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término		definición
fundamentally empezar lección		in basic and important way
denail empezar lección		not allowing people to have
violation empezar lección		act that spoils or destroys something
dignity empezar lección		worth
absolutely poverty empezar lección		being poor according to a fixed minimum standard; sometimes called the poverty line
relative poverty empezar lección		being poor in relation to others around you
social context empezar lección		situation
income equality empezar lección		each share of the population gets the same share of income
extreme poverty empezar lección		living below the poverty line
penury empezar lección		the state of being very poor; extreme poverty
human poverty empezar lección		being poor in range of ways, not only financial
shelter empezar lección		having a place to live that is protected from the weather
nutrition empezar lección		food that people take into their body
malnourished empezar lección		suffering from ill health because of poor food (noun=malnourishment/malnutrition)
literacy empezar lección		ability to read and write (illiterate)
sanitation empezar lección		systems for taking dirty water and waste from homes to ensure good hygiene
deprived empezar lección		lacking in things considered necessary for a pleasant life (deprivation)
classed empezar lección		categorized
affluence/affluent empezar lección		wealth/wealthy super-rich
on/below the breadline empezar lección		heaving the level of income of an extremely poor person
make ends meet empezar lección		have enough money to buy all you need
poverty-stricken empezar lección		affected by poverty
impoverished empezar lección		poor, without much money to live on
destitute empezar lección		without money, food, home or possessions (destitution)
living from hand to mouth empezar lección		having just enough money to live without suffering
money has been tight empezar lección		there has not been much money
tighten our belts empezar lección		spend less than before
income bracket empezar lección		range of income with upper and lower levels
constituted empezar lección		formed (used about an official organization)
humanity empezar lección		all people
foundation empezar lección		time when it was established (founded)
pursued empezar lección		try to achieve (aim, goal, career, strategy)
establish empezar lección		set up, put in place
conquering empezar lección		beating, getting rid of
illiteracy empezar lección		inability to read or write
negotiation empezar lección		discussions in an attempt to reach an agreement
injustice empezar lección		unfairness
upholds empezar lección		supports
minorities empezar lección		groups of people who differ racially or in some other way from most of the people in the place where they live (etnic, religious, oppressed)
intervention empezar lección		involvement in a difficult situation in order to improve it
justified empezar lección		caused by a good reason
movement empezar lección		a change or development
slogan empezar lección		a short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising
liberation empezar lección		freedom from limits on thought or behavior
integration empezar lección		the action or process of integrating
march empezar lección		walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread
solidarity empezar lección		unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest, mutual support within a group
delegates empezar lección		representatives
infrastructure empezar lección		basic system and services such as transport
recognize empezar lección		access
undertaken empezar lección		promise
undeniably empezar lección		certainly
delicate empezar lección		needing to be handled with great skill
unity empezar lección		being together as one
customary empezar lección		usual
a last resort empezar lección		something you do when everything else has failed
diplomacy empezar lección		activities concerning the relationship between governments
sanctions empezar lección		official orders such as the stopping of trade, taken against a country to make it obey international law
weaponry empezar lección		weapons in general or different types
civilian casualties empezar lección		people injured or killed who are not members of the military or the police
intervention empezar lección		intentionally becoming involved in a difficult situation to improve it or stop it from getting worse
regime change empezar lección		changing the government or leader of a country especially by force
tyrannical empezar lección		using power in a cruel way over people in a country or group
overthrow empezar lección		remove somebody from power using force
civil war empezar lección		war between groups who live in the same country
unrest empezar lección		disagreement or fight between groups
clashes empezar lección		fights or arguments
rival empezar lección		who compete against one another
ethnic empezar lección		national or racial
escalate empezar lección		become greater or more serious
all-out empezar lección		complete and total
brutal suppression empezar lección		violent and cruel ending of the right or freedom to do something
ethnic cleansing empezar lección		organized attempt by one racial or political group to completely remove from a country or area anyone who belongs to another particular racial group, using violence to achieve this
massacres empezar lección		the killing of large numbers of people
conflict resolution empezar lección		finding a way to end conflict and the negative feelings between groups
mistrust empezar lección		lack or absence of trust
hatred empezar lección		feeling of intense dislike
waged war on empezar lección		fought a war against
hostilities empezar lección		acts of war
besieged empezar lección		attacked by surrounding it for a period of time (siege)
ambushed empezar lección		attacked unexpectedly from secret positions (ambush)
truce empezar lección		agreement during a war to stop fighting for a time
ceasefire empezar lección		agreement between two armies or groups to stop fighting
peacekeeping force empezar lección		neutral soldiers who keep the peace in a dividend society
international observers empezar lección		outside, neutral people or body
campaign empezar lección		planned group of military activities
rebelion empezar lección		people fighting against their government
suicide bomber empezar lección		person who lets off explosives, deliberately killing themselves in the process
waging war on empezar lección		to fight a war or organize a series of activities in order to achieve something
campaign empezar lección		an organized course of action to achieve a goal
battling empezar lección		engage in a fight or struggle against
fight on our hands empezar lección		responsibility
fleet empezar lección		a group of ships sailing together, engaged in the same activity, or under the same ownership

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