unidad 2

Question 1

alcanzar

Answer 1

(to reach / to catch / to catch up with)

lograr, obtener, conseguir, adquirir

achieve, obtain, get, acquire

Question 2

el ambiente

Answer 2

(environment)

condiciones o circunstancias físicas, humanas, sociales, etc. que rodean a las personas, animales, o cosas

Physical, human, social, etc. conditions or circumstances surrounding people, animals, or things

Question 3

apoyar

Answer 3

(to support / to back)

hacer que una cosa descanse sobre otra; favorecer, ayudar

make one thing rest on another; favor, help

Question 4

aprobar

Answer 4

(to approve / to endorse)

dar por bueno o suficiente

take for good or sufficient

Question 5

asiosarse

Answer 5

(to go into partnership / to become member of / to join)

juntar para un fin común; relacionar

to bring together for a common purpose; relate

Question 6

aspecto

Answer 6

(appearance / look)

apariencia, dimensión, faceta, matiz

appearance, dimension, facet, hue

Question 7

aùtonomo/a

Answer 7

(autonomous)

autosuficiente, descentralizado, independiente

self-sufficient, decentralized, independent

Question 8

la caída

Answer 8

( (to/the) fall )

una declinación, descenso

a decline, descent

Question 9

la calidad

Answer 9

(quality or status)

conjunto de propiedades inherentes a una persona o cosa que permiten apreciarla; superioridad o excelencia

set of properties inherent to a person or thing that allow to appreciate it; superiority or excellence

Question 10

la cálidad

Answer 10

(prison)

edificio donde se encierra y se priva de libertad a los condenados por algún delito

building where those convicted of a crime are locked up and deprived of their liberty

Question 11

el castellano

Answer 11

(Castilian)

el nombre del español de España

Question 12

censurar

Answer 12

(to criticize)

condenar, suprimir, hacer una crítica

condemn, suppress, make a criticism

Question 13

colonizar

Answer 13

(to colonize)

convertir un territorio o país en colonia de otro

Question 14

conseguir

Answer 14

(to get / to obtain / to win)

alcanzar, obtener, o lograr lo que se desea

Reach, get, or achieve what you want

Question 15

contrastar

Answer 15

(to contrast)

mostrar diferencia o condiciones opuestas dos cosas cuando se comparan una con otra

show difference or opposite conditions two things when compared to one another

Question 16

constribuir

Answer 16

(to contribute)

ayudar con otras personas o cosas al logro de algún fin

helping with other people or things to achieve some end

Question 17

la crisis
(economica

Answer 17

(crisis)

cambio importante en el desarrollo de un proceso que da lugar a una inestabilidad

major change in the development of a process that leads to instability

Question 18

la cruelidad

Answer 18

(cruelty)

falta de compasión hacia el sufrimiento de otro; acción inhumana

lack of compassion for the suffering of another; inhumane action

Question 19

cuestionar

Answer 19

(to question)

discutir o poner en duda un asunto; debatir, disputar

discuss or question an issue; debate, dispute

Question 20

debido/a a

Answer 20

(because of / due to / owing to)

a causa de

Question 21

la decáda

Answer 21

(decade)

periodo de diez años

Question 22

desarollar

Answer 22

(to develop / to evolve / to expound / to explain)

mejorar un aspecto físico, intelectual o moral

improve a physical, intellectual or moral aspect

Question 23

el/la dictador/a

Answer 23

(the dictator)

gobernante que asume todos los poderes del Estado y que no se somete a control constitucional ni legislativo ninguno

ruler who assumes all the powers of the State and who does not submit to constitutional or legislative control whatsoever

Question 24

disfrutar

Answer 24

(to enjoy)

sentir satisfacción

Question 25

elobrar

Answer 25

(elaborate)

preparar o transformar un producto mediante el tratamiento adecuado

prepare or process a product by appropriate treatment

Question 26

enfrentarse

Answer 26

(to confront / to face)

confrontar algo

Question 27

la etapa

Answer 27

(period / stage / phase)

época o periodo de tiempo

epoch or period of time

Question 28

experimentar

Answer 28

(to experience or to experiment)

sentir una sensación, emoción, o sentimiento; probar y examinar las propiedades de una cosa

feeling a sensation, emotion, or feeling; testing and examining the properties of a thing

Question 29

formar(se)

Answer 29

(to form / to gather up / to queue)

crear, dar forma a algo

create, shape something

Question 30

la gastronomía

Answer 30

(gastronomy)

conjunto de conocimientos y actividades relacionados con la comida, concebida casi como un arte

set of knowledge and activities related to food, conceived almost as an art

Question 31

la imagen

Answer 31

(image / picture)

figura, representación de una persona o cosa

Figure, representation of a person or thing

Question 32

el imperio

Answer 32

(empire or ruling/rules

)organización política en la que un Estado extiende su poder sobre otros países

political organization in which a state extends its power over other countries

Question 33

intentar

Answer 33

(to try / to attempt)

tener el propósito de hacer algo; preparar o iniciar la ejecución de algo, tratar de; aspirar

to have the purpose of doing something; prepare or start the execution of something, try; inhale

Question 34

los judíos

Answer 34

personas que practican la religión judía

Question 35

llamativo/a

Answer 35

(bright / showy / striking)

que llama o atrae atención

that attracts or attracts attention