vocab 5

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un sindicato
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union
esclerótico, esclerótica
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weakened, atrophied, dysfunctional
sanguinario, sanguinaria
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bloody, violent
volcar
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knock over, pour, express, reveal
volcarse
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to lean over, to throw oneself into something, to overturn a car
reseñar
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to review, critique
delimitado, delimitada
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delineated, outlined
un callejón
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alley, narrow street
mileurista
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person who makes 1000 euros a month
el horizonte
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horizon, skyline, used often in spanish to mean future as well
agotamiento
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depletion, exhaustion of resources
tal y como
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just as
una hipoteca
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mortgage
privar
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to deprive, withhold, prevent, prohibit
ineludible
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inevitable
rezagar
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to be behind, lag behind, be left behind
el entramado
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inner-workings, framework, underbelly
primar
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to prevail, prioritize, prefer
departamento de seguridad nacional (EE UU)
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department of homeland security (DHS)
servicio de inmigración y aduanas (ee uu)
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immigrations and customs enforcement (ICE)
la meta, el cristal
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meth the drug
so help me God
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que Dios me ayude
plantón
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sapling, and in colombia, ecuador, mexico can be a protest or sit-in
tasa de deserción
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drop-out rate
OCDE: organización para la cooperación y el desarrollo económico
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OECD: organization for economic cooperation and development
un base de datos
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database
una huella dactilar
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fingerprint
un puerto de entrada
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port of entry
la defensa, el apoyo
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advocacy
moderarse
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to become more moderate, to stabilize
un morador, una moradora
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inhabitant
(dar la) enhorabueno
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to congratulate
el pésame
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condolences
un terrícola
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earthling
impredecible
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unpredictable
imprescindible
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essential
patatús
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dizzy spell, can sometimes mean heart attack
zarandear
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to literally grab and shake, also to harass, brow-beat, etc.
un bache
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pothole, or a dip metaphorically
el regadío
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irrigation
un patrón
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pattern
la potencia
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power
un diputado, una diputada
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representative, congressman or woman, member of parliament (MP)
acertar (yo acierto, etc.)
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to guess correctly, to hit the target
avalar
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to guarantee, support, endorse, co-sign as in on a loan
reacio, reacia
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unwilling, opposed

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