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DA prueba 2
Vocabulario
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| no podían entenderlo/que no habrían podido entenderlo | were unable to understand/would not have understood |
| la tarea llega un poco tarde | the homework is late |
| tampoco saben sus abuelos que Lorea está con una mujer | uses “tampoco” because it’s a negative frase |
| a ellos les parecería muy extraño | it would seem very strange to them |
| ser el/la primero/a en hacer algo | to be the first to do smthg |
| ella tuvo que aprender a vivir como si nada hubiera cambiado | she had to learn to live as though nothing had changed (uses past subjunctive) |
| la homosexualidad se considera tabú | homosexuality is considered taboo |
| la familia no quiere que Lorea y su novia les digan nada a los abuelos sobre la relación | the family didn't want Lorea and her girlfriend to say anything to her grandparents about the relationship |
| dar marcha | to march in protest |
| ella habla de los problemas a los que se enfrentó | she speaks about the problems she faced |
| era algo de que no podía hablar | it was something she could not talk about |
| los valores/principios morales | morals |
| los ingresos que el gobierno podría ganar gravando las drogas compensan los riesgos sociales | uses gerund for “gravar”; it’s not correct to write “compensan por” |
| valorar/apreciar | to value/appreciate |
| la razón por la que hay un mercado negro | the reason why there is a black market |
| usar las drogas es una opción personal | drug use is a personal choice |
| el arma/las armas | weapon, sng./pl. |
| depende del tipo exacto de arma | it depends on the exact type of gun |
| impedirle a alguien hacer algo | to keep s.o. from doing smthg |
| Si fabrican menos armas (real possibility) o Si fabricaran menos armas (hypothetical) | First type takes present tense; Second type takes past subjunctive |
| no sé cuál es la solución | does not use “qué” |
| un/el 66% de los homicidios ocurren con arma | use an article before a percentage |
| EE UU tiene | without “los EE UU” the conjugation is singular |
| marcan la diferencia/tienen un impacto | to make a difference/have an impact |
| desde que expiró esta ley | since this law expired |
| hacer cumplir la ley | to enforce the law |
| una verificación del historial | background check |
| restringir el porte de armas/las ventas de armas | to restrict guns |
| los crímenes premeditados | premeditated crimes |
| los tambores de 30 balas | a 30-round clip |
| los logros | accomplishments |
| la Corte Suprema | 'nuff said |
| las minorías | minorities |
| minoritario/a | minority (adj.) |
| no crecieron en familias... | they didn’t grow up in families... |
| la marginación | marginalization |
| marginado/a | marginalized |
| solicitar el ingreso a una universidad | to apply to a university |
| graduarse | to graduate |
| beneficiarse de la discriminación positiva | to benefit from affirmative action |
| son o constituyen el 13 por ciento de la población | to make up 13 percent of the population |
| perdurar | to persist |
| no quiere decir que la ley en sí sea perfecta | he/she does not want to say that the law itself is perfect (uses present subjunctive) |
| traffic stops | las detenciones por infracciones de tránsito |
| continúa dirigiendo | to continue conducting (uses continuar plus gerund) |
| niveles de criminalidad más bajos | lower crime rates |
| un estudio realizado por | a study conducted by |
| gravar algo | to tax smthg |
| la cotidianeidad | daily routine/daily life |
| privarse | to deprive o.s. |
| autocensurarse | to self-censor |
| me da por pensar que | I get to thinking that |
| les sonaría muy extraño | it would sound really weird to them |
| se les haría muy extraño | it would be really weird to them |
| marciano | martian/weird |
| plantearse algo | to consider s.t. |
| traidor/a | treacherous |
| ¡qué va! | not at all/no way |
| hacerle frente a algo | to face s.t. |
| una balacera | un tiroteo/shoot-out |
| ir de acampada | to go camping |
| aprovecharse de algo/alguien | to take advantage of s.t./s.o. |
| estar al alcance de alguien | to be within reach of s.o. |
| descontar algo | to dismiss/reject s.t. |
| bautizar a alguien | to baptize s.o. |
| criar a alguien | to raise s.o. |
| estar zumbado | to be crazy |
| desencadenar algo | to unleash/trigger s.t. |
| el morbo | morbid/unhealthy fascination |
| en menor medida | to a lesser extent |
| épico | grandiose/extraordinary |
| estar desapegado de algo | to be detached from s.t. |
| ahorrar dinero | to save money |
| nocivo | harmful |
| respaldar algo | to support s.t. |
| colocarse | to get high |
| volverse adicto a algo | to become addicted to s.t. |
| ingenuo/a | naïve |
| poner en práctica una propuesta | to put a proposal into practice |
| los presos | prisoners |
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