Vida y muerte en la Mara Salvatrucha: Chapters 1–16 Vocabulary

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering Spanish words and phrases and their English translations from Chapters 1 through 16 of Vida y muerte en la Mara Salvatrucha.

había nacido (nacer)

had been born

enfoque

focus

esperaban

they hoped / expected

hubo

there was

intentaron

they tried

pandilla

gang

perdieron la vida

lost their lives

propia

own

refugiados

refugees

siguieron

they followed

disparó

he/she shot

odio

hatred

pandilleros

gang members

se quedó

stayed

se convirtió

became

seguros

safe

tipo

guy

vecindario

neighborhood

volveríamos

we would return

agitado

agitated

balas

bullets

establecimientos

stores / businesses

frontera

border

hubiera abandonado

had abandoned / would have abandoned

jamás

never

matanza

massacre / killing

poderoso

powerful

proteger

to protect

supuestamente

supposedly

vengarse

to take revenge

la venganza

revenge

ambiente

environment

bienestar

well-being

coyote

smuggler

crecer

to grow

criar

to raise

enfrentar

to confront

guerra

war

inestable

unstable

líos

trouble / problems

meterse en líos

to get into trouble

sería

would be

apreté

I squeezed

culpa

guilt / blame

cumpliste

you completed

derecho

right

felicitaron

they congratulated

orgullo

pride

orgulloso

proud

remordimiento

remorse

señalar

to signal / point out

sudor

sweat

me acuerdo

I remember

había hecho

had done

sobrevivir

to survive

negocios

businesses

recolectar

to collect

dueños

owners

impuestos

taxes

éxito

success

gratis

free

presión

pressure

me arriesgué

I took a risk

me di cuenta

I realized

estaba de acuerdo

agreed

como si fuera

as if it were

se opone

opposes

quería que yo hiciera

wanted me to do

evitaba

was avoiding / used to avoid

volver

to return

lastimar

to hurt

dejar

to leave

película

movie

enojado

angry

conmigo

with me

la voz

the voice

reunión

meeting

vayas

you go

asuntos

matters / affairs

la pared

the wall

empujó

he/she pushed

yo le dije

I told him/her

gritarme

to yell at me

crees

you think / believe

negar

to deny

fiel

loyal

manejar

to drive

un lado

one side

se puso

became

el tipo

the guy

la cortina

the curtain

sacaría un título

would earn a degree

la mentira

the lie

echó la culpa

blamed

la corte

the court

juez

judge

la morgue

the morgue

esposaron

they handcuffed

nunca

never

ni siquiera

not even