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Flashcards by Hacia Adelante, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Hacia Adelante
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| Question | Answer |
| por medio de las redes sociales | via social media |
| estar al tanto de los acontecimientos | to be aware of the events |
| que atañen (atañer) | that concern |
| tal es el caso de | such is the case of |
| las encuestas | the surveys |
| más de un millón de ciudadanos | more than a million citizens |
| (ellos) citaron de nuevo (citar) | they called the citizens again |
| se piensa que | it is believed that |
| no va a haber transporte público (ir + a + inf.) | there is not going to be public transportation |
| la canasta familiar | the family basket |
| unido a | tied to |
| la población está desconcertada (estar) | the population is disconcerted |
| no disponer de productos básicos | not having available basic products |
| desde hace varios años | several years ago |
| el gobierno atribuye la raíz de dicha escasez (atribuir) | the government attributes the origin of said shortage |
| debido al alza de poder adquisitivo | due to the increase in purchasing power |
| el acaparamiento | the hoarding |
| el contrabando | the smuggling |
| supuestamente | supposedly |
| surtir de alimentos | to provide food |
| la voluntad | the will |
| (las escaseces) se debían al patrón de consumo | (the shortages) were due to the consumption pattern |
| un instrumento de presión social | an instrument of social pressure |
| A partir de ese año | from that year on |
| por desgracia | regrettably |
| Tenemos un sistema de gobierno dividido en tres poderes con pesos y contrapesos | we have a system of government divided into three powers with checks and balances. |
| hace una semana | last week |
| la verdad es que | the truth is that |
| años después | years later |
| (yo) quisiera comentarles (querer) | I would like to tell you |
| lo positiva que era la gente (ser) | how positive the people were |
| (la gente) enfrentaba día a día (enfrentar) | they faced day after day |
| Bélgica | Belgium |
| (éste) pasó a ser (pasar) | it became |
| (el Congo) consiguió su independencia (conseguir) | The Congo got its independence |
| legítimo (adj.) | legitimate |
| una dictadura sangrienta | a bloody dictatorship |
| se llamó (llamar) | it was called |
| (los) refugiados | refugees |
| los rebeldes | the rebels |
| (ellos) derrocaron al dictador (derrocar) | they overthrew the dictator |
| estalló otra guerra (estallar) | another war broke out |
| (ellos) dejaron una huella (dejar) | they left a mark |
| por falta de transparencia | due to lack of transparency |
| por ellos mismos | by themselves |
| (los) pesos y contrapesos | checks and balances |
| saludable (adj.) | healthy |
| (ellos) cumplen una función (cumplir) | they play a role |
| la gobernanza | the governance |
| (los) senadores | senators |
| (los) diputados | representatives |
| (los) alcaldes | mayors |
| (los) concejales | city council members |
| la mayoría | the majority |
| (ellos) pertenecen a (pertenecer a) | they belong to |
| el Partido Republicano | the Republican Party |
| el Partido Demócrata | the Democratic Party |
| afiliarse | to affiliate |
| ser partidaria de cualquier partido | to be a supporter of any party |
| las elecciones estatales | the state elections |
| (el) fin político | political objective |
| un sistema multipartidista | a multi-party system |
| (los) simpatizantes | followers |
| por tal razón | for that reason |
| (los) principios liberales o conservadores | liberal or conservative principles |
| de lo contrario | on the contrary |
| el sistema se vuelve una dictadura (volverse) | the system becomes a dictatorship |
| el descontento | the discontent |
| pero sí funciona (funcionar) | but it works |
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