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84 Cards in this Set
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la actualidad/actual
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present time/ present, current
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la alta tecnología
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high technology
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la anestesia
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anesthesia
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el asistente personal digital (APD)
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Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
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el auto híbrido/de hidrógeno
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hybrid car/hydrogen car
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la banda ancha
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broad band
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buscador/búsqueda
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search engine/search
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la cerilla
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match
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la contraseña
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password
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el dispositivo
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device, gadget
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la educación a distancia
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distance learning
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el envase de burbuja
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bubble wrap
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el foro de debate
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debate forum (online forum)
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el helicóptero
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helicopter
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la herramienta
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tool
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el invento/inventar
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invention/to invent
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el marcapasos
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pace maker
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la pila
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battery
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la píldora anticonceptiva
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birth control pill
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la potencia/potente
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power/powerful
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el reproductor (de MP3, DVD...)
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MP3, DVD player
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la rueda
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wheel
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el sistema operativo
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operating system
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el transbordador espacial
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space shuttle
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el (la) usuario(a)
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user
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anticuado(a)
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old fashioned, antiquated
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descabellado(a)
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crazy/crackpot
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eficaz/eficazmente
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efficient/efficiently
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(in)alámbrico/el alambre
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wire(less)/wire
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(in)dispensable
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(in)dispenasble
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(in)imaginable
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(un)imaginable
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(in)útil/la (in)utilidad
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useful (useless)/usefulness (uselessness)
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novedoso(a)
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novel, new
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almacenar
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to store
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digitalizar
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to digitize
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intercambiar ficheros
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to exchange files, file share
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predecir/la predicción
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to predict/prediction
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recargar/recargador
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to recharge/(battery) charger
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recuperar
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to recover
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el beneficio
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benefit
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la calidad de vida
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quality of life
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la célula madre
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stem cell
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la clonación/el clon/clonar
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cloning/clone/ to clone
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la confidencialidad
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confidentiality
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la controversia/controvertido(a)
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controversy/controversial
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el cordón umbilical
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umbilical cord
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la cuestión ética
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ethical question, issue
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la cura/(in)curable/curar
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cure/(in)curable/to cure
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los derechos de autor
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copyrights
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el embrión
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embryo
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el espionaje cibernético/el (la) espía/espiar
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cyber spying/spy/to spy
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el esteroide
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steroid
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la fertilización in vitro/ la (in)fertilidad
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in-vitro fertilization/(in)fertility
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el gen
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gene
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el genoma humano
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humane genome
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la hormona sintética synthetic hormone
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synthetic hormone
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el inconviente
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drawback
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la manipulación genética/manipular
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genetic manipulation, engineering/to manipulate
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la médula
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marrow
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el perfil genético
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genetic profile
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la piratería/el (la) pirata/piratear
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piracy/pirate/ to pirate
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la propiedad intelectual
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intellectual property
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la prueba de ADN
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DNA test
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el remedio/remediar
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remedy/ to remedy
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la repercusión
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repercussion
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el riesgo/arriesgar
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risk/to risk
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el robo de identidad
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identity theft
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el transplante de órganos
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organ transplant
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el tratamiento
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treatment
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dañino(a)/dañar
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damaging/to damage
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terapéutico(a)/la terapia
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therapeutic/therapy
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transgénico(a)
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trangenetic
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detectar
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to detect
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prohibir
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to prohibit
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prolongar la vida
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to prolong life
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¡Qué bárbaro(a)!
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How terrific!
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¡Es de película!
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It's fantastic!
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No me lo esperaba.
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I didn't expect it.
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¿Sueño o estpy despierto(a)?
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Am I awake or dreaming?
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Eso, ¡ni pensarlo!
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Don't even think about it!
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Sus métodos se han puesto en tela de juicio.
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Their methods have been called into question.
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Eso es otra cuestión.
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That's a whole different matter.
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La cuestión es que no hayas pruebas.
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The thing is that there is no evidence
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Lo tienen que poner a prueba.
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They have to put it to the test.
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