Elections Glossary Flashcards

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Presidencial

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Presidential

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De medio término

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Mid-term

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Intendente o municipal

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Mayoral

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Intendente o municipal

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Mayoral

/ˈmeə.rəl/

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Provincial

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Gubernatorial

/ˌɡuː.bən.əˈtɔː.ri.əl/

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Llamar a elecciones

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To call elections

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Celebrar elecciones

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To hold elections

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Postularse o presentarse

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To run (for elections/ for candidate)

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Postularse o presentarse

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To stand for elections

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Votar, sufragar, acudir a las urnas

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To cast a vote / To go to the polls

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Campaña electoral

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Election campaign

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Boleta

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Ballot paper

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Urna

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Ballot box

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Voto nulo

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Spoilt ballot

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Voto nulo

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Spoilt ballot

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Voto en blanco

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Blank ballot

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Voto impugnado

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Rejection ballot

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Voto secreto

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Secret ballot

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Fraude electoral

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Vote rigging

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Voto confianza/ castigo

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Vote of confidence/ no confidence

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Voto uninominal

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Voting for a single candidate

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Voto plurinominal

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Voting for a list of candidates

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Contar votos

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To tally votes

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Conteo de votos

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Vote tally

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Votos escrutados
Ballot tallied
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Emitir voto
To cast a vote
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Estar autorizado a votar
To be entitled to vote
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Boleta del partido
Party ticket
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Plataforma del partido
Party platform
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Partido de derecha / de izquierda
Right-win / left-win party
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Partido de inclinación a la derecha / a la izquierda
Right-leaning/ left-leaning party
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Partido de centro derecha/ centro izquierda
Right-centre / left-centre party
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Partido de extrema derecha/ extrema izquierda
Far-right win/ far-left win party
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Partido oficial / oficialismo/ gobernante / en el poder
Incumbent / ruling party
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Partido marginal
Fringe party
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Partido disidente/ facción
Splinter / breakaway party
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Proclamar / alzarse con la victoria
To claim victory
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Arrasar
To sweep victory
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Asegurar/ garantizar/ obtener
To secure
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Aceptar / reconocer / admitir la derrota
Accept/ admit/ concede
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Abrumadora
Overwhelming
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Victoria arrazadora
Landslide victory
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Aplastante
Crushing
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Contundente/ rotundo
Resounding
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Decisivo
Decisive / pivotal | |/dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv/
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Asombroso/ inesperado
Stunning
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Asombroso/ inesperado
Stunning
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Por amplio margen
Comfortable
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Ajustado / estrecho
Narrow
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Devastadora (derrota)
Devastating defeat | /ˈdev.ə.steɪ.tɪŋ/
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Derrota electoral
Electoral defeat
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Inesperado
Unexpected
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Encuestas de Intención de voto
VIP
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Sondeo / boca de urna
Exit poll
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Encuestador
Pollster
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Encuestadora (organización)
Polling organisation
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Centro de votación / cuarto oscuro
Polling station / Polling centre // polling booth
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Realizar una encuesta/ encuestar
To conduct / to carry out a poll
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Estar abajo en las encuestas
To be trailling in the polls
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Encuestar
To take a poll
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Publicar encuestas
To publish a poll
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Resultados (de encuestas)
Findings
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Resultados confiables
Reliable findings
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Resultados exactos / precisos
Accurate findings
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Escaño o banca
Seat
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Ganar / perder / mantener/ disputar / recuperar/ renovar
Win / gain / loose / keep / retain / contest/ regain/ renew
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Desplazar
To unseat
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Mandato Primer mandato Segundo mandato
Term First term Second term
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Bancas en el congreso
Congressional seat
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Liderar Llevar la delantera Estar en la cresta de la ola Ser el favorito
To ride high To lead the race To be ahead To be the front runner
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Ir parejos / estar equiparados
To be level pegging
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Estar cabeza a cabeza
To run neck and neck
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Una contienda a tres bandas
A three-way race
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Estar rezagado / Estar atrás
To trail behind
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Ganar terreno/ apoyo/ votos
To gain ground
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Negociaciones o tratativas no oficiales
Horse-trading
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Umbral
Threshold
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Segunda vuelta electoral
Run-off election
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Organismo oficial electoral
OEB Official election body
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Fiscalizar/ controlar
To oversee
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Asumir cargo público
To take office
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Ejercer funciones
To hold office
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Terminar el mandato
To leave office
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Renunciar al cargo
To ressing office
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Vocero
Spokeperson
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Coalición
Coalition
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Partidarios / quienes apoyan el partido
Supporters
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Denunciar fraude
To allege fraud
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La grieta
Socio-political polarisation known as la grieta
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Encuestas de intención de voto
VIP
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Elecciones primarias
OPPE open presidential primary elections
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Afiliación partidaria
Party affiliation
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Apoyo
Support
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Veda electoral
Electoral or election silence/ blackout period
