Lesson 2 Vocab (201) Flashcards
la dictadura
dictatorship
el discurso
speech
el golpe de estado
coupe d’etat
la inversion
investment
el poder
power
la tierra
country, land
la via
way
aprovechar
to take advantage of
bromear
to kid, to joke
ensayar
to try, to test
lograr
to achieve
mejorar
to improve
nacer
to be born
opinar
to express an opinion
postularse
to run (i.e for political office)
suceder, ocurrir
to happen
redondo(a)
round
a costa de
at the expense of
dejar atras
to leave behind
hace poco
recently
hacerse cargo de
to take charge of
tener exito
to succeed
todavia
yet, still
ultimamente
lately
el alcalde, la alcaldesa
mayor
la campana electoral
campaigning
el derecho
right
el ejercito
army
el (la) gobernador (a)
governor
internacional
international
la manifestacion
demonstration
la nacion
nation
las Naciones Unidas
United Nations
la revolucion
revolution
votar
to vote
adelantado(a)
advanced
fuente de ingresos
source of income
fuerza laboral
workforce
industrializado(a)
industrialized
las inversiones extranjeras
foreign investments
la poblacion
population
la pobreza
poverty
subdesarrollado(a)
underdeveloped
