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Punto y aparte chapter 5
vocab, conectores, y los expresiones útiles from chapter 5
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 1
05/12/2008
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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
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la explotación
 Definition
exploitation
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la gente indígena (but los indígenas)
 Definition
indigenous people
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la guerra
 Definition
war
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el hambre (but mucha hambre)
 Definition
hunger
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la huelga
 Definition
strike
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la injusticia
 Definition
injustice
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manifestación
 Definition
demonstration
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el narcotráfico
 Definition
drug traffic; drug trafficking
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la polémica
 Definition
controversy
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el prejuicio
 Definition
prejudice
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el secuestro
 Definition
kidnapping; hijacking
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el SIDA
 Definition
AIDS
Term
el subdesarrollo
 Definition
underevelopment
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el terrorismo
 Definition
terrorism
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la alimentación
 Definition
nourishment
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el bienestar
 Definition
well-being
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la campaña
 Definition
campaign
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el ciudadano
la ciudadana
 Definition
citizen
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la diversidad
 Definition
diversity
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el efuerzo
 Definition
effort
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el héroe, la heroína
 Definition
hero, heroine
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el/la líder
 Definition
leader
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la lucha
 Definition
fight; struggle
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la paz
 Definition
peace
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la política
 Definition
politics; policy
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los recursos
 Definition
resources
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la tolerancia
 Definition
tolerance
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el tratamiento
 Definition
treatment
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afrontar
afronto
 Definition
to confront
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brindar
brindo
 Definition
to offer
Term
colaborar (con)
colaboro
 Definition
to help; work (with)
Term
elegir
elijo
 Definition
to elect
Term
enterarse (de)
me entero de
 Definition
to become informed about
Term
financiar
financio
 Definition
to finance
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hacer de voluntario/a
hago de voluntario/a
 Definition
to volunteer
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llevar a cabo
llevo a cabo
 Definition
to carry out
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postularse
me postulo
 Definition
to run for office
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promover promuevo
 Definition
to promote
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respetar
respeto
 Definition
to respet
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salvar
salvo
 Definition
to save (someone or something)
Term
valer la pena valgo la pena
 Definition
to be worth it
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alarmante
 Definition
alarming
Term
chocante
 Definition
shocking
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desafiante
 Definition
challenging
Term
horripilante
 Definition
horrifying
Term
impresionante
 Definition
impressive
Term
inquietante
 Definition
disturbing
Term
además
 Definition
moreover
Term
en cambio
 Definition
instead
Term
para que + subjuntivo
 Definition
to do something
Term
por lo tanto
 Definition
hence
Term
puesto que
 Definition
since
Term
sin embargo
 Definition
however
Term
ya que
 Definition
as
Term
actualmente
 Definition
currently
Term
desgraciadamente
 Definition
unfortunately
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francamente
 Definition
frankly
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seguramente
 Definition
surely
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verdaderamente
 Definition
truly
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de hecho
 Definition
in fact
Term
el hecho de que + subjuntivo
 Definition
the fact that
Term
en cuanto a
 Definition
as far as ... is concerned
Term
hoy (en) día
 Definition
nowadays
Term

desarrollar

desarrollo 

 Definition
to develop
Term

donar

dóno 

 Definition
to donate
Term
la pobreza
 Definition
poverty
Term
la inversión
 Definition
investment
Term
desilusionante
 Definition
disappointing
Term
porque
 Definition
because
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