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Spanish Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Malversacion | Embessalment |
| Asumir | To take on |
| El mito | The Myth |
| Conjunto | Cohort |
| Fracaso | Failed |
| Entre | Amongst |
| Tan...que | So...that |
| Denuncia | Reported |
| Mismo | Himself/Same |
| ETA | Terrorist Group |
| Estado | Estate |
| Vasco | Basque |
| Llevo a cabo | Carry out |
| Alto de fuego | Ceasefire |
| Anade | Add |
| Debilitarlo | Weaken it |
| El tribunal | The courts |
| Fijan | Fix |
| Carecec | Lack |
| Octavo lugar | 8th (place) |
| El intercambio intercultural | Intercultural exchange |
| El pais receptor | The receiving country |
| El pais de origen | The country of origin |
| Eliminar puestos de trabajar | Eliminate jobs |
| Elevar la tasa de natalidad | Increase birth rates |
| Incitar | Incite |
| El crecimiento de la economia | Economic growth |
| Enriquecer la cultura | Enrich the culture |
| La fuga de cerebros | Brain drain |
| El grafico / Las cifras | The graph / the figures |
| En cuanto a | Regarding |
| Estar resfriado | To have a cold |
| Ser atendido | To be attended to |
| El apoyo polictico | Political support |
| La campana electoral | Electoral campaign |
| A la hora de erradicar | When it comes to readicating |
| No ha hecho mas que aumentar | It has only increased |
| No tiene nada que ver | It has nothing to do with |
| Sea cual sea nuestol origen | Regardless of our origin |
| Dejar boquiabierto | To leave speechless |
| Hay que fomentar/vigilar/denunciar | We must promote / watch / report |
| Se pretende concienciar | The aim is to raise awareness |
| Aunque parezca | Even though it may seem |
| Se estima que | It is estimated that |
| De la misma forma/manera | In the same way |
| Se ha convertido | It has become |
| Basta ya de prejuicios | Enough with the prejudices |
| No se castiga de forma justa | It is not punished fairly |
| Respetar la libertad de expresion | To respect freedom of speech |
| Se debe | It should be |
| Obedecer una orden judicial | To obey a court order |
| Hace falta que la ley se respete | It is necessary for the law to be respected |
| Hemos de sancionar | We must sanction |
| Tener mas mano dura | To have a tougher stance |
| Hay que castigar | It is necessary to punish |
| Puede suponer mucho | It can mean a lot |
| No se puede negar | It cannot be denied |
| Al no tener acceso | Due to not having access |
| Propinar una paliza | To deliver a beating |
| Posteriormente | Subsequently |
| Previamente | Previously |
| Mientras | While |
| Actualmente | Currently |
| Por orta parte | On the other hand |
| Una iniciativa | An initiative |
| Eleccion libre | Free choice |
| Un choque cultural | A cultural shock |
| El aprendizaje | Learning |
| Yo paso de votar | I dont bother voting |
| Da igual lo que hagamos | It doesnt matter what we do |
| Las estadisticas | The statistics |
| En cambio | On the other hand |
| En promedio | On average |
| Mostrar | To show |
| Pretender | To intend |
| Indicar | Indicate |
| Como se puede ver | As you can see |
| Construir | To build |
| Estar dispuesto a | Be willing to |
| No solo...sino tambien | Not only...but also |
| Dar la vuelta al mundo | Travel around the world |
| A principios de | At the beginning of |
| Llegar a fin de mes | Make ends meet |
| A media jornada | Part-time |
| Nacio en | She / He was born in |
| Se involucro en la politica | She / He got involved with politics |
| Un papel | A role |
| El lado | The side |
| Lesionar | To injure |
| La posquerra | Post-war years |
| Posteriormente | Later on |
| Por aquel entonces | At that time |
