Tema 5: La ciencia y la tecnología Flashcards

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el acceso

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access

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el/la adicto/a

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addict

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adictivo/a

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addictive

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la alta velocidad

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high speed

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la angustia

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anguish/worry

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la ansiedad

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anxiety

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el aparato

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apparatus/system/device

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el aula

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classroom

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ausentarse

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to be absent

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el avance

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advance

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avanzar

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to advance

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la brecha

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gap

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la cobertura

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coverage

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la comodidad

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comfort

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difuminado/a

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blurried/unclear

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el dispositivo

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device

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la distracción

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distraction

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distraer

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to distract

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distraído/a

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distracted

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electrónico/a

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electronic

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enganchado/a

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hooked/addicted

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el enganche

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addiction

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evolucionar

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to evolve

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la herramienta

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tool

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informativo/a

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informative

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la innovación

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innovation

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innovar

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to innovate

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la mensajera instantánea

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instant messaging

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el móvil

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cell phone (mobile)

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el nerviosismo

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nerviousness

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la nomofobia

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fear of being without one’s cell phone

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el ordenador

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computer (Spain)

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portátil

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portable

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la tableta

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tablet

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la tecnología

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technology

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tecnológico/a

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technological

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los usuarios

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users

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aliviar

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to relieve

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aquejado/a

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afflicted

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el/la brujo/a

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shaman/wizard/witchdoctor

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el cáncer

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cancer

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la canela

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cinnamon

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el cansancio

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exhaustion/fatigue

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carecer de

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to lack

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el/la cirujano/a

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surgeon

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la comida chatarra

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junk food

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confiable

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trustworthy/reliable

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la consulta

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consultation

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crédulo/a

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gullible/credulous

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el curanderismo

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folk medicine

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el/la curandero/a

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healer

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la cura

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the cure

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curar

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to cure

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desmayarse

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to faint/pass out

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diagnosticar

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to diagnose

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el diagnóstico

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diagnosis

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la enfermedad

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illness/sickness/disease

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la enfermería

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infirmary

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el escepticismo

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skepticism

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escéptico/a

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skeptical

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la fatiga

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fatigue

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la esperanza de vida

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life expectancy

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el/la galeno/a

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doctor

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hacer gárgaras

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to gargle

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el/la hechicero/a

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sorcerer/wizard/witchdoctor

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el hígado

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liver

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la hierba

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herb/weed/grass

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la hinchazón

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swelling

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la hoja

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leaf

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la homeopatía

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homeopathy

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la inflamación

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inflamation

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la inyección

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injection/shot

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el jengibre

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ginger

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las células

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cells

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la manzanilla

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chamomile

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marearse

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to feel nausea/ill

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el medicamento

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medicine

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mejorarse

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to improve/get better/recover

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la menta

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mint

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la miel

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honey

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el milagro

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miracle

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milagroso/a

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miraculous

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la obesidad

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obesity

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el órgano

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organ

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padecer (yo-zco)

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to suffer

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el padecimiento

A

ailment/affliction

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la prevención

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prevention

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prevenible

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preventable

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prevenir

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to prevent

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los pulmones

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lungs

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la pulmonía

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pneumonia

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el riesgo

A

risk

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el riñon

A

kidney

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la sábila

A

aloe

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la salubridad

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healthiness/public health/health care

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sanar

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to cure/heal

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sano/a

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healthy

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el sarampión

A

measles

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el seguro médico

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health insurance

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la SIDA

A

AIDS

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el síntoma

A

symptom

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sonar (o-ue) la nariz

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to blow one’s nose

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la terapia

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therapy

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el tratamiento

A

treatment

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tratar

A

to treat

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la vacuna

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vaccine

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la vejiga

A

bladder

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el yerbatero

A

herbalist

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el ADN

A

DNA

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avalar

A

to guarantee/support

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la búsqueda

A

the search

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las células madre

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stem cells

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la clonación

A

cloning

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clonar

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to clone

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cobijar

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to cover up/give shelter

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las consecuencias

A

consequences

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la cuestión

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question/issue/matter

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el debate

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debate

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debatir

A

to debate

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disponible

A

available

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donar

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to donate

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el embrión

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embryo

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estallar

A

to explode/burst

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la experimentación

A

experimentation

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extraer

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to extract

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farmacéutico

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pharmaceutical

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el feto

A

fetus

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imponer

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to impose

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la investigación

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investigation/research

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investigar

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to investigate/research

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justificable

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justifiable

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justificar

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to justify

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manipular

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to manipulate

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matar

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to kill

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la médula ósea

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bone marrow

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la modificación

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modification

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modificar

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to modify

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el OMG (organismo modificado genéticamente)

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GMO (genetically modified organism)

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los órganos

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organs

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perjudicar

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to harm/damage

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plantear

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to set out/lay out/suggest

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polémico/a

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controversial

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quebrar

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to break

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renacer

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to revive/be born

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sobrepasar

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to overtake/surpass

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sobrevivir

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to survive

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trasplantar

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to transplant

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advertir (e-ie)

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to warn

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avisar

A

to warn/inform/notify

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el aviso

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warning

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amortiguar

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to cushion/soften

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la asistencia

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assistance/attendance

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azotar

A

to lash/do damage to

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la batería

A

battery

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brindar

A

to give/dedicate/toast

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la catástrofe

A

catastrophe

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la cordillera

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mountain range

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los damnificados

A

victims

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debido a

A

due to

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dañar

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to damage

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el daño

A

damage

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derrumbar

A

to demolish/destroy

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el derrumbe

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collapse

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el deslizamiento de tierra

A

landslide

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detectar

A

to detect

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el epicentro

A

epicenter

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la errupción volcánica

A

volcanic erruption

168
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la escala de Richter

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Richter scale

169
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estragar

A

to ravage

170
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expuesto/a

A

exposed

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la falla geológica

A

geological fault

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(me/te/le/nos/les hace falta

A

(to _____) it is needed

173
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hundirse

A

to sink

174
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la infraestructura

A

infrastructure

175
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impulsar

A

to propel/drive/motivate

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la linterna

A

flashlight/lantern

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el maremoto

A

tsunami

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medir

A

to measure

179
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la mortandad

A

loss of life

180
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no perecedero/a

A

non-perishable

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la nube

A

cloud

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el páramo

A

wasteland

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la pérdida

A

loss

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la pila

A

battery

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los primeros auxilios

A

first aid

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prognosticar

A

to forecast/prognosticate

187
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el pronóstico

A

forecast/prognosis

188
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el refugio

A

shelter/refuge

189
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resucitar

A

to revive

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sacudir

A

to shake

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el saneamiento

A

sanitation

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el simulacro de desastre

A

disaster drill

193
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el siniestro

A

disaster/catastrophe/accident

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el sismo

A

earthquake

195
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el sismógrafo

A

seismograph

196
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suscitar

A

to provoke/arouse/stir up

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el tamaño

A

size

198
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la temporada

A

season

199
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el temblor

A

earthquake

200
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el temblor secundario

A

aftershock

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el volcán

A

volcano