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Spanish Vocab
chapter 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| asegurar | to assure |
| beneficiar(se) | to benefit |
| convivir | to live with |
| depender (de) | to depend |
| encontrar caminos | to find paths, ways |
| erradicar | to erradicate |
| fomentar | to promote, foster |
| garantizar | to guarantee |
| invertis | to invest |
| proveer | to provide |
| recaudar fondos | to raise money |
| rescatar | to rescue |
| subestimar | to underestimate |
| tomar conciencia | to take notice |
| el capital | (economic) capital |
| la codicia | greed |
| el comercio justo | fair trade |
| la conciencia | consciousness |
| el consumismo | consumerism |
| el desarrollo sostenible | sustainable dev't |
| la desigualidad | inequality |
| la élite | elite |
| el enriquecimiento | enrichment |
| el/la filántropo/a | philanthropist |
| la frontera | border |
| la globalización | globalization |
| el ingreso | income |
| la iniciativa | initiative |
| la inversión | investment |
| la mano de obra | labor |
| la Organización de Naciones Unidas (ONU) | United Nations |
| la prioridad | priority |
| el reconocimiento | recognition |
| la supervivencia | survival |
| el trato | treatment |
| agrícola | agricultural |
| artesanal | artisan |
| a corto plazo | in the short run |
| a largo plazo | in the long run |
| capacitado/a | trained |
| codicioso/a | greedy |
| consciente | conscious |
| cotidiano/a | daily |
| corrupto/a | corrupt |
| filantrópico/a | philanthropic |
| justo/a | just, fair |
| sin fines de lucro | nonprofit |
| adivinar | to guess, divine |
| alcanzar | to reach, attain |
| aportar | to contribute |
| avanzar | to advance |
| curar | to cure |
| eliminar | to eliminate |
| enriquecer | to enrich |
| impactar | to impact |
| predecir (like decir)* | to predict |
| preguntarse | to wonder, ask oneself |
| reemplazar | to replace |
| sobrevivir | to survive |
| asombroso/a | astonishing |
| deastroso/a | disastrous |
| disponible | available |
| inesperado/a | unexpected |
| ingenioso/a | ingenious |
| inimaginable | inimaginable |
| inmiente | imminent |
| innovador(a) | innovative |
| insalubre | unhealthy |
| intigrante | intriguing |
| milagroso/a | miraculous |
| pacífico/a | peaceful |
| poderoso/a | powerful |
| polémico/a | controversial |
| provechoso/a | helpful, beneficial |
| la basura | garbage |
| el bosque lluvioso | rain forest |
| la contaminación | pollution |
| el crecimiento | growth |
| la deforestación | deforestation |
| la inundación | flood |
| la sequía | drought |
| el reciclaje | recycling |
| la sobrepoblación | overpopulation |
| el aparato | device |
| el avance | advance |
| la informática | computer science |
| la novedad | new dev't |
| el teletrabajo | telecommuting |