Vocabulary Unit 8 Flashcards

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asombroso(a)

A

amazing, astonishing

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la majestuosidad

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grandieur

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el balneario

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water park, resort, spa

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juarense

A

someone from Juarez City

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incurrir

A

incur

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el farol

A

lantern, lamp

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alumbrar

A

to light up, to illuminate

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el raspado

A

slush

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el puesto

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stand, stall

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el paseo

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walk, stroll

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el ecoturismo

A

ecotourism

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ecológico(a)

A

ecological

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la zona virgen

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unused area, preserved area

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viable

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viable, feasible, attainable

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el auge

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peak, boom, growth

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la concienciación

A

awareness

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el medio ambiente

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environment

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rodear

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to go around, to encircle, to surround

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conllevar

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to entail, to bring

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puesto que

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since

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21
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el entretenimiento

A

entertainment

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los videojuegos

A

videogames

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sumergirse

A

to submerse oneself

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el sedentarismo

A

sedentary lifestyle

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prometedor(a)

A

promising

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creciente

A

growing, increasing

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la problemática

A

problem, difficulty

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tener el placer de

A

to have the pleasure to/of

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el escenario

A

stage

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el concierto

A

concert

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el extranjero

A

abroad; foreigner

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boreal

A

northern

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renovar

A

to renew

34
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Sentir para creer.

A

Seeing is believing.

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manejar

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to handle, to manage, to dominate; to drive

36
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recargar

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to recharge, to replenish

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retener

A

to retain

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cósmico(a)

A

cosmic

39
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más allá

A

beyond; (used as a masculine noun) the afterlife

40
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indudablemente

A

undoubtedly, without a doubt

41
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como el pez en el agua

A

right at home

42
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ser el ojo derecho

A

to be someone’s pet (idiomatically)

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no dejar piedra sin mover

A

to leave no stone unturned

44
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pasar las de Caín

A

to go through hell

45
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verlo todo negro

A

to be pessimistic

46
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de buenas a primeras

A

right off the bat

47
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peces gordos

A

big shots, important people

48
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hacer un mar con un vaso de agua

A

to make a mountain out of a molehill

49
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doblar la hoja

A

to change to subject

50
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caer en la red

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to fall into the trap