Argentina & Cuba Vocab

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la aminstía

amnesty

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el análisis de sangre

blood test

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asesinato

murder

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asesino

murderer

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asesinar

to murder

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el Campo de concentración

concentration camp

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el captor

captor

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condenar

to sentence, condemn

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denunciar

to inform, report (to police)

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la macana, mentira

lie

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culpable

guilty

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civil

civilian

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el delito

crime, offense

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derechos humanos

human rights

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la desaparición

disappearance

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desaparecer

to disappear

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dictador

dictator

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dictadura

dictatorship

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esposas

handcuffs

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Fuerzas Armadas

Armed Forces

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genocidio

genocide

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golpe militar

military coup

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guerra sucia

dirty war

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indulto

pardon (political)

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junta militar

military government

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militar

military government

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militar

military person

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nieto

grandson (daughter)

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parto

childbirth

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el poder

power

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la prensa

press

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el régimen

regime

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la tortura

torture

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la violencia

violence

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adoptar

to adopt

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aguantar

to endure

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apoyar

to support

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carecer de

to lack

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empeñarse en

to insist on

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ignorar

to be unaware of

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llevar a cabo

to carry out

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lograr

to attain, achieve

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luchar (contra)

to fight (against)

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procesar

to try (in court)

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reprimir

to repress

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secuestrar

to kidnap

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secuestrado

kidnapped

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el secuestro

kidnapping

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sospechar

to suspect

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violar

to violate, rap

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adoptado

adopted

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adoptivo

adoptive

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atado

tied up

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embarazada

pregnant

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militar

military (adjective)

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subversivo

subversive (rebel)

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la picana (eléctrica)

electric shock (torture)

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el submarino

dunking, waterboarding

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dar a luz

to give birth

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el paradero

the whereabouts

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esclavizar

to enslave

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los esclavos

slaves

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la esclavitud

slavery

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el preso

prisoner

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la escasez de

the shortage of

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el ejército

army

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a mediados de (el siglo)

in the middle of

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denunciar

to denounce, to condemn

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derribar

to demolish, to bring down

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derrocar

to overthrow, to oust

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el cuartel

barracks

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invadir

to invade

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gozar de

to enjoy

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empresa

company

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apoderarse

to take over, to come to power

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vencer

to conquer

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importar (de en)

to import (from)

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exportar (a)

to export (to)

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exiliarse

to go into exile

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los exiliados

exiles

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malversar (malversado)

to embezzle (embezzled)

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ejecutar

to execute, to carry out

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refugiarse

to take refuge

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aislar

to isolate

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los partidarios de

followers/supporters of

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el sincretismo (la fusión de varias culturas)

Syncretism

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el crisol

melting point