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GCSE Spanish
Social issues
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Deberíamos… | We should... |
comprar productos... | buy...products |
consumir menos... | consume less... |
proteger... | protect... |
reducir... | reduce... |
mantener... | maintain.../ keep.. |
usar más... | use more... |
mejorar... | improve... |
usar...de forma responsable | use...more responsibly |
No deberíamos… | we shouldn't... |
malgastar ... | waste... |
Hay… | There is/ are... |
demasiado | too much... |
No hay… | There isn't/ aren't... |
Mucha gente... | Many people... |
la dependencia | dependency |
hacerme drogadicto/alcohólico | to become a drug adict/ alcoholic |
los riesgos | the risks |
morir | to die |
fumar cigarrillos | to smoke cigarettes |
tomar drogas blandas | to take soft drugs |
tomar drogas duras | to take hard drugs |
beber alcohol | to drink alcohol |
llevar navajas | to carry knives |
vivir en un barrio violento | to live in a violent area |
es una pérdida de tiempo/dinero | it's a waste of time |
es una tontería | it's nonsense/ stupid |
es peligroso | it's dangerous |
no me parece una cosa seria | I don't think its serious |
es divertido | it's fun/ entertaining |
mis amigos lo hacen | my friends do it |
se puede dejar fácilmente | it can easily be given up |
la crisis económica | the economic crisis |
los sin techo | the homeless |
el paro | unemployment |
la discriminación | discrimination |
el racismo | racism |
la pobreza | poverty |
el hambre | hunger |
el terrorismo | terrorism |
la delincuencia | delinquency |
es/son… | it is/ they are |
el/los problema(s) más serio(s) | the most serious problem(s) |
un(os) problema(s) muy serio(s) | very serious problem(s) |
no es/son un(os) problema(s) tan serio(s) | it's not/ they aren't such serious problem(s) |
el botellón | -binge drinking (among students/ young people) -large gatherings around towns |
el macrobotellón | extremely large gatherings of young people in towns (they bring their own "botellas" of alcohol) |
los jóvenes | young people |
el acoso | bullying |
el cyber bullying | online bullying |
la presión del grupo | peer pressure |
Detener | to detain (arrest) |
comportar(se) | to behave |
comportamiento | comportment (behaviour) |
violencia | violence |
feria | fair |
conducto | conduct/ behaviour |