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la mediocridad
la mediocridad
mediocrity
ver para creer
ver para creer
seeing is believing
la violación
la violación
rape
la violación
la violación
violation
el traidor
el traidor
traitor
sumir
sumir
to plunge
subalterno
subalterno
subordinate
solicitar
solicitar
to ask for
salir a la luz
salir a la luz
to come to light
el sacerdote
el sacerdote
priest
la ruptura
la ruptura
break
represivo
represivo
repressive
el reo
el reo
prisoner
la rendición
la rendición
surrender
el recurso
el recurso
resource
la reclusión
la reclusión
imprisonment
rebajarse
rebajarse
to lower oneself
propiciar
propiciar
to bring about
propiciar
propiciar
to create a favorable atmosphere for
prenderse fuego
to go up in flames
postrero
last
posterior
subsequent
el perjuicio
damage
la pena
sentence
el opositor
opponent
irrumpir
to burst into
iniciar
to initiate
implacable
relentless
la hacienda
estate
el ferrocarril
railroad
fatídico
fateful
fallar
to fail
extraditar
to extradite
esconderse
to hide oneself
entrecortado
intermittent
la emisora
station
el destino
destiny
desmantelar
to dismantle
el desmantelamiento
dismantling
desembocar
to result in
desembocar
to end in
desembocar
to flow into
derribar
to demolish
derribar
to overthrow
el cumplimiento
fulfillment
conceder
to concede
la censura
censorship
el cañón
barrel
blanquear
to launder
avasallar
to overwhelm
avasallar
to subjugate
arder
to burn
el aliento
breath
la alameda
avenue
la contrición
contrition
el/la teniente
lieutenant
el sufragio
suffrage
retirar
to withdraw
restaurar
to restore
restablecer
to re-establish
el reinado
reign
el régimen
regimen
reavivar
to revive
puesto que
since
poner de manifiesto
to make clear
plebeyo
common
pervivir
to survive
la permanencia
stay
perecer
to perish
el paradero
whereabouts
pacíficamente
peacefully
la moneda
currency
mediante
by means of
el intento
attempt
instaurar
to establish
improviso
unexpectedly
en honor a
in honor of
el heredero
heir
hacerse
to become
fallido
failed
la expectativa
expectation
equivocarse
to be wrong
encabezar
to head
elaborar
to draw up
la efigie
likeness
la efigie
effigy
destacar
to stand out
destacar
to emphasize
desempeñar
to carry out
desempeñar
to play
polémico
controversial
controvertido
controversial
la caída
fall
boyante
buoyant
la autonomía
autonomy
anteponer
to put before
el alzamiento
uprising
el aislamiento
isolation
agrario
agricultural
ADN
DNA
el yunque
anvil
el verdugo
executioner
el túmulo
burial mound
el túmulo
tomb
el/la transeúnte
passerby
la temporada
season
suministrar
to supply
sobrevolar
to fly over
sacudir
to shake
rezar
to pray
registrar
to search
recorrer
to travel around
protagonizar
to play the lead in
el preso
prisoner
el plomo
lead
penosamente
laboriously
el pelotón
squad
natal
native
la madrugada
dawn
llevar a cabo
to carry out
el liderazgo
leadership
lejano
distant
labrar
to work
huir
to flee
la hoz
sickle
el fusil
rifle
la fuga
escape
el frente
front
la fragua
forge
el fragmento
extract
el fragmento
fragment
fantasmal
ghostly
las entrañas
guts
el ejército
army
el dramaturgo
playwright
doblar
to dub
el doblaje
dubbing
la comodidad
comfort
el cenicero
ashtray
ceniciento
ashen
el carro
cart
el cadáver
cadaver
el bisabuelo
great-grandfather
asomar
to stick out
aprovechar
to make the most of
el apodo
nickname
la acera
pavement
el abrigo
shelter
el voluntariado
voluntary work
el sueldo
salary
la subida
rise
soñar con
to dream about
la solidaridad
solidarity
