Topic vocabulary: fights and violence

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  1. to retreat
    retirarse, rendirse
  2. to compromise on sth
    llegar a un acuerdo en un tema
  3. to deter from sth
    disuadir de algo, impedir algo: This failure won't deter me from trying again.
  4. a deterrent
    elemento disuasorio: The alarm was no deterrent for the burglars.
  5. to overcome
    • vencer, ganar control sobre algo: He overcame his shyness and asked her out.
    • abrumar: She was overcome by the emotion of the occasion. She was overcome with grief.
    • (humo) hacer perder el conocimiento: She was overcome by smoke.
  6. an outbreak
    brote, estallido
  7. a treaty
    tratado
  8. a truce
    tregua
  9. the armed forces
    Las Fuerzas Armadas
  10. to enlist
    alistarse (en el ejército)
  11. to be conscripted
    ser reclutado
  12. to be drafted
    ser reclutado
  13. a conscientious objector
    objetor de conciencia
  14. to flee (flees, fleeing, fled)
    huir: They fled the country. She fled from the war zone.
  15. to mediate
    mediar

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 nimbusaeta
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 Topic vocabulary: fights and violence
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2012-01-17 23:43:30
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