Unidad 4, vocabulary Flashcards by Javier Rodriguez

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negocios (plural)**

A

businesses

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estabilidad

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STABILITY

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vagar, vagabundear, ERRAR

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wander

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parado (físicamente, no que esté sin empleo) (estar en el paro- to be on the dole

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halted (vb.halt)

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hacia fuera (ejemplo expansión ciudad)

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outwards

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derroche, despilfarro económico

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extravagance

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decisivo (adj)

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conclusive (adv. conclusively)

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externo, sinónimo de external

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extraneous

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distorsionar

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distort

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desgracia, infortunio

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disgrace, MISFORTUNE**

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parcial, favorable a algo

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biased

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escasez, falta de algo

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shortage

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redactar, escribir

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to pen

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aparentemente** inagotable

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seemingly inexhaustible

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intenso, poderoso

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mighty

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búsqueda

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quest (chase es literalmente perseguir, es distinto)

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voluntariamente (adv), voluntad (sust)

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willingly (adv), willingness/will (voluntad)

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anteponerse**

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override

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habilidad, destreza, también coraje

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prowess

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chillido, aullido

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shriek

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doloroso-indoloro

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painfull-painless

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insatisfacción

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dissatisfaction

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incondicionalmente

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unconditionalLY

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envejecimiento

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ageing

extranjero

overseas

dificultades

hardships

consecuencia, resultado

aftermath

incrementando notablemente

creeping steadily upwards (ej. life expectancy)

sistema de pensiones

pension scheme

escaso***varias formas

rare, scarce, MEAGRE

carga (negativo)

burden

esperanza de vida

life expectancy

familia con dos sueldos

two income family

mano de obra

workforce

una mochila/carga en la espalda (EXP)

a millstone around the neck

bomba demográfica

demographic time bomb (go off, explotar)

gran escasez exp

huge dearth

residencia

retirement home

pensionista

pensioner

ONG

NGO, charity

tirar basura

littering

quedarse a dormir, otra forma de sleep

crash

rico/adinerado

wealthy/well to do

astuto

cunning

asustar/espantar(vb) que da miedo (adj)

spook spooky-spookiest

confundir, desconcertar

puzzle

atacar, asaltar por la calle

mugging

familiar de acogida

foster carer (de care, cuidar)

panfleto

leaflet

retirada, distanciamiento

withdrawal (vb.withdraw)

duelo,luto pérdida

bereavement=grief

crucial, esencial (no essential)

pivotal

nervioso, alterado (PV)

wound up

barato (adv)

cheaply

probar algo (no ropa)

try out probarse ropa: try on

ensayar (una obra p.ej) ensayo

rehearse rehearsal

crudo, arenoso, aspero dicho de una película (drama)

gritty