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Spanish 201, Ch. 5

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