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Padrón electoral
Electoral roll
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Mitín / concentración/ manifestación política
Rally
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Diputado
Congressman
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Propuestas políticas
Policy proposals
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Contienda por el liderazgo
Leadership race
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Superar, imponerse
Beat out
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Respaldar
Get someone behind
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Distritos electorales
Constituencies (pl)
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Distrito electoral
Constituency (sg)
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Plurinominales
Multimember
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Designar
Allocate (resources, seats)
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Elegir Elegido
Elect To be elected
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Participación (electoral)
(Electoral) turnout
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Divisas agotadas / escasas
Depleted foreign reserves
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Impulsar la exportación de granos
To boost grain exports
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Controlar / detener la inflación
Rein inflation
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Padrón electoral nacional
Electorate nationwide | Electorate: all the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote
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Estados en disputa / bisagra / pendulares / en duda/ indecisos
Battleground/ swing / purple states
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Autoridad electoral
G.E.B general election body
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Decisión, medida
A move
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Estar o encontrarse parejos o igualados en las estadísticas
To be tied statistically | /stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kəl.i/
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Ralentizar / demorar / extender/ prolongar
Lengthen | /ˈleŋ.θən/
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Aventajar / llevar la delantera
To be ahead of
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(Estados) bastiones o baluarte
Stronghold states
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Grupo de electores
Slate
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Asamblea para elecciones primarias
Caucus | /ˈkɔː.kəs/
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Colegio electoral
Electoral college
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Visitar el país haciendo campaña
To campaign
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Eventos de campaña
Campaign events / rally
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En juego
At stake
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Panorama electoral
Electoral scenario
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Campaña de base
Grassroot campaign
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Descontento creciente
Growing discontent
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Convencer / inclinar una opinión hacia una opción
To sway
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Pronósticos
Poll findings
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Punto de apoyo
Foothold
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Una contienda fluctuante
A fluctuating race
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Competir / rivalizar
To vie
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Votantes indecisos
Undecided voters | /ˌʌn.dɪˈsaɪ.dɪd/
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Movilizar recursos
To mobilize resources
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Oficialismo
Ruling party
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Políticas de campaña disruptivas
Disruptive campaign policies
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Definir o inclinar los resultados
To sway the results
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Mandatario en funciones
Head of state in power
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Poco margen de ventaja/ margen estrecho
A narrow lead
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Atraer / persuadir / convencer a los votantes
To court voters
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Recuento de votos
Tally of votes
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Problemas acusiantes
Pressing issues
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Candidato ganador
Winning candidate
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Función
Rol
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Disponerse a tomar posesión del cargo
To be set to take office
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En las vísperas
In the lead-up | lead-up /ˈliːd ʌp/ noun [singular] the things that are done in the t
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Candidato preferido
Preferred candidate
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Cierre de las votaciones
polls closed
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Funcionarios públicos
officials
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Anuncio de los resultados
the results are announced
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Superar
Surpass
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La elección de los votantes
Voter's choice
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Una victoria clara
Outright victory
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La primera presidente mujer de los EE.UU.
America’s first woman president
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En los meses previos a la decisión de Biden
In the months leading up to Biden’s decision
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Abandonar la contienda
To drop out the race
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La contienda se ha igualado/ está ahora más reñida.
But the race tightened. | /ˈtaɪ.tənd/
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Varias decenas de miles de votos en un puñado de estados clave.
Several tens of thousands of votes in a handful key states.
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una contienda muy reñida
a tight race
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Nunca hubo tanto en juego
the stakes have never been higher
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se han desarrollado importantes actos de campaña en estados decisivos
major campaign events have unfolded in crucial states
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Centrar la atención
To sharp their focus | /ˈfəʊ.kəs/
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Determinar el resultado de la contienda presidencial de 2024
To determine the outcome of the 2024 presidential race.
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Mientras los candidatos recorren el país, nunca ha habido tanto en juego.
As candidates campaign across the country, the stakes have never been higher.
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Ambas partes están invirtiendo mucho en campañas de base,
Both sides are investing heavily in grassroots campaigns
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Junta electoral del estado
S.E.B
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Exigir
To require
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Contar los votos a mano
Hand-count ballot
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El tiempo de recuento de votos
To tally election results
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Analistas
Observers
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Aventajar
Ahead of
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Tienen la capacidad de inclinar o influir en el resultado de las elecciones nacionales
They have the potential to sway the outcome of the national elections
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En contraposición (a algo)
as opposed to (sth)
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Buscar
To seek
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Competir
To vie
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El candidato que lidera la contienda
The front-runner candidate
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La candidata del partido gobernante que ha mantenido una estrecha ventaja
The candidate from the ruling party who has manteined a narrow lead
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Aunque va perdiendo
Although currently trailing
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Ambos candidatos están muy parejos en la contienda según señalan las encuestas de intención de voto.
The two candidates are running neck-and-neck according to the voting intention polls.
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El ex presidente Donald Trump ha achicado la ventaja con la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris...
Donald Trump has narrowed the horserace with Vice President Kamala Harris...
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La contienda se mantendrá reñida
The race will remain tight until
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Varios millones de electores ya habrán depositado su voto por correo o por anticipado
Several million voters will have already cast their ballots through mail-in voting or early voting.
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Voto por correo
Mail-in voting
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Voto por anticipado
Early voting
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El recuento de votos será una tarea difícil y, dado que los candidatos están igualados, no se descarta una segunda vuelta.
Tallying votes will be a difficult task and since the candidates are level pegging, a runoff election is not ruled out.
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No descartar que algo ocurra
It is not ruled out
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El ex-presidente Donald Trump
F.P.D.T