World Events and Issues Flashcards

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El aerosol

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Aerosol

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El ahorro de energía

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Energy saving

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3
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El ateísmo

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Atheism

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4
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Atmosférico

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Atmospheric

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5
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La basura

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Rubbish

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La bolsa de plástico

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Plastic bag

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7
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La capa de ozono

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Ozone layer

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8
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La catástrofe

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Catastrophe

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9
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Católico/a

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Catholic

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10
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La central nuclear

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Nuclear power station

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El/la científico/a

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Scientist

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12
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El combustible

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Fuel

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13
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Los combustibles fósiles

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Fossil fuels

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14
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La conservación

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Conservation

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15
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El/la conservador/a

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Conservative

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16
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El contaminante

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Pollutant

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17
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Contaminar

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To contaminate

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18
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Las Cortes

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Spanish Parliament

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19
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El/la creyente

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Believer

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20
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El crimen

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Crime

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21
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La crisis

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Crisis

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22
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La Cruza Roja

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Red Cross

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23
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El cura

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Priest

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24
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El daño

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Damage

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Dañar
To damage
26
Declarar
To declare
27
Los derechos de los animales
Animal rights
28
Los derechos humanos
Human rights
29
El desarme nuclear
Nuclear disarmament
30
Descontaminar
Decontaminate
31
La deforestación
Deforestation
32
La destrucción
Destruction
33
Dios
God
34
La discriminación racial
Racial discrimination
35
La economía
Economy
36
Económico
Economic
37
El ecosistema
Ecosystem
38
El efecto invernadero
Greenhouse effect
39
La elección
Election
40
Las elecciones generales
General election
41
Emborracharse
To get drunk
42
Envenenar
To poison
43
Fascista
Fascist
44
El feminismo
Feminism
45
Grave
Serious
46
La guerra
War
47
La guerra civil
Civil war
48
La guerra nuclear
Nuclear war
49
El hambre
Hunger
50
La huelga
Strike
51
El humo
Smoke
52
La iglesia
Church
53
Los informes
Information/data
54
Ir a miss
To go to mass
55
La lluvia ácida
Acid rain
56
La mancha de petróleo
Oil slick
57
La manifestación
Demonstration
58
El medio ambiente
Environment
59
Los minusválidos
The handicapped
60
La monarquía
Monarchy
61
El nacionalismo
Nationalism
62
La naturaleza
Nature
63
La opinión pública
Public opinion
64
La opresión
Oppression
65
El Papa
Pope
66
El Parlamento
Parliament
67
El paro/desempleo
Unemployment
68
En paro/desempleado
Unemployed
69
La parroquia
Parish (church)
70
El partido
Party (political)
71
La paz
Peace
72
El peligro
Danger
73
El petróleo
Oil
74
La pobreza
Poverty
75
La política
Politics
76
El/la político/a
Politician
77
La polución
Pollution
78
La pregunta
Question
79
El presidente
President
80
El/la primer ministro
Prime Minister
81
El problema
Problem
82
Los problemas ecológicos
Ecological problems
83
Los problemas económicos
Economic problems
84
El racismo
Racism
85
Realizarse
To come about/to be carried out/to materialise
86
El reciclaje
Recycling
87
Reciclar
To recycle
88
Reciente
Recent
89
Los recursos
Natural resources
90
El/la refugiado/a
Refugee
91
La reina
Queen
92
La religión
Religion
93
Los residuos radioactivos
Radioactive waste
94
El rey
King
95
El riesgo
Risk
96
La selva tropical
Rain forest
97
La sequía
Drought
98
Serio
Serious
99
Sin hogar
Homeless
100
el SIDA
AIDS
101
Social
Social
102
El/la socialista
Socialist
103
La solución
Solution
104
El suceso
Event/incident
105
La superpoblación
Overpopulation
106
El tabaco
Tobacco
107
El Tercer Mundo
Third World
108
El terrorismo
Terrorism
109
Tropical
Tropical
110
Venenoso
Poisonous
111
Los Verdes
The Greens/ The Green Party
112
El vertedero
Rubbish dump/tip
113
La violencia
Violence
114
Votar
To vote
115
El voto
Vote