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General Como Agua Para Chocolate Vocab 🌶️🌮🇲🇽 Flashcards

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el ambiente

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atmosphere

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el argumento

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plot

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al comienzo/final de la novela

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at the beginning/end of the novel

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como señala el/la autor(a)

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as the author points out/shows

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el desarrollo de la intriga

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plot development

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el desarrollo lineal

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linear development

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la descripción del paisaje

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description of the landscape

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el desenlace

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outcome, denouement

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el entorno

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environment

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entrelazar las historias

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to interweave the stories

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la escena retrospectiva

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flashback

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el estilo

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style

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un giro inesperado

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an unexpected twist

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la imagen eficaz

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effective image

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el marco histórico/social

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historical/social setting/background

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la metáfora

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metaphor

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la narración en primera persona

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first-person narration

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el/la narrador(a) omnisciente

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omniscient narrator

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la narrativa

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narrative, fiction (genre)

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la novela por entregas

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serialised novel

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la obra

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work

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el personaje

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character

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presagiar

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to foreshadow

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el/la protagonista

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main character

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el punto de vista

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point of view

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recrear el período/la época

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to re-create the period/era

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redactar

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to write, to edit

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el relato

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story

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el resumen del argumento

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plot summary

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la secuencia de los sucesos

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sequence of events

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el sentido de lugar

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sense of place

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el subtema

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sub-plot

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el telón de fondo

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backcloth, backdrop

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la tragedia

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tragedy

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la trama

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plot

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se trata (del amor, etc.)

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it is a question of love etc.

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aconsejar

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to give advice

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el aliento

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breath

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el/la amante

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lover

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anhelar

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to yearn for

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apoyar

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to support

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arriesgarse

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to risk

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asumir

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to come to terms with

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cobarde

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cowardly

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conquistar

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to win over

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consternado/a

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distraught

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el/la criado/a

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servant who lives with a family (lit. raised)

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egoista

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selfish

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enfrentar

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to face

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exultante

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elated

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honrado/a

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honest

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(in)sensible

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(in)sensitive

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la lujuria

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lust

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malvado/a

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evil

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el manicomio

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lunatic asylum

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merecedor(a)

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worthy, deserving

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el/la mulato/a

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mulatto (of mixed white and black race)

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los parientes

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relatives

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el parto

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birth

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el personaje

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character

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el “qué dirán”

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the opinion of others/society

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los quehaceres

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chores

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rechazar

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to reject

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resistente

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resilient

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la sabiduría

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wisdom

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secuestrar, raptar

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to kidnap

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sufrido/a

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long-suffering, uncomplaining

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sumiso/a

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submissive

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testarudo/a

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stubborn

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torpe

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awkward

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el vientre

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womb

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What does ‘abrasador(a)’ mean?

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burning

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What does ‘acomodado/a’ mean?

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well-off

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What does ‘el ambiente’ mean?

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atmosphere

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What does ‘amenazar (con)’ mean?

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to threaten (with)

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What does ‘apasionado/a’ mean?

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passionate

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What does ‘los buenos modales’ mean?

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good manners

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What does ‘casarse (con alguien)’ mean?

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to marry (someone)

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What does ‘casero/a’ mean?

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homely, home-made

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What does ‘el comportamiento’ mean?

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behaviour

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What does ‘la costumbre’ mean?

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custom

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What does ‘cuidar de’ mean?

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to look after

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What does ‘desenfrenado/a’ mean?

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wild, uncontrollable

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What does ‘el destino’ mean?

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fate, destiny

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What does ‘el dolor’ mean?

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grief, sorrow

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What does ‘elegir’ mean?

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to choose

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What does ‘embelesado/a’ mean?

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captivated

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What does ‘indigena’ mean?

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native, indigenous (of the Americas)

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What does ‘la inestabilidad’ mean?

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instability

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What does ‘liberar’ mean?

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to free

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What does ‘la libertad’ mean?

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freedom

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What does ‘luchar’ mean?

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to struggle, fight

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What does ‘el marco’ mean?

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framework

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What does ‘el matrimonio’ mean?

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marriage, matrimony

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What does ‘obedecer’ mean?

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to obey

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What does ‘pedir la mano’ mean?

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to ask for someone’s hand (in marriage)

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What does ‘el placer’ mean?

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pleasure

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What does ‘poderoso/a’ mean?

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powerful

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What does ‘probar’ mean?

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to taste

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What does ‘prohibir’ mean?

