Politics and Government
Terms
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- partido republicano
- republican party
- partido democrático
- democratic party
- el derecho
- the right (to do something)
- una democracia
- a democracy
- el presidente
- the president
- el referendo
- the referendum
- los problemas economicos
- the economic problems
- los problemas sociales
- the social problems
- los valores democraticos / republicanos
- the democratic/republican values
- los principios
- the principles
- la junta
- the group
- el consejero
- the council
- el patriotista
- the patriot
- el nacionalista
- the nationalist
- los líderes
- the leaders
- la política
- the policy
- el sistema
- the system
- la reunión
- the meeting
- las analistas
- the analysts
- las lealtades
- the loyalists
- los defensores
- the defenders
- el candidato
- the candidate
- la dictadura
- the dictator
- la conferencia
- the conference
- el asunto
- the issue
- el poder
- the power
- la gente común
- the common people
- la inacción
- the inaction
- seguro de salud /médico
- health insurance
- el puesto
- the position
- la lucha
- the fight
- la integredad
- the integrity
- aplaudir
- to applaud
- votar
- to vote
- merecer
- to deserve
- elegir
- to elect
- firmar
- to sign
- proclamar
- to proclaim
- desarollar
- to develop
- pertenecer a
- to belong to
- construyer
- to construct
- alienar
- to alienate
- engañar
- to deceive
- prevalacer
- to prevail
- encubrir
- to cover up
- alimentar
- to give power to
- escupar
- to spit
- apoyar
- to support
- respaldar
- to support
- proporcionar
- to segregate, to divide out
- oponarse
- to oppose (reflexive)
- exponer
- to expose
- imponer
- to impose
- distraerse
- to distract
- involucrarse
- to get involved in (reflexive)
- confundarse
- to confuse (oneself)
- espinoso
- thorny
- complicado
- complicated
- patriótico
- patriotic
- ausente
- absent
- indignado
- indignant
- furioso
- furious
- institucional
- institutional
- nublado
- cloudy
- “no tengo más opinión”
- I don't have any further opinion
- “casi sin una disculpa”
- almost without guilt
- las areas de desacuerdo
- the areas of disagreement
- una propuesta de ley
- a bill, a proposed law
- el vocero
- the spokesperson
- vetar
- to veto
- acalorados
- hot, excited, impassioned
- candentes
- red hot
- el medio periodo (eleciones)
- mid-term (elections)
- la consigna
- the slogan
- verse
- to look, to seem (reflexive)
- la población marginal
- the marginal population
- un hueso difícil de roer
- a tough bone to chew
- aliviar
- to relieve, to forgive
- el lado flaco
- the weak side
- un reflejo
- a reflection
- exigir
- to demand
- influir
- to influence
- la conspiración
- the conspiracy
- las arcas públicas
- the public chests
- el tesoro público
- the public treasury
- abordar
- to talk about, to tackle, to approach
- obvio
- obvious
- pomposo
- pompous
- el alcalde
- the mayor
- mentir
- to lie
- meter(se)
- to be involved in an issue (reflexive)
- la indigencia
- the extreme poverty
- aupar
- to lift up
- eficaz
- effective, efficient
- destacar
- to highlight (a success)
- los fondos estatales
- the state funds
- vitalicios
- for life (term)
- el peso
- the weight (of the issue)
- el desatino
- the nonsense, the blunder
- el empeño
- the desire, the insistence
- discutir
- to argue, to discuss
- entorpecer
- to hinder, to slow
- poderoso
- powerful
- desmentir
- to refute, to deny
- los alegatos
- the allegations, the arguments
- una torpeza
- a blunder, a mistake
- una trifulca
- a row, a disagreement
- calbidear
- to lobby
- un preso
- a prisoner
- adelantar
- to advance, to move forward
- el deber
- the duty
- las esferas
- the spheres
- el engranaje
- the gear, the machinery
- rapaz
- predatory
- desaprensivo
- unscrupulous
- dimitir
- to resign or step down from an official position
- la divisa
- hard currency