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309-ch7,8,9_cultura
Pasajes ch. 7,8,9
107
Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 3
04/15/2012

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Term
culpar
Definition
to blame
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fortalecer
Definition
to strengthen
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intervenir
Definition
to intervene
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invertir (ie, i)
Definition
to invest
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odiar
Definition
to hate
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proporcionar
Definition
to give, yield
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proteger
Definition
to protect
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respaldar
Definition
to back, support
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el aliado
Definition
ally
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el bien
Definition
(philosophical) good
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los bienes
Definition
(material) goods
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la culpa
Definition
blame, guilt
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el derrumbamiento
Definition
toppling, tearing down
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la deuda (externa)
Definition
(foreign) debt
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el dictador
Definition
dictator
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la dictadura
Definition
dictatorship
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la disponibilidad
Definition
availability
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la exportación
Definition
export(s)
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los impuestos
Definition
taxes
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la inversión
Definition
investment
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el lema
Definition
slogan
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el libre comercio
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free trade
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la libre empresa
Definition
free enterprise
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las materias primas
Definition
raw materials
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la medida
Definition
measure, means
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la meta
Definition
goal
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la política (exterior)
Definition
(foreign) policy
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el préstamo
Definition
loan
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el presupuesto
Definition
budget
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el respaldo
Definition
backing
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la subvención
Definition
grant (of money)
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(des)agradecido/a
Definition
(un)grateful
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culpable
Definition
guilty
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derechista
Definition
rightist, right-wing
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izquierdista
Definition
leftist, left-wing
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al alcance (de la mano)
Definition
within (arm's) reach
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amenazar
Definition
to threaten
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asesinar
Definition
to murder
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defraudar
Definition
to cheat
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desamar
Definition
to stop loving; to dislike; to hate
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poner el grito en el cielo
Definition
to raise a great fuss; to "scream bloody murder"
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pretender
Definition
to try, intend to (do something)
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sublevarse
Definition
to revolt, rise up
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el asesinato
Definition
assassination; murder
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el atropello
Definition
outrage
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el/la contador(a)
Definition
accountant
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la enmienda
Definition
amendment
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el galán
Definition
leading man
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la ira
Definition
rage
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el muelle
Definition
wharf
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los sublevados
Definition
people (groups, nations, and so on) in rebellion
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debido/a
Definition
due; owed
Term
chupar
Definition
to suck
Term
estrellarse
Definition
to crash
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fallecer
Definition
to pass away, die
Term
grabar
Definition
to record
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materializarse
Definition
to appear (out of nowhere)
Term
perseguir (i, i)
Definition
to pursue
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postular
Definition
to hypothesize, suggest
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retroceder
Definition
to go (pull) back
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trastornar
Definition
to upset
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el adepto
Definition
follower, supporter
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la agudeza
Definition
acuteness
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el/la alienígena
Definition
alien
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el escondite
Definition
hiding place
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el extraterrestre
Definition
extraterrestrial
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el desahogo
Definition
emotional release
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el fallecimiento
Definition
death
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la hazaña
Definition
deed
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el/la payaso/a
Definition
clown, fool
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la percepción extrasensorial
Definition
extrasensory perception
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el platillo volante
Definition
flying saucer
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la ubicación
Definition
placement
Term
el/la ufólogo/a
Definition
person who studies UFOs
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anterior
Definition
earlier, previous
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comprobado/a
Definition
proven
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concluyente
Definition
conclusive
Term
dotado/a
Definition
gifted
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escocés, escocesa
Definition
Scotch; Scottish
Term
fidedigno/a
Definition
credible, faithful
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maléfico/a
Definition
evil
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perecedero/a
Definition
perishable
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repentino/a
Definition
sudden
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concienzudamente
Definition
conscientiously
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de ultratumba
Definition
from beyond the grave
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por doquier
Definition
on every side, everywhere
Term
acoger
Definition
to welcome, receive
Term
empeñarse (en)
Definition
to insist on, be determined to
Term
hacer caso
Definition
to pay attention
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la acogida
Definition
welcome, reception
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la aculturación
Definition
acculturation (adapting to a different culture)
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el adiestramiento
Definition
job training
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la alienación
Definition
alienation
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la asimilación
Definition
assimilation (taking on the characteristics of a different culture)
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el becario
Definition
person who receives a scholarship
Term
la concienciación
Definition
raising of consciousness
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el crisol
Definition
crucible; melting pot
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la desventaja
Definition
disadvantage
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el empeño
Definition
insistence, determination
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el ferrocarril
Definition
railroad
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la formación educativa
Definition
academic preparation or background
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la inmigración
Definition
immigration
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la ley
Definition
law
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la oleada
Definition
wave, surge
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la propuesta
Definition
proposal
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acogedor(a)
Definition
welcoming, warm
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controvertido/a
Definition
controversial
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