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Social and Global Issues Flashcards

1
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Renovable

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Renewable

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La libertad

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Freedom

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Los derechos

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Rights

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El extranjero

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Foreigner

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La selva

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Jungle/forest

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El vidrio

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Glass

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El cartón

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Cardboard

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Aumentar

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To increase

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Malgastar

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To waste

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La marea negra

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Oil spill

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Respirar

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To breath

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Morir

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To die

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La pila

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Battery

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La belleza

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Beauty

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El efecto invernadero

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Greenhouse effect

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Evitar

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To avoid

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17
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Muerto

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Dead

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18
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El sida

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AIDS

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Grave

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Scarce

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Nocivo

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Harmful

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Vivo

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Alive

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Enfermo

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Ill

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23
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Escaso

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Scarce

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24
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La falta

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Lack

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25
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Sin techo

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Homeless

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26
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La residencia

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Old people’s home

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Estar mal

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To be ill

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El combustible

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Fuel

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La tierra

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Earth

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El agujero

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Hole

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El dolor

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Pain/ache

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Cansado

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Tired

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33
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El fuego

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Fire

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34
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El mundo

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World

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35
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Amenazar

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To threaten

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36
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Borracho

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Drunk

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37
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El cuerpo

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Body

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38
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El petróleo

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Oil

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El cerebro

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Brain

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40
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La sequía

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Drought

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41
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Mejorarse

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To get better

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42
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Equilibrado

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Balanced

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43
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El daño

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Harm/damage

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44
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Advertir

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To warn

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El testigo

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Witness

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46
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Los pulmones

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Lungs

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La salud

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Health

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El peligro

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Danger

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Los residuos

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Waste/rubbish

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50
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Apagar

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To turn off

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51
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Entrenarse

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To train

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52
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Doler

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To hurt

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53
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El ladrón

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Thief

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54
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El porro

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Joint

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55
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Estropear

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To ruin/spoil

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56
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El olor

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The smell

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57
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La ley

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Law

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58
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El propósito

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Aim/objective

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59
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El gamberreo

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Hooligan

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60
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Los desechos

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Rubbish/waste

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61
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Levantarse

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To get up

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62
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Poco sano

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Not healthy

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63
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Recoger

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To collect

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64
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Seropositivo

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HIV positive

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65
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Agotar

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To use up

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66
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El humo

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Smoke

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67
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Caerse

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To fall down

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El pájaro

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Bird

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Asqueroso

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Disgusting

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El envase

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Wrapping/packing

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Saludable

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Healthy

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Cansarse

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To get tired

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Luchar

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To fight

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El esfuerzo

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Effort

75
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La inundación

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Flood

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El corazón

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Heart

77
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El ejercicio

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Exercise

78
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Encender

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To turn on

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El sobrepeso

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To be overweight

80
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El vertedero

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Rubbish dump

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La enfermedad

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Illness

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Encontrarse mal

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To feel ill

83
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Inquietarse

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To worry/upset

84
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El asco

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Disgust

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El desperdicio

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Waste/rubbish

86
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Emborracharse

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To get drunk

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Estar en forma

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To be fit

88
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La encuesta

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Poll/ survey

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El hígado

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Liver

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La multa

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A fine

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Acostarse

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To go to bed

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El entrenamiento

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Training

93
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El desarrollo

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Development

94
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Hacer daño

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To injure/harm

95
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La escasez

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Shortage

96
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Despertarse

A

To wake up

97
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Benéfica

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Charity

98
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La culpa

A

Fault/blame

99
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El aviso

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Warning/notice

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El incendio

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Fire

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Para

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In order to

102
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Ser más ecológico

A

To be more green

103
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Cuidar el medioambiente

A

To look after the environment

104
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Salvar el planeta

A

To save the planet

105
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Reducir la huella de carbono

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To reduce the carbon footprint

106
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Luchar contra el calentamiento global

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To fight against global warming

107
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Proteger los ríos y los mares

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To protect rivers and the sea

108
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Solía

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I used to

109
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Suelo

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I usually

110
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Prefiero

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I prefer

111
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Puedo

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I can

112
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Tengo que

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I have to

113
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Hay que

A

We have to

114
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Se debería

A

One should

115
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Deberíamos

A

We should

116
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Tenemos que

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We have to

117
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Tengo la intención de

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I intend to

118
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Voy a

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I’m going to

119
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Quiero

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I want to

120
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Cerrar las ventanas

A

Close the window

121
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Comprar productos verdes

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Buy green products

122
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Reciclar todo lo posible

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Recycle as much as possible

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Ir en bici

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To go by bike

124
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Ir a pie

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To go on foot

125
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Usar bolsas de plástico

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Use plastic bags

126
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Poner la calefacción

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To put on the heating on

127
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Ir en coche

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To go by car

128
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Cerrar el grifo

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Turn off the tap

129
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Llevar tu propia bolsa

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To carry your own bag

130
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Plantar más árboles

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Plant more trees

131
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Ahorrar agua

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To save water

132
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Usar productos ecológicos

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Use environmentally friendly products

133
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Usar el transporte público

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Use public transport

134
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Reciclar todo lo posible

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Recycle as much as possible

135
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Proteger el medioambiente

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To protect the environment

136
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Mejorar la red de transporte público

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Improve the public transport network

137
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Ser miembro de un grupo ecológista local

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Be member of a local eco group

138
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Limpiar las calles

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To clean the streets

139
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Usar energías renovables

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Use renewable energies

140
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Usar productos ecológicos

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Use environmentally friendly products

141
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Hacer proyectos medioambientales

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Do environmental projects

142
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Hacer campañas publicitarias

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Do publicity campaigns

143
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Tirar basura al suelo

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To throw rubbish on the floor

144
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Utilizar paneles solares

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Use solar panels

145
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Lata

A

Cans

146
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Basta

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Enough

147
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Caraterra

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Road

148
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Atasco

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Traffic jam

149
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Guerra

A

War

150
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Pobreza

A

Poverty

151
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Lluvia ácida

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Acid rain

152
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Gases de escape

A

Exhaust gas

153
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Pobre

A

Poor

154
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Rico

A

Rich

155
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Evitar

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To avoid

156
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Preocupante

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Worrying

157
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Peligro de extinción

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Danger of extinction

158
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Destrucción de la capa de ozono

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Destruction of the ozone layer

159
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El efecto invernadero

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The greenhouse effect

160
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Comercio justo

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Fair trade

161
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Tercer mundo

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Third world

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Hambre

A

Hunger

163
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Sobrevivir

A

Survival

164
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Calefacción

A

Heating

165
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Perder

A

To lose

166
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Secarse

A

To dry up

167
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Saber

A

To know

168
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Advertir

A

To warn

169
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Imaginar

A

To change

170
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Alterar

A

To alternate

171
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Evaporar

A

To evaporate

172
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Detener

A

To stop

173
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Irse

A

To go

174
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Empezar

A

To start

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