Global problems Flashcards

1
Q

terremoto

A

earthquake

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2
Q

sequía

A

drought

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3
Q

explosión

A

explosion

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4
Q

tornados

A

tornadoes

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5
Q
  1. Tifón
  2. Ciclón
  3. Huracán

Son lo mismo (lluvia tropical con fuertes vientos), pero varía el nombre según la zona geográfica.

A
  1. Typhoon
  2. Cyclone
  3. Hurricane

Los tifones pasan en el noroeste del Pacífico, los ciclones en el Índico y en el sur del Pacífico y los huracanes en el Atlántico. Además su dirección de rotación es en sentido horario o antihorario según el efecto Coriolis.

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6
Q

Volcán

A

Volcano

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7
Q

Hambruna

A

Famine

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8
Q

Inundación

A

Flood

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9
Q

Endemia
Epidemia
Pandemia

Todas se refieren a la extensión de una enfermedad, pero endemia es en una localización específica, epidemia a nivel nacional/ de una región y pandemia son varios países / continentes.

A

Endemic
Epidemic
Pandemic

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10
Q

Guerra civil
Guerra
Guerra mundial

A

Civil war
War
World war

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11
Q

Bajas

Gente herida + muerta

A

Casualties

No confundir con casualities que es casualidades.

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12
Q

Víctimas

A

Victims

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13
Q

Supervivientes

A

Survivors

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14
Q

Refugiados

A

Refugees

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15
Q

Muerto

A

Dead

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16
Q

Herido

A

Wounded / Injured

17
Q

Diseases

Rabia (enfermedad)

18
Q

Diseases

Malaria

19
Q

Diseases

Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquiridad

Conocido como SIDA

A

Adquired Inmune Deficiency Syndrome

Known as AIDS

20
Q

Diseases

Fiebre tifoidea

21
Q

Enfermedad
Enfermo

A

Illness / Desease / Sickness
Sick / ill

22
Q

Deseases

Fiebre amarilla

A

Yellow fever

23
Q

Deseases

Lepra

24
Q

Sufrir

25
Famélico
Starving
26
Erupcionar
To erupt
27
Erupción | (Condición médica)
Rash
28
Expandir / Difundir
To spread
29
estallar | una guerra
break out
30
barrer | un tornado
sweep swept swept
31
a través de | (físicamente)
throughout