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METAS 5A and 5B
Vocabulary
101
Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 2
10/25/2008
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Term
El Amazonas
 Definition
The Amazon
Term
la amenaza
 Definition
threat
Term
el/la campesino/a
 Definition
peasant
Term
el chamán
 Definition
shaman, Medicine Man
Term
la creencia
 Definition
belief
Term
el/la crillo/a
 Definition
Person of European descent in the Americas
Term
los derechos humanos
 Definition
human rights
Term
el discrimen
 Definition
discrimination
Term
la explotación
 Definition
exploitation
Term
la fuerza
 Definition
strength
Term
la gente indígena
 Definition
indigenous people
Term
la guerrilla
 Definition
guerrilla warfare
Term
el habitante
 Definition
inhabitant
Term
el maltrato
 Definition
mistreatment
Term
el mestizaje
 Definition
cultral, ethnic and racial blending
Term
el/la mestizo
 Definition
person of mixed Spanish and indigenous heritage
Term
el poder
 Definition
power
Term
el pueblo
 Definition
town, people
Term
la presión
 Definition
pressure
Term
el resentimiento
 Definition
resentment
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la sierra
 Definition
highlands
Term
la soberania
 Definition
sovereignty
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la tribu
 Definition
tribe
Term
aportar
 Definition
to contribute
Term
resistir
 Definition
to resist
Term
sobrevivir
 Definition
to survive
Term
suffir
 Definition
to suffer
Term
temer
 Definition
to fear
Term
actual
 Definition
current
Term
alentador(a)
 Definition
encouraging
Term
amazónico(a)
 Definition
pertaining to the Amazon
Term
andino(a)
 Definition
Andean
Term
conmovedor(a)
 Definition
moving
Term
dirigente
 Definition
ruling
Term
excluido/a
 Definition
excluded
Term
marginado/a
 Definition
marginalized
Term
poderoso(a)
 Definition
powerful
Term
popular
 Definition
popular; pertaining to the common people
Term
actualmente
 Definition
currently
Term
desgraciadamente
 Definition
unfortunetly
Term
francamente
 Definition
frankly
Term
seguramente
 Definition
surely
Term
verdaderamente
 Definition
truely
Term
el anlfabetismo
 Definition
illiteracy
Term
la apatía
 Definition
apathy
Term
la desnutrición
 Definition
malnutrition
Term
la guerra
 Definition
war
Term
el hambre
 Definition
hunger
Term
la huelga
 Definition
strike
Term
la injusticia
 Definition
injustice
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
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
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
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
alarmante
 Definition
alarming
Term
chocante
 Definition
shocking
Term
desafiante
 Definition
challenging
Term
desilusionante
 Definition
diappointing
Term
horripilante
 Definition
horrifying
Term
impresionante
 Definition
impressive
Term
inquietante
 Definition
disturbing
Term
asesinar
 Definition
to assassinate
Term
saquear
 Definition
to sack; pillage
Term
volar
 Definition
to blow up (with a bomb)
Term
el/la narcotraficante
 Definition
drug trafficker
Term
aislado/a
 Definition
isolated
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