The major incentive for turning a territorial dispute into a war was the rich deposits of nitrates (then a vital raw material for the production of fertilizers and explosives) in the Atacama Desert. The War of the Pacific, fought victoriously by Chile against Peru and Bolivia (1879-1883), was to have a huge influence on the later development of all three countries.
Una salida al campo, an outing to the countryĭar la salida, to give the signal to startĤ (solución) option, solution: este problema no tiene salida, there's no solution to this problemĥ Lab prospect: la filosofía no tiene muchas salidas, there aren't many job opportunities in philosophyĦ (cese de una actividad) el próximo año se producirá mi salida del cargo, I'll be leaving the post next yearĨ (comentario inapropiado) salida de tono, inappropriate remarkĩ (puesta en venta, lanzamiento de un producto) la salida del nuevo periódico se producirá el lunes, the new newspaper will be launched onto the market next Mondayġ0 Fin (gasto) hemos tenido demasiadas salidas en concepto de compra de materiales, purchase of materials has led to an unacceptable increase in spending (de una tubería, desagüe) outlet, outflow No nos queda otra salida we have no other optionġ (lugar por donde se sale) exit, way out: nos pasamos diez minutos buscando la salida, we spent ten minutes looking for the way outĮste carril tiene salida a la autopista, this lane leads onto the motorway ◊ no le veo ninguna salida a esta situación I can see no way out of this situation ♦ Locuciones: perder los papeles, to lose one's self-control ◊ juega un papel importante en … it plays an important role in …įin papel moneda, paper money, banknotes pl papel pintado, wallpaperĦ papeles, (documentación) documents, identification papers ♦ Locuciones: no pegar ojo, not to sleep a wink (estar próximo a) to be next to: su casa está pegada al cine, his house is next to the cinema Pegó saltos de alegría, he jumped for joyĦ (maltratar) to hit: no pegues al niño, don't hit the childġ (combinar) to match: ese jersey no pega con esos pantalones, that sweater doesn't go with those trousers Se le ha pegado el acento mexicano he's picked up a Mexican accentģ (arrimar) lean against: es mejor que pegues la cuna a la pared, you'd better put the cradle against the wallĥ (realizar una acción) pegó fuego a la casa, he set the house on fire About … icon-addNote android4 Answer apple4 icon-appStoreEN icon-appStoreES icon-appStorePT icon-appStoreRU Imported Layers Copy 7 icon-arrow-spined icon-ask icon-attention icon-bubble-blue icon-bubble-red ButtonError ButtonLoader ButtonOk icon-cake icon-camera icon-card-add icon-card-calendar icon-card-remove icon-card-sort chrome-extension-ru chrome-extension-es-mx chrome-extension-pt-br chrome-extension-ru comment comment icon-cop-cut icon-cop-star Cross Dislike icon-editPen icon-entrance icon-errorBig facebook facebook-logo flag flag_vector icon-globe google-logo icon-googlePlayEN icon-googlePlayRU icon-greyLoader icon-cake Heart 4EB021E9-B441-4209-A542-9E882D3252DE Created with sketchtool.Se te va a pegar mi catarro you'll catch my cold