los desafios y problemas mundiales Flashcards

(171 cards)

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Aclarar

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to clarify

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Agarrar

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to seize

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Agravarse, Empeorarse

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to become worse

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Aislar

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to isolate

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Alcanzar

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to reach

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Amenazar

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to threaten

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Asesinar

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to murder

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Avisar

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to notify

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Concienciar

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to make aware

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Consumir

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to consume, to use

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Denunciar (un abuso)

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to report (an abuse)

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Detener

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to stop, detain

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Echar

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to throw

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Educar

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to educate

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Fracasar

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to fail

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Hallar

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to find

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Identificar

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to identify

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Iniciar

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to begin

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Instar

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to urge

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Inundarse

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to flood

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Liberar

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to free

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Multar

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to fine

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Padecer

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to suffer

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Prevalecer

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to prevail

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Prohibir
to prohibit, ban
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Promover
to promote
27
Proponer
to propose
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Proporcionar
to provide, supply
29
Realizar
to achieve, fulfill
30
Rechazar
to reject
31
Reciclar
to recycle
32
Rescatar
to rescue
33
Resolver, Solucionar
to resolve
34
Respaldar
to back up (an argument)
35
Secuestrar
to kidnap
36
Sobreexplotar
to overexploit
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Sobrevivir
to survive
38
Solicitar
to request
39
Vacunar
to vaccinate, immunize
40
Acabar con
to eliminate
41
Conectarse con
to connect with, relate to
42
Contribuir a
to contribute to
43
Disponer de
to have something at one's disposal
44
Esforzarse (ue) por
to make an effort to
45
Manifestarse (ie), en contra de
to speak out against
46
El abastecimiento
supply
47
El/la activista
activist
48
La advertencia
warning
49
El aliciente
incentive
50
El alrededor
surrounding area
51
La amenaza
threat
52
El analfabetismo
illiteracy
53
La aportación
contribution
54
El aprendizaje
apprenticeship, learning
55
El arma
weapon
56
La armonía
harmony
57
El asalto
assault
58
El (la) asesino (a)
murderer
59
El asesinato
murder
60
la ayuda humanitaria
humanitary aid
61
El bienestar
well-being
62
El combustible
fuel
63
La contaminación, la polución
pollution, contamination
64
El contrabando
smuggling
65
La corrupción
corruption
66
La creación
creation
67
El crimen
crime
68
La delincuencia
delinquency, crime
69
El delincuente
delinquent, criminal
70
El desastre natural
natural disaster
71
El descaro
shamelessness
72
El desecho, el desperdicio
waste
73
El deterioro
damage, deterioration
74
La droga
drug (no se refiere a medicina)
75
El empeño
persistence
76
La epidemia
epidemic
77
La época
time period
78
La escasez
scarcity
79
La estadística
statistic
80
La expectativa
expectation
81
La fábrica, la factoría
factory
82
La gama
range, spectrum
83
La ganancia
profit
84
El gobierno
government
85
La huelga
strike
86
El huracán
hurricane
87
El incremento
increase, growth, rise
88
El informe
report
89
La inmunidad
immunity
90
La innovación
innovation
91
La inundación
flooding
92
El juicio
judgement
93
El ladrón, la ladrona
thief, burglar
94
La ley
law
95
El maremoto
tidal wave
96
La marginación
marginalization
97
La medida
measure
98
El medio ambiente
environment
99
La miseria, la pobreza
poverty
100
La orilla
shore
101
La pandemia
pandemic
102
La pandilla
gang
103
El pandillero
gang member
104
La pena capital, la pena de muerte
death penalty
105
Las personas sin hogar
homeless people
106
La plataforma
platform
107
La población
population
108
La sobrepoblación
overpopulation
109
La prisión, la cárcel
prison, jail
110
Los recursos naturales
natural resources
111
Las redes sociales
social networks
112
La remoción
removal
113
La represalia
retaliation
114
El retroceso
backward step
115
El robo
robbery
116
El seguimiento
tracking, monitoring
117
La sustancia tóxica
toxic substance
118
El terremoto
earthquake
119
El tornado
tornado
120
La ventaja
advantage
121
El vertedero
disposal site, garbage dump
122
La violación
rape
123
La violencia
violence
124
La vivienda
housing
125
Ambiental
environmental
126
Complejo
complex
127
Corriente
common, usual
128
Dañino, perjudicial
harmful; damaging
129
Desapercibido
unnoticed
130
Desechable
disposable
131
Deteriorado
run down, damaged
132
Disponible
available
133
Eficaz
effective, efficient
134
Escaso
scarce
135
Extinto
extinct
136
Grave, serio
serious
137
Imprevisible
unforeseeable
138
Ineficaz
ineffective, inefficient
139
Innegable
undeniable
140
Insostenible
unsustainable
141
Insuperable
unbeatable, insurmountable
142
Nocivo
harmful
143
Químico
chemical
144
Laboriosamente
laboriously
145
Mundialmente
worldwide
146
Seguidamente
next, immediately
147
A largo plazo
in the long run
148
A marchas forzadas
against the clock
149
A mediados de
in the middle of
150
A través de
through
151
El agua de la llave
tap water
152
El agua dulce
fresh water
153
El agua embotellada
bottled water
154
El calentamiento global
global warming
155
La calidad del aire
air quality
156
El cartel de aviso
warning poster
157
El efecto invernadero
greenhouse effect
158
Efectos perjudiciales para la salud
effects harmful to one's health
159
En el caso de
in the case of
160
La esperanza de vida
life expectancy
161
La fuerza laboral
labor force
162
Igualmente
Likewise
163
Lo que sucede
what happens
164
Mediante
by means of
165
En todos los aspectos
in every way
166
Ponerse en el lugar (de alguien)
to put yourself in someone's place
167
Procedente de
coming from
168
Sustancias controladas
controlled substances
169
Sin prescripción médica
without a prescription
170
Sustancias estupefacientes
Narcotics
171
El tráfico ilícito de drogas
illegal drug trafficking