La energía Flashcards

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1
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Inversión

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Investment or inversion

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a period

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un periodo

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to pay off/repay

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amortizar

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scale

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la escala

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a turbine

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una turbina

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wind turbine

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un aerogenrador

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propellers

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las hélices

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electric current

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corriente eléctrica

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to recover/make up or repeat

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Recuperar

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used or even employee

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empleado/a

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the production

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la fabricación

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landscape

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paisajístico

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to kill

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matar

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birds

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aves

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by/ by the means of, or through

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mediante

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fotovoltacio

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photovotaic

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generate

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generar

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exploit or to explode

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explotar

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resource

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recurso

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20
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to develop or carry out

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desarrollar

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21
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in fact

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de hecho

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to incorporate

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incorporar

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buildings

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los edificios

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exigir

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to require or demand

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to take advantage of

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aprovechar

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giga watt

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giga vatio

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27
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renewable energy

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la energía renovable

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to assist in that

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empeñar en que

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hope that

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aspirar a que

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30
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whose

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cuyo/a

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to set up/form

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constituir

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to tell

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contar

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ubicado

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placed/situated

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dedicated/allocated to

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dedicar

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project

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proyecto

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to order or put in charge of

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encargar

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paper work

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gestión

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38
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exploitation

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exploitación

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destined

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destinado/a

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deepen/ go into detail

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profundizar

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topic/material/subject

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materia

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42
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area

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el área

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43
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biomass

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biomasas

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44
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to install

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instalar

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45
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scientific

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cientifico

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46
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wind energy

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la energía eólica

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47
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hydroelectric energy

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la energía hidroeléctrica

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48
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tidal power

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la energía maremotriz

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49
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nuclear power

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la energía nuclear

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solar energy

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la energía solar

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51
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to consume

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consumir

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52
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impact

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impactar

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53
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non renewable

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no renovable

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54
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we ignore

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hacemos caso omiso

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55
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tax

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impuesto/s

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56
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lower income

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la menor renta

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57
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boom- rise

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el ague

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58
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advertir

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to warn

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59
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the economy the economy has suffered a huge decline

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la economia ha sufrido un desplome enorme

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Exhausted

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agotado/a

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61
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sources

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fuentes

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62
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uranium

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uranio

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63
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plutonium

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plutonio

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64
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seperation

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división

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65
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inconviences

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inconvenientes

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understanding

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comprensivo

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current/present

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actual

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asistir a

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help

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private or odd

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particular

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70
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review/critisism

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la critica

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concious

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consciente

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sensitive

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sensible

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alternative

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alternativa

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74
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the increase

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el incremento

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75
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to threaten

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amenazar

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resume/start again

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reiniciar

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currently

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actualmente

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78
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themoelctric

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termoeléctricas

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79
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wind farms

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parques eólicos

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80
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whilst

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mientras que

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without a doubt

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sin duda

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climatic

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climatológicas

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83
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released

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liberado/a

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84
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different

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distinto

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85
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quemar

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burn

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86
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fuel

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carbón

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87
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oil

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petróleo

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88
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gas

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gas

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oil

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aciete

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90
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mirrors that reflect the suns rays

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helióstatos

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facilities

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las instalaciónes

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road/ journey

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camino

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land

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terreno

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gears/machinery

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engranaje

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to open ( open a place )

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inaugurar

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project

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proyecto

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medir

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to measure

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98
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cubic meters

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metros cuadrados

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99
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to gather/ collect

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concentrar

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sun rays

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los rayos del sol

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101
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a tower

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una torre

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102
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its located

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se situa

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103
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a series

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una serie

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104
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tubes

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tubos

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105
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to operate

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operar

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106
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pressure

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presión

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vapor

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el vapor

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108
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enviar

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to send

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109
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machinery

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maquinaria

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erosion

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erosión

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soil compaction

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la compactación del terreno

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annoyance/discomfort

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molestia(s) a

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113
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in addition

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ademAs

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114
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provocar

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to cause

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collisions

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colisiónes

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to be possible or to fit

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caber

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it has the possiblity that + subjunc

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cabe la posibilidad de que

118
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losses

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pérdidas

119
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to increase

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aumentar

120
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decrease

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disminuir

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sleeve

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manga

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comfort

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confort

123
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require/demand

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exigir

124
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quanitity

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calidad

125
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calentamiento global

A

global warming

126
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it means that

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significa que

127
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abusing

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abusando

128
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heating

A

calefacción

129
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sufficiently

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suficientemente

130
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we ignore

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hacemos caso omiso

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real cost

A

precio real

132
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madness

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locura

133
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daily

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a diario

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flights

A

los vuelos

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airlines

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liñeas aéreas

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to pay off/clear

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satisfacer

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the demand

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la demanda

138
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insist on

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empeñar en

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comfortable

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cómodamente

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a paso de tortuga

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as slow as a tortus

141
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post industrial

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pos-industrial

142
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it brings

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traiga

143
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Signals

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señales

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way of life

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tren de vida

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concious

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concienciado

146
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core/nucleaus/heart

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entraña

147
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but as

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sino como

148
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prosperity

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prosperidad

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sales

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las rentas

150
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convincing

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contundente

151
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consumption crisis

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la crisis del consumo

152
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lower income

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la menor renta

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tax

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impuesto

154
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penalise

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penalizar

155
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contaminants

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contaminantes

156
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boom

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el ague

157
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capture

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capturar

158
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passengers

A

los pasajeros

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simple

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sincillo

160
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una bomba

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bomb/pump

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stations

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estaciones

162
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an alternative

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una alternativa

163
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steps/stair

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las gradas

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absorb

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absorbar

165
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fans

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hinchas

166
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supply

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suministrar

167
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supply

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proveer

168
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lighitng

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la iluminaciOn

169
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to bury

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enterrar

170
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apartments

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apartamentos

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adequate

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adecuado

172
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given the danger it brings

