Rigoberta Menchú Vocab Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
Q
el/ la indígena
A
native (indigenous person) plural = los indígenas
2
Q
convertirse
A
to become
3
Q
el sufrimiento
A
suffering
4
Q
galardonar, conceder, otorgar
A
to award, to grant
5
Q
el premio
A
prize/ award
6
Q
las fuerzas de seguridad
A
security forces (of the government)
7
Q
tras or despues
A
after
8
Q
el reconocimiento
A
recognition
9
Q
la lucha
A
fight
10
Q
la aldea
A
village
11
Q
el campesino
A
peasant, farmer
12
Q
la finca/ la granja
A
farm
13
Q
el jornal
A
daily wage, salary
14
Q
realizar
A
to carry out/ accomplish
15
Q
la tarea del doméstico (la tarea doméstica)
A
housework
16
Q
el testigo
A
witness
17
Q
el asesinato
A
murder
18
Q
los terratenientes
A
(wealthy) landowners
19
Q
el tratamiento
A
treatment
20
Q
la propiedad
A
property
21
Q
despojar
A
to take away, strip from one’s possession
22
Q
el terreno
A
plot of land
23
Q
el vecino
A
neighbor
24
Q
carbonizado/ incinerado
A
burned (to death)
25
la embajada
embassy
26
sangriento
bloody (la sangre-blood)
27
lanzar
to launch
28
la sede
seat (of power), headquarters
29
secuestrado (a)
abducted (secuestrar- to abduct)
30
asesindao (a)
murdered (asesinar- to murder)
31
los paramilitares
paramilitary (Civilians who organize themselves to fight against the rebels- often with the "unofficial" support of the government)
32
el exilio
exile
33
el grupo guerrillero, la guerilla
rebel group (against government)
34
la campana
bell
35
propio
own (my own house)
36
festejar
to celebrate
37
la concesión
granting, awarding
38
vigilar
to watch over, keep an eye on
39
derrotado (a)
defeated (derrotar- to defeat)
40
ambos (as)
both
