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Undergraduate 2
11/15/2010
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Term
manipular
 Definition
to manipulate
Term
restaurar
 Definition
to restore
Term
la educaci'on a distancia
 Definition
distance learning
Term
espiar
 Definition
to spy
Term
la prueba de ADN
 Definition
DNA test
Term
el reproductor (de mp3, dvd, etc.)
 Definition
player (of mp3, dvd, etc.)
Term
el envase de burbuja
 Definition
bubble wrap
Term
la remesa
 Definition
remittance
Term
el convenio
 Definition
agreement/treaty
Term
la regulaci'on
 Definition
regulation
Term
expandir
 Definition
to expand
Term
el monoling:uismo
 Definition
monolingualism
Term
biling:uismo
 Definition
bilingualism
Term
imponer
 Definition
to impose
Term
dominar
 Definition
to dominate
Term
la inquietud
 Definition
anxiety/worry
Term
la terapia
 Definition
therapy
Term
desplazar(se)
 Definition
to displace/to move
Term
la confidencialidad
 Definition
confidentiality
Term
la controversia
 Definition
controversy
Term
la mano de obra
 Definition
workforce
Term
la potencia
 Definition
power
Term
curar
 Definition
to cure
Term
la rueda
 Definition
wheel
Term
el usuario
 Definition
user
Term
piratear
 Definition
to pirate
Term
el emigrante
 Definition
emigrant
Term
consumir
 Definition
to consume
Term
prohibir
 Definition
to prohibit
Term
indocumentado
 Definition
undocumented
Term
la cualidad de vida
 Definition
quality of life
Term
la c'elula madre
 Definition
stem cell
Term
el espionaje cibern'etico
 Definition
cyber spying
Term
el esteroide
 Definition
steroid
Term
la fertilizaci'on in vitro
 Definition
in-vitro fertilization
Term
el gen
 Definition
gene
Term
el tr'afico de personas
 Definition
trafficking of people
Term
(des)ventajoso
 Definition
(dis)advantageous
Term
la estrategia
 Definition
strategy
Term
digitalizar
 Definition
to digitize
Term
la barrera
 Definition
barrier/obstacle
Term
almacenar
 Definition
to store
Term
la expansi'on
 Definition
expansion
Term
el pantanal
 Definition
marsh
Term
descabellado
 Definition
crazy/crackpot
Term
eficazmente
 Definition
efficiently
Term
la identidad cultural
 Definition
cultural identity
Term
remediar
 Definition
to remedy
Term
el desarrollo sostenible
 Definition
sustainable development
Term
la aldea global
 Definition
global village
Term
potente
 Definition
powerful
Term
la riqueza natural
 Definition
natural richness
Term
conllevar
 Definition
to entail/to involve
Term
fallar
 Definition
to fail
Term
el alambre
 Definition
the wire
Term
dispensable
 Definition
dispensable
Term
el robo de identidad
 Definition
identity theft
Term
la banda ancha
 Definition
broad band
Term
legalizar
 Definition
to legalize
Term
el remedio
 Definition
the remedy
Term
novedoso
 Definition
novel/new
Term
el derrame
 Definition
the spill
Term
la conciencia
 Definition
the conscience
Term
la anestesia
 Definition
the anesthesia
Term
prolongar la vida
 Definition
to prolong life
Term
la esperanza
 Definition
the hope
Term
el calentamiento global
 Definition
global warming
Term
predecir
 Definition
to predict
Term
la repercusi'on
 Definition
repercussion
Term
las causas subyacentes
 Definition
underlying causes
Term
el agua dulce
 Definition
fresh water
Term
la colonizaci'on
 Definition
colonization
Term
la biodiversidad
 Definition
biodiversity
Term
recargar
 Definition
to recharge
Term
el auto de hidr'ogeno
 Definition
hydrogen car
Term
cazar
 Definition
to hunt
Term
la brecha
 Definition
gap/breach
Term
el tratamiento
 Definition
treatment
Term
la diversidad ling:u'istica
 Definition
linguistic diversity
Term
el consumo
 Definition
consumption
Term
los residuos radioactivos
 Definition
radioactive waste
Term
la dominaci'on
 Definition
domination
Term
el ecosistema
 Definition
ecosystem
Term
alcanzar
 Definition
to reach/to attain/ to achieve
Term
el beneficio
 Definition
the benefit
Term
inquieto
 Definition
anxious/worried
Term
el rescate
 Definition
the rescue
Term
el invento
 Definition
invention
Term
la inversi'on
 Definition
investment
Term
agotar
 Definition
to deplete
Term
el buscador
 Definition
search engine
Term
atraer
 Definition
to attract
Term
el clon
 Definition
the clone
Term
la lengua materna
 Definition
mother tongue
Term
la presa
 Definition
the dam
Term
desgastar(se)
 Definition
to wear out (get warn out)
Term
la restricci'on
 Definition
restriction
Term
colonizar
 Definition
to colonize
Term
da~nar
 Definition
to damage
Term
la homogeneizaci'on
 Definition
homogenization
Term
talar
 Definition
to fell a tree
Term
ingresar
 Definition
to enter
Term
el racismo
 Definition
racism
Term
la contrase~na
 Definition
password
Term
la manipulaci'on gen'etica
 Definition
genetic manipulation/genetic engineering
Term
la pandilla
 Definition
the gang
Term
incentivar
 Definition
to motivate/to encourage
Term
el desempleo
 Definition
unemployment
Term
el abono org'anico
 Definition
the compost
Term
el subempleo
 Definition
underemployment
Term
abundar
 Definition
to abound
