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Ch. 10 Vocab
Nuestro Futuro
119
Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 2
04/14/2009
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Term
la asimilacion
 Definition
assimilation
Term
la causa
 Definition
cause
Term
la diversidad
 Definition
diversity
Term
el/la emigrante
 Definition
emigrant
Term
la frontera
 Definition
border
Term
la herencia cultural
 Definition
cultural heritage
Term
la humanidad
 Definition
humankind
Term
los ideales
 Definition
principles; ideals
Term
el idioma oficial
 Definition
official language
Term
la inmigracion
 Definition
immigration
Term
la integracion
 Definition
integration
Term
la lengua materna
 Definition
mother tongue
Term
el lujo
 Definition
luxury
Term
la meta
 Definition
goal
Term
la natalidad
 Definition
birthrate
Term
la poblacion
 Definition
population
Term
adivinar
 Definition
to guess
Term
anticipar
 Definition
to anticipate; to expect
Term
asimilarse
 Definition
to assimilate
Term
atraer
 Definition
to attract
Term
aumentar
 Definition
to grow
Term
disminuir
 Definition
to decrease, to reduce, to diminish
Term
predecir (e:i)
 Definition
to predict
Term
superarse
 Definition
to better oneself
Term
bilingue
 Definition
bilingual
Term
(in)conformista
 Definition
(non)conformist
Term
excluido/a
 Definition
excluded
Term
monolingue
 Definition
monolingual
Term
previsto/a
 Definition
forseen
Term
solo/a
 Definition
alone
Term
la anoranza
 Definition
homesickness
Term
el caos
 Definition
chaos
Term
el coraje
 Definition
courage
Term
el dano
 Definition
harm
Term
el dialogo
 Definition
dialogue
Term
el entendimiento
 Definition
understanding
Term
el incertidumbre
 Definition
uncertainty
Term
la inestabilidad
 Definition
instability
Term
el maltrato
 Definition
abuse, mistreatment
Term
el nivel de vida
 Definition
standard of living
Term
la polemica
 Definition
controversy
Term
la sobrepoblacion
 Definition
overpopulation
Term
hacer un esfuerzo
 Definition
to make an effort
Term
luchar
 Definition
to fight
Term
prescindir
 Definition
to do without
Term
protestar
 Definition
to protest
Term
debido a
 Definition
due to
Term
masificado/a
 Definition
overcrowded
Term
adaptarse
 Definition
to adapt
Term
alcanzar (un sueno/una meta)
 Definition
to fulfill (a dream); to reach (a goal)
Term
dejar
 Definition
to leave behind
Term
despedirse (e:i)
 Definition
to say goodbye
Term
enriquecerse
 Definition
to become enriched
Term
establecerse
 Definition
to establish oneself
Term
extranar
 Definition
to miss
Term
integrarse (a)
 Definition
to become part (of); to fit in
Term
lograr
 Definition
to attain, to achieve
Term
pertenecer
 Definition
to belong
Term
rechazar
 Definition
to reject
Term
la actitud
 Definition
attitude
Term
la aduana
 Definition
customs
Term
el cura
 Definition
priest
Term
la facha
 Definition
look
Term
el jardin
 Definition
garden
Term
el mantenimiento
 Definition
maintenance
Term
la nostalgia
 Definition
nostalgia
Term
la paciencia
 Definition
patience
Term
el progresso
 Definition
progress
Term
el rancho
 Definition
ranch
Term
el territorio
 Definition
territory
Term
arreglar
 Definition
to fix
Term
crecer
 Definition
to grow
Term
desconfiar
 Definition
to be suspicious, to not trust
Term
estar embarazada
 Definition
to be pregnant
Term
jurar
 Definition
to promise
Term
mezclar
 Definition
to mix
Term
reconocer (c:cz)
 Definition
to recognize
Term
tomar el pelo
 Definition
to pull someone's leg
Term
el acento
 Definition
accent
Term
la convivencia
 Definition
coexistance
Term
el/la exiliado/a politico/a
 Definition
political exile
Term
la falta (de)
 Definition
the lack of
Term
el hogar
 Definition
home
Term
homogeneidad
 Definition
homogeneity
Term
la mejora
 Definition
improvement
Term
la razon
 Definition
reason
Term
la variedad
 Definition
variety
Term
acomodarse
 Definition
to adapt
Term
convertirse (e:ie) (en algo)
 Definition
to turn (into something)
Term
surgir
 Definition
to emerge, to arise
Term
comodo/a
 Definition
comfortable
Term
de hecho
 Definition
in fact
Term
distinto/a
 Definition
different
Term
forzado/a
 Definition
forced
Term
heterogeneo/a
 Definition
heterogeneous
Term
por delante
 Definition
ahead (of)
Term
proveniente
 Definition
(coming) from
Term
semejante
 Definition
similar
Term
el arroz
 Definition
rice
Term
la hora del lonche/almuerzo
 Definition
lunch time
Term
la mantequilla
 Definition
butter
Term
la monja
 Definition
nun
Term
el monton
 Definition
brunch
Term
la mostaza
 Definition
mustard
Term
el pan
 Definition
bread
Term
el pepinillo
 Definition
pickle
Term
la similitud
 Definition
similarity
Term
comportarse
 Definition
to behave
Term
convecer(se)
 Definition
to convince (oneself)
Term
cortar
 Definition
to cut
Term
dar igual
 Definition
to not matter
Term
dar lata
 Definition
to bother; to annoy
Term
dar pena
 Definition
to become embarrassed
Term
desmayarse
 Definition
to faint
Term
marearse
 Definition
to get dizzy
Term
pertenecer
 Definition
to belong
Term
sobresalir
 Definition
to excel
Term
valorar
 Definition
to appreciate, to value
Term
presionado/a
 Definition
pressured
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