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Capitulo 5 Vocab
Punto y Aparte 3rd Edition
57
Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 2
02/19/2009

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Term
la amenaza
Definition
threat
Term
el analfabetismo
Definition
illiteracy
Term
la apatía
Definition
apathy
Term
los derechos humanos
Definition
human rights
Term
la explotacion
Definition
exploitation
Term
la desnutricion
Definition
malnutrition
Term
la gente indi'gena (los indi'genas)
Definition
indigenous people
Term
la guerra
Definition
war
Term
el hambre (mucha hambre)
Definition
hunger
Term
la huelga
Definition
strike
Term
la injusticia
Definition
injustice
Term
manifestacion
Definition
demonstration
Term
el narcotrafico
Definition
drug trafficking
Term
la pobreza
Definition
poverty
Term
la polemica
Definition
controversy
Term
el prejuicio
Definition
prejudice
Term
el secuestro
Definition
kidnapping, hijacking
Term
el SIDA
Definition
AIDS
Term
el subdesarrollo
Definition
underdevelopment
Term
el terrorismo
Definition
terrorism
Term
la alimentacion
Definition
nourishment
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el bienestar
Definition
well-being
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la campana
Definition
campaign
Term
el/la ciudadano/a
Definition
citizen
Term
la diversidad
Definition
diversity
Term
el esfuerzo
Definition
effort
Term
el heroe, la heroina
Definition
hero, heroine
Term
la inversion
Definition
investment
Term
el/la lider
Definition
leader
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la lucha
Definition
fight, struggle
Term
la paz
Definition
peace
Term
la politica
Definition
politics, policy
Term
los recursos
Definition
resources
Term
la tolerancia
Definition
tolerance
Term
el tratamiento
Definition
treatment
Term
afrontar
Definition
to confront
Term
brindar
Definition
to offer
Term
colaborar (con)
Definition
to help; work (with)
Term
desarrollar
Definition
to develop
Term
donar
Definition
to donate
Term
elegir
Definition
to elect
Term
enterarse (de)
Definition
to become informed about
Term
financiar
Definition
to finance
Term
hacer de voluntario/a
Definition
to volunteer
Term
llevar a cabo
Definition
to carry out
Term
postularse
Definition
to run for office
Term
promover
Definition
to promote
Term
respetar
Definition
to respect
Term
salvar
Definition
to save (someone or something)
Term
valer la pena
Definition
to be worth
Term
alarmante
Definition
alarming
Term
chocante
Definition
shocking
Term
desafiante
Definition

challenging

Term
desilusionante
Definition
disappointing
Term
horripilante
Definition
horrifying
Term

impressionante

Definition
impressive
Term
inquietante
Definition
disturbing
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