Spanish word

antifranquista

Pronunciation

IPA/antifɾaŋˈkista/

Meaning

  • noun (m./f.)opponent of Franco

Example

Durante la guerra muchos antifranquistas lucharon por la libertad.

During the war many opponents of Franco fought for freedom.

Illustration for antifranquista (opponent of Franco)

More examples

Conocí a varias personas antifranquistas en el bar y hablamos sobre política.

I met several opponents of Franco at the bar and we talked about politics.

Core concept

Person holding an anti-Franco banner.

Common phrases

  • conocer a antifranquistas

    meet opponents of Franco

  • discutir con antifranquistas

    argue with opponents of Franco

  • tener familiares antifranquistas

    have anti-Franco relatives

Similar words

opositor: Opposes a government or a specific policy.
resistente: Acts to resist oppression through direct action.
republicano: Supports the Spanish Republic.
exiliado: Lives abroad for political reasons.

Definition in Spanish

Se aplica a quien se muestra contrario al régimen franquista o a las ideas de Franco.

Word origin

The word combines Spanish anti- 'against' with franquista (from Francisco Franco), and the suffix -ista marks a political adherent so antifranquista denotes an opponent of Franco or his regime.

Usage tips

  • In Spanish antifranquista appears as a single word and commonly functions as both a noun and an adjective, unlike English which normally uses 'anti-Franco' with a hyphen.

Other meanings

  • anti-Francoadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • antifranquismoanti-Francoismnoun

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