NISS 1/2/13 Flashcards

1
Q

Os deseamos lo mejor desde

A

Best wishes from all of us at

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2
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Best wishes from all of us at

A

Os (ustedes) deseamos lo mejor desde

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3
Q

amenazara con nuevos ataques contra objetivos civiles

A

threatened new attacks against civilian targets

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4
Q

ofrecieron su pleno apoyo

A

they offered their full support

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5
Q

teniendo en cuenta

A

given

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6
Q

Yo no sacaría conclusiones tan pronto.

A

I would not jump to conclusions so soon

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7
Q

a pesar de los detectores de metales en

A

despite the metal detectors at

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8
Q

crear el caos.

A

create chaos (havoc)

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9
Q

los terroristas siguen siendo capaces de matar

A

terrorists remain capable of killing

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10
Q

no van a estar bajo control en breve

A

are not coming under control any time soon (in short)

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11
Q

Los enfrentamientos entre los extremistas y las tropa

A

Clashes between militants and troops

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12
Q

parecía bastante confiado

A

seemed quite confident

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13
Q

la renta

A

income

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14
Q

obtiene el visto bueno

A

gains approval

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15
Q

ingresos

A

income

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16
Q

gravar

A

burden, tax

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17
Q

Las encuestas sugieren que una amplia mayoría

A

Polls suggest that a large majority

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18
Q

aumentando los impuestos, así como recortando algunos gastos

A

raising taxes as well as cutting some expenses

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19
Q

presupuesto

A

budget

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20
Q

que supera los impuestos recaudado

A

that exceeds taxes collected

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21
Q

debido a

A

because of, due to

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22
Q

Suena gracioso.

A

it sounds funny

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23
Q

deberían estar exentos del nuevo impuesto.

A

should be exempt from the tax (adj)

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24
Q

No way!, not likely! Certainly not!

A

¡De ninguna manera!

25
Q

No creo que sea justo eximir

A

I don’t think it would be fair to exempt (v)

26
Q

le valió el premio al mejor compositor de música

A

earned him the award for best music composer

27
Q

after all

A

Después de todo,

28
Q

esencial para la trama

A

essential to the plot

29
Q

Lo que significa que

A

which means that

30
Q

Creo que logró lo que quería

A

I believe he achieved what he wanted

31
Q

Un retrato de Van Dyck

A

A portrait

32
Q
  • No siempre se trata de dinero
A

It’s not always about money

33
Q

no saben mucho al respecto

A

don’t know much about it

34
Q

en algún momento podría saltar una sorpresa

A

sometimes it can be a surprise (may pop a surprise)

35
Q

Perderías interés en él?

A

would you lose interest in it?

36
Q

No tiene por qué ser así

A

it doesn’t have to be that way

37
Q

llevó el cuadro a un rodaje de Antiques Roadshow

A

brought the painting to a filming of

38
Q

incluso si no vale mucho dinero

A

even if it is not worth much

39
Q

no saben mucho al respecto.

A

they do not know much about it

40
Q

fue a parar

A

ended, ended up

41
Q

suelen vivir en sitios

A

they often live in places

42
Q

como si fueras un guerrero.

A

like you’re a warrior

43
Q

el patrimonio del monasterio de Santa María de Óvilo fue creciendo

A

the heritage of the monastery … was growing

44
Q

llegar a ser

A

to become

45
Q

Sin embargo, frente a la gran riqueza que se creó en esos primeros siglos, una gran pobreza arrasó el monasterio

A

But compared to the wealth that was created in those early centuries, great poverty ravaged the monastery

46
Q

que se creó

A

that was created

47
Q

¿desaparecieron los monjes

A

did the monks disappear…

48
Q

pasó a ser propiedad del Estado

A

became state property

49
Q

principios

A

beginning, early

50
Q

quedó completamente en el olvido.

A

was completely forgotten

51
Q

Qué iba a hacer el Estado con una iglesia?

A

What would the state do with a church

52
Q

Lo bueno de ser rico

A

the good thing about being rich

53
Q

Allí se guardó

A

there is was stored

54
Q

Tiran el dinero porque les (sobra)!

A

They throw away money because they have plenty

surplus, abundance

55
Q

(aficionado) al arte y a la arquitectura

A

fond of

56
Q

catedrático

A

university professor

57
Q

Unos humildes monjes han hecho realidad un sueño casi imposible

A

Some humble monks made an almost impossible dream come true

58
Q

Finalmente se consigue!

A

you achieve everything in the end

you get!