el suelo

A

ground

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el medio ambiente

A

environment

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la naturaleza

A

nature

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el porvenir

A

future

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el petróleo

A

petroleum

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el aire puro

A

fresh air

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el clima

A

climate

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el derrumbe

A

mudslide

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la capa de ozono

A

ozone layer

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la deforestación

A

deforestation

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las especies en peligro de extinción

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endangered species

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el derretimiento

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the melting/thawing

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el efecto invernadero

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greenhouse effect

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la atmósfera

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atmosphere

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el reciclaje

A

recylcing

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la tierra

A

dirt/earth

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la contaminación

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pollution

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la industrialización

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industrialization

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el consumo

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consumption

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la cordillera

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mountain range

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la desforestación

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deforestation

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recaudar

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to collect, to raise

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invertir

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to invest

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apoyar

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to support

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luchar por

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to fight for

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arriesgar

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to risk

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estar desperado

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to be desperate

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construir

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to build

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ahorra dinero

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to save money

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gastar dinero

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to spend money

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gastar dinero

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to spend money

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inestable

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unstable

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injusto

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unfair

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el préstamo

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loan

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a subvención

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grant, subsidy

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el mercado de valores, la bolsa

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stock market

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los impuestos

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taxes

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el agua corriente

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running water

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el presupuesto

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budget

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los barrios

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neighborhoods

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la desigualdad

A

inequality

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la tasa de cambio

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exchange rate

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el salario mínimo

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minimum wage

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los ahorros

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savings

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la empresa, el negocio

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buisiness

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la gente sin hogar

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the homeless

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la inversión

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investment

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el desarollo

A

development

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los billetes

A

bills

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la deuda

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debt

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el gasto

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expense

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la ganancia

A

earnings/profit

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la huelga, el paro

A

strike

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las monedas

A

coins

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rezar, orar

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to pray

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bendecir

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to bless

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alabar

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to worship, to praise

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laico/a

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lay, secular, no religion

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católico

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catholic

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musulmán

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muslim

157
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la fe

A

faith

158
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los angeles

A

angels

159
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la Semana Santa

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Holy Week

160
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el sacerdote, el cura

A

priest

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la creencia

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belief

162
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el diablo

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devil

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la biblia

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bible

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la iglesia

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church

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el cielo

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the sky

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el infierno

A

hell

167
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el cristianismo

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christianity

168
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el/la creyente

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believer

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la oración

A

prayer

170
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la capilla

A

chapel

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el catolicismo

A

catholicism

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el bautizo/el bautismo

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baptism

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el/la ateo/a

A

atheist

174
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el judaísmo

A

Judaism

175
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el alma

A

soul

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el papa

A

the pope

177
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el pecado

A

sin

178
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a cruz

A

cross

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los ritos

A

rites, rituals

180
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mitigar

A

to mitigate/reduce

181
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sobrevivir

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to survive

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precipitar

A

to hasten, to speed up

183
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grave

A

serious

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imprevisible

A

unpredictable

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peligroso/a

A

dangerous

186
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el desplazamiento

A

displacement

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la vulnerabilidad

A

vulnerability

188
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a inundación

A

flood

189
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la erosión

A

erosion

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la sequía

A

drought

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el huracán

A

hurricane

192
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la avalanche

A

avalanche

193
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el incendio

A

fire

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la epidemia

A

sickness

195
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el clima

A

climate

196
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la amenza

A

threat

197
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el peligro

A

danger

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derretir

A

to melt