DLI Ch 28: The Military in Latin America

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la escasez
la escasez
scarcity
la diseminación
la diseminación
dissemination
la paradoja
la paradoja
paradox
la polémica
la polémica
controversy
la prudencia
la prudencia
prudence
la voluntad
la voluntad
willpower
el acontecimiento
el acontecimiento
event
la arbitrariedad
la arbitrariedad
arbitrariness
la discrepancia
la discrepancia
discrepancy
en definitiva
en definitiva
all things considered
en materia de
en materia de
in terms of
es decir
es decir
that is
salvo
salvo
except
a raíz de
a raíz de
as a result of
cabe mencionar
cabe mencionar
it's worth mentioning
dar de baja
dar de baja
to discharge
dar resultados
dar resultados
to produce results
estar dispuesto a
estar dispuesto a
to be willing to
rendir homenaje a
rendir homenaje a
to pay homage to
culpable
guilty
heroico
heroic
lucrativo
profitable
marginado
marginalized
oculto
hidden
subversivo
subversive
bélico
warlike
carente de
lacking in
castrense
military
respaldar
to support
retroceder
to pull back
salvaguardar
to safeguard
suscribir
to subscribe to
negar
to deny
pertenecer
to belong to
postularse
to run for
progresar
to progress
promover
to promote
rechazar
to reject
renunciar
to renounce
guardar
to guard
humillar
to humiliate
infligir
to inflict
interceptar
to intercept
jurar
to swear
mantener
to maintain
movilizar
to mobilize
dudar
to doubt
encontrarse
to be doing
enfrentar
to confront
entregar
to deliver
exigir
to demand
fundar
to found
garantizar
to guarantee
desplegar
to deploy
destacar
to stand out
detonar
to detonate
discutir
to discuss
disuadir
to dissuade
dotar
to equip with
culpar
to blame
cumplir
to fulfill
debatir
to debate
defender
to defend
denominar
to refer to
desempeñar
to carry out
desmovilizar
to demobilize
asistir
to attend
atentar contra
to put at risk
atravesar
to go through
brindar
to give
carecer
to lack
combatir
to combat
constatar
to confirm
apuntar
to point
asesorar
to advise
asfixiar
to strangle
aspirar
to aspire to
la seguridad
security
el/la sindicalista
trade unionist
la violación
violation
el egresado
graduate
la honestidad
integrity
la inestabilidad
instability
el pacifismo
pacifism
el patrimonio
patrimony
la penuria
dearth
el puesto de trabajo
position
el aporte
contribution
el/la contribuyente
taxpayer
la crisis
crisis
los derechos humanos
human rights
el/la disidente
dissident
el disturbio
riot
el veredicto
verdict
la cadena perpetua
life sentence
el cargo
charge
la condena
sentence
la demanda
lawsuit
la función
function
el ministro
secretary
el reemplazo
replacement
la anfitriona
hostess
la campaña
campaign
el/la canciller
Foreign Secretary
el cumplimiento
fulfillment
el decreto
decree
el/la dirigente
leader
la enmienda
amendment
la alianza
alliance
el/la patriota
patriot
la patrulla
patrol
la proliferación
proliferation
el/la recluta
recruit
el reto
challenge
el uniformado
police officer
combatiente
combatant
el despliegue
deployment
la detención
arrest
el dominio
control
los efectivos
forces
insurgente
insurgent
el orgullo
pride
el ranking
ranking
el adiestramiento
training
el adversario
adversary
el armamento
armament
el batallón
battalion
el blanco
target
la capacitación
training
el terrorismo
terrorism
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