Spanish 204 Unit 1 - Historia y política
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la censura
censorship
la Conquista
the Conquest, specifically talking about the Spanish conquest of the Americas
las elecciones
elections
la derecha
right-wing
el derecho
legal right, like the right to free speech
los derechos humanos
human rights
el exilio
exile
el gobierno
government
el golpe de estado
military coup or a coup d'etat - when the military overthrows the government
la guerra
war
la guerra civil
civil war
la justicia
justice
la injusticia
injustice
la igualdad
equality
la desigualdad
inequality
la izquierda
left-wing
la ley
law - can be used both generally to talk about the law or can be used to refer to a specific law
la libertad (de opinión, de expresión, de pensamiento, de movimiento, etc)
freedom of opinion, of speech, of thinking, of movement, etc
la mayoría
the majority
el partido político
political party
la prisión
prison
la cárcel
jail
la revolución
revolution
la tortura
torture
el capitalismo
capitalism
el comunismo
communism
la democracia
democracy
la dictadura
dictatorship
el fascismo
fascism
la monarquía
monarchy
la república
republic
el socialismo
socialism
el terrorismo
terrorism
los desaparecidos
missing persons - used to refer to people who were "disappeared" by their own governments, often associated with the Dirty Wars [see cultural reading]
el ejército
army
la armada
the navy - often used in a historical context
la fuerza aérea
air force
la marina
the Navy - often used in a modern context
los marines
the Marines - this is only used to refer to the U.S. Marine Corps
el/la exiliado
a person living in exile
el héroe / la heroína
hero
el/la indígena
indigenous person - used to refer both to the groups of people who were in the Americas prior to the arrival of Europeans and to modern people who are the descendants of these groups
el líder
leader
el militar
soldier
el/la prisionero/a político/a
political prisoner
la víctima
victim
el villano
villain
cobarde
cowardly
valiente
brave
compasivo
compassionate
autoritario
authoritarian
débil
weak
fuerte
strong
egoísta
selfish
generoso
generous
honrado
honest
hipócrita
hypocrite
injusto
unjust, unfair
justo
just, fair
leal
loyal
traidor
treacherous - often used as a noun un traidor, even though it is also an adjective
apoyar
to support, in the sense of supporting a candidate or a cause
arrestar
to arrest
asesinar
to murder, assassinate
cooperar
to cooperate
desarrollar
to develop
durar
to last
elegir
to elect or choose - this is a stem-changing verb that uses "i" in both the present and the preterit (e→i
eliminar
to eliminate
estar a favor de
to be in favor of, support
estar en contra de
to be against something, to oppose
lograr
to achieve
luchar
to fight or struggle - can be used in the sense of combat but also to fight against something or to fight for something
matar
to kill
perdonar
to forgive
perseguir
to persecute
sublevarse
to rebel against something or someone, only used when referring to an armed rebellion
votar
to vote
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