Para hablar de los problemas actuales
| Spanish (memorize) | English (memorize) |
|---|---|
| la amenaza | threat |
| el analfabetismo | illiteracy |
| la apatía | apathy |
| los derechos humanos | human rights |
| la desnutrición | malnutrition |
| la explotación | exploitation |
| la gente indígena (but) (los indígenas) | indigenous people |
| la guerra | war |
| el hambre (but) (mucha hambre) | hunger |
| la huelga | strike |
| la injusticia | injustice |
| la manifestación | demonstration |
| el narcotráfico | drug traffic; drug trafficking |
| la pobreza | poverty |
| la polémica | controversy |
| el prejuicio | prejudice |
| el secuestro | kidnapping; hijacking |
| el SIDA | AIDS |
| el subdesarrollo | underdevelopment |
| el terrorismo | terrorism |
Para hablar de las soluciones
| Spanish (memorize) | English (memorize) |
|---|---|
| afrontar | to confront |
| brindar | to offer |
| colaborar (con) | to help; work (with) |
| desarrollar | to develop |
| donar | to donate |
| elegir (i,i) (elijo) | to elect |
| enterarse (de) | to become informed (about) |
| financiar | to finance |
| hacer de voluntario/a | to volunteer |
| llevar a cabo | to carry out |
| postularse | to run for office |
| promover (ue) | to promote |
| respetar | to respect |
| salvar | to save (s.o., s.th.) |
| valer (irreg.) la pena | to be worth it |
| la alimentación | nourishment |
| el bienestar | well-being |
| la campaña | campaign |
| el/la ciudadano/a | citizen |
| la diversidad | diversity |
| el esfuerzo | effort |
| la inversión | investment |
| el/la líder | leader |
| la lucha | fight; struggle |
| la paz | peace |
| la política | politics; policy |
| los recursos | resources |
| la tolerancia | tolerance |
| el tratamiento | treatment |
Para hablar de una situación
| Spanish (memorize) | English (memorize) |
|---|---|
| alarmante | alarming |
| chocante | shocking |
| desafiante | challenging |
| desilusionante decepcionante | disappointing (give 2 words) |
| horripilante | horrifying hair-raising, scary |
| impresionante | impressive |
| inquietante preocupante | disturbing, worrying |
Cognados
| Spanish (memorize) | English (memorize) |
|---|---|
| activista | activist |
| alarmista | alarmist |
| altruista | altruist |
| egoísta | egoist |
| extremista | extremist |
| idealista | idealist |
| oportunista | opportunist |
| optimista | optimist |
| pesimista | pessimist |
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