Vocab 9 Flashcards

1
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Director

A

directivo

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2
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Wage-earner

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asalariado

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3
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Lip reading

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la lectura labial

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4
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A hierarchy

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una jerarquía

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5
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Settlement/ town or population

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población

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6
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marginalised / isolated

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está marginado

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7
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rejection

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el rechazo

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8
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lineage

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la cepa

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9
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advert (2)

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la publicidad

el anuncio

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10
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extremely

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sumamente

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11
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inequality

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desigualdad

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12
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to blame someone

A

echar la culpa a alguien

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13
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street vendors

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vendedores ambulantes

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14
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windscreen cleaners

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los limpiabrisas

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15
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beggar

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pordiosero/a

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16
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to trawl / rake

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rastrear

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17
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rubbish dump

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el basurero

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18
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stinking

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hediondo

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19
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cardboard

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el cartón

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20
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rubber

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el caucho

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21
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waste / rubbish

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los desechos

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22
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illiterate

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analfabeto

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23
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scrapyard

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el desguace

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24
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to discard

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wealthy nations / countries
las naciones adineradas
26
to watch over
velar
27
income (2)
la renta | los ingresos
28
investment
la inversión
29
poverty threshold
el umbral de la pobreza
30
to establish
establecer
31
purchasing power
el poder adquisitivo
32
free trade
comercio libre
33
protectionism
la protección de la industria
34
paternalism
paternalismo
35
consumerism
consumismo
36
welfare system
un sistema de seguridad social
37
efficiency
la eficiencia
38
subsidies
los subsidios
39
modernisation
la modernización
40
nationalised industry
la industria nacionalizada
41
foreign investment
inversión extranjera
42
import taxes
las tarifas sobre bienes importados
43
agro-industrial farming
agroindustria
44
to compete
competir
45
civil servants
los funcionarios
46
toll-road
una carretera de peaje
47
affordable
un precio asequible
48
consumer
consumidor
49
small holding farmer
campesino
50
tax / fee (on goods)
cuota
51
large agricultural companies
grandes compañías agrícolas
52
to make aware
concienciar a alguien
53
to become aware
concienciar
54
to do their bit
poner su granito de arena
55
charity
un grupo caritativo
56
to make profits
hacer ganancias
57
middlemen (in business terms)
empresas intermediarias
58
growers
cultivadores