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Capitulo Dos
Buen Viaje lll Paises Andinos
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| agrio(a) | sour |
| caluroso(a) | hot (climate) |
| escaso(a) | scarce |
| lluvioso(a) | rainy |
| nevado(a) | snow-covered |
| cultivar | to cultivate |
| la papa | the potato |
| la precipitacion | the precipitation |
| el choclo | corn |
| el balcón | balcony |
| el criollo(a) | Creole |
| la cuerda | string (instrument) |
| el/la indígena | indigenous person |
| la madera | wood |
| la materia prima | raw material |
| el nudo | knot |
| el oro | gold |
| el piso | apartment |
| la plata | silver |
| la plaza | town square |
| el quipu | a systen of cords and knots used by indigenous people of Peru to count |
| el tejido | weave |
| acomadado(a) | well-off; rich |
| bello | beautiful |
| colonial | colonial |
| apoyar | to support |
| contar(ue) | to count |
| situarse | to be situated |
| soler(ue) | tend to |
| subyugar | to subjugate |
| tejer | to weave |
| el/la tejedor(a) | weaver |
| el bolsillo | |
| la cartera | wallet |
| el/la carterista | pickpocket |
| la comisaría | police station |
| el crimen | crime |
| la denuncia | report (police) |
| el robo | robbery |
| la víctima | victim |
| empujar | to push |
| quitar | to take off; remove |
| robar | to rob |
| mientras | while |
| la ceniza | ash |
| el cielo | shy |
| la destrucción | destruction |
| esperar | to hope |
| la erupción | erruption |
| el/la habitante | inhabitant |
| el hango | mushroom |
| el puebla | town |
| la tregua | truce |
| el volcán | volcano |
| cubierto(a) | covered |
| despejado(a) | clear (weather) |
| violento(a) | violent |
| volcánico(a) | volcanic |
| alcanzar | to reach |
| causar | to cause |
| desvanecer | to dissipate |
| reubicar | to relocate |
| ubicar | to be located |
| el consejo | advice |
| la sonrisa | smile |
| la viuda | widow |
| acogedor | welcoming (personality) |
| agradable | pleasant |
| mayor | elderlu; older |
| donar | to donate |
| renegar(ie) | to deny |
| respetar | to respect |