historical and social context- key words Flashcards

1
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fracasar

A

to fail

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2
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el golpe de estado

A

coup d’état

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3
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la dictadura

A

dictatorship

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4
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el poder

A

power

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5
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esconder(se)

A

to hide

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6
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los víveres

A

supplies, provisions

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7
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el ahínco

A

heart and soul

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8
Q

el bando sublevado

A

rebel side (name for the pro-Franco Nationalist in the Civil War)

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9
Q

agudizar

A

to exacerbate

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10
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el caserío

A

group of country houses

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11
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el ejército

A

army, armed forces

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12
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el cura

A

priest

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13
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el sacerdote

A

priest

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14
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destacado/a

A

prominent, distinguished

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15
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los maquis

A

the resistance

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16
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el guerrillero

A

guerilla

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17
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luchar

A

to fight

18
Q

refugiarse

A

to take refuge

19
Q

debilitar

A

to weaken

20
Q

el enlace

A

link

21
Q

proporcionar

A

to provide

22
Q

el ama de llaves (f)

A

housekeeper

23
Q

despreciar

A

to look down on

24
Q

el/la cuidadano/a

A

citizen

25
Q

la burguesía

A

the middle class/ bourgeoise

26
Q

la posguerra

A

postwar era

27
Q

sumír

A

to plunge

28
Q

lanzar

A

to launch

29
Q

el franquismo

A

Francoism

30
Q

suministar

A

to supply

31
Q

proveer

A

to provide

32
Q

humilde

A

humble

33
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la cola

A

queue

34
Q

la desigualidad

A

inequality

35
Q

el ensalzamiento

A

extolling, praise

36
Q

fomentar

A

to promote, to incite

37
Q

la rama

A

branch

38
Q

sangriento/a

A

bloody

39
Q

la servidumbre

A

servitude

40
Q

la valentía

A

courage, bravery