001. Vocabulario: Los desafíos mundiales Flashcards

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las acciones (el/la accionista)

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shares (shareholder)

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el ahorro

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saving

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la bolsa de valores

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stock exchange

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la cooperativa

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cooperative

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a corto/largo plazo

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short/long term

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la crisis económica

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economic crisis

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la cuenta corriente

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current account

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el despedido

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firing

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la deuda

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debt

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el fondo

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bottom

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el gasto

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expenditure

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la ganancia

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gain

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la gestión

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management

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la huelga (el/la huelguista)

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strike (striker)

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la inversión

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investment

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el impuesto

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tax

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el ingreso

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entry; pl.: income

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la junta directiva

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board of directors

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la mano de obra

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workforce

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el paro

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unemployment

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el presupuesto

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budget

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el préstamo

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loan

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la multa

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penalty fee

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el riesgo

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risk

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el sueldo
salary
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la tasa
rate
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la tarifa
rate; pl.: tariffs
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invertir
to invest
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ahorrar
to save (e.g. money)
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ahorrado
saved (e.g. money)
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despedir
to fire (s.o.)
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despedido
fired (sacked)
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gastar
to spend
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gastado
spent
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ganar
to earn, to gain, to win
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ganado
earned, gained, won
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gestionar
to manage (an enterprise)
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gestionado
managed
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invertido
invested
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dirigir
to direct
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dirigido
directed
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prestar
to loan
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prestado
loaned
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arriesgar
to risk
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arriesgado
risked
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la caridad
charity
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caritativo
charitable
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la limosna
alms
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pedir limosna
to beg (panhandle)
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dar limosna
to give alms
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la organización benéfica
charity (i.e. a charitable organization)
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la organización no gubermental
non-governmental organization
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la organización sin fin de lucro
non-profit organization
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el orfanato
orphanage
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huérfano
orphan, orphaned
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el refugio
refuge
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refugiar
to refuge
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refugiado
refugee, refuged.
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la delincuencia (el delincuente)
delinquency/crime (delinquent/criminal (n.))
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el delito
crime
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cometer un delito
to commit a crime
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la discriminación
descrimination
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discriminar
to descriminate
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discriminado
descriminated
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las pandillas
gangs
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el toque de queda
curfew
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imponer
to impose
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violar
to violate
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los beneficios
benefits
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beneficiar
to benefit
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beneficioso
beneficial
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el empleo
job
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emplear
to employ (s.o. OR s.t.)
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empleado
employed
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la jubilación
retirement
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jubilarse
to retire
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jubilado
retired
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el seguro médico
health insurance
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asegurar
to insure
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asegurador
insurer
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a tiempo completo/parcial
full/part time
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la pensión
pension
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pensionado
pensioned
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el alcance
scope, reach, range
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alcanzarse
to be reached
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asequible
affordable
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el/la dependiente
dependent
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depender
to depend
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el desempleo
unemployment
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llegar a fin de mes
to make ends meet
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la queja
complaint
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quejar(se)
to complain
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la tercera edad
golden years
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el calentamiento
warming
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cantentar
to warm (up)
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calentado
heated
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amenazas
threats
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amenazador
threatening
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el cambio climático
climate change
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los combustibles fósiles
fossil fuels
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la deforestación
deforestation
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deforestar
to deforest
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el derrame (de petróleo)
(oil) spill
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los desechos
waste
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la deglaciación
deglaciation
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el efecto invernadero
greenhouse effect
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las emisiones
emissions
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deforestar
to deforest
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derramar
to spill
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derramado
spilled
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desechar
to waste
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desechado
waste(d) (adj)
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emitir
to emit
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emitido
emitted
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(estar) en peligro de extinción
(to be) endangered (e.g. a species)
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extinguir
to extinguish, to go extinct
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extinto
extinct
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la erosión
erosion
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erosionar
to erode
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erosivo
erosive
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la escasez
shortage
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escasear
to be OR to cause to be scarce
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escaso
scarse
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la tala
felling
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talar
to cut down, fell
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talado
cut down, felled
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el acuífero
aquifer
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el agua potable
potable water
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potabilizar
to purify [water]
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potable
potable
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el arrecife
reef
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la capa de ozono
ozone layer
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el clima
climate
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climático
climate, climatic (adj)
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el desierto (la desertificación)
desert (desertification)
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desertificar
to desertify
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desértico
desert (adj)
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endémico
endemic
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el ecosistema
ecosystem
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la energía renovable
renewable energy
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las especies
species
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la flora y fauna
flora and fauna
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el glaciar
glacier
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los recursos naturales
natural resources
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la reforestación
reforestation
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reforestar
to reforest
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reforestado
reforested
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la capilla
chapel
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el cielo
sky, heaven
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celestial
celestial, heavenly
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la iglesia
church
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eclesiástico
church (adj)
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el infierno
hell, inferno
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infernal
infernal
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la mezquita
mosque
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el santuario
sanctuary
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(el) ateo
atheist (n OR adj)
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el sacerdote
priest
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el peregrino
pilgrim
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peregrinar
to make a pilgrimage
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el pecador (el pecado)
sinner (sin)
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pecar
to sin
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la alabanza
praise [religious]
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alabar
to praise [religious]
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alabado
praised [religious]
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el alma
soul
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el altar
altar
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arrodillarse
to kneel
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la bondad
goodness, kindness
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bondadoso
kind
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la certeza
certainty, security
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acertar
to hit, to find [a solution OR item], to guess
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cierto
certain, sure
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la duda
doubt
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dudar
to doubt
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dudoso
doubtful
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la fe
faith
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creer
to believe
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la gracia
grace
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el laicismo
secularism
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el mandamiento
commandment
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mandar
to command
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mandado
commanded
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la misa
mass [religion]
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celebrar
to celebrate
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la oración
prayer
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orar
to pray
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la polémica
controversy
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polémico
controversial
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el sacramento
sacrament
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sacro
sacred
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sacramental
sacramental
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la valoración
esteem, appraisal, assessment, valuation
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la hipocondría
hypochondria
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la hiperactividad
hyperactivity
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la estigmatización
stigmatization, branding
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aislado
isolated
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el cierre
closing, shutdown, closure
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el abad
abbot
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el laico
lay person, secular person, nonreligious person
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el monje
monk
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el eclesiástico
an ecclesiastical person, a clergyman
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la beatificación
beatification
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la hipocresía
hypocrisy
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plantear
to pose [a question], to raise [an issue]
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la cuestión
issue, question [in the larger sense of an issue]
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pregonar
to make public
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predicar
to preach
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el inquilino
tenant
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antiguo + n.
former
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n. + antiguo
ancient
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el trámite
negotiation, transaction
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el gremio
labor/trade union
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el sindicato
labor/trade union
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la jornada
work day
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la cotización
membership fee
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el estancamiento
stagnation
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el reto
challenge
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a corto plazo
in the short term
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el ámbito
field, scope, range, sphere of influence
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el desgaste
wear [i.e. wear and tear], debilitation
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el plazo
period, term, installment
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el paro
[labor] strike
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la huelga
[labor] strike
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el propietario
owner, proprietor
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el aval
guarantee, support
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recaudado
raised
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fondos
funds
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consorcio
consortium, group of businessmen
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patrimonio
cultural heritage of a country
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rendimiento
yield, return on investment, performance [of a fund]
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la renta fija
fixed income
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el vencimiento
due date
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el rendimiento
yield
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la acción
stock