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to forbid

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What does ‘la receta’ mean?

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recipe

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What does ‘sabroso/a’ mean?

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tasty

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What does ‘soltero/a’ mean?

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single, unmarried

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What does ‘el sufrimiento’ mean?

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suffering

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What does ‘el trasfondo’ mean?

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background, setting

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What does ‘el vinculo’ mean?

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link, bond

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What does ‘alejar’ mean?

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to move away

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What does ‘alimentar’ mean?

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to feed

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What does ‘amamantar’ mean?

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to breastfeed

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What does ‘la angustia’ mean?

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anguish

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What does ‘ardiente’ mean?

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burning

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What does ‘la boda’ mean?

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wedding

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What does ‘celoso/a’ mean?

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jealous

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What does ‘el cerillo (Méx.)’ mean?

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match

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What does ‘el/la cocinero/a’ mean?

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cook

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What does ‘cuidar’ mean?

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to look after

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What does ‘la desgracia’ mean?

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misfortune

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What does ‘el dolor’ mean?

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pain, sorrow

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What does ‘embarazada’ mean?

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pregnant

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What does ‘encender’ mean?

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to light

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What does ‘la encrucijada’ mean?

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crossroads

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What does ‘enfrentarse a’ mean?

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to face (up to)

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What does ‘estar enamorado/a de’ mean?

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to be in love with

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What does ‘el fantasma’ mean?

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ghost

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What does ‘la felicidad’ mean?

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happiness

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What does ‘el golpe’ mean?

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blow

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What does ‘hervir’ mean?

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to boil

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What does ‘(el/la) indígena’ mean?

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(the native, indigenous (of the Americas)

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What does ‘la mentira’ mean?

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lie

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What does ‘molesto/a’ mean?

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annoyed

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What does ‘nacer’ mean?

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to be born

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What does ‘el pastel’ mean?

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cake

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What does ‘pedir la mano’ mean?

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to ask for someone’s hand (in marriage)

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What does ‘pelearse’ mean?

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to fight, to quarrel

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What does ‘probar’ mean?

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to taste, to try

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What does ‘prohibir’ mean?

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to forbid

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What does ‘el/la rebelde’ mean?

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rebel

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What does ‘la receta’ mean?

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recipe

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What does ‘recuperarse’ mean?

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to recover

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What does ‘la tristeza’ mean?

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sadness

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What does ‘volverse loco/a’ mean?

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to go mad

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What is ‘el acta de nacimiento’?

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birth certificate

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What is ‘el ambiente’?

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atmosphere

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What is ‘el burdel’?

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brothel

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What is ‘el castigo’?

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punishment, chastisement

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What is ‘el caudillo’?

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leader (of a revolution)

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What is ‘el chisme’?

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gossip

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What does ‘chismear/chismorrear’ mean?

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to gossip

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What is ‘el comportamiento’?

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behaviour

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What does ‘cortejar’ mean?

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to court, to woo

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What is ‘la cortesía’?

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politeness

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What is ‘la criada’?

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female servant who grows up with a family (lit. raised)

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What does ‘criollo/a’ refer to?

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Latin American of European origin

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What does ‘desheredar’ mean?

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to disown

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What is ‘la dote’?

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dowry

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What is ‘el epazote’?

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(Méx.) herb tea

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What is ‘la época’?

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era

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What does ‘el/la esclavo/a’ mean?

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slave

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What is ‘el estrato social’?

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social rank or class

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What does ‘exquisito/a’ mean?

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delicious

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What does ‘hacer de casamentero/a, hacer de celestino/a’ mean?

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to matchmake

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What is ‘el hito histórico’?

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historic landmark

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What does ‘el/la huérfano/a’ mean?

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orphan

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What is ‘el lazo’?

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bond

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What is ‘el linaje’?

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ancestry

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What is ‘el marco social’?

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social framework

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What does ‘mestizo/a’ refer to?

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of mixed race (American Indian and white)

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What are ‘los modales’?

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manners

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What is ‘el nahuatl’?

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Nahuatl, language of the Aztecs

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What is ‘la paliza’?

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beating

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What does ‘pudiente’ mean?

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rich

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What is ‘el “qué dirán”’?

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public opinion (lit. the what they will say)

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What does ‘raptar’ mean?

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to kidnap

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What are ‘las reglas’?

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rules

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What does ‘saquear’ mean?

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to ransack

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What is ‘el trasfondo histórico’?

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historical backdrop

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