recoger
to pick up
recaudar
to collect
el radioyente
radio listener
prometedor
promising
la progenitora
mother
el progenitor
father
producirse
to take place
plantearse
to consider
la petición
request
permisivo
permissive
el ocio
leisure
la naturaleza
nature
la matrícula
tuition
la matrícula
registration
la licenciatura
degree
la libertad de expresión
freedom of expression
lamentable
regrettable
instilar
to instill
inquietante
worrying
inalcanzable
unattainable
el impuesto
tax
el huérfano
orphan
hacer frente a
to face up to
los fondos
funds
el femicidio
femicide
estar dispuesto a
to be willing to
la esperanza
hope
el esfuerzo
effort
egoísta
selfish
deber
to owe
dar un vuelco
to turn around
consumista
consumer
el colectivo
group
colaborar
to collaborate
la carrera
career
el callejón
alley
la angustia
anguish
la angustia
distress
la angustia
anxiety
alcanzar
to reach
afrontar
to confront
adquirir
to acquire
suponer
to suppose
el subsidio de desempleo
unemployment compensation
la seguridad
security
resolver
to solve
realizar
to carry out
el puesto
position
pretender
to claim
juvenil
young
la orientación
guidance
la orientación
orientation
el mercado laboral
labor market
mejorar
to improve
lanzar
to launch
la juventud
youth
el ingreso
income
INEM
INEM
falta de
lack of
estar harto
to be fed up
el empleo
job
estar en paro
to be unemployed
en efectivo
in cash
el empresario
businessman
el desempleo
unemployment
dar de alta
to register
cotizar
to quote
cotizar
to pay contributions
el contrato
contract
combatir
to fight
apuntarse
to sign on
el/la votante
voter
tachar
to brand
tachar
to cross out
soportar
to put up with
solidario
supportive
el/la representante
representative
reivindicar
to claim
la propuesta
proposal
la precariedad laboral
precarious work
la postura
stance
permitirse
to afford
permitirse
to allow oneself
pasota
apathetic
la pasividad
passivity
la ola
wave
el/la militante
activist
manifestar
to express
manifestar
to state
manifestar
to declare
la jornada laboral
workday
involucrarse
to get involved
la inquietud
worry
el individuo
individual
individual
individual
hacer campaña
to campaign
el granuja
rogue
empeorar
to worsen
el electorado
electorate
el desinterés
lack of interest
la desgracia
misfortune
desencantado
disenchanted
desencantado
disillusioned
deseable
desirable
la desconfianza
distrust
el defensor
defender
cumplir
to fulfill
la convicción
conviction
el consentimiento
consent
la conformidad
approval
la conciencia social
social awareness
la concentración
rally
los comicios
elections
la beca
scholarship
apolítico
apolitical
ajeno
other people's
las urnas
polls
vigilar
to watch
vencer
to defeat
la veintena
twenty
el tribunal
court
tiritar
to shiver
el/la testigo
witness
el tejido
fabric
el sortilegio
spell
la soga
rope
singular
peculiar
relacionado con
related to
procesar
to try
procesar
to prosecute
el petardo
firecracker
la pedrada
throw of a stone
obstaculizar
to hinder
el mandato
mandate
el mandato
order
lograr
to achieve
instituir
to establish
instituir
to institute
el impulso
boost
el/la hereje
heretic
ganar terreno
to gain ground
disimular
to cover up
disimular
to hide
simular
to pretend
frecuentar
to frequent
fingir
to pretend
la fachada
façade
anhelar
to long
la valla
fence
trasladarse
to move
la tasa
rate
la seguridad social
social security
rescatar
to rescue
regresar
to return
el náufrago
shipwrecked person
refugiado
refugee
refugiarse
to take refuge
procedente de
coming from
el/la portavoz
