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Undergraduate 3
02/03/2009
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Term
el asilo para ancianos
 Definition
retirement home (lugar donde vive la gente cuando es vieja)
Term
la semilla
 Definition
seed (grano que da origen a una planta)
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el verdugo
 Definition
executioner (persona que ejecuta a otras)
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jamás
 Definition
never (nunca)
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de pronto
 Definition
quickly (rápidamente, súbitamente)
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descomponerse
 Definition
to be disturbed (corromperse, entrar en estado de putrefacción)
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implorar
 Definition
to request (pedir de favor, rogar)
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imponer
 Definition
to impose (obligar a hacer una cosa)
Term
aprestarse a, para
 Definition
to prepare (prepararse para)
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ahorrarse
 Definition
to save oneself
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apagado/a
 Definition
turned off
Term
el auricular
 Definition
telephone receiver
Term
el/la bobo/a
 Definition
silly, stupid person
Term
la (moto)sierra
 Definition
power saw
Term
el móvil
 Definition
cell phone (el celular)
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el/la navegante
 Definition
navigator
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sonar (o:ue)
 Definition
to ring
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el vagón
 Definition
carriage, coach
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al alcance de la mano
 Definition
within reach
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al final de cuentas
 Definition
after all
Term
congelar(se)
 Definition
to freeze
Term
derretir(se) (e:i)
 Definition
to melt
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descongelar(se)
 Definition
to defrost
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duro
 Definition
hard, difficult
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hacer clic
 Definition
to click
Term
el interrogante
 Definition
question, doubt
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la guita
 Definition
cash, dough
Term
la plata
 Definition
money
Term
el/la vago/a
 Definition
slacker
Term
vos
 Definition
tú
Term
asociarse
 Definition
to form a partnership (hacerse socios)
Term
alquilar
 Definition
to rent (arrendar)
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derrocar
 Definition
to overthrow (causar la caída de un gobierno)
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empresario
 Definition
employer (dueño de una empresa)
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estar dispuesto a + infinitivo
 Definition
to be ready or willing to do something (estar inclinado a)
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ferrocarril
 Definition
railroad
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filial
 Definition
branch (of company) (rama de una compañía o empresa comercial)
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industrial/industrialista
 Definition
industrialist (persona que dirige o es dueña de una insdustria)
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mano de obra
 Definition
manual labor (trabajo manual de los obreros)
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sindicato
 Definition
union (agrupación formado para la defensa de los derechos de los trabajadores)
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bautizar
 Definition
to baptize (administrar el bautismo o poner un nombre)
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desembarcar
 Definition
to unload (sacar del barco el cargamento y llevarlo a tierra, salir del barco con personas)
Term
jugoso
 Definition
juicy (con mucho jugo)
Term
la cintura
 Definition
waistline
Term
la dictadura
 Definition
dictator (gobierno autocrático)
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la mermelada
 Definition
jam
Term
la mosca
 Definition
fly (tipo de insecto)
Term
el racismo
 Definition
cluster, bunch (conjunto de flores or fruto sostenidos por un eje común)
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el aumento de sueldo
 Definition
raise in salary
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la compañía
 Definition
company
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la conferencia
 Definition
conference
Term
el contrato
 Definition
contract
Term
el currículum vitae
 Definition
résumé
Term
el empleo
 Definition
employment, job
Term
la entrevista de trabajo
 Definition
job interview
Term
el puesto
 Definition
position, job
Term
la reunión
 Definition
meeting
Term
el sueldo mínimo
 Definition
minimum wage
Term
administrar
 Definition
to manage, to run
Term
ascender (i:ie)
 Definition
to rise, to be promoted
Term
contratar
 Definition
to hire
Term
despedir (e:i)
 Definition
to fire
Term
exigir
 Definition
to demand
Term
ganar bien/mal
 Definition
to be well/poorly paid
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ganarse la vida
 Definition
to earn a living
Term
jubilarse
 Definition
to retire
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renunciar
 Definition
to quit
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solicitar
 Definition
to apply for
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(des)empleado/a
 Definition
(un)employed
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exitoso/a
 Definition
successful
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(in)capaz
 Definition
(in)competent, (in)capable
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el/la asesor(a)
 Definition
consultant, advisor
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el/la contrador(a)
 Definition
accountant
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el/la dueño/a
 Definition
owner
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el/la ejecutivo/a
 Definition
executive
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el/la empleado/a
 Definition
employee
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el/la gerente
 Definition
manager
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el hombre/la mujer de negocios
 Definition
businessman/woman
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el/la socio/a
 Definition
partner, member
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el/la vendedor(a)
 Definition
salesperson
Term
el trabajo
 Definition
job
Term
la economía
 Definition
economy
Term
la bolsa de valores
 Definition
stock market
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el comercio
 Definition
commerce, trade
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el desempleo
 Definition
unemployment
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la empresa multinacional
 Definition
multinational company
Term
la globalización
 Definition
globalization
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la huelga
 Definition
strike
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el impuesto (de ventas)
 Definition
(sales) tax
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la inversión (extranjera)
 Definition
(foreign) investment
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el mercado
 Definition
market
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la pobreza
 Definition
poverty
