C.6 Flashcards
alimentar
to feed
criar (crío)
to raise (as in animals or children)
cultivar
to grow (crops, land)
recoger
to pick (up); to collect; to gather
sembrar (ie)
to sow
El/la campesino/a
farmer
El cerdo
pig; pork
El cultivo
farming; cultivation
la finca
small farm
la gallina
chicken
la ganadería
livestock; ranching, raising cattle
El ganado
cattle
El grano de café
coffee bean
la huerta
vegetable garden
El/la pastor(a)
shepherd
El patrón/la patrona
boss; employer; owner
El/la terrateniente
land owner
la vaca
cow
agrario/a
agrarian
agrícola
agricultural
El árbol
tree
El bosque
forest
El campo
country; field; countryside; land
El paisaje
landscape; scenery
desaparecer (a alguien)
to “disappear” someone (abduct/murder)
hervir (ie)
to injure, to wound
matar
to kill
pelear
to fight
secuestrar
to kidnap
El arma, las armas
weapon, weapons
El asesinato
murder
El ejército
army
El golpe de estado
coup d’état (rebellion)
la guerrilla
guerrilla group; guerrilla warfare
El/la guerrillero/a
guerrilla fighter
la (in)seguridad
(in)security
la lucha
fight; battle
la medida
measure; means
El/la paramilitar
militia member
El secuestro
kidnapping
El soldado/la mujer soldado
soldier
la víctima
victim
derechista
rightist (political ideology)
guerrillero/a
a way of fighting based on guerrilla tactics
izquierdista
leftist (political ideology)
muerto/a
dead
seguro/a
safe; sure
contra la voluntad
against someone’s will
acabar con
to end; finish
la política
politics
la violencia
violence
apuntarse a algo
to sign up for something
boicotear
to boycott
condenar
to condemn
echar
to kick out
exigir
to demand
hacer campaña
to campaign
hacer correr la voz
to spread the word
involucrarse en
to get involved in; to involve oneself
levantarse contra
to raise up against
marchar
to march
mejorar
to improve
oponerse a
to oppose
promover (ue)
to promote
protestar
to protest
El levantamiento
uprising
la manifestación
march, protest
El la manifestante
protester
la pancarta
picket sign; banner
la posición/la postura
position (ideological)
El tema
theme; topic
la elección
election
la organización sin fines de lucro
non-profit organization
