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Spanish 1102 8B
ch 8B from my spanish book
Question | Answer |
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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 |