Unit 7 World Issues Flashcards

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1
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Aumentar

A

To increase

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Basura

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Rubbish

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Belleza

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Beauty

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Beneficiar

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To benefit

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Cambio climático

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Climate change

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Campaña

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Campaign

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Cartón

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Cardboard

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Combustible

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Fuel

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Contenedor

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Container

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Culpa

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Fault

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Cultivar

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To cultivate

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Cultivo

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Crop

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Dañar

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To damage

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Daño

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Damage

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Derechos

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Rights

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Desaparecer

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To disappear

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Desarrollo

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Development

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Ducharse

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To have a shower

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Encender

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To turn on

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Encuesta

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Survey

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Escaso

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Scarce

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Extranjero

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Foreigner

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Falta

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Lack

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Faltar

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To be missing

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Fuego

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Fire

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Gobierno

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Government

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Grave

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Serious

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Injusto

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Unjust unfair

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Inquietante

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Worrying disturbing

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Inquietar(se)

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To worry

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Justo

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Just fair

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Ladrón

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Thief

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Ley

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Law

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Libertdad

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Liberty freedom

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Luchar

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To fight struggle

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Malgastar

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To waste to misuse

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Matar

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To kill

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Medio ambiente

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Environment

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Medio ambiental

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Environmental

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Mundial

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Global worldwide

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Mundo

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World

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Naturaleza

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Nature

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Necesitados

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Needy people

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Pajaro

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Bird

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Peligro

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Danger

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Peligroso

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Dangerous

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Petróleo

A

Oil

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Pila

A

Battery

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Pobre

A

Poor

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Pobreza

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Poverty

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Preocupación

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Worry anxiety

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Preocupado

A

Worried anxious

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Preocupante

A

Worrying

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Productos quimicos

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Chemicals

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Proteger

A

To protect

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Químico

A

Chemical

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Recargable

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Rechargeable

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Reciclaje

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Recycling

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Reciclar

A

To recycle

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Recoger

A

To collect pick up

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Recurso

A

Resource

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Renovable

A

Renewable

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Reutilizar

A

To reuse

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Robar

A

To steal

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Robo

A

Theft burglary

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Salvar

A

To save

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Solucionar

A

To solve resolve

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Sucio

A

Dirty

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Tierra

A

Earth

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Tirar

A

To throw away

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Utilizar

A

To use

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Ventaja

A

Advantage

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Violencia

A

Violence

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Agotar

A

To exhaust use up

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Agujero

A

Hole

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Arnenazar

A

To threaten

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Apagar

A

To turn off

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Arruinar

A

To ruin destroy

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Atasco

A

Traffic jam

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Aumento

A

Increase

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Beneficio

A

Benefit

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Calentamiento global

A

Global warming

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Capa de ozono

A

Ozone layer

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Combatir

A

To fight combat

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Cometer

A

To commit

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Consumo

A

Consumption

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Desechos

A

Rubbish waste

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Desigualdad

A

Inequality

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Desperdicio

A

Waste rubbish

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Echar la culpa

A

To blame

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Efecto invernadero

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Greenhouse effect

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Ensuciar

A

To make dirty / a mess

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Envase

A

Wrapping packaging

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Escasez

A

Shortage lack

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Estropear

A

To ruin to spoil

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Gamberro

A

Hooligan troublemaker

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Gases de escape

A

Exhaust fumes

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Huracán

A

Hurricane

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Igualdad

A

Equality

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Incendio

A

Fire

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Inundación

A

Flood

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Lluvia ácida

A

Acid rain

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Marea negra

A

Oil spill

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Multa

A

Fire

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Nocivo

A

Harmful

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Petroleo

A

Oil tanker

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Prejuicio

A

Prejudice

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Residuos

A

Refuse rubbish

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Selva

A

Jungle tropical forest

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Sequía

A

Drought

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Sin techo

A

Homeless

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Testigo

A

Witness

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Vertedero

A

Rubbish dump tip