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SPAN 2002 Midterm
Chapters 7-9
139
Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 2
10/07/2010

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Term
la bandera
Definition
flag
Term
la ciudadanía
Definition
citizenship
Term
el/la ciudadano/a
Definition
citizen
Term
el/la compatriota
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
Definition
level
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el nivel económico
Definition
economic standard
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el orgullo
Definition
pride
Term
la patria
Definition
homeland
Term
la pobreza
Definition
poverty
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la raíz (las raíces)
Definition
root(s)
Term
la ríqueza
Definition
richness; wealth
Term
el símbolo
Definition
symbol
Term
la sobrepoblación
Definition
overpopulation
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mi/tu/(...)tierra
Definition
my/your/(...)homeland
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la zona residencial
Definition
residential area
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avanzar (c)
Definition
to advance; to move up
Term
crecer (zc)
Definition
to grow up
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criar(se) (me crío)
Definition
to raise, to be raised
Term
estar acostumbrado/a a
Definition
to be accustomed to
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orgulloso/a
Definition
proud
Term
el bilingüismo
Definition
bilingualism
Term
la desesperanza
Definition
hopelessness; despair
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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 (green) card
Term
acostumbrarse a
Definition
to get used to
Term
echar de menos/extrañar
Definition
to miss
Term
faltar
Definition
to miss
Term
rechazar (c)
Definition
to reject
Term
superar(se)
Definition
to advance (in life); to excel
Term
tener papeles
Definition
to have legal papers
Term
bilingüe
Definition
bilingual
Term
Palabras positivas
Definition
* todo el mundo
* siempre
* también
* o
Term
Palabras negativas
Definition
* ningún, ninguno/a(s)
* nada
* nadie
* nunca; jamás
* tampoco
* ni
Term
Palabras indefinidas
Definition
* algún, alguno/a(s)
* algo
* alguien
* algunas veces
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
cortar
Definition
to cut
Term
crear
Definition
to create
Term
desperdiciar
Definition
to waste
Term
proteger (j)
Definition
to protect
Term
sembrar (ie)
Definition
to sow
Term
agrícola
Definition
agricultural
Term
la acera
Definition
sidewalk
Term
la basura
Definition
garbage
Term
el contenedor (de basura, de reciclados)
Definition
(garbage, recycling) bin
Term
el envase
Definition
container (bottle, can, etc.)
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
desechable
Definition
disposable
Term
el acuerdo/el tratado
Definition
agreement/treaty
Term
la Bolsa
Definition
stock exchange
Term
la deuda (externa)
Definition
(foreign) debt
Term
el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI)
Definition
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Term
la inversión
Definition
investment
Term
los inversionistas
Definition
investors
Term
los países desarrollados / en vías de desarrollo
Definition
developed countries / developing countries
Term
la sostenibilidad
Definition
sustainability
Term
invertir (ie, i)
Definition
to invest
Term
sostener
Definition
to sustain
Term
sostenible
Definition
sustainable
Term
El futuro
Definition
-ar, -ir, & -er
é
ás
á
emos
án
Term
Verbos irregulares en el futuro
Definition
decir - diré, dirás..
haber - habré, habrás..
hacer - haré, harás..
poder - podré, podrás..
poner - pondré, pondrás..
saber - sabré, sabrás..
salir - saldré, saldrás..
tener - tendré, tendrás..
venir - vendré, vendrás..
Term
Uses of el futuro
Definition
* An action that is expected to happen
* A future action that includes and act of will or power
* Probability about an action occurring in the present
Term
El futuro perfecto
Definition
futuro de haber (habré, habrás..) + participio pasado (ado, ido)
Term
Cláusas adverbiales de indicativo
Definition
* como - given that
* puesto que - since
* ya que - due to the fact that
Term
Cláusas adverbiales de subjuntivo
Definition
(SACAPESA)
* Sin que - without
* A fin de que - in order to; so that
* Con tal que - provided that
* A menos que - unless
* Para que - in order to; so that
* En caso de que - in case
* Siempre y cuando - as long as, provided that
* Antes de que - before
Term
Time conjunctions
Definition
* cuando - when
* después de (que) - after
* en cuanto - as soon as
* hasta que - until
* mientras que - while
* tan pronto como - as soon as
Term
Manner conjunctions
Definition
* aunque - although
* como - as
* de modo que - in a way that
Term
Indicative vs. Subjunctive
Definition
* pending action --> subjunctive
* habitual action --> indicative
* past action --> indicative
* pending action --> subjunctive
Term
el esfuerzo
Definition
effort
Term
la hembra
Definition
female
Term
el varón
Definition
male
Term
esforzarse
Definition
to make an effort
Term
ciego/a
Definition
blind
Term
discapacitado/a (fisicamente o mentalmente)
Definition
(physically/mentally) handicapped
Term
mudo/a
Definition
mute
Term
sordo/a
Definition
deaf
Term
el analfabetismo
Definition
illiteracy
Term
la asistencia social/pública
Definition
social work / welfare
Term
los derechos civiles
Definition
civil rights
Term
la discriminación de género
Definition
gender/sexual discrimination
Term
la discriminación positiva
Definition
affirmative action
Term
la iguldad
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 (organización no gubernamental)
Definition
NGO (non-governmental organization)
Term
el/la preso/a
Definition
inmate; prisoner
Term
el principio
Definition
principle; beginning
Term
la prisión
Definition
prison; jail
Term
condenar
Definition
to condemn; to convict
Term
exigir (j)
Definition
to demand
Term
mejorar
Definition
to improve
Term
oponerse a
Definition
to oppose
Term
plantear(se)
Definition
to consider; to pose (a question)
Term
promover (ue)
Definition
to promote
Term
analfabeto/a
Definition
illiterate
Term
marginado/a
Definition
marginalized; alienated
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
con respecto a...
Definition
with respect to...
Term
en cuanto a...
Definition
regarding...
Term
sobre (el tema de)...
Definition
about...
Term
Presente perfecto de subjuntivo
Definition
presente de subjuntivo de haber (haya, hayas..) + participio pasado (ado, ido)
Term
Los pronombres relativos
Definition
* que
* quien(es)
* el/la/los/las cual(es)
* el/la/los/las que
* cuyo/a(s)
* donde
* lo que
* lo cual
Term
Rules of que
Definition
* used to refer to things and people
Term
Rules of quien(es)
Definition
* refers exclusively to people
* required after a preposition
Term
Rules of el/la/los/las cual(es)
Definition
* they must agree in gender and number with the antecedent
* more formal option for que and quien(es)
Term
Rules of el/la/los/las que
Definition
* they must agree in gender and number with the antecedent
* they're interchangeable with el/la/los/las cual(es), que, and quien after a preposition
Term
Rules of lo que/lo cual
Definition
* lo que is the only phrase you can start a sentence with
* they express ideas or actions
* lo cual requires an antecedent
Term
Rules of cuyo/a(s)
Definition
* it is used as an adjective
* it must agree with the noun it modifies, while it relates to the owner
Term
Rules of donde
Definition
* expresses the idea "in (the place) which" or simply "where"
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