vocab Flashcards

1
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viajeros que viajan de casa al trabajo

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commuters

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2
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consumo de combustible

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fuel consumption

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3
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colapso del tráfico

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gridlock

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4
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bocinas de coche

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car horns

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5
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ocupación del coche

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car occupancy

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6
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atasco

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jams

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7
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hora punta

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rush hour

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8
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niebla tóxica

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smog

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9
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gases de escape

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exhaust fumes

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10
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desenamorarse

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falling out of love with

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11
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punto de inflexión

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tipping point

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12
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exagerado, very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe

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far-fetched

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13
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used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon, inminente

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impending

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14
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to lose control, especially in a vehicle, and have an accident, perder el control

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wiping out

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15
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expansión urbana

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urban sprawl

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16
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aprendizaje (what you do)

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learning

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17
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orden/instrucción (what you receive)

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instruction

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18
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conferencia (the lecturer is doing a talk)

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lecture

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19
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tutoría (only you and your tutor)

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tutorial

20
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profesor/a (whoever), someone who teaches at a college or university

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lecturer

21
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catedrático (general), a teacher of the highest rank in a department

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professor

22
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erudito, a person who studies a subject in great detail, especially at a university

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scholar

23
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beca, money that you receive

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scholarship

24
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taller, (smth practical) a meeting of people to discuss and/or perform practical work in a subject or activity

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workshop

25
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seminario, (no practical) an occasion when a teacher or expert and a group of people meet to study and discuss something

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seminar

26
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inscribir, matricularse; to put yourself or someone else onto the official list of members of a course, college, or group

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enrol

27
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obtener un título (finish your study)

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qualify

28
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licenciado/graduado (person)

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graduate

29
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(bachelor degree)

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undergraduate

29
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graduación (the ceremony)

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graduation

30
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(master/phD)

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postgraduate

31
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culto

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educated

32
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smth that educates - institution

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educational

33
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folleto informativo

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prospectus

34
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temario

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syllabus

35
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independiente/indiferente/ objetivo, don’t show emotion involves into

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detached

36
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rígidamente

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rigidly

37
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solving a problem in another ways, a way of solving a problem by thinking about it in a different and original way and not using traditional or expected methods

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lateral thinking

38
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to be full of / a tope

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brimming with smth

39
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to be likely (probabilidad)

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to be liable to

40
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resentirse, sentirse mal; alguien te dice lo que tienes que hacer y tu no quieres

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to resent

41
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prosperar/crecer; develop, be successful

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thrive

42
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sociable, like to be with other people

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gregarious

43
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sesgo/prejuicios, the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment

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bias

43
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reflexionar/meditar, to think carefully about smth

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to ponder

44
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imperturbable, to be calm

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unruffled air

45
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reacio, no dispuesto

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reluctant