Essential Vocab (2) Flashcards by siena wigley

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Favorecer

A

To be of benefit to

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Fidelidad

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Fidelity

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Fomentar

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To encourage; incite

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Fracaso

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Failure

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(Ser) fruto de

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To come about

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Fulgurante

A

Very quick

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Generalísimo

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Chief of staff

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Expropiación

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Expropriation; compulsory purchase

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Guarnición

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Garrison

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Ínfimo

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Very little

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Infructuosamente

A

Unsuccessfully

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Instauración

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Establishment

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Jornalero

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Day labourer/ wage worker

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Logro

A

Achievement

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Mano dura

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Firm hand

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Mantenerse

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To keep

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(Al) margen

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Margin; out of everything

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Mérito

A

Merit

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Monarquía parlamentaria

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Constitutional monarchy

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Negarse

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To deny

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Patrón

A

Boss; employer

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Pesadilla

A

Nightmare

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Pese a

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In spite of

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Pistolero

A

Gunman

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Plantear

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To suggest; to cause

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Plebiscito

A

Referendum

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Poderoso

A

Powerful; strong

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Poner en marcha

A

To start

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Presupuesto

A

Budget

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Proclive

A

Given to something; inclined

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Propiciar

A

To favour

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Propósitos

A

Purposes, intentions

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Reanudar

A

To resume

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Reavivarse

A

To be revived

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Recaer

A

To fall on somebody; to go to somebody

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Refuerzos

A

Reinforcements

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Renta

A

Income

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Repercusión

A

Impact

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Represalia

A

Retaliation

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Represión

A

Repression

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Resolverse

A

To be solved

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Respaldo

A

Support

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Retirar

A

To withdraw; remove

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Sindicato

A

Union

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Terrateniente

A

Landowning

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Triunfar

A

To win; to triumph

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Traba

A

Obstacle

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Ultramar

A

Overseas