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Nepotismo
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Nepotism
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Crispación
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Tension
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Concesionario
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dealer
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clientelismo
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Spoils system: practice of obtaining votes with promises of government posts etc
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Lustro
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period of five years
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bancada
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delegation (noun)
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chapa
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sheet metal
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sequía
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drought
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expropiar
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to expropiate
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para beneficio publico
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reparto
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distribution
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brote
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an outbreak (of violence etc)
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denunciar
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to report, denounce, condemn
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incautar
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to seize
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archivar
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to file, to shelve, to save
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pivotar
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to pivot
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partidario
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partisan, supporter
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urna
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ballot box, polls
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andamiaje
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scaffolding
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ondear
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to ripple, flutter, wave
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dispensario
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clinic
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haber
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assets, earnings. credits
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filial
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affiliate, subsidiary
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devastar
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to devastate
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apoderado
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proxy, representative; also power of attorney
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pudiente
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wealthy, rich
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precariedad
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precariousness, scarcity, instability
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secuelas
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consequences
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contundente
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a.‹objeto/instrumento› blunt;
‹golpe› severe, heavy b.‹argumento/respuesta› forceful; ‹prueba› convincing; ‹victoria› resounding; ‹fracaso› crushing; ganó de forma ~ he won convincingly; un ademán ~ an emphatic gesture; fue ~ en sus declaraciones he was categorical in his statements |
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mandato
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term of office
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lograr
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to attain, achieve
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impartir
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to impart (clases)
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forjar
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to forge
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narcomenudeo
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drug dealing (small potatoes)
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chivatazo
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to tip-off, squeal
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el lugar de los hechos
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the scene (of the crime etc)
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presunto
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supposed, alleged
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coartada
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alibi
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cacheo
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frisking, search
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trapicheo
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shady deal
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Acta
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the minutes (of a meeting);
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pleito
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action, suit
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capo
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gangster, hood
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enfrascar
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involved in
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litigio
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lawsuit, dispute
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testaferro
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straw man, figurehead, co-signer
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