Rigoberta Menchú Vocab Flashcards
el/ la indígena
native (indigenous person) plural = los indígenas
convertirse
to become
el sufrimiento
suffering
galardonar, conceder, otorgar
to award, to grant
el premio
prize/ award
las fuerzas de seguridad
security forces (of the government)
tras or despues
after
el reconocimiento
recognition
la lucha
fight
la aldea
village
el campesino
peasant, farmer
la finca/ la granja
farm
el jornal
daily wage, salary
realizar
to carry out/ accomplish
la tarea del doméstico (la tarea doméstica)
housework
el testigo
witness
el asesinato
murder
los terratenientes
(wealthy) landowners
el tratamiento
treatment
la propiedad
property
despojar
to take away, strip from one’s possession
el terreno
plot of land
el vecino
neighbor
carbonizado/ incinerado
burned (to death)
la embajada
embassy
sangriento
bloody (la sangre-blood)
lanzar
to launch
la sede
seat (of power), headquarters
secuestrado (a)
abducted (secuestrar- to abduct)
asesindao (a)
murdered (asesinar- to murder)
los paramilitares
paramilitary (Civilians who organize themselves to fight against the rebels- often with the “unofficial” support of the government)
el exilio
exile
el grupo guerrillero, la guerilla
rebel group (against government)
la campana
bell
propio
own (my own house)
festejar
to celebrate
la concesión
granting, awarding
vigilar
to watch over, keep an eye on
derrotado (a)
defeated (derrotar- to defeat)
ambos (as)
both
