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Chapters 7-9
112
Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 4
10/07/2010
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Term
la bandera
 Definition
flag
Term
la ciudadania
 Definition
citizenship
Term
el ciudadano
 Definition
citizen
Term
el compatriota
 Definition
fellow citizen
Term
la costumbre
 Definition
habit; tradition
Term
la frontera
 Definition
border
Term
la lengua materna
 Definition
mother tongue
Term
el nivel (economico)
 Definition
level (ses)
Term
el orgullo
 Definition
pride
Term
la patria
 Definition
homeland
Term
la pobreza
 Definition
poverty
Term
la raiz
 Definition
race
Term
la riqueza
 Definition
richness; wealth
Term
el simbolo
 Definition
symbol
Term
la sobrepoblacion
 Definition
overpopulation
Term
la zona residencial
 Definition
residential area
Term
avanzar
 Definition
to advance, to move up
Term
crecer
 Definition
to grow up
Term
criar
 Definition
to be raised
Term
orgulloso
 Definition
proud
Term
la desesperanza
 Definition
hopelessness; despair
Term
la desilusion
 Definition
disappointment; disillusionment
Term
la esperanza
 Definition
hope
Term
la ilusion
 Definition
hope; delusion
Term
el rechazo
 Definition
rejection
Term
la residencia
 Definition
residence
Term
la tarjeta de residencia
 Definition
green card
Term
acostumbrarse
 Definition
to get used to
Term
echar de menos
 Definition
to miss
Term
faltar
 Definition
to miss
Term
superarse
 Definition
to advance in life, to excel
Term
el agujero
 Definition
hole
Term
el bosque
 Definition
forest
Term
el capa de ozono
 Definition
ozone layer
Term
el cielo
 Definition
sky;heaven
Term
el combustible
 Definition
fuel
Term
el consumo
 Definition
consumption
Term
la cosecha
 Definition
harvest
Term
el efecto invernadero
 Definition
greenhouse effect
Term
la madera
 Definition
wood
Term
el pesticida
 Definition
pesticide
Term
el recurso
 Definition
resource
Term
la selva
 Definition
rainforest
Term
la sequia
 Definition
drought
Term
la tierra
 Definition
soil
Term
desperdiciar
 Definition
to waste
Term
sembrar
 Definition
to sow
Term
agricola
 Definition
agricultural
Term
la acera
 Definition
sidewalk
Term
la basura
 Definition
trash
Term
el contenedor
 Definition
bin
Term
el envase
 Definition
container
Term
el humo
 Definition
smoke
Term
el mantenimiento
 Definition
maintenance
Term
el piso
 Definition
floor
Term
la recogida
 Definition
garbage pickup
Term
botar
 Definition
to throw away
Term
desechable
 Definition
disposable
Term
el acuerdo/ tratado
 Definition
treaty, agreement
Term
la bolsa
 Definition
stock exchange
Term
la deuda
 Definition
debt
Term
el Fondo Monetario Internacional
 Definition
international monetary fund
Term
la inversion
 Definition
investment
Term
los inversionistas
 Definition
investors
Term
los paises desarrollados
 Definition
developed countries
Term
la sostenibilidad
 Definition
sustainability
Term
invertir
 Definition
to invest
Term
sostener
 Definition
to sustain
Term
sostenible
 Definition
sustainable
Term
ningun, ninguno
 Definition
none, no amount of a thing
Term
nunca, jamas
 Definition
never
Term
tampoco
 Definition
neither
Term
algun
 Definition
some
Term
algunos
 Definition
some (by itself), not qualifying another noun
Term
algo
 Definition
something
Term
alguien
 Definition
someone
Term
algunas veces
 Definition
sometimes
Term
nadie
 Definition
no one
Term
el esfuerzo
 Definition
effort
Term
la hembra
 Definition
female
Term
el varon
 Definition
male
Term
esforzarse
 Definition
to make an effort
Term
ciego
 Definition
blind
Term
discapacitado
 Definition
handicapped
Term
mudo
 Definition
mute
Term
sordo
 Definition
deaf
Term
el analfabetismo
 Definition
illiteracy
Term
la asistencia social
 Definition
social work/ welfare
Term
los derechos civiles
 Definition
civil rights
Term
la discriminacion de genero
 Definition
gender discrimination
Term
la discriminacion positiva
 Definition
affirmative action
Term
la igualdad
 Definition
equality
Term
la ley
 Definition
law
Term
la libertad
 Definition
liberty
Term
la lucha
 Definition
struggle
Term
el modelo
 Definition
model, pattern
Term
el/ la modelo
 Definition
model
Term
la ong
 Definition
non-governmental organization
Term
el/la preso
 Definition
inmate, prisoner
Term
el principio
 Definition
principle, beginning
Term
la prision
 Definition
prison
Term
condenar
 Definition
to condemn
Term
exigir
 Definition
to demand
Term
mejorar
 Definition
to improve
Term
oponerse a
 Definition
to oppose
Term
plantear
 Definition
to consider
Term
promover
 Definition
to promote
Term
marginado
 Definition
marginalized
Term
la cuestion
 Definition
issue
Term
la posicion/ la postura
 Definition
position/ opinion
Term
el tema
 Definition
issue, topic
Term
la voz
 Definition
voice
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