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Spanish 1102 8B
ch 8B from my spanish book
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| votar | to vote |
| la eleccion | the election |
| participar | to participate |
| las renión cívica | town meeting |
| manifestación | demonstration |
| apoyar | to support |
| ayudar | to help |
| eliminar | to eliminate |
| protestar | to protest |
| el/la ciudadano/a | citizen |
| el deber | duty |
| el derecho | right |
| la ley | law |
| la libertad | liberty, freedom |
| la política | politics; policy |
| la preocupación | worry |
| la sociedad | society |
| el analfabetismo | illiteracy |
| los derechos humanos | human rights |
| el desempleo | unemployment |
| el hambre (f.) | hunger |
| la pérdida de los valores tradicionales | loss of traditional values |
| la protección del medio ambiente | environmental protection |
| la SIDA | AIDS |
| la corrupción | corruption |
| el crimen violento | violent criminal |
| la discriminación | discrimination |
| la drogadicción | drug addiction |
| la immigración ilegal | illegal immigration |
| el terrorismo | terrorism |
| aburrido/a | boring |
| me parece | it seems |
| atrevido/a | daring |
| chocante | shocking |
| controvertido/a | controversial |
| cursi | tacky |
| entrentenido/a | entertaining |
| gracioso/a | funny |
| una pérdida de tiempo | a waste of time |
| apropiado/a | appropriate |
| distorsionado/a | distorted |
| escandaloso/a | scandalous |
| exagerado/a | exaggerated |
| inapropiado/a | inappropriate |
| dañar | to harm |
| distraer | to distract |
| entretener | to entertain |
| ser parcial a favor de/en contra de | to be biased in favor of/against |
| tratarse de | to be about |
| controlar | to control |
| criticar | to criticize |
| educar | to educate |
| escapar | to escape |
| exagerar | to exaggerate |
| manipular | to manipulate |
| las imágenes | images |
| estar al corriente | to be caught up (with current events) |
| imformarse | to be informed; to inform oneself |
| el acontecimiento | happening, event |
| la noticia | piece of news |
| la prensa | press |
| el reportaje | report |
| la revista | magazine |
| el anuncio publicitario | commercial |
| el concurso | game show; contest |
| el programa de entrevistas | talk show |
| el impuesto | |
| aprobar (ue) | to pass (a law) |
| el/la presentador(a) | anchorman, anchorwoman |
| le proóstico del tiempo | weather report |
| el/ la testigo | witness |
| el titular | headline |
| dudar | to doubt |
| estar segureo/a de | to be sure |
| insistir en | to insist |
| negar | to deny |
| permitir | to permit, allow |
| prohibir, (prohíbo) | to prohibit, forbid |
| es preciso | it's necessary |
| es cierto | it's certain |
| es posible | it's possible |
| es probable | it's likely |
| es seguro/a | it's certain |
| es verdad | it's true |
| desear | to want, desire |
| querer | to want |
| sugerir | to suggest |