U5L1 Vocabulario Flashcards

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calderas:

recipientes donde se hierve el agua, cuyo vapor en tensión constituye la fuerza motriz de la máquina

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boilers:

containers where water is boiled, whose steam in tension constitutes the motive force of the machine

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abasto:

provisión de bastimentos, y especialmente de víveres

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supply:

provision of food supplies, and especially food

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peso:

fuerza con que la tierra atrae a un cuerpo

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weight (gravity?):

force with which the earth attracts a body

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colonias:

grupos de viviendas semejantes o construidas con una idea urbanística de conjunto

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colonies:

groups of houses similar or built with an urban planning idea as a whole

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periferia:

espacio que rodea un núcleo cualquiera

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periphery:

space surrounding any nucleus

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mercancía:

cosa mueble que se have objeto de trato o venta

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commodity:

movable thing that becomes the object of treatment or sale

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traslado:

acción y efecto de trasladar

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translado:

acción y efecto de transladar

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peatón:

persona que va a pie por una vía pública

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pedestrian:

person walking on a public road

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espantados (espantar):

causar espanto, dar susto, infundir miedo

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scared (scare):

cause fright, frighten, instill fear

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desbocar:

dicho de una caballería: hacerse insensible al freno y dispararse

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unleash:

saying of a cavalry: become insensitive to the brake and shoot

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carga:

cosa transportada a hombros, a lomo, o en cualquier vehículo

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load:

thing carried on the shoulders, on the back, or in any vehicle

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abarcar:

contener, implica o encerar en sí

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encompass:

contain, imply or wax itself

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fábrica:
establecimiento dotado de la maquinaria, herramienta e instalaciones necesarias para la fabricación de ciertos objetos, obtención de determinados productos o transformación industrial de una fuente de energía

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factory:
establishment equipped with the machinery, tools and facilities necessary for the manufacture of certain objects, obtaining certain products or industrial transformation of an energy source

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presos:

dicho de una persona: Que sufre prisión

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prisoners:

saying of a person: who suffers prison

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extranjeras:

que es de o viene de país de otra soberanía

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foreign:

which is from or comes from a country of another sovereignty

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sindicato:
asociación de trabajadores constituida para la defensa y promoción de interes profesionales, económicos o sociales de sus miembros

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labor union:

workers’ association constituted to defend and promote the professional, economic or social interests of its members

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trolebús:

ómnibus de tracción eléctrica, sin carriles, que toma la corriente de un cable aéreo por medio de un trole doble

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trolleybus:

Electric traction bus, without rails, which takes its current from an overhead cable through a double trolley

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aparato:

conjunto organizado de piezas que cumple una función determinada

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apparatus:

An organized set of parts that fulfills a certain function

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correo electrónico:

sistema de comunicación personal por ordenador a través de redes informáticas

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email:

personal communication system by computer through computer networks

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teléfono móvil:

aparato portátil de un sistema de telefonía móvil

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mobile phone:

portable device of a mobile phone system

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horno microondas:
el que, provisto de un sistema generador de ondas electromagnéticas de alta frecuencia, sirve para cocinar y especialmente para calentar con gran rapidez los alimentos

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microwave oven:
which, equipped with a high frequency electromagnetic wave generator system, is used for cooking and especially for heating food very quickly

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apretar:

oprimir, ejercer presión sobre algo

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to squeeze:

oppress, put pressure on something

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aspiradora:

electrodoméstico que sirve para limpiar el polvo, absorbiéndolo

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Vacuum cleaner:

household appliance used to clean dust, absorbing it

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red:

conjunto de ordenadores o de equipos informáticos conectados entre si que pueden intercambiar información

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internet:

set of computers or computer equipment connected to each other that can exchange information

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pila:

pieza grande de piedra o de otra materia, cóncava y profunda, donde cae o se echa el agua para varios usos

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battery:

large piece of stone or other material, concave and deep, where water falls or is poured for various uses

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batidora:

instrumento que mediante movimiento giratorio bate los ingredientes de alimentos, condimentos o bebidas

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mixer:

instrument that by means of a rotary movement beats the ingredients of food, condiments or beverages

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tendedero:

dispositivo de alambres, cuerdas, etc., donde se tiende la ropa

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clothes line:

device of wires, ropes, etc., where clothes are laid