Capitulo 26 Flashcards

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1
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el abuso

A

abuse

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el acoso sexual

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sexual harassment

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el anciano

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elderly person

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las bajas pensiones

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low pensions

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la barra

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hand rail

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bienestar

A

well being

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el bono

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voucher

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el borracho

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drunk

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el ciego

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blind

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el ciudadano

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citizen

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la contaminación ambiental

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environmental contamination

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el crecimiento demográfico

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population growth

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la década

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decade

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los derechos humanos

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human rights

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el desempleo

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unemployment

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la desintegración del núcleo familiar

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disintegration of the nuclear family

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la desnutrición

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malnutrition

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el deterioro del medio ambiente

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environmental deterioration

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los discapacitados

A

disabled

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engañoso

A

deceiving

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el exceso

A

excess

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el éxodo masivo

A

massive exodus

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la falta de

A

lack of

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el hambre

A

hunger

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25
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la indemnización

A

compensation

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el ingreso

A

income

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la ley

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law

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el locutor

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announcer

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el machismo

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machismo

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el marginado

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outcast

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el mejoramiento

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improvement

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la mensualidad

A

monthly payment

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mismo

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same

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la miseria

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misery

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la mitad

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half

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la mortalidad infantil

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infant mortality

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la parroquia

A

parish

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el pilar

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pillar

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el pobre

A

poor person

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la pobreza

A

poverty

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la política

A

policy politics

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el punto

A

issue

point

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la rampa

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ramp

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la remuneración

A

remuneration

salary

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el sufrimiento

A

suffering

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la tercera edad

A

seniors

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urbano

A

urban

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la vereda

A

sidewalk

path

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el vidrio

A

glass

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la violencia doméstica

A

domestic violence

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la alfabetización

A

literacy

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el analfabetismo

A

illiteracy

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la carrera

A

career

race

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el conocimiento

A

knowledge

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la enseñanza

A

teaching

education

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la escritura

A

writing

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la escuela primaria

A

elementary school

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la escuela secundaria

A

high school

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la escuela vocacional

A

vocational school

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la lectura

A

reading

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obligatorio

A

mandatory

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el oficio

A

trade

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el sistema educativo

A

educational system

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el taller

A

workshop

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el ministerio de educación

A

department of education

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el ministerio de obras publicas

A

public works department

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el ministerio de transporte

A

department of transportation

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el ministerio de urbanismo

A

city planning department

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aprovechar

A

to take advantage of

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comprometerse

A

to commit oneself

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conducir

A

to drive

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elegir

A

to choose

elect

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enamorarse

A

to fall in love

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enseñar

A

to teach

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erradicar

A

to eradicate

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frenar

A

to break

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golpear

A

to hit

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impulsar

A

to launch

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incrementar

A

to increase

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insistir

A

to insist

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lograr

A

to accomplish

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maltratar

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to abuse

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manejar

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to drive

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mejorar

A

to improve

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mitigar

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to mitigate

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otorgar

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to grant

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prohibir

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to prohibit

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realizar

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to accomplish

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reclutar

A

to recruit

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recomendar

A

to recommend

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sostener

A

to sustain

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subvencionar

A

to subsidize

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sugerir

A

to suggest

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surgir

A

to arise

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ojala

A

i hope

i wish

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puede que

A

maybe

perhaps

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quizá

A

maybe

perhaps

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tal vez

A

maybe

perhaps

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brindar la oportunidad

A

to give the opportunity

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de por vida

A

for life

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pasar hambre

A

to be starving

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poner en marchar

A

to put into effect

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tener éxito

A

to be succesful

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a causa de

A

because of

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asimismo

A

also

likewise

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aun

A

even

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de este modo

A

this way

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hasta el momento

A

until now

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por otro lado

A

on the other hand

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por un lado

A

on one hand

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por supuesto

A

of course