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Spanish Vocab Punto y Aparte
Chapter 5
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 1
03/28/2007
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Term
la amenaza
 Definition
threat
Term
el analfabetismo
 Definition
illiteracy
Term
la apatia
 Definition
apathy
Term
los derechos humanos
 Definition
human rights
Term
la desnutricion
 Definition
malnutrition
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la explotacion
 Definition
exploitation
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la gente indigena
 Definition
indigenous people
Term
la guerra
 Definition
war
Term
el hambre
 Definition
hunger
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la huelga
 Definition
strike
Term
la injusticia
 Definition
injustice
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la manifestacion
 Definition
demonstration
Term
el narcotrafico
 Definition
drug traffick; drug trafficking
Term
la pobreza
 Definition
poverty
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la polemica
 Definition
controversy
Term
el prejuicio
 Definition
prejudice
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el secuestro
 Definition
kidnapping, hijacking
Term
el SIDA
 Definition
Aids
Term
el subdesarrollo
 Definition
underdevelopment
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el terrismo
 Definition
terrorism
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la alimentacion
 Definition
nourishment
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el bienestar
 Definition
well-being
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la campana
 Definition
campaign
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el/la ciudadano/a
 Definition
citizen
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la diversidad
 Definition
diversity
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el esfuerzo
 Definition
effort
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el heroe, la heroina
 Definition
hero, heroine
Term
la inversion
 Definition
investment
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el/la lider
 Definition
leader
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la politica
 Definition
politics;policy
Term
los recursos
 Definition
resources
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la tolerancia
 Definition
tolerance
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el tratamiento
 Definition
treament
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
 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
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desilusionante
 Definition
disappointing
Term
horripilante
 Definition
horrifying
Term
impresionante
 Definition
impressive
Term
inquietante
 Definition
disturbing
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