La Palabra del Día: "político"
político ( poh-lee'-tee-koh )
adjective ( political )
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1. Tomás es una figura política y no debería estar diciendo cosas tan divisivas.
Tomás is a political figure, he shouldn't be saying such divisive things.
2. No me sorprende que han hecho todo un asunto político sobre el cierre de la escuela intermedia.
I am not surprised they've made the middle school closing a political issue.
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El político tiene la habilidad de decir lo que el pueblo quiere oír, y entonces hacer lo que quiere.
The politician has the ability to say what the people want to hear, and then to do what he wants.
Una persona debería tener carácter muy fuerte para implicarse en el escenario político.
A person should have very strong character in order to become involved in the political arena.
No solamente en los grandes edificios hay personas políticas, También mis compañeros hablan a menudo como una persona política. Tienen les propias ideas pero no quieren sacar las manos sucias.
Not only in the large buildings there are political persons, also my colleagues often talk like a political person. They have their own ideas but they don't want to get dirty hands.
One of my minors in college is political science because I want to run for governor of Florida when I'm older.
Una de mis concentraciones en la universidad es ciencias políticas porque quiero presentarme como candidata a gobernadora de Florida cuando yo sea mayor.
Las declaraciones políticas en torno a una elección son generalmente una mentira.
The political statements around an election are usually a lie.
Los temas políticos son de las cosas que más le emocionan a la gente.
Political topics are one of the things that get people riled up the most.
No importa quién por quien votas , tú terminas con un político.
No matter for whom you vote , you end up with a politician.
Quedan 12 días para que se decida el destino político de Venezuela.
In 12 days, Venezuela's political destiny will be decided.
A veces, creo que todos los políticos son ladrones.
Sometimes, I think that all politicians are thieves.
I wanted to use "crooks" but could only come up with criminals and thieves.
Debido al Colegio Electoral, los candidatos se están concentrando en estados como Ohio y Florida. No vamos a ver muchos anuncios políticos en California.
Because of the Electoral College, the candidates are concentrating on states like Ohio and Florida. We aren´t going to see many political ads in California.
El político holandés Geert Wilders no puede ir a ninguna parte sin estar acompañado por guardaespaldas. No soy admirador de él, pero realmente odio que nuestra libertad de expresión esté amenazada.
The Dutch politician Geert Wilders cannot go anywhere without being accompanied by lifeguards. I am no fan of him, but I really hate it that our freedom of speech is threatened.
Relaciones públicas (PR) puede pueden tener una gran influencia en cómo una empresa o industria maneja situaciones políticas.
Public Relations (PR) can have a great deal of influence on how a company or public industry handles political situations.
Los hombres políticos son personas que hablan mucho pero casi nunca se puede confiar en sus promesas.
Politicians are people who talk a lot, but you can rarely rely on their promises.
El gobierno de Español tendrá que tomar muchas decisiones políticas en el futuro y pienso que muchos de los españoles no estarán felices.
The government of Spain will make many political decisions in the future and I think that many of the Spanish people will not be happy
Politicas en la oficina de negocio puede estar perjudicial a trabajo.
Politics in the business office can be detrimental to work.
