9-la Vida Rural Flashcards

1
Q

The country (side)

A

El campo

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2
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Peasant / countryman / countrywoman

A

El campesino / la campesina

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3
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Plot

A

El terreno

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4
Q

To have 20 hectares of land

A

Tener 20 hectáreas de terreno

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5
Q

Small plot / strip of land

A

La parcela

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6
Q

To divide into small pieces

A

Parcelar

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7
Q

To depend on agriculture

A

Depender de la agricultura

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8
Q

You can’t live off the land

A

No se puede vivir de la tierra

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9
Q

Market garden

A

La huerta

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10
Q

Property / country estate

A

La finca

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11
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Farm (usually small in northern Spain)

A

La granja

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12
Q

Meadow / pasture

A

La dehesa

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13
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Farm / estate (especially in Andalusia)

A

El cortijo

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14
Q

Smallholding / small farm

A

El minifundio

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15
Q

Large estate

A

El latifundio

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16
Q

Smallholder

A

El minifundista

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17
Q

Owner of a large estate

A

El latifundista

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18
Q

Ownership - problems associated with small or large estates

A

El minifundismo

El latifundismo

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19
Q

Absentee landlord

A

El terrateniente ausente

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20
Q

To inherit a plot

A

Heredar una parcela

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21
Q

Land reform

A

La reforma agraria

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22
Q

To join / form a cooperative

A

Integrarse en una cooperativa

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23
Q

To become a dormitory town

A

Convertirse en ciudad dormitorio

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24
Q

The land

A

La tierra

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25
Q

Agriculture

A

La agricultura

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26
Q

Working the land

A

La labranza de la tierra

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27
Q

Farmer

A

El agricultor / la agricultura

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28
Q

Farming / agricultural area

A

La zona agrícola

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29
Q

Farming village

A

El pueblo agrícola

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30
Q

Arable

A

Arable

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31
Q

To grow potatoes

A

Cultivar patatas

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32
Q

Crops

A

Los cultivos

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33
Q

Produce / crops

A

Los productos

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34
Q

Orange growing

A

El cultivo de naranjas

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35
Q

Olive grower

A

El cultivador / la cultivadora de aceitunas

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36
Q

Olive picker

A

El aceitunero / la aceituna

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37
Q

Olive gathering

A

La recolección de la aceituna

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38
Q

Harvest / crop

A

La cosecha

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39
Q

Combine harvester

A

La cosechadora

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40
Q

To harvest by machine

A

Cosechar a máquina

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41
Q

Mechanisation of agriculture

A

La mecanización de la agricultura

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42
Q

To pick by hand

A

Coger a mano

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43
Q

To reap

A

Segar

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44
Q

Reaping

A

La siega

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45
Q

To plough (up) the land

A

Arar la tierra

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46
Q

Plough

A

El arado

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47
Q

Furrow

A

El surco

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48
Q

To germinate

A

Germinar

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49
Q

To irrigate

A

Irrigar

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50
Q

To water / irrigate

A

Regar

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51
Q

Irrigation channel (used to water plants)

A

La acequia

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52
Q

Drain / outlet

A

El desagüe

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53
Q

Cereals

A

Los cereales

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54
Q

To sow wheat

A

Sembrar trigo

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55
Q

Wheat / wheat field

A

El trigo / el trigal

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56
Q

Maize / maize field

A

El maíz / el maizal

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57
Q

Barley / barley field

A

La cebada / el cebadal

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58
Q

Rice / rice field aka paddy field

A

El arroz / el arrozal

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59
Q

Cabbage / cabbage field

A

La berza / el berzal

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60
Q

Orange / orange grove

A

La naranja / el naranjal

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61
Q

Reed grass / reed grass beds

A

La cañavera / el cañaveral

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62
Q

Olive tree

A

El olivo

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63
Q

Olive grove

A

El olivar

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64
Q

Greens / vegetables

A

Las verduras

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65
Q

Vegetables / garden produce

A

Las hortalizas

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66
Q

The need to modernise the agriculture

A

La necesidad de modernizar la agricultura

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67
Q

Agricultural modernisation programme

A

El programa de modernización agrícola

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68
Q

Greenhouse

A

El invernadero

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69
Q

To grow under plastic

A

Cultivar bajo plástico

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70
Q

To create a sea of plastic

A

Crear un mar de plástico

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71
Q

Organic farming

A

El cultivo orgánico

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72
Q

To favor chemical / organic fertilisers

A

Favorecer abanos químicos / orgánicos

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73
Q

Nitrates soak into the soil

A

Los nitratos calan la tierra

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74
Q

Manure

A

El estiércol

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75
Q

Sterile / waste land

A

La tierra baldía

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76
Q

To leave fallow / set aside

A

Dejar en barbecho

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77
Q

Farm subsidy

A

La subvención agrícola

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78
Q

Common agricultural policy (CAP)

