Week 3 - U.S. Culture Flashcards

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Una política exterior

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Foreign policy

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Bipartidista/o

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Bipartisan

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Partidismo/o

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Partisan

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El afición

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Hobby

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Escarbar

“…escarbar en la vida de la gente.”

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To dig into

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Discrepar de

“…todos aquellos que discrepen de nuestras soluciones.”

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To differ from

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7
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Los justicieros

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Avengers

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Los aluviones

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Floods

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La venganza

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Vengeance

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10
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La vergüenza

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Shame

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11
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Caber

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To fit

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Los demás

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Others

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Cuyo/a

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Whose

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14
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Canalizar

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To channel

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15
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Por medio de

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Through

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16
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Apuntarse

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To sign up, join

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17
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Atraverse

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To dare

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18
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Los redes

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Networks

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19
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El cómplice

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Accomplice

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20
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El odio

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Hatred

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21
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La rabia

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Anger

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22
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Las taras

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Defects

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23
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Sin duda

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Without a doubt

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El castigo

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Punishment

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Una cadena
A chain
26
La estaca
The stake
27
Apenas
Barely
28
Sabio/a
Sage, wise
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Hacer sonar las cadenas
To rattle the chains
30
Mirar de reojo
To look askance
31
La ternura
Tenderness
32
El extravío
Loss
33
Un congoleño
Congolese
34
Ingrato/a
Ungrateful
35
Los estrados judiciales
Courtrooms
36
Por encima de
Above
37
Incontenible
Irrepressible
38
Regodearse en
To gloat, rejoice
39
La cinta de enmascarar
Masking tape
40
El espanto
Terror
41
El eje
Axis
42
Bajo la lupa
Under scrutiny
43
Veraz
Truthful
44
Inquisitiva
Inquisitive
45
Incómodo/a
Uncomfortable
46
La sombra
Shadow
47
Sembrar
To sow
48
La cortina de hierro
The iron curtain
49
La cortina de hierro
The iron curtain
50
Abordar
To tackle
51
Abrirse camino
To make your way
52
Sin fines de lucro
Nonprofit
53
Los ancestros
Ancestors
54
En regla
In order
55
Cumplir con
To comply with
56
Cumplir
To achieve
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Consistir en
to consist of
58
Siguen rigiendo
They continue to govern
59
La gestión
The management
60
El aporte
The contribution
61
La parálisis política
Political paralysis
62
La deuda
Debt
63
las regulaciones financieras débiles
Weak financial regulations
64
La desigualdad social
Social inequality
