World Events and Issues Flashcards

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1
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El aerosol

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Aerosol

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El ahorro de energía

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Energy saving

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El ateísmo

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Atheism

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Atmosférico

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Atmospheric

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5
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La basura

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Rubbish

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La bolsa de plástico

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Plastic bag

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La capa de ozono

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Ozone layer

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La catástrofe

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Catastrophe

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Católico/a

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Catholic

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La central nuclear

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Nuclear power station

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El/la científico/a

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Scientist

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El combustible

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Fuel

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Los combustibles fósiles

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Fossil fuels

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La conservación

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Conservation

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El/la conservador/a

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Conservative

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El contaminante

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Pollutant

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17
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Contaminar

A

To contaminate

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18
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Las Cortes

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Spanish Parliament

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El/la creyente

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Believer

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20
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El crimen

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Crime

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21
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La crisis

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Crisis

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22
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La Cruza Roja

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Red Cross

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23
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El cura

A

Priest

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24
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El daño

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Damage

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25
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Dañar

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To damage

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26
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Declarar

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To declare

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27
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Los derechos de los animales

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Animal rights

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28
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Los derechos humanos

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Human rights

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29
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El desarme nuclear

A

Nuclear disarmament

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30
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Descontaminar

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Decontaminate

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31
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La deforestación

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Deforestation

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32
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La destrucción

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Destruction

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33
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Dios

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God

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34
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La discriminación racial

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Racial discrimination

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35
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La economía

A

Economy

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36
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Económico

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Economic

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37
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El ecosistema

A

Ecosystem

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38
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El efecto invernadero

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Greenhouse effect

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39
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La elección

A

Election

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40
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Las elecciones generales

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General election

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41
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Emborracharse

A

To get drunk

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42
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Envenenar

A

To poison

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43
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Fascista

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Fascist

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44
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El feminismo

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Feminism

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45
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Grave

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Serious

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46
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La guerra

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War

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47
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La guerra civil

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Civil war

48
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La guerra nuclear

A

Nuclear war

49
Q

El hambre

A

Hunger

50
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La huelga

A

Strike

51
Q

El humo

A

Smoke

52
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La iglesia

A

Church

53
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Los informes

A

Information/data

54
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Ir a miss

A

To go to mass

55
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La lluvia ácida

A

Acid rain

56
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La mancha de petróleo

A

Oil slick

57
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La manifestación

A

Demonstration

58
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El medio ambiente

A

Environment

59
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Los minusválidos

A

The handicapped

60
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La monarquía

A

Monarchy

61
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El nacionalismo

A

Nationalism

62
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La naturaleza

A

Nature

63
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La opinión pública

A

Public opinion

64
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La opresión

A

Oppression

65
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El Papa

A

Pope

66
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El Parlamento

A

Parliament

67
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El paro/desempleo

A

Unemployment

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En paro/desempleado

A

Unemployed

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La parroquia

A

Parish (church)

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El partido

A

Party (political)

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La paz

A

Peace

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El peligro

A

Danger

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El petróleo

A

Oil

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La pobreza

A

Poverty

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La política

A

Politics

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El/la político/a

A

Politician

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La polución

A

Pollution

78
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La pregunta

A

Question

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El presidente

A

President

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El/la primer ministro

A

Prime Minister

81
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El problema

A

Problem

82
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Los problemas ecológicos

A

Ecological problems

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Los problemas económicos

A

Economic problems

84
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El racismo

A

Racism

85
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Realizarse

A

To come about/to be carried out/to materialise

86
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El reciclaje

A

Recycling

87
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Reciclar

A

To recycle

88
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Reciente

A

Recent

89
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Los recursos

A

Natural resources

90
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El/la refugiado/a

A

Refugee

91
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La reina

A

Queen

92
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La religión

A

Religion

93
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Los residuos radioactivos

A

Radioactive waste

94
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El rey

A

King

95
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El riesgo

A

Risk

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La selva tropical

A

Rain forest

97
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La sequía

A

Drought

98
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Serio

A

Serious

99
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Sin hogar

A

Homeless

100
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el SIDA

A

AIDS

101
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Social

A

Social

102
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El/la socialista

A

Socialist

103
Q

La solución

A

Solution

104
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El suceso

A

Event/incident

105
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La superpoblación

A

Overpopulation

106
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El tabaco

A

Tobacco

107
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El Tercer Mundo

A

Third World

108
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El terrorismo

A

Terrorism

109
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Tropical

A

Tropical

110
Q

Venenoso

A

Poisonous

111
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Los Verdes

A

The Greens/ The Green Party

112
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El vertedero

A

Rubbish dump/tip

113
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La violencia

A

Violence

114
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Votar

A

To vote

115
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El voto

A

Vote