U1L1 Vocabulario Flashcards

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la medida:

la acción y efecto de medir, el grado o la intensidad

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measure:

the action and effect of measuring, the degree or intensity

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el efecto invernadero:
la elevación de la temperatura de la atmósfera próxima a la corteza terrestre, por la dificultad de disipación de la radiación calorífica, debido a la presencia de una capa de óxidos de carbono procedentes de las combustiones industriales

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The greenhouse effect:
the rise in the temperature of the atmosphere near the earth’s crust, due to the difficulty of dissipating heat radiation, due to the presence of a layer of carbon oxides from industrial combustion

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la tonelada:

veinte quintales métricos

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the ton:

twenty metric quintals

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conseguir:

alcanzar, obtener, lograr lo que se pretende o desea

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get:

achieve, obtain, achieve what is intended or desired

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el impuesto:

el tributo que se exige en función de la capacidad económica de los obligados a su pago

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The tax:

the tax that is required based on the economic capacity of those obligated to pay it

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la empresa:
una unidad de organización dedicada a actividades industriales, mercantiles o de prestación de servicios con fines lucrativos

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the company:

an organizational unit dedicated to industrial, commercial or service-for-profit activities

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ahorrar:

reservar alguna parte del gasto ordinario

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save:

reserve some part of the ordinary expense

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la eficiencia:

la capacidad de disponer de alguien o de algo para conseguir un efecto determinado

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efficiency:

the ability to have someone or something to achieve a certain effect

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renovable:

que puede renovarse, dar una energía

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renewable:

that can be renewed, give an energy

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la bombilla:
una globo de cristal en el que se ha hecho el vacío y dentro del cual va colocada un hilo de platino, carbón, tungsteno, etc., que al paso de una corriente eléctrica se pone incandescente y sirve para alumbrar

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the light bulb:
a glass globe in which the vacuum has been created and inside which a platinum, carbon, tungsten, etc. wire is placed, which when an electric current passes, it becomes incandescent and serves to illuminate

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el filamento incandescente:

el hilo que se pone enrojecido o blanqueado por la acción del calor en el interior de las bombillas al encenderlas

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the incandescent filament:

the thread that becomes reddened or bleached by the action of heat inside the bulbs when they are turned on

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ecologista:

que propugna la necesidad de proteger la naturaleza

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ecologist:

that advocates the need to protect nature

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pacifista:

perteneciente o relativo al pacifismo y mantener la paz entre las naciones

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pacifist:

pertaining to or relating to pacifism and maintaining peace between nations

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la amenaza:

la acción de amenazar y dar a entender con actos o palabras que se quiere hacer algún mal a alguien

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the threat:

the act of threatening and implying with actions or words that you want to do something wrong to someone

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sostenible:
dicho de un proceso: que puede mantenerse por sí mismo, como lo hace, por ejemplo, un desarrollo económico sin ayuda exterior ni merma de los recursos existentes

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sustainable:
said of a process: that it can sustain itself, as economic development does, for example, without external aid or depletion of existing resources

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iniciar:

comenzar

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initiate:

start

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el cierre:

la acción y efecto de cerrar o cerrarse

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the closure:

the action and effect of closing

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sencillo:

que no ofrece dificultad

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simple:

that offers no difficulty

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a la vez:

al mismo tiempo

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at once:

at the same time

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probar:

hacer prueba, experimentar o intentar algo

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try out:

try, experiment or try something

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el liderazgo:

una situación de superioridad en que se halla una empresa, un producto o un sector económico dentro de su ámbito

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the leadership:

a situation of superiority in which a company, a product or an economic sector finds itself within its scope

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campesino:

perteneciente o relativo al campo

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farmer:

belonging to or relating to the field

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aislado:

solo, suelto, individual

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isolated:

solo, loose, individual

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secar:

extraer la humedad o hacer que se evapore de un cuerpo mojado, mediante el aire o el calor que se le aplica

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dry off:

extracting moisture or causing it to evaporate from a wet body, using air or heat applied to it

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invadir:

ocupar anormal o irregularmente un lugar

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encroach (invade):

occupying a place abnormally or irregularly

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el agua potable:

el agua que se puede beber

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drinking water:

the water you can drink

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el desquilibrio:

la falta de equilibrio

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the imbalance:

lack of balance

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la degradación:

la acción y efecto de degradar, la humillación, bajeza

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Degradation:

the action and effect of degrading, humiliation, baseness

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la calidad:

el carácter, genio, índole

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the quality:

character, genius, nature

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La Gran Muralla Verde:
una parodia de la Gran Muralla construida en el siglo V antes de Cristo para proteger la frontera norte de China; al añadir “verde”, indica que es un símbolo de protección a la naturaleza

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The Great Wall of China:
a parody of the Great Wall built in the 5th century BC to protect the northern border of China; adding “green” indicates that it is a symbol of nature protection

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combatir:

atacar, reprimir, refrenar lo que se considera un mal o daño, oponerse a su difusión

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fight (combat):

attack, repress, restrain what is considered evil or harm, oppose its dissemination

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alcanzar:

llegar a juntarse con alguien o algo que va delante

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reach:

get to meet someone or something that is ahead

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prestigioso:

que causa o tiene prestigio, estimación, renombre

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prestigious:

that causes or has prestige, esteem, renown