Useful Words Flashcards

1
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Un golpe de estado

A

Coup

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2
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Ciudadanía

A

Citizenry, population

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3
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Llenar

A

To fill

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4
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Poderoso/a

A

Powerful

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5
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Amenazar

A

To threaten

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6
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El riesgo

A

Risk

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7
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El fuga

A

Flight, fleeing

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8
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El reto

A

Challenge

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9
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Una inversionista

A

Investor

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10
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Una ventaja

A

Advantage

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11
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Ventajas y desavantajas

A

Pros and cons, advantages and disadvantages

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12
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Sacar a la luz

A

Bring to light

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13
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El lema

A

Motto, slogan

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14
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Una escasez

A

Shortage

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15
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Tener en cuenta

A

Take into account

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16
Q

Huir

A

To flee

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17
Q

Empeorar

A

To worsen, deteriorate

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18
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El sistema de pesos y contrapesos

A

System of checks and balances

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19
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Volverse

A

To become

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20
Q

El disparo

A

Shooting, gunshot

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21
Q

Darse cuenta

A

To realize

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22
Q

Aprovechar

A

To take advantage of

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23
Q

El intercambio de ideas

A

Exchange of ideas

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24
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Los presupuestos

A

Budgets

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25
Q

El liderazgo

A

Leadership

26
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La igualdad de género

A

Gender equality

27
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Establecerse

A

To settle

28
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Arrepentirse

A

To regret

29
Q

Las guías

A

Guidelines

30
Q

Animar

A

Encourage

31
Q

La supervivencia

A

Survival

32
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Añadir

A

To add, build on

33
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Ser capaz de

A

To be capable of, able to

34
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Dividido/a

A

Divisive

35
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El sesgo

A

Bias

36
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El estado fallido

A

Failed state

37
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Éxito

A

Success

38
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Tener éxito en

A

To be successful in

39
Q

El reconocimiento

A

Recognition

40
Q

El tiroteo

A

Mass shooting

41
Q

El ejército

A

Military, army

42
Q

Un problema de vida o muerte

A

A problem of life or death

43
Q

Abrumar

A

To overwhelm

44
Q

El debido proceso

A

Due process

45
Q

Dejar mucho que desear

A

To leave much to be desired

46
Q

El techo de cristal

A

The glass ceiling

47
Q

Discriminar

A

To discriminate

48
Q

La brecha (ej. la brecha de género)

A

A gap (ex: gender gap)

49
Q

El autoestima

A

Self-esteem

50
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El desprecio

A

Contempt, disregard

51
Q

Enriquecerse

A

To enrich oneself

52
Q

Privar de (un derecho)

A

To deprive of (a right)

53
Q

Círculo vicioso intergeneracionales

A

Vicious intergenerational circle

54
Q

El poder adquisitivo

A

Purchasing power

55
Q

La patria potestad

A

Parental authority

56
Q

Invisibilizar

A

To make invisible, to hide

57
Q

Hacer cumplir

A

To enforce

58
Q

“No practica lo que predicar”

A

He doesn’t practice what he preaches

59
Q

“Predica pero no aplica”

A

He talks the talk, but doesn’t walk the walk

60
Q

Estar de acuerdo

A

To be in agreement, to agree

61
Q

Dañino/a

A

Damaging