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polémico
controversial, disputed
solicitar
to request, to ask for
un atasco
obstacle, traffic jam
carecer de
to lack, to not have
un terremoto
earthquake
una hincha, un aficionado
fan, supporter
sensibilizar a
to make aware, to raise awareness
señalar
to point out
denunciar
to report, to inform against
gozar
to enjoy
caducar
to expire, to go out of date
respaldar
to support, to back, to endorse
encargarse de
to be responsible for
repartir
to share out, to distribute, to divide
vincular
to link, to connect
fugarse
to escape
el detenido
detainee, prisoner, person under arrest
colocabar
to put, to place
diputado
MP
alcade
mayor
minister
el ministro
surprise
una sorpresa
selfish
egoísta
agradacer
to thank
firmar
to sign (letter, document)
felicitar
to congratulate
el dispositivo policial
police presence
emplazar
to locate
una denuncia
complaint
la decepción
dissapoinment
el engaño
deception
so that …
de modo que … (+ subj)
or better said
o mejor dicho
rogar
to beg, to pray
tener en cuenta
to keep in mind
fijar
to fix
to be careful
tener cuidado
on the one hand
por un lado
erigido
errected
los desechos
rubbish
merecer
to deserve
la ama de casa
housewife
la preocupación
worry
as soon as
tan pronto como (+ subj)
la superficie
surface
to face something
enfrentarse
above all
sobre todo
to cope with, to put up with
aguantar, hacer frente a
las señales
signs, signals
un derrumbe
landslide
nadie
nobody
to ask (a question)
preguntar
to ask (for something)
pedir
permission
el permiso
to state
afirmar
to refuse
negar, rechazar, rehusar
to remain, to stay
permanecer, quedar
hast que (+ subj)
until
to ensure
asegurar
safety
la seguridad
la tasa
rate, number
in contrast to
en contraste con
a menos de
less than (number)
a menos que
less than (adjective)
highest
el más alto
results
los resultados
dreadful
terrible
to make sense
tener sentido
costs
los costes
own
propio
to warn
advertir
to access
acceder
higher education
la educación superior
to recognise
reconocer, darse cuenta
more than ever
más que nunca
unless
a menos que (+ subj)
el alto de fuego
ceasefire
manifestarse
to demonstrate, to protest
to complete
cumplir
camps
las acampadas
to stay awake
velar
principles
los principios
non-violent
no violento
to be fed up with
estar harto de
incapable
incapaz
in the middle of …
a mediados de …
to end
acabar
to tackle (a problem)
enfrentar
greedy
avaricioso
such as
tal y como
youth unemployment
el paro juvenil
around the world
por todo el mundo
to talk about
hablar de
relief
el alivio
