F3/Semana 1 (Cultura y Sociedad)

Question 1

(el) apodo

Answer 1

nickname

Question 2

(la) viñeta

Answer 2

(political) cartoon, comic strip

Question 3

enfermarse

Answer 3

to get sick

Question 4

(la) racha

Answer 4

run (of a show, of luck, a winning/losing streak)

Question 5

(la) empresa emergente

Answer 5

start-up

Question 6

cinético/a

Answer 6

kinetic

Question 7

(el) rifirrafe

Answer 7

squabble, kerfuffle, altercation

Question 8

darse por vencido/a

Answer 8

to give up

Question 9

(el) vertedero

Answer 9

landfill, trash dump

Question 10

reciclable

Answer 10

recyclable

Question 11

poner en juego

los aranceles ponen en juego miles de empleos

Answer 11

to put at risk

Question 12

(el) levantamiento

Answer 12

uprising

Question 13

(la) incautación

Answer 13

seizure (of drugs, etc.)

Question 14

parar de [+ infinitivo]

no para de llover = the rain isn’t stopping

Answer 14

to stop [doing something]

Question 15

ponerse en los zapatos de alguien

Answer 15

to put oneself in another’s shoes

Question 16

tener claro/a

lo principal es tener claras las diferentes opciones existentes = the main thing is to be clear about the different existing options

Answer 16

to be clear about, to be clear on

Question 17

apoyarse el uno al otro

Answer 17

to support each other

Question 18

aprender el uno del otro

Answer 18

to learn from each other

Question 19

debatir el uno con el otro (la una con la otra)

Answer 19

to debate each other

Question 20

llevarse bien el uno con el otro (la una con la otra)

Answer 20

to get along with each other

Question 20

ha de ser

Answer 20

must be (debe ser)

Question 21

sobrevivir
(la) supervivencia

Answer 21

to survive
survival (n.)

Question 22

pellizcar
(el) pellizco

Answer 22

to pinch
pinch (n.)

Question 23

empujar
(el) empujón

Answer 23

to push
push (n.)

Question 24

(el) tacto

Answer 24

touch (n., as in the tactile sensation)

Question 25

(la) carencia El tacto es un sentido clave para la vida humana y su carencia debilita el sistema inmunológico

Answer 25

shortage, lack

Question 26

el tejido de la sociedad

Answer 26

the social fabric

Question 27

(el) desprecio

Answer 27

disdain, contempt, scorn

Question 28

ineludible

Answer 28

unavoidable, inescapable

Question 29

(la) cobertura mediática

Answer 29

media coverage

Question 30

(el) auge

Answer 30

peak, height

Question 31

arraigado/a La cultura de tomar mate es una tradición profundamente arraigada en los países del Cono Sur

Answer 31

rooted, entrenched

Question 32

(el) amargor

Answer 32

bitterness

Question 33

(la) destitución

Answer 33

dismissal, removal, discharge (from office/employment)

Question 34

destituir

Answer 34

to remove, dismiss, discharge (e.g. someone from their position)

Question 35

(el) juicio

Answer 35

(court) trial, judgment

Question 36

(el) juzgado

Answer 36

court, tribunal

Question 37

estar a punto de

Answer 37

to be about to (do something)

Question 38

hacer su agosto

Answer 38

to make a killing

Question 39

(el) incentivo

Answer 39

incentive

Question 40

Juegos Olímpicos Las Olimpiadas

Answer 40

Olympic Games The Olympics

Question 41

echar relajo

Answer 41

to have fun, to clown around, to joke around

Question 42

(la) hidratación

Answer 42

hydration

Question 43

enaltecer

Answer 43

to exalt, to lift up, to elevate

Question 44

(las) fuentes de empleo

Answer 44

sources of employment

Question 45

(el) tiroteo

Answer 45

shooting (gun violence, implies a shooting against innocents)

Question 46

(el) tiro

Answer 46

shooting (sport)

Question 47

(la) balacera

Answer 47

gunfight, shootout

Question 48

echar por tierra

Answer 48

to destroy, demolish, wreck

Question 49

a mi ver a mi parecer a mi entender

Answer 49

the way I see it in my opinion as I understand it/by my understanding

Question 50

(la) sala de prensa (la) sala de redacción

Answer 50

newsroom