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Spanish 232 Exam 1
Vocab/Subjunctive Triggers
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apoyar | to support |
| ayudar | to help |
| el bienestar | well being |
| en vías de desarrollo | developing |
| fomentar | to promote |
| la libertad | liberty |
| el logro | achievement |
| la paz | peace |
| promover (ue) | to promote |
| proteger (j) | to protect |
| la sociedad | society |
| abogar por | to advocate for |
| asegurar(se) | to assure |
| competir (i) | to compete |
| dar por sentado | to take for granted |
| desaparecer (zc) | to disappear |
| disfrutar (de) | to enjoy |
| donar | to donate |
| emigrar | to emigrate |
| exigir | to demand |
| garantizar | to guarantee |
| influenciar | to influence |
| inmigrar | to immigrate |
| luchar | to struggle, to fight |
| oprimir | to oppress |
| el arancel | tariff |
| el asilo (político) | (political) asylum |
| la censura | censorship |
| la (des)igualdad | (in)equality |
| el esfuerzo | effort |
| el etnia | ethnicity |
| el/la habitante | inhabitant |
| el/la inmigrante | immigrant |
| la meta | goal |
| el nivel de vida | standard of living |
| el/la refugiado/a | refugee |
| el sufragio universal | universal suffrage |
| el trato | treatment |
| el voluntariado | volunteer service |
| digno | worthy |
| equitativo/a | fair |
| laboral | working |
| sin fines de lucro | nonprofit |
| benéfico/a | charitable |
| educar | to educate |
| la guardería | daycare |
| rescatar | to rescue |
| echar/dar una mano | to lend a hand |
| entrenar | to train |
| erradicar (la enfermedad) | to eradicate (disease) |
| lanzar campañas | to launch campaigns |
| patrocinar | to sponsor |
| plantar árboles | to plant trees |
| recaudar fondos | to raise funds |
| recoger (j) basura | to pick up trash |
| repartir | to hand out |
| el comedor comunitario | soup kitchen |
| el compromiso | obligation, pledge, commitment |
| la creencia | belief |
| la fundación (humanitaria) | (humanitarian) foundation |
| el hogar | nursing home |
| la residencia de ancianos | nursing home |
| el/la huérfano/a | orphan |
| el labor | task, effort |
| el/la necesitado/a | the needy |
| el orfanato | orphanage |
| la tercera edad | the elderly |
| el valor | courage, value |
| esporádico/a | sporadic |
| provechoso/a | beneficial |
| tercermundista | third world |
| el ciudadano | citizen |
| la compañía azucarera | sugar company |
| el coyote | someone who takes people over the border for a fee |
| derrocar | to overthrow |
| el dictador | dictator |
| los desaparecidos | the disappeared |
| ejecutar | to execute |
| la fosa común | mass grave |
| la guerra civil | civil war |
| la guerra de guerrillas | guerrilla warfare |
| la guerrilla | soldiers who employ guerrilla warfare |
| intervenir | to intervene |
| la intervención | intervention |
| rechazar | to reject |
| solicitar | to apply |
| la solicitud | application |
| torturar | to torture |
| a fin de que | in order that |
| a menos que | unless |
| a no ser que | unless |
| antes (de) que | before |
| con tal (de) que | provided (that) |
| en caso de que | in case |
| para que | in order that, so (that) |
| sin que | without |