A

La política agraria común (pac)

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79
Q

Rearing cattle and other animals

A

La cría del ganado y otros animales

80
Q

Stockbreeding / cattle raising / cattle farming

A

La ganadería / la industria ganadera

81
Q

Stock / livestock

A

El ganado

82
Q

Stockbreeder / cattle raiser

A

El ganadero / la ganadera

83
Q

Cattle fair

A

La feria de ganado

84
Q

Bullock / steer

A

El novillo

85
Q

Herdsman / cowman

A

El vaquero

86
Q

Meadow / grazing land

A

El prado / la pradera

87
Q

To graze cows

A

Pastar las vacas

88
Q

To have 50 head of cattle

A

Tener 50 reses

89
Q

Dairy farming

A

La industria lechera

90
Q

Dairy herd

A

El ganado lechero

91
Q

To milk cows

A

Ordeñar las vacas

92
Q

Milking

A

El ordeño

93
Q

Cowshed

A

Le establo

94
Q

Farmyard

A

El corral

95
Q

Flock of sheep / goats

A

El rebaño de ovejas / cabras

96
Q

Shepherd

A

El pastor

97
Q

Milk (production) quota

A

La cuota para la producción de la leche

98
Q

Dairy produce

A

Los productos lácteos

99
Q

Mad cow disease

A

El mal / la enfermedad de la vaca loca

100
Q

Transhumance (movement of cattle to new pastures)

A

La trashumancia

101
Q

Meadow / pasture

A

El prado

102
Q

Pig breeding

A

La cría de cerdos

103
Q

Fodder

A

Los piensos

104
Q

The wine industry

A

La industria vinícola

105
Q

Vine

A

La vid

106
Q

Vineyard

A

La viña / el viñedo

107
Q

Wine cooperative

A

La cooperativa vinícola

108
Q

Grape harvest

A

La vendimia

109
Q

Wine-producing establishment

A

La bodega

110
Q

Wine production

A

La vinicultura

111
Q

To produce wine

A

Vinifcar

112
Q

Wine-producing area

A

La región vinícola

113
Q

To bottle

A

Embotellar

114
Q

Bottling

A

El embotellamiento

115
Q

Living in the country

A

Vivir en el campo

116
Q

To breathe pure air

A

Respirar aire puro

117
Q

To enjoy the scenery

A

Disfrutar el paisaje

118
Q

To leave the bustle of the city behind

A

Dejar atrás el bullicio de la ciudad

119
Q

To enjoy the peace and quiet

A

Aprovechar la paz y tranquilidad

120
Q

To live in harmony with nature

A

Vivir en armonía con la naturaleza

121
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To seek a quiet life

A

Buscarse una vida tranquila

122
Q

People have time to talk

A

La gente tiene tiempo para hablar

123
Q

To wake up to bird song

A

Despertarse con el canto de los pájaros

124
Q

To find ones dream cottage in the country

A

Encontrar la Castilla de sus sueños en el campo

125
Q

To cut oneself off in the depths of the countryside

A

Aislarse en lo más hondo del campo

126
Q

The need to improve the road network

A

La necesidad de mejorar la red de carreteras

127
Q

You get to it along a narrow winding road

A

Se llega por una carretera estrecha y tortuosa

128
Q

Full of potholes

A

Lleno/a de baches

129
Q

The lack of services

A

La falta de servicios

130
Q

Lack of public transport

A

La falta de transportes públicos

131
Q

Closure of bus / train routes

A

La supresión de las líneas de autobús / tren

132
Q

It takes quite a long time to get into town

A

Se tarda bastante en llegar a la ciudad

133
Q

To live in a remote village

A

Vivir en un pueblo aislado

134
Q

I’m an emergency

A

En caso de emergencia

135
Q

To cut off water / electricity supplies

A

Cortar el suministro de agua / electricidad

136
Q

You’re not sure of getting the best medical attention

A

No estás seguro/a de que tengas la mejor atención médica

137
Q

Village gossip

A

Los chismes del pueblo

138
Q

What will the neighbours say ?

