2016 reading comp Flashcards

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families looking for resources for their children

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familias buscan recursos para sus hijos

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disability

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discapacidad

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they share

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comparten

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the same wish

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el mismo deseo

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about or on top of

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sobre

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illnesses/diseases

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enfermedades

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they have learned

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han aprendido

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they suffer

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padecen

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to suffer (2)

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  • padece

- sufrir

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resources

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recursos

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they have created

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han creado

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to a great extent

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en gran medida

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teachers (particularly primary schools teachers)

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maestros

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they help them to

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les ayudan a

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classmates

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compañeros de clase

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what happens now

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lo que pasa ahora

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until 2 years ago

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hasta hace dos años

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they would have liked

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les hubiera gustado

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they would have stayed

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se quedara

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according to ( not según)

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debido a

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the cutbacks

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los recortes

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22
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the withdraw of

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la retirada de

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they were forced to

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fueron obligados a

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send him

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enviarle

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the supports
los apoyos
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to cut
cortar
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to cut or reduce or cutback
recortar
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the benefits
las ventajas
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the way
la forma
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also
además
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one day
algún día
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become an entrepreneur / business owner
se haga empresario
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to hire someone
contratar a alguien
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enriching ( to improve or upgrade)
enriquecedor
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too high
demasiado alto
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they lack help
faltan ayudas
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to look after her
atenderla
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grants or scholarships
las becas
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we have requested
habíamos solicitado
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so
así que
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a lack of money
falta de dinero
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seriously injured for taking a selfie
herido grave por hacerse un selfie
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a young person from malaga
un joven malagueño
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was seriously injured
resultó herido grave
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a fall
una caída
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from a height
desde una altura
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near a cliff
junto a un acantilado
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was badly hurt
quedó malherido
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while
mientras
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they moved
se desplazaron
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grants or scholorships
las becas
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we have requested
habíamos solicitado
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so
así que
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lack of money
falta de dinero
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seriously injured for taking a selfie
herido grave por hacerse un selfie
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a young person from Malaga
un joven malagueño
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was seriously injured
resultó herido grave
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a fall
una caída
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from a height
desde una altura
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near a cliff
junto a un acantilado
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was badly hurt
quedó malherido
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while
mientras
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they moved
se desplazaron
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to move
desplazar
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firemen
bomberos
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they helped
auxiliaron
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by land
por tierra
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a lifeboat
una lancha salvavidas
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was placedd
fue colocado
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a floating stretcher
una camilla flotante
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according to sources
según fuentes
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why do we not fix the date of easter
por qué no fijamos la fecha de la Semana Santa
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the pope
el papa
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a fixed/set date
fecha fija
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easter
Semana Santa
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this change of dates
este cambio de fechas
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means reaching agreements
supone llegar a acuerdos
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poll/survey
sondeo
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because sometimes
ya que a veces
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the second term
el segundo trimestre
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very long
larguísimo
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most of the hotel owners
la mayoría de los hosteleros
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falls too early
cae demasiado pronto
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to know when
para saber cuando
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an extraordinary president
un presidente extraordinario
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a young person
una juventud
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that demands change
que exige cambio
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he shone like a star
brilló como una estrella
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attend
acudieron a
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most of
la mayoría de
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great luxury houses
casas de gran lujo
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they enjoy privlages
disfrutan de privilegios
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they have staff
tienen personal
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that takes care of everything
que se ocupa de todo
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a yaght
un yate
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their cellars
sus bodegas
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are full of
están llenas de
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of the best vintages
de las mejores cosechas
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a huge salary
un sueldo enorme
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they don't have to pay anything
no tienen que pagar nunca
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very differently
de manera muy diferente
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from the beginning
desde el principio
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he rejected
rechazó
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the president's post (job)
el puesto de presidente
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that he was living with his wife
que habitaba con su mujer
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they worked growing chrysanthemums
se dedicaron al cultivo de crisántemos
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their humble lifestyle
su estilo de vida humilde
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as a means of transport
como medio de transporte
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used to give
solía dar
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help against poverty
ayuda contra la pobreza
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homeless people
personas sin hogar
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(they) left him with barely
le dejaron con apenas
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monthly
mensuales
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did not reach
no alcanzaba
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never wore a tie
nunca llevaba corbata
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he was known as
fue conocido como
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the dictatorship of their country
la dictadora de su país
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kidnappings
secuestros
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escaped from prison
escapó de la cárcel
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fell prisoner again
cayó preso otra vez
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locked
encerrados
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solitude
la soledad
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they taught me
me enseñaron
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go crazy
volverme loco
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if I hadn't
si no hubiera
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isolated
aislado
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enjoys
goza de
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a salary rise
una alza en los sueldos
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an unemployment rate
una tasa de desempleo
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about all
sobre todo
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wisdom
sabiduría
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simplicity
sencillez
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i liked the simplicity of the peom
me gustó la sencillez del poema