General Vocab 1 Flashcards

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Oppression of the weak

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Opresión de los débiles

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A hobby

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Una afición

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A very controversial issue

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Un asunto muy polémico

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A hidden agenda

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Una agenda oculta / un interés oculto

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Democratically elected

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Elegido democráticamente

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Since (as)

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Puesto que / ya que

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Therefore

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Por tanto / por lo tanto / por consiguiente

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Dizzy

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Mareado

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In the short term

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A corto plazo

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In the long term

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A largo plazo

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Throughout

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A lo largo de

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Shipwrecked

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Naufragio

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Shipwrecked person

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Náufrago

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Greatly

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Altamente

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Mud

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Barro / lodo

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The worst on record (in human memory)

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El peor desde que el hombre tiene memoria

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Severe damage

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Estragos / serios daños

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Entombed / buried

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Sepultado / enterrado

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Debris

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Escombros / fragmentos

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Balance

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Saldo

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The economy collapsed

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La economía se vino abajo / se derrumbó

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Apparently

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Por lo visto / al parecer / aparentemente

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Overloaded

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Sobrecargado

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Cautious

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Cauto

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Instead of... (In place of...)
En lugar de
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Backing
Respaldo
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With the backing of the government
Con el respaldo del gobierno
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Will to live
Ganas de vivir
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To bring into force
Entrar en vigor
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Training (military)
Adiestramiento
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A case study
Un estudio específico / un caso práctico
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At the same time / simultaneously
A la vez
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Drop by drop
Gota a gota
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An abyss
Un abismo
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A rear-view mirror
Un espejo retrovisor
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Villian / very bad person
Un villano
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A hero
Un héroe
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Keep it!
¡Quédatelo!
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Pride
El orgullo
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The man is proud
El hombre es orgulloso (soberbio) | El hombre está orgulloso (satisfecho)
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Notorious
Bien conocido (connotaciones negativas)
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Extremely
Extremadamente
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Powerful
Poderoso
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Allegedly
Presuntamente / supuestamente
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A smuggler
Un contrabandista
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Ironically
Irónicamente
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Risky
Arriesgado
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At the height of his power
En al apogeo de su poder
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He was genuinely ideological
Era genuinamente ideológico
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Naive
Ingenuo
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Essentially
Esencialmente
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"Silver or lead" (bribe or bullets - saying of Pablo Escobar)
Plata o plomo
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Countless people
personas Innumerables
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Cornered
Acorralado
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He was a master of public relations
Era maestro de las relaciones publicas
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A visionary
Un visionario
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Infrastructure
Infraestructura
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Counter-productive
Contraproducente
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Extortion
Extorsión
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The death penalty
La pena de muerte
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Eight out of ten cats
Ocho de cada diez gatos
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Secrecy
Clandestinidad
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Commitment / engagement
Compromiso
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Everyday life
La vida cotidiana
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An assembly
Una asamblea
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Self-determination
Autodeterminación
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A truce
Una tregua
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Pointlessly
Inútilmente
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Flight (i.e. escape)
Huida
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To be honest...
Para ser sincero.../ A decir verdad
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A hostage
Un rehén
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A debrief
Un debrief
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Written accent
Una tilde
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A gaze / look
Una mirada
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The shore
La orilla
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Death bed
Un lecho de muerte
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Businessman
Empresario
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The Treasury
La hacienda pública
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Aforementioned
Antes mencionado
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Previous
Previas
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Bank branch
Sucursal bancaria
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Apparently / seemingly
Aparentemente / por lo visto / al parecer
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Early childhood
La infancia precoz
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Cynicism
El cinismo
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Agression
La agresividad
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A cradle
Una cuna
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Early diagnosis
Diagnóstico precoz
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A psychiatrist
Un psiquiatra
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Renown / reputation
Renombre
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Cruelty
La crueldad
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Greed
Avaricia
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Greedy
Avaro
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Proud
Orgulloso
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Pride
Orgullo
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Goodness
Bondad
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Evil
Maldad / malevolencia
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A settlement (place)
Asentamiento
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Unexpected
Inesperado
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Specifically / more precisely
Concretamente
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An existential threat
Una amenaza existencial
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Events
Acontecimientos
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Nevertheless
No obstante