Spanish 204 - Exam 2 Flashcards
Amnesty
Amnistía
To file, to close (a case)
Archivar (un caso)
War criminal
Criminal de guerra
To repeal or abolish (a law)
Derogar (una ley)
Mass grave
La fosa común
Accused, to accuse/ to charge
Imputado/a, imputar
To bring someone/ something to justice
Llevar a alguien/ algo ante la justicia
The plaintiff
El/la demandante
To move on
Pasar (la) página
To deprive somebody of something
Privar a alguein de algo
Lawsuit
La querella
To resort to
Recurrir a
Union (of workers, of students)
Sindicato (de trabajadores, de estudiantes)
(Transitive) to take advantage of something (in a positive way)
Aprovechar algo
(Intr.) To climb the social ladder, to move up in the world
Ascender socialmente
(Intr.) To concern/ affect/ to have to do with s.t./ s.o.
Atañer a algo/ alguien
By now/ at this point/ at thos stage in the game
A estas alturas
Across, over [period of time] (i.e. over the years)
A lo largo de [period of time] (i.e. a lo large de los años)
