SPAN 1022 5/5-5/9 Part V ch 19 Flashcards

1
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el/la marginado/a

A

marginalized

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2
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el/la mestizo/a

A

person of mixed race

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3
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la organización no

A

non-governmental

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4
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gubernamental (ONG)

A

organization (NGO)

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5
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el Adelanto científico

A

scientific advance

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6
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los bienes de consumo

A

consumer goods

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7
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el camio climático

A

climate change

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8
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la capa de ozono

A

ozone layer

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9
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la conservación

A

conservation

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10
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el consumo

A

consumption

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11
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la esperanza de vida

A

life expectancy

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12
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la exploración del espacio

A

space exploration

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13
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la ingeniería genética

A

genetic engineering

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14
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las mareas negras

A

oil spill, large oil slick

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15
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el medio ambiente

A

environment

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16
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los recursos naturales

A

natural resources

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17
Q

la sequía

A

drought

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18
Q

el subsuelo

A

underground

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19
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la tala de árboles

A

tree-felling

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20
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los viajes espaciales

A

space travels

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21
Q

el comercio justo

A

fair trade

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22
Q

el desempleo

A

unemployment

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23
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la desigualdad

A

inequality

24
Q

la igualdad

A

equality

25
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la justicia social

A

social justice

26
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el movimiento migratorio

A

migration movement

27
Q

el país en vías de desarrollo

A

developing counrty

28
Q

la paz mundial

A

world peace

29
Q

la personas sin hogar, sin techo

A

homeless

30
Q

desarrollando/a

A

developed

31
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desconfiado/a

A

distrustful, suspicious (of)

32
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digno/a

A

honorable, decent

33
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escaso/a

A

rare

34
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escéptico/a

A

skeptical

35
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ético/a

A

ehtical

36
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medioambiental

A

environmental

37
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valioso/a

A

valuable

38
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agotarse

A

to run out, to be used up

39
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agravar

A

to make worse, to aggravate

40
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ahorrar

A

to save

41
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alimentar

A

to feed

42
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amenazar

A

to threaten

43
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atreverse

A

to dare

44
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autorizar

A

to authorize

45
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botar

A

to throw away

46
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contradecir (irreg.)

A

to contradict

47
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descartar

A

to discard

48
Q

diagnosticar

A

to diagnose

49
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empezar (ie)

A

to start

50
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iniciar

A

to start

51
Q

Prever

A

to foresee

52
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solucionar

A

to solve

53
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por desgracia

A

unfortunately

54
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profundamente

A

deeply

55
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sacar conclusiones

A

to draw conclusions

56
Q

Opinar

A

To express an opinion