spokesperson
el permiso de trabajo
work permit
permiso de residencia
residence permit
la patera
dinghy
padecer
to suffer from
marcharse
to leave
mantener
to maintain
la mano de obra
workforce
jubilarse
to retire
irregular
irregular
la hostelería
hotel industry
hacer falta
to need
ganarse la vida
to earn a living
fuga de cerebros
brain drain
el extranjero
foreigner
la escasez
shortage
la embarcación
boat
despilfarrar
to waste
el derrumbe
collapse
a la deriva
adrift
el asilo politico
asylum
el auge
boom
experimentar
to experience
estrenar
to wear for the first time
escupir
to spit
el escarnio
ridicule
la escalera
ladder
entregar
to turn in
entablar
to start
emblemático
emblematic
duplicar
to duplicate
desviar
to divert
la desviación
deviation
la deidad
deity
de cara a
regarding
la secta
sect
el culto
worship
convocar
to convene
converso
converted
comprometido
committed
el cirio
candle
la carcajada
loud laugh
la brujería
witchcraft
la bruja
witch
el ayuno
fast
apresurarse
to hurry up
la apostasía
apostasy
amplia gama
wide range
aferrado
attached
la adivinación
fortune-telling
subrayar
to underline
solicitar
to request
secuestrar
to kidnap
el salvadoreño
Salvadoran
retrasar
to delay
retrasar
to postpone
el rendimiento
performance
recordar
to remember
rebajar
to lower
rebajar
to lose weight
rebajar
to reduce
la rabia
anger
quejarse
to complain
puertorriqueño
Puerto Rican
el político
politician
el pecho
chest
el nivel
level
el mito
myth
matricularse
to register
la madrina
godmother
humilde
humble
hacer caso
to listen to
el guatemalteco
Guatemalan
el golpe
blow
el fracaso
failure
extranjero
foreign
evitar
to avoid
el éxito
success
la enseñanza
education
echar por tierra
to wreck
disminuir
to reduce
dirigirse a
to walk to
el diputado
member of parliament
de segunda mano
secondhand
correr el riesgo
to run the risk
convencer
to convince
el conjunto
collection
el cirujano
surgeon
el asilo
asylum
el aprendizaje
learning
apostar por
to bet on
el alcalde
mayor
la vivienda
housing
la vivienda
house
verificable
verifiable
tender a
to tend to
el taller
workshop
repartir
to distribute
procedente de
from
primar
to predominate
prevalecer
to prevail
preciado
prized
plenamente
fully
el partidario
supporter
paradójicamente
paradoxically
el padrón
electoral roll
el padrón
register
el moro
Moor
moldear
to mould
la mezcla
mix
el litoral
coast
el legado
legacy
integrador
conciliatory
inscribirse
to register
inducir
to lead to
inducir
to induce
la índole
kind
la índole
nature
idóneo
ideal
fracasar
to fail
fortalecer
to strengthen
estigmatizar
to stigmatize
escolarizar
to school
entrar en vigor
to come into effect
enriquecer
to enrich
engrandecer
to enlarge
encerrar
to lock up
el emplazamiento
site
el emplazamiento
location
deshabitado
uninhabited
debilitar
to weaken
la creencia
belief
conferir
to confer
carecer de
to lack
el autogobierno
self-government
arraigado
deeply rooted
apacible
calm
apacible
pleasant
la amenaza
threat
alicantino
from Alicante
acogedor
welcoming
la vejación
ill-treatment
la vejación
humiliation
sentenciar
to sentence
sancionar
to sanction
a propósito
on purpose
a propósito
deliberately
prohibir
to prohibit
la prohibición
ban
la prestación
benefit
poner una multa
to fine
perjudicar
to be detrimental to
perjudicar
to damage
penalizar
to penalize
la pena de muerte
death penalty
el orden de allanamiento
search warrant
obligar
to force
negarse a
to refuse to
el juzgado
court
indemnizar
to compensate
la indemnización
compensation
impedir
