ciudadania global lista de vocabulario

el alcance

reach, scope

la capacidad

ability

capaz

capable, able

el compromiso

obligation, commitment

los desperdicios

waste products

enterarse

to find out (become informed)

equitativo

fair, equitable

fomentar

to encourage

el género

gender, type

imprescindible

essential

el intercambio

exchange

materializarse

to become a reality

la sostenibilidad

sustainability

sostenible

sustainable

animar

to encourage

apasionar

to be passionate about

concordar

to agree

empatía

empathy

empatizar

to empathize with

averiguar

to find out

establizar

to stabilize

equilibriar

to balance

exponer

to exhibit, to display

funcionar

to function, to work

incurrir gastos

to incur expenses

invertir

to invest

lidiar

to fight

patrocinar

to sponsor

prevenir

to prevent

evitar

to avoid

sostener

to sustain

sugerir

to suggest

la capaña

campaign

la conciencia

awareness

concientizar

to make aware, to raise awareness (someone else)

consciente

conscious, aware

los desafíos

challenges

involucrarse

to get involved, participate in

sensibilizar

to call attention to something

el voluntario

volunteer

aspirar

to aspire to

alarmante

alarming

ambiental

environmental

la ciudadanía

citizenship

el ciudadano

citizen

combatir

to fight, to combat

comprometerse

to commit oneself; to promise to do something

difundir

to spread

la equidad

equity, fairness

erradicar

to eliminate

indignarse

to get angry

logar

to achieve

los derechos humanos

human rights

pertenecer

to belong

platear

to pose, to raise

recaudar fondos

to raise funds, fundraise

reclamar

to demand

la responsabilidad

responsibility

responabilizarse

to take responsibility

valorar

to value, to appreciate

la cárcel

prison, jail

el gasto militar

military spending

la expotación

exploitation

la intolerancia

intolerance

la libertad de expresión

freedom of speech

la materia prima

raw material

las minorías étnicas

minority groups

la pobreza

poverty

las políticas abusivas

unjust laws

el racismo

racism

subalimentado

malnourished

la violencia armada

gun violence

la xenofobia

fear of foreigners

los atributos

characteristics

la autonomía

independence

comprobar

to prove, to confirm

culto

well-educated

el estereotipo

stereotype

el etnocentrismo

ethnocentric

mezclarse

to mix together, become mixed

el rechazo

rejection

rechazar

to reject

la vocación

vocation, profession

el aporte

contribution

beneficiar

to benefit

brindar

to make a toast

la calidad de vida

quality of life

desinteresada

disinterested

ejercer

to exercise

enfrentarse

to confront

el esfuerzo

effort

gratificante

gratifying

gratuito

free

reciprocidad

reciprocity

la remuneración

compensation

sin fines de lucro

non-profit

vincularse

to be linked

el voluntariado

volunteering

el beinestar

well-being

cuidarse

to take care of oneself