Vocab Flashcards
Las ventajas
Advantages
Las desventajas
Disadvantages
Los partidarios
Supporters
Los oponentes
Opponents
La disputa
Argument
El tema
The theme
El desafío
The challenge
Desafiar
To challenge
Superar un obstáculo
To overcome an obstacle
Destacar
To highlight
Realzar
To highlight
Las politicas publicas
Public policies
Los principios
The principles
Aumentar
To increase
Disminuir
To decrease
Mejorar
To improve
Empeorar
To worsen
La mejora
The improvement
Los daños
The damages
Dañar
To damage
acceder
To access
La desigualidad
Inequality
Costo-eficacia
Cost wfficiency
El presupuesto
The budget
La escasez
The shortage
Un residuo
The waste
Los contribuyentes
Taxpayers
Pan para mayo
Savings for a rainy day
Los cabilderos
Lobbyists
El frasco
The failure
El desorden
The mess
Causar un desorden
To make a mess
La gestion
Management
El comité
The commitee
Retrasar
To delay
Estoy retrasado
I am delayed
Un retraso
A delay
Programar
To schedule
Acordar
To agree
Discrepar
To disagree
Gestionar (las cuentas)
To manage
Dirigir
To manage (people)
El enfoque
The focus
El sentimiento nacional
National sentiment
El tema candente
Hot topic
Los datos son inexactos
The data is misleading
Actuar
To act
La raíz del problema
The root of the problem
La burocracia
The bureaucracy
El incentivo
The incentive
La recuperacion
The recovery
A largo plazo
In the long run
A corto plazo
In the short run
El discurso
The speech
El primer paso
The first steo
La cifra
The figure
La tasa
THe rate
El nivel
The level
El agua para consumo
Drinking water
El agua del grifo
Tap water
La conservacion
Conservation
Los daños
The damages
Dañar
To damage
La degradacion
The degradation
Silvicultura
Forestry
La gestion forestal sostenible
Sustainable forest management
La motosierra
Chainsaw
El aserrado
Sawmilll
Las nueces
The nuts
Las semillas
The seeds
Los incendios
The fires
La quema
The burning
Talar
To cut (trees)
Arrasar
To raze
La contaminacion
The pollution
La sostenibilidad
The sustainability
El consumo
The consumption
La escasez
The scarcity
Los recursos
The resources
La cloaca
The sewer
Un desperdico
A waste
El humedal
The wetlands
La restauracion
The restoration
Las plantas industrial
The industrial plants
La industria pesada
Heavy industry
Combustibles fosiles
Fossil fuels
La energia limpia
Clean energy
Los paquetes
The packages
Las cajas
The boxes
Las bolsas
The bags
El acquerdo
The agreement
Cambio climatico
Climate change
Deshelar
To thaw
La hambruna
The famine
La tormenta
The storm
El incremento
The increase
Los delitos
The crimes
El fiscal
The prosecutor
Los buques
The ships
Los barcos
The ships
La fuente
The source
Cazar
To hunt
Rescatar
To rescue
La multa
The fine
Multar
To fine
Restringir
To restrict
Limitar
To limit
Hallar
To find
Recortar
To reduce
Vaticinar
To predict
Solucionar
To resolve
Revertir
To reverse
Impulsar
To drive/motivate
Amenazar
To threaten
Las amenzas
The threats
Fortalecer
To strengethen
Blanquear
To launder money
Bajar
To go down
Conversar
To talk
Cooperar
To cooperate
Dibujar
To draw
Sacar
To take out
Sumar
To add
Comprender
To understand
Responder
To respond
Romper
To break
Temer
To fear
Cubrir
To cover
Decidir
To decide
Repartir
To distribute
Subir
To go up, climb
El reportero
The reporter
De vez en cuando
From time to time
Caber
To fit
Traer
To bring
Valer
To be worth
Componer
To compose
Deshacer
To undo
Disponer
To arrange
Distraer
To distract
Proponer
To propose
Rehacer
To remake
Reponer
To replace
Suponer
To suppose
El brindis
The toast (drinks)
El rompecabezas
The puzzle
Agradecer
To give thanks, be grateful
Aparecer
To please
Crecer
To grow
Establecer
To establish
Merecer
To deserve
Ofrecer
To offer
Padecer
To suffer
Permanecer
To remain
Pertenecer
To belong
Reconocer
To recognize
Producir
To produce
Contener
To contain
