SPANISH POLITICS: A WORKING GLOSSARY
Spanish politics is common fare in talk shows, newspapers, and on everyone's lips these days. New scandals pop up daily, pointing the finger at government officials at all levels. Former ministers and aides are already in jail, and others are soon to follow. In case you wish to surf through this shameful state of affairs, let me jot down vocabulary that will be of help:
Mordida - kickback
Soborno - bribe
Cloacas del estado - government plumbing, state's sewers
Fontanero - plumber
Cantar - snitch, blow the whistle
Tirar de la manta - blow the whistle
Conseguidor - fixer, facilitator
Testaferro - straw man, front man
Imputado - indicted
Maquillar las cuentas - cook the books
Orden de registro - search and seize
Orden de busca y captura - warrant for arrest
Soborno - bribe
Cloacas del estado - government plumbing, state's sewers
Fontanero - plumber
Cantar - snitch, blow the whistle
Tirar de la manta - blow the whistle
Conseguidor - fixer, facilitator
Testaferro - straw man, front man
Imputado - indicted
Maquillar las cuentas - cook the books
Orden de registro - search and seize
Orden de busca y captura - warrant for arrest
Chivatazo . tip-off
Chivo expiatorio - scapegoat
Enchufismo - cronyism
Prevaricación - official misconduct
Dimitir - resign
Caja B - off-the-books fund
Malversación - embezzlement
Tráfico de influencias - influence peddling
Trama - corruption ring
A modest current political lexicon, alas, but one that grows richer by the day.
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