Theme 4 - las origenes de la dictadura/el franquismo

La portada

cover/title page/front page

La revista

magazine

El/la payo/a

villager/peasant

Ensalzar

to extol/acclaim/eulogise/promote/sing the praises of

Indiscutido/a

unquestioned/outright/undisputed

El abismo

abyss/hell/chasm/depths

Odioso/a

odious/hateful/tedious

El/la bienhechor/a

benefactor

Sólido/a

solid/strong

Asentar

to secure/lay down/set/establish/seat/found/flatten

Asentarse

to settle down/settle/become comfortable

La solidaridad

support/solidarity

Propulsar

propel/drive

Menguado/a

stupid/cowardly

Nutrirse

to be nourished

Nutrir

to nourish/feed

Desorientado/a

disorientated

Noble

noble/courteous

Incontestado/a

uncontested

La uniformidad

evenness/smoothness/uniformity/standardisation

Fusilar

to execute/shoot/(coloquial)copy or plagiarise

Tolerar

to tolerate

Disolver

to dissolve/break up

Acallar

to quieten/shut up/silence

El destierro

exile/banishment

La prisión

prison

El yugo

yoke/oppression/burden

La flecha

arrow/dart

El institucionalización

institutionalisation

Culminar

to reach/culminate/peak/finalise

La desaparición

disappearance

La jefatura

leadership/headquarters

El conservadurismo

conservatism

(El/la) Iniciado/a

the initiated/initiated/insider

Abolir

to abolish/overturn/set aside

La legislación

legislation

La materia

subject/matter/substance

Suprimir

to suppress/abolish/eliminate/delete

Sindical

union

Imponer

to give/impose/insitl

Imponerse

prevail/be in fashion/be needed/impose yourself

La directriz

directive/guideline

La aniquilación

destruction/extinction/extermination

(El/la) vencido/a

defeated/loser

Aprobar

to pass/approve

Agrupar

to group/group together/gather/classify

Agruparse

to come together/gather/join forces

La reivindicación

recognition/acceptance/vindication/granting

Derogar

to repeal/abrogate/abolish/revoke

Culto/a

learned/educated/cultured/highbrow

El culto

worship/devotion

La enseñanza

teaching/education/moral/lesson

Instituir

to institute/found/introduce/establish

La retribución

payment/reward/recompense

Estatal

state

El sentimentalismo

sentimentality

Notorio/a

obvious/evident/well

La falsía

deceitfulness

Compaginarse

to agree/tally/come together/combine

Compaginar

to combine/balance/collate/make up

Justiciero/a

tough/hard/strict/stern/righteous

Cercenar

to cut/slit/cut off/amputate/cut short

La escala

ladder/scale/layover

Penar

to punish/penalise/agonise

La pena

sentence/punishment/sadness/shame

El fondo

bottom/back/depths/heart/background

La conciencia

conscience

El arraigo

support/popularity/influence

Arraigo familiar

family tie

Arraigo laboral

residency permit

Arraigo popular

grassroots support/popular support

Arraigo social/social ties/ties to the community

Arraigar

to take root/root/put down roots/take hold/establish

La impotencia

impotence/helplessness

La garantía

guarantee/warranty

La fe

faith/religion/confidence

La esperanza

expectation/confidence/hope

Reconquistar

to retake/recapture/take back/win back

La justicia

justice

Cruzar

to cross/go across/exchange (looks)/

Cruzarse

to cross paths/bump into

El estrecho

straight/channel

El centenar

hundred/(colloquial) million/(figurative) ton

Hallar

to find/discover/come across

Hallarse

to be situated/be located/find yourself/feel right/feel like yourself/be present in

Inminente

imminent/impending/upcoming

La movilización

mobilisation

Salvar

to save/save from/overcome

Salvarse

to escape/save yourself

Fortificar

to fortify

La zanja

trench/ditch

Zanjar

to dig/settle/resolve

La consigna

slogan/chant/instruction/procedure

Consignar

to record/confirm in writing/consign/allocate/remand

Mítico/a

mythical/legendary/larger than life

La tumba

grave/tomb

El cartel

poster/sign/notice/billboard/reputation/cartel

Presidir

to preside over/lead/dominate

La columna

column/pillar

Compuesto/a

compound/composed