El Siglo & El Pais Flashcards

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el estratega de salón

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armchair strategist

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act of leveling, leveling out

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la nivelación

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por no mencionar

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Not to mention…

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crowd, gang

Apuntar a la mitad del país como una panda de perdedores y aprovechados…

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la panda

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equivocado

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wrong, mistaken

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aplastar

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to crush (figurative) (derrotar)

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to abate, die down

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amainar

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tildar

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to brand, to stigmatize

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  1. to censure, to condemn (desaprobar) 2. to fail (estudiante, examen) (Am)
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reprobar

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deprecatory, denoting contempt

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despectivo, -a

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La poblacion carcelaria

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Incarcerated population

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meeting, encounter

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el encuentro

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arremeter contra

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to attack (idea, persona, etc.)

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to take off (avión, empresa, equipo)

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despegar

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Until recently

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Hasta hace poco

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despilfarrar

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to squander; to waste

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keen/interested; amateur(ish)

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aficionado, -a

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La tenencia

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Possession

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to mock

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mofar

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el desatino

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foolish action (estupidez) (al actuar); foolish remark (al hablar)

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patch, makeshift solution

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el parche

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vulgar, coarse, unpolished

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chabacano, -a

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to choose

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escoger

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reprobar

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  1. to censure, to condemn (desaprobar) 2. to fail (estudiante, examen) (Am)
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a pesar de
despite, in spite of
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manager
el/la gerente
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to deny, refute, contradict
desmentir
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league, club, union
el gremio
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despegar
to take off (avión, empresa, equipo)
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to see the cup as half full/empty
ver la botella medio llena/vacía
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aportar
to provide, to contribute
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escoger
to choose
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merrymaking, recreation
el jolgorio
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el disparate
silly thing, crazy idea, nonsense
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fundraising
la recolección de fondos
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paradaisical, of or relating to paradise
paradisiaco, -a
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amainar
to abate, die down
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fright, terror
el espanto
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la rémora
blood-sucking fish (eel?); Hindrance, obstacle; cause of delay
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donation, gift
la dádiva
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adolecer de
to suffer from
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pésimo, -a
dreadful, abysmal, awful En un prueba de su **pésimo** sentido del humor, el candidato republicano recordó que su padre había nacido en Mexico...
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la disyuntiva
dilemma
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to infer, to think up (ideas, plans)
hilar
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Incarcerated population
La poblacion carcelaria
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dilemma
la disyuntiva
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comparative analysis
el análisis comparado
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to shine
relucir
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tough times
(época/periodo de) vacas flacas
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Hasta hace poco
Until recently
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la equivocación
mistake
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benefit
el provecho
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despectivo, -a
deprecatory, denoting contempt
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worm (person); creepy-crawly, bug (lit.)
la sabandija
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to distort
desvirtuar
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bankruptcy
la bancarrota
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la nivelación
act of leveling, leveling out
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asolar
to raze, devastate
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reliable, trustworthy
confiable
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el fango
mud, scandal/dishonor (fig.)
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apoderarse
to take over, to take control
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1. reactionary, traditionalist (politics) 2. fundamentalist (religion)
integrista
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la sabandija
worm (person); creepy-crawly, bug (lit.)
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indispensable, essential
imprescindible
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coexistence
la convivencia
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paradisiaco, -a
paradaisical, of or relating to paradise
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to raze, devastate
asolar
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el provecho
benefit
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el espanto
fright, terror
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Economy of scale
EconomIa de escala
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mistake
la equivocación
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mud, scandal/dishonor (fig.)
el fango
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el encuentro
meeting, encounter
