Triángulo: Capítulo 10
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Spanish | English |
|---|---|
 Presentó su candidatura para | ran for (president...) |
| A costa del | ..., at the expense of; by dint of |
| Ceden a | yield to, give in to |
| A expensas de | at the expense of |
| Estuvo de luto | was in mourning |
| En cuestión | in question |
| No tenía pelos en la lengua | he was outspoken, he didn't mince words (literally "had no hair on his tongue") |
| Órdenes | orders (in the sense of giving instructions or commands) |
| Orden | order (logical order) |
| Orden | organizacion (as in a religious order) |
| El capital | capital (money) |
| La capital | capital (city) |
| Intentaron | they tried, they attemptted |
| Atentado | an attempt (an attack) |
| Tentativa | an attempt |
| Sucedió | it happened |
| Acontecimiento | a happening, an event |
| otro suceso acontecía | another event (happening) was taking place, was occurring, |
| Espectáculo | spectacle, sight, show (as in entertainment) |
| El gobierno | government |
| Comité | committee |
| Constitución | consitution |
| Derechos civiles | civil rights |
| Enmienda | amendment |
| Gobernador | governor |
| Lores | lords (House of Lords) |
| Ministro | minister |
| Partidarios | supporters |
| Partidos | parties (democratic, republic) |
| Presidente | president |
| Reforma | reform |
| Régimen | regime |
| Senador vitalicio | senator for life |
| Controversias | controversies |
| Asilos de ancianos | retirement home, old people's home |
| la Censura | censor, censorship, censure |
| Clonación | cloning |
| Clonar | to clone |
| Diversidad | diversity |
| Impuestos | taxes |
| Inflación | inflation |
| Inmigración | immigration |
| Intolerancia | intolerance |
| Libertad | liberty |
| Terrorismo | terrorism |
| La política | politics, policy |
| Campaña | campaign |
| Candidato | candidate |
| Dictador | dictator |
| Dictadura | dictatorship |
| Dimitir | to resign from, step down |
| Diplomático | diplomatic |
| Elección | election |
| Global | global |
| Golpe de estado | coup d'etat, (military take over of government) |
| Negociar | to negotiate |
| Votar | to vote |
| En la sala de un tribunal | in the courtroom |
| Acusado/a | accused, criminal, accused person |
| Acusar | to accuse |
| Convicción | conviction |
| Costas procesales | legal costs |
| Crimen de lesa humanidad | crimes against humanity |
| Culpable | guilty |
| Defensor | defense attorney |
| Delatar | to turn in, to denounce, to betray |
| Fiscal | prosecuting attorney, district attourney |
| Ilegal | illegal |
| Inmunidad | immunity |
| Inocente | innocent |
| Juez | judge |
| Jurídico | legal, (adjective) as in legal system |
| Justicia | justice |
| Justo | just, fair, right |
| Petición | petition |
| Pleito | lawsuit |
| Procesamiento | prosecution |
| Proceso | procedure |
| Testigo | witness |
| Testimonio | will |
| La tecnología | technology |
| Autómatas | robots |
| Contestadora | answering machine |
| Microcasete | micro cassette |
| Ordenadores | computers |
| Teléfono celular | cell phone |
| Teléfono móvil | cell phone |
| Videocasetera | video cassette player |
| Otros mundos | other worlds |
| Extranjero | foreign |
| Extraterrestres | alien, extreterrestrial |
| Interplanetario | interplanetary |
| Marciano | from Mars, Martian |
| Los lugares | places |
| El calabozo | jail |
| La cárcel | jail |
| La celda | cell |
| La comisaría | police station |
| La prisíon | jail, prison |
| Los crímenes | crimes |
| El asalto | assault, attack |
| El asesinato | murder |
| El chantaje | blackmail |
| El desfalco | embezzlement |
| El robo | robbery |
| El soborno | bribery |
| Los deberes | jobs, responsibilities |
| Arrestar | to arrest |
| Esposar | to handcuff |
| Interrogar | to interrogate |
| Investigar | to investigate |
| Prender | to grasp |
| Los criminales | criminals |
| Los acusados | the accused, criminals |
| Los asaltadores | assailants |
| Los asesinos | murderers |
| Los carteristas | pickpockets |
| Los delincuentes | delinquents |
| El personal | personnel, staff |
| Los detectives | detectives |
| Los guardias | guards |
| Los inspectores | inspectors |
| Los investigadores | investigators, researchers |
| Los policías | policemen, policewoman |
| La violencia | violence |
| Abusar | to abuse |
| Acosar | to harass |
| Atacar | to attack |
| Atropellar | to run over |
| Chocar | to crash |
| Secuestrar | to kidnap |
| Torturar | to torture |
| Disturbios | disturbances |
| Huelga | strike/work stoppage |
| Motín | uprising, revolt, riot |
| Protestas | protests |
| Sublevación | revolt, rebellion |
| Las armas | arms, weapons |
| Ametralladora | machine gun |
| Lanzacohete | rocket launcher |
| Rifle | rifle |
| Tanque blindado | armored tank |
| La Guerra | war |
| Atrocidades horrendas | horrendous attrocities |
| Avance militar | military advance |
| Bandos rebeldes | bands of rebels |
| Batalla belicosa | a battle referring to war (war battle) |
| Capturar al comandante | to capture the commander |
| Ejército | army |
| Estar de patrulla | to be on patrol |
| Fuerzas aliadas | allied forces |
| Refugiado | refugee |
| Rendirse | to give up |
| Represalias | reprisals, retaliations |
| Soldado | soldier |
| Tropas | military troops |
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