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Random spanish vocab
Politics of building infrastructure like an aquaduct
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| "Fuerza del Pueblo" | "force of the people" The workers party of the dominican republic |
| denunciar | to denounce Yo denuncio tu denuncias el/ella dununcia nosotros denunciamos ellos/ellas denuncian |
| fracaso | failure |
| acueducto | aqueduct/water pipeline |
| Haina | a town and municipality in the San Cristóbal Province, of the Dominican Republic |
| lunes | MOnday |
| una inversión "Una inverión de $420 millones" | a investment "an investment of 420 million" |
| propósito | purpose |
| Yo denuncié Tú denunciaste Él / Ella / Usted denunció Nosotros / Nosotras denunciamos Vosotros / Vosotras denunciasteis Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes denunciaron | denounced I denounced You denounced (informal) He/She denounced / You denounced (formal) We denounced You all denounced (informal, Spain) They denounced / You all denounced |
| Fracasar (preterite) Yo fracasé Tú fracasaste Él / Ella / Usted fracasó Nosotros / Nosotras fracasamos Vosotros / Vosotras fracasasteis Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes fracasaron | failed, were/was unsuccessful in the past I failed You failed (informal) He/She failed / You failed (formal) We failed You all failed (informal, Spain) They failed / You all failed |
| El titular | The title holder, the head, the person in charge. |
| obra/proyecto | project |
| el Gobierno | the Government |
| crisis hídricas | water source crisis |
| más graves | most serious |
| Decir (preterite) Yo dije Tú dijiste Él / Ella / Usted dijo Nosotros / Nosotras dijimos Vosotros / Vosotras dijisteis Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes dijeron | to say or tell in the past (said, told) I said / I told You said / You told (informal) He/She said / You said (formal) We said / We told You all said (informal, Spain) They said / You all said |
| Dejar (present perfect) Yo he dejado Tú has dejado Él / Ella / Usted ha dejado Nosotros / Nosotras hemos dejado Vosotros / Vosotras habéis dejado Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes han dejado | to leave (Used for a past action that has present consequences or is relevant to the current moment) I have left You have left (informal) He/She has left / You have left (formal) We have left They have left / You all have left |
| engaño | deception |
| sin | without |
| soluciones reales | real solutions |
| "Lo que ocurrió..." | "what happened..." |
| Afirmar (preterite) Yo afirmé Tú afirmaste Él/Ella/Usted afirmó Nosotros afirmamos Vosotros afirmasteis Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes afirmaron | affirmed or stated I affirmed you affirmed he/she/it affirmed we affirmed you all affirmed they affirmed |
| ser (present) Yo soy Tú eres Él/Ella/Usted es Nosotros somos Vosotros sois Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes son | to be I am you are he/she/it is we are you all are they are |
| Seguir (present) Yo sigo Tú sigues Él/Ella/Usted sigue Nosotros seguimos Vosotros seguís Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes siguen | to continue, or to follow I continue you continue he/she/it continues we continue you all continue they continue |
| Sufrir sufriendo Yo sigo sufriendo Tú sigues sufriendo Él/Ella/Usted sigue sufriendo Nosotros seguimos sufriendo Vosotros seguís sufriendo Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes siguen sufriendo | to suffer suffering I continue suffering you continue suffering he/she/it continues suffering we continue suffering you all continue suffering they continue suffering |
| pozos | wells |
| ruenda de prensa | press conferance |
| alcantarillados o vertidos | sewage |
| Presentar (past participle) yo fui presentado/a tú fuiste presentado/a él fue presentado ella fue presentada la obra fue presentada nosotros fuimos presentados/as vosotros fuisteis presentados/as ellos/ellas fueron presentados/as | presented I was presented you were presented he was presented she was presented the project (f.) was presented we were presented you all were presented they were presented |
| encabezar (past particple) yo fui encabezado/a tú fuiste encabezado/a él fue encabezado ella fue encabezada el acto fue encabezado nosotros fuimos encabezados/as vosotros fuisteis encabezados/as ellos/ellas fueron encabezados/as | To head or lead in the past (headed or lead) I was headed you were headed he was headed she was headed the ceremony (m.) was headed we were headed you all were headed they were headed |
| Según | according to |
| proyecto | project |
| itabo | An operating power station of at least 260-megawatts (MW) in Haina |
| intervención | intervention |
| operativos | operational |
| mientras | whiles |
| erróneo | erroneous |
| acuífero | aquifer |
| explicar (preterite) Yo expliqué Tú explicaste Él/Ella/Usted explicó Nosotros explicamos Vosotros explicasteis Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes explicaron | Explained I explained you explained he/she explained we explained you all explained they explained |
| colapsar (preterite Yo colapsé Tú colapsaste Él/Ella/Usted colapsó Nosotros colapsamos Vosotros colapsasteis Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes colapsaron | collapsed I collapsed you collapsed he/she collapsed we collapsed you all collapsed they collapsed |
| existir (imperfect) Yo existía Tú existías Él/Ella/Usted existía Nosotros existíamos Vosotros existíais Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes existían | to exist (Used for ongoing past actions, descriptions, and background information.) I used to exist you used to exist he/she used to exist we used to exist you all used to exist they used to exist |
| Mantenerse (present) me mantengo te mantienes se mantiene nos mantenemos vos mantenéis se mantienen | To maintain, to remain, to stay (Used for current states and ongoing actions.) I remain you remain he/she remains we remain you all remain they remain |
| Además | Furthermore |
| una avería | a breakdown |
| tubería | pipeline/tube |
| bajo | under |
| vertidos cloacales | sewage discharge |
| fuera de servicio | out of service |
| sistemas de abastecimiento | supply systems |
| Advertir (preterite) Yo advertí Tú advertiste Él/Ella/Usted advirtió Nosotros advertimos Vosotros advertisteis Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes advirtieron | warned or advised Used for the completed action of warning. I warned you warned he/she warned we warned you all warned they warned |
| exigir (present) Yo exijo Tú exiges Él / Ella / Usted exige Nosotros / Nosotras exigimos Vosotros / Vosotras exigís Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes exigen | to demand, to require I demand You demand (informal) He/She/It demands / You demand (formal) We demand You all demand (informal, Spain) They demand / You all demand |
| El vocero | The Spokesperson |
| opositora | opposition |
| públicamente | Publicly |
| destino | destination |
| forma urgente | urgently |
| averiadas | damaged |
| redes | networks |
| así como | as well as |
| poner | to put |
| abandonados | abandoned |
| estrategia técnica | technical strategy |
| reducción | reduction |
| pérdidas | losses |
| responsabilidad | responsibility |
| Asumir | to assume |
| asegurar | to ensure |
| sostenible | sustainable |
| acceso | access |
| Plantear (preterite) Yo planteé Tú planteaste Él/Ella/Usted planteó Nosotros planteamos Vosotros planteasteis Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes plantearon | presented or posed I presented you presented he/she presented we presented you all presented they presented |
| Garantizar (present subjunctive) Used after "que" to express a requirement or desired outcome. Yo que garantice Tú que garantices Él/Ella/Usted que garantice Nosotros que garanticemos Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes que garanticen | to guarantee to express a requirement or desired outcome. that I guarantee that you guarantee that he/she guarantees that we guarantee that you all guarantee that they guarantee |
| ciudadanía | citiznery |
| falta de agua | lack of water |
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