Insider's Spanish chapter #2 Flashcards

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the cover = the cover story

A

la portada

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the press

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la prensa

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3
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the warm-up = the warming

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el calentamiento

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4
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the myth

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el mito

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5
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the greenhouse effect

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el efecto invernadero

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6
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reliable data

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datos fiables

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7
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to brake or slow down

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frenarse

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8
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the waste

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el desperdicio

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9
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“what a cover story” not que

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vaya portada

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10
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the crops

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las cosechas

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11
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the catastrophe

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la catástrofe

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“I mean = that is” we are going a very bad way

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O sea vamos por muy mal camino

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the role of man in this whole matter is not so central

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el papel del hombre en todo este asunto no es tan central

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the case of = the matter of

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el asunto de

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15
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it depends on who says it

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depende de quién lo diga

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16
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the interest

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el interés

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17
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feeding fear

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alimentando el miedo

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18
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skeptics don’t believe in anything

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los escépticos no creen en nada

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19
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you could get a surprise

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te podrías llevar una sorpresa

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20
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it’s not “so bad”

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no es para tanto

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21
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it will get worse

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se pondrá peor

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22
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don’t be angry (tu)

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no te enfades

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23
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going back to the question

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volviendo a la pregunta

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24
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maybe the news will convince me that I can do something about (it)

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quizás la noticia me convenza de que pueda hacer algo al respecto

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the talk
la charla
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colloquial to express surprise
Vaya!
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well, that is
pues, o sea
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I'm not convinced
no estoy convencido
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"in my opinion = judgement"
a mi juicio
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the trial; the judgement
el juicio
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"as I was saying" 2
como decía ; como iba diciendo
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listen (tu)
oye
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it depends on what he says
depende de lo que diga
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perhaps he won't tell me anything
quizás no me diga nada
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I'm not sure he's right
no estoy seguro de que tenga razón
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the environment
el medio ambiente
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we are all responsible
todos somos responsAbles
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I didn't mean that
no quería decir eso
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she gets angry
se enfada
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man's role in climate change
el papel del hombre en el cambio climático
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how much time is left to us
cuánto tiempo nos queda?
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firms = companies feed fear
las empresas alimentan el miedo
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the sceptic
el escéptico
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it will get worse
se pondrá peor
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which interests are there at play
qué intereses hay en juego
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when might A have a surprise?
cuándo podría llevarse A una sorpresa?
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cancel this card
podría llevarse
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you might be surprised
podría llevarse una sorpresa
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global warming
el calentamiento global
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recurrent
recurrente
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nowadays - not actualmente
en la actualidad
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phenomenon
fenómeno
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a tendency to attribute
una tendencia a atribuir
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without any scientific justification
sin ninguna justificación científica
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SO as a scientist
así que como científico
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if I don't misunderstand tu
si no te entiendo mal
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at the same time = at once
a la vez
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is related to = has to do with
tiene que ver con
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developed
desarrollado
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we have become rich
nos hemos hecho ricos
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based on consuming
a base de consumir
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fossil fuels
combustibles fósiles
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when (while) burning them
al quemarlos
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in addition to = besides (this/that)
además de (esto/eso)
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from what I have understood; based on what tu tell me
por lo que he entendido; por lo que me dices
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this is caused by human impact
este es causado por impacto humano
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so there's (C) no doubt about it anymore - not sin, not así
o sea que ya no cabe duda al respecto
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initial
inicial
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we only have = provide (d - not tener) reliable data since we have satellites
solo disponemos de datos fiables desde que tenemos satélites
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we have not tenemos
disponemos
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there was (NOT SER) a period
hubo un período
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cooling
enfriamiento
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since then
desde entonces
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they have risen again (V 2 words)
han vuelto a subir
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(that of ) global warming is a long and complicated story
lo del calentamiento global es una historia larga y complicada
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I don't know it yet; even more; still available - 3 words; I'm not done yet NOT YA o todavía
aún no lo sé; aún más; aún sigue disponible; aún no termino
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they descended until the late sixties
descendieron hasta finales de los sesenta
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from then on = since then (NOT desde)
a partir de entonces
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growth = increase (C)
crecimiento
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how can you overlook
cómo puedes pasar por alto
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experiencing
experimentando
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the melting of polar regions (z)
el deshielo de zonas polares
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unexpected
inesperado
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fly a kite
volar una cometa
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the belief
la creencia
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around (not acerca de) this phenomenon
en torno a este fenómeno
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in terms of = as for gravity
en cuanto a gravedad
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a century ago
hace un siglo
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sorry to say
siento decir
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a stand (conceptual position)
una postura
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unrealistic
poco realista
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the solutions proposed in the reports
las soluciones propuestas en los informes
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although I am not an alarmist at all
aunque no soy nada alarmista
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they are very appropriate
son muy apropiados
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EVEN IF I was sleepy; I don't know TU in person; we don't spend = share (C) much time together
INCLUSO SI - tenía sueño; no te conozco en persona; | no compartimos mucho tiempo juntos
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to review
para revisar
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to choke on = to gag; she choked for an hour; the mucus; to drown
atragantarse; se atragantó durante una hora; el moco; ahogar
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it revolves around waste
gira en torno al desperdicio
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pollutants
contaminantes
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renewable
renovable
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coal and oil
carbón y petróleo
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"to overlook" = "to ignore"
pasar por alto
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this growth stopped in the nineties
este crecimiento se frenó en los noventa
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what has happened to global temperatures?
qué les ha pasado a las temperaturas globales
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it happened to them
les a pasado
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the rise has slowed
la subida ha frenado
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from the nineties (starting in - or from the nineties on - hereinafter)
a partir de los años noventa
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to not give any importance to
no darle ningún importancia