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41 Cards in this Set
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el agricultor
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the farmer
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el alquiler
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the rent
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la casilla
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polling station
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el chivo expiatorio
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scape goat
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la choza
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the hut, small house
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los comicios
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elections
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la cosecha
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the harvest
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el conteo
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tallying the vote
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el dedazo
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the practice of the president choosing his succesor
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el desemplo
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unemployment
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el discurso
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speech, lecture
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el hartazgo
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exasperation
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el lema
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the slogan
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el mandatorio
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leader
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el papel
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role
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el zocalo
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plaza, main square
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apropiarse de
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to appropriate (illegitimately)
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empeorar
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to get worse
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fracasar
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to fail
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incomodar
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to make uncomfortable, uneasy
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pisar
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to step on, set foot on
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plantear
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to propose
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pudrir
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to rot
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resaltar
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to stand out
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subsidiar
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to subsidize
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subyacer
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to underlie
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priista
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pertaining to the PRI (partido revolucionario institucional)
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amanado
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fixed, rigged
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acorralado
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cornered, intimidated
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izquierdista
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left wing
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agarrado
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stingy
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amarrado
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tied up
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echar la culpa
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to blame
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estar parado
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to stand
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ponerse a uno la piel de gallina
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to get goose-bumps
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pegarse a uno la gana
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to feel like (doing something)
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poner algo en riesgo
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to put something at risk
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a como diera (o de) lugar
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one way or another, at all costs
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la cochi no suelta la mazorca ni aunque le den palos
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the pig doesnt drop the corncob even if it is beaten with a club
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dar marcha atras
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to retreat, to recede
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tomar otras medidas
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to take other steps
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