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resemblance, likeness
la semeja
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imprescindible
indispensable, essential
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la panda
crowd, gang *Apuntar a la mitad del país como **una panda** de perdedores y aprovechados...*
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baseness, vileness (maldad)
la bajeza
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ahuyentar
to drive away, to scare away *su declaracion es la forma perfecta de ahuyentar votantes*
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SWAT team
Los efectivos antimotines
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repeal (law)
la derogación
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el chantaje
blackmail
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relucir
to shine
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blood-sucking fish (eel?); Hindrance, obstacle; cause of delay
la rémora
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aficionado, -a
keen/interested; amateur(ish)
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foolish action (estupidez) (al actuar); foolish remark (al hablar)
el desatino
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el jolgorio
merrymaking, recreation
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el gremio
league, club, union
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to deflate (collapse in figurative sense)
desinflar
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to grant (favor, petición); to confer (honor, título); to award, to present (premio, beca); to execute (law)
otorgar
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tax haven
el paraíso fiscal
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la cautela
caution
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Los efectivos antimotines
SWAT team
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penoso, -a
1. laborious (trabajoso) 2. distressing (lamentable); sorry (aspecto, espectáculo) 3. embarrassing (embarazoso) (Am salvo RP)
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desinflar
to deflate (collapse in figurative sense)
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integrista
1. reactionary, traditionalist (politics) 2. fundamentalist (religion)
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el/la gerente
manager
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el desfase
gap
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el bulto
bulk, size (volumen); un error de bulto = a glaring error
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highest bidder
mejor postor
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dreadful, abysmal, awful En un prueba de su **pésimo** sentido del humor, el candidato republicano recordó que su padre había nacido en Mexico...
pésimo, -a
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to crush (figurative) (derrotar)
aplastar
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(época/periodo de) vacas flacas
tough times
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confiable
reliable, trustworthy
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to attack (idea, persona, etc.)
arremeter contra
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armchair strategist
el estratega de salón
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desvirtuar
to distort
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EconomIa de escala
Economy of scale
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la dádiva
donation, gift
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despite, in spite of
a pesar de
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el paraíso fiscal
tax haven
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chabacano, -a
vulgar, coarse, unpolished
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mejor postor
highest bidder
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mofar
to mock
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el rumbo
course (of action)
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1. laborious (trabajoso) 2. distressing (lamentable); sorry (aspecto, espectáculo) 3. embarrassing (embarazoso) (Am salvo RP)
penoso, -a
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wrong, mistaken
equivocado
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el análisis comparado
comparative analysis
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apoderar
to empower
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la bajeza
baseness, vileness (maldad)
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la convivencia
coexistence
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to squander; to waste
despilfarrar
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hilar
to infer, to think up (ideas, plans)
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bulk, size (volumen); un error de bulto = a glaring error
el bulto
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to brand, to stigmatize
tildar
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la derogación
repeal (law)
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potion (can be fig.)
la pócima
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blackmail
el chantaje
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Not to mention...
por no mencionar
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to take over, to take control
apoderarse
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ver la botella medio llena/vacía
to see the cup as half full/empty
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caution
la cautela
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el parche
patch, makeshift solution
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la bancarrota
bankruptcy
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sacar [algo] a relucir
to bring something up, to mention something
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consolation
el consuelo
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to empower
apoderar
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el consuelo
consolation
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to suffer from
adolecer de
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course (of action)
el rumbo
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otorgar
to grant (favor, petición); to confer (honor, título); to award, to present (premio, beca); to execute (law)
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la semeja
resemblance, likeness
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Possession
La tenencia
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entrañar *estas pócimas sociales entrañan un gran peligro*
to contain, to involve
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to contain, to involve
entrañar *estas pócimas sociales entrañan un gran peligro*
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gap
el desfase
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to provide, to contribute
aportar
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la pócima
potion (can be fig.)
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to drive away, to scare away *su declaracion es la forma perfecta de ahuyentar votantes*
ahuyentar
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to bring something up, to mention something
sacar [algo] a relucir
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desmentir
to deny, refute, contradict
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la recolección de fondos
fundraising
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el apaciguamiento
appeasement
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la coacción
coercion
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appeasement
el apaciguamiento
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coercion
la coacción
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encubierto, -a
undercover, covert
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el enjuiciamiento
prosecution