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SPAN 202 - Ch. 10 Vocabulary
Rumbos Alt. Ed., Pellettieri et. al, Ch. 10 Vocabulary
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 2
04/29/2010
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el abuso/ abusar
 Definition
abuse/ to abuse
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el alcance/alcanzar
 Definition
reach, range, scope/ to reach, attain, achieve
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la aldea global
 Definition
global village
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la barrera
 Definition
barrier, obstacle
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la brecha
 Definition
gap, breach
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la colonización/colonizar
 Definition
colonization/to colonize
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el convenio
 Definition
agreement, treaty
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el desempleo/el subempleo
 Definition
unemployment, underemployment
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el desplazamiento/desplazar(se)
 Definition
displacement, removal/to displace, move
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la disputa/disputar
 Definition
dispute/to dispute
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la diversidad lingüística
 Definition
linguistic diversity
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la dominación/dominar
 Definition
domination/to dominate
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el emigrante/emigrar
 Definition
emigrant/to emigrate
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la esperanza
 Definition
hope
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la exclusión/excluir
 Definition
exclusion/to exclude
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el fortalecimiento/fortalecer
 Definition
strengthening/to strengthen
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la fuga de cerebros/fugarse
 Definition
brain drain/to flee, escape
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la homogeneización/homogeneizar
 Definition
homogenization/to homogenize
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la homogeneización/homogeneizar
 Definition
homogenization/to homogenize
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la identidad cultural
 Definition
cultural identity
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la imposición/imponer
 Definition
imposition/to impose
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el ingreso de inmigrantes/ingresar
 Definition
entrance of immigrants/to enter
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la inquietud/inquieto(a)
 Definition
anxiety, worry/anxious, worried
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la inversión/invertir
 Definition
investment/to invest
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la legalización/legalizar
 Definition
legalization/to legalize
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la lengua materna
 Definition
mother tongue
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la mano de obra
 Definition
workforce
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el menosprecio/menospreciar
 Definition
scorn, lackof appreciation/ to despise to undervalue
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el monolingüism/bilingüísmo
 Definition
monolingualism/bilingualism
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la pandilla
 Definition
gang
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la política migratoria
 Definition
immigration policy
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el racismo
 Definition
racism
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la remesa
 Definition
remittance
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la restricción/restringir
 Definition
restriction/to restrict
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la toma de decisiones
 Definition
decision making
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el tráfico de personas/traficar
 Definition
trafficking of people/to traffic
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(des)ventajoso(a)
 Definition
(dis)advantageous
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indocumentado(a)
 Definition
undocumented
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atraer
 Definition
to attract
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conllevar
 Definition
to entail, involve
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disminuir
 Definition
to decrease, diminish
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el abono orgánico
 Definition
compost
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la abundancia/abundar
 Definition
abundance/to abound
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el agotamiento/agotar
 Definition
depletion/to deplete
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el agua dulce
 Definition
fresh water
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la biodiversidad
 Definition
biodiversity
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la cacería/cazar
 Definition
hunting/to hunt
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el calentamiento global
 Definition
global warming
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la carencia/carecer
 Definition
lack/to lack
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las causayas subyacentes
 Definition
underlying causes
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la conciencia/concienciar (de)
 Definition
conscience/to make aware (of)
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el consumo/consumir
 Definition
consumption/to consume
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el derrame/derramar
 Definition
spill/to spill
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el desarrollo sostenible
 Definition
sustainable development
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el desgaste/desgastar(se)
 Definition
wear, corrosion/to wear out (get worn out)
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los deshechos/deshacer
 Definition
remains/to dissolve, take apart, undo
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el deterioro/deteriorar
 Definition
deterioration, damage/to deteriorate, damage
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el ecosistema
 Definition
ecosystem
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el efecto greenhouse
 Definition
greenhouse effect
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el embalse
 Definition
reservoir
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las especies silvestres
 Definition
wild species
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la estrategia
 Definition
strategy
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la expansión/expandir
 Definition
expansion/to expand
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el humedal
 Definition
wetland
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el impacto devastador
 Definition
devastating impact
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el incentivo/incentivar
 Definition
incentive/to motivate, encourage
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el pantanal
 Definition
marsh
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el Planeta Tierra
 Definition
planet earth
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la presa
 Definition
dam
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los recursos renovables
 Definition
renewable resources
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la regulación/regular
 Definition
regulation/to regulate
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el rescate/rescatar
 Definition
rescue/to rescue
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los residuos radioactivos
 Definition
radioactive waste
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la restauración/restaurar
 Definition
restoration/to restore
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la riqueza natural
 Definition
natural richness
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la sobrepesca
 Definition
overfishing
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el suelo
 Definition
ground
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la tala/talar
 Definition
tree felling/to fell a tree
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el veneno/envenenar
 Definition
poison/to poison
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descomponerse
 Definition
to decompose, break down
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fallar
 Definition
to fail
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