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Spanish 201, Ch. 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| la costumbre | custom, habit |
| el/la indígena | indigenous person |
| el/la jefe/a | chief |
| el/la mestizo/a | person of half Spanish, half Native-American descent |
| el pueblo | town OR people (nation or ethnic group) |
| el sacerdote | priest |
| el/la anciano/a | old/elderly |
| la bandera | flag |
| el/la campesino/a | peasant |
| el conocimiento | knowledge |
| el consejo | council |
| los derechos humanos | human rights |
| la desigualdad | inequality |
| la fuente | fountain; source |
| el/la generador/a | generator |
| el mercado | market |
| la paz | peace |
| la piedra | rock, stone |
| el poder | power |
| la razón de ser | reason for being |
| el rostro | face |
| el siglo | century |
| el sistema de salud | health system |
| el temor | fear |
| el/la trabajador/a | worker |
| la vez | time |
| la vida | life |
| apresar | to capture |
| atacar | to attack |
| bajar | to lower, go down |
| confiar (en) | to trust (in) |
| demorar (en) | to delay (in) |
| engañar | to deceive |
| impedir (i, i) | to hinder, prevent |
| intentar | to try |
| matar | to kill |
| oscurecer (zc) | to get dark |
| violar | to violate; to rape |
| aislado/a | isolated |
| desheredado/a | disinherited |
| oprimido/a | oppressed |
| rodeado/a | surrounded |
| a la larga | in the long run |
| a su vez | in turn |
| desgraciadamente | unfortunately |
| poco a poco | little by little |
| sobre todo | above all |
| quizá(s) | maybe, perhaps |
| tal vez | maybe |
| la aldea | village |
| la alfabetización | the act of making people literate (noun) |
| el analfabetismo | illiteracy |
| desigual | unequal |
| entero/a | entire, whole |
| el/la esclavo/a | slave |
| explotar | to exploit |
| la guerra | war |
| igual | equal, same |
| la igualdad | equality |
| el maltrato | mistreatment |
| subyugar | to subjugate |
| la conquista | conquest |
| el conquistador | conqueror |
| construir | to build, construct |
| la creencia popular | popular belief |
| el maíz | corn |
| el oro | gold |
| la plata | silver |
| la riqueza | riches, wealth, fortune |
| colaborar | to collaborate |
| conquistar | to conquer |
| cooperar | to cooperate |
| el desastre | disaster |
| explorar | to explore |
| invadir | to invade |
| la opresión | oppression |
| pacífico/a | peaceful |
| precolombino/a | pre-Columbian |
| respetar | to respect |
| las ruinas | ruins |
| el templo | temple |
| contra | against |
| la tierra | land, Earth |
| esencial | essential |
| Pachamama | Mother Earth |
| común | common |
| pobreza | poverty |
| época | historical time; time in a season; epoch; age; period of time |
| hora | time of the day; hour |
| rato | a while |
| ratito // ratico | short while |
| tiempo | time in abstraction; the duration of an action; weather |
| otra vez | again |
| una vez | once // one time |
| dos, tres . . . veces | two, three . . . times |
| primera, segunda . . . vez | first, second . . . time |
| a veces | sometimes |
| otras veces | other times |
| muchas veces | many times |
| cada vez | each time |
| a la vez | at the same time, in addition |
| patrimonio | heritage |
| cotidiano/a | daily |
| en todo caso | in any case |
| cualquier | any |
| cualquier lugar | anywhere |
| fugarse | to escape; to run away |
| O sea | in other words |
| aguantar | to bear, to put up with |
| todavía | still |
| es una lástima | It's a shame, pity |
| es aconsejable | it is advisable |
| propia | own (as in "our own land") |
| sugerencias | suggestions |
| soldado | soldier |
| el bienestar | well-being |
| Debe(s) pensar que . . . | You have to think that . . . |
| Es importante pensar en . . . | It's important to think about . . . |
| Hay que tener en cuenta de que | One has to take into account that . . . |
| Tenemos que darnos cuenta de que . . . | We have to realize that . . . |
| Hay que considerar que . . . | It is necessary to consider that . . . |
| Yo pienso que . . . | I think that . . . |
| Te lo aseguro. | I assure you. |
| No puede ser. | It can't be. |
| alegrarse (de) | to be happy (about) |
| estar triste | to be sad |
| molestar(se) | to bother; (to become upset) |
| sorprender(se) | to surprise; (to be surprised) |
| estar contento/a | to be happy/content |
| lamentar(se) | to regret; (to complain) |
| sentir | to feel |
| tener miedo (de) | to be afraid (of/that) |
| aconsejar | to advise |
| proponer | to propose |
| recomendar | to recommend |
| sugerir | to suggest |
| decir | to say; to tell |
| insistir en | to insist on |
| pedir | to ask for; to order |
| preferir | to prefer |
| rogar | to beg |
| exigir | to demand; to call for |
| mandar | to order; to send |
| ordenar | to order |
| permitir | to allow |
| prohibir | to prohibit |
| dudar | to doubt |
| negar | to deny |
| probablemente | probably |
| posiblemente | possibly |
| salvar | to save (a life) |
| (No) es importante saber que . . . | It is (not) important to know that . . . |
| (No) estoy de acuerdo con . . . | I (don't) agree with . . . . |
| (Yo) (no) opino que . . . | My opinion is (not) . . . |
| A mí (no) me parece que . . . | It (does not) seem(s) to me that . . . |
| (yo) (no) pienso que . . . | I (do not) think that . . . |
| (yo) (no) creo que . . . | I (don't) believe that . . . |
| (no) estoy seguro/a de que . . . | I am (not) sure that . . . |
| Dudo que . . . | I doubt that . . . |
| No hay duda que . . . | There is no doubt that . . . |
| es sorprendente . . . | it's surprising . . . |
| es útil/inútil | it's useful/useless . . . |
| es preferible | it's preferable . . . |
| platicar | to talk, to chat |
| secar | to dry |
| tocar | to touch (to have contact with/to feel); to play |
| agregar | to add; to incorporate |
| obligar | to force |
| pegar | to hit (forcefully); to stick (attach to) |
| alcanzar | to reach |
| avanzar | to advance; to move forward |
| gozar | to enjoy oneself; to enjoy |
| dirigir | to manage; to run |
| escoger | to choose |
| recoger | to pick up; to gather |
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