SPAN 205 Exam 2 Flashcards by Alexandra Hamza

Q

to get longer

A

alargarse

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to seek (political) asylum

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pedir asilo (político)

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unsanitary

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insalubre

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to run the risk of doing SMTHG

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correr el riesgo de + INFIN

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surrender or turn oneself in to someone

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entregarse a alguien

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a rise in s.t.

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una subida de algo

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to arrest s.o.; arrested

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detener a alguien; detenido/a

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a mass grave

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una fosa común

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the administrative processing

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el trámite

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to stop/slow down s.t.

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frenar algo

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the rate

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la tasa

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lacking s.t.

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carente de algo

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to keep up, to be enough

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dar abasto

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counsel, advising

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el asesoramiento

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to come out badly

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salir trucha

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to be at a high point

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estar en pleno apogeo

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a surplus

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un superávit

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a scapegoat

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un chivo expiatorio

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to harm, attack someone; attacked

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vulnerar a alguien; vulnerado

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to argue with s.o., to contradict s.o.

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llevarle la contraria a alguien

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to resist/counteract s.t.

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contrarrestar algo

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a stereotype

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un tópico

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in the end

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al fin y al cabo

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to go crazy

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enloquecerse

stubborn

terco/a

to put up with/ tolerate s.t./ s.o.

aguantar algo/ a alguien

shootings

los disparos

to shoot Transitive: to shoot a bullet INTR: to shoot (a bullet at someone)

disparar TR: disparar una bala INTR: dispararle a alguien, disparar contra alguien

to unleash, to trigger (literal - to unchain)

desencadenar algo

morbid fascination

el morbo

the lack of empathy

la falta de empatía

to be detached from s.t.

estar desapegado de algo

to be linked to s.t.; a link

estar vinculado/a a algo; un vínculo

a criminal gang

una banda criminal

uptick, rise

el repunte

unemployment rate

la tasa de paro

a crime

un delito

an act of brutality; an outrage

una bestialidad

the Middle Ages

el medioevo

gallows

una horca

a barbarity, cruelty

una barbarie

to get one's act together, to get cracking, to get to work

ponerse las pilas

shameful, disgraceful

vergonzoso/a

to take responsibility for s.t.

hacerse cargo de algo

To hang s.o.

Ahorcar a alguien

To electrocute s.o.

Electrocutar a alguien

To stone s.o. to death

Lapidar a alguien

To come up with s.t./ to think of s.t./ to conceive of s.t.

Idear algo

To bring s.o. to trial/ to justice

Llevar/someter a juicio a alguien

a defensor/ proponent (of s.t.)

Un/a defensor/a (de algo)

a standstill/stalemate/impasse

Un estancamiento

an opponent/critic (of s.t.)

Un/a detractor/a (de algo)

a setback/reversal/relapse

Un retroceso