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Buen Viaje 3 Ch 2
for students of BHHS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Agrio(a) | Sour |
| Caluroso(a) | Hot (Climate) |
| Escaso(a) | Scarce |
| Lluvioso(a) | Rainy |
| Nevado(a) | Snow-covered |
| Cultivar | To grow (crops) |
| El choclo, el maíz | Corn |
| La papa | Potato |
| La precipitación | Precipitacion |
| El balcón | Balcony |
| El criollo | A person of Spanish decent who is born in Latin America |
| La cuerda | String (instrument), cord, rope |
| La época | Period of time, epoch |
| El/la indígena | Indigenous (native) people |
| La madera | Wood |
| La materia prima | Raw material |
| El nudo | Knot |
| El oro | Gold |
| El piso | Floor of an apartment |
| La plata | Silver |
| La plaza | Town square |
| El quipu | A system of cords and knots used by the indigenous people of Perú for counting and record keeping |
| El tejedor | Weaver |
| El tejido | Weave; fabric, material |
| Acomodado(a) | Rich |
| Bello(a) | Beautiful, pretty |
| Colonial | Colonial |
| Apoyar | To support |
| Contar(o-->ue) | To count |
| Situarse | To be situated |
| Soler(o-->ue) | To be accustomed |
| Subyugar | To subjugate |
| Tejer | To weave |
| el bolsillo | |
| la cartera | wallet |
| el/la carterista | pickpocket |
| la comisaría | police station |
| el crimen | crime |
| la denuncia | report (police) |
| el/la policía | police |
| el robo | robbery |
| la víctima | victim |
| empujar | to push |
| quitar | to remove |
| robar | to rob |
| mientras | while |
| la ceniza | ash |
| el cielo | sky |
| la destrucción | destruction |
| la erupción | eruption |
| el/la habitante | inhabitant |
| el hongo | mushroom |
| el pueblo | town |
| la tregua | truce |
| el volcán | volcano |
| cubierto(a) | covered |
| despejado(a) | clear (weather) |
| violento(a) | violent |
| volcánico(a) | volcanic |
| alcanzar | to reach, attain |
| causar | to cause |
| desvanecer | to dissipate |
| esperar | to hope |
| reubicar | to relocate |
| ubicar | to be located |
| el consejo | advice |
| la sonrisa | smile |
| la viuda | widow |
| acogedor | welcoming (personality) |
| agradable | pleasant |
| mayor | elderly, older |
| donar | to donate |
| renegar (ie) | to deny |
| respetar | to respect |