SPAN 205 Exam 2 Flashcards

1
Q

to get longer

A

alargarse

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2
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to seek (political) asylum

A

pedir asilo (político)

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3
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unsanitary

A

insalubre

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4
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to run the risk of doing SMTHG

A

correr el riesgo de + INFIN

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5
Q

surrender or turn oneself in to someone

A

entregarse a alguien

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6
Q

a rise in s.t.

A

una subida de algo

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7
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to arrest s.o.; arrested

A

detener a alguien; detenido/a

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8
Q

a mass grave

A

una fosa común

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9
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the administrative processing

A

el trámite

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10
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to stop/slow down s.t.

A

frenar algo

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11
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the rate

A

la tasa

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12
Q

lacking s.t.

A

carente de algo

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13
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to keep up, to be enough

A

dar abasto

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14
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counsel, advising

A

el asesoramiento

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15
Q

to come out badly

A

salir trucha

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16
Q

to be at a high point

A

estar en pleno apogeo

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17
Q

a surplus

A

un superávit

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18
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a scapegoat

A

un chivo expiatorio

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19
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to harm, attack someone; attacked

A

vulnerar a alguien; vulnerado

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20
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to argue with s.o., to contradict s.o.

A

llevarle la contraria a alguien

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21
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to resist/counteract s.t.

A

contrarrestar algo

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22
Q

a stereotype

A

un tópico

23
Q

in the end

A

al fin y al cabo

24
Q

to go crazy

A

enloquecerse

25
Q

stubborn

26
Q

to put up with/ tolerate s.t./ s.o.

A

aguantar algo/ a alguien

27
Q

shootings

A

los disparos

28
Q

to shoot
Transitive: to shoot a bullet
INTR: to shoot (a bullet at someone)

A

disparar
TR: disparar una bala
INTR: dispararle a alguien, disparar contra alguien

29
Q

to unleash, to trigger (literal - to unchain)

A

desencadenar algo

30
Q

morbid fascination

31
Q

the lack of empathy

A

la falta de empatía

32
Q

to be detached from s.t.

A

estar desapegado de algo

33
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to be linked to s.t.; a link

A

estar vinculado/a a algo; un vínculo

34
Q

a criminal gang

A

una banda criminal

35
Q

uptick, rise

A

el repunte

36
Q

unemployment rate

A

la tasa de paro

37
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a crime

38
Q

an act of brutality; an outrage

A

una bestialidad

39
Q

the Middle Ages

A

el medioevo

40
Q

gallows

41
Q

a barbarity, cruelty

A

una barbarie

42
Q

to get one’s act together, to get cracking, to get to work

A

ponerse las pilas

43
Q

shameful, disgraceful

A

vergonzoso/a

44
Q

to take responsibility for s.t.

A

hacerse cargo de algo

45
Q

To hang s.o.

A

Ahorcar a alguien

46
Q

To electrocute s.o.

A

Electrocutar a alguien

47
Q

To stone s.o. to death

A

Lapidar a alguien

48
Q

To come up with s.t./ to think of s.t./ to conceive of s.t.

A

Idear algo

49
Q

To bring s.o. to trial/ to justice

A

Llevar/someter a juicio a alguien

50
Q

a defensor/ proponent (of s.t.)

A

Un/a defensor/a (de algo)

51
Q

a standstill/stalemate/impasse

A

Un estancamiento

52
Q

an opponent/critic (of s.t.)

A

Un/a detractor/a (de algo)

53
Q

a setback/reversal/relapse

A

Un retroceso