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Gente_Vocab_19
Gente Vocabulary Chapter 19
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| la clase social | social class |
| el/la indígena | native |
| el/la marginado/a | marginalized |
| el/la mestizo/a | person of mixed race |
| la organización no | non-governmental |
| gubernamental (ONG) | organization (NGO) |
| los pobres | poor |
| el/la refugiado/a | refugee |
| los ricos | rich |
| el adelanto científico | scientific advance |
| los bienes de consumo | consumer goods |
| el cambio climático | climate change |
| la capa de ozono | ozone layer |
| la conservación | conservation |
| el consumo | consumption |
| la contaminación | pollution |
| la esperanza de vida | life expectancy |
| la exploración del espacio | space exploration |
| la ingeniería genética | genetic engineering |
| las mareas negras | oil spill, large oil slick |
| el medio ambiente | environment |
| los recursos naturales | natural resources |
| la sequía | drought |
| el subsuelo | underground |
| la tala de árboles | tree-falling |
| la tierra | earth |
| los viajes espaciales | space travels |
| el comercio justo | fair trade |
| el crecimiento | growth |
| el desarrollo | development |
| el desempleo | unemployment |
| la desigualdad | inequality |
| la enfermedad | sickness |
| la esclavitud | slavery |
| la guerra | war |
| el hambre | hunger |
| la igualdad | equality |
| la justicia social | social justice |
| la libertad | freedom |
| el movimiento migratorio | migration movement |
| el país en vías de desarrollo | developing country |
| la paz mundial | world peace |
| la personas sin hogar | homeless |
| sin techo | homeless |
| la pobreza | poverty |
| la riqueza | Wealth, richness |
| desafortunado /a | Unfortunate, less fortunate |
| desarrollado /a | developed |
| desconfiado /a | Distrustful, suspicious (of) |
| digno /a | Honorable, decent |
| escaso /a | rare |
| escéptico/a | skeptical |
| ético /a | ethical |
| libre | free |
| medioambiental | environmental |
| privilegiado /a | privileged |
| valioso /a | valuable |
| agotarse | to run out, to be used up |
| agravar | to make worse, to aggrevate |
| ahorrar | to save |
| alimentar | to feed |
| amenazar | to threaten |
| atreverse | to dare |
| autorizar | to authorize |
| botar | to throw away |
| contradecir (irreg.) | to contradict |
| descartar | to discard |
| diagnosticar | to diagnose |
| disfrutar | to enjoy |
| empezar (ie) | to start |
| iniciar | to start |
| mentir (ie) | to lie |
| opinar | to express an opinion |
| pasar | to happen |
| posponer (irreg.) | to postpone |
| prevar | to foresee |
| solucionar | to solve |
| por desgracia | unfortunately |
| profundamente | deeply |
| sacar conclusiones | to draw conclusions |