Chapter 10 Flashcards

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Activism

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El activismo

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Alliance

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La alianza

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To be driven / encouraged to

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Animarse a

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Apathy

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La apatía

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Post /position

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El cargo

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Citizen

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El/la ciudadano/a

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Greedy/ materialistic

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Codiciosa

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Awareness

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La conciencia

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Congress / conference

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El congreso

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Conservative

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Conservador

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Who maintains they status quo / traditionalist

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Continuista

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Shortcoming/ failure

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La deficiencia

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Renowned / noted

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Destacado

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Representative / MP

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El/la disputado/a

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Leader

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El/la dirigente

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To lead

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Encabezar

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17
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To climb

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Escalar

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To be in charge of

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Encargarse de

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To survey

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Encuestar

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Graduate

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El/la graduado/a

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21
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Governorship

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La gubernatura (Mexican)

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22
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Influential

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Influyente

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23
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Uprising

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El levantamiento

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Leader

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El/la líder

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To state/ express
Manifestar (manifiesto)
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Movement
El movimiento
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Sample
La muestra
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To occupy / hold
Ostentar
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To perceive / sense
Percibir
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To politicize
Politizar
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Prominence/ importance
El protagonismo
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Senator
El/la senador/a
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Pull/ appeal/ persuasion
Tirón
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Graduate
El/la titulado/a
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To take part In
Tomar parte en
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Way / track
La vía
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To cut down/ reduce
Abaratar
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To make worse
Agravar
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Alarming
Alarmante
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Previous
Anterior
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Collective/ groups
El colectivo
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To pay for/ finance
Costear
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To qualify
Cualificar
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Final / definitive
Definitivo
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To fly the nest
Dejar el nido
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Crime
La delincuencia
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Devastating
Devastador
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Emancipation/ freedom
La emancipación
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Stigmatization
La estigmatización
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Casual work
Eventual
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Sign/ indication
El indicio
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To industrialize
Industrializar
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Casual Labour
La informalidad laboral
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Attempt
La intento
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Legislation
La legislación
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To succeed
Lograr
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Business
El negocio
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International labour organisation
La organización internacional del trabajo
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Action plan
El plan de choque
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Precarious/ uncertain/ unstable
Precario
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Reasoning
El razonamiento
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To react
Reaccionar
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To turn to/ resort to
Recurrir
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To go backwards
Retroceder
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Salary
El salario
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Social security
La seguridad social
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Sociologist
El/la sociólogo/a
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Wage
Sueldo
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Late
Tardío
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Seasonal / casual
Temporal
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Altruistic/ unselfish
Altruista
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In front of
Ante
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To tie
Atar
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Austerity
La austeridad
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To collaborate/ to get involved with
Colaborar
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To consult / to ask
Consultar
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To return/ give back
Devolver (devuelvo)
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Dynamic
Dinámico
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To break up/ dissolve
Disolver (disuelvo)
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Environment / surrounding
El entorno
81
Species
La especie
82
Training
La formación
83
Tax
El impuesto
84
Tenant
El/la inquilino/a
85
Investment
La inversión
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Youth/ youthful
Juvenil
87
Gag law/ rule
la Ley Mordaza
88
To mature
Madurar
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Malicious
Malintencionado
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Nationalist
Nacionalista
91
NGO (non-governmental organization)
La ONG (organización no gubernamental)
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To influence / carry weight
Pesar
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To implement / launch
Poner en marcha (pongo)
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Fundamental / essential
Primordial
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Prohibitive
Prohibitivo
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Part / section
El segmento
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Exceed/ surpass
Superar
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To cover (up)
Tapar
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Home/ housing
La vivienda
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Voluntary
Voluntario