acometer
to undertake
aflorar
to appear, to surface
aguantar
to put up with
a largo plazo
in the long run
amnistiar
to pardon
aperturista
liberal, liberalising
el apoyo popular
public support
atender (atiendo) órdenes
to obey orders
el atentado
attack
el bando nacionalista
nationalists
el bando republicano
republicans
la carestía
shortage, lack
cautela
caution, prudence
centrarse en
to focus on
con miras a
with a view to
consensuar (consensúo)
to reach an agreement
convocar
to call
el derrocamiento
overthrow
destacar
to stand out
la dictadura
dictatorship
dimitir
to resign
la dinastía
dynasty
dotar
to equip
embrollar
to complicate
emprender
to start, undertake
en el seno del partido
within the party
en vigor
in force
esperanzado
hopeful
estar por la labor (estoy)
to be prepared to
la fidelidad
loyalty
la fuente de conflictos
source of conflict
ganar terreno a
to gain ground
el golpe de estado
coup d’état
los grises
(grey uniform) national police under Franco
heredar
to inherit
el hito
milestone
el impulso
boost
la incertidumbre
uncertainty
instaurar
to estabish
jugar (juego) un papel primordial
to play a key role
la legislatura
term (in office)
la magistratura
judiciary
el malestar
uneasiness, discomfort
el mandato
term, mandate
la manifestación
demonstration
la matanza
slaughter
la monarquía parlamentaria
parlimentary monarchy
la oleada de huelgas
a series of strikes
paliar
to alleviate
pedir (pido) disculpas
to apologise
la pena de muerte
death penalty
poner en marcha
to set in motion
la prensa
press
el recelo
mistrust
redactar
to draw up
refrendar
to endorse
renegar (reniego)
to reject
respaldar
to back (up)
respondón (inf)
mouthy, rebellious
restablecer (restablezco) la democracia
to restore democracy
romper tajantemente
to break radically from
sanear
to clean up
el secuestro
kidnapping
secundar
to support
señalar
to point to
la traición
betrayal
el trato
deal, agreement
velar por
to protect, to safeguard
verse atado
to have your hands tied
el vínculo
link
la voluntad de diálogo
desire for dialogue
vulnerar
to infringe, to break