Detener
To detain
Mantener
To maintain
Obtener
To obtain
Retener
To retain
Sostener
To sustain
Exigir
To demand
Encoger
To shrink
Escoger
To choose
Proteger
To protect
Recoger
To pick up
Dirigir
To direct
Fingir
To pretend
Distinguir
To distinguish
Extinguir
To extinguish
Convencer
To convince
Ejercer
To practice a profession
Vencer
To overcome
Torcer
To twist
Dar gritos
To shout
Hay que + infinitivo
To be necessary (it is necessary that)
Hacer un viaje
To make a trip
Hacer una visita
To make a visit
Hacer daño
To harm
Hacer caso a
To pay attention to
Hacer el papel de
To play the role of
Tener que + infinitivo
To have to…
Tener razón
To be right
Tener prisa
To be in a hurry
Tener la culpa
To have the blame
Tener lugar
To take place
La limpieza
The cleaning
El habito
The habit
La secadora
The dryer
Los aparatos
The appliances
La suegra
Mother in law
La rutina
The routine
Detestar
To hate
Planchar
To iron
Barrer
To sweep
La aspiradora
The vacuum
La lavadora
The wadhing machine
Acerter, adivinar
To guess
Atravesar
To cross over
Confesar
To confess
Encerrar
To contain
Fregar
To scrub
Helar
To freeze
Negar
To deny
Remendar
To mend
Tropezar
To stumble
Descender
To go down
Encender
To light up
Acostar
To go to
Bed
Colgar
To hang up
Demostrar
To demonstrate
Probar(se)
To try, to taste
Rogar
To beg
Sonar
To ring/sound
Soñar
To dream
Tronar
To thunder
Volar
To fly
Devolver
To return something
Morder
To bite
Oler
To smell
Advertir
To warn
Hervir
To boil
Despedir
To fire from job
Despedir(se)
To say goodbye
Medir
To Measure
Repetir
To repeat
Seguir
To follow
Sonreir(se)
To smile
Huir
To flee
De repente
All of a sudden
Una cuenta
An account
El accionista
The shareholder
El crecimiento
The growth
El horario
The schedule
A la misma hora
At the same time
Los fideos
The noodles
En persona
In person
El recibo
The reciept
El formulario
The form
La carne de ternera
Veal
La chuleta
The chop
El guiso
The stew
A la plancha
Sauteed
A la parilla
Grilled
Asado
Baked roasted grilled
Empanizado
Breaded
El aderezo
Salad dressing
La mostaza
The mustard
La pimienta
The pepper
Adelgazar
To lose weight
Engordar
To gain weight
Entrenar
To work out
Poner la mesa
To set the table
Me puede traer
Can you bring me?
Quisiera
I would like
El mesero
Waiter
El camarero
The waiter
El atleta
The athlete
La cuchara
The spoon
La copa
Wine glass
La taza
The cup
El vaso
The glass
Dos dias seguidos
Two days in a row
Aire acondicionado
Air conditioning
Caleefaccion
Heating
Las cortinas
The curtains
El cuadro
The painting
El estante
The shelf
El librero
The bookshelf
Arreglar
To fix
De vidrio
Of glass
De madera
Of wood
Poner en marcha
To put in effect
Tener exito
To have success
Llevar a cabo
To carry out
A largo plaszo
In the long term
Aprovechar la ocasion
To take advantage of the situation
La falta de valores
The lack of values
Valer la pena
To be worth it
Llevar la delantera
To be in the lead
El punto de partida
Starting point
A gran escala
On a large scale
Dar un paso hacia adelante
To take a step forward
Llegó la hora
The time has come
Tener lazos con
To have ties with
A toda costa
At all costs
Por naturaleza
By nature
Asumir el cargo
To take control
Asumir el poder
To take power
Estar a favor
To be in favor
Estar en contra
To be against
Ser de derecha
To be roght wing
Ser de izquierda
To be left wing
Darse cuenta
To realize
Buena voluntad
Goodwill
Poner en duda
To question
Ser capaz de
To be able to
A sabiendas
Knowingly
Estrechar lazos
To strengthen ties
Poner en peligro
To put in danger
La tintoreria
The dycleaners
El azafrin
The saffron
Las arvejas
The peas
Las costillas
The ribs
La pechuga
The chicken breast
La comida congelada
Frozen food
Comida rapida
Fast food
El carnicero
The butcher
Los fosforos
The matches
La olla
The pot
El sarten
The frying pan
La lata
The can
