Tema 3: Los desafíos mundiales Flashcards

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adinerado/a

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wealthy/rich

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afectar

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to affect

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ahorrar

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to save (money)

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4
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el alquiler

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the rent

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5
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aportar

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to contribute

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asequible

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affordable

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autogestionado/a

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self-managed

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autónomo/a

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independent/self-employed

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beneficioso/a

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beneficial

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10
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los bienes muebles

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moveable property/assests

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los bienes raíces

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real estate

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12
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la bolsa

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the stock market

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13
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la cantidad

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quantity/amount

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caro

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expensive

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15
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la cifra

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figure, number

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16
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el compromiso

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predicament/dilemma/commitment

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17
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contratar

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to hire

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18
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el costo

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the cost

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19
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debido a

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due to

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20
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el desempleo

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unemployment

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21
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desligarse

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to become separated

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22
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la deuda

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debt

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23
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la economía

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economy

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económico

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economical/affordable

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el efecto
the effect
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ejercer (yo-zco)
to practice, excercise
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emprender
to set forth/undertake
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la empresa
company
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las estadísticas
statistics
30
el estándar de vida
standard of living
31
la fuerza laboral
labor force
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la fuga de cerebros
brain drain
33
los gastos
expenses
34
la gestión
paperwork/management
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el gobierno
government
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la hipoteca
mortgage
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los impuestos
taxes
38
la incertidumbre
uncertainty
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los ingresos
incomes
40
la inversión
investment
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invertir (e-ie)
to invest
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el micropréstamo
microloan
43
el monto
amount
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netamente
purely
45
el paro
work stoppage/strike/unemployment
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pobre
poor
47
la pobreza
poverty
48
la política
politics/policy
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el préstamo
loan
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prestar
to lend
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el presupuesto
budget
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pretender
to hope/expect/pretend
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el Producto Interior Bruto (PIB)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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el promedio
average
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la recesión
recession
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la remuneración
pay/compensation/remuneration
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los recortes
cutbacks
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reducir (yo-zco)
to reduce
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la renta
rent
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rico/a
rich
61
la riqueza
wealth
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la tasa de interés
interest rate
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la utilidad
utility/usefulness
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adaptar
to adapt
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agotar
to run out
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el agujero
hole
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amenazado/a
threatened
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la atmósfera
atmosphere
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el auge
peak/rise/growth
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el aumento de temperatura
increase in temperature
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el calentamiento global
global warming
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el cambio climático
climate change
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la capa de ozono
ozone layer
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el carbón
coal
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la carencia
lack/shortage
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el clima
climate/weather
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los combustibles fósiles
fossil fuels
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conservar
to conserve
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el consumo sostenible
sustainable consumption
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la contaminación
pollution/contamination
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contaminado/a
polluted/contaminated
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dañar
to damage/hurt
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dar a conocer
to make public
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la degradación
degradation
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derramar
to spill
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derretir (e-i)
to melt
87
el desecho
waste
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la desglación
thawing
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desperdiciar
to waste
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el desperdicio
waste
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el deslave
landslide
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el dióxido de carbono
carbon dioxide
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disminuir (yo-yo)
to diminish
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el efecto invernadero
greenhouse effect
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eficaz
efficient
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en peligro de extinción
in danger of extinction
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las energías renovables/verdes
renewable/green energy
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escaso/a
scarce
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la escasez
scarcity
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la especie
species
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la extinción
extinction
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fomentar
to encourage/promote
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grave
serious
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hacer daño
to damage/hurt
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la industrialización
industrialization
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intervenir
to intervene
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llevar a cabo
to carry out
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el mar
the sea
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movilizarse
to mobilize
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el peligro
danger
111
peligroso/a
dangerous
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la pesticida
pesticide
113
el petróleo
petroleum
114
prevenir
to prevent
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promover (o-ue)
to promote
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el químico
chemical
117
el reciclaje
recycling
118
los recursos naturales
natural resources
119
el resultado
the result
120
requerir (e-ie)
to require
121
el reto
challenge
122
salvar
to save (someone/something)
123
la selva
jungle
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sembrar (e-ie)
to plant
125
la sequía
drought
126
tomar conciencia de
to become aware of
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tomar en serio
to take seriously
128
tomar medidas
to take measures
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el transporte público
public transportation
130
el veneno
poison
131
albergar
to house/to be home to
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la alimentación
food
133
alimentar
to feed
134
el alza
increase/rise
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el/la aportador/a
contributor
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el censo
census
137
el crecimiento
growth
138
la cumbre
summit
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la demografía
demography (statistical study of populations)
140
la densidad
density
141
el desplazamiento
displacement
142
desplazar
to displace
143
el embotellamiento
traffic jam/bottleneck/congestion
144
el envejecimiento
aging
145
la explosión demográfica
demographic explosion
146
la falta de agua potable
lack of potable (drinkable) water
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la hambruna
famine
148
el incremento
increase/growth/rise
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mitigar
to mitigate (to lessen the effects of something)
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mortalidad
mortality
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la natalidad
birth rate
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la sobrepoblación
overpopulation
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sostenible
sustainable
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la vejez
old age
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la vivienda
housing
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vertiginosamente
dizzying/very rapidly
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el abestecimiento
supply
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la adecuación
adaptation
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el azar
chance/luck/fate
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caducar
to expire
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la caridad
charity
162
la casualidad
chance/coincidence
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casualmente
by chance/by coincidence
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el conflicto armado
armed conflict
165
el cuidado médico
medical care
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la desigualdad
inequality
167
el espacio público
public space
168
el/la funcionario/a
public employee
169
la guerra
war
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la igualdad
equality
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primar
to come first/to be supreme/to prevail
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la impunidad
impunity (lack of punishment)
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publicitario/a
advertising
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recaudar fondos
to collect funds
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el saneamiento
sanitation
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sano/a
healthy
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subsistir
to subsist
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la voluntad propia
free will
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alegrarse
to be happy/pleased
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angustiado/a
anxious
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la ansiedad
anxiety
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deprimido/a
depressed
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desilusionado/a
disappointed/disillusioned
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emocionado/a
excited
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emocionante
exciting
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entusiasmado/a
excited/enthusiastic
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enfadarse
to irritate/annoy
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enojarse
to get angry/mad
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la envidia
envy
190
excitar
to excite/provoke
191
ponerse...
to become/get...( an emotion)
192
preocuparse
to worry
193
temer
to fear
194
impredicible
unpredictable
195
la ganadería
livestock, cattle industry
196
las pandillas
gangs
197
las maras
gangs
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el crimen organizado
organized crime
199
el narcotráfico
drug trafficking
200
reclutar
to recruit
201
la violencia
violence
202
el asesinato
murder
203
el programa
program
204
el problema
problem
205
el sistema
system
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el ganado
cattle, livestock
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la tala
The wood cutting, logging
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la granja
farm