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el estratega de salón

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armchair strategist

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act of leveling, leveling out

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la nivelación

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por no mencionar

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Not to mention…

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crowd, gang

Apuntar a la mitad del país como una panda de perdedores y aprovechados…

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la panda

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equivocado

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wrong, mistaken

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aplastar

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to crush (figurative) (derrotar)

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to abate, die down

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amainar

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tildar

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to brand, to stigmatize

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  1. to censure, to condemn (desaprobar) 2. to fail (estudiante, examen) (Am)
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reprobar

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deprecatory, denoting contempt

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despectivo, -a

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La poblacion carcelaria

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Incarcerated population

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meeting, encounter

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el encuentro

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arremeter contra

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to attack (idea, persona, etc.)

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to take off (avión, empresa, equipo)

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despegar

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Until recently

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Hasta hace poco

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despilfarrar

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to squander; to waste

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keen/interested; amateur(ish)

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aficionado, -a

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La tenencia

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Possession

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to mock

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mofar

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el desatino

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foolish action (estupidez) (al actuar); foolish remark (al hablar)

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patch, makeshift solution

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el parche

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vulgar, coarse, unpolished

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chabacano, -a

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to choose

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escoger

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reprobar

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  1. to censure, to condemn (desaprobar) 2. to fail (estudiante, examen) (Am)
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a pesar de

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despite, in spite of

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manager

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el/la gerente

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to deny, refute, contradict

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desmentir

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league, club, union

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el gremio

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despegar

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to take off (avión, empresa, equipo)

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to see the cup as half full/empty

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ver la botella medio llena/vacía

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aportar

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to provide, to contribute

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escoger

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to choose

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merrymaking, recreation

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el jolgorio

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el disparate

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silly thing, crazy idea, nonsense

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fundraising

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la recolección de fondos

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paradaisical, of or relating to paradise

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paradisiaco, -a

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amainar

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to abate, die down

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fright, terror

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el espanto

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la rémora

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blood-sucking fish (eel?); Hindrance, obstacle; cause of delay

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donation, gift

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la dádiva

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adolecer de

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to suffer from

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pésimo, -a

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dreadful, abysmal, awful

En un prueba de su pésimo sentido del humor, el candidato republicano recordó que su padre había nacido en Mexico…

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la disyuntiva

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dilemma

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to infer, to think up (ideas, plans)

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hilar

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45
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Incarcerated population

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La poblacion carcelaria

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46
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dilemma

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la disyuntiva

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47
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comparative analysis

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el análisis comparado

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to shine

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relucir

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tough times

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(época/periodo de) vacas flacas

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Hasta hace poco

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Until recently

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la equivocación

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mistake

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benefit

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el provecho

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despectivo, -a

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deprecatory, denoting contempt

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worm (person); creepy-crawly, bug (lit.)

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la sabandija

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to distort

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desvirtuar

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bankruptcy

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la bancarrota

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la nivelación

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act of leveling, leveling out

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asolar

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to raze, devastate

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reliable, trustworthy

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confiable

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el fango

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mud, scandal/dishonor (fig.)

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apoderarse

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to take over, to take control

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  1. reactionary, traditionalist (politics)
  2. fundamentalist (religion)
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integrista

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la sabandija

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worm (person); creepy-crawly, bug (lit.)

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indispensable, essential

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imprescindible

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coexistence

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la convivencia

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paradisiaco, -a

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paradaisical, of or relating to paradise

67
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to raze, devastate

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asolar

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el provecho

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benefit

69
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el espanto

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fright, terror

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Economy of scale

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EconomIa de escala

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mistake

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la equivocación

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mud, scandal/dishonor (fig.)

