B2 Chapt 3

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el analfabetismo
el analfabetismo
illiteracy
la polémica
la polémica
controversy
el mendigo
el mendigo
beggar
apuesto a que
apuesto a que
I bet that
ahondar
ahondar
to deepen
paradójico
paradójico
paradoxical
de antemano
de antemano
beforehand
el/la fabricante
el/la fabricante
manufacturer
disparar
disparar
to shoot
despilfarrar
despilfarrar
to waste
la tentación
la tentación
temptation
reconocer
reconocer
to recognize
fomentar
fomentar
to promote
la bombilla
la bombilla
light bulb
calentar
calentar
to heat
depurar
depurar
to purify
la calefacción
la calefacción
heating
el aislamiento térmico
el aislamiento térmico
thermal insulation
el cargador
el cargador
charger
el bienestar
well-being
de modo que
so that
austero
austere
sensato
sensible
haber que
to need to
haber que
to have to
por otra parte
on the other hand
por otra parte
moreover
lo mismo que
the same as
indefinidamente
indefinitely
los residuos
waste products
eólico
wind
renovable
renewable
invertir
to invest
se puede hacer
it can be done
ahora mismo
right now
a menos que
unless
la caducidad
expiry date
extraer
to draw
obtener
to get
la eficiencia
efficiency
aprovecharse
to take advantage of
actual
current
actual
present
abusivo
abusive
la moda
fashion
inundar
to flood
la obsolescencia
obsolescence
de lo contrario
otherwise
irremediablemente
inevitably
amargar
to sour
sucesivamente
successively
deslumbrar
to dazzle
por medio
in the way
permitir
to allow
estribar
to come from
estribar
to be based on
a costa de
at the expense of
la locura
madness
suntuoso
sumptuous
corresponder
to concern
renunciar
to relinquish
a ella
to her
el escarabajo
beetle
el/la coliflor
cauliflower
el aparato
device
sofisticado
sophisticated
completo
full
poner por caso
to assume
no tanto
not so much
el método
method
la jornada
working day
lograr
to achieve
la necesidad
need
generar
to generate
vertiginoso
fast
resaltar
to highlight
resultar
to turn out to be
entre otras
among others
sencillo
simple
el ocio
leisure
el domicilio
home
residir
to reside
recomendar
to recommend
el experto
expert
contado
numbered
tantos
so many
las comodidades
comforts
el nexo
link
por lo visto
apparently
espantoso
hideous
el informe
report
la meta
goal
proporcionar
to provide
pasmado
stunned
anotar
to note down
el gatillo
trigger
apretar
to press
terminantemente
strictly
darse una comilona
to binge
por si acaso
just in case
agregar
to add
convenir
to agree
las macanas
nonsense
asegurar
to guarantee
pronosticar
to predict
comestible
edible
el vestuario
coatroom
atender
to look after
escéptico
skeptical
noctámbulo
night owl
sustituir
to replace
al final
in the end
poquísimo
very few
la obesidad
obesity
la testarudez
stubbornness
remilgado
fussy
vincular
to link
tal como
just as
dispuesto
willing
ha quedado
he's arranged to meet
al cabo de
at the end of
llevar a cabo
to carry out
el desliz
slip
cotejar
to compare with
terminar
to finish
tender a
to tend to
optar por
to choose
de ir
from going
dar por
to take to
inesperado
unexpected
repentino
sudden
cada vez
every time
la prioridad
priority
la etiqueta
label
detenidamente
carefully
habituar
to get used
he vuelto
I've returned
exigente
demanding
digno
decent
agredir
to attack
concienciarse
to become aware of
concienciar
to make ... aware
echar a perder
to ruin
el carmín
lipstick
descartar
to rule out
inflar
to inflate
costar un ojo de la cara
to cost an arm and a leg
el agricultor
farmer
vivir de
to live off
plantearse
to consider
consumir
to consume
ético
ethical
socialmente
socially
respetuoso
respectful
sostenible
sustainable
la conciencia
conscience
emocionado
moved
observar
to watch
perecer
to perish
así como
just as
ni
not even
arredrar
to frighten
corresponder
to repay
desempeñar
to carry out
la desigualdad
inequality
¿Qué tiene de malo?
What's wrong with that?
rondar
to prowl
parte de atrás
back
espetar
to blurt out
fregar
to wash
pirrarse
to be really into
por lo general
in general
haber de
to have to
en sí
in itself
atiborrar
to stuff full
rozar
to brush against
pasar de largo
to go straight past
el rumbo
direction
puñetero
damn
desperdiciado
wasted
dentro de
within
chocar
to crash
dirigir
to direct
el imprevisto
unexpected event
no obstante
nevertheless
la mengana
what's-her-name
el fulano
what's-his-name
desconfiar
to not trust
confiar
to trust
contra
against
el pro
pros
reflexionar
to reflect on
alterado
upset
tratarse
to be about
fastidiar
to annoy
al cabo
in the end
para sí
to oneself
yacer
to lie
la pesadilla
nightmare
ni siquiera
not even
el codazo
nudge
los modales
manners
perentorio
urgent
desde luego
of course
la pataleta
tantrum
tratarse de
to be about
hallar
to find
el montón
pile
el maletín
briefcase
comentar
to talk about
la tumba
tomb
rogar
to beg
optar
to opt for
desempeñar
to hold
el ser querido
loved one
riquísimo
very rich
el hierro
iron
alcanzar
to reach
solucionar
to solve
resolver
to solve
la juerga
partying
obsesionarse
to get obsessed
el salario
wage
la consideración
importance
el afecto
affection
el aprecio
esteem
empeorar
to get worse
el recado
message
quejarse
to complain
cuán lejos
how far
cuán
how
atacar
to attack
a raíz de
as a result of
hacer caso
to take notice of
el catarro
cold
claramente
clearly
mejorable
improvable
la medida
measure
monótono
monotonous
evidentemente
obviously
solidario
caring
la importancia
significance
materialista
materialistic
los valores
values
la actitud
attitude
afectivo
emotional
detestar
to detest
de hecho
in fact
distinto
different
realmente
actually
convencido
convinced
concretamente
specifically
al menos
at least
que se puede
that can be
mimar
to pamper
allegar
to gather
prescindir
to go without
abandonarse
to let oneself go
la alimentación
diet
descuidar
to neglect
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