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la riqueza
 Definition
wealth
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el sindicato
 Definition
labor union
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exportar
 Definition
to export
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importar
 Definition
to import
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las finanzas
 Definition
finances
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el ahorro
 Definition
savings
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la bancarrota
 Definition
bankruptcy
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el cajero automático
 Definition
ATM
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la cuenta corriente
 Definition
checking account
Term
la cuenta de ahorros
 Definition
savings account
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la deuda
 Definition
debt
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el presupuesto
 Definition
budget
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ahorrar
 Definition
to save
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cobrar
 Definition
to charge, to receive
Term
depositar
 Definition
to deposit
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financiar
 Definition
to finance
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gastar
 Definition
to spend
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invertir (e:ie)
 Definition
to invest
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pedir (e:i) prestado
 Definition
to borrow
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prestar
 Definition
to lend
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a corto/largo plazo
 Definition
short/long-term
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fijo/a
 Definition
permanent, fixed
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financiero/a
 Definition
financial
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la amenaza
 Definition
threat
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el/la cobrador(a)
 Definition
debt collector
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el/la moroso/a
 Definition
debtor
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el/la payaso/a
 Definition
clown
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el sueldo fijo
 Definition
base salary
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cumplir
 Definition
to carry out
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deber
 Definition
to owe
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dejar en paz
 Definition
to leave alone
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humiliar
 Definition
to humiliate
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tozudo/a
 Definition
stubborn
Term
la arroba
 Definition
@ symbol
Term
el blog
 Definition
blog
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el buscador
 Definition
search engine
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la computadora portátil
 Definition
laptop
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la contraseña
 Definition
password
Term
el corrector ortográfico
 Definition
spell-checker
Term
la dirección de correo electrónico
 Definition
e-mail address
Term
la informática
 Definition
computer science
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Internet
 Definition
Internet
Term
el mensaje (de texto)
 Definition
text message
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la página web
 Definition
web page
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el programa (de computación)
 Definition
software
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el reproductor de CD/DVD/mp3
 Definition
CD/DVD/mp3 player
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el teléfono celular
 Definition
cell phone
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adjuntar (un archivo)
 Definition
to attach (a file)
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borrar
 Definition
to erase
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descargar
 Definition
to download
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guardar
 Definition
to save
Term
navegar en la red
 Definition
to surf the web
Term
avanzado
 Definition
advanced
Term
digital
 Definition
digital
Term
el línea
 Definition
online
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inalámbrico/a
 Definition
wireless
Term
el agujero negro
 Definition
black hole
Term
el cohete
 Definition
rocket
Term
el cometa
 Definition
comet
Term
el espacio
 Definition
space
Term
la estrella (fugaz)
 Definition
(shooting) star
Term
el/la extraterrestre
 Definition
alien
Term
la gravedad
 Definition
gravity
Term
el ovni
 Definition
UFO
Term
el telescopio
 Definition
telescope
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el transbordador espacial
 Definition
space shuttle
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el/la astronauta
 Definition
astronaut
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el/la astrónomo/a
 Definition
astronomer
Term
el/la biólogo/a
 Definition
biologist
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el/la científico
 Definition
scientist
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el/la ingeniero/a
 Definition
engineer
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el/la matemático/a
 Definition
mathematician
Term
el/la químico/a
 Definition
chemist
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el ADN
 Definition
DNA
Term
el avance
 Definition
advance, breakthrough
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la célula
 Definition
cell
Term
el desafío
 Definition
challenge
Term
el descubrimiento
 Definition
discovery
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el experimento
 Definition
experiment
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el gen
 Definition
gene
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el invento
 Definition
invention
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la patente
 Definition
patent
Term
la teoría
 Definition
theory
Term
clonar
 Definition
to clone
Term
comprobar (o:ue)
 Definition
to prove
Term
crear
 Definition
to create
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fabricar
 Definition
to manufacture, to make
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formular
 Definition
to formulate
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inventar
 Definition
to invent
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investigar
 Definition
to investigate, to research
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(bio)químico/a
 Definition
(bio)chemical
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especializado/a
 Definition
specialized
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ético/a
 Definition
ethical
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innovador/a
 Definition
innovative
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revolucionario/a
 Definition
revolutionary
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la tecnología
 Definition
technology
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la ciencia
 Definition
science
Term
la astronomía
 Definition
astronomy
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el universo
 Definition
universe
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la cacería
 Definition
persecution (la persecución)
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