La ciencia y la tecnología; contexto 1: tecnología, individuo y sociedad Flashcards

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que sufre de una enfermedad (afflicted; suffering)

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aquejado/a

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calcular; estimar (to estimate; to calculate; to code)

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cifrar

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pintura; obra de arte sobre un lienzo u otra superficie (painting; picture; scene)

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el cuadro

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que ha perdido claridad o límites (has lost clarity; blurred)

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difuminado/a

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adicción; dependencia (hook; addiction)

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el enganche

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reacciones negativas que sufre una persona adicta cuando deja temporalmente su adicción (withdrawal syndrome)

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el síndrome de abstinencia

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disponerse a hacer algo (to get ready; to prepare)

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aprestarse

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acción de cazar (hunting)

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la cacería

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consumir poco a poco; mortificar o atormentar (to eat away at; to get consumed by)

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carcomer

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verter o vaciar líquidos u otras sustancias (to spill; to spread)

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derramar

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enfermar; perder la integridad física; desgastarse (to decompose; to rot; to stop working)

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descomponerse

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sentimiento negativo hacia otra persona; desdén; falta de aprecio (disdain; contempt; scorn)

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el desprecio

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larva de una rana; niño pequeño “figurado” (tadpole; small child (figurative)

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el renacuajo

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en dirección a un lugar o situación (course for; on the way to)

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rumbo a…

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vejez (old age; sencttitude)

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la senectud

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producir; generar (to supply; to produce)

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surtir

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producir un sonido agudo, como el de dos copas que chocan (a high-pitched sound such as when two wine glasses come in contact with each other; to jingle; to clink; to tinkle)

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tintinear

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persona que castiga o atormenta sin pieda a otra (executioner; tormentor; hangman)

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el verdugo

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confirmar la veracidad o exactitud de algo; demostrar una hipótesis (to confirm the validity of something; to prove)

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comprobar

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acomodar; arreglar (to reconcile; to find a balance)

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conciliar

21
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persona encargada de las cuentas financieras (accountant)

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el/la contable

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pagar; financiar (to finance; to pay for)

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costear

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imponer una obligación; requerir (to commission; to put in charge of)

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encargar

24
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ser igual a (to be equivalent to)

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equivaler

25
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no hay otra opción (to not have any other choice/remedy)

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no haber más remedio

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presencia a través de Internet (to have a presence through the Internet; telepresence)

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la telepresencia

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que vuela (flying; flyer)

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volador/a

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fragilidad; flaqueza (vulnerability)

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la vulnerabilidad