Shared Flashcard Set

Details

chapter 5
chapter 5
65
Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 4
04/04/2007
Click here to study/print these flashcards.

Create your own flash cards! Sign up here.

Additional Language - Spanish Flashcards

 

 

Cards

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
Supporting users have an ad free experience!