9.5 Flashcards

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No pude evitar derramar algunas lágrimas

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I couldn’t help/avoid shedding a few tears

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El hollín y la contaminación por ozono troposférico son contaminantes del aire tradicionales, que en conjunto matan a casi siete millones de personas cada año.

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The soot and contamination for tropospheric ozone are traditional air contanimantes, that all together kill almost seven milion people each year

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cumplir

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to fulfill

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el escenario

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stage

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pero incluso en

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but even in…

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pero incluso en el mejor caso

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but even in the best case

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restablecer

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to re-establish

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dañada

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damaged

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…y restablecer la muy dañada infraestructura ecológica del planeta

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and re-establish the very damaged ecological infrastructure of the planet

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exigir

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to demand, to require, to call for

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bastante

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quite

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dióxido de carbono

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carbon dioxide

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mediante

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by means of

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…mediante una inversión en el desarrollo y la amplicación de las fuentes de energía más eficientes

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…through an investment in the development and expansion of more efficient energy sources

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inversión

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investment

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la ampliación

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expansion

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causas naturales

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natural causes

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parámetro

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parameter

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nubosidad

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cloudiness

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la escala

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scale

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probar

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to prove

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cuales son los hechos de su historia?

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what are the facts of his story?

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El Registro

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The register

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proveer

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to provide

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Los datos más recientes
the most recent data
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el flujo
flow
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los satélites en órbita
satellites in orbit
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perteneciente al primer ministro
pertaining to, belonging to the prime minister
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methano
methane
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compuesto por metano
composed of methane
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28 veces mejor
28 times better
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potente, poderoso
powerful
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mi corazon no es lo suficientemente potente
my heart isn't powerful enough
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hay un creciente intrés por cuidar el medio ambiente
there's a growing interest in taking care of the environment
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preocupación de salud pública
public health concern
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al nivel del suelo
at ground level
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crimen y castigo
crime and punishment
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anochecer
dusk, nightfall
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la pequeña buhardilla
the small attic
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hay un pasadizo secreto en la biblioteca
there's a secret passage en the library
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encaminar
to direct
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el paso lento
a slow pace
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irresoluto
indecisive, unresolved
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antes de que sea demasiado tarde
before it's too late
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el esquinazo Les ha dado el esquinazo
“The slip”
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la patrona
madam, boss, employer
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cuchitril
dump
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la technumbre
roof
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la alacena
cupboard, closet, pantry
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y más parecía
and it looked more like
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y más parecía alacena que habitación
and looked more like a closet than a room
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vivienda
housing, house
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la propia vivienda en el piso inmediatamente inferior
the same housing in the floor immediately below
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pasar junto
to pass by
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de par en par
wide open
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la ventana estaba casi siempre abierta de par en par
the window was almost always wide open
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malestar
discomfort, uneasiness
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cierta sensación de malestar
a certain feeling/sensation of uneasiness
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cobardía
cowardice
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malestar y cobardìa
uneasiness and cowardice
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fruncir el ceño
furrow his/her brow
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pura vergüenza
pure embarrassment
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debía bastante dinero a la patrona
owed quite a lot of money to the employer
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tropezar
to trip or stumble, run into
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temía tropezar con ella
was afraid of running into her
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encogido
shy, easily scared
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Le dijeron a Alex era un timorato por no defenderse
they told alex he was a wimp for not defending himself
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el timorato
wimp
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más bien lo contrario
quite the opposite, rather the contrary
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hallar
to find
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rayano
bordering on, verging on
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hipocondría
hypochondria
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hasta tal punto
to such an extent
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encerrado
shut in (people), shut up (in a room)
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aislado
isolated
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aislado de todo el mundo
isolated from all of the world
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cualquier
any
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en cualquier caso, su decisión es firme
in any case, his decision is firm
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el encuentro
meeting, conference, encounter
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abrumar
to overwhelm
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agobiante
stifling, stressful
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aguantar
to bear, to put up wit
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no puedo aguantar esta calor agobiante
i can't stand this stifling heat
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durante la turbulencia, sentí una sensación agobiante de temor
during the turbulance, i felt an overwhelming sensation of fear
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circunstancia
circumstance
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bajo ninguna circunstancia
under no circumstance...
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desentendido
ignorant
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una persona tan desentendida como Juan no debería trabajar en una empresa tan prestigiosa
a person as ignorant as Juan shouldn't work in such a prestigious company
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quehaceres
housework, chore
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a decir la verdad
to tell the truth
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el espanto
fright
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me diste un espanto
you gave me a fright
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intrigar
to intrigue
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detenerse en la escalera
stop on the stairs
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la sarta, la retahíla
string
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la nota no era más que una sarta/una retahíla de mentiras
the note was nothing more than a string of lies
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sandeces (dune and feces)
nonsense
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menudencia menu densea
small thing, trifle
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la retahíla insistente de quejas
the insistent string of complaints
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amenazar
to threaten
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la exigencia
demand (n)
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deslizar
to slide
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escabullirse
to escape
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acreedora
creditor, worthy of (merit)
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tal que
such that
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tramar
to plot (a plan)
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niñería
childish thing, silly thing
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vamos, no te enojes por esa niñería
come on, don't get angry over that silly thing
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la sonrisa
the smile
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con extraña sonrisa
with a strange smile
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pero de puro miedo
but of pure fear
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perogrullado
truism, (a statement that is obvously true and says nothing new)
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hablar conmigo mismo
to talk to myself
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esta tumbado
is lying down
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el tumbado es alto
the ceiling is tall
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el rincón
corner
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musaraña
shrew (animal), speck
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que asco!
how disgusting