Vocabulary Unit 9 Flashcards

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1
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arrojar

A

to throw, to toss, to produce, to generate

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inesperado(a)

A

unexpected

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3
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la sede

A

headquarters, venue

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4
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un tanque de pensamiento y acción

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think-do tank (think tank)

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5
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Noruega

A

Norway

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la alta expectativa de vida

A

high life expectancy

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la huella ecológica

A

ecological footprint

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los lazos humanos

A

human ties

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9
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desplazar

A

to displace, to remove, to replace

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la desigualdad económica

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economic inequality

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la discriminación

A

discrimination

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12
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el género

A

gender

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13
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la pobreza

A

poverty

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14
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el hambre

A

hunger

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15
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comprometido(a)

A

committed

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16
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acosar

A

to harass

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17
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planteado

A

proposed, suggested

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18
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combatir

A

to fight

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19
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sostener

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to sustain, to hold

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20
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la igualdad

A

equality

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21
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el crimen de lesa humanidad

A

crime against humanity

22
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derrotar

A

to defeat

23
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el comicio

A

elections

24
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la cadena perpetua

A

life sentence

25
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el secuestro

A

kidnapping

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el asesinato

A

murder

27
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la dictadura

A

dictatorship

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el delito

A

crime

29
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el desaparecido

A

missing person

30
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el detenido

A

detainee, person under arrest

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la ideología

A

ideology

32
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la creencia

A

belief

33
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criado(a)

A

brought up, raised

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intolerante

A

intolerant

35
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el pleito

A

dispute, confrontation

36
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la aceptación

A

acceptance

37
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el desacuerdo

A

disagreement

38
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asimilar

A

to assimilate

39
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dejarse llevar

A

to get carried away

40
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la comunión

A

communion, understanding

41
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estar en la luna, las nubes

A

to have one’s head in the clouds, to be daydreaming

42
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no pegar ojo en toda la noche

A

to not sleep a wink all night

43
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leer entre renglones

A

read between the lines

44
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pasar un buen rato

A

to have a good time, to enjoy oneself

45
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en un dos por tres

A

in a jiffy, quickly

46
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poner en ridículo

A

to make fun off, to humiliate

47
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estar de malas

A

to be out of luck

48
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no ser cosa de juego

A

to not be a laughing matter

49
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al pie de la letra

A

word for word, thoroughly

50
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poner en marcha

A

to start, to put in motion