Chapter 8 Flashcards

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garbage, trash

A

la basura

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fuel

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el combustible

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pollution

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la contaminación, la polución

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delinquency, crime

A

la delincuencia

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5
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sewer, drain

A

el desagüe

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6
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waste

A

el desecho, el desperdicio

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7
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drug

A

la droga

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8
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statistic

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la estadística

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factory

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la fábrica, la factoría

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government

A

el gobierno

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11
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law

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la ley

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environment

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el medio ambiente

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poverty

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la miseria, la pobreza

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14
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gang

A

la pandilla

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15
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town

A

el pueblo

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spray, spray can

A

el pulverizador

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17
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by-product

A

el residuo

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18
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robbery, burglary

A

el robo

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disposal site, dump

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el vertedero

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20
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rape

A

la violación

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21
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housing

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la vivienda

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22
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to become worse

A

agravarse, empeorarse

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23
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to cooperate

A

cooperar

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to depend

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depender

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to direct, to moderate
dirigir
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to throw
echar
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to educate
educar
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to fail
fracasar
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to identify
identificar
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to be born
nacer
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to organise
organizar
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to recycle
reciclar
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to solve
resolver (o->ue), solucionar
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environmental
ambiental
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each
cada
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complex
complejo/a
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serious
grave, serio/a
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clean
limpio/a
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chemical
químico/a
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round
redondo/a
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at least
al menos
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although
aunque
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to take steps
dar pasos
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of... descent
de ascendencia
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spanish-speaking
de habla hispana
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instead of
en lugar de, en vez de
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one must, it is necessary to
hay que (+ inf.)
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the homeless
las personas sin hogar
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not even
ni aun
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little by little
poco a poco
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all kinds of
todo tipo de
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weapon
el arma
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assault, hold-up, attack
el asalto
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to murder
asesinar
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murderer, assassin
el/la asesino/a
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strike
la huelga
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thief, burglar
el/la ladrón/ladrona
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death penalty
la pena capital | la pena de muerte
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prison, jail
la prisión, la cárcel
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to rescue
rescatar
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rescue, ransom
el rescate
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to kidnap
secuestrar
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mayor
el/la acalde/sa
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electoral campaign
la campaña electoral
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elections
las elecciones
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governor
el/la gobernador/a
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to run for
postularse (para)
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murder
el asesinato