SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS

Question 1

melting

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fusió/make or become liquefied by heat.

Question 2

to be doom and gloom

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ser pessimista

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household

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a house and its occupants regarded as a unit.

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appliances

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aparells

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gas-guzzlers

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an automobile with high fuel consumption.

Question 6

feasible

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FACTIBLE/possible to do easily or conveniently.
it is not feasible to put most finds from excavations on public display
sinònims: practicable, practical, workable, achievable, attainable, realizable, viable, realistic, s

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commintment

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compromís

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ongoing research

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investigació en curs

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out beyond a century

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més enllà d’un segle

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forecast

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pronòstic

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trend

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tendència

Question 12

waste

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RESIDUS/of a material, substance, or byproduct) eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required after the completion of a process.
ensure that waste materials are disposed of responsibly
sinònims: unwanted, excess, superfluous, left over, scrap, useless, worthless, unusable, unprofitable

Question 13

endangered species

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espècies en perill d’extinció

Question 14

hint

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pista (ayuda)

Question 15

has devised a scheme

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ha ideat un esquema

Question 16

to dump

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ABOCAR/ deposit or dispose of (garbage, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way.
trucks dumped 1,900 tons of refuse here
sinònims: dispose of, get rid of, throw away/out, discard, jettison, ditch, junk, deep-six

Question 17

quite foreseeable

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bastant predecible

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the tipping point

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el punt d’inflexió

Question 19

Scientists forsee hot summers and wet winters

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pronostiquen

Question 20

the likelihood

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the state or fact of something’s being likely; probability.
young people who can see no likelihood of finding employment
sinònims: probability, chance, prospect, possibility, likeliness, odds, feasibility, risk, threat, danger, hope, promise…

Question 21

certain/not certain

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segura/no segura

Question 22

thumbnails

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SENYALS/a very small or concise description, representation, or summary.
a thumbnail sketch

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crane

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grua

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to deploy

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desplegar

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to trundle

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(with reference to a wheeled vehicle or its occupants) move or cause to move slowly and heavily, typically in a noisy or uneven way. ten vintage cars trundled past

Question 26

Mars has given up a string of secrets to NASA

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Mart ha lliurat una sèrie de secrets...

Question 27

Sought after for decades,

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Buscada des de fa decades

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a smoking gun for liquid water

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una evidència de...(una prova de...)

Question 29

dark stains trickled down

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taques fosques van lliscar

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briny

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salobre

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water pouring down gullies

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aigua baixant pels barrancs

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to be hailed

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ser aclamat

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bugs

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petits insectes

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clung onto

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aferrat

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to scoop up some mud.

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per recollir una mica de fang

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a string of

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a series of

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streaks

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lines of different colour

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a shield

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a protection covert

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barren

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estèril

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breakthrough

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advancement

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vicariously

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by watching the actions of others

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stepped up to the plate

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took on the responsibility

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undertake

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To undertake something means to be responsible for a study or project and do it.

Question 44

adverse

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If something is adverse it means it is negative, unpleasant or harmful.

Question 45

flawed

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When a theory or idea is flawed it has a fault or is lacking in something.

Question 46

breakthrough.

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A discovery or achievement which involves a lot of hard work and dedication is a breakthrough.

Question 47

pave the way to

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aplanar el camí cap a

Question 48

That was a really hard job interview; they asked me everything under the sun.

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We were over the moon when we won 500€ on the Christmas lottery.

Question 49

I soon came back down to earth when I saw the pile of emails waiting for me at work after the weekend.

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I used to go cycling all the time, but now I only go once in a blue moon.

Question 50

You're on another planet if you think I'm going to go all the way to Rome on a bus!

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You're on another planet if you think I'm going to go all the way to Rome on a bus!

Question 51

a milestone

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una fita