Insider's Spanish chapter #2 Flashcards

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1
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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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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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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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“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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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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13
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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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25
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the talk

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la charla

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26
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colloquial to express surprise

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Vaya!

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27
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well, that is

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pues, o sea

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28
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I’m not convinced

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no estoy convencido

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29
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“in my opinion = judgement”

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a mi juicio

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30
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the trial; the judgement

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el juicio

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31
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“as I was saying” 2

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como decía ; como iba diciendo

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32
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listen (tu)

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oye

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33
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it depends on what he says

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depende de lo que diga

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34
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perhaps he won’t tell me anything

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quizás no me diga nada

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35
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I’m not sure he’s right

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no estoy seguro de que tenga razón

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36
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the environment

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el medio ambiente

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37
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we are all responsible

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todos somos responsAbles

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38
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I didn’t mean that

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no quería decir eso

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39
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she gets angry

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se enfada

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40
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man’s role in climate change

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el papel del hombre en el cambio climático

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41
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how much time is left to us

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cuánto tiempo nos queda?

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42
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firms = companies feed fear

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las empresas alimentan el miedo

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43
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the sceptic

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el escéptico

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44
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it will get worse

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se pondrá peor

45
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which interests are there at play

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qué intereses hay en juego

46
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when might A have a surprise?

A

cuándo podría llevarse A una sorpresa?

47
Q

cancel this card

A

podría llevarse

48
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you might be surprised

A

podría llevarse una sorpresa

49
Q

global warming

A

el calentamiento global

50
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recurrent

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recurrente

51
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nowadays - not actualmente

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en la actualidad

52
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phenomenon

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fenómeno

53
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a tendency to attribute

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una tendencia a atribuir

54
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without any scientific justification

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sin ninguna justificación científica

55
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SO as a scientist

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así que como científico

56
Q

if I don’t misunderstand tu

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si no te entiendo mal

57
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at the same time = at once

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a la vez

58
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is related to = has to do with

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tiene que ver con

59
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developed

A

desarrollado

60
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we have become rich

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nos hemos hecho ricos

61
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based on consuming

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a base de consumir

62
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fossil fuels

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combustibles fósiles

63
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when (while) burning them

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al quemarlos

64
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in addition to = besides (this/that)

A

además de (esto/eso)

65
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from what I have understood; based on what tu tell me

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por lo que he entendido; por lo que me dices

66
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this is caused by human impact

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este es causado por impacto humano

67
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so there’s (C) no doubt about it anymore - not sin, not así

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o sea que ya no cabe duda al respecto

68
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initial

A

inicial

69
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we only have = provide (d - not tener) reliable data since we have satellites

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solo disponemos de datos fiables desde que tenemos satélites

70
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we have not tenemos

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disponemos

71
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there was (NOT SER) a period

A

hubo un período

72
Q

cooling

A

enfriamiento

73
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since then

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desde entonces

74
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they have risen again (V 2 words)

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han vuelto a subir

75
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(that of ) global warming is a long and complicated story

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lo del calentamiento global es una historia larga y complicada

76
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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

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aún no lo sé; aún más; aún sigue disponible; aún no termino

77
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they descended until the late sixties

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descendieron hasta finales de los sesenta

78
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from then on = since then (NOT desde)

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a partir de entonces

79
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growth = increase (C)

A

crecimiento

80
Q

how can you overlook

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cómo puedes pasar por alto

81
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experiencing

A

experimentando

82
Q

the melting of polar regions (z)

A

el deshielo de zonas polares

83
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unexpected

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inesperado

84
Q

fly a kite

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volar una cometa

85
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the belief

A

la creencia

86
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around (not acerca de) this phenomenon

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en torno a este fenómeno

87
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in terms of = as for gravity

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en cuanto a gravedad

88
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a century ago

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hace un siglo

89
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sorry to say

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siento decir

90
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a stand (conceptual position)

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una postura

91
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unrealistic

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poco realista

92
Q

the solutions proposed in the reports

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las soluciones propuestas en los informes

93
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although I am not an alarmist at all

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aunque no soy nada alarmista

94
Q

they are very appropriate

A

son muy apropiados

95
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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

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INCLUSO SI - tenía sueño; no te conozco en persona;

no compartimos mucho tiempo juntos

96
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to review

A

para revisar

97
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to choke on = to gag; she choked for an hour; the mucus; to drown

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atragantarse; se atragantó durante una hora; el moco; ahogar

98
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it revolves around waste

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gira en torno al desperdicio

99
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pollutants

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contaminantes

100
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renewable

A

renovable

101
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coal and oil

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carbón y petróleo

102
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“to overlook” = “to ignore”

A

pasar por alto

103
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this growth stopped in the nineties

A

este crecimiento se frenó en los noventa

104
Q

what has happened to global temperatures?

A

qué les ha pasado a las temperaturas globales

105
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it happened to them

A

les a pasado

106
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the rise has slowed

A

la subida ha frenado

107
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from the nineties (starting in - or from the nineties on - hereinafter)

A

a partir de los años noventa

108
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to not give any importance to

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no darle ningún importancia