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Spanish Reading and Grammar Chapter 6
Actualidades
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 3
03/29/2011
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Term
el locutor, la locutora
 Definition
presenter
Term
el meterorologo
 Definition
meteorologist
Term
el pronostico del tiempo
 Definition
weather forecast
Term
el televisor
 Definition
TV set
Term
la pantalla
 Definition
screen
Term
los botones
 Definition
buttons
Term
la antena
 Definition
antenna
Term
el control remoto
 Definition
remote control
Term
los televidentes
 Definition
TV viewers
Term
la grabadora de videos (videos), el VCR
 Definition
videocassette recorder, VCR
Term
los medios de difusion
 Definition
the media
Term
el cable, la cablevision
 Definition
cable, cable TV
Term
prender
 Definition
to turn on the TV
Term
encender el televisor
 Definition
to turn on the TV
Term
apagar el televisor
 Definition
to turn off the TV
Term
el canal
 Definition
channel
Term
arrendar un video, un videocasete
 Definition
to rent a videocassette
Term
alquilar un video, un videocasete
 Definition
to rent a videocassette
Term
grabar una pelicula, un programa
 Definition
to record a film, a program
Term
el reportero, la reportera
 Definition
reporter
Term
las noticias internacionales
 Definition
international news
Term
las noticias nacionales
 Definition
national news
Term
las noticias locales
 Definition
local news
Term
las noticias deportivas
 Definition
sports news
Term
la retransmision deportiva
 Definition
sports playback
Term
el cronista deportivo, la cronista deportiva
 Definition
sportscaster
Term
las noticias financieras, el informe financiero
 Definition
business report
Term
pronosticar el tiempo
 Definition
to forecast the weather
Term
el boletin meterorologico
 Definition
weather bulletin
Term
los anuncios comerciales
 Definition
commercials
Term
la cabecera
 Definition
heading
Term
los titulares
 Definition
news headline
Term
la fotografia de prensa
 Definition
press photo
Term
el pie de fotografia
 Definition
foot picture
Term
la columna
 Definition
column
Term
la pagina editorial
 Definition
editorial page
Term
el editorial
 Definition
editorial
Term
la caricatura
 Definition
cartoon
Term
la esquela mortuoria, de defuncion
 Definition
obituary notice
Term
los anuncios
 Definition
classified ads
Term
avisos clasificados
 Definition
classified ads
Term
los anuncios de propaganda
 Definition
advertisements
Term
el periodista
 Definition
journalist
Term
imprimir un periodico
 Definition
to print a newspaper
Term
subscribirse a un periodico
 Definition
to subscribe to a newspaper
Term
estar subscrito a un periodico
 Definition
to subscribe to a newspaper
Term
la revista
 Definition
magazine
Term
la conservacion del medio ambiente
 Definition
environmental conservation
Term
la contaminacion del medio ambiente
 Definition
environmental pollution
Term
contaminar el medio ambiente
 Definition
pollute the environment
Term
conservar los recursos naturales
 Definition
to conserve natural resources
Term
malgastar los recursos naturales
 Definition
to waste natural resources
Term
la capa de ozono, ozonosfera
 Definition
the ozone layer
Term
ahorrar dinero
 Definition
to save money
Term
el desempleo
 Definition
unemployment
Term
la protesta, la manifestacion
 Definition
protest
Term
las elecciones
 Definition
elections
Term
presentarse como candidato
 Definition
to run (for office)
Term
votar por un candidato
 Definition
to vote for a candidate
Term
elegir un candidato
 Definition
to elect a candidate
Term
los partidos politicos
 Definition
political parties
Term
el presidente
 Definition
president
Term
el governador
 Definition
governor
Term
el alcalde, la alcaldesa
 Definition
mayor
Term
los ministerios
 Definition
the ministries, government departments
Term
el ministro de educasion
 Definition
secretary of education
Term
el ministro de hacienda
 Definition
secretary of finance
Term
el ministro de defensa
 Definition
secretary of defense
Term
el ministro de asuntos extranjeros 
 Definition
secretary of state
Term
el sistema bicameral
 Definition
bicameral system of legislature
Term
el sistema parlamentario
 Definition
parliamentary system
Term
las camaras
 Definition
the houses
Term
la camara alta
 Definition
upper house
Term
la camara baja
 Definition
lower house
Term
el senado
 Definition
senate
Term
la camara de diputados, de representantes
 Definition
house of representatives
Term
el congreso
 Definition
congress
Term
camara de los lores
 Definition
house of lords
Term
la camara de los comunes, de los diputados
 Definition
house of commons
Term
el parlamento
 Definition
parliamentary
Term
las cortes
 Definition
spanish parliament
Term
conservador
 Definition
conservative
Term
liberal
 Definition
liberal
Term
moderado
 Definition
moderate
Term
derechista
 Definition
rightist, right-wing
Term
izquierdista
 Definition
leftist, left-wing
Term
centrista
 Definition
centrist, middle-of-the-road
Term
el monarca
 Definition
monarch
Term
el rey, la reina
 Definition
king, queen
Term
el principe, la princesa
 Definition
prince, princess
Term
el infante, la infanta
 Definition
any son/ daughter of the king of Spain other than the eldest
Term
el dicatador
 Definition
dictator
Term
la liberacion femenina
 Definition
women's liberation
Term
el SIDA
 Definition
AIDS
Term
el colera
 Definition
cholera
Term
el aborto
 Definition
abortion
Term
el (la) criminal; el (la) delincuente
 Definition
criminal
Term
la victima
 Definition
victim
Term
el ladron
 Definition
theif
Term
el robo
 Definition
robbery
Term
robar
 Definition
rob, steal
Term
el asalto, el ataque, el atraco
 Definition
assault, holdup, mugging
Term
asaltar, atacar
 Definition
to assault, hold up
Term
el asesinato
 Definition
murder
Term
asesinar
 Definition
to murder
Term
la violacion
 Definition
rape
Term
violar
 Definition
to rape
Term
la droga
 Definition
drugs
Term
el (la) narcotraficante
 Definition
drug trafficker
Term
el drogadictio, la drogadicta
 Definition
addict
Term
la policia
 Definition
police force
Term
el policia
 Definition
 policeman
Term
la mujer policia
 Definition
policewoman
Term
el (la) juez
 Definition
judge
Term
el abogado
 Definition
lawyer
Term
el jurado
 Definition
jury
Term
el testigo
 Definition
witness
Term
el testimonio
 Definition
testimony
Term
el veredicto
 Definition
verdict
Term
la sentencia
 Definition
sentence
Term
inocente
 Definition
innocent
Term
culpable
 Definition
guilty
Term
el embotellamiento, el atasco, el lio de trafico
 Definition
traffic jam
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