27/12 Flashcards

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italia ha puesto punto final a su participation

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italy has put an end to

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2
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plantar un pino

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take a shit

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3
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nueva ruta de la seda

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new silk road

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4
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that China put forward

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que impulsa China

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5
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calificar

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to grade
to describe as

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megaproyecto

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megaproject

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caramelo

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candy
caramel

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memorando de entendimiento

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memorandum of understanding

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se desató una lluvia de críticas dentro y fuera del país.

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expresion

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10
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recelos

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suspicions
mistrust

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cuantioso

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large
substantial
considerable

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costear
que serían costeados por el gigante asiático.

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to pay for
costeado - paid for

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ferrocarriles, carreteras y puertos

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railways, highways and ports

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Pekín ofrece a determinados países

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certain countries

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15
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creditos

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loans

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16
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incapces
incapaz

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unable

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17
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se hace con el control de las obras

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it takes control of the works

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se hace

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it takes
it becomes

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Se hace responsable.

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she takes responsibility

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se hace cargo de la situacion

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he takes control of the situation

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estan rodeado de opacidad

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surrounded by opacity (opposited of transparency)

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que China está costeando en todo el mundo

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that china is paying for
GOOD USE OF THE WORD TO PAY FOR

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23
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no caer en ella/ello

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don’t fall into it

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estrechando lazos

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strengthening ties

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dividendo
dividend
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las importaciones chinas a Italia
chinese imports to italy
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de un modo considerable
in a considerable way
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reequilibriar reequilibriar la relacion comercial desigual
to rebalance
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amibicioso
ambitious
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interferencia
interference
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descartable
dispensable discardable
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extraer
to extract to pull out to take out to get out
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halaguenas no son nada halageunas
encouraging promising rosy ALL WITH THE MEANING OF FAVOURABLE
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ira ha sufrido la ira de China
the wrath/anger
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prohibido
forbidden
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solucionar
to resolve solve
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homologo
counterpart equivalent
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pragmatico
pragmatic
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discreet
discreto
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repercussion
repercusion
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normalizar
to standardise
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incorrectamente embarcado incorrectamente
incorrectly
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el panqueque
pancakes
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reembolsar
to reimburse
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secadora de pelo
hairdryer
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mixto
mixed
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agarrar
to grab
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esparscido
scattered
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deadly
mortifero
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todo son mariposas y arcoiris
eveyrthing is sunshine and rainbows
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instar Mi esposa vio mi herida y me instó a que vaya al hospital
to urge
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por completo Los funcionarios instaron a los visitantes a evitar la isla por completo
altogether completely
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que se vieron obligados a evacuar
who found themselves forced to evacuate se vieron - found themselves/saw themselves. but in this figurative case it is that you find yourself in the situation
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el campo de hierba
grass field
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bordear Los pensamientos que tengo cuando estoy cansado bordean la locura.
to border on
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bordear
to border (to create a border)
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ciudad natal
hometown
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buceo
diving
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bucear
to dive
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el recorrido
the trip
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extento
exempt
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el creciente sentimiento antiturista
expresion
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las ventas
the sales
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disparidad
disparity
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quedó a la vista.
became apparent were very visible
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delgada
thin
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ademas de
as well as
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regar
to water
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exorbitante
exorbitant
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la cara oscura
the dark side
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una de las ciudades mas caoticas
expresion
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alta contaminacion
high levels of pollution
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espeso
thick dense
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thick
grueso (width)
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callejon
alley
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27 derrotas seguidas
27 straight losses
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nada deseado record de los pistons
unwanted recorded
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descomunal
collosal
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encuentros
matches/games (sports)
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espantoso
horrifying
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al hilo
in a row
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igualar
to make even to equal
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el maximo anatador
the highest scorer
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sumar
to add
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eximir
to exempt
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empatar
to tie (sports)
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anotar
to note down to score (sports)
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rondar Antes de la rebaja, el precio de este refrigerador rondaba los 1,000 euros.
to be about
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iceland
islandia
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fotografiar
photograph
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de punta a punta
end to end
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