Politicians mocking at eachother -> políticos riendose los unos de los otros
Shadow cabinet -> It consists of a senior group of opposition spokespeople who, under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition, form an alternative cabinet to that of the government
To crack a joke -> hacer un chiste
To shirk /ʃɜːk/ duties -> escaquearse de los deberes
To run for (the office) -> presentarse/hacer campaña para ser presidente, etc
to sponge of the goverment -> vivir a costa del govierno.
It's a catch 22 (situation)-> es la pescadilla que se muerde la cola
Be about/around the bush -> no ir al meollo/núcleo/lo principal del tema
Don't wash your dirty line in public -> No airear los trapos sucios.
To cool off -> Refrescarse
Cabinet -> Consejo de ministros, consejo ministerial
Un mandato:
A mandate
A term
Dejar el cargo:
To step down
To leave the office
to give in
to resign
To trash
-> ganar arransando (sports)
Democracy
Authoritarianism
Dictatorship
Liberal (democrats)
Conservative (republicans)
Spectrum of political views
left-wing
right-wing
Centrist
moderate
radical
extremist
Spin (doctor)->(slang) turn bad news around to use it against other people. Professionals who work to change our minds and make us think what they want.
The attire -> los atavios
Dreadlock -> rasta
Dress code -> regulaciones en materia de indumentaria o uniforme
Groomed -> limpio y aseado
A groom, to groom, groomed
Bias /ˈbaɪəs/ -> propensión, predisposición
a right-wing bias -> una tendencia derechista
To bias -> influir en
to bias sb for/against sth predisponer a algn en pro/en contra de algo
to be bias(s)ed in favour of estar predispuesto a or en favor de
