Capítulo 10 Vocabulario Flashcards

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abuse/ to abuse

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el abuso/ abusar

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amnesty

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la amnistía

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barrier, obstacle

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la barrera

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gap, breach

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la brecha

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colonization/to colonize

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la colonizacíon/ colonizar

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agreement, treaty

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el convenio

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challenge

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|el desafío

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unemployment/ underemployment

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el desempleo/ el subempleo

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to move, shift/ to travel

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el desplazamiento/ desplazar(se)

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linguistic diversity

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la diversidad linguistica

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hope

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la esperanza

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brain drain/ to flee, to escape

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la fuga de cerebros/ fugar

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homogenization/ to homogenize

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la homogeneizacíon/ homogeneizar

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cultural identity

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la identidad cultural

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entrance of immigrants/ to enter

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el ingreso de inmigrantes/ ingresar

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anxiety, worry/ anxious, worried/ to cause anxiety

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la inquietud/ inquieto(a)/ inquietar

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investment/ to invest

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la inversión/ invertir

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mother tongue

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la lengua materna

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workforce, labor

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la mano de obra

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lack of appreciation, scorn/ to undervalue, to scorn

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el menosprecio/ menosprecar

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monolingualism/ bilingualism/ bilingual

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el monolingüismo/ bilingüismo/ bilingüe

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immigration policy

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la política migratoria

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raid

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la redada

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remittance

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la remesa

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decision making
la toma de decisiones
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human trafficking
el tráfico de personas
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to attract
atraer
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to entail, to involve
conllevar
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to decrease, to diminsh
disminuir
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to exclude/ exclusion
excluir/ la exclusión
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to emigrate/emigrant
emigrar/el emigrante
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to strengthen/ strengthening
fortalecer/ el fortalecimiento
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to impose/ imposition
imponer/ la imposición
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to be left behind
quedarse atrás
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to restrict/ restriction
restringir/ la restricción
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cooperative/cooperation
cooperativo(a)/ la cooperación
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(dis)advantageous
(des)ventajoso(a)
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undocumented
indocumentado(a)
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(in)tolerant/(in)tolerance
(in)tolerante/ la (in) tolerancia
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compost
el abono orgánico
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depletion/ to deplete
el agotamiento/ agotar
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fresh water
el agua dulce
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biodiversity
la biodiversidad
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hunting/ to hunt
la cacería/ cazar
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global warming
el calentamiento global
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ozone layer
la capa de ozono
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conscience/ to make aware/ to become aware (of)
la conciencia/ concienciar/ tomar conciencia (de)
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spill/ to spill
el darrame/ darramar
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sustainable development
el desarrollo sostenible
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waste/ to throw out
los desechos/ desechar
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deterioration/ to deteriorate
el deterioro/ deteriorar
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ecosystem
el ecosistema
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greenhouse effect
el efecto invernadero
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reservoir
el embalse
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wetland
el humedal
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impact
el impacto
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incentive/ to motivate, to encourage
el incentivo/ incentivar
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planet Earth
el planeta Tierra
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hydroelectric power
el poder hidroeléctrico
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renewable resource
el recurso renovable
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regulation/ to regulate
la restauración / restaurar
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overfishing
la sobrepresa
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to lack/ lack
carecer/ la carencia
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to consume/ consumption
consumir/ el consumo
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to decompose, to break down
descomponerse
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to wear out, to get worn out/ wear and tear
desgastar(se)/ el desgaste
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to waste
malgastar
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to repair
reparar
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to reuse
reutilizar
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environmental
ambiental
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devastating
devastador(a)
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(in)significant
(in)significante
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(ir)refutable
(ir)refutable
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toxic
tóxico