Unit 4 Vocab (lesson 1-3) Flashcards

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valores:

grado de utilidad o aptitud de las cosas, para satisfacer las necesidades o proporcionar bienestar o deleite

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values:

degree of utility or fitness of things, to satisfy needs or to provide well-being or delight

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corrupción:
en las organizaciones, especialmente en las públicas, práctica consistente en la utilización de las funciones y medios de aquellas en provecho, económico o de otra índole, de sus gestores

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corruption:
in organizations, especially public ones, a practice of consisting in the use of the functions and means of those for the benefit, ecnomonic or otherwise, of their managers

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patriótico:

perteneciente o relativo al patriota o a la patria

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patriotic:

belonging to or relating to the patriot or the fatherland

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encuestados:

que participa en una encuesta. dicho de una persona que es interrogada para una encuesta

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the surveyed:

who participates in a survey. said of a person being questioned for a survey

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críticos:
examen y juicio acerca de alguien o algo y, en particular, el que se expresa públicamente sobre un espectáculo, un libro, una obra artística, etc.

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critics:
examination and judgement about someone or something and, in particular, the one who expresses publically about a show, a book, an artistic work, etc.

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iconos:
signos que mantiene una relación de semejanza con el objeto representado; por ejemplo, las señales de cruce, badén o curva en las carreteras

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icons:
signs that maintain a relationship of similarity with the represented object; for example, junction, speed bump or curve signs on highways

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marchoso:

dicho de una persona que se distingue por sus galanteos, juergas y lances de la vida airada

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lively:

said of a person who is distinguished by his courtship, revelry and sets of angry life

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estereotipo:

imagen o idea aceptada comúnmente por un grupo o sociedad con carácter inmutable

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stereotype:

image or idea commonly accepted by a group or society with immutable character

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domiciliarias:

que se ejecuta o se cumple en el domicilio del interesado

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domiciliary:

that is executed or carried out at the domicile of the interested party

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intocables:

que no se puede tocar

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untouchables:

that cannot be touched

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bienestar:

vida holgada o abastecida de cuanto conduce a pasarlo bien y con tranquilidad

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wellness:

a comfortable or stocked life with all that leads to having a good time and peace of mind

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deleite:

placer del ánimo

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delight:

mood pleasure

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ritos:

costumbres o ceremonias

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rites:

customs or ceremonies

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exorbitantes:

excesivos, exagerados

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exorbitant:

excessive, exaggerated

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torá:

libro de la ley de los judíos

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Torah:

Jewish law book

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chambelanes:

camarlengos, gentilhombres de cámara; escogidos por la quinceañera quienes la acompañaran en el desfile y las fotos

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chambelanes:

camerlengos, gentlemen of the chamber; chosen by the quinceanera who will accompany her in the parade and the photos

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arraigada:

amarradura de un cabo o cadena

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rooted:

mooring a rope or chain

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transición:

acción y efecto de pasar de un modo de ser o estar a otro distinto

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transition:

action and effect of passing from one way of being to another

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carroza:

coche grande, ricamente vestido y adornado

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float (parade):

large car, richly dressed and adorned

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pastel:

también torta, bizcocho, ponqué: de inmenso tamaño y belleza

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pie:

also cake, sponge cake, pound cake: of immense size and beauty

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escolta:

joven que acompaña a la quinceañera

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shooting guard:

young man accompanying the quinceanera

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zapatos de taco:

tipo de zapato por el cual es cambiado el zapato de taco bajo, símbolo de crecimiento

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heels:

type of shoe for which the low-heeled shoe is traded; symbol of growth

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baile de honor:

vals que hace la quinceañera con su padre o familiar cercano

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dance of honor:

waltz that the quinceanera does with her father or close relative

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familia extendida:

es la formada por los padres, los hijos y algún otro familiar consanguíneo

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extended family:

It is the one formed by parents, children and some other blood relative

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familia nuclear:
es la formada por los padres y los hijos, los padres sin hijos, o bien uno de los padres con hijos cuando el otro muerto, se ha retirado o divorciado

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nuclear family:
is the one formed by parents and children, parents without children, or one parent with children when the other died, has retired or divorced

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generalidad:

vaguedad o falta de precisión en lo que se dice o escribe. cosa que de esa manera se dice o escribe

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generality:

vagueness or lack of precision in what is said or written. something that is said or written that way

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generacionales:

pertenecientes o relativos a una generación de coetáneos

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generational:

belonging to or relating to a generation of contemporaries

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hortalizas:

plantas comestibles que se cultivan en las huertas

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vegetables:

edible plants that are grown in gardens

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refrán:

dicho agudo y sentencioso de uso común

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saying (catch phrase):

acute and sententious saying in common use

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granja:

finca dedicada a la cría de animales

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farm:

farm dedicated to animal husbandry

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independiente:

que no tiene dependencia, que no depende de otro

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Independent:

that does not have dependency, that does not depend on another

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árbol genealógico:

cuadro descriptivo, la mayoría de las veces en forma de árbol, de los parentescos en una familia

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family tree:

descriptive picture, most often in the form of a tree, of the relationships in a family

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muletilla:

voz o frase que se repite mucho por hábito

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tag (catch phrase):

voice or phrase that is repeated a lot out of habit

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piropo:

lisonja, requiebro

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compliment:

flattery, compliment

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abalorio:

conjunto de cuentas agujereadas, con las cuales, ensartándolas, se hacen adornos y labores

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trinket:

set of perforated beads, with which, by stringing them, ornaments and work are made

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gorguera:

adorno del cuello, hecho de lienzo plegado y alechugado

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ruff:

colar ornament, made of folded and tuffed canvas (like olden day colars)

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ingenio:

conjunto de aparatos para moler la caña obtener el azúcar. fince que contiente el cañamelar y las oficinas de beneficio

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ingenuity:
set of apparatuses for grinding cane to obtain sugar. fince that contains the sugar cane plantation and the benefit offices

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repujado:

acción y efecto de repujar. obra repujada

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embossing:

action and effect of embossing; engrained work

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taita:

voz infantil con que se designa al padre

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daddy: 
childish voice (or POV) with which the father is designated