to stop
garantizar
to guarantee
el gamberro
hooligan
escalofriante
chilling
divulgar
to disclose
la detención
detention
deshacerse de
to get rid of
el delito
crime
delinquir
to commit a crime
el/la delincuente
criminal
la criminalidad
criminality
la condena
sentence
conceder
to grant
el carnet de identidad
ID card
la cadena perpetua
life sentence
los antecedentes penales
criminal record
amonestar
to reprimand
la amonestación
reprimand
la amonestación
warning
alejarse
to move away
alarmante
alarming
acercarse
to approach
el/la vocalista
singer
superar
to overcome
sensibilizar
to raise awareness of
la sensibilización
raising awareness
restringir
to restrict
repatriar
to repatriate
el relato
story
recriminar
to reproach
proporcionar
to provide
pintado
spotted
el perfil
profile
ONG
NGO
minusválido
disabled
mezclarse
to mix
la meta
goal
mentalizar
to mentally prepare
mentalizar
to make aware
imponer
to impose
fomentar
to promote
el folleto
leaflet
excluir
to exclude
etiquetar
to label
el espectáculo
show
esforzarse por
to make an effort to
escaso
scarce
erradicar
to eradicate
discapacitado
disabled
el desafío
challenge
debatir
to debate
concienciarse
to become aware of
concienciar
to raise ... awareness
ciego
blind
el cartel
poster
la cámara de seguridad
security camera
bienal
biennial
el aviso
warning
avisar
to warn
aplaudir
to applaud
anunciar
to advertise
anunciar
to announce
aguantar
to put up with
acoger
to receive
abordar
to tackle
vincular
to link
vergonzoso
shameful
valorar
to value
ultrajar
to offend
temer
to fear
el sufrimiento
suffering
presenciar
to witness
salvar
to save
el revuelo
stir
reprochar
to reproach
reírse de
to laugh at
rechazar
to reject
proceder de
to come from
pedir limosna
to beg
el musulmán
Muslim
mendigar
to beg for
judío
Jewish
el/la hincha
fan
gritar
to shout
la grada
step
el gesto
gesture
expulsar
to expel
estereotipar
to stereotype
enfrentarse a
to face
el enfrentamiento
confrontation
enfadarse
to get angry
el empujón
push
la conducta
behavior
despreciar
to despise
desalentar
to discourage
sustraer
to extract
la señal
signal
reunirse
to meet
la réplica
replica
recolectar
to collect
reclamar
to demand
reclamar
to claim
la queja
complaint
el poder
power
el pañuelo
handkerchief
matar
to kill
el llamamiento
call
el/la líder
leader
el lema
slogan
la legitimidad
legitimacy
el ladrón
thief
inscrito
enrolled
indignado
angry
hacerse el tonto
to play dumb
fundar
to found
la firma
signature
la fama
reputation
encarcelar
to imprison
distorsionar
to distort
la dictadura
dictatorship
el detractor
detractor
la desobediencia
disobedience
desfilar
to march
la desesperación
desperation
desempleado
unemployed
el desarrollo
development
desaparecer
to disappear
el desacuerdo
disagreement
la defensa
defense
culpar
to blame
corromper
to corrupt
condenar
to sentence
condenar
to condemn
concienciar
to make ... aware
computar
to calculate
la clave
key
clandestino
clandestine
castigar
to punish
la búsqueda
search
el botín
spoils
asistir
to attend
la acampada
camp
apuntarse
to enroll
aportar
to contribute
apelar
to appeal
animar
to encourage
acosar
to hound
la tendencia
trend
respaldar
to back
el recorte
cut
el rasgo
characteristic
quebrar
to go bankrupt
quebrar
to break
proteger
to protect
el piquete
picket
el negocio
business
negociar
to negotiate
movilizarse
to mobilise
luchar
to fight
el levantamiento
uprising
involucrado
involved
injusto
unfair
la impunidad
impunity
la igualdad
equality
el gremio
union
la fiscalía
