Romero Vocab Flashcards

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1
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apoyar

A

to support

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el apoyo

A

support

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asesinar/ matar

A

to kill/ murder

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la matanza/ el masacre

A

mass killing, massacre

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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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el votante

A

voter

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8
Q

las elecciones falsas

A

unfair (corrupt) elections

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Q

la guerrilla

A

rebel group (generally peasants) that want change

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el grupo guerillo

A

¨ ¨

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el guerrillero

A

individual that is part of ¨la guerilla¨

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la manifestación/ la protesta

A

protest

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protestar

A

to protest

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14
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quitar (le) la tierra

A

to take away land from someone

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los derechos humanos

A

human rights

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la justicia (la injusticia)

A

justice (injustice)

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justo (injusto)

A

fair (unfair)

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18
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desaparacer

A

to disappear

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19
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los desparecidos

A

those that have disappeared

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perseguir

A

to persecute

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21
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estar en contra

A

to be against

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estar a favor

A

to be for/ in favor

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torturar

A

to torture

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la tortura

A

torture

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rebelarse

A

to rebel

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sufrir

A

to suffer

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el sufrimiento

A

suffering

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la insurrección/ el levantamiento

A

uprising

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estar encargado de

A

to be in charge of

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Q

secuestrar

A

to abduct/ kidnap

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el secuestro

A

abduction/ kidnapping

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el rehén

A

hostage

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Q

el rescate

A

ransom

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el comunismo

A

communism

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el comunista

A

communist (noun and adjective)

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la clase alta (baja)

A

upper (lower) class

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el cura/ el sacerdote

A

priest

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la misa

A

mass (catholic church service)

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el arzobispo

A

archbishop

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la política

A

politics

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detener/ arrestar

A

to detain/ arrest

42
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compadecerse de

A

to sympathize with

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tratar

A

to treat

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el tratamiento

A

treatment

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arriesgar la vida

A

to risk one´s life

46
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amenazar

A

to threaten

47
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la amenaza (de muerte)

A

(death) threat

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defender (e-ie)

A

to defend

49
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la pobreza

A

poverty

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el punto de visa

A

point of view

51
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tener la culpa

A

to be at blame, at fault

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la cárcel

A

jail

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involucrarse en/ meterse en

A

to become involved in

54
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los prisioneros (presos) políticos

A

political prisoners