| Es dudoso que | It is doubtful that |
| Existe la posibilidad de que | There is the possibility that |
| Lamento que | I regret that |
| Con tal que | Provided that |
| Quienquiera | Whoever |
| Se puede perdoner | I can be forgiven |
| Ejercer | To exert |
| Cometer un delito | To commit a crime |
| Es una verguenza que | It is a shame that |
| Inconcebible | Inconceivable |
| A mi me parace insoportable | It seems unbearable to me |
| Atestar | To attest |
| Destacar | Highlight |
| La publicidad en la prensa | Advertising in the press |
| Rechazar la propuesta | Reject the proposal |
| Abierto al dialogo | Open to dialogue |
| Fortalecer | Strengthen |
| La perdida | The loss |
| El porcentaje | The percentage |
| Se nota fuertas tasas de crecimiento en lo que se refiere a | Strong growth rates are noticeable regarding |
| ...corresponde/equivale a... | ...corresponds to / is equivalent to... |
| Los ninos fueron secuestrados | The children were kidnapped |
| Las madres comenzaron a juntarse | The mothers started to gather |
| Una reunion familiar | A family gathering |
| Echar de menos | To miss someone |
| La etapa | The stage |
| La licenciatura | A university degree |
| Quedarse | To stay |
| La aportacion | The contribution |
| El auge | The boom |
| El derrumbe | The collapse |
| La riqueza | The wealth |
| A escondidas | Hidden |
| Despedir | To sack |
| Lograr | To achieve/manage |
| Marcharse | To leave |
| El traslado | The move |
| La valla | The fence / wall |
| Alievado | Relieved |
| Anhelar | To long for / To yearn |
| Las arepas | Corn snacks |
| Los efluvios | The outpours |
| Empujar | To push |
| Estadounidense | American |
| Semejante | Similar |
| Suponer | To represent |
| Vale la pena | Worthwhile |
| Los vinculos | The links |
| Alimentar | To feed |
| Arrendar | To rent |
| Permanecer | To stay |
| Veraneantes | Holiday makers |
| Ahorrar | To save |
| Conceder | To give |
| Con ganas | Willingly |
| Rumbo a | On the way to |
| Lesionados | Injured |
| Una bofetada | Slap / punch |
| Una empleada de hogar | Housemaid |
| Un empujon | A push / shove |
| Acercarse a | To approach |
| Agacharse | To bend down |
| Humillar | To humiliate |
| Repeochar | To reproach |
| Testigo | Witness |
| Sea cual sea | No matter what |
| Vergonzoso | Shameful |
| Huir | To escape |
| Pisar | To tread |
| La discapacidad | The disability |
| El lema | The slogan |
| Mezclarse | To mix (with one another) |
| Pretender | To intend |
| Los relatos | The stories |
| Superar | To overcome |
| Afirmar | To affirm / confirm |
| Argelino | Algerian |
| Las letras | The lyrics |
| Antecedentes penales | Criminal Convictions |
| Negar | To deny |
| La infraccion leve | Minor offence |
| Desafio | Challenge |
| Concertado | Semi-private |
| La juventud | The youth |
| La lealtad | The loyalty |
| Plantearse | To consider |
| Exigir | To demand |
| La angustia | Anxiety |
| Entorno | Surrounding |
| Un golpe | Coup |
| Los partidarios | Supporters |
| Sindiscatos | Trade union |
| Suministrar | To provide |
| Un amago de esperanza | A faint hope |
| Ocultar | To hide |
| Los fosas comunes | Mass graves |
| Reavivar | Rekindle |
| El paradero | The whereabouts |
| Cerrar el ciclo | To bring closure |
| El cumplimeitno | The fulfilment |
| Arruinar | To ruin / destroy |
| Estar harto | To be fed up |
| Cubrir | To cover |
| El umbral | The threshold |
| Abogar por | To stand up for |
| Vinculado | Linked to |
| Cobrar | To earn |
| Evitar | To avoid |
| El parto | The birth |
| Relatar | To tell |
| Sobrevivir | To survive |
| Gritar | To shout |
| Punado | Handul |
| Recutamiento | Recruitment |