aqa a level spanish: el laberinto del fauno - historical and social context

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agudizar

to worsen/exacerbate

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el ahínco

effort/heart and soul

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el ama (f) de llaves

housekeeper

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el bando sublevado

rebel side (name for the pro-Franco Nationalists in the Civil War)

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la burguesía

the bourgeoisie/middle-classes

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el caserío

group of country houses

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el/la cuidadano/a

citizen

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la cola

queue/line

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el cura

priest/pastor

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debilitar

to weaken

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la desigualdad

inequality

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despreciar

to look down on

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destacado/a

prominent/distinguished

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la dictadura

dictatorship

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el ejército

army/armed forces

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el enlace

link

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el ensalzamiento

extolling/praise

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esconder

to hide

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fomentar

to promote/incite

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fracasar

to fail

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el franquismo

Francoism

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el golpe de estado

coup d'etat

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el guerrillero

guerrilla

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humilde

humble

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lanzar

to launch/intiate

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luchar

to fight

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los maquis

anti-Franco Spanish rebels/the resistance

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el poder

power

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la posguerra

post-war era

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proporcionar

to provide

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proveer

to provide

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la rama

branch

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el sacerdote

priest

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sangriento/a

bloody

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la servidumbre

servitude

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suministrar

to supply

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sumir

to plunge

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la valentía

courage/bravery

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los víveres

supplies/provisions