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el analfabetismo
illiterate
la campaña de alfabetización
the Cuban(Fidel Castro) mission to make their country more literate
alfabetizar
to teach someone literacy
poner el grito en el cielo
to complain out of anger and indignation
adinerado
adjective meaning has a lot of money
apartado
remote, apart
el farol
a lamp
el/la brigadista
a member of a brigade
la finca
farm, a rural house
la huella digital
a thumbprint
la hamaca
the hammock
Playa Girón
Cuban name for Bay of Pigs beach
pasar un susto (llevarse un susto)
to be scared
estar muerto de miedo
to be really really scared
el machismo
believe women are inferior to men
el tabú
something that is forbidden or taboo
desfilar (el desfile)
to march in line or formation(to parade, parade)
deprimente (deprimir)
depressing, to be depressed
abordar
to address, tackle, deal with
plantearse
to stop to consider something
plantear
to bring up or raise a topic or problem
oprimido(oprimir)
oppressed
explotado(explotar)
exploited
mayoritario
adjective form of mayoría
minoritario
adjective form of minoría
la desaparición
the end, cease to exist
el fallecido, fallecer
the death, to die
el régimen
a form of government
imprescindibles
indispensables
el desvío
change of direction
racionamiento
controlled distribution, rationing
calzados
shoes
aseo
cleanliness
los bienes
possessions
balsas
rudimentary boats, rafts
balseros
Those who travel in rafts
abastecer de
to supply
desperdicio
waste, garbage
escombros
debris, rubble
mediante
through
la sede
headquarters
depender de
to depend on
manualidades
arts and crafts
lienzo
canvas
vertedero
garbage dump
demorarse
tardar, restrasarse(to delay)
desatar
to unleash, untie
el estallido
explosión, outbreak
ocultar
esconder, tapar(to hide, to conceal)
el saldo
final result, account balance
el expediente; expediente académico
document corresponding to an issue; transcript
rumbo a
hacia, en dirección a
No quedar(le) [a uno] más remedio que
Left with no choice
No tener más remedio que
Have no choice
La gota que colmó el vaso
The straw that broke the camel’s back
tener celos de
to have jealousy of
estar dispuesto a
to be willing to
el machete
the machete
mulato
African + European
mestizo
Natives + European
la brecha
the gap
derrocar
to topple, overthrow
la solidaridad, solidario
solidarity
el apagón
blackouts
la escasez
the shortage
proveer
to provide
provenir
to come from, to stem from
la responsabilidad, responsable
responsibility, responsible
la mayoría, la mayor parte
the majority
la fuente
the source
la remesa
Money sent from family outside Cuba to Cubans
el delito
The crime
el nido
The Nest?
la jaula
the cage, the jail
la acera
The sidewalk, pavement
las siglas
acronyms, initials