Semana 10 Flashcards by Grace Chung

el/la mandatario/a
el/la jefe/jefa de Estado

head of state (general term to avoid using “president” or “prime minister”)

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postularse a la presidencia

to run for president

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el acta (nf)
“el acta firmada, las actas firmadas”

act of law, act of Congress (when referring to the actual document as opposed to the action)

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la rama ejecutiva
el brazo ejecutivo

-judicial
-legislativo/a

executive/judicial/legislative branch

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(la) división de poderes

separation of powers

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(la) senda

path, road

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apropriarse

to appropriate (seize assets)

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(la) víctima (siempre feminina)

victim

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el/la perpetrador(a)
(el) verdugo

perpetrator

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(el) intento fallido

failed attempt

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fallar

to fail

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(la) madriguera

rabbit hole, (animal) den, hideout

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(el) guardaespaldas

bodyguard

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(el) simulacro

drill

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(el) personal

personnel

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ser seguro

to be safe/secure (objects, things)

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estar seguro

to be safe/certain (people)

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salvaguardar

to safeguard

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elaborar

to make, to produce, to develop

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los delitos de odio
los crímenes de odio

hate crimes

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varios

several

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unos

some

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aprobar una ley

to pass a law

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ser amigo de
“Mónica es amiga de Benjamín”

to be friends with

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(las) enfermedades tropicales

tropical diseases

(el) césped césped artificial

field artificial turf

lleno/vacío

full/empty

los puntos clave las horas punta las horas pico

key points rush hour

el/la sibarita

gourmet, foodie, someone of refined taste

extorsionar (la) extorsión extorsionado/a

to extort extortion extorted

los documentos adjuntos los archivos adjuntos

attached documents/files

el/los virus

virus(es)

por desgracia

unfortunately

el individuo los particulares

individual person individual people

asustarse de

to be afraid of

actualizarse mantenerse al día

to be up to date

si bien... también...

although... also... (por un lado... por otro lado)

(el) lavado de dinero

money laundering

(el) conjunto

band, ensemble

las transferencias bancarias

bank transfers

el fiscal, la fiscala

prosecutor

(la) acusación La acusación pide veinte años de cárcel para el inculpado. (The prosecution is asking for twenty years in prison for the accused.)

prosecution

hacer lo propio

to do the needful (hacer lo necesario)

(el) espionaje corporativo

corporate espionage

explotar (la) explotación (la) explosión explotado/a

to explode, to exploit exploitation explosion exploited/exploded

a cambio de

in exchange for

(la) premisa

premise

excluyente

exclusive

hacer cumplir la ley

to enforce the law

el/la aguafiestas

killjoy, party pooper

(el) ocio

leisure, free time

(la) expectativa

expectation

afectar a (algo, alguien)

to affect

día y noche

day and night

abuchear (el) abucheo

to boo boos, jeers (noun)

(la) filtración de datos

data leak

(la) tesorería

treasury

(el) hito

landmark, milestone, achievement

hacer un giro bancario

to make a bank transfer

sospechar (el) sospechoso, (la) sospechosa sospechoso/a

to suspect the suspect suspicious

operar bajo

to operate under

(el) orfanato

orphanage

(el) huérfano, (la) huérfana

orphan

albergar

to be home to, to have dar refugio a, tener

(la) invasión a la privacidad

invasion of privacy

velar por velar por el orden público y el cumplimiento de la ley

to watch over, to look out for, to safeguard

poner al descubierto la tecnología pone al descubierto todos nuestros datos personales

to go to show, to lay bare, to bring to light

tener presente tener en cuenta

to keep in mind, to bear in mind

descartar Vivezco no descartó la posibilidad de que se tratara de una red internacional de ciberdelincuentes que encontró un punto de vulnerabilidad en el sistema.

to dismiss, to rule out, to discard

(el) peluche

stuffed animal

(el) cobre

copper

(el) litio

lithium

(la) jerarquía

hierarchy

intoxicarse

to have (food) poisoning

contagiar

to infect (someone with a sickness)

tragar

to swallow

animar Julia animó a su amigo con sus comentarios afectuosos.

to encourage (someone to do something), to cheer someone up

animarse Estaba deprimido pero al llegar a la fiesta se animó.

to feel up to doing something, to bring oneself to do something, to feel motivated to do something to cheer up

(la) etiqueta etiquetar etiquetado/a

label to label labeled

(la) sucursal

branch office, subsidiary