65
Desplegar
To deploy
66
La estatura
Height, stature
67
Castigar
To punish
68
Los acontecimientos OR los eventos
Events
69
Convertirse en
To become
70
La jornada laboral
The working day
71
El paro
Unemployment
72
dar marcha atrás
To go backwards
73
Darse el lujo de
To give yourself the luxury of
74
la equidad
Equity
75
Atreverse a
To dare to
76
Exigir
To demand
77
Cargar
To carry
78
Los hombros
Shoulders
79
Corriente
Current
80
En lo alto
On high
81
los lugareños
The locals
82
Los vínculos
Links
83
El senador
Senator
84
El Departamento de la Armada
The Department of the Navy
85
El arma
The weapon
86
El tiroteo
The shooting
87
El proyecto de ley
The Bill
88
la verificación de antecedentes
Background check
89
la portacion de arma
The carrying of a weapon
90
Asimismo
In addition
91
Un Repaso
A review
92
El desarme
Disarmament
93
Enfrentar OR hacer frente
To face
94
Empujar
To push
95
El/la republicano/a
Republican
96
El/la demócrata
Democrat
97
Derrotar
To defeat
98
Las capas
Layers
99
En una tan medida
To such an extent
100
Pasional
Passionate
101
Atravesar
To cross
102
Recorrer
To travel, traverse
103
La bronca
The anger
104
El hostigamiento
Harassment
105
Los discursos de odio
Hate speech
106
Los perjudicados
The injured, persecuted
107
Alzar la voz
To raise your voice
108
Potenciar
To enhance
109
Soler + verb
To usually + do something
110
Guardar
To keep, hold onto
111
Pretender
To pretend
112
Provenir
To stem
113
La raíz
Root
114
El deber
Duty
115
Clave
Key (adjective)
116
La alfabetización digital
Digital Literacy
117
Padecer
To suffer
118
A raíz de
At the root of
119
De igual modo
In the same way
120
Los delitos
Crimes
121
Estar al tanto de
To be informed about
122
El rincón
Corner
123
Acontecer
To happen
124
Disponer
To provide
125
Un fuente
A source
126
Provechoso/a
Useful
127
Confiar en
To trust in
128
Fidedigna
Trustworthy
129
Por encima de
Above all
130
Un declive
A decline, slope
131
Evitar a propósito
To avoid on purpose
132
Alejar de
To get away from
133
Acceder
To access
134
El enraizamiento
Rooting
135
Habilidoso/a
Skilled
136
Conquistar
To conquer
137
Las cotas de poder
Levels of power
138
Las bombillas
Light bulbs
139
Provocar OR causar
To cause
140
La esfera
Sphere
141
Estallar
To blow up, explode
142
En aquel entonces
In that time
143
Estar a merced de
To be at the mercy of
144
El Occidente
The Western Hemisphere
145
Alentar
To encourage
146
Los contenidos
Contents
147
El reto Or desafío
Challenge
148
Pernicioso/a
Pernicious
149
El lucro
Profit
150
Encarnar
To embody
151
Socavar
To undermine
152
Los simulacros
Drills
153
El ensayo
Test
154
Estar prevenido
To be prepared
155
El sismo OR terremoto
Earthquake
156
Un movimiento en masa
Mass movement
157
Sumarse
To join
158
La falla
Fault
159
La debilidad
Weakness
160
La gestión
Management
161
Medir
To measure
162
Escoger
To choose
163
Un fallecido
A dead person
164
Tardar
To delay
165
Llevar a cabo
To carry out
166
Faltar
To lack
167
Descuidar
To neglect
168
Descuidar
To neglect
169
La creencia
Belief
170
Pretender + infinitivo
To try to, to intend to
171
Desplazar
To displace
172
Desfasado/a
Outdated
173
El poder blando
Soft power
174
El poder blando
Soft power
175
El poder duro
Hard power
176
Pistas de aterrizaje
Landing strips
177
Los arrecifes
Reefs
178
Impulsar
To boost
179
Derechos de autor
Copyright
180
Proporcionar
To provide
181
Encajar
To fit in
182
Frente a
Versus
183
Proclive
Inclined
184
Profundizar
To deepen
185
Los aliados afines
Like-minded allies
186
Amplio/a
Extensive
187
Dejar de + infinitivo
To stop + infinitive
188
Arrojar luz
To shed light
189
Al igual que
Like
190
Primar
To prevail
191
Las asistentes
The attendees
192
El malabarista
Juggler
193
El resguardo OR la protección
Protection
194
El despliegue
Deployment
195
Los carteristas
Pickpockets
196
Los revendedores
Resellers
197
Un freno
A brake
198
El malestar
Discomfort
199
Una barrera
Barrier
200
Cuidar del entorno
To take care of the environment
201
La incertidumbre
Uncertainty
202
Neutralizar
To neutralize
203
(No) se trata de
It’s (not) about
204
La temporada
The season
205
Incluso
Even
206
El prejuicio
Prejudice, bias
207
El sesgo
Bias
208
Torcer
To twist
209
Rendirse
To give up
210
La raza
Race
211
Dar por sentado
To take for granted
212
El zorro
Fox
213
El venado
Deer
214
Proveer
To provide
215
Aprovechar
To take advantage of
216
La huelga
Strike
217
Inequívoca
Unequivocal
218
Difuso/a
Diffuse
219
Seguir rigiendo
To continue to govern
220
Rebuscado/a
Far-fetched
221
El aporte
Contribution
222
Equiparar
To equate
223
El desconcierto
The confusion
224
Sombrío/a
Gloomy
225
La estatura
Height
226
Atender
To attend
227
Verosímil
Plausible
228
Entre bambalinas
Behind closed doors
229
Promedio/a
Average
230
Vencer (las probabilidades)
To beat (the odds)
231
Echar
To throw
232
Brindar
To toast, provide
233
Corriente arriba
Upstream
234
La ametralladora
Machine gun
235
Los vínculos
The links
236
Los oprimidos
The oppressed
237
Sensible
Sensitive
238
La tribu
Tribe
239
El tobillo
Ankle
240
El acuerdo
Agreement
241
La cerca
Fence
242
Envidioso/a
Jealous
243
El cuñado
Brother-in-law
244
Decalzo/a
Barefoot
245
Las sandalias
Sandals
246
El suegro
Father-in-law
247
Jalar
To pull
248
Cotidiano/a
Everyday (adj)
249
Día de por medio
Every other day