El Mundo Terms Flashcards

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Recopilar

A

to compile, gather together, assemble

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vacunación

la acción y efecto de administrar una vacuna

A

vaccination
La inoculación de esta vacuna recibe el nombre de vacunación (vaccination).
También llamamos vacunas a las marcas que ha dejado la vacunación.

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abatido

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1 (derribar, derrumbar) to knock down, pull down: los enemigos abatieron tres de nuestros aviones, the enemy shot down three of our planes
2 (tumbar el respaldo) to fold down
3 (desalentar) to depress, dishearten

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reabastecer

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reabastecerse verbo pronominal [ejército] to replenish supplies (frml);
[familia] (fam) to get more supplies o provisions;
~se de algo ‹de combustible› to refuel;
‹de víveres› to get more supplies

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bengalas

A

flare, sparkler

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recinto

A

premises, grounds, precinct, enclosure/enclosed area

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tripulados

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“manned” i.e. - aviones no tripulados = drone planes

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anfitrion/a

A

Host/Hostess

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9
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prensa del corazon

A

tabloid news

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antibacterianas

A

antibacterial

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antimicóticas

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antimycotic

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biopelícula

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biofilm

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sebo

A

Fat (grasa), tallow (the white nearly tasteless solid rendered fat of cattle and sheep used chiefly in soap, candles, and lubricants), OR spot (en la piel)

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sebo (significado)

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El sebo es una mezcla de aceites y ceras que exuda nuestra piel para lubricar su superficie y para limitar el crecimiento de las bacterias.

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promedio

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average

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16
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frotar/frotarse

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rub/frotarse las manos - to rub ones hands (together)

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una tira comica

A

comic strip/a funny

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La incidencia del síndrome de Down es de 1 en 1.000 nacimientos vivos alrededor del mundo

A

The occurrence of Down Syndrome is at 1 in 1000 births a year around the world

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hallar/hallarse

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to find (opinar, creer); to find (solucion, felicidad, persona, libro)/ se halla situado en las afueras (to be situated); ~se a gusto to feel at ease

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damnificados

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affected, victims - los damnificados por el tornado, las zonas damnificadas, the affected areas - (personas, lugar, pais)

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pocilga

A

pigsty

22
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tirar del pelo

A

pull ones hair

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demacrada

A

wild in appearance (haggard); emaciated

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harapos

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rags - vestido con arrapos (dressed in rags)

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reticencia

A

(reserva) reluctance

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Pese a/ A pesar de

A

Despite or in spite of (same meaning for both)

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modista

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(costurera) dress maker; modista de alta - fashion designer

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metalúrgica

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adj - metallurgical; metalworker

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endeudada

A

in debt; ~ con algn indebted to sb;

quedo ~ contigo I am indebted to you

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trinchera

A

trench

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médula espinal

A

spinal cord

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catalejo

A

telescope, spyglass

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mofa

A

mockery

34
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escasez

A

shortage

35
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letargo

A

lethargy

36
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deficiencia

A

deficiency

37
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fallos

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failure (organ failure, mechanical failure); mistake

38
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desfasado

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out-dated, out of fashion, out of step, out of sync

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elenco

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(Sports) line-up, team ,squad; (theatre) troup, cast