CAPC 1. Contenido social e histórico Flashcards

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1
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el acta de nacimiento

A

birth certificate

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2
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el ambiente

A

atmosphere

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3
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el burdel

A

brothel

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el castigo

A

punishment, chastisement

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5
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el caudillo

A

leader (of a revolution)

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el chisme

A

gossip

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7
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chismear/chismorrear

A

to gossip

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8
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el comportamiento

A

behaviour

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9
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cortejar

A

to court, to woo

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9
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la cortesía

A

politness

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10
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la criada

A

female servant who grows up with a family (raised)

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11
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criollo/a

A

Latin American of European origin

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12
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desheredar

A

to disown

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13
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la dote

A

dowry

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14
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el epazote

A

(Mex.) herb tea

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la época

A

era

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el/la esclavo/a

A

slave

17
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el estrato social

A

social rank or class

18
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exquisito/a

A

delicious

19
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hacer de casamentero/a, hacer de celestino/a

A

to matchmake

20
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el hito histórico

A

historic landmark

21
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el/la huérfano/a

A

orphan

22
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el lazo

A

bond

23
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el linaje

A

ancestry

24
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el marco social

A

social framework

25
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mestizo/a

A

of mixed race (American Indian and white)

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los modales

A

manners

27
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el náhuatl

A

Nahuatl, language of the Aztecs

28
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la paliza

A

beating

29
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pudiente

A

rich

30
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el “que dirán”

A

public opinion/what the will say

31
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raptar

A

to kidnap

32
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las reglas

A

rules

33
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saquear

A

to ransack

34
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el trasfondo histórico

A

historical backdrop