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Inter Span 2: V5
Punto y Aparte 6e: Vocabulary 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| el anafabetismo | illiteracy |
| la amenaza | threat |
| el calentamiento global | global warming |
| los derechos humanos | human rights |
| el desafío | challenge |
| la desigualdad | inequality |
| la desnutrición | malnutrition |
| la discriminación | discrimination |
| la explotación | exploitation |
| la falta (de) | lack (of) |
| la gente indígena | indigenous people |
| los indígenas | it ends with an "a" but it is masculine |
| la guerra | war |
| el hambre | hunger |
| mucha hambre | it's feminine |
| la huelga | strike |
| la manifestación | demonstration; protest |
| el medio ambiente | environment |
| el narcotráfico | drug traffic; drug trafficking |
| la pobreza | poverty |
| el prejuicio | prejudice |
| la salud | health |
| la crisis | crisis |
| la injusticia | injustice |
| el terrorismo | terrorism |
| la violencia | violence |
| el bienestar | well-being |
| el comercio justo | fair trade |
| el desarrollo sostenible | sustainable development |
| el esfuerzo | effort |
| la lucha | fight; struggle |
| la organización no gubernamental (ONG) | non-governmental organization (NGO) |
| la organización sin fines de lucro | non-profit organization |
| la paz | peace |
| el poder | power |
| la política | politics; policy |
| los recursos | resources |
| el tratamiento (trato) | treatment |
| la diplomacia | diplomacy |
| la diversidad | diversity |
| la filantropía | philanthropy |
| la resistencia | resistence |
| la tolerancia | tolerance |
| crear conciencia | to raise awareness |
| desarrollar | to develop |
| enterarse (de) | to become informed (about) |
| hacer de voluntario/a | to volunteer |
| invertir (e -> ie) | to invest |
| llevar a cabo | to carry out |
| promover (o -> ue) | to promote |
| proveer | to provide |
| recaudar fondos | to fundraise |
| sobrevivir | to survive |
| colaborar (con) | collaborate (with) |
| combatir | to combat |
| defender | to defend |
| donar | to donate |
| eliminar | to eliminate |
| erradicar | to erradicate |
| financiar | to finance |
| garantizar | to guarantee |
| implementar | to impliment |
| negociar | to negociate |
| resolver (o -> ue) | to resolve |
| la campaña | campaign |
| el/la ciudadano/a | citizen |
| la cuestión | issue |
| el/la líder | leader |
| elegir (e -> i) (eligo) | to elect |
| postularse | to run for office |
| presentarse para la presidencia | to run for the presidency |
| alarmante | alarming |
| alentador(a) | encouraging |
| chocante | shocking |
| conmovedor(a) | moving |
| desesperante | infuriating |
| desilusionante | disappointing |
| gratificante | gratifying |
| horripilante | horrifying |
| inquietante | disturbing |
| polémico/a | controversial |
| urgente | urgent |