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160 Cards in this Set
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Culta
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Well-educated
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El agotamiento de los recursos naturales
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The consumption of natural resources
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El sentido
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The sense
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El vidrio
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The glass
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Los fines
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Purposes
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Dependencia
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Addiction
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Deshumanizante
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Dehumanizing
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Enemiga
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Enmity; hatred
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Fortalecerse
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To get stronger
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Un premio
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A prize
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Tumbarse
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To be knocked down
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Es sorprendente
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Surprising
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La colocación
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The placement
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Los ambientalistas
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Environmentalists
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Averiguar
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To ascertain; to find out
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Los autómatas
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Robots
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Los obreros
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Workmen; Labor
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Apenas
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Scarcely
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El resfriado
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Common cold
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El alcalde
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The mayor
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Cortes de electricidad
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Blackouts
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Los robos
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Robberies
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Los asesinatos
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The murders
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Sospechoso
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Suspicious
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Desechable
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Disposable
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A medida que
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As, in the sense of while
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Agregar
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To add
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La casualidad
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The chances
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Las pequeñas molestias
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The hassles
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El abrelatas
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Can opener
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El rincón
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The corners
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Aprovecharse
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To take advantage
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Las asas
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Handles
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La bolsa
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bag
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El carrito
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Shopping Cart
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El/La cliente
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Customer
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Pedir un préstamo
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To ask for a loan
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Pesar
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To weigh
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La rueda
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The wheel
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Sino que también
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But also
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El caricaturista
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The cartoonist
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La pantalla
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Screen
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Secar
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To dry
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Planchar
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To iron
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Doblar
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To fold
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El alcalde
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The mayor
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Cortes de electricidad
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Blackouts
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Los robos
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The robberies
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Asesinatos
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Murderers
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Sospechoso
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Suspicious
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Desechable
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Disposable
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El vidrio
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The jar
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La lata
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The can
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A medida que
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As
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Agregar
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To add
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El teléfono inalámbrico
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Cordless telephone
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La casualidad
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The chance
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Las pequeñas molestias
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The hassles
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El abrelatas
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Can opener
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Los alimentos enlatados
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Canned food
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El chupete
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Pacifier
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El frigorífico
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The freezer
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Las lentillas
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The contact lenses
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Los pañales desechables
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Disposable diapers
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El semáforo
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Traffic light
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Los rincones
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Corners
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Aprovecharse
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To take advantage
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Amasar
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To knead
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La batidora
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Beater
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La cafetera
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Coffee maker
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La máquina para hacer palomitas
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The popcorn poppwer
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Moler
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To gring
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El imán
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The magnet
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Atrapar
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To catch
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Las asas
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The handles
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La bolsa
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Bag
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El carrito
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Shopping cart
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El/La cliente
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The customer
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Pedir un préstamo
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To ask for a loan
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Pesar
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To weigh
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La rueda
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The wheel
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Sino que también
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But also
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El caricaturista
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Cartoonist
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diseñar
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to design
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reciclar
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to recycle
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resolver
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to resolve
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tener en cuenta
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to take into account
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urbanizar
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to urbanize
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la alfabetización
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literacy
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el analfabetismo
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illiteracy
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el arquitecto
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architect
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el barrio bajo
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the slum
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la desnutrición
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malnutrition
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la despoblación rural
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movement away from the countryside
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el diseño
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the design
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el edificio
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the building
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el hambre
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hunger
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el medio ambiente
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environment
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la modernización
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the modernization
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la población
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the population
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la pobreza
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the poverty
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el reciclaje
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recycling
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los recursos
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resources
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la sobrepoblación
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the overpopulation
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el suburbio
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the slum
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la tecnología
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technology
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el urbanismo
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urban development; city planning
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el/la urbanista
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the developer; city planner
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la urbanización
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migration into the cities
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el vecindario
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neighborhood
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la vivienda
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housing
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analfabeto
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illiterate
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culto
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well-educated
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la modernización
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the modernization
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la población
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the population
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la pobreza
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the poverty
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el reciclaje
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recycling
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los recursos
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resources
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la sobrepoblación
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the overpopulation
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el suburbio
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the slum
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la tecnología
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technology
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el urbanismo
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urban development; city planning
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el/la urbanista
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the developer; city planner
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la urbanización
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migration into the cities
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el vecindario
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neighborhood
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la vivienda
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housing
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analfabeto
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illiterate
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culto
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well-educated
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desnutrido
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undernourished
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en vías de desarrollo
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developing
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almacenar
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to store
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imprimir
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to print
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navegar la red
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to "surf the net"
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programar
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to program
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trabajar en red
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to be networked
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las aplicaciones
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applications
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la autoedición
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desktop publishing
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la base de datos
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database
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el correo electrónico
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e-mail
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el disco, el disquete
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diskette
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el disco duro
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hard drive
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el hardware
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the hardware
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la hoja de cálculo
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spreadsheet
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la informática
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the computer service
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la impresora
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the printer
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el Internet
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the internet
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la memoria
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the memory
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el mensaje (de corre electrónico)
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(e-mail) message
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el módem
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the modem
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el monitor
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the monitor
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la multimedia
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multimedia
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la pantalla
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screen
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el procesador de textos
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word processor
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la programación
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programming
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el ratón
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the mouse
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la red
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network
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la red local
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local area network
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el software
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software
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el teclado
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keyboard
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en línea
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on-line
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