Chapter 18 Flashcards

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el activista

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activist

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el archiduque

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archduke

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el atentado

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assassination attempt

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el busto

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bust

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el héroe/la heroína

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hero / heroine

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el heroísmo

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heroism

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el homenaje

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homage

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el insurgente

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insurgent

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la hazaña

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feat/deed

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el juramento

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oath

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el libertador

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liberator

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el liderazgo

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leadership

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el luto

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mourning

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el panteón

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cemetery

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el patriota

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patriot

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el pensador

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thinker

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el personaje

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character / figure

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18
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el prócer

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national hero

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el promotor

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promoter / instigator

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el tributo

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tribute

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la tumba

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grave / tomb

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el tutor

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guardian / counselor

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el virrey

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viceroy

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la clase obrera

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working class

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la corrupción
corruption
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la dictadura
dictatorship
27
la explotación
exploitation
28
el funcionario
official / public worker
29
la gira
tour
30
el giro
swing / turn
31
el gobierno
government
32
el indulto
pardon
33
la injusticia
injustice
34
el juez
judge
35
el manifiesto
manifesto
36
el movimiento
movement
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la multitud
multitude / crowd
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la paz
peace
39
los recursos naturales
natural resources
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las reformas sociales
social reforms
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el simpatizante
supporter / sympathizer
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el sindicato laboral
labor union
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la soberanía
sovereignty
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la batalla
battle
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la caída
fall
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el calabozo
cell / dungeon
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el combate
combat
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el comandate
commander / commandant
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la campana
bell
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la campaña
campaign
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la conquista
conquest
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la conspiración
conspiracy
53
la derrota
defeat
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la emancipación
emancipation
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la esclavitud
slavery
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las fuerzas
forces
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el fusilamiento
execution by firing squad
58
el grito de independencia
cry of independence
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el guerrillero
guerrilla (fighter)
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el lanzacohetes
rocket launcher
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el lanzagranadas
grenade launcher
62
el mariscal
marshal / quarterback
63
el pelotón
platoon / squad
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la rebelión
rebellion
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el régimen
regime
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la revolución
revolution
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la trinchera
trench
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la tropa
troop
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la victoria
victory
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la adicción
addiction
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el agente antinarcóticos
narcotics officer
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el alucinógeno
hallucinogen
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la cápsula
capsule
74
el cargamento
shipment
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el clorhidrato de cocaína
cocaine hydrochloride
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la cocaína
cocaine
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el consumo
consumption
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el decomiso
confiscation
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el drogadicto
drug addict
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la embarcación
boat / vessel
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la heroína
heroin
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la lancha
small boat
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la marihuana
marijuana
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el narcótico
narcotics
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el tráiler
semi-trailer
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alcanzar
to reach
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alistarse
to enlist
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confundir
to confuse
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cubrir
to cover
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cuestionar
to question
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decretar
to decree
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depositar
to deposit / to place
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derrocar
to overthrow
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desencadenar
to trigger / to unchain
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deshacer
to undo / to melt
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destacar
to stand out
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desterrar
to exile
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devolver
to return (objects)
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ejecutar
to execute
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encarcelar
to imprison
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enriquecerse
to get rich
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envolver
to wrap / to involve
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evitar
to avoid
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fusilar
to excuse (by shooting)
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imprimar
to print
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infiltrar
to infiltrate
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instruir
to instruct
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linchar
to lynch
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lograr
to manage / to achieve
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luchar
to wrestle / to fight
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mejorar
to improve
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mimetizar
to camouflage
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posponer
to postpone
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prever
to foresee
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proclamar
to declare
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promover
to promote
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radicar en
to reside in
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rechazar
to reject
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recopilar
to gather / to compile
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reprimir
to repress
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resolver
to solve / to resolve
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romper
to break
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sacar
to remove / to take out
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satisfacer
to satisfy
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unirse
to unite / to join together
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volver
to come back / to return
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el convento
convent
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el cure
priest
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el monasterio
monastery
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el musulmán
Muslim
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el padre
father / priest
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la parroquia
parish
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el sacerdote
priest
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asumir el poder
to take power
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cerrar el paso
to block the way
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dar a luz
to give birth
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dar alcance
to catch up with
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condenar a muerte
to sentence to death
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contraer matrimonio
to get married
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hacerse cargo de
to take charge of
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llevar el nombre de
to bear the name of
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no tener pies ni cabeza
to make no sense
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quedar en libertad
to be released from prison
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a corto plazo
short term / short run
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a lo largo de
throughout
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aún
still/yet (negative)
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cuyo
whose / of which
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en torno a
about
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todavía
still / yet (negative)
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ya
already / now
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ya no
no longer / not anymore
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amerindio
Native American
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analfabeto
illiterate
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blindado
armored
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criollo
creole / American-born offspring of Spaniards
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excéntrico
eccentric
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fatídico
fateful
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ilustre
distinguished
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huérfano
orphan
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ileso
uninjured
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maravilloso
wonderful / marvelous
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mestizo
mestizo / mixed race
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sabio
wise
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trágico
tragic
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valiente
brave
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la aldea
village
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la alfabetización
literacy
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el asilo político
political asylum
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la caja negra
black box
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el descuido
neglect / inattention
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el enlace
link
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el eslabón
link (in a chain)
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la nave
ship / plane / craft
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el siglo
century
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la teoría
theory