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dado el peligro que conlleva

173
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to adivise

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aconsejar

174
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to deliver

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entregar

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pharmacy

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la farmacia

176
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literacy

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anima

177
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to drink water from the tap

A

beber agua del grifo

178
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theres always lots of wind

A

siempre hay mucho viento

179
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to waste

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derrochar

180
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to waste (not derrochar)

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despilfarrar

181
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it would be better if

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sería mejor si

182
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fridge

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nevera

183
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in particular

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en concreto

184
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by hand

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a mano

185
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to award/give

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ortorgar

186
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suburbs

A

los suburbios

187
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return

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revolver

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inconvinience

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inconveniente

189
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through/across/between/in the middle of

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a través de

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silver colourd/plated

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plateado

191
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to shine

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lucir

192
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over there

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allá

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availability

A

disponsibilidad

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to stop

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impedir

195
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the mayor

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alcalde/alcaldesa

196
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to relate or refer

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referir

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to pedal

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pedalear

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to define/form/shape or approve

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confirmar

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to force

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obligar

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environmental policies

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políticas medioambentales

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condemmed

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condenado

202
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the united kingdom

A

reino unido

203
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to encourage

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formentar/animar/alentar/estimular

204
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bio fuels -b..

A

las biocumbustibles

205
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material/matter

A

materia

206
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follower/supporter

A

seguidor

207
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bones/ stone’pit/ remains

A

los huesos

208
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olive

A

aceituna

209
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peel

A

cáscara

210
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dry

A

seco

211
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bio fuel - b..

A

biocarburantes

212
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bioethanol

A

bioetanol

213
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petrol

A

gasolina

214
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biodiesel

A

diésel /gasóleo

215
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to have hope in something

A

poner la esperanza en algo

216
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in vain

A

en vano

217
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correspond

A

corresponde

218
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to achieve something

A

consiguir algo

219
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run out of something

A

escasear/agotar

220
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move/get closer

A

acercar

221
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established

A

establecido

222
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kyoto protocol

A

el protocolo del kioto

223
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commitment

A

el compromiso

224
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to agree on

A

acordar

225
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miner

A

minero

226
Q

town/nation/village

A

pueblo

227
Q

to blow

A

soplar

228
Q

to pickup/collect

A

recoger

229
Q

to lock up/keep

A

encerrar

230
Q

to pant

A

jadear

231
Q

to cough

A

toser

232
Q

to look or seem (not p)

A

aparentar

233
Q

blood

A

sangre

234
Q

lead

A

plomo

235
Q

on - another word for sobre

A

encima

236
Q

besides that/ not only that - word that can also be used for on

A

encima

237
Q

endless number

A

sinfín

238
Q

anemia

A

anemia

239
Q

short sightedness

A

miopía

240
Q

respitory disorders

A

trastornos respiratorios

241
Q

central nervous system disorders

A

alteraciones del sistema nervioso central

242
Q

chronic insomnia

A

insomnio crónico

243
Q

sleep-walker

A

sonámbulo

244
Q

signs

A

sIntomas

245
Q

gas stations/petrol stations

A

gasolineras

246
Q

mix

A

mezcla

247
Q

benefits

A

beneficiados

248
Q

rape seed

A

colza

249
Q

sunflower

A

girasol

250
Q

focus

A

dedicarse

251
Q

aleviate/lighten/relieve

A

aliviar

252
Q

to punish

A

castigar

253
Q

food resources

A

recursos alimentarios

254
Q

encourage - in..

A

incitar

255
Q

artichoke

A

pataca

256
Q

wheat straw

A

la paja del trigo

257
Q

cultivation

A

el cultivo

258
Q

cereals

A

cereales

259
Q

journalist

A

periodista

260
Q

notes

A

apuntes

261
Q

aditivo

A

additive

262
Q

substitute

A

sustitutivo

263
Q

barley

A

cebada

264
Q

beetroot

A

remolacha

265
Q

brazil

A

brasil

266
Q

oldest/main

A

mayor

267
Q

sugar cane

A

caña de azúcar

268
Q

ee uu

A

estados unidos

269
Q

corn

A

maíz

270
Q

palm leaf

A

palma

271
Q

soya bean

A

soja

272
Q

animal fat

A

la grasa animal

273
Q

to come off/become detatched

A

desprender

274
Q

to get rid of

A

desprenderse

275
Q

previously

A

previamente

276
Q

modifications

A

modificaciones

277
Q

similar

A

parecido

278
Q

as of, or as low as (price)

A

a partir de

279
Q

owing to

A

gracias a

280
Q

exemptions

A

las exenciones

281
Q

to reject

A

rechazar

282
Q

to guarantee

A

garantizar

283
Q

suppkly

A

suministro

284
Q

to invest

A

invertir

285
Q
A