SPAN 1300 Unidad 2

abarcar

to cover, to include

acantilado (el)

cliff

acordeón (el)

accordion

aguantar

to put up with / to endure

alegría (la)

joy

alma (el)/almas (las)

soul

amenazar

to threaten

amenaza (la)

threat

apenas

as soon as / barely

apostar

to bet

apoyar

to support

areito

religious song and dance performed by the Taíno

atemorizante

scary

barbería (la)

barbershop

baldosa (la)

floor tiles

bizcocho (el)

sponge cake

brotar

to sprout

capaz (de + verb)

capable (of)

censura (la)

censorship

colgar

to hang

compartir

to share

conciencia (la)

awareness / conscience

crecer

to grow up

criollo/a

someone of European descent born in the Americas

cultivo (el)

crop

chicle (el)

chewing gum

derecho humano (el)

human rights

derrocar

to overthrow

derrotar

to defeat

desafiar

to challenge

desaparecer

to disappear

desarrollo (el)

development

detener(se)

to stop, to stop by

difundir

to disseminate

echar

to throw at / to pour

emboscada (la)

an ambush

encabezar

to lead

encarcelar

to imprison

encubrimiento (el)

a cover-up

enfrentar

to face

ejército (el)

army

estar harto/a/os/as de

to be fed up

herir

to hurt

huir

to flee

incertidumbre (la)

uncertainty

ingresar

to enter / to join

libertad (la)

freedom

lejano/a

far, distant

malvado/a

evil

matar

to kill

mezcla (la)

mix

motivo (el)

reason

murciélago (el)

bat

olvidarse de / olvidar

to forget

oposición (la)

opposition

oriundo/a

native of / originally from

oscuro/a

dark

panfleto (el)

pamphlets

peligro (el)

danger / peril

perseguir

to chase, to persecute

portarse bien / mal

to behave well / to misbehave

rastro (el)

trace

rechazar

to reject

recuerdo (el) / recordar

memory / to remember

régimen (el)

regime

remordimiento (el)

remorse

represalia (la)

reprisal / retaliation

reprimir

to repress / suppress

retrato (el)

portrait / photo

rostro (el)

face / countenance

sangriento/a

bloody

sellar

to seal

sublevarse

to rise up / revolt

superar

overcome

tomar el poder

take power

traidor/a

traitor

tumba (la)

grave / tomb

valiente

brave

vigilar

to watch