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el fango

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el encuentro

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meeting, encounter

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resemblance, likeness

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la semeja

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imprescindible

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indispensable, essential

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la panda

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crowd, gang

Apuntar a la mitad del país como una panda de perdedores y aprovechados…

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baseness, vileness (maldad)

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la bajeza

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ahuyentar

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to drive away, to scare away

su declaracion es la forma perfecta de ahuyentar votantes

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SWAT team

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Los efectivos antimotines

80
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repeal (law)

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la derogación

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el chantaje

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blackmail

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relucir

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to shine

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blood-sucking fish (eel?); Hindrance, obstacle; cause of delay

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la rémora

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aficionado, -a

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keen/interested; amateur(ish)

85
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foolish action (estupidez) (al actuar); foolish remark (al hablar)

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el desatino

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el jolgorio

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merrymaking, recreation

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el gremio

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league, club, union

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to deflate (collapse in figurative sense)

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desinflar

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to grant (favor, petición); to confer (honor, título); to award, to present (premio, beca); to execute (law)

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otorgar

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tax haven

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el paraíso fiscal

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la cautela

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caution

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Los efectivos antimotines

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SWAT team

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penoso, -a

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  1. laborious (trabajoso) 2. distressing (lamentable); sorry (aspecto, espectáculo) 3. embarrassing (embarazoso) (Am salvo RP)
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desinflar

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to deflate (collapse in figurative sense)

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integrista

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  1. reactionary, traditionalist (politics)
  2. fundamentalist (religion)
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el/la gerente

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manager

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el desfase

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gap

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el bulto

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bulk, size (volumen); un error de bulto = a glaring error

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highest bidder

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mejor postor

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dreadful, abysmal, awful

En un prueba de su pésimo sentido del humor, el candidato republicano recordó que su padre había nacido en Mexico…

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pésimo, -a

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to crush (figurative) (derrotar)

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aplastar

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(época/periodo de) vacas flacas

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tough times

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confiable

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reliable, trustworthy

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to attack (idea, persona, etc.)

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arremeter contra

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armchair strategist

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el estratega de salón

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desvirtuar

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to distort

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EconomIa de escala

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Economy of scale

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la dádiva

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donation, gift

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despite, in spite of

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a pesar de

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el paraíso fiscal

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tax haven

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chabacano, -a

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vulgar, coarse, unpolished

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mejor postor

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highest bidder

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mofar

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to mock

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el rumbo

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course (of action)

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  1. laborious (trabajoso) 2. distressing (lamentable); sorry (aspecto, espectáculo) 3. embarrassing (embarazoso) (Am salvo RP)
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penoso, -a

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wrong, mistaken

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equivocado

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el análisis comparado

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comparative analysis

118
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apoderar

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to empower

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la bajeza

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baseness, vileness (maldad)

120
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la convivencia

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coexistence

121
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to squander; to waste

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despilfarrar

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hilar

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to infer, to think up (ideas, plans)

123
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bulk, size (volumen); un error de bulto = a glaring error

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el bulto

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to brand, to stigmatize

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tildar

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la derogación

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repeal (law)

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potion (can be fig.)

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la pócima

127
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blackmail

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el chantaje

128
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Not to mention…

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por no mencionar

129
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to take over, to take control

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apoderarse

130
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ver la botella medio llena/vacía

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to see the cup as half full/empty

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caution

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la cautela

132
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el parche

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patch, makeshift solution

133
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la bancarrota

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bankruptcy

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sacar [algo] a relucir

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to bring something up, to mention something

135
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consolation

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el consuelo

136
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to empower

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apoderar

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el consuelo

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consolation

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to suffer from

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adolecer de

139
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course (of action)

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el rumbo

140
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otorgar

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to grant (favor, petición); to confer (honor, título); to award, to present (premio, beca); to execute (law)

141
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la semeja

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resemblance, likeness

142
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Possession

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La tenencia

143
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entrañar

estas pócimas sociales entrañan un gran peligro

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to contain, to involve

144
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to contain, to involve

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entrañar

estas pócimas sociales entrañan un gran peligro

145
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gap

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el desfase

146
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to provide, to contribute

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aportar

147
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la pócima

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potion (can be fig.)

148
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to drive away, to scare away

su declaracion es la forma perfecta de ahuyentar votantes

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ahuyentar

149
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to bring something up, to mention something

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sacar [algo] a relucir

150
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desmentir

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to deny, refute, contradict

151
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la recolección de fondos

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fundraising

152
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el apaciguamiento

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appeasement

153
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la coacción

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coercion

154
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appeasement

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el apaciguamiento

155
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coercion

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la coacción

156
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encubierto, -a

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undercover, covert

157
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el enjuiciamiento

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prosecution