Tema 5: English and Spanish Flashcards

1
Q

la coima

A

bribery

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2
Q

la utilidad

A

usefulness; utility

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3
Q

liar bártulos

A

to pack

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4
Q

la testarudez

A

stubborness

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5
Q

la zancadilla

A

to trip somebody (up)

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6
Q

desligarse

A

to become separated

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7
Q

el andamiaje

A

structure; framework

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8
Q

oligofrénico/a

A

mentally handicapped

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9
Q

autogestionado/a

A

self-managed

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10
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el monto

A

amount

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11
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el compromiso

A

commitment

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12
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emprender

A

to undertake

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13
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pretender

A

to expect; to try to

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14
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aportar

A

to contribute

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15
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ejercer

A

to exercise (rights)

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16
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netamente

A

purely; clearly

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17
Q

la factibilidad

A

feasibility

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18
Q

recaudar

A

to collect (money)

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19
Q

acceder

A

to access; to gain access

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20
Q

sintetizar

A

to synthesize; to summarize

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21
Q

equilibrado/a

A

balanced

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22
Q

arrojar

A

to produce; to generate

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23
Q

formal

A

formal

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24
Q

terciario/a

A

higher education

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25
Q

los estamentos

A

class; stratum

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26
Q

empinado/a

A

steep

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27
Q

escarpado/a

A

steep

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28
Q

crampón

A

crampon (climbing iron)

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29
Q

asolar

A

to devastate

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30
Q

el retroceso

A

backward movement

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31
Q

derretir

A

to melt

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32
Q

la escorrentía

A

runoff

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33
Q

desbordamiento

A

overflow

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34
Q

un deslave

A

landslide

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35
Q

valla publictaria

A

billboard

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36
Q

la falencia

A

lack

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37
Q

la adecuación

A

adjustment; improvement

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38
Q

el andén

A

sidewalk

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39
Q

ambulante

A

itinerant; traveling; street vendor

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40
Q

subsistir

A

to subsist

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41
Q

la carga

A

load; burden

42
Q

presa del miedo

A

seized with fear

43
Q

la patera

A

dinghy; small boat

44
Q

el centro de acogida

A

refuge; shelter

45
Q

en trámite

A

being processed; in transmit

46
Q

caducado/a

A

expired; lapsed

47
Q

primar

A

to prevail

48
Q

el azar

A

chance

49
Q

el epígrafe

A

epigraph

50
Q

recalcar

A

to stress; to emphasize

51
Q

los recortes

A

cutbacks; reductions

52
Q

auspiciar

A

to sponsor

53
Q

el alcalde/la alcaldesa

A

mayor

54
Q

impulsar

A

to encourage; to promote

55
Q

vinculado/a

A

linked

56
Q

apostar

A

to wager; to bet

57
Q

el patrullaje

A

patrolling

58
Q

despedir

A

to fire

59
Q

improcedente

A

improper; inadmissable; unfair

60
Q

la indemnización

A

compensation for dismissal from a job

61
Q

firmar

A

to sign

62
Q

estar/encontrarse de baja

A

to be on medical leave

63
Q

echar

A

to fire; to sack

64
Q

ayudante

A

assistant

65
Q

arrojar

A

to throw (out)

66
Q

abastecer

A

to supply

67
Q

trepar

A

to climb

68
Q

msnm

A

MSL (mean sea level)

69
Q

sustentable

A

sustainable

70
Q

el trabajo del campo

A

fieldwork

71
Q

contemplar

A

to consider

72
Q

involucrado/a

A

involved

73
Q

escaso/a

A

scarce

74
Q

la credibilidad

A

credibility

75
Q

la capacitación

A

training

76
Q

impartido/a

A

given; offered

77
Q

brindar

A

to offer

78
Q

la tala

A

logging

79
Q

la sensibilización

A

raising awareness

80
Q

en definitiva

A

in the end; ultimately

81
Q

el empuje

A

push; thrust

82
Q

albergar

A

to shelter

83
Q

situar

A

to place

84
Q

el aportador, la aportadora

A

contributor

85
Q

el incremento

A

increase

86
Q

alza

A

rise

87
Q

alcanzar

A

to reach

88
Q

proveer

A

to provide

89
Q

mitigar

A

to mitigate

90
Q

recabar

A

to collect (data)

91
Q

la previsión

A

estimate

92
Q

de cara a

A

facing

93
Q

la cumbre

A

summit (conference)

94
Q

lanzar

A

to launch

95
Q

subrayar

A

to highlight; to emphasize

96
Q

darse con

A

to find; to run into

97
Q

atesorado/a

A

treasured

98
Q

la desazón

A

uneasiness; discomfort

99
Q

embargar

A

to seize; to confiscate

100
Q

postular

A

to postulate; to suggest

101
Q

pugnar

A

to fight; to strive

102
Q

el pasacalles

A

billboard