Vocabulary from Exercises 19 Flashcards
investment
inversión
to go over, to review
repasar
knowledge
conocimiento
conocimento also means consciousness
a raid
una redada
estrechar
to tighten, to narrow
unless
a menos que
to resign
renunciar
renunciar also means to give up
framework, setting
marco
brief, shortlived
efímera/o
the press (journalism)
la prensa
to suspend
suspender
in charge, in position
en el cargo
cargo can also refer to a higher’up, a senior person
insurrection
an act of revolt or rebellion
insurreccíon
to drag out
The army dragged out the president.
sacar a rastras
El ejército sacó a rastras el presidente.
a siege
un cerco
a decree
un decreto
to tear down, to demolish
derribar
a coup
un golpista
to resign
dimitir
to forgive
for minor inconveniences
disculpar
perdonar is more intense and used for more serious
to fail
fracasado/a
to entail, to imply
conllevar
to suspect
sospechar
to convince
convencir
deployment, display
noun
despliegue
ahorcar
to hang
a string, a cord
una cuerda
to send out, to broadcast
emitir
to name, to designate, to appoint
nombrar
to cling to
aferrarse a
leadership
liderazgo
uncertainty
la incertidumbre
to be responsible for, to take charge of
encargarse de
to be subject to
sujetar a
In other words
Es decir
to sack, to fire, to dismiss
destituir
censorship
la censura
to vote
votar
to pull through, to survive
sobrevivir
credit, merit, achievements
mérito
to knock down
tumbar
poll, survey
pondeo
to devastate
arrasar
to report, to inform
denunciar
a retaliation
una represalia
performance
desempeño
to indicate, to point out
señalar
intent, intention
propósito
to coerce
coaccionar
population
población
to influence
influir en
politics, policy
política
by means of, through
mediante
to attribute, to accuse
imputar
to transfer, move, relocate
trasladar
court
el tribunal
insurance company
aseguradora
a talk, a speech
conferencia
frightening
aterrador
crowded
concurrido
to question
cuestionar
evidence, proof
prueba
a court hearing
audiencia
audiencia also means audience
at most
a lo sumo
an airline
una compañía aérea
to manage, to run, to oversee
dirigir
to have, to be
Be careful, Have Patience, Take this.
Ten
Ten cuidado, Ten paciencia, Ten esto.
Imperative of Tener
a demand
una exigencia
nuance
matice
Beyond the fact that
Más allá de que
to put an end to
de poner fin
vertiginous
vertiginoso/a
expectation, confidence
esperanza
a nightmare
una pesadilla
due to
a raíz de
bloody
sangriento/a
to extend, to prolong
prolongar
to finalise, to sum up, to summarise
concretar
captivity
cautiverio
to fulfill, to accomplish
cumplir
