Unidad 4, vocabulary Flashcards by Javier Rodriguez

Q

negocios (plural)**

A

businesses

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estabilidad

A

STABILITY

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vagar, vagabundear, ERRAR

A

wander

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parado (físicamente, no que esté sin empleo) (estar en el paro- to be on the dole

A

halted (vb.halt)

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hacia fuera (ejemplo expansión ciudad)

A

outwards

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derroche, despilfarro económico

A

extravagance

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decisivo (adj)

A

conclusive (adv. conclusively)

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externo, sinónimo de external

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extraneous

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distorsionar

A

distort

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desgracia, infortunio

A

disgrace, MISFORTUNE**

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parcial, favorable a algo

A

biased

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escasez, falta de algo

A

shortage

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redactar, escribir

A

to pen

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aparentemente** inagotable

A

seemingly inexhaustible

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intenso, poderoso

A

mighty

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búsqueda

A

quest (chase es literalmente perseguir, es distinto)

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voluntariamente (adv), voluntad (sust)

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willingly (adv), willingness/will (voluntad)

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anteponerse**

A

override

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habilidad, destreza, también coraje

A

prowess

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chillido, aullido

A

shriek

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doloroso-indoloro

A

painfull-painless

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insatisfacción

A

dissatisfaction

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incondicionalmente

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unconditionalLY

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envejecimiento

A

ageing

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extranjero

A

overseas

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dificultades

A

hardships

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consecuencia, resultado

A

aftermath

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incrementando notablemente

A

creeping steadily upwards (ej. life expectancy)

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sistema de pensiones

A

pension scheme

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escaso***varias formas

A

rare, scarce, MEAGRE

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carga (negativo)

A

burden

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esperanza de vida

A

life expectancy

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familia con dos sueldos

A

two income family

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mano de obra

A

workforce

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una mochila/carga en la espalda (EXP)

A

a millstone around the neck

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bomba demográfica

A

demographic time bomb (go off, explotar)

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gran escasez exp

A

huge dearth

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residencia

A

retirement home

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pensionista

A

pensioner

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ONG

A

NGO, charity

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tirar basura

A

littering

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quedarse a dormir, otra forma de sleep

A

crash

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rico/adinerado

A

wealthy/well to do

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astuto

A

cunning

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asustar/espantar(vb)
que da miedo (adj)

A

spook
spooky-spookiest

Q

confundir, desconcertar

A

puzzle

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atacar, asaltar por la calle

A

mugging

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familiar de acogida

A

foster carer (de care, cuidar)

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panfleto

A

leaflet

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retirada, distanciamiento

A

withdrawal (vb.withdraw)

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duelo,luto pérdida

A

bereavement=grief

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crucial, esencial (no essential)

A

pivotal

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nervioso, alterado (PV)

A

wound up

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barato (adv)

A

cheaply

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probar algo (no ropa)

A

try out
probarse ropa: try on

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ensayar (una obra p.ej)
ensayo

A

rehearse
rehearsal

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crudo, arenoso, aspero dicho de una película (drama)

A

gritty