Vocabulary from Exercises 19

Question 1

investment

Answer 1

inversión

Question 2

to go over, to review

Answer 2

repasar

Question 3

knowledge

Answer 3

conocimiento

conocimento also means consciousness

Question 4

a raid

Answer 4

una redada

Question 5

estrechar

Answer 5

to tighten, to narrow

Question 6

unless

Answer 6

a menos que

Question 7

to resign

Answer 7

renunciar

renunciar also means to give up

Question 8

framework, setting

Answer 8

marco

Question 9

brief, shortlived

Answer 9

efímera/o

Question 10

the press (journalism)

Answer 10

la prensa

Question 11

to suspend

Answer 11

suspender

Question 12

in charge, in position

Answer 12

en el cargo

cargo can also refer to a higher’up, a senior person

Question 13

insurrection

an act of revolt or rebellion

Answer 13

insurreccíon

Question 14

to drag out

The army dragged out the president.

Answer 14

sacar a rastras

El ejército sacó a rastras el presidente.

Question 15

a siege

Answer 15

un cerco

Question 16

a decree

Answer 16

un decreto

Question 17

to tear down, to demolish

Answer 17

derribar

Question 18

a coup

Answer 18

un golpista

Question 19

to resign

Answer 19

dimitir

Question 20

to forgive

for minor inconveniences

Answer 20

disculpar

perdonar is more intense and used for more serious

Question 21

to fail

Answer 21

fracasado/a

Question 22

to entail, to imply

Answer 22

conllevar

Question 23

to suspect

Answer 23

sospechar

Question 24

to convince

Answer 24

convencir

Question 25

deployment, display | noun

Answer 25

despliegue

Question 26

ahorcar

Answer 26

to hang

Question 27

a string, a cord

Answer 27

una cuerda

Question 28

to send out, to broadcast

Answer 28

emitir

Question 29

to name, to designate, to appoint

Answer 29

nombrar

Question 30

to cling to

Answer 30

aferrarse **a**

Question 31

leadership

Answer 31

liderazgo

Question 32

uncertainty

Answer 32

la incertidumbre

Question 33

to be responsible for, to take charge of

Answer 33

encargarse **de**

Question 34

to be subject to

Answer 34

sujetar **a**

Question 35

In other words

Answer 35

Es decir

Question 36

to sack, to fire, to dismiss

Answer 36

destituir

Question 37

censorship

Answer 37

la censura

Question 38

to vote

Answer 38

votar

Question 39

to pull through, to survive

Answer 39

sobrevivir

Question 40

credit, merit, achievements

Answer 40

mérito

Question 41

to knock down

Answer 41

tumbar

Question 42

poll, survey

Answer 42

pondeo

Question 43

to devastate

Answer 43

arrasar

Question 44

to report, to inform

Answer 44

denunciar

Question 45

a retaliation

Answer 45

una represalia

Question 46

performance

Answer 46

desempeño

Question 47

to indicate, to point out

Answer 47

señalar

Question 48

intent, intention

Answer 48

propósito

Question 49

to coerce

Answer 49

coaccionar

Question 50

population

Answer 50

población

Question 51

to influence

Answer 51

influir **en**

Question 52

politics, policy

Answer 52

política

Question 53

by means of, through

Answer 53

mediante

Question 54

to attribute, to accuse

Answer 54

imputar

Question 55

to transfer, move, relocate

Answer 55

trasladar

Question 56

court

Answer 56

el tribunal

Question 57

insurance company

Answer 57

aseguradora

Question 58

a talk, a speech

Answer 58

conferencia

Question 59

frightening

Answer 59

aterrador

Question 60

crowded

Answer 60

concurrido

Question 61

to question

Answer 61

cuestionar

Question 62

evidence, proof

Answer 62

prueba

Question 63

a court hearing

Answer 63

audiencia ## Footnote audiencia also means audience

Question 64

at most

Answer 64

a lo sumo

Question 65

an airline

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una compañía aérea

Question 66

to manage, to run, to oversee

Answer 66

dirigir

Question 67

to have, to be | Be careful, Have Patience, Take this.

Answer 67

Ten | Ten cuidado, Ten paciencia, Ten esto. ## Footnote Imperative of Tener

Question 68

a demand

Answer 68

una exigencia

Question 69

nuance

Answer 69

matice

Question 70

Beyond the fact that

Answer 70

Más allá **de que**

Question 71

to put an end to

Answer 71

**de** poner fin

Question 72

vertiginous

Answer 72

vertiginoso/a

Question 73

expectation, confidence

Answer 73

esperanza

Question 74

a nightmare

Answer 74

una pesadilla

Question 75

due to

Answer 75

a raíz de

Question 76

bloody

Answer 76

sangriento/a

Question 77

to extend, to prolong

Answer 77

prolongar

Question 78

to finalise, to sum up, to summarise

Answer 78

concretar

Question 79

captivity

Answer 79

cautiverio

Question 80

to fulfill, to accomplish

Answer 80

cumplir