English C1+ vocabulary 4T - nouns Flashcards
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Fianza
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Bail
Released on bail
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Cruce de caminos
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Crossroads
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Pañuelo
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Handkerchief
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Odio
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Hatred
She aroused a deep hatred in them
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Préstamo
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Loan
You can have a loan of my bike
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Sacristía
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Vestry
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Cenicero
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Ashtray
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Recodo, curva
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Bend
We took the bend very fast
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Persona importante, pez gordo
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Big shot
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Colcha, manta
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Blanket
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Molde
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Cast
A plaster cast
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Chófer
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Chauffeur
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Sinvergüenza, pillo
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Crook
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Tarifa, honorarios
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Fee
Entrance fee
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Nene, hijito, chaval
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Sonny
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Mechón
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Streak
A streak in the hair
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Magnate
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Tycoon
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Amigos casuales, sólo para los buenos tiempos
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Fair weather friends
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Consulta, pregunta, duda
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Query
Should you have a query with regard to…
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Preocupación, asunto de interés
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Concern
A matter of concern, concern for the environement, growing concern, it’s no concern of yours
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Coartada
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Alibi
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Vendaje
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Bandage
She wrapped a bandaje around his arm
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Soborno
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Bribe
They paid a bribe
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Mentón
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Chin
Keep your chin up!
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Dependiente, vendedor
Clerk
| The bank clerk discounted the funds
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Lisiado, tullido
Cripple
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Muleta
Crutch
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Cajón
Drawer
| A drawer for the knives
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Rasguño
Graze
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Investigación de un crimen
Inquest
| They are holding an inquest into the cause of death of the mayor
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Alineacion, formación, rueda de sospechosos
Line-up
| He identified his assailant in a police line-up
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Cerilla
Match
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Luto, duelo
Mourning
| Since her mother died, she's been in mourning
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Atraco, asalto
Mugging
| There was a mugging last night in our neighbourhood
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Barandal, pasamanos
Rail
| Rail of the stairs
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Peluca
Wig
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Delegado, participante en una conferencia o congreso
Delegate
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Bocadito, mordisco, algo para picar
Nibble
| May I have a nibble of your cake?
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Oferta, presupuesto, cita
Quotation
| Quotation marks, direct quotation
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Libra (COL)
Quid
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Estante, repisa
Shelf
| It's on the middle shelf
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Pomo, manilla
Doorknob
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Apuñalamiento por la espalda
Backstabbing
| Politicians have to deal with a lot of backstabbing
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Reembolso, devolución
Rebate
| Tax rebate
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Bacalao
Cod
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Frasco, matraz, botella
Flask
| Thermos flask
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Cesto
Hamper
| Clothes hamper
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Cacerola, olla, sartén
Pan
| Frying pan
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Pera
Pear
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Solomillo, lomo
Sirloin
| Sirloin steak
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Lata, bote
Tin
| Biscuit tin, open a tin of tuna fish
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Demanda de
Demand for
| There is little demand for that particular product these days
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Bodega, sótano
Cellar
| To keep a good cellar
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Arrecife
Reef
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Sonrisa de satisfacción
Smirk
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Tijeras de podar o de esquilar
Shears
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Botín, ganancia
Haul
| The thieves made a good haul
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Granizo, pedrisco
Hail
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Pavor, temor reverencial
Awe
| To be in awe of
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Espuma
Foam
| Foam bath, foam rubber
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Rastrillo (jardín)
Rake
| Garden rake
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Pupilo, protegido
Ward
| He is her ward
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Umbral, entrada
Threshold
| We stand at the threshold of a new era
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Fragmento de información
Snippet of information
| Nugget of information
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Emersión, aparición, afloramiento
Emergence
| The emergence of new producers means a smaller market share
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Un lobo con piel de cordero
A wolf in sheep's clothing
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Meollo, detalles esenciales
Nitty gritty
| Let's get/go down to the nitty gritty!
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Recelo, duda
Misgiving
| I have misgivings about her choice of a husband
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Vara de medir, medida de la calidad
Measure of quality
| Efficiency as a measure of quality in education
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Internado
Boarding school
| Paul was sent to a boarding school by his parents
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Zanja, cuneta, acequia
Ditch
| An irrigation ditch ran along one edge of the field
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Institutriz
Governess
| They hired a governess for their son
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Pila, montón
Heap
| The house was now only a heap of stones
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Ama de llaves
Housekeeper
| A good housekeeper is hard to find
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Amante, querida
Mistress
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Páramo
Moor
| Moor soils occur in the area
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Molestia, fastidio, pesadez
Nuisance
| It's a nuisance to clean up after people throw papers
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Vida interior
Interior life
| Emotional strength and stability are in the interior life
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Superposición, solapamiento
Overlap
| There is an overlap between professionals and amateurs
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Recogida de basuras, recogida de residuos
Refuse collection
| There are charges for public services such as refuse collection
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Vertedero, basurero
Landfill
| Landfill is the worst option for the environement
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Normas de conducta
Rules of conduct
| We can establish rules of conduct and replicate social units
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Delineación
Draftsmanship
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Infancia
Infancy
| In its infancy as a profession, ...
