DLI Ch 27: Drug Wars

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el lema
el lema
slogan
el montaje
el montaje
setup
la opulencia
la opulencia
opulence
el reproche
el reproche
reproach
la tacañería
la tacañería
stinginess
la descomposición
la descomposición
breakdown
el descuido
el descuido
carelessness
el escepticismo
el escepticismo
skepticism
el estupor
el estupor
astonishment
el hoyo
el hoyo
hole
la jerga
la jerga
jargon
la acogida
la acogida
reception
el atajo
el atajo
shortcut
paulatinamente
paulatinamente
gradually
a la misma vez
a la misma vez
at the same time
a quemarropa
a quemarropa
at point-blank range
a sangre fría
a sangre fría
in cold blood
estar pendiente
estar pendiente
to be on the lookout
tener que ver con
tener que ver con
to have to do with
dar a conocer
to announce
es probable que
it's probable that
es terrible que
it's terrible that
es urgente que
it's urgent that
poner en marcha
to set in motion
qué lastima que
what a shame that
es dudoso que
it's doubtful that
es extraño que
it's strange that
es importante que
it is important that
es indispensable que
it's indispensable that
es una lástima que
it's a shame that
necesariamente
necessarily
es absurdo que
it's absurd that
sobornar
to bribe
sumergir
to submerge
surgir
to emerge
surtir
to supply
tildar de
to brand
traficar
to traffic
presenciar
to witness
rastrear
to track
reclutar
to recruit
refinar
to refine
sentir
to be sorry for
fugarse
to escape
imputar
to accuse
indignar
to outrage
infiltrar
to infiltrate
lamentar
to regret
legalizar
to legalize
polarizar
to polarize
enfadarse
to get mad
enjuiciar
to pass judgement on
erradicar
to eradicate
estafar
to defraud
extraditar
to extradite
extrañar
to surprise
descomponerse
to decompose
deshacerse de
to get rid of
desplazar
to displace
diversificar
to diversify
emocionar
to excite
encerrar
to lock up
balacear
to shoot at
burlar
to evade
corromper
to corrupt
cuestionar
to question
delatar
to denounce
delinquir
to commit a crime
demostrar
to demonstrate
acoger
to receive
alegrarse de
to be happy
apenar
to embarrass
apoderarse de
to get control of
aprehender
to apprehend
atemorizar
to intimidate
aterrorizar
to terrorize
acuñar
to coin
espeluznante
horrifying
impune
unpunished
inusitado
unusual
paupérrimo
very poor
sanguinario
bloodthirsty
veraz
truthful
la corrupción
corruption
delictivo
criminal
despiadado
ruthless
el operativo
operation
penal
penal
el reo
prisoner
el retén
roadblock
la celda
cell
la fiscalía
district attorney
el/la fiscal
prosecutor
el juzgado
court
la medida
measure
militarizar
to militarize
la búsqueda
search
el cateo
search
el insumo
supply
la marihuana
marijuana
la mercancía
merchandise
el narcótico
narcotic
el plantío
vegetable patch
la cocaína
cocaine
el consumo
consumption
el cultivo
crop
el drogadicto
drug addict
estupefaciente
narcotic
la finca
country house
la heroína
heroin
la amapola
poppy
la anfetamina
amphetamine
el campesino
peasant
el cargamento
shipment
la coca
coca plant
el trasiego
moving around
el túnel
tunnel
prófugo
fugitive
la ruta
route
el/la secuaz
henchman
el sicario
hit man
el tatuaje
tattoo
el temor
fear
el/la testaferro
front man
el/la narcotraficante
drug dealer
el narcotráfico
drug trafficking
la pandilla
gang
el pandillero
gang member
el patrón
pattern
la piratería
piracy
la plaza
stronghold
el lavado de dinero
money laundering
la lealtad
loyalty
el magnicidio
assassination
la manta
blanket
la mara
gang
el marero
gangbanger
la mula
drug mule
el delator
informant
el delito
crime
el desplazamiento
displacement
la diversificación
diversification
el fortalecimiento
strengthening
la fosa
grave
la fuga
jailbreak
el/la informante
informer
la barbarie
barbarity
el/la cabecilla
ringleader
el capo
boss
el cartel
cartel
el/la contrabandista
smuggler
el contrabando
contraband
la cúpula
leadership
la delación
denunciation
la alianza
alliance
el archienemigo
archenemy
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