Politics Flashcards

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Climate change

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El cambio climático

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The developed world

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El mundo desarrollado

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The developing world

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El mundo en desarollo

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Cause harm

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Causar daños

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To forbid watering the grass

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Prohibir regar el cesped

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A threat

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Amenaza

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Smokes, fumes

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El humo

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(Petrol,oil,gas) what comes out of ground (1) and what you put in cars (2)

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1) el petroleo

2) la gasolina

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Drought

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La sequía

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Global warming

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El recalentamiento de la tierra

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Glaciers

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Los glaciares

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Ozone layer

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La capa de ozono

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Misuse

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El mal uso

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The rise, increase

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El aumento

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Deforestation

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La tala

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Starvation

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La muerte por hambre

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Poverty

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La pobreza

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Rareness/scarcity

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La escasez

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Overpopulation

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La sobrepopulación

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Waste

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Los desperdicios

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The greenhouse effect

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El efecto invernadero

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The dangers

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Los peligros

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Exhaust fumes

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Los gases de escape

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Renewable energy

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Energías renovables

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Government
El gobierno
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Hurricane
Huracane
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Heat wave
Ola de calor
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Weather changes
Cambios metéorológicos
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Situaciones de escasez
Shortages
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Cultivo
Farming, crops
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Report, complaint
Denuncia
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Source
Fuente
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The necessary procedures
Los trámites necesarios
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The current stereotypes
los estereotipos vigentes
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Obstacles
Las trabas
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Managed to leave this hell behind and have control over her life
Ha logrado dejar atrás ese infierno y volver a ser la dueña de su vida
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An unemployed person
Un parado
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Land mine
Mina antipersona
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Protest against
Contestar
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The English speaking world
El mundo anglosajón
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Compromiso 3 meanings
Agreement Predicament/dilemma Engagement
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Tax 2
Tasa | Impuesto
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Income
Ingreso
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Desembolso
Expense
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Subdue, put down
Someter
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According to official statistics
Según las estadísticas oficiales
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Stress, emphasise 2
Subrayar | Resaltar
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The headline of the newspaper announced the tragic story
En la cabecera del periódico se resaltaba la trágica noticia
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Western
Occidental
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The law
La ley
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Support
Apoyo
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Brainwashing
El lavado de cerebro
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Decent housing
decent housing n
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Citizen
Ciudadano
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Nickname
Apodo
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Pass a law
Aprobar un ley
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Slavery
Esclavitud
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Content
El contenido
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Look behind (in history)
Ver atras
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Accionista
Shareholder
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Social awareness
Sensibilización social
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contratiempo
setback
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suitability
idoneidad
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suggestion
sugerencia
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brindarse
make yourself available
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anfitrión
host
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las personas que padecen hambre
people who suffer hunger
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shows the dark side of a society indifferent to the suffering of others
muestra la cara oculta de una sociedad indiferente ante el sufrimiento ajeno
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investment
inversión
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patrimonio 2 meanings
heritage or wealth
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wealth
riqueza
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the study details how spain is placed among the 5 most unequal countries in the EU, just behind England
el estudio detalla que españa se sitúa entre los cinco países más desiguales de la UE, tan solo por detrás de inglaterra
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net assets
activos netos
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poder adquisitivo
purchasing power
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has produced a collapse in average salary
se ha producido un desplome en el salario medio
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2 words for rise
subida | alza
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cúpula
leadership, leading members
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the working class
la clase obrera
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go to the polls
acudir a las urnas
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boycott
el boicott
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to boycott
boicotear
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opinion poll
sondeo
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conservative
conservador/a
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under the leadership of..
bajo el liderazgo de..
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the government headed by..
el gobierno encabezado por Castro
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budget
el presupuesto
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to loan
prestar
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a loan
un préstamo
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a profitable business
un negocio rentable
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the people united will never be defeated
el pueblo unido jamás será vencido
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an almost unsolvable problem
un problema con pocas vías de solución
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unemployment benefits/the dole
la prestación/el subsidio del paro
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retraining
el reciclaje