F3/Semana 3 (Recursos naturales e Infraestructura) Flashcards

1
Q

los crímenes de lesa humanidad

A

crimes against humanity

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2
Q

darle una paliza a alguien

A

to give someone a beating (including in sports)

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3
Q

resbalar

A

to slip

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4
Q

apoteósico
apoteosicamente

A

tremendous, amazing
tremendously

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5
Q

la moda rápida

A

fast fashion

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6
Q

tener un fallo
dañarse

A

to experience a failure or a breakdown (with regard to a ship, etc)

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7
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elogiar
(el) elogio

A

to praise
praise

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8
Q

hacer caso omiso

Haga caso omiso la recomendación = Ignore the recommendation

A

to ignore

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9
Q

absorber

A

to absorb

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10
Q

florecer

A

to bloom

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11
Q

(el) desacato

El acosador violó su orden de restricción y fue arrestado por desacato judicial.

A

contempt of court

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12
Q

(la) junta

A

board of directors

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13
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(el) consejo

A

council

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14
Q

(el) latigazo
(el) latigo

A

whipping
whip

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15
Q

(la) farándula

E! TV es un programa de farándula

A

entertainment news, show biz, celebrity news

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16
Q

(el) Amazonas
el Bosque de las Amazonas

A

the Amazon (rainforest)

17
Q

(el) lavado de dinero, blanqueo de dinero

A

money laundering

18
Q

(el) despojo de tierras

A

(forced) land dispossession

19
Q

desmentir

20
Q

(el) interés por (de, en, hacia) hacer algo

*not “para”

A

interest in doing something

21
Q

(la) placa

A

license plate

22
Q

quisquilloso/a

23
Q

una y otra vez

*not “más y más”

A

time and again

24
Q

el/la cabildero/a

25
(el) mango (la) asa
handle (door, suitcase, etc.)
26
(el) yacimiento
(subterranean) deposit