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226-Ch 7,8,9
Spanish 226
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Undergraduate 4
03/15/2010
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Term
la bandera
 Definition
flag
Term
la ciudadanía
 Definition
citizenship
Term

el cuidadano

la ciudadana

 Definition
citizen
Term

el compatriota

la compatriata

 Definition
fellow citizen
Term
la costumbre
 Definition
habit, tradition
Term
la frontera
 Definition
border
Term
mi/tu gente
 Definition
my, your people
Term
la lengua materna
 Definition
mother tongue
Term

el nivel

el nivel económico

 Definition

level

economic standard
Term
el orgullo
 Definition
pride
Term
la patria
 Definition
homeland
Term
la pobreza
 Definition
poverty
Term

la raíz

los raíces

 Definition
root(s)
Term
la riqueza
 Definition
richness, wealth
Term
el símbolo
 Definition
symbol
Term
la sobrepoblación
 Definition
overpopulation
Term
mi, tu tierra
 Definition
my, your homeland
Term
la zona residencial
 Definition
residential area
Term
avanzar
 Definition
to advance, move up
Term
crecer
 Definition
to grow
Term
criar(se)
 Definition
to raise, to be raised
Term
estar acostumbrado/a
 Definition
to be accustomed to
Term
orgulloso/a
 Definition
proud
Term
el bilingüismo
 Definition
bilingualism
Term
la desesperanza
 Definition
hopelessness, despair
Term
la desilusión
 Definition

disappointment

disillusionment
Term
la esperanza
 Definition

hope

expectation
Term
la ilusión
 Definition

hope

delusion
Term
el rechazo
 Definition
rejection
Term
la residencia
 Definition
residence
Term
la tarjeta de residente
 Definition
resident card (green card)
Term
la nostalgia
 Definition
nostalgy
Term
acostumbrarse a
 Definition
to get used to
Term
echar de menos
 Definition
to miss
Term
faltar
 Definition
to miss (a class)
Term
rechazar
 Definition
to reject
Term
superar(se)
 Definition
to advance in life, to excel
Term
tener papeles
 Definition
to have legal papers
Term
adaptarse a
 Definition
to adapt oneself to
Term
legalizar
 Definition
to legalize, authenticate a document
Term
bilingüe
 Definition
bilingual
Term
legal
 Definition
legal
Term

de repaso:

el barrio

la discriminacion

el/la emigrante

el/la inmigrante

el idoma/la lengua

el nivel de vida

la nacionalidad

el origen

el pais

el pasaporte

la poblacion

nacer

 Definition
Term

de repaso:

el agua

el aire

el árbol

el atmósfera

la ciudad

la contaminacion

el mar

el océano

la naturaleza

el planeta

exportar

importar

 Definition
Term
el agujero
 Definition
hole
Term
el bosque
 Definition
forest
Term
la capa de ozono
 Definition
ozone layer
Term
el cielo
 Definition
sky, heaven
Term
el combustible
 Definition
fuel
Term
el consumo
 Definition
consumption
Term
la cosecha
 Definition
harvest, crop
Term
el efecto invernadero
 Definition
greenhouse effect
Term
la madera
 Definition
wood
Term
el pesticida
 Definition
pesticide
Term
el recurso
 Definition
resource
Term
la selva
 Definition
jungle, tropical rain forest
Term
la sequía
 Definition
drought
Term
la tierra
 Definition
soil
Term

la agricultura

el desierto

la ecología

la erosión

la explotacion

la extincion

el valle

 Definition
Term
cortar
 Definition
to cut
Term
crear
 Definition
to create
Term
desperdiciar
 Definition
to waste
Term
proteger
 Definition
to protect
Term
sembrar
 Definition
to sow
Term

consumir

cultivar

extinguir (extingo)

preservar

reducir

 Definition
Term
agrícola
 Definition
agricultural
Term
la acera
 Definition
sidewalk
Term
la basura
 Definition
garbage
Term

el contenedor

de basura

de reciclados

 Definition
garbage or recycling bin
Term
el envase
 Definition
container
Term
el humo
 Definition
smoke
Term
el mantenimiento
 Definition
maintenance
Term
el piso
 Definition
floor
Term
la recogida de basura
 Definition
garbage pickup
Term
botar
 Definition
to throw away
Term
reciclar
 Definition
to recycle
Term
desechable
 Definition
disposable
Term
reciclable
 Definition
recyclable
Term

el acuerdo

el tratado

 Definition

agreement

treaty
Term
la bolsa
 Definition
stock exchange
Term

la deuda

la deuda externa

 Definition

debt

foreign debt
Term
el Fondo Monetario
 Definition
International Monetary Fund IMF
Term
la inversión
 Definition
investment
Term
los inversionistas
 Definition
investors
Term

los paises

desarrollados

en vias de desarrollo

 Definition

developed countries

developing countries
Term
la sostenibilidad
 Definition
sustainability
Term

la gasolina

la globalizacion

la nacionalizacion

la privatizacion

 

 Definition
Term
invertir
 Definition
to invest
Term
sostener
 Definition
to sustain
Term
sostenible
 Definition
sustainable
Term

la diversidad

el estereotipo

el feminismo

el machismo

la manifestación

la oportunidad

el rechazo

la sociedad

el tema

la violencia

estar a favor

estar en contra

 Definition
Term
el esfuerzo
 Definition
effort
Term
la hembra
 Definition
female
Term
el varón
 Definition
male
Term

el homosexual

la lesbiana

 Definition

homosexual

lesbian
Term
esforzarse
 Definition
to make an effort
Term

ciego

ciega

 Definition
blind
Term

discapacitado

discapacitada

 

fisicamente

mentalmente

 Definition

diabled/handicapped

physically

mentally
Term

mudo

muda

 Definition
mute
Term

sordo

sorda

 Definition
deaf
Term
el analfabetismo
 Definition
illiteracy
Term
la asistencia social/publica
 Definition
social work/welfare
Term
los derechos civiles
 Definition
civil rights
Term
la discriminacion de género
 Definition
gender/sexual discrimination
Term
la discriminacion positiva
 Definition
affirmative action
Term
la igualdad
 Definition
equality
Term
la ley
 Definition
law
Term
la libertad
 Definition
liberty, freedom
Term
la lucha
 Definition
struggle
Term
el modelo
 Definition
model, pattern
Term
el/la modelo
 Definition
fashion model
Term

la ONG

la organizacion no gubernamental

 Definition

NGO

non-government organization
Term

el preso

la presa

 Definition
inmate, prisoner
Term
el principio
 Definition
principle, beginning
Term
la prisión
 Definition
prison, jail
Term

el abuso

la actitud

la discriminacion social/sexual/racial/religiosa

la legalizacion

el privilegio

 Definition
Term
condenar
 Definition
to condemn, to convict
Term
exigir
 Definition
to demand
Term
mejorar
 Definition
to improve
Term
oponerse a
 Definition
to oppose
Term
plantearse
 Definition
to consider,  to pose a question
Term
promover (ue)
 Definition
to promote
Term

incluir (y)

integrar

legalizar

rechazar

 Definition
Term

analfabeto

analfabeta

 Definition
illiterate
Term

marginado

marginada

 Definition
marginalized, alienated
Term

injusto

injusta

justo

justa

 Definition

injust

just
Term
la cuestión
 Definition
issue
Term
la posición, la postura
 Definition
position, opinion
Term
el tema
 Definition
issue, topic
Term
la voz
 Definition
voice
Term
la protesta
 Definition
protest
Term
con respecto a
 Definition
with respect to
Term
en cuanto a
 Definition
regarding
Term
sobre...el tema de
 Definition
about
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