B2 — upper-intermediatepeople35 words

Society & social issues

SerbianMeaning
drúštvosociety; company (of people): u dobrom društvu — in good company
drúštvenīsocial, societal
stanovníštvopopulation
národa people, nation; people, a crowd
právoright, law; being right (imati pravo = to be right); cf. adverb pravo
obrazovánjeeducation
zdràvstvohealthcare (the system); not “health”, which is zdravlje
mlȃdīyoung people, the young (plural, from the adjective mlad)
penziònērpensioner; retiree
siromáštvopoverty
nezàposlenōstunemployment (feminine)
jednákōstequality (feminine in Serbian)
nejednákōstinequality (feminine in Serbian)
ravnoprávnōstequal rights, equality of rights (feminine)
diskriminácijadiscrimination
diskriminísatito discriminate (against someone)
prȉstupāčnōstaccessibility (of places, services); also affordability (feminine)
korùpcijacorruption
rèfōrmareform
jȃvno mnjȇnjepublic opinion (mnjenje occurs almost only in this phrase)
ankètasurvey, poll; questionnaire
migrácijemigration (usually plural)
iseljávānjeemigration, moving abroad
iseljènīkemigrant, expatriate
usèljenīkimmigrant (person arriving); cf. iseljenik — one who has left
òdliv mȍzgovabrain drain (the standard term)
ìzbeglicarefugee (grammatically feminine, used of either sex)
manjìnaminority; the opposite is većina “majority”
jèzičkā mànjinalinguistic minority
integrácijaintegration (into a society)
dijàsporadiaspora (compatriots living abroad)
volontíratito volunteer, do volunteer work
donácijadonation
doníratito donate
dobròtvōrnā organizácijacharity, charitable organisation

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