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chapter 5
chapter 5
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 4
04/04/2007

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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 desnutrición
Definition
malnutrition
Term
la explotación
Definition
exploitation
Term
la gente indígena
(but los indígenas)
Definition
indigenous people
Term
la guerra
Definition
war
Term
el hambre
(but mucha hambre)
Definition
hunger
Term
la huelga
Definition
strike
Term
la injusticia
Definition
injustice
Term
la manifestación
Definition
demonstration
Term
el narcotráfico
Definition
drug traffic; drug trafficking
Term
la pobreza
Definition
poverty
Term
la polémica
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 alimentación
Definition
nourishment
Term
el bienestar
Definition
well-being
Term
la campaña
Definition
campaign
Term
el/la ciudadano/a
Definition
citizen
Term
la diversidad
Definition
diversity
Term
el esfuerzo
Definition
effort
Term
el héroe, la heroína
Definition
hero, heroine
Term
la inversión
Definition
investment
Term
el/la líder
Definition
leader
Term
la lucha
Definition
fight; struggle
Term
la paz
Definition
peace
Term
la política
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 (i, i) (elijo)
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 (ue)
Definition
to promote
Term
respetar
Definition
to respect
Term
salvar
Definition
to save (someone, something)
Term
valer (irreg.) la pena
Definition
to be worth it
Term
alarmante
Definition
alarming
Term
chocante
Definition
shocking
Term
desafiante
Definition
challenging
Term
desilusionante
Definition
disappointing
Term
horripilante
Definition
horrifying
Term
impresionante
Definition
impressive
Term
inquietante
Definition
disturbing
Term
activista
Definition
activist
Term
alarmista
Definition
alarmist
Term
altruista
Definition
altruist
Term
egoísta
Definition
selfish
Term
extremista
Definition
extremist
Term
idealista
Definition
idealist
Term
oportunista
Definition
opportunist
Term
optimista
Definition
optimist
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