Vocab lección 5 Flashcards
caníbal (m.)
cannibal
canoa
canoe
chicle (m.)
chewing gum
cuate (m.)
twin
guajolote (m.)
turkey
guano
fertilizer
hamaca
hammock
huracán (m.)
hurricane
indígena (m.f.)
native
maíz (m.)
maize, corn
pampa
plain
petate (m.)
sleeping mat
tabaco
tabacco
bárbaro(a)
cruel
castigo
punishment
con maldad
with malice
contragolpe (m.)
counterattack
derrocamiento
overthrow
jesuita (m.f)
jesuit
mano de obra
labor
vacío
emptiness, meaningless
acuerdo
agreement
banda
strip
demora
delay
represa
dam
rumbo
direction
seno
bosom
sin rodeos
without complications
aldea
village
alrededor
around
amistoso(a)
friendly
aprovisionamiento
supplies, provisions
artesanal (m.f)
handicraft
atraído(a)
attracted
cantidad
a large number
enfrentarse
to confront
ganadero(a)
ranching, cattle-raiser
impartir
to teach, to impart
mestizaje (m.)
mixture of white and indian races
nave (f.)
ship
reducción (f.)
mission
tasa
rate
acreedor(a)
deserving
arpista (m.f)
harpist, harp player
célebre (m.f.)
famous
competir (i)
to compete
desilzarse
to glide
dictar
to give
elogiado(a)
praised
innato(a)
innate, natural
orgullo
pride
virtiosismo
virtiosity
acoger
to receive, to welcome
invertir (ie)
to invest
jurar
to swear in
Aniversario de la revolución
Anniversary of the revolution
Año Nuevo
New Year’s Day
carnaval
carnival
cinco de mayo
may fifth
cumpleaños
birthday
día de la bandera
flag day
día de la constitución
constitution
día de la independencia
independence day
día de los enamorados
Valentine’s Day
Día de los inocentes
April fool’s day
día de los muertos
day of the dead
día de las madres
mother’s day
día de los padres
fathers day
día de los reyes magos
epiphany
Día del santo
saint’s day
día del trabajador
labor day
día feriado
holiday
fiesta local
local holiday
nochevieja
news year’s eve
pascua florida
easter
bancarrota
bankruptcy
castigado(a)
affected, punished
índice (m.)
index
propoetario
landowner
quedar
to remain
reprimir
to repress, to suppress
abarcar
to cover
compenetrado(a)
committed
defunción (f.)
death
disponer
to arrange
duelo nacional
national mourning
invadido(a)
invaded, attached
manejado(a)
controlled, managed
margen (m.)
side
prensa
press
proveniente
coming from
velatorio
wake
asimismo
likewise
beca
scholarship
contagio
contagion
delito
crime, offense
ejercer
to practice, to exert
rioplatense (m.f)
of/from the River Plate region
vocero(a)
spokesperson