Spanish 4 AP- Los desafios mundiales

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pobreza

poverty

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el incremento

increase

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la cifra

figure, number

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la clave

key, code, password

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la inmigración

immigration (entering into a country)

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la emigración

emigration (leaving a country)

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la globalización

globalization

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los ingresos

income

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la sabiduría

wisdom

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el decrecimiento

decrease

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el promedio

average

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el milagro

miracle

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la frontera

border

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los indocumentados

undocumented people

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la pérdida

loss

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los derechos

rights

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el desafío

challenge

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el resultado

result

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la escasez

shortage

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el desprecio

snub, scorn

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el gobierno

government

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las problemáticas

problems

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poderoso

powerful

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alarmante

alarming

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creciente

increasing/growing

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preocupante

worrisome

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problemático

problematic, troublesome

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pesado

heavy, deep

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insuficiente

insufficient

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carente de

lack of

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actual

current

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incluso

even, including

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a consecuencia de

as a result of

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aun

even, still

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por lo menos

at least

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aprovechar

to take advantage

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carecer de

to lack, not have

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averiguar

to find out

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cumplir

to accomplish, fulfill

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proteger

to protect

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amenazar

to threaten

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dañar

to hurt, damage

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hacer falta

to not have

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superar

to get past, to overcome

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empeorar

to worsen

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lograr

to achieve

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engrandecer

to enlarge, magnify, increase

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tener prisa

to rush

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el racismo

racism

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la orientación sexual

sexual orientation

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el sexismo

sexism

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la matanza

the killing/slaughter

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las drogas

the drugs

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el abuso (jóvenes, mujeres, animales)

the abuse (of children, women, animals)

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el calentamiento global

global warming

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la polución

pollution

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la deforestación

deforestation

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la hambre/ hambruna/ inanció

hunger

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la falta de higiene

lack of hygiene

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el agua potable

drinkable water

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las personas sin hogar (vagabundo)

the homeless

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cáncer

cancer

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diabetes

diabetes

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ETS (enfermedad de transmición sexual)

STD

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ébola

ebola

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SIDA

AIDS

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las fuerzas armadas

military, armed forces

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el tiroteo escolar

school shooting

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la guerra (civil/mundial)

war (civil/world)

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deuda

debt

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el machismo

male chauvinism

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el maltrato

abuse, mistreatment

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la guerra (mundial, civil)

(world/civil) war

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no obstante

however, nevertheless

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la protesta

protest

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la discriminación

discrimination

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mejorar

to improve, make better

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tiroteo escolar

school shooting

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descontaminar

decontaminate

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vertedero

landfill

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generar conciencia

to raise awareness

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la calidad

quality (as a measure of worth)

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la tragedia

tragedy

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el delito

crime

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la vacuna/vacunarse

vaccination/ to get vaccinated

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gobernar

to govern

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los recursos

resources

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grave, serio

grave; serious

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la pandemia / la epidemia

pandemic/epidemic

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el oceano/el mar

ocean, sea

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reutilizable

reusable

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solucionar

to solve, to resolve

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la sobrepoblación

overpopulation

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como resultado

as a result

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la política

politics, policy

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