NISS12/5 Flashcards

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location

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ubicación

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to avoid

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evitar

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si aumentara el riesgo

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if it will increase the risk

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4
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stroke

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derrame cerebral.

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5
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survey

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encuesta

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China son los mejores del mundo en cuanto a matemáticas, lectura y ciencias

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when it comes to, regarding

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score (as in grade)

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puntuación

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subjects (school)

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asignaturas

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performances, ratings

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puntuaciones

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con sede en París

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based, headquartered

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Los exámenes PISA se llevan a cabo cada tres años

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(they are conducted)

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take, get

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coger

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13
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sting

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aguijón

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14
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selfishness

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egoísmo

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jab, imbed

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clavar

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punished

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castigada

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happen, befall

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seceder

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18
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wild

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silvestre

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19
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simple

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sencillo

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20
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basta con añadir

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just add

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21
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a partir de

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from, starting from, as of, around (7pm)

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22
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tren de cercanías se estrelló en

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commuter train crashed

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no había más cuerpos atrapados entre los escombros.

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no other bodies were trapped in the wreakage

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un lugar de almacenamiento de residuos radiactivos

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radio active waste storage

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si se retirara del blindaje
if removed from the shielding
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si fuera dañado
if it was damaged
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se había sacado de su contenedor
had been removed from its container
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dejada entre unos quinientos (500) y setecientos (700) metros del camión
left between...
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¿Es una nueva amenaza terrorista
Is it a new terrorist threat
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han advertido durante tiempo
have long warned
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?por qué no se detuvo
Why hasn't it been stopped?
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evitar que este material caiga en las manos equivocadas.
to protect (avoid that) these materials from getting into the wrong hands
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Se resuelve la demanda
lawsuit settled
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millones de libras esterlinas
british pounds
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se disculpó con
apologized
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si puedo evitarlo.
if I can help it
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siguen siendo un problema
remain a problem
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si aumentara el riesgo de
if it increases the risk of
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déjame pensar
let me think
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antes de su aprobación para el público
before it is approved for the public
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deben cumplir con
must comply with (meet)
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eso evitará que algo como
that will prevent (avoid) something like
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suceda de nuevo
happen again
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sede en París.
headquarters - Paris based
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Los exámenes PISA se llevan a cabo cada tres años
are carried out, conducted
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se han convertido
have become
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Se trata de la creación del mundo.
It's about the creation of the world
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Serás caradura
Don't be cheeky (future for expression)
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Al principio de los tiempos
at the beginning of time
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O sea que esta leyenda española cuenta que Dios dejó escoger a cada animal una cosa
So this Spanish Legend has it that God let each animal choose one thing dejar=allow escoger=to choose
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gift
don
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Te sobrará
You will have plenty (leftover)-sobrar=overrun
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es una rebanada de pan remojada con leche
is a slice of bread soaked in milk
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reboza con huevo
dipped in egg
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se añade miel
honey is added
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cinnamon
canela
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Solía ser un postre típico de Cuaresma.
It used to be a typical dessert of Lent.
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Como resultado del accidente,
as a result of the accident
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no había más cuerpos atrapados entre los escombros.
no other bodies were trapped in the wreakage
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miles per hour
millas por hora
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luckily
Por suerte,
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En el momento en que el camión fue robado
When (or by the time) the truck was stolen
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una llamada "bomba sucia
so called dirty bomb
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lo peligroso que el material radiactivo es
how dangerous radioactive material is
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ellos hacen que sea lo más seguro posible
they make it as safe as possible
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siguen siendo un problema
remain a problem
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eso evitará que algo como la tragedia de la talidomida suceda de nuevo.
that will prevent something like the thalidimide tragedy from happening again
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una encuesta mundial de educación informó que
a global education survey reported that
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Entre las mejores puntuaciones
among the strongest performances
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Los exámenes PISA se llevan a cabo cada tres años
...are conducted every 3 years
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se han convertido en las clasificaciones más influyentes en la educación internacional.
have become the most influential in international education rankings
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una nueva medida del rendimiento escolar
a new measure of school performance
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Has dicho
You said