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News vocab Flashcards

1
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opuestos

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opposites

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el supuesto

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assumption

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asombro

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amazement

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la resonancia

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resonance

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así

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thus, this way

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sacar

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to take out (rubbish), kick out (take off the team), get (good grades), bring up (information)

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profundizar

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explore, analyse in more detail

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alimentar

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feed, nourish

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oprimidos

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oppressed

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tender

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to tend to

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surgir

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to arise, emerge, appear

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oprimir

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to crush, press down, oppress

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firmar

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to sign

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cuestion

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issue, matter

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contratar

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take on, hire

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Arancel

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Tariff

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Recaudar (dinero)

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To collect (raise money)

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Dar la espalda a

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To turn you back on

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Amplio paquete

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Large package

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Importaciones

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Imports

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Imponer

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To impose

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22
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Aplicar

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To apply

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hasta dónde será capaz de llegar

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How far it will be able to go

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capítulo

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Chapter

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25
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represalias

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Retaliation, reprisal

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Ampliamente

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At length, widely

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contraproducentes

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Counterproductive

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Espalda

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Back (body part)

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Pesado

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Heavy

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Ingresos

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Incomes

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superávit comercial

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Trade surplus

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Disfrazado

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Disguised

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Arruinado

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Broke (no money)

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Enredar

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To tangle, mess up

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Enredarse

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To get tangled, confused

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Aplastante

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Devastating, overwhelming, crushing

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Quitar el peso de encima

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To take the weight off your shoulders

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Descartar

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To discard

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Desasir

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To release, let go, give up

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Enrevesado

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Atrasado

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Behind, backward

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Aguantar

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To put up with

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Rodear

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To go around, to circle

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Sencillo

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Coger

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To take, to grab, to seize

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Escoger

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To choose, pick

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tallere

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chistes machistas

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sexist jokes

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el informe

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the report

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destacar

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to highlight

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percibir

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to sense, notice, perceive

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a partir de

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provocar

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to cause, provoke

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Rehén

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Envidiar

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To envy, crave

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entregar

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deliver, hand over

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tránsfuga

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asistido

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assisted, aided

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piedad

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sabiduría

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wisdom, knowledge

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el reinado

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rule, reign

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pese a

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mamar

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to be breastfed

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transitorio

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temporary, transitory, provisional, passing

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lograr

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to manage, to reach

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lograrse

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to be successful, succeed

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el endurecimiento

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strengthening

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el cruce

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clandestino

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clandestine, secret

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arriesgado

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pese a todo

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despite everthing, inspite of everything

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prestar

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lend, loan

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colocarse

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to find a job, but also put

75
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huellas

A

footprints

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salvadida

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lifejacket

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incertidumbre

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uncertainty

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destacado

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compromiso

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agreement, predicament, commitment

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encargarse

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take care of

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sustituir

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acudir

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go, come, attend

83
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tenazmente rechazado

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stubbornly rejected

84
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culto

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devotion, worship (as an adjective it means learned or educated)

85
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Aportar

A

Contribute, provide

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