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Capítulo 28

The Military in Latin America

TermDefinition
el adiestramiento training
el adversario adversary
el antiterrorismo counterterrorism
el armamento armament
las armas de destrucción masiva weapons of mass destruction
la ayuda humanitaria humanitarian aid
el batallón battalion
el blanco target
el brazo armado armed wing
los Cascos Azules Blue Helmets
la capacitación training
el/la combatiente fighter, combatant
el Consejo de Seguridad Security Council
el cuartel militar military barracks
la desaparición forzada forced disappearance
el despliegue deployment (troops)
la detención arrest
el dominio control
los efectivos troops
las filas militares military ranks
la fuerza de intervención intervening force
la guerra psicológica psychological warfare
la guardia nacional national guard
los insurgentes insurgents/rebels
la militarización militarization
la misión de paz peace mission
la operación militar military operation
la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) United Nations (UN)
el orgullo pride
el patriota patriot
la patrulla patrol
los policías militares military police
la proliferación proliferation
el recluta recruit
el reto challenge
la seguridad nacional national security
la tarea conjunta joint task
el teatro de operaciones theater of operations
el transporte de carga cargo transportation
el traslado sanitario medical transfer
los uniformados military personnel
el visor nocturno night viewer/sight
el vuelo de observación observation flight
la alianza alliance
el anfitrión host/host country
la campaña campaign
el canciller foreign minister
el cumplimiento fulfillment
la enmienda amendment
el Estado fallido failed State
el decreto decree
el dirigente leader
la función role/function
el ministro secretary
el reemplazo replacement
la cadena perpetua life sentence
el cargo charge
la comisión de delitos criminal act
la condena sentence
la demanda lawsuit/demand
los derechos humanos human rights
el derecho internacional international law
la pena máxima maximum sentence
el veredicto verdict
el aporte/aportación contribution
el contribuyente taxpayer
la crisis crisis
el desarrollo sustentable sustainable development
el desorden público civil unrest
el disidente dissident
el disturbio riot
el egresado alumnus, graduate
la honestidad honesty/integrity
la inestabilidad instability
el pacifismo pacifism
el patrimonio patrimony/assets
la paz social social peace
la penuria scarcity
el puesto de trabajo work position/station
la seguridad security/safety
el sindicalista trade unionist
la violación violation/rape
apuntar to point
asesorar to advise
asfixiar to choke/strangle
aspirar to aspire to
atentar contra to attack, to put at risk
asistir to attend/aid
atravesar (ie) cross/go through
brindar to give, to provide
carecer to lack
combatir to combat/fight
constatar to confirm
culpar to blame
cumplir to fulfill/keep (promise)
debatir to debate
defender (ie) to defend
denominar to refer to
desempeñar to carry out
desmovilizar to demobilize
desplegar (ie) to deploy (troops)
destacar to stand out
detonar to detonate
discutir to discuss
disuadir to deter/dissuade
dotar to supply
dudar to doubt
encontrarse (ue) to be located
enfrentar to confront
entregar to deliver/betray/turn in
exigir to demand
fundar to found
garantizar to guarantee
guardar to keep/save/guard
humillar to humiliate
infligir to inflict
interceptar to intercept
jurar to swear
mantener to maintain
movilizar to mobilize
negar (ie) to deny
pertenecer to belong
postularse to run for office
promover (ue) to promote
progresar to progress
rechazar to reject
renunciar to give up/renounce
respaldar to back, to support
retroceder to go back
salvaguardar to safeguard
suscribir to sign/subscribe
bélico warlike
carente lacking
castrense military
contrainsurgente counterinsurgency
culpable guilty
heroico heroic
lucrativo profitable
marginado marginalized
oculto hidden
subversivo subversive
abrir fuego to open fire
cabe mencionar it is worth mentioning
ceder la palabra to give the floor
dar de baja to dismiss/discharge
dar resultados to produce results
estar dispuesto a to be willing to
pasar la página to turn the page
poner a disposición de to put at the disposition of
rendir homenaje a to pay homage to
restablecer el orden to restore order
salirse de control to get out of control
ser dudoso que to be doubtful that
velar por la seguridad to watch over the security
a raíz de as a result of
como balde de agua fría shock/disappointment
el cumplimiento del deber in the line of duty
en cumplimiento con/a in compliance with
en definitiva all things considered
en el marco de in the context of
en materia de in matters of
es decir that is
salvo except
el acontecimiento event
la arbitrariedad arbitrariness
la discrepancia discrepancy
la diseminación dissemination
la disuación deterrence/dissuasion
la paradoja paradox
la polémica polemic/controversy
la prudencia prudence/caution
la voluntad will/willpower
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