Megaciudades Flashcards

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la población urbana

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the urban population

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imaginarios urbanos

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urban imaginaries

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3
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el centro urbano

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urban centre

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4
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la aglomeración urbana

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metropolitan area

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5
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la gran urbe

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big city

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6
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las elites urbanas

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urban elites

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7
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la pequeña localidad

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small town

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8
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el condominio

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the condominium

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9
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el bario cerrado

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gated community

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10
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el patrimonio arquitectónico

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architectural heritage

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11
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frecuentar (espacios)

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frequent / visit (spaces)

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12
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enclaustrase (en espacios)

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enclosed

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13
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barrios con canado

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locked neighbourhoods

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14
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fraccionamientos privados

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private estate

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15
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el sentido comunal

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a sense of community

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16
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los lazos de solidaridad

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bonds of solidarity

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17
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la concentration demografica

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demographic density

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18
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rebasar

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to overflow

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19
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el proceso civilizatorio

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civilisation process

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20
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el poblamiento de (un espacio)

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settlement of (a space)

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21
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descabellado

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ridiculous

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22
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arbitrario

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arbitrary - random

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23
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umbral

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threshold

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24
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vertiginosos

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vertiginous - extremely high or steep

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concentrar
concentrate
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riqueza
wealth
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pobreza
poverty
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población
population
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el éxodo hacia las grandes ciudades
más emigration to big cities
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el flujo
the flow
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el emigrante rural
the rural migrant
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la población periférica
the peripheral population
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el área urbana
urban area
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la conurbación
the suburbs
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la expansión urbana
the urban sprawl
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la urbanización
urbanisation
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la dinámica
dynamics
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el alojamiento
housing
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dotar
supply /provide
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el agua potable
drinking water
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recoger los residuos solidos
solid waste collection
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centralizar
to centralise
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la dispersión especial
spatial dispersion
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la amplicación de la brecha
widening the gap
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rico
rich
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pobre
poor
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el efecto polarizador
polarising effects
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mitigar los efectos
reduce the effects
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GEI - Gases de efecto invernandero
GHG - Greenhouse gases
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los países subdesarrollados
underdeveloped countries
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en vías de desarrollo
developing countries
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igualar
Equalise
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los costos
costs
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los beneficios
benefits
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el promedio
average
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la tasa
rate
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fecunidad
fertility
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mortalidad
mortality
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el asentamiento
settlement
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urbano
urban - city
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rural
rural - countryside
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la aglomeración (de gente)
build-up of people
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abordar (una cuestión / un problema
addressing (one issue / problem)
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la tendencia
tendency, trend
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propiciar (la concentración)
lead to / cause (gathering, density)
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el congestionamiento
congestion