Key Vocabulary from Unit 1 from Advanced Contrast 1 published by Burlington Books

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    awareness

    consciència

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    charities

    insititucions benèfiques, organitzacions sense ànim de lucre.

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    Rainforest charities

    institucions sense ànim de lucre en defensa de la selva tropical

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    danger

    perill

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    environment

    medi ambient

    jungle

    jungla

    rainforest

    selva tropical

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    trip

    viatge

    bite

    mossegada, picada.

    To bite bit bitten

    picar, mossegar

    jellyfish sting

    picada de medusa

    To sting, stung, stung

    picar

    electric eel

    anguila

    killer bee

    abella assassina

    mosquito

    mosquit

    mosquito bite

    picada de mosquit

    snake

    serp, serps

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    snakebite

    picada, mossegada de serp

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    sandfly

    mosca de la sorra

    sandfly bite

    picada mossegada de mosca de la sorra

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    electric eel sting

    picada, mossegada d'anguila.

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    Bee sting

    picada d'abella

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    killer bee sting

    picada d'abella assassina

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    widt

    amplada

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    length

    llargada

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    goal

    objectiu, fita

    hammock

    hamaca

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    village

    poble

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    diet

    dieta

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    disease

    malaltia. Unusual diseases: malalties poc comuns, rares.

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    first aid supply

    primers auxilis, suministraments de primera necessitat

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    arrival

    arribada.

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    To arrive -d -d

    arribar

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    departure

    sortida.

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    To depart, departed, departed

    marxar, partir

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    breathing difficulties

    dificultats respiratòries, dificultats en respirar

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    communication equipment

    equip de comunicació

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    severe skin problems

    problemes de pell greus

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    tree branches

    l branques dels arbres

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    village chief

    el cap, líder, dirigent del poble

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    electric shock

    xoc elèctric

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    electric fence

    tanca elèctrica, valla eléctrica

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    big, bigger than, the biggest

    gran, més gran que, el més gran

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    dense, denser than, the densest

    dens, més dens que, el més dens

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    large, larger than, the largest

    gran, més gran que, el més gran. .

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    long, longer than, the longest

    llarg, més llarg que, el més llarg.

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    sharp, sharper than, the sharpest

    afilat, més afilat que, el més afilat

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    short, shorter than, the shortest

    curt, més curt que, el més curt.

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    steep, steeper, the steepest

    costarut, més costarut que, el més costarut

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    dangerous, more dangerous than, the most dangerous

    perillós, més perillós que, el més perillós

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    hostile, more hostile than, the most hostile

    hostil, més hostil que, el més hostil.

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    hostile people

    gent, pobles hostils.

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    remote, more remote than, the most remote

    allunyat, remot; més allunyat que, el més remot

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    unpredictable, more unpredictable, the most unpredictable

    impredictible, més impredicible que, el més impredictible

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    also

    també

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    Nevertheless

    malgrat això

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    However

    sin embargo, no obstante

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    so as

    per tal de què

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    so as not

    per tal de que no

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    so as not to frighten them

    per tal de no espantar-los

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    To bite bit bitten

    picar, mossegar.

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    To begin began begun

    començar

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    To buy bought bought

    comprar

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    To catch caught caught

    afafar, capturar

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    To come came come

    venir

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    To come away, came away, come away

    separar-se, desfer-se, desempallegar-se, sortir-se

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    To come from, came from, come from

    provenir, originar-se

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    To cut cut cut

    tallar

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    To do did done

    fer

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    To eat ate eaten

    menjar

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    To fight fought fought

    lluitar

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    To give gave given

    donar

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    To leave left left

    sortir, deixar, abandonar, marxar

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    To make made made

    fer

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    To rise rose risen

    pujar, sortir el sol, apujar.

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    To send sent sent

    enviar

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    To show showed shown

    'mostrar', ensenyar

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    To show up, showed up, shown up

    aparèixer, presentar-se de sobte

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    To sleep slept slept

    dormir

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    To sting stung stung

    picar, mossegar

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    To take took taken

    portar, prendre. It took him 895 days to climb the steep mountains in Peru but he achieved his goal.

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    To tell told told

    dir, explicar

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    To arrive in, arrived in, arrived in

    arribar a (ciutat). They arrived in London yesterday

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    To arrive at, arrived at, arrived at

    arribar a (lloc). They will arrive at Kennedy airport in 5 minutes.

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    To come from, came from, come from

    provenir. She comes from Chicago

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    To come away, came away, come away

    separar-se, desfer-se, desempallegar-se, sortir-se

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    To consist of, consisted of, consisted of

    conistir en

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    To fight against, fought against, fought against

    lluitar contra, en contra de. Mandela fought against racism

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    To show up, showed up, shown up

    aparèixer, presentar-se de sobte

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    To warn about, warned about, warned about

    advertir de

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    Raise awareness

    concienciar

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    Face to face

    cara a cara.

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    Fight your way

    fer-se camí.

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    Break the ice

    trencar el gel

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    Prove somebody wrong

    demonstar que algú està equivocat

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    To arrive arrived arrive

    arribar

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    To breath breathed breathed

    respirar

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    To carry carried carried

    portar, transportar, carretejar

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    To climb climbed climbed

    pujar muntanyes

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    To consist of, consisted of, consisted of

    consistir en

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    To cook cooked cooked

    cuinar

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    To face faced faced

    enfrontar-se

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    To follow followed followed

    seguir

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    To hire, hired hired

    llogar

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    To hung, hang hung

    penjar

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    To kill killed killed

    matar, assassinar

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    To prove proved proven or proved

    demostrar

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    To reach reached reached

    alcanzar, atrapar, arribar a

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    To raise raised raised

    pujar, augmentar, criar, educar. To raise awareness: concienciar

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    To save saved saved

    estalviar, salvar.

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    To survive, survived, survived

    sobreviure

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    To threaten, threatened threatened

    amenaçar

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    To trust trusted trusted

    confiar, dipositar confiança, fiar-se

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    To try, tried tried

    intentar

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    To walk walked walked

    caminar, passejar

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    To warn warned warned

    advertir, posar en alerta, avisar

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    To welcome welcomed welcomed

    donar la benvinguda

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