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Prejuicio, noción preconcebida
Preconceived notion
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Tema de discusión, tema a debatir
Subject matter
| Today's subject matter is "water polution"
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Puñado
Handful
| We are just a handful of men determined to win or die
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Corteza, costra
Crust
| Earth's crust
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Procedimiento, método, trámites
Procedure
| We have used a more direct procedure
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Proceso
Process
| The process of manufacturing chairs is complex
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Sustento básico, fuente de sustento
Bread and butter
| Teaching is my bread and butter
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Parte integrante
Part and parcel
| Risk-taking is part and parcel of the industry
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Dependencia, confianza
Reliance
| The mutual reliance of one discipline upon the other has increased still further
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Sequía
Drought
| In an area where droughts occur frequently, ...
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Afinidad, intereses comunes
Common ground
| We started dating because we had a lot of common ground
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Carámbano
Icicle
| It was so cold you could see icicles hanging from the edge of the roof
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Anomalía
Abnormality
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Agente encubierto
Undercover agent
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Cobertura
Coverage
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Fardo, bulto
Bundle
| A bundle of nerves
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Seto, cobertura de riesgos financieros
Hedge
| Hedge fund
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Muérdago
Mistletoe
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Clérigo protestante
Parson
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Estable, cobertizo, hangar
Shed
| Cattle shed
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Banco, taburete
Stool
| Bar stool, piano stool
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Alivio de
Relief from
| This medicine will hopefully give you some relief from the pain
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Pata de pollo
Chicken leg
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Cabecera, delantera, plomo, mina de lápiz, ejemplo, protagonista
Lead
| Take the lead, lead to prevent X-rays, the lead of the pencil, follow your lead, play the lead
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Porción, ración
Serving
| May I have an extra serving?
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Tierra salvaje, naturaleza, jungla
Wilderness
| Wilderness experience
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Sueño descabellado y deseado
Wildest dreams
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Fuego incontrolado
Wildfire
| News spread like a wildfire
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Travesura
Mischief
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Cable conectado, vivo, con electricidad
Live wire
| That wire is live don't touch it
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Occidental, persona del oeste
Westerner
| There were very few westerners in the country
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Occidentalización
Westernisation
| A great deal of westernisation has taken place as a consequence of the process of globalisation
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Rigidez
Rigidity
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Caída, inflexión, inclinación, encorvamiento
Droop
| Droop of the eyelid
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Implicación, participación
Involvement (in)
| He denied any involvement in the robbery
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Efecto secundario
Side effect
Knock-on effect
Side effects of this drug may include nausea and skin rash
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Parche, área de terreno, insignia
Patch
| Eye patch, home patch, nicotine patch
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Chupete, maniquí, imitación, imbécil
Dummy
| Crash-test dummy, dressmaker's dummy, dummy corporation, dummy pill, dummy weapon
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Congelación salarial
Wage freeze
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Prueba tangible
Tangible evidence
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Huelga general
All-out-strike
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Liquidación por cierre
Closing-down sale
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Afecto, cariño
Endearment
| A term of endearment
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Descuido, omisión
Oversight
| The error was due to an oversight
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Similitud, parecido, semejanza
Likeness
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Professional, médico, abogado
Practitioner
| Medical practitioner, legal practitioner
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Un grupo o cantidad establecida de algo
A set of
| A set of social and cultural norms
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Beneficio adicional, ventaja (COL)
Perk
| You have to give up a lot for those perks
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Una bendición oculta
A blessing in disguise
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Pruebas contradictorias
Conflicting evidences
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Igualdad de condiciones
Level playing field
To create a level playing field for
To level the playing field
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Dinero malgastado
Money down the drain
| Don't pay it, it would be money down the drain
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Autoría
Authorship
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Desconfianza, recelo, pérdida de confianza
Mistrust
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Destinatario (receptor de un envío)
Addressee
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Simpatizante
Sympathiser
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Expectación
Expectancy
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Doble, persona con parecido
Lookalike
| My brother is an Elvis Presley lookalike
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Ramo, manojo
Bunch
| Bunch of flowers, bunch of keys
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El sobre de la paga
Pay packet
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Demolición de suburbios
Slum clearance
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Mala reputación
Ill repute
| Bureaucracy is held in such ill repute today that ...
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El tramo de edad entre X y X
The X-X age bracket
| In the 18-30 age bracket
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Proceso de toma de decisiones
Decision-making process
