Essays Flashcards by David Castro | Brainscape

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Perturbaciones

A

Disturbances

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Idear un plan

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Devise plans

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Precio exorbitante

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Exorbitant price or cost

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Educación adecuada

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Proper schooling

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En su vejez

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In their old age

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Asilo de ancianos

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Elderly care facility
Senior Living facility

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Orientado profesionalmente

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Career-oriented

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Con los pies en la tierra

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Down-to-earth

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Sobornar

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Bribe

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Las instituciones están mejor equipadas.

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Institutions are better equipped.

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Ganar popularidad entre las masas

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Gain popularity among masses

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Crecimiento integral

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All-rounded growth

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Solución viable

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Viable solution

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Partido gobernante

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Ruling party

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Horas escolares

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Schooling hours

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Puede ayudar a mejorar el intelecto de un niño

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Can help enhance a child’s intellect

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Prensa amarillista

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Tabloid media

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Disuadir/ disuasión / disuadió

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Deter/ deterrence/ deterred

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4 collocations for breach

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Breach of trust
Breach of the peace
Breach of duty
Breach of privacy

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La caída de la tasa de venta

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The drop in selling

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Ciberacoso y crímenes de odio

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Cyber bullying and hate crimes

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Burlar la ley

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Outwit the law

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Contagiar or difundir la risa

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Spread laughter

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cualidades innatas

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inborn qualities

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Almacenamiento en las nubes

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Cloud-based storage

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Huella de carbono

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Carbon footprints

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Conducción bajo los efectos de alcohol

A

Impaired driving

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Some collocations for burden

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LIFT THE BURDEN
Emotional burden
Financial
Bear the burden
Unnecesary burden

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Matar animales for consumption

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Butcher animal

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puestos principales

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chief positions

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ropa de segunda mano

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second-hand clothing

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, pero ahi radica el problema

A

but therein lies the rub

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renuciar del trabajo

A

resign from work

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desgastado

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worn out

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bienes escenciales (como ropa y comida)

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essential goods

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tasa creciente, tasa decreciente

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declining and increasing rate

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Esta ha llevado a la gente a

A

This has turned people into

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la entrada de capital

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The inflow of capital

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Mejorar y empeorar

A

Mitigate and exacerbate

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Fuerte pasión de viajar

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Wanderlust

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Concede

A

Grants

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La comida rápida le hace honor a su nombre

A

Fast food lives up to its name.