Term
homogeneizar
 Definition
to homogenize
Term
la exclusi'on
 Definition
exclusion
Term
la actualidad
 Definition
present time
Term
emigrar
 Definition
to emigrate
Term
utilidad
 Definition
usefulness
Term
el abuso
 Definition
the abuse
Term
arriesgar
 Definition
to risk
Term
imaginable
 Definition
imaginable
Term
la carencia
 Definition
the lack
Term
recuperar
 Definition
to recover
Term
la cuesti'on 'etica
 Definition
ethical question/ethical issue
Term
el dispositivo
 Definition
device/gadget
Term
el desplazamiento
 Definition
displacement/removal
Term
fugarse
 Definition
to flee/to escape
Term
el Planeta Tierra
 Definition
Planet Earth
Term
restringir
 Definition
to restrict
Term
el embalse
 Definition
reservoir
Term
la sobrepesca
 Definition
overfishing
Term
(in)al'ambrico
 Definition
wire(less)
Term
el auto h'ibrido
 Definition
hybrid car
Term
recargador
 Definition
(battery) charger
Term
'util
 Definition
useful
Term
el marcapasos
 Definition
pace maker
Term
la p'ildora anticonceptiva
 Definition
birth control pill
Term
el riesgo
 Definition
the risk
Term
la m'edula
 Definition
marrow
Term
el perfil gen'etico
 Definition
genetic profile
Term
la pirater'ia
 Definition
piracy
Term
la prevenci'on
 Definition
prevention
Term
la propiedad intelectual
 Definition
intellectual property
Term
la herramienta
 Definition
tool
Term
los recursos renovables
 Definition
renewable resources
Term
deshacer
 Definition
to dissolve/to take apart/to undo
Term
la cacer'ia
 Definition
hunting
Term
los deshechos
 Definition
the remains
Term
la alta tecnolog'ia
 Definition
high technology
Term
el foro de debate
 Definition
debate forum (online forum)
Term
la pol'itica migratoria
 Definition
immigration policy
Term
el deterioro
 Definition
deterioration/damage
Term
el sistema operativo
 Definition
operating system
Term
concienciar (de)
 Definition
to make aware (of)
Term
deteriorar
 Definition
to deteriorate/to damage
Term
el genoma humano
 Definition
human genome
Term
transg'enico
 Definition
transgenetic
Term
disputar
 Definition
to dispute
Term
fortalecer
 Definition
to strengthen
Term
las especies silvestres
 Definition
wild species
Term
el efecto invernadero
 Definition
greenhouse effect
Term
disminuir
 Definition
to decrease/to diminish
Term
la abundancia
 Definition
abundance
Term
intercambiar ficheros
 Definition
to exchange files/file share
Term
el fortalecimiento
 Definition
strengthening
Term
descomponerse
 Definition
to decompose/to break down
Term
el transplante de 'organos
 Definition
organ transplant
Term
caracer
 Definition
to lack
Term
envenenar
 Definition
to poison
Term
el desgaste
 Definition
the wear/corrosion
Term
el alcance
 Definition
the reach/the range/the scope
Term
menospreciar
 Definition
to despise/to undervalue
Term
invertir
 Definition
to invest
Term
controvertido
 Definition
controversial
Term
el impacto devastador
 Definition
devastating impact
Term
la pila
 Definition
battery
Term
rescatar
 Definition
to rescue
Term
(in)fertilidad
 Definition
(in)fertility
Term
traficar
 Definition
to traffic
Term
la tala
 Definition
tree felling
Term
el suelo
 Definition
the ground
Term
actual
 Definition
present/current
Term
la toma de decisiones
 Definition
decision making
Term
el asistente personal digital (APD)
 Definition
personal digital assistant (PDA)
Term
el cord'on umbilical
 Definition
umbilical cord
Term
el veneno
 Definition
the poison
Term
la fuga de celebros
 Definition
brain drain
Term
anticuado
 Definition
old fashioned/antiquated
Term
el agotamiento
 Definition
depletion
Term
la b'usqueda
 Definition
the search
Term
regular
 Definition
to regulate
Term
abusar
 Definition
to abuse
Term
el incentivo
 Definition
the incentive
Term
la restauraci'on
 Definition
restoration
Term
prevenir
 Definition
to prevent
Term
el esp'ia
 Definition
the spy
Term
la imposici'on
 Definition
imposition
Term
terap'eutico
 Definition
therapeutic
Term
eficaz
 Definition
efficient
Term
da~nino
 Definition
damaging
Term
la clonaci'on
 Definition
cloning
Term
el pirata
 Definition
the pirate
Term
inventar
 Definition
to invent
Term
la disputa
 Definition
the dispute
Term
el ingreso de inmigrantes
 Definition
entrance of immigrants
Term
el transbordador espacial
 Definition
space shuttle
Term
el cerilla
 Definition
match (fire)
Term
clonar
 Definition
to clone
Term
excluir
 Definition
to exclude
Term
la predicci'on
 Definition
prediction
Term
detectar
 Definition
to detect
Term
el inconveniente
 Definition
drawback
Term
la hormona sint'etica
 Definition
synthetic hormone
Term
derramar
 Definition
to spill
Term
el embri'on
 Definition
embryo
Term
los derechos de autor
 Definition
copyrights
Term
(in)curable
 Definition
(in)curable
Term
la cura
 Definition
the cure
Term
la cura
 Definition
the cure
Term
el helic'optero
 Definition
helicopter
Term
el menosprecio
 Definition
scorn/lack of appreciation
Term
la legalizaci'on
 Definition
legalization
Term
el humedal
 Definition
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