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80 Cards in this Set
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el abuso/ abusar
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abuse/ to abuse
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el alcance/ alcanzar
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reach, range, scope/ to reach, attain, achieve
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la aldea global
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global village
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la barrera
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barrier, obstacle
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la brecha
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gap, breach
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la colonizaci`on/ colonizar
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colonization/ to colonize
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el convenio
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agreement, treaty
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el desempleo/ el subempleo
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unemployment/ underemployment
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el desplazamiento/ desplazar(se)
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displacement, removal/ to displace, move
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la disputa/ disputar
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dispute/ to dispute
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la diversidad ling..u`istica
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linguinstic diversity
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la dominaci`on/ dominar
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domination/ to dominate
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el emigrante/ emigrar
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emigrant/ to emigrate
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la esperanza
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hope
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la exclusi`on/ excluir
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exclusion/ to exclude
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el fortalecimiento/ fortalecer
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strengthening/ to strengthen
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la fuga de cerebros/ fugarse
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brain drain/ to flee, escape
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la homogeneizaci`on/ homogeneizar
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homogenization/ to homogenize
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la identidad cultural
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cultural identity
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la imposici`on/ imponer
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imposition/ to impose
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el ingreso de inmigrantes/ ingresar
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entrance of immigrants/ to enter
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la inquietud/ inquieto(a)
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anxiety, worry/ anxious, worried
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la inversi`on/ invertir
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investment/ to invest
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la legalizaci`on/ legalizar
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legalization/ to legalize
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la lengua materna
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mother tongue
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la mano de obra
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workforce
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el menosprecio/ menospreciar
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scorn, lack of appreciation/ to despise, to undervalue
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el monoling..uismo/ biling..uismo
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monolingualism/ bilingualism
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la pandilla
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gang
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la pol`itic migratoria
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immigration policy
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el racismo
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racism
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la remesa
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remittance
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la restricci`on/ restingir
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restriction/ to restrict
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la toma de decisiones
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decision making
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el tr`afico de personas/ traficar
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trafficking of people/ to traffic
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(des)ventajoso(a)
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(dis) advantageous
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indocumentado(a)
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undocumented
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atraer
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to attract
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conllevar
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to entail, involve
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disminuir
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to decrease, diminish
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el abono org`anico
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compost
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la abundancia/ abundar
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abundance/ to abound
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el agotamiento/ agotar
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depletion/ to deplete
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el agua dulce
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fresh water
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la biodiversidad
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biodiversity
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la cacer`ia/ cazar
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hunting/ to hunt
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el calentamiento global
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global warming
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la carencia/ carecer
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lack/ to lack
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las causas subyacentes
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underlying causes
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la conciencia/ concienciar (de)
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conscience/ to make aware (of)
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el consumo/ consumir
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consumption/ to consume
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el derrame/ derramar
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spill/ to spill
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el desarollo sostenible
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sustainable development
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el desgaste/ desgastar(se)
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wear, corrosion/ to wear out (get worn out)
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los deshechos/ deshacer
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remains/ to dissolve, take apart, undo
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el deterioro/ deteriorar
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deterioration, damage/to deteriorate, damage
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el ecosistema
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ecosystem
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el efecto invernadero
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greenhouse effect
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el embalse
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reservoir
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las especies silvestres
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wild species
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la estrategia
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strategy
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la expansi`on/ expandir
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expansion/ to expand
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el humedal
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wetland
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el impacto devastador
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devastating impact
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el incentivo/ incentivar
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incentive/ to motivate, encourage
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el pantanal
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marsh
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el Planeta Tierra
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Planet Earth
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la presa
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dam
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los recursos renovables
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renewable resources
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la regulaci`on/ regular
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regulation/ to regulate
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el rescate/ rescatar
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rescue/ to rescue
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los residuos radioactivos
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radioactive waste
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la restauraci`on/ restaurar
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restoration/ to restore
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la riqueza natural
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natural richness
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la sobrepesca
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overfishing
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el suelo
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ground
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la tala/ talar
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tree felling/ to fell a tree
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el veneno/ envenenar
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poison/ to poison
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descomponerse
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to decompose, break down
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fallar
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to fail
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