Cities

Question 1

aburrido

Answer 1

dull

Question 2

bien gestionado

Answer 2

well-run

Question 3

abarrotado, congestionado

Answer 3

congested/crowded

Question 4

caótico

Answer 4

chaotic

/keiotic/

Question 5

en ruinas

Answer 5

run-down / derelict

Question 6

en expansion

Answer 6

sprawling / expanding

Question 7

caluroso y húmedo

Answer 7

hot and humid

Question 8

rico, acaudalado

Answer 8

afluent

to live in relative afluence

Question 9

desfavorecido

Answer 9

deprived

Question 10

vibrante

Answer 10

vibrant

buzzing

Question 11

edificio en ruinas

Answer 11

condemned building

Question 12

contaminado

Answer 12

polluted

Question 13

seguro

Answer 13

safe and secure

Question 14

hay un boom en ese sitio

Answer 14

there’s a real buzz about the place

Question 15

alta tasa de crimen

Answer 15

a high crime rate

Question 16

robos y asaltos a pistola

Answer 16

muggings and shootings

Question 17

Los coches van unos pegados a otros

Answer 17

the cars just crawl along bumper to bumper

Question 18

obstentacion de riqueza

Answer 18

conspicuos consumption

to show off their wealth

Question 19

no hay basura por ningún lado

Answer 19

there’s not trace of litter anywhere

Question 20

humedad insoportable

Answer 20

unbearably humid

Question 21

absolutamente lleno (lugar)

Answer 21

absolutely packed

Question 22

crisis

Answer 22

an economic downturn

Question 23

conflicto armado

Answer 23

an armed conflict

Question 24

inundación

Answer 24

flooding

Question 25

sequia

Answer 25

drought /draut/

Question 26

terremoto

Answer 26

earthquake

Question 27

huracán

Answer 27

hurricane /jarrikein/

Question 28

contaminación severa

Answer 28

severe pollution

Question 29

padecer

Answer 29

to undergo | underwent/ undergone

Question 30

crecer con fuerza, florecer

Answer 30

to flourish

Question 31

invetir

Answer 31

to pour | to pour money into houses

Question 32

actuar con negligencia

Answer 32

to be neglected

Question 33

imponer, obligar

Answer 33

to impose

Question 34

demoler

Answer 34

to demolish | to knock down

Question 35

subir como la espuma

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to soar | to go up

Question 36

comenzar, iniciar

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to set out | to set out an ambitious plan

Question 37

se extiende como la espuma/fuego

Answer 37

It spreads like wildfire

Question 38

ser atracado de camino a casa

Answer 38

to be mugged on his way home

Question 39

una ciudad vibrante

Answer 39

a buzzing city

Question 40

maqueta, recreación

Answer 40

mock up