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SPAN.104.1-2
vocab, chapters 1 and 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| la ascendencia | heritage |
| el atractive | attraction |
| el condado | county |
| antiguo | old |
| indigena | indigenous |
| conpartir | share |
| gozar | to enjoy |
| nacer | to be born |
| el acantilado | cliff |
| el altiplano | high plateau |
| la altura | height |
| el amanecer | sunrise |
| la bahai | bay |
| el cerro | hill |
| el chubasco | heavy rain shower |
| la cordillera | mountain chain |
| el desierto | desert |
| el huracan | hurricane |
| la isla tropical | tropical island |
| el mar mediterraneo | mediterranean |
| el mar caribe | caribbean |
| la neblina | fog |
| la puesta del sol | sunset |
| el relampago | lightning flash |
| la tormenta | storm |
| el trueno | thunder |
| el volcan | volcano |
| estar en el borde | to be on the edge |
| estar en las afueras | to be on the outskirts |
| estar situado | to be situated |
| estar despejado | to be clear skies |
| encantador | charming |
| humedo | humid |
| montanoso | mountainous |
| plano | flat |
| rocoso | rocky |
| seco | dry |
| soleado | sunny |
| llover | rain |
| lloviznar | drizzle |
| nevar | snow |
| el anglo(hispano)hablante | spanish speaker |
| los antepasados | ancestors |
| el aporte | contribution |
| el boricua | puerto rican |
| el chicano | chicano |
| la clase social | social class |
| la etnia | ethnicity |
| el icono | icon |
| el logro | achievement |
| la minoria | minority |
| el orgullo | pride |
| la poblacion | population/village |
| abundar | to abound |
| asimilarse | to assimilate |
| destacar(se) | to make something stand out |
| establecer(se) | to establish (something) |
| influir | to influence |
| inmigrar | to immigrate |
| pertenecer | to belong to |
| superar(se) | to overcome/to improve |
| valorar/los valores | to value/values |
| el certamen | contest |
| el entusiasmo | enthusiasm |
| el escenario | stage |
| es espectaculo | show |
| las fiestas patrias | 4th of july style shit |
| los fuegos artificiales | fireworks |
| la pachanga | party |
| la pista de baile | dance ploor |
| el premio / premiar | award / to award |
| el puesto | booth |
| el ritmo bailable | danceable rhythm |
| alucinante | amazing, incredible |
| entretenido | entertaining |
| exquisito | exquisite |
| festivo | festive |
| verdadero | real, true |
| acoger | to welcome |
| degustar | to taste, sample |
| festejar | to celebrate |
| el bisabuelo | great grandfather |
| el bisnieto | great grandchild |
| el hijo adoptivo / adoptar | adopted child / to adopt |
| el hijastro | stepson |
| el hijo unico | only child |
| el huerfano | orphan |
| el medio hermano | half brother |
| la ninera | baby sitter |
| el primogenito | first born |
| el primo hermano | first cousin |
| el primo segundo | second cousin |
| la segunda pareja | second marriage |
| el tatarabuelo | great great grandfather |
| el tio abuelo | great uncle |
| la comunicacion franca | frank/open communication |
| la crisis | crisis |
| la expectativa | expectations |
| la (in)fidelidad/ser (in)fiel | unfaithfulness / to be (un)faithful |
| la intimidad / privacidad | privacy |
| el malentendido | misunderstanding |
| alternativo | alternative |
| cercano | close |
| cohesivo | cohesive |
| duradero | lasting |
| estable | stable |
| extendido | extended |
| intimo/nuclear | intimate/immediate |
| lejano | distant |
| monoparental | single parent |
| contar con | to count on |
| convivir | to live together |
| criar | to raise |
| educar | to educate |
| fracasar/el fracaso | to fail/failure |
| independizarse | to become independent |
| mimar | to spoil |
| pelear/la pelea | to fight/a fight |
| proveer/el proveedor | to provide/provider |
| rechazar/el rechazo | to reject/rejection |
| reganar | to scold |
| soportar | to tolerate |
| el aniversario (de bodas) | wedding anniversary |
| el bautismo | baptism |
| la cuaresma | lent |
| el dia del santo | day of one's saint name |
| el funeral | funeral |
| la graduacion | graduation |
| januca | chanukah |
| el nacimiento | birth |
| la primera comunion | first communion |
| la quinceanera | 15th birthday |
| el adorno | ornament |
| el candelabro | candelabra |
| la ceremonia | ceremony |
| el cura/sacerdote | priest |
| la fogata | bonfire |
| el blobo | balloon |
| la guirnalda | garland |
| la misa (del gallo) | (midnight) mass |
| el payaso | clown |
| los preparativos | preparations |
| la procesion | procession |
| el regocijo | joy, merriment |
| el villancico | christmas carol |
| melancolico | melancholy |
| religioso | religious |
| agradecer/el agradecimiento | to thank/gratefulness |
| bendecir (la mesa)/la bendicion | to bless (the meal)/blessing |
| colocar | to hang |
| conmemorar | to commemorate |
| consentir en | to agree to |
| contar chistes | to tell jokes |
| dar el pesame | to offer condolences |
| decorar | to decorate |
| emborracharse | to get drunk |
| envolver regalos | to wrap presents |
| estar de luto | to be in mourning |
| (estar/quedarse de) sobremesa | (to be/stay at the table for) table talk |
| hacer/gastar bromas | to play a joke |
| rezar | to pray |
| trasnochar | to say up very late |