Tema 5: English and Spanish Flashcards
la coima
bribery
la utilidad
usefulness; utility
liar bártulos
to pack
la testarudez
stubborness
la zancadilla
to trip somebody (up)
desligarse
to become separated
el andamiaje
structure; framework
oligofrénico/a
mentally handicapped
autogestionado/a
self-managed
el monto
amount
el compromiso
commitment
emprender
to undertake
pretender
to expect; to try to
aportar
to contribute
ejercer
to exercise (rights)
netamente
purely; clearly
la factibilidad
feasibility
recaudar
to collect (money)
acceder
to access; to gain access
sintetizar
to synthesize; to summarize
equilibrado/a
balanced
arrojar
to produce; to generate
formal
formal
terciario/a
higher education
los estamentos
class; stratum
empinado/a
steep
escarpado/a
steep
crampón
crampon (climbing iron)
asolar
to devastate
el retroceso
backward movement
derretir
to melt
la escorrentía
runoff
desbordamiento
overflow
un deslave
landslide
valla publictaria
billboard
la falencia
lack
la adecuación
adjustment; improvement
el andén
sidewalk
ambulante
itinerant; traveling; street vendor
subsistir
to subsist
la carga
load; burden
presa del miedo
seized with fear
la patera
dinghy; small boat
el centro de acogida
refuge; shelter
en trámite
being processed; in transmit
caducado/a
expired; lapsed
primar
to prevail
el azar
chance
el epígrafe
epigraph
recalcar
to stress; to emphasize
los recortes
cutbacks; reductions
auspiciar
to sponsor
el alcalde/la alcaldesa
mayor
impulsar
to encourage; to promote
vinculado/a
linked
apostar
to wager; to bet
el patrullaje
patrolling
despedir
to fire
improcedente
improper; inadmissable; unfair
la indemnización
compensation for dismissal from a job
firmar
to sign
estar/encontrarse de baja
to be on medical leave
echar
to fire; to sack
ayudante
assistant
arrojar
to throw (out)
abastecer
to supply
trepar
to climb
msnm
MSL (mean sea level)
sustentable
sustainable
el trabajo del campo
fieldwork
contemplar
to consider
involucrado/a
involved
escaso/a
scarce
la credibilidad
credibility
la capacitación
training
impartido/a
given; offered
brindar
to offer
la tala
logging
la sensibilización
raising awareness
en definitiva
in the end; ultimately
el empuje
push; thrust
albergar
to shelter
situar
to place
el aportador, la aportadora
contributor
el incremento
increase
alza
rise
alcanzar
to reach
proveer
to provide
mitigar
to mitigate
recabar
to collect (data)
la previsión
estimate
de cara a
facing
la cumbre
summit (conference)
lanzar
to launch
subrayar
to highlight; to emphasize
darse con
to find; to run into
atesorado/a
treasured
la desazón
uneasiness; discomfort
embargar
to seize; to confiscate
postular
to postulate; to suggest
pugnar
to fight; to strive
el pasacalles
billboard
