Essays Flashcards by David Castro

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Perturbaciones

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Disturbances

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Idear un plan

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Devise plans

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Precio exorbitante

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Exorbitant price or cost

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Educación adecuada

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Proper schooling

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En su vejez

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In their old age

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Asilo de ancianos

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Elderly care facility
Senior Living facility

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Orientado profesionalmente

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Career-oriented

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Con los pies en la tierra

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Down-to-earth

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Sobornar

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Bribe

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Las instituciones están mejor equipadas.

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Institutions are better equipped.

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Ganar popularidad entre las masas

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Gain popularity among masses

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Crecimiento integral

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All-rounded growth

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Solución viable

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Viable solution

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Partido gobernante

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Ruling party

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Horas escolares

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Schooling hours

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Puede ayudar a mejorar el intelecto de un niño

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Can help enhance a child’s intellect

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Prensa amarillista

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Tabloid media

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Disuadir/ disuasión / disuadió

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Deter/ deterrence/ deterred

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4 collocations for breach

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Breach of trust
Breach of the peace
Breach of duty
Breach of privacy

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La caída de la tasa de venta

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The drop in selling

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Ciberacoso y crímenes de odio

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Cyber bullying and hate crimes

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Burlar la ley

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Outwit the law

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Contagiar or difundir la risa

A

Spread laughter

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cualidades innatas

A

inborn qualities

Almacenamiento en las nubes

Cloud-based storage

Huella de carbono

Carbon footprints

Conducción bajo los efectos de alcohol

Impaired driving

Some collocations for burden

LIFT THE BURDEN Emotional burden Financial Bear the burden Unnecesary burden

Matar animales for consumption

Butcher animal

puestos principales

chief positions

ropa de segunda mano

second-hand clothing

, pero ahi radica el problema

but therein lies the rub

renuciar del trabajo

resign from work

desgastado

worn out

bienes escenciales (como ropa y comida)

essential goods

tasa creciente, tasa decreciente

declining and increasing rate

Esta ha llevado a la gente a

This has turned people into

la entrada de capital

The inflow of capital

Mejorar y empeorar

Mitigate and exacerbate

Fuerte pasión de viajar

Wanderlust

Concede

Grants

La comida rápida le hace honor a su nombre

Fast food lives up to its name.