chapter 5 vocab Flashcards

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el analfabetismo

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illiteracy

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la amenaza

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threat

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el calentamiento global

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global warming

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los derechos humanos/animales

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human/animal rights

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el desafío

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challenge

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la desigualdad

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inequality

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la desnutrición

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malnutrition

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la discriminación

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discrimination

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la explotación

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exploitation

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la falta (de)

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lack (of)

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la gente indígena o los indígenas

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indigenous people

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la guerra

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war

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el hambre (mucha hambre)

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hunger

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la huelga

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strike

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la manifestación

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demonstration

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el medio ambiente

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environment

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el narcotráfico

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drug trafficking

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la pobreza

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poverty

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el prejuicio

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prejudice

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la salud

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health

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21
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el bienestar

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well-being

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22
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el comercio justo

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fair trade

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el desarrollo sostensible

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sustainable development

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el esfuerzo

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effort

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la lucha
fight; struggle
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la organización sin fines de lucro
non-profit organization
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la paz
peace
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el poder
power
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el tratamiento
treatment
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crear conciencia
to raise awareness
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desarrollar
to develop
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enterarse (de)
to become informed (about)
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hacer de voluntario/a
to volunteer
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invertir (ie, i)
to invest
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llevar a cabo
to carry out
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promover (ue)
to promote
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proveer
to provide
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recaudar fondos
to fundraise
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sobrebvivir
to survive
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el liderazgo
leadership
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la campaña
campaign
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el/la ciudadano/a
citizen
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la cuestión
issue
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el/la líder
leader
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elegir (i, i)
to elect
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postularse
to run for (office)
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alarmante
alarming
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chocante
shocking
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alentador(a)
encouraging
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conmovedor(a)
moving
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desesperante
infuriating
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desilusionante
disappointing
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gratificante
gratifying
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horripilante
horrifying
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inquietante
disturbing
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polémico/a
controversial
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los problemas actuales
current problems
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La causa principal de la pobreza es el analfabetismo
The main cause of poverty is illiteracy
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La globalizacion es polemica porque amenaza la existencia de las culturas indigenas
Globalization is controversial because it threatens the existence of indigenous cultures
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From my high school Spanish class, I remembered the subjunctive conjugation for "I would like..."
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es lo que más necesito para practicar
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importar/preocuparse/tener interés
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de, desde, debido a
from, due to
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no me entero de las noticias nacionales e internacionales tan como que me gustaría porque estoy muy ocupado
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Estoy muy ocupado
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Soy un poco pesimista porque los problemas actuales son grandes y no tengo fe en la gente
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El VIH/SIDA todavía es un gran problema a nivel mundial
HIV/AIDS is still a major global problem
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Postularse quiere decir ganar las elecciones (declaración falsa)
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la oración/frase/sentencia
sentence/phrase
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desempleo
unemployment
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pertenecer
to belong to
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si yo ganara la loteria, yo compraria una casa y estudiaria en la universidad por más tiempo
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mis padres estarian mas contentos conmigo si
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si tuviera mas tiempo, yo estudiaria en profundidad (in depth) y tambien iria al gimnasio
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si no fuera estudiante,
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yo iria de viaje si yo tuviera tiempo y dinero