Como Agua Para Chocolate Flashcards
What is ‘un movimiento agrarista’?
an agrarian movement
What does ‘el abuso’ mean?
the abuse
What is ‘el caudillo’?
the leader / commander
What does ‘el dueño’ refer to?
the owner
What is ‘el levantamiento’?
the uprising
What does ‘el sufragio popular’ mean?
universal suffrage
What is ‘el trasfondo’?
the background
What does ‘la desigualdad’ mean?
inequality
What is ‘la guerra’?
the war
What does ‘la indigencia’ refer to?
extreme poverty
What is ‘la miseria’?
the misery
What does ‘la villa miseria’ mean?
the shanty town
Who are ‘los campesinos’?
the peasants
What does ‘los empresarios’ mean?
the entrepreneurs
What are ‘los terratenientes’?
the landowners
What does ‘las haciendas / los ranchos’ refer to?
the estates / ranches
What are ‘las tierras cultivables’?
fertile / arable land
What does ‘alistar’ mean?
to enlist, to enroll
What does ‘asumir el poder’ refer to?
to assume power
What does ‘carecer de…’ mean?
to lack
What is ‘derribar / derrocar’?
to overthrow
What does ‘disponer de…’ mean?
to have at one’s disposal
What does ‘entrar en lucha’ refer to?
to enter the struggle / fight
What does ‘exigir’ mean?
to demand
