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Week 7 - Society & Human Rights Flashcards

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El techo cristal

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The glass ceiling

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El piso pegajoso

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The sticky floor (women being stuck in low-earning jobs)

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La doble vara

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The double standard

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El patio trasero

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Backyard

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Ni siquiera

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Not even

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Un gesto

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Gesture

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Tomar a la ligera

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To take lightly

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La bagoneta

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SUV

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Descollar

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To stand out

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Denodar

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To go out of one’s way, to work tirelessly

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Derribar

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To shoot down

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12
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Bostezar

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To yawn

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13
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La caballerosidad

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Masculinity

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Misogeno/a

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Misogynist (adj)

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La pasantía

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Internship

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El/la pasante

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Intern

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17
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La infraestructura

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Infrastructure

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18
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Los Juegos Olímpicos

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Olympic Games

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El tercer grupo más grande

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The third largest group

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20
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El rendimiento

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Performance

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21
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El propósito

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Purpose

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22
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Las salvavidas

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Life jackets

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23
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El Tratado Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN)

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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

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El arancel

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Import taxes, tariffs

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Exponer
To expose
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La herramienta
Tool
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En torno a
Around
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Encaminado/a
Directed
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El resguardo
Shelter
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Incidir
To influence
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Nutrirse de
To nourish
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Dado que
Given the
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El sesgo
Bias
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Gestionar
To manage
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Asimismo
In addition
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Aguantar a
To put up with
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El matice
Nuance
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Padecer
To suffer
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El codo
Elbow
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El antebrazo
Forearm
41
Los trozos
Pieces
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Dejar deslizar
To let it slide
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El honorario
Fee
44
A propósito
By the way
45
A propósito
By the way
46
Las asignaturas pendientes
Pending subjects
47
Los huecos
Holes
48
La fachada
Facade
49
El presidio
Prison
50
El rincón
Corner
51
El empoderamiento
Empowerment
52
El dote
Dowry
53
El femicidio, feminicidio
Femicide
54
La femineidad
Femininity
55
La igualdad de género
Gender equality
56
La equidad de género
Gender equity
57
La masculinidad
Masculinity
58
El matriarcado
Matriarchy
59
La misoginia
Misogyny
60
La paridad
Parity
61
El patriarcado
Patriarchy
62
El victimario
Perpetrator
63
La cuota
Quota
64
Los derechos reproductivos
Reproductive rights
65
El autoestima
Self-esteem
66
El sexo
Sex (in terms of physical attributes)
67
El sexismo
Sexism
68
El lenguaje sexista
Sexist language
69
La sororidad
Sorority
70
El/la victima
Victim
71
Victimizar
To victimize
72
La victimización
Victimization
73
Las necesidades básicas
Basic needs
74
Desarrollar
To develop
75
Desarrollado/a
Developed
76
En desarrollo O En vías de desarrollo
Developing
77
El desarrollo
Development
78
El agua potable
Drinking water
79
La erradicación
Eradication
80
Erradicar
To eradicate
81
La exclusión
Exclusion
82
La pobreza extrema
Extreme poverty
83
La hambruna
Famine
84
Garantizar
To guarantee
85
Empobrecer
To impoverish
86
La Inclusión
Inclusion
87
La falta, carencia
Lack
88
La desnutrición
Malnutrition
89
Sin techo O Sin hogar O indigente
Homeless
90
La tasa
Rate
91
Reducir
To reduce
92
Financiar
To fund, finance
93
El riesgo
Risk
94
El saneamiento
Sanitation
95
Satisfacer
To satisfy
96
El escasez O La falta
Scarcity, shortage, lack of
97
La inanición
Starvation
98
El desarrollo sostenible
Sustainable development
99
El umbral
Threshold
100
La vulnerabilidad
Vulnerability
101
Vulnerable
Vulnerable

FSI Spanish (10 decks)

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