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Unit12. The living world Flashcards

1
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Overcast

A

nublado

It’s overcast today; I hope it doesn’t rain.

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jape

/dʒeɪp/

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broma

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Suspect

progress

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As verb both has the stress on the second syllable

As noun on the fisrt

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To assume

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Assumption (suposición, asunción, supuesto,… )

Asumir, consejurar

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Behaviour

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To behave

Comportamiento//comportarse, …

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VERBS

Apologise

Communicate

Conclude

Convince

Describe

Perform

Propose

Prosper

Response

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NOUNS

¿?

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NOUNS

Assumption

Behaviour

Combination

Evolution

Explanation

Progress

Response

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VERBS

¿?

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VERBS/NOUNS

Contest

Convict

Increase

Insult

Export

Present

Produce

Progress

Protest

Rebel

Refuse

Reject

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Pronunciation

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9
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firm=business=company=enterprice

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empresa

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make=manufacture=produce = fabricate= construct=

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Fabricar

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11
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To what extend are …?

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hasta qué punto …?

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12
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relevant

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relevante, pertinente

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13
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literally

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literalmente, seguro

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14
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All over Australia

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en toda Australia

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15
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Climate change

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16
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Global warming

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17
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the ice caps continue melting at th current rate

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18
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to poors harvests

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19
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ca be ruined

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20
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heat wave

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21
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that’s really worrying

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preocupante, angustiante …

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22
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breathing problems

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23
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If the price of oil goes on rising

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24
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consumption

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25
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drought

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26
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drought

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sequía

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27
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flood

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inundación

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28
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insurance costs

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29
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farmland =

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tierra de cultivo, labranza …

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30
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cash crops =

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cultivos comerciales

31
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exhaust fumes =

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gases de escape

32
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vehicle emissions

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33
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river banks

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orillas, riberas

34
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oil rig =

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plataforma petrolifer

35
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fuel shortage

A

falta de fuel

36
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breathing difficulties

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37
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water shortage

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38
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pose =

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aparanter, pose, … plantear (ask a question)

39
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Whereas

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mientras que …

(formal al principio de un doc…)

Considerando que

Whereas the defendant is now dead, there is little reason to proceed with the case.

40
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Millions of people can starve to death

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41
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starve =

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pasar hambre ( morir de hambre )

42
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long-term =

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a largo plazo, en el largo plazo, …

43
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Friend

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Befriend (hacerse amigo)

friendship

Friendliness

Unfriendliness

friendly (amable, amigable)

unfriendly (arisco, antipático, frío)

44
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Friendship//friendliness

A

amistad

45
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unfriendliness

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Hostilidad

46
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befriend

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hacerse amigo

47
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friendly

unfriendly

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amable, amigable

antiático, arisco

48
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helper

helpful//unhelpful

helpfulness//helplessness

helpless

helpfully/unhelpfully

helplessly

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Ayudante

Útil//inútil

Utilidad, buena voluntad//impotencia, incapacidad

Impotente, desamparado

Amablemente, útilmente//sin dar ayuda

con impotencia

(impotentemente, desamparadamente)

49
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Knowledge

knowledgeable

Knowing//unknowing

Knowingly//unknowingly

unknown//unknowable

Knowledgeably

knowable

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Conocimiento

Culto, concedor

cómplice, astuto// ignorante, inconsciente

astutamente, a sabiendas//inconscientemente

desconocido//misterioso

Con conocimiento de causa

conocible

50
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assignment

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encargo, trabajo, deberes

51
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strict

A

estricto, preciso …

52
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immediately

A

inmediatamente, de inmediato

53
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consumption

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consumo, utilización

tuberculosis

54
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receive

A

recibir, conseguir, lograr

55
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consciousness-raising

A

concienciación

56
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Provide

Provide for

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proveer, aportar, producir, proporcionar

Mantener (ej: familia)

57
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supply

A

suministrar, abastecer de, proveer de …

58
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instantly

A

al instante, inmediatamente, en el acto

59
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measure

A

medida (cantidad, ley, aspecto, sopesar)

(como en castellano, todas las acepciones de medida)

60
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range

A

variedad, gama, rango

  • They have a nice range of cheeses at the store.

oscilar

  • The possible values range from five to fifty.

cordillera, cadena (montañosa)

  • There is a pass through the mountain range a few kilometres north of here.
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immigrants

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inmigrantes

62
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process

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proceso, procedimiento

63
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due

A

programado, pagadero, previsto /// debido

64
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exponentially

/ˌekspəʊˈnenʃlɪ/

A

exponencialmente, potencialmente

This year’s report is exponentially better than last year’s.

65
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neighbourhood

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barrio, colonio, vecindad, local

  • This neighborhood has several good restaurants.
66
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household=

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domestico, familiar, de la casa

67
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get around

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viajar con frecuancia

  • I certainly get around in my job.

moverse bastante

68
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certainly

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Desde luego, definitivamente, verdaderamente

69
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At rest

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En resposo, descansado, inmóvil, quieto

70
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Edible =

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comestible

71
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spate

A

avalancha , aluvión …

72
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finding =

A

hallazgo , descubrimiento

73
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slow down =

A

frenar

74
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A

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