Spanish Flashcards

A DLPT Spanish passage uses the subjunctive: 'Es importante que los soldados mantengan la disciplina.' What does this sentence convey?

Answer: It is important that soldiers maintain discipline

The subjunctive 'mantengan' after 'es importante que' expresses the importance of soldiers maintaining discipline.

On the DLPT, a reader encounters 'inteligencia de señales.' In a military intelligence context, what does this phrase refer to?

Answer: Signals intelligence (SIGINT)

'Inteligencia de señales' translates directly to 'signals intelligence' (SIGINT), referring to intelligence gathered from electronic signals.

A DLPT listening passage uses the phrase 'en vísperas del ataque.' What does 'en vísperas de' mean in this military context?

Answer: On the eve of / just before the attack

'En vísperas de' means 'on the eve of' or 'just before,' indicating the period immediately preceding an event.

A DLPT Spanish text refers to 'un alto al fuego.' What is being described?

Answer: A ceasefire

'Alto al fuego' literally means 'halt to fire,' which is the Spanish term for a ceasefire.

In a DLPT reading passage, the phrase 'despliegue de tropas' appears in a news article about a border dispute. What does 'despliegue de tropas' mean?

Answer: Deployment of troops

'Despliegue' means 'deployment' or 'deployment/unfolding,' so 'despliegue de tropas' refers to troop deployment.

A DLPT passage describes a leader who acts 'de manera encubierta.' How is the leader acting?

Answer: In a covert/undercover manner

'Encubierto' means 'covert' or 'undercover,' so 'de manera encubierta' means acting in a covert manner.

When studying for the DLPT Spanish section, a test-taker reads about 'guerrilla urbana.' What does this term describe?

Answer: Urban guerrilla warfare involving irregular fighters in a city

'Guerrilla urbana' refers to urban guerrilla warfare, which involves irregular or asymmetric combat tactics in city environments.