| A | B |
|---|
| la dictadura | dictatorship |
| el discurso | speech |
| el golpe de estado | coup d'etat |
| la inversión | investment |
| el poder | power |
| la tierra | country, land |
| la vía | way |
| redondo/a | round |
| aprovechar | to take advantage of |
| bromear | to kid, to joke |
| ensayar | to try, to test, to rehearse |
| lograr | to achieve |
| lograr + inf. | to succeed in (doing something) |
| mejorar | to improve |
| nacer (zc) | to be born |
| opinar | to express an opinion |
| postularse | to run (i.e., for political office) |
| suceder | to happen |
| ocurrir | to happen |
| a costa de | at the expense of |
| dejar atrás | to leave behind |
| hace poco | recently |
| hacerse cargo de | to take charge of |
| tener éxito | to succeed |
| todavía | yet, still |
| últimamente | lately |
| para hablar de la política | to talk about politics |
| el alcalde / la alcaldesa | mayor |
| la campaña electoral | campaigning |
| el derecho | right (privilege) |
| el ejército | army |
| el/la gobernador/a | governor |
| internacional | international |
| la manifestación | demonstration |
| la nación | nation |
| las Naciones Unidas (ONU) | United Nations (UN) |
| la revolución | revolution |
| votar | to vote |
| para hablar de la economía | to talk about the economy |
| adelantado/a | advanced |
| la fuente de ingresos | source of income |
| la fuerza laboral | workforce |
| industrializado/a | industrialized |
| las inversiones extranjeras | foreign investments |
| la población | population |
| la pobreza | poverty |
| subdesarrollado/a | under-developed |
| el pueblo | people, referring to a national group |
| la gente | people, when used in a general sense |
| las personas | people, when referring to individuals, a number of people, or with adjectives like varias, algunas, muchas |
| el éxito | success |
| la salida | exit |
| Frases útiles para facilitar la comunicación | Useful phrases to facilitate communication |
| Déjame pensar. | Let me think. |
| ¿Estás seguro/a? | Are you sure/certain? |
| Yo creo que estás equivocado/a. | I think that you are wrong. |
| Francamente, no recuerdo. | Frankly, I don't remember. |
| No tengo la menor idea. | I have no idea. |
| No sé nada sobre eso. | I know nothing about that. |
