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Rumbos Ch 1-2
NC State FLS 202 Vocab for Ch. 1 and 2
| Spanish Word | English Word |
|---|---|
| La ascendencia | Heritage, nationality |
| El atractivo | Attraction |
| El clima | Climate |
| El condado | County |
| Antiguo(a) | Old |
| Indígena | Indigenous |
| Compartir | To share |
| Disfutar | To enjoy |
| El acantilado | Cliff |
| El altiplano | High plateau |
| El altura | Height, altitude |
| La bahía | Bay |
| El cerro | Hill |
| La cordillera | Mountain chain |
| El desierto | Desert |
| La isla tropical | tropical island |
| El mar Medeterráneo/mar Caribe | Mediterranean/Caribbean Sea |
| El sitio | Place, location, site |
| El volcán | volcano |
| El amanecer | Sunrise |
| El chubasco | Heavy rain shower |
| El huracán | Hurricane |
| El neblina | Fog |
| La puesta del sol | Sunset |
| La tormenta | Storm |
| Despejado(a) | Clear(skies) |
| Encantador(a) | Charming |
| Húmedo(a) | Humid |
| Montañoso(a) | Mountainous |
| Plano(a) | Flat |
| Seco(a) | Dry |
| Soleado(a) | Sunny |
| Llover | To rain |
| Nevar | To snow |
| (Estar) en el borde | (To be) on the egde |
| (Estar) en las afueras | (To be) on the outskirts |
| (Estar) situado(a) | (To be) situated |
| Festejar | To celebrate |
| Desgustar | To taste, to sample |
| Acoger | To welcome |
| Festivo(a) | Festive |
| Exquisito(a) | Exquisite |
| Entretenido(a) | Entertaining |
| El ritmo bailable | Danceable rhyhtm |
| Merengue | (Music) |
| La (musica) salsa/ cumbia/ merengue | Salsa/ cumbia/ merengue |
| El puesto | Booth |
| El premio/ premiar | Award/ to award |
| La pachanga | Party, party music |
| Los fuegos artificiles | Fireworks |
| El escenario | Stage |
| El certamen | Contest |
| El espectáculo | Show |
| Superar(se) | To overcome, to imporve oneself |
| pertener a | to belong to, to pertain to |
| inmigrar | to immigrate |
| influir | to influence |
| establecer | to establish (oneself) |
| destacar(se) | to distinguish (oneself), to stand out |
| asimilarse | to assimilate |
| abundar | to abound, to be abundant |
| los valores/ valorar | values/ to value |
| la población | population |
| el orgullo | pride |
| la minoría | minority |
| el logro | achievement |
| el ícono | icon |
| la etnia/ el grupo étnico | ethnicity/ ethnic group |
| la capa social | social class |
| el (la) chicano(a) | Chicano |
| el (la) boricua | Puerto Rican |
| el aporte | contribution |
| los antepasados | ancestors |
| el anglo(hispano)hablante | English (Spanish) speaker |
| el (la) bisabuelo(a) | great grandfather(grandmother) |
| el (la) hijastro(a) | stepson(stepdaughter) |
| el (la) hijo(a) único(a) | only child |
| el (la) huérfano | orphan |
| el (la) medio hermano(a) | half brother(sister) |
| el (la) primogénito(a) | first born |
| el (la) primo(a) segundo(a) | second cousin |
| el (la) tatarabuelo(a) | great great grandfather(grandmother) |
| el (la) tío(a) abuelo(a) | great uncle(aunt) |
| la niñera | babysitter |
| la segunda pareja | second marriage, second spouse |
| adoptivo(a)/adoptar | adopted/ to adopt |
| el afecto | affection, fondness |
| la disciplina | discipline |
| la (in)fedelidad/ser (in)fiel | (un)faithfulness/to be (un)faithful |
| el fracaso/fracasar | failure/to fail |
| la generación | generation |
| la intimidad/íntimo(a) | intimacy,privacy/intimate,immediate |
| el malentiendo | misunderstanding |
| la pelea/pelear | to fight |
| alternativo(a) | alternative |
| cercano(a) | close |
| duradero(a) | lasting |
| lejano(a) | distant |
| mimado(a)/mimar | spoiled/to spoil |
| castigar | to punish |
| convivir | to live together |
| contar (con) | to count on |
| criar | to raise |
| educar | to educate, to teach manners to |
| favorecer | to favor |
| indipendizarse | to become independant |
| portarse bien,mal | to behave well,poorly |
| proveer | provider/to provide |
| regañar | to scold |
| el bautismo | baptism |
| el funeral | funeral |
| la graduación | graduation |
| Janucá | Chanukah |
| el nacimiento | birth |
| la primer comunión | first communion |
| la quinceañera | fifteenth birthday, Sweet Fifteen |
| el adorno | ornament, decoration |
| la bendición | blessing |
| el candelabro | cadelabra |
| la ceremonia | ceremony |
| la fogata | bonfire |
| el globo | balloon |
| la guirnalda | garland |
| los preparativos | preparation |
| la procesión | procession |
| el regocijo | joy, merriment |
| el sacerdote | priest |
| el villancinco | Christman carol |
| religioso(a) | religious |
| melancolía/melancólico(a) | melancholy/melancholic |
| agadecer | to thank |
| bendecir(la mesa) | to bless (the table) |
| colocar | to hang, to place |
| conmemorar | to commemorate |
| contar chistes | to tell jokes |
| dar el pésame | to offer condolences |
| decorar | to decorate |
| emborracharse | to get drunk |
| envolver regalos | to wrap presents |
| estar de luto | to be in mourning |
| hacer, estar de sobremesa | to be, to stay at the table to talk |
| gastar bromas | to play a (practical) joke |
| rezar | to pray |
| trasnochar | to stay up very late |