A

El ‘¿qué dirán?

139
Q

To poke ones nose into other peoples business

A

Meter la nariz en las vidas ajenas

140
Q

The oppressive atmosphere of village life

A

El ambiente opresivo de la vida del pueblo

141
Q

Demographic changes

A

Los cambios demográficos

142
Q

The rural exodus

A

El éxodo rural

143
Q

Emigration / migration (from place of origin not necessarily abroad)

A

La emigración

144
Q

To emigrate

A

Emigrar

145
Q

Foreign workforce

A

Los trabajadores extranjeros

146
Q

To go off to America / Barcelona

A

Marcharse a America / Barcelona

147
Q

Lack of work and opportunities

A

La falta de trabajo y oportunidades

148
Q

In hope of earning more elsewhere

A

Con la esperanza de ganar más fuera

149
Q

To earn more abroad

A

Cobrar más en el extranjero

150
Q

To look for an improvement in ones standard of living

A

Buscarse una mejora del nivel de vida

151
Q

To uproot oneself

A

Desarraigarse

152
Q

To be unable to adapt

A

Ser incapaz de adaptarse

153
Q

To return to where you came from

A

Volver al lugar de origen

154
Q

To diversify

A

Diversificar

155
Q

To encourage the development of tourism

A

Fomentar el desarrollo del turismo

156
Q

To increase the tourist capacity to let rooms

A

Incrementar la capacidad turística alquilar habitaciones

157
Q

Country pursuits

A

Los pasatiempos campestres

158
Q

Hunting / shooting

A

La caza

159
Q

To hunt / to shoot (an animal)

A

Cazar

160
Q

Game reserve

A

El coto de caza

161
Q

Partridge shooting

A

La caza de la perdiz

162
Q

Fox hunting

A

La caza del zorro

163
Q

Hounds

A

Los perros (de caza)

164
Q

To go stag hunting

A

Cazar ciervos

165
Q

Huntsman / woman

A

El cazador / la cazadora

166
Q

Poacher

A

El cazador furtivo

167
Q

Pheasant

A

El faisán

168
Q

Wild boar

A

El jabalí

169
Q

Shotgun

A

La escopeta

170
Q

To shoot at a rabbit

A

Disparar a un conejo

171
Q

To shoot a rabbit (dead)

A

Matar un conejo a tiros

172
Q

To be for / in favour of hunting

A

Estar en pro / a favor de la caza

173
Q

Animal rights

A

Los derechos de los animales

174
Q

Animal rights activist

A

El / la activista de derechos de animales

175
Q

Blood sport

A

El deporte en que se mata a un animal

176
Q

To be against cruel sports

A

Estar en contra de los deportes crueles

177
Q

To shoot / bring down a bird

A

Abatir un ave

178
Q

Lead shot

A

La perdigonada

179
Q

To tear the quarry to pieces

A

Despedazar la presa

180
Q

You have to ask yourself whether hunting is cruel or not

A

Hay que preguntarse si la caza es cruel o no lo es

181
Q

Seal culling

A

La matanza selectiva de focas

182
Q

Association for the defence of animal rights

A

ADDA / la Asociación para la Defensa de los Derechos de los Animales

183
Q

Fishing / angling

A

La pesca

184
Q

To fish

A

Pescar

185
Q

Fishing rod

A

La caña de pesca

186
Q

Hook

A

El anzuelo

187
Q

Bait

A

El cebo

188
Q

Trout fishing

A

La pesca de la trucha

189
Q

To spend hours on the river bank

A

Pasar horas a orillas Del Río

190
Q

Fishing reserve

A

El coto de pesca

191
Q

Horse

A

El caballo

192
Q

Mare (horse type)

A

La yeuga

193
Q

Stable / stud / horse-breeding establishment

A

La caballeriza

194
Q

Horse riding

A

La equitación

195
Q

To ride a horse / go horse riding

A

Ir/ montar a caballo

196
Q

Pilgrimage / procession (usually to a local shrine)

A

La romería

197
Q

Shrine ( to local saint or Virgin Mary)

A

El santuario