Romero Vocab Flashcards

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apoyar

A

to support

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2
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el apoyo

A

support

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3
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asesinar/ matar

A

to kill/ murder

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4
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la matanza/ el masacre

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mass killing, massacre

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5
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disparar (una arma)

A

to shoot, fire (a weapon)

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votar

A

to vote

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7
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el votante

A

voter

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8
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las elecciones falsas

A

unfair (corrupt) elections

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9
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la guerrilla

A

rebel group (generally peasants) that want change

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10
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el grupo guerillo

A

¨ ¨

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11
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el guerrillero

A

individual that is part of ¨la guerilla¨

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12
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la manifestación/ la protesta

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protest

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13
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protestar

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to protest

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14
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quitar (le) la tierra

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to take away land from someone

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15
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los derechos humanos

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human rights

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16
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la justicia (la injusticia)

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justice (injustice)

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17
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justo (injusto)

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fair (unfair)

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18
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desaparacer

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to disappear

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19
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los desparecidos

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those that have disappeared

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20
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perseguir

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to persecute

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21
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estar en contra

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to be against

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22
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estar a favor

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to be for/ in favor

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torturar

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to torture

24
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la tortura

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rebelarse
to rebel
26
sufrir
to suffer
27
el sufrimiento
suffering
28
la insurrección/ el levantamiento
uprising
29
estar encargado de
to be in charge of
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secuestrar
to abduct/ kidnap
31
el secuestro
abduction/ kidnapping
32
el rehén
hostage
33
el rescate
ransom
34
el comunismo
communism
35
el comunista
communist (noun and adjective)
36
la clase alta (baja)
upper (lower) class
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el cura/ el sacerdote
priest
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la misa
mass (catholic church service)
39
el arzobispo
archbishop
40
la política
politics
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detener/ arrestar
to detain/ arrest
42
compadecerse de
to sympathize with
43
tratar
to treat
44
el tratamiento
treatment
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arriesgar la vida
to risk one´s life
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amenazar
to threaten
47
la amenaza (de muerte)
(death) threat
48
defender (e-ie)
to defend
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la pobreza
poverty
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el punto de visa
point of view
51
tener la culpa
to be at blame, at fault
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la cárcel
jail
53
involucrarse en/ meterse en
to become involved in
54
los prisioneros (presos) políticos
political prisoners