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Srta Lynch Pobreza
Poverty Curso 6 Leaving Cert Vocabulary
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| la pobreza | poverty |
| la miseria | destitution |
| desemparado | helpless |
| gorronear | to scrounge |
| marginado | excluded |
| buscar refugio | to seek refuge |
| una hipoteca | a mortgage |
| medio ingreso | average income |
| un salario | a salary |
| ganar | to earn |
| gastos | expenses |
| evitar | to avoid |
| una factura | a bill |
| una cuenta | a bill |
| un recibo | a bill |
| el paro | unemployment |
| el desempleo | unemployment |
| sin techo | homeless |
| indigente | homeless |
| una presta | a loan |
| un prestamista | a loan shark |
| un usurero | a loan shark |
| un comedor social | a soup kitchen |
| impuestos | taxes |
| deuda | debt |
| refugiarse | to take shelter |
| acabar en | to end up in |
| el coste de la vida | the cost of living |
| pasar necesidades | to suffer hardships |
| un mendigo | a beggar |
| mendigar | to beg |
| caridad | charity |
| la riqueza | wealth |
| techo de cristal | glass ceiling |
| el umbral de la pobreza | the poverty line |
| un sueldo | a wage |
| los gastos imprevistos | unexpected expenses |
| cargas familiares | family responsabilities |
| la privacion | deprivation |
| una chabola | a shack |
| la ludopatÃa | addiction to gambling |