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spanish aztecs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| la llorona | crier, weeping lady |
| la derrota | the down fall |
| la malinche | lover, interpreter |
| la esclava | slave |
| pena/angustia | pain |
| el temor | fear |
| los lamentos | regrets |
| averiguar | to find |
| el rostro | la cara |
| el puñal | dagger |
| desaparecer | to disappear |
| el dios | god |
| la diosa | goddess |
| los gritos | shouts |
| sangre | blood |
| el fantasma | ghost |
| la dama | woman |
| los enemigos | enemies |
| las advertencias | warnings |
| el oscuro | dark |
| la mestiza | the mixed blood |
| traicionar | to betray |
| Olvídalo | forget him |
| maldecer | to curse |
| amonestar | to tell off |
| detener | to arrest |
| parecer | to seem |
| enloquecer | to go crazy |
| enamorada | in love |
| altanero | snobby/proud |
| dolorida | hurt |
| asomarse/aparecer | to appear |
| merecer | to deserve |
| gritar | to shout |
| permanecer | to remain/stay |
| despedirse | to say goodbye to |
| vencer | to defeat |
| casarse | to marry |
| arrodillarse | to kneel down |
| entristecer | to become sad |
| temblar | to shake |
| sangrar | to bleed |
| suspirar | to breathe |
| hacer caso | to heed |
| los ejércitos | armies |
| los gemelos | twins |
| los guerreros | warriors |
| las creencias | beliefs |
| el peligro | danger |
| la cima | the top of |
| la ceniza | lava, soot |
| el trono | the throne |
| el tesoro | treasure |
| las fronteras | borders |
| las lágrimas | tears |
| los enemigos | enemies |
| poderoso | powerful |
| ruidosamente | loudly |
| leyenda | legend |
| serpiente | serpent, snake |
| invadir | invade |
| mexica | aztecs |
| calendario | calendar |
| mestizo | person, mixture of spanish and mexican |
| a Malinche Malintzín | Cortés' lover who shared Aztec secrets. Known as the traitor to her race |
| Náhuatl | Aztec language |
| conquistar | to conquerer |
| Hernán Cortés | the conqueror of the Aztec Indians |
| Huitzilopochtli | the aztec god of war and of the sun |
| Tlachtli (o Ollama) | the Aztec/Mayan ball game |
| matar | to kill |
| dios | gods |
| la muerte | death |
| a noche triste | the sad night that Cortés cried because of all the death |
| Cuautémoc | the last Aztec leader |
| Moctezuma II | famous Aztec leader who allowed Cortés in |
| Quetzalcoatl | plumed serpent god- god of knowledge |