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Globalisations
Cutting Edge Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| devise , verb | to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination -idear, inventar |
| cope , verb | to do something well in a difficult situation -arreglárselas |
| squalid , adjective | (of places) extremely dirty and unpleasant, often because of lack of money -miserable |
| harebrained , adjective | (of plans or people) not practical or silly -descabellado, disparatado |
| unprecedented , adjective | never having happened or existed in the past -sin precedentes |
| congested , adjective | too blocked or crowded and causing difficulties -congestionado |
| high-rise , adjective | tall, with many floors -de muchas plantas |
| sky-high , adjective, adverb | Sky-high prices or charges are very high |
| residential , adjective | A residential road, area, etc. has only private houses, not offices and factories. |
| overcrowded , adjective | containing too many people or things |
| infrastructure , noun | the basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively -infraestructura |
| no-go area , noun | an area, especially in a town, where it is very dangerous to go, usually because a group of people who have weapons prevent the police, army, and other people from entering -zona prohibida |
| housing , noun | used to talk in general about places to live in, such as flats or houses -vivienda |
| urban sprawl , noun | the spread of a city into the area surrounding it, often without planning |
| green belt , noun | an area of land surrounding a city where building is not usually allowed |
| reclaimed land , noun | land that was under the sea or was in a very poor condition, but has been improved so that it can be used for farming or building on |
| way of life , noun | the way in which a person lives -forma de vida |
| standard of living , noun | the amount of money and comfort people have in a particular society -calidad de vida |
| sweatshop , noun | a small factory where workers are paid very little and work many hours in very bad conditions -taller de explotación laboral |
| webinar , noun | an occasion when a group of people go on the internet at the same time to study and discuss something-conferencia web |
| conference call , noun | a work phone call that involves three or more people. teleconferencia |
| lingua franca , noun | a language used for communication between groups of people who speak different languages |
| brain drain, noun | the situation in which large numbers of educated and very skilled people leave their own country to live and work in another one where pay and conditions are better - fuga de cerebros |
| Culture clash, noun | Conflict resulting from the interaction of (two) different cultures; an instance of this. |
| squalor, noun | The state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect- miseria |
| shantytown , noun | an area in or on the edge of a city, in which poor people live in small, very cheaply built houses -barrio de chabolas, asentamiento irregular |
| slum , noun | a poor and crowded area of a city -barrio bajo, suburbio |
| shanty , noun | a small house, usually made from pieces of wood, metal, or cardboard, in which poor people live, especially on the edge of a city |
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