Nuestras grandes ciudades
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76 terms
Spanish | English |
|---|---|
 el asesinato | murder |
| la basura | garbage, trash |
| el combustible | fuel |
| la contaminación | pollution |
| la polución | pollution |
| la delincuencia | delinquency, crime |
| el desagüe | sewer, drain |
| el desecho | waste |
| el desperdicio | waste |
| la droga | drug (not medicine) |
| la estadística | statistic |
| el gobierno | government |
| la ley | law |
| el medio ambiente | environment |
| la miseria | poverty |
| la pobreza | poverty |
| la pandilla | gang |
| el pueblo | town |
| el pulverizador | spray, spray can |
| el residuo | by-product |
| el robo | robbery, burglary |
| el vertedero | disposal site, dump |
| la violación | rape |
| la vivienda | housing |
| agravarse | to become worse |
| empeorarse | to become worse |
| cooperar | to cooperate |
| depender | to depend |
| dirigir | to direct, to moderate |
| echar | to throw |
| educar | to educate |
| fracasar | to fail |
| identificar | to identify |
| nacer | to be born |
| organizar | to organizar |
| reciclar | to recycle |
| resolver | to solve |
| solucionar | to solve |
| ambiental | environmental |
| cada | each |
| complejo(a) | complex |
| grave | serious |
| serio(a) | serious |
| limpio(a) | clean |
| químico(a) | chemical |
| redondo(a) | round |
| al menos | at least |
| aunque | although |
| dar pasos | to take steps |
| de ascendencia... | of...descent |
| de habla hispana | Spanish-speaking |
| en lugar de | instead of |
| en vez de | instead of |
| hay que (+inf) | one must, it is necessary to |
| las personas sin hogar | the homeless |
| ni aun | not even |
| poco a poco | little by little |
| todo tipo de | all kinds of |
| el arma | weapon |
| el asalto | assault, hold-up, attack |
| asesinar | to murder |
| el (la) asesino (a) | murderer, assassin |
| la huelga | strike |
| el ladrón (la ladrona) | thief, burgular |
| la pena capital | death penalty |
| la pena de muerte | death penalty |
| la prisión | prison, jail |
| la cárcel | prison, jail |
| rescatar | to rescue |
| el rescate | rescue, ransom |
| secuestrar | to kidnap |
| el (la) alcalde(-sa) | mayor |
| la campaña electoral | electoral campaign |
| las elecciones | elections |
| el (la) gobernador(a) | governor |
| postularse (para) | to run for |
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