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LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS human rights EL SECUESTRO kidnapping, hijacking, abduction LA POBREZA poverty EL PORCENTAJE percentage PORCIENTO percent (like: 50 porciento de...) LA PREGUNTA RETóRICA rhetorical question EL ORFANATO orphanage SIN LUCRO nonprofit INFANTIL for children, childish SECUESTRAR to kidnap, hijack, abduct SUFRIR/PADECER to suffer PATROCINAR to sponsor, to patronize APODERARSE DE to take possession (or control) of, to seize control of, take over APOYAR to support, to back ATENTADO attack (terrorist), assault ATENTAR to attack (by a terrorist) AUMENTAR to increase, raise, gain AUMENTO raise, increase, gain BIENESTAR DEL PUEBLO public good, well-being of the public/people CENSURA censorship CONTAMINACIóN pollution; contamination EL ASESINATO A SANGRE FRíA murder in cold blood EL DELITO / LA CRIMEN crime, offense DEMOCRACIA democracy DEMóCRATA democrat, democratic REPUBLICANO republican COMUNISMO communism COMUNISTA communist DESARROLLAR to develop; to grow DICTADOR dictator DICTADURA dictatorship LA DIVISIóN DE CLASES class divisions LAS DROGAS drugs LA ADICCIóN addiction EL DROGADICTO drug addict SER UNA DROGATA (UN YONQUI) to be a druggie (a junkie) EL ALCOHOLíMETRO breathalyzer EL ALCOHóLICO alcoholic LA ALUCINACIóN hallucination BAJO DE LOS AFECTOS DEL under the influence/effects of EL ALCOHOL alcohol LA COCAíNA cocaine EL CAMELLO (slang meaning:drug dealer (lit.: camel) DROGARSE to get high, take drugs APUÑALAR to stab (with knife, etc) EL AGRESOR attacker, criminal LA ALARMA ANTIRROBO burglar alarm LA AMENAZA DE BOMBA bomb threat, scare ENDEUDARSE to get into debt ESCLAVO slave ESTAR A FAVOR / EN CONTRA To be in favor/ against ESTEREOTIPO stereotype LA IGUALDAD equality JUICIO trial, judgement LA LEY law, rule LIBERAL liberal, tolerant or broad-minded; generous or lavish LIBERAR to free, to liberate LA LIBERTAD liberty; freedom LIBERTAD DE EXPRESIóN freedom of expression LIBERTAD DE PALABRA freedom of speech LIBERTAD DE PRENSA freedom of the press LLEGAR A PODER to gain power, come to power, gain control LUCHAR CONTRA EL CRIMEN to fight against crime LA MANIFESTACIóN demonstration, protest EL NARCOTRAFICANTE drug trafficker MUNDIAL worldwide, global [adj.] PENA DE MUERTE death penalty PERSECUCIóN pursuit, persecution PROMOVER to promote, advance PROVOCAR to provoke, cause, start, incite INMIGRANTE immigrant INTERVENIR to get involved, intervene PANDILLA gang PANDILLEROS gangsters, gang members OPONERSE A to be against, opposed to REFUGIADO refugee EL/LA REBLEDE rebel, rebellion EL RACISMO racism EL REHÉN hostage LA REPRESALIA reprisal, retaliation SANGRIENTO bloody, cruel LA SUBLEVACIóN revolt/uprising SUPRIMIR to abolish; to suppress EL/LA TESTIGO witness VIOLAR to violate, rape VIOLACIóN violation of the law; rape