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1
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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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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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12
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take, get

A

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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17
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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

A

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

A

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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25
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si se retirara del blindaje

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if removed from the shielding

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si fuera dañado

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if it was damaged

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se había sacado de su contenedor

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had been removed from its container

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dejada entre unos quinientos (500) y setecientos (700) metros del camión

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left between…

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29
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¿Es una nueva amenaza terrorista

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Is it a new terrorist threat

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han advertido durante tiempo

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have long warned

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?por qué no se detuvo

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Why hasn’t it been stopped?

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evitar que este material caiga en las manos equivocadas.

A

to protect (avoid that) these materials from getting into the wrong hands

33
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Se resuelve la demanda

A

lawsuit settled

34
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millones de libras esterlinas

A

british pounds

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se disculpó con

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apologized

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si puedo evitarlo.

A

if I can help it

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siguen siendo un problema

A

remain a problem

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si aumentara el riesgo de

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if it increases the risk of

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déjame pensar

A

let me think

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antes de su aprobación para el público

A

before it is approved for the public

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deben cumplir con

A

must comply with (meet)

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eso evitará que algo como

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that will prevent (avoid) something like

43
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suceda de nuevo

A

happen again

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sede en París.

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headquarters - Paris based

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Los exámenes PISA se llevan a cabo cada tres años

A

are carried out, conducted

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se han convertido

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have become

47
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Se trata de la creación del mundo.

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It’s about the creation of the world

48
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Serás caradura

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Don’t be cheeky (future for expression)

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Al principio de los tiempos

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at the beginning of time

50
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O sea que esta leyenda española cuenta que Dios

dejó escoger a cada animal una cosa

A

So this Spanish Legend has it that God

let each animal choose one thing
dejar=allow escoger=to choose

51
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gift

A

don

52
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Te sobrará

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You will have plenty (leftover)-sobrar=overrun

53
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es una rebanada de pan remojada con leche

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is a slice of bread soaked in milk

54
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reboza con huevo

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dipped in egg

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se añade miel

A

honey is added

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cinnamon

A

canela

57
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Solía ser un postre típico de Cuaresma.

A

It used to be a typical dessert of Lent.

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Como resultado del accidente,

A

as a result of the accident

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no había más cuerpos atrapados entre los escombros.

A

no other bodies were trapped in the wreakage

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miles per hour

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millas por hora

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luckily

A

Por suerte,

62
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En el momento en que el camión fue robado

A

When (or by the time) the truck was stolen

63
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una llamada “bomba sucia

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so called dirty bomb

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lo peligroso que el material radiactivo es

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how dangerous radioactive material is

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ellos hacen que sea lo más seguro posible

A

they make it as safe as possible

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siguen siendo un problema

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remain a problem

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eso evitará que algo como la tragedia de la talidomida suceda de nuevo.

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that will prevent something like the thalidimide tragedy from happening again

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una encuesta mundial de educación informó que

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a global education survey reported that

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Entre las mejores puntuaciones

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among the strongest performances

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Los exámenes PISA se llevan a cabo cada tres años

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…are conducted every 3 years

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se han convertido en las clasificaciones más influyentes en la educación internacional.

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have become the most influential in international education rankings

72
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una nueva medida del rendimiento escolar

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a new measure of school performance

73
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Has dicho

A

You said