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88 Cards in this Set
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la arena
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sand
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la cordillera de los Andes
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the Andes range
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la costa
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coast
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el desierto
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desert
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al este (norte, oeste, sur)
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to the east (north, west, south)
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las islas del Caribe
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the Caribbean islands
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el lago Titicaca
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Lake Titicaca
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el llano
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prairie
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el mar Caribe
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Caribbean Sea
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las montañas
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mountains
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el océano Atlántico (Pacífico)
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Atlantic (Pacific) Ocean
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la ola
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wave
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la pampa
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plain, grassland (Argentina)
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la playa
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beach
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el río Amazonas
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the Amazon River
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la selva
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jungle
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el valle
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valley
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la atmósfera
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atmosphere
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la contaminación ambiental
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environmental pollution
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los escombros
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rubble
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el huracán
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hurricane
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la inundación
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flood
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la lluvia
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rain
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la nieve
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snow
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el rayo
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thunderbolt (electrical discharge)
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el relámpago
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lightening
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el terremoto
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earthquake
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la tormenta
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storm
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el trueno
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thunder
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el volcán
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volcano
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el (la) blanco/a
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white person
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el (la) campesino/a
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farmer
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el (la) hispano/a
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Latino, Hispanic
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el (la) indígena
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native inhabitant
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el (la) mestizo/a
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person of mixed blood
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el (la) negro(a)
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black person
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el (la) obrero/a
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blue-collar worker
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la agricultura / el (la) agricultor/a
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agriculture / farmer
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disminuir / aumentar la pobreza
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to decrease ( increase the poverty level)
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la ganadería
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cattle raising
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el (la) ganadero/a
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cattle rancher
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el ganado
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livestock
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la industria
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industry
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el (la) industrial
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industrialist
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la minería
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mining
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el (la) minero/a
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miner
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resolver la crisis económica
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to solve the economic crisis
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el acuerdo de paz
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peace treaty
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apoyar a un/a candidato/a
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to support a candidate
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aprobar una ley
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to pass a law
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la cámara de diputados
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house of representatives
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la censura
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censorship
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el (la) ciudadano/a
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citizen
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el comunismo ( comunista )
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communism ( communist )
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conservador
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conservative
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declarar la huelgo / el paro general
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to declare a general strike
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la democracia
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democracy
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los derechos humanos
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human rights
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derrocar al gobierno
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to overthrow the government
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la derrota
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defeat
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la dictadura
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dictatorship
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el ejército
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army
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elegir a los representantes
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to elect representatives
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el encarcelamiento
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imprisonment
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el gabinete presidencial
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president´s cabinet
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ganar (perder) las elecciones
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to win / lose elections
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el (la) gobernante
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ruler
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el golpe de estado
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coup d´etat / government takeover
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la guerra
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war
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la igualdad de clases sociales
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equality of social classes
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imponer una doctrina
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to impose a doctrine
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liberal
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liberal
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la libertad de expresión
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freedom of speech
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el (la) líder sindical
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union leader
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el partido político
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political party
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pedir reformas
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to demand reforms
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el poder militar
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military power
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el (la) político/a
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politician
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los prejuicios raciales
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racial prejudices
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el (la) presidente/a
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president
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el proceso electoral
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electoral process
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el régimen militar
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military regime
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el senado
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senate
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el sindicato
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union
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el socialismo (socialista)
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socialism (socialist)
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la victoria
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victory
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votar por
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to vote for
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el voto popular
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universal vote
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