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Span445 Chapter 12
México Flashcards - SPAN445R Chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| vain | vano |
| worshipped | idolatraba |
| had (a leg) buried | hizo enterrar |
| to lead | encabezar |
| puppet | un títere |
| naïve | ingenuo |
| fate | suerte |
| "the Sphinx" | la Esfinge |
| ironlike | férrea |
| steel | acero |
| motto | lema |
| stick | palo |
| shots | tiros |
| prevailed | imperaba |
| the focal point | el foco principal |
| committee | una comisión |
| besieged | asediado |
| blow (hit) | el gope |
| sly | taimado |
| army officer | ambicioso oficial |
| to betray | traicionar |
| became involved | se enfrascaron |
| factions | bandos |
| misdeed | fechorías |
| kind | bondadoso |
| filmed | rodó |
| features | facciones |
| compatriots | coterráneos |
| was in favor of | era partidario de |
| cunning | calculador |
| impoverished | empobrecido |
| manage on his own | valérselas por sí mismo |
| outcome | desenlace |
| suspicions | recelos |
| shrewdly | astutamente |
| custom duties | aranceles de aduana |
| income | ingreso |
| signed receipts | firmaban recibos |
| after plundering | después de saquear |
| ability | pericia |
| retreat | replegarse |
| plain | un llano |
| ditches | acequias |
| awe-inspiring | temible |
| barbed wire barriers | alambradas |
| charges | cargas |
| crashed | se estrellaron |
| milestone | un hito |
| right to strike | derecho a la huelga |
| ambush | una emboscada |
| ineffectual | anodinos |
| protégés | protegidos |
| truce | una tregua |
| He was wrong | se equivocaba |
| complaint | queja |
| was left undivided | se dejaba indivisa |
| spare parts | piezas de repuesto |
| "I am a believer" | soy creyente |
| goals | metas |
| budget | presupuesto |
| schism | una escisión |
| to heal | cicatrizar |
| oil fields | yacimientos |
| welfare state | gebienestar |
| chills | escalofríos |
| dismantle | desmontar |
| unpleasant task | grata tarea |
| comprised | abarcaba |
| to exchange | canjear |
| spread | difundieron |
| fight | fuga |
| stock markets | mercados bursátiles |
| Swiss | Suizo |
| narcotics | estupefacientes |
| mayor | alcalde |
| Basque | vasca |
| talkative | locuaz |
| business administration | administración de empresas |
| unconventional attire | heterodoxo atuendo |
| Texas-style | sombrero tejano |
| to the extent that he could | en lo que pudo |
| tie (in a race) | empate |