Probleme sociale

affirmative action

substantiv

/ɐfˈɜːmətˌɪv ˈækʃən/

(politica de acțiune afirmativă)

acțiune afirmativă

the policy or practice of favoring people that belong to groups known to have been discriminated against formerly, especially by giving them jobs

class struggle

substantiv

/klˈæs stɹˈʌɡəl/

(conflictul de clase)

lupta de clasă

the conflict of interests between different social classes in a society, as mentioned in Marxist ideology

deportation

substantiv

/di.pɔr.teɪ.ʃən/ or /di.pawr.tei.shēn/

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(expulzare)

deportare

the act of forcing someone out of a country, usually because they do not have the legal right to stay there or because they have broken the law

political asylum

substantiv

/pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɐsˈaɪləm/

(protecție politică)

azil politic

the protection that a country grants to someone who has fled their home country because of political reasons

asylum seeker

substantiv

/ɐsˈaɪləm sˈiːkɚ/

(persoană care caută azil)

solicitant de azil

someone who seeks refuge in another country and wants to live in that country, often because they are in danger

illegal

substantiv

/ɪ.li.gəl/ or /i.li.gēl/

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(străin ilegal)

imigrant ilegal

someone who illegally lives or works in a country

naturalization

substantiv

/næ.ʧɜ.rə.lə.zeɪ.ʃən/ or /nā.chē.rē.lē.zei.shēn/

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(cetățenie (prin naturalizare))

naturalizare

the act or process of granting a foreigner the citizenship of a country

bigotry

substantiv

/bɪ.gət.ri/ or /bi.gēt.ri/

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(bigotism)

fanatism

the fact of having or expressing strong, irrational views and disliking other people with different views or a different way of life

intolerance

substantiv

/ɪn.tɑ.lɜ.rəns/ or /in.taa.lē.rēns/

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(neacceptare)

intoleranță

the state of being reluctant to accept ideas, thoughts, or behaviors that differ from one's own

unrest

substantiv

/ʌn.rɛst/ or /an.rest/

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(agitație)

tulburare

a political situation in which there is anger among the people and protests are likely

uprising

substantiv

/ʌp.raɪ.zɪng/ or /ap.rai.zing/

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(insurgență)

rebeliune

a situation in which people join together to fight against those in power

subsistence

substantiv

/səb.sɪs.təns/ or /sēb.sis.tēns/

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(supraviețuire)

subzistență

a situation in which one has just enough money or food to survive

refuge

substantiv

/rɛ.fjuʤ/ or /re.fyooj/

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ɛ

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ju

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( adăpost)

refugiu

protection or shelter from something dangerous or troublesome

poverty-stricken

adjectiv

/pˈɑːvɚɾistɹˈɪkən/

(nevoiaș)

sărac

suffering from extreme deprivation

to impoverish

verb

/ɪm.pɑv.rɪʃ/ or /im.paav.rish/

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(a îmbogăți în mod negativ)

a sărăci

to take away a person or a country's riches to the point of poverty

modern slavery

substantiv

/ˈmɑdɚn ˈsleɪvəri/

(modernă sclavie)

sclavie modernă

a situation in which people are forced work against their will through threats or violence that prevents them from escaping

trafficking

substantiv

/træ.fɪ.kɪng/ or /trā.fi.king/

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æ

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ɪ

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n

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(comerţ ilegal)

trafic

the buying and selling of goods illegally

passive smoking

substantiv

/pˈæsɪv smˈoʊkɪŋ/

(fumat pasiv)

fum secondar

the act of inhaling smoke from another person's cigarettes, cigars, or pipes, especially involuntarily

homophobia

substantiv

/hoʊ.moʊ.foʊ.biə/ or /hooo.mooo.fooo.biē/

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(antipatie față de homosexuali)

homofobie

hatred, antipathy, or prejudice toward homosexuals

hard drug

substantiv

/hˈɑːɹd dɹˈʌɡ/

(substanță interzisă)

drog dur

a powerful, addictive, and illegal drug that some people take for pleasure

soft drug

substantiv

/sˈɔft dɹˈʌɡ/

(substanță recreativă ușoară)

drog ușor

a recreational drug that is not considered very harmful and gives some people a sense of pleasure

displacement

substantiv

/dɪs.pleɪs.mənt/ or /dis.pleis.mēnt/

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(dislocare)

deplasare

expulsion of people from their homes, typically caused by war, persecution, or natural catastrophe