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Then why are we so prone to making mistakes?

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prone = propenso

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She posed this question to her team

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posed = planteo

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The monkeys soon cottoned on, and as well as learning simple exchange techniques, were soon able to distinguish ‘bargains’

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cottoned on = dieron cuenta
as well as = tanto como
bargains = gangas

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someone tosses a coing and if it lands ‘heads’ you receive an additional $1000

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tosses = lanza
lands = cae

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when we stand to lose money

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stand = arriesgamos

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it is unwise to take risks when we are on a losing streak

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unwise = imprudente
losing streak = mala racha

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chose the less risky option in times of plenty.

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in time of plenty = en tiempos de abundancia

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the results were that monkeys, like humans, take more risks in times of loss.

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in time of loss = en tiempos de pérdida.

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maybe human error is not a result of the complexity of our financial institutions, but is imbedded in our evolutionary history.

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imbedded = incrustado

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What was the aim of the experiment outlined above?

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outlined = descrito

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after the breakout of the Spanish Civil war

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breakout = estallido

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when he swam ashore with the first assault on Omaha Beach.

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swam ashore = nadó hasta la orilla

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Saving Private Ryan

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private = solado raso

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they claimed that they were slightly out of focus

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slightly = un poco

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His affair with her lasted until the end of the war and became the subject of his war memoirs.

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memoirs = memorias

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This was a co-operative organization set up to support photographers and help them to retain ownership of the copyright to their work.

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retain ownership = conservar la propiedad

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He accepted an assignment to go to Indochina to cover the first Indochina war.

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assignment = asignación

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He was taken to a nearby hospital, still clutching his camera.

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clutching = agarrando

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There has, in recent years, been an outpouring of information

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outpouring = gran cantidad

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strives to convince others of its efficacy and warns of the dangers of ignoring the issue.

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strives = se esfuerza

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Seldom do these documents offer any advice to practitioners

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Seldom = raramente
practitioners= practicantes

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green does not encompass all that is meant by sustainability.

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encompass = abarcar

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for example those which reduce energy usage and pollution

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usage = uso

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able to cite ample reasons why building should be designed in a sustainable way

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cite ample = citar amplio

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criteria and the type of design envisaged are discussed and documented

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envisaged = previsto

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this is not enough to make green construction come into being.

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come into being = nacer

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and also provides a specific benchmark against which individual elements.

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benchmark = punto de referencia

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often come a cropper once their building is up and running

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come a cropper = fracasan

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Materials and equipment are installed as planned, and, at first glance, appear to fulfill their purpose adequately

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glance = vista

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thus turning a project originally not destined for green design into a potencial candidate

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thus = por lo tanto

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they must be involved from the outset

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outset = principio, comienzo

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This increased coordination clearly requires additional expenditure

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expenditure = gastos

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A client may initially balk at these added fees

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balk at = resistirse a, negarse
fees = tarifas

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it is up to the project team to gauge the extent to which a client wants

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gauge = medir

35
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Tax credits and rebates are usually available on a regional basis for projects

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rebates = reembolsos
basis = nivel

36
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return for investment and to what extent green design should be the limiting factor governing decisions in the design process

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extent = medida
governing = rige

37
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Their foreign mannerisms make them appear clownish, and so they are treated with curiosity and amusement

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clownish = payaso
amusement = diversión

38
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they do so with a strange accent and flawed grammar.

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flawed = defectuoso

39
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Arguably this could be an interesting starting point for research

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arguably = podría decirse

40
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Anthropologists take on the role of the ‘superior expert’

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take on the role = asumir el rol

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Anthropologists with this role may never witness the gamut of practices which take place in all levels of the society

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gamut = gama

42
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European backgrounds to adapt to societies where being alone is considered pitiful.

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pitiful = lamentable

43
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Nonetheless, fieldwork requieres the researcher to spend as much time as possible.

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nonetheless = sin embargo

44
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they are difficult to attain, even if the researcher does his utmost to reproduce the facts from the natives point of view

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attain = alcanzar
utmost = mayor

45
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aspects of the researcher’s own culture, perspective and literary style seep into the narrative

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seep = filtrarse

46
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the meaning of utterances is changed

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utterances = declaraciones

47
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the least invasive type of research methodology is observation.

