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Spanish Capítulo 9

Terms in this set (71)

la diversidad
diversity
el estereotipo
stereotype
el feminismo
feminism
el machismo
the male chauvinism
la manifestación
manifestation
la opurtunidad
opportunity
el rechazo
rejection
la sociedad
society
el tema
theme
la violencia
violence
estar en contra
to be against
estar a favor
to be in favor of
el esfuerzo
effort
la hembra
female
el varón
male
el homosexual
homosexual
la lesbiana
lesbian
esforzarse
to make an effort
ciego(a)
blind
discapacitado(a)
handicapped
mudo(a)
mute
sordo(a)
deaf
individual
individual
el analfabetismo
illiteracy
la asistencia social
social work
la asistencia pública
welfare
los derechos civiles
civil rights
la discriminación de género
gender discrimination
la discriminación positiva
affirmative action
la igualdad
equality
la ley
law
la libertad
liberty
la lucha
struggle; fight
el model
model; pattern
el/la modelo
(fashion) model
la ONG
non governmental organization
el (la) preso(a)
inmate; prisoner
el abuso
abuse
la actitude
attitude
la discriminación (social/sexual/racial/religiosa)
social, sexual, racial, religious discrimination
la legalización
legalization
el privilegio
priveledge
condenar
to condemn; to convict
exigir
to demand
mejorar
to improve
oponerse
to oppose
plantearse
to consider; to pose (a question)
promover
to promote
incluir
to include
integrar
to integrate
legalizar
to legalize
rechazar
to refuse
analfabeto(a)
illiterate
marginado(a)
marginalized; alienated
(in)justo(a)
unjust
la cuestión
issue
la posición/la postura
position; opinion
el tema
issue; topic
la voz
voice
la protesta
protest
con respecto a
with respect to
en cuanto a
regarding
sobre (el tema de)
about...
que
that; which; who
quien(es)
(he/she/the one) who
- required after a preposition
- Las personas CON QUIENES trabajo son de
muchos grupos étnicos diferentes.
- or in "non restrictive clauses"
- Manuel's wife, WHO had promised to help me,
never came to the meeting.
*** look for a comma and non related clause
el/la/los/las que
that; (he/she/the one) which/who
- formal
- used in "non restrictive" clauses
***look for a comma and non related clause
el/la/los/las cual(es)
that, which, who
*** must be after a preposition or comma
cuyo/a(s)
whose
- possessive
donde
where; in which
- refers to a place
lo que
what; which
- often at the beginning of a sentence
- LO QUE más me gusta es estar rodeada de mi
familia --> What I like most is to be surrounded
by my family.
lo cual
what; which
- requires an antecedent
- follows a comma or preposition
- Su marido tuvo que emigrar a España, por lo
que está criando sola a sus cuatros hijos. -->
Her husband had to emigrate to Spain, due to
the fact she is raising their four children alone.
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