Helpful Vocab for LCDBA Flashcards
trousseau
(the clothes, household linen, and other belongings collected by a bride for her marriage)
el ajuar
illiteracy
el analfabetismo
physical punishment
el castigo corporal
sought after
codiciado/a
conservatism
el conservadurismo
to woo
cortejar
female servant
la criada
to express condolences
dar el/los pésame(s)
to disinherit
desheredar
dowry
la dote
married for the second time
en segundas nupcias
to bury
enterrar
to pass away
fallecer
outsider
el/la forastero/a
to inherit
heredar
(un)faithfulness
la (in)fidelidad
tear
la lágrima
litany (short, one-sentence prayer)
la letanía
mourning
el luto
beggar
el/la mendigo/a
courtship
el noviazgo
proposal
el pedido de mano
suitor
el pretendiente
well-to-do (wealthy)
pudiente
purity
la pureza
reign
el reinado
bars (e.g. on a window)
las rejas
fame/well-known
el renombre
to pray
rezar
landowners
los terratenientes
neighbour
el/la vecino/a
to hold a vigil/wake
velar
wake/vigil
el velatorio
widow(er)
el/la viudo/a
