27/12 Flashcards

1
Q

italia ha puesto punto final a su participation

A

italy has put an end to

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2
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plantar un pino

A

take a shit

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3
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nueva ruta de la seda

A

new silk road

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4
Q

that China put forward

A

que impulsa China

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5
Q

calificar

A

to grade
to describe as

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6
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megaproyecto

A

megaproject

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7
Q

caramelo

A

candy
caramel

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8
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memorando de entendimiento

A

memorandum of understanding

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9
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se desató una lluvia de críticas dentro y fuera del país.

A

expresion

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10
Q

recelos

A

suspicions
mistrust

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11
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cuantioso

A

large
substantial
considerable

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12
Q

costear
que serían costeados por el gigante asiático.

A

to pay for
costeado - paid for

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13
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ferrocarriles, carreteras y puertos

A

railways, highways and ports

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14
Q

Pekín ofrece a determinados países

A

certain countries

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15
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creditos

A

loans

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16
Q

incapces
incapaz

A

unable

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17
Q

se hace con el control de las obras

A

it takes control of the works

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18
Q

se hace

A

it takes
it becomes

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19
Q

Se hace responsable.

A

she takes responsibility

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20
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se hace cargo de la situacion

A

he takes control of the situation

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21
Q

estan rodeado de opacidad

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surrounded by opacity (opposited of transparency)

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22
Q

que China está costeando en todo el mundo

A

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

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23
Q

no caer en ella/ello

A

don’t fall into it

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24
Q

estrechando lazos

A

strengthening ties

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25
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dividendo

A

dividend

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26
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las importaciones chinas a Italia

A

chinese imports to italy

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27
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de un modo considerable

A

in a considerable way

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28
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reequilibriar
reequilibriar la relacion comercial desigual

A

to rebalance

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29
Q

amibicioso

A

ambitious

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30
Q

interferencia

A

interference

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31
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descartable

A

dispensable
discardable

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32
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extraer

A

to extract
to pull out
to take out
to get out

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33
Q

halaguenas
no son nada halageunas

A

encouraging
promising
rosy
ALL WITH THE MEANING OF FAVOURABLE

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34
Q

ira
ha sufrido la ira de China

A

the wrath/anger

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35
Q

prohibido

A

forbidden

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36
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solucionar

A

to resolve
solve

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37
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homologo

A

counterpart
equivalent

38
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pragmatico

A

pragmatic

39
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discreet

A

discreto

40
Q

repercussion

A

repercusion

41
Q

normalizar

A

to standardise

42
Q

incorrectamente
embarcado incorrectamente

A

incorrectly

43
Q

el panqueque

A

pancakes

44
Q

reembolsar

A

to reimburse

45
Q

secadora de pelo

A

hairdryer

46
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mixto

A

mixed

47
Q

agarrar

A

to grab

48
Q

esparscido

A

scattered

49
Q

deadly

A

mortifero

50
Q

todo son mariposas y arcoiris

A

eveyrthing is sunshine and rainbows

51
Q

instar
Mi esposa vio mi herida y me instó a que vaya al hospital

A

to urge

52
Q

por completo
Los funcionarios instaron a los visitantes a evitar la isla por completo

A

altogether
completely

53
Q

que se vieron obligados a evacuar

A

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

54
Q

el campo de hierba

A

grass field

55
Q

bordear
Los pensamientos que tengo cuando estoy cansado bordean la locura.

A

to border on

56
Q

bordear

A

to border (to create a border)

57
Q

ciudad natal

A

hometown

58
Q

buceo

A

diving

59
Q

bucear

A

to dive

60
Q

el recorrido

A

the trip

61
Q

extento

A

exempt

62
Q

el creciente sentimiento antiturista

A

expresion

63
Q

las ventas

A

the sales

64
Q

disparidad

A

disparity

65
Q

quedó a la vista.

A

became apparent
were very visible

66
Q

delgada

A

thin

67
Q

ademas de

A

as well as

68
Q

regar

A

to water

69
Q

exorbitante

A

exorbitant

70
Q

la cara oscura

A

the dark side

71
Q

una de las ciudades mas caoticas

A

expresion

72
Q

alta contaminacion

A

high levels of pollution

73
Q

espeso

A

thick
dense

74
Q

thick

A

grueso (width)

75
Q

callejon

A

alley

76
Q

27 derrotas seguidas

A

27 straight losses

77
Q

nada deseado record de los pistons

A

unwanted recorded

78
Q

descomunal

A

collosal

79
Q

encuentros

A

matches/games (sports)

80
Q

espantoso

A

horrifying

81
Q

al hilo

A

in a row

82
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igualar

A

to make even
to equal

83
Q

el maximo anatador

A

the highest scorer

84
Q

sumar

A

to add

85
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eximir

A

to exempt

86
Q

empatar

A

to tie (sports)

87
Q

anotar

A

to note down
to score (sports)

88
Q

rondar
Antes de la rebaja, el precio de este refrigerador rondaba los 1,000 euros.

A

to be about

89
Q

iceland

A

islandia

90
Q

fotografiar

A

photograph

91
Q

de punta a punta

A

end to end

92
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A