Como Agua Para Chocolate Flashcards by Livia Mirfield | Brainscape

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What is ‘un movimiento agrarista’?

A

an agrarian movement

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What does ‘el abuso’ mean?

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the abuse

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What is ‘el caudillo’?

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the leader / commander

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What does ‘el dueño’ refer to?

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the owner

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What is ‘el levantamiento’?

A

the uprising

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What does ‘el sufragio popular’ mean?

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universal suffrage

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What is ‘el trasfondo’?

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the background

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What does ‘la desigualdad’ mean?

A

inequality

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What is ‘la guerra’?

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the war

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What does ‘la indigencia’ refer to?

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extreme poverty

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What is ‘la miseria’?

A

the misery

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What does ‘la villa miseria’ mean?

A

the shanty town

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Who are ‘los campesinos’?

A

the peasants

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What does ‘los empresarios’ mean?

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the entrepreneurs

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What are ‘los terratenientes’?

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the landowners

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What does ‘las haciendas / los ranchos’ refer to?

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the estates / ranches

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What are ‘las tierras cultivables’?

A

fertile / arable land

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What does ‘alistar’ mean?

A

to enlist, to enroll

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What does ‘asumir el poder’ refer to?

A

to assume power

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What does ‘carecer de…’ mean?

A

to lack

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What is ‘derribar / derrocar’?

A

to overthrow

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What does ‘disponer de…’ mean?

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to have at one’s disposal

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What does ‘entrar en lucha’ refer to?

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to enter the struggle / fight

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What does ‘exigir’ mean?

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to demand

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What does ‘huir de…’ mean?

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to flee from

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What does ‘implantar’ refer to?

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to implant / instill

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What does ‘saquear’ mean?

A

to loot

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What does ‘vencer’ refer to?

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to win / conquer