public prosecutor
la fábrica
factory
encargarse
to handle
encargarse de ello
to take care of it
la empresa
company
el empleado
employee
el/la dirigente
manager
dialogar
to hold talks
dialogar
to talk
desinflar
to deflate
la desigualdad
inequality
defender
to defend
la cúpula
leadership
convocar
to call
codearse
to rub shoulders with
el bienestar
well-being
la austeridad
austerity
asfixiar
to suffocate
aprovecharse de
to take advantage of
amedrentar
to intimidate
el ámbito
field
el altercado
altercation
afiliarse
to join
afiliado
member
la afiliación
membership
el acuerdo
agreement
el activismo sin dientes
slacktivism
el activismo
activism
la vergüenza
shame
venidero
coming
tuitear
to tweet
tapar
to cover
el sueldo
wage
el sindicato
trade union
la sede
headquarters
el rechazo
rejection
provocar
to provoke
promover
to promote
pretender
to intend
el permiso
permission
penar
to punish
la patrulla
patrol
la pancarta
banner
la pancarta
placard
oponerse a
to oppose
multar
to fine
la mordaza
gag
la lacra
blot
la jerarquía
hierarchy
indignar
to anger
impedir
to prevent
la huelga
strike
la hipoteca
mortgage
la herencia
inheritance
grabar
to record
exigir
to demand
estatal
state
el estallido
outbreak
esforzarse
to make an effort
escalar
to climb
disuelto
dissolved
difundir
to broadcast
el despliegue
show
despedir
to fire
el desahucio
eviction
desahuciar
to evict
denunciar
to report
decepcionar
to disappoint
la cumbre
summit
colgar
to hang
atar
to tie
alegar
to allege
el comportamiento
behavior
el/la chabolista
slum dweller
burlarse de
to mock
el brote
outbreak
la bofetada
slap in the face
asustar
to frighten
asquear
to disgust
asombrar
to amaze
el arma
weapon
apuñalar
to stab
anonadado
stunned
amenazar
to threaten
alentar
to encourage
el agresor
assailant
agredir
to attack
actuar
to act
acosar
to harass
unirse
to join together
el umbral
threshold
el trayecto
journey
la travesía
voyage
el trato
treatment
el trato
deal
transportar
to carry
transportar
to transport
tramitar
to process
el/la traficante
trafficker
el/la sobreviviente
survivor
el riesgo
risk
la remesa
remittance
regularizar
to regularize
recurrir
to turn to
el producto interior bruto
gross domestic product
la prensa
press
poner en marcha
to set in motion
la política
policy
la política
politics
la pobreza
poverty
oriental
eastern
occidental
western
invertir
to invest
ingresar
to enter
herido
wounded
golpear
to hit
el funcionario
civil servant
fallecer
to die
evadir
to avoid
el estrecho
strait
encabezar
to head
empadronar
to register as resident
detener
to arrest
deportar
to deport
cruzar
to cross
el/la contrabandista
smuggler
socorrer
to help
auxiliar
to help
autóctono
native
el asesoramiento
advice
el arribo
arrival
el arraigo
support
apresar
to apprehend
ahogarse
to drown
adentrarse
to go into
acampar
to camp
la Unión Europea
European Union
señalar
to point out
la riqueza
wealth
castrista
Castro
retornar
to return
residir
to live
reforzar
to reinforce
probar suerte
to try one's luck
permanecer
to stay
la oleada
wave
la oleada
surge
el lazo
tie
incrementar
to increase
la formación
training
estallar
to break out
estallar
to explode
la estabilidad
stability
dirigir
to run
diseminar
to scatter
difundir
to spread
convivir
to live together
la colonia
colony
la ciudadanía
citizenship
el censo
census
la calidad de vida
quality of life
la ascendencia
ancestry
anhelar
to yearn
alimentar
to fuel
alimentar
to feed
agradecer
to thank
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