Spanish-English Glossary

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a la vista -- (expression) in front of

bomba cazabobos -- (n) booby trap

consigna -- (n) slogan; chant

cuartel -- (n) (Army) Barracks, quarters. (Military) Station; encampment

cuilios -- (n) police agents

departamento -- (n) In Latin America, a geographical administrative department, similar in scope and function to a province.

emboscada de hostigamiento -- (n) stalking ambush

enfrentamiento -- (n) confrontation; conflict

escuadra -- (n) squad

fábrica -- (n) factory

Farabundo Martí -- (5 May 1893 - 1 Feb 1932) Full name: Agustín Farabundo Martí Rodríguez. Marxist-Leninist popular activist and a revolutionary leader.

filas -- (n) ranks

FMLN -- Frente Farabundo Martí para Liberación Nacional or Farabundo Martí for National Liberation Front

hostigar -- (v)To harass; to irritate

ley marcial -- (n) martial law

lucha -- (n) fight; struggle

milicianos -- (n) militiamen

pertrechos -- (n) ammunition and supplies

política exterior -- (n) foreign policy

política interior -- (n) domestic policy

recinto -- (n) facility

socavar -- (v) To erode; to weaken; to ruin

subteniente -- (n) second lietenant

toma -- (n) taking; capture

toque de queda -- (n) curfew

trabajador -- (n) worker, esp. factory worker

trincheras -- (n) trenches

tugurio -- (n) hovel

vencer -- (v) to defeat

zapador -- (n) combat or military engineer