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Ch.15
Vocab: El porvenir
112
Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 2
02/27/2008
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el analfabetismo
 Definition
illiteracy
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el buscador
 Definition
search engine
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el camión
 Definition
truck
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la campaña de alfabetización
 Definition
literacy campaign
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el contagio
 Definition
contagion
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el costumbre
 Definition
custom, habit
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la cuestión
 Definition
issue
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los derechos
 Definition
rights
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el desarrollo
 Definition
development
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la empresa
 Definition
company, firm
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la enseñanza
 Definition
teaching
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el estado
 Definition
state
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la felicidad
 Definition
happiness
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los fondos
 Definition
funds
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la fuente de energía
 Definition
energy source
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la guardería infantil
 Definition
childcare center
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la guerra
 Definition
war
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la lengua materna
 Definition
mother tongue, first language
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la ley
 Definition
law
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la maquiladora
 Definition
large factory located in developing country to take advantage of lower wages
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la mayoría
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majority
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la meta
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goal
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el negocio
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business
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el nivel
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level
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el orfanato
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orphanage
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la pandilla
 Definition
gang
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la paz
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peace
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la pobreza
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poverty
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el porvenir
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future
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el prejuicio
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prejudice
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el premio (gordo)
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(grand) prize
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el presupuesto
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budget
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la propiedad
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property
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el resultado
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result
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la (sobre) población
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(over)population
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la tasa de desempleo
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rate of unemployment
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el término
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term
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el título
 Definition
degree; title
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el título de propiedad
 Definition
property deed
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la vivienda
 Definition
housing
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el adivino/la adivina
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fortune teller
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el anciano/la anciana
 Definition
elderly person
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el campesino/la campesina
 Definition
peasant; field worker
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el consejero/la consejera
 Definition
counselor
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el desamparado/la desamparada
 Definition
homeless person
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el jefe/la jefa
 Definition
boss
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el ser humano
 Definition
human being
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(no) creer que
 Definition
to (not) believe that
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(no) dudar que
 Definition
to (not) doubt that
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el dudoso que
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it is doubtful that
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esperar que
 Definition
to hope that
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qué bueno que
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how great that
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qué lástima que
 Definition
it's too bad that
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a menos que
 Definition
unless
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antes de que
 Definition
before
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con tal (de) que
 Definition
as long as
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de manera/modo que
 Definition
so that, in a way that
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después de que
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after
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en cuanto
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as soon as
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hasta que
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until
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para que
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in order that
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sin que
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without
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tan pronto como
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as soon as
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acabar
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to finish, put an end to
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alcanzar
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to reach
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aportar
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to contribute
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aprobar
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to approve
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asegurar
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to assure
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aumentar
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to increase
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chismear (cotillear)
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to gossip
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conseguir (i, i)
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to obtain, to get
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construir
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to build
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cuidarse
 Definition
to take care of oneself
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dañar
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to damage
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destruir
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to destroy
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empeorar
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to worsen
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enfrentarse con
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to confront
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ganarse la vida
 Definition
to earn one's living
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gozar de
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to enjoy
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implicar
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to imply
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inscribir(se)
 Definition
to enroll(oneself)
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irse
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to go away, leave
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jubilarse
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to retire
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lograr
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to obtain, achieve
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mudarse
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to move (to another house)
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nacer
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to be born
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promulgar
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to enact, proclaim
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proporcionar
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to provide
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proteger(se)
 Definition
to protect (oneself)
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realizar su sueño
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to realize/fulfill one's dream
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tener relaciones
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to engage in sexual relations
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tratarse de
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to be about
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actual
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current
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cierto/a
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certain
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clave
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key;important
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desempleado/a
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unemployed
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eficaz
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efficient
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igual
 Definition
equal
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mundial
 Definition
world(adjective)
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orgulloso/a
 Definition
proud
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preconcebido/a
 Definition
preconceived
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universitario/a
 Definition
university (adjective)
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actualmente
 Definition
currently, nowadays
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definitivamente
 Definition
definitely
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al corriente
 Definition
up to date
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dentro de (+ time)
 Definition
within, in (+ time)
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en vías de desarrollo
 Definition
developing; in the process of developing
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hoy en día
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nowadays
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por medio de
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through, by means of
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tal vez
 Definition
perhaps
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todo el mundo
 Definition
everyone
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ya no
 Definition
no longer
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