Weeks 8-10 Fase 4 Flashcards

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1
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Ocultar

A

To disguise

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2
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La coartada

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Alibi

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3
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El flagelo

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Scourge

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4
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Reprochar

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To reproach

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5
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Atender

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To take care of

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6
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Estallar

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To explode

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7
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Magro/a

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Meager

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8
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Contraproducente

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Counterproductive

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9
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El desempeño

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Performance

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10
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Un rebrote

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Regrowth

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Precarias

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Precarious

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12
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El agravamiento

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Aggravation

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13
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La ineficacia

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Inefficiency

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14
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La cámara de echo

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Echo chamber

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15
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Descentralizado/a

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Decentralized

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16
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Encuestar

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To poll

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17
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La encuesta

A

Poll

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18
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La postura

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Position (political)

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19
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Someter

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To submit

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20
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Contrarrestar

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To counter

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21
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El resfrío

A

Cold (illness)

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22
Q

El rumbo de la Historia

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The course of history

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23
Q

los ciudadanos de a pie

A

ordinary people

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24
Q

el caldo de cultivo ideal

A

ideal breeding grounds

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25
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el minoritario

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minority

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26
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poner a prueba

A

put to the test

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27
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incurrir

A

to incur

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28
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el intento

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intent

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29
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ineficaz

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ineffective

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30
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enmarcarse

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to frame

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31
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el auge

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rise

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32
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ciego/a

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blind

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33
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las fuerzas armadas

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armed forces

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34
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tener una doble cara

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two-faced

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35
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descafeinado/a

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decaf

36
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por haber trabajado

A

for having worked

37
Q

la acera

A

sidewalk

38
Q

resbalarse

A

to slip

39
Q

hecho/a a mano

A

handmade

40
Q

la estafa

A

scam

41
Q

el/la estafador/a

A

scammer

42
Q

La ceguera

A

blindness

43
Q

teóricamente

A

theoretically

44
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brindar apoyo

A

to give support

45
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otorgar

A

to grant

46
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los funcionarios electos

A

elected officials

47
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la caridad

A

charity

48
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el pecado

A

sin

49
Q

los seguidores

A

followers (like on social media)

50
Q

la sobredosis

A

overdose

51
Q

uno de cada diez

A

one out of every ten

52
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la pericia

A

expertise

53
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los máximos dirigentes

A

top leaders

54
Q

sea cual fuere

eg. El líder- sea cual fuere el nivel y área de responsabilidades…

A

whatever

55
Q

indagar

A

to inquire

56
Q

la alineación

A

alignment

57
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sustancial

A

substantial

58
Q

la albóndiga

A

meatball

59
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las semillas de granada

A

pomegranate seeds

60
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la candidatura

A

candidacy

61
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la fuerza laboral

A

labor force

62
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la propuesta

A

proposal

63
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sangriento/a

A

bloody

64
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los pesos y contrapesos

A

checks and balances

65
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la filantropía

A

philanthropy

66
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una situación ganar ganar

A

a win-win situation

67
Q

la metáfora

A

metaphor

68
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los particulares

A

individuals

69
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el entorno
eg. el entorno social

A

environment

70
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hipócrita

A

hypocritical

71
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la hipocresía

A

hypocrisy

72
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indeciso/a

A

undecided

73
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imprescindible

A

essential

74
Q

potenciar

A

to enhance

75
Q

pillado/a con las manos en la masa

A

caught red-handed

76
Q

la puerta giratoria

A

revolving door

77
Q

para hacerla corta

A

to make it short

78
Q

discernir

A

to discern

79
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socavar

A

to undermine

80
Q

la victoria

A

victory

81
Q

un secreto a voces

A

well-known secret

82
Q

deber pasar por alto

A

to overlook

83
Q

los judíos

A

Jews

84
Q

el Levante

A

the Levant

85
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la meritocracia

A

meritocracy

86
Q

empoderar

A

to empower

87
Q

como si tal cosa

A

as if it were nothing