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least = menos

48
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in the Kalahari refused to provide the people with foot so as not to taint his research

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taint = contaminar

49
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leading to an inevitable hostility towards the researcher

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leading = lo que lleva

50
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The craft of perfumery has an ancient and global heritage

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craft = oficio, arte, artesanía
heritage = herencia

51
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The emperors were said to bathe in scent

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bathe in scent = bañarse en esencia

52
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flower petals were soaked in warm oil

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soaked = mojados, empanados

53
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by inhaling pleasant fragrances such as cinnamon

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cinnamon = canela

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chiefly because it was an important trade route and a center for glass-making.

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chiefly = principalmente, en primer lugar

55
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In the late seventheenth century, trade was soared in France.

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soarde = se disparó

56
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when Lois XIV brought in policies of protectionism and patronage

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patronage = patrocinio

57
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The link arose since the tanning of leather required putrid substances

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tanning of leather = curtido del cuero
putrid = putrefactas

58
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the gloves were scented before they were sold and worn

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scented = perfumados
worn = usados

59
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A glove and perfume makers’ guild had existed here since 1190.

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guild = gremio

60
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The perfumers diversified into other cosmetics including soaps, powders, white face paints and hair dyes.

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dyes = tintes

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Mercers, spicers, vinegar-makers and wig-makers

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wig-markers = peluqueros, fabricantes de pelucas

62
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Even simple shopkeepers were coming up with their own concoctions to sell.

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shopkeepers = tenderos
concoctions = brebajes

63
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it regained momentum later as a wider range of markets were sought both in the domestic and overseas markets.

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regained = recuperado
sought = buscado
overseas = exterior

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Napoleonic ordinance which required perfumers to declare the ingredients of all products for internal consumption.

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ordinance = ordenanza

65
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Unwilling to divulge their secrets, traders concentrated on products for external use.

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Unwilling = reacio

66
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With French ports blockaded by the British during the Napoleonic wars

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blockaded = bloqueado

67
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Perfumers elsewhere tended to supply cheaper products and knock-offs of the London and Paris brands.

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elsewhere = en otra parte
knock-offs = imitaciones

68
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which developed around the docks in New York where French oils were being imported

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docks = muelles

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trademarks had had little significance in the perfumery where goods were consumed locally,

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trademarks = marcas registradas

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The findings were at first greeted by the scientific community with scepticism

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greeted = recibido, saludado

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satellites would have picked up such ozone losses if they were indeed occurring.

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indeed = verdaderamente, en realidad

72
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it became apparent that data had been overlooked.

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overlooked = pasada por alto

73
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the first scientific evidence of a hole in the ozone layer by the British Antarctic Survey.

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Survey = servicio, encuesta

74
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a stance which, if accepted, could impede industrialisation and sustain, even widen, the wealth gap.

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stance = postura
gap = brecha

75
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the results born under different circumstances can vary markedly

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markedly = notablemente

76
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the influence of prevailing theories, financial constraints and the peer review process.

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prevailing = predominante
constraints = restricciones

77
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scientists tend to believe they are not in a position to bear universal truths but to reveal tendencies.

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bear = llevar

78
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published estimates of net emissions and sinks of greenhouse gases for a number of countries

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net = netas
sinks = sumideros
greenhouse gases = gases de efecto invernadero

79
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certain scientific institutions wish to maintain a degree of status as bearers of truth

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Bearers of truth = portadores de la verdad

80
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policy makers uphold this understanding by requesting scientific certainties

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uphold = defender, mantener
certainties = certezas

81
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Rather, they select that information which is necessary to fulfil their goals,

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Rather = más bien

82
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Attempts to underplay transboundary issues such as water provision and pollution are cases in point.

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underplay = subestimar
transboundary = transfronterizo

83
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they are well-known in scientific communities or national borders,

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borders = fronteras

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However, this is countered by two factors.

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countered = contrarrestado

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