SPANISH 319: Unidad 2: La Ola Latina Flashcards

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in-depth

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a fondo

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overwhelming, daunting

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abrumador

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to get bored

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aburrirse

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to end up doing something

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acabar haciendo algo

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cliff, escarpment

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acantilado (m)

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to bring something together

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acercar

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welcoming, friendly

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acogedor/a

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to happen, to occur

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acontecer

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to flatter

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adular

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kindness, gentleness

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afabilidad (f)

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kind, friendly

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afable

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hobby, interest

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afición (f)

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fan, buff, amateur

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aficionado/a

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to isolate oneself

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aislarse

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village

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aldea (f)

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distant, remote

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alejado/a

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high office, high position

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alto cargo (m)

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to amass

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amasar

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to liven something up

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amenizar

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enjoyable, entertaining

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ameno/a

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Anglo-Saxon

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anglosajón/anglosajona

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to work things out, to manage

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apañarse

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fan, enthusiast

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apasionado/a

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attached, clingy

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apegado/a

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barely, hardly, scarcely
apenas
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to knock out, to sweep away
arrasar
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to tie, to bind
atar
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sunset, dusk
atardecer (m)
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very cold, frozen
aterido/a
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to land, to touch down
aterrizar
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city council, town hall
ayuntamiento (m)
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trivial, insignificant
baladí
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balcony
balcón
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bench
banco (m)
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suffocating heat, hot air
bochorno (m)
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Bohemian, unconventional
bohemia/a
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outline, sketch, draft
bosquejo (m)
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cove
cala (f)
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heating
calefacción (f)
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to fool, to con
camelar
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way, path, road
camino (m)
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to lack
carecer
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vote hunting
caza del voto (f)
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nearness, proximity
cercanía (f)
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puddle, pool
charco (m)
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rain jacket
chubasquero (m)
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top, summit
cima (f)
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to charge, to collect
cobrar
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to eat seeds
comer pipas
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to get, to achieve, to obtain
conseguir
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to verify, to confirm
constatar
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well-mannered, courteous
correcto/a de trato
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to be at risk, to be in danger
correr peligro
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to be successful
cosechar éxito
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cosmopolitan, worldly
cosmopolita
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coastal
costero/a
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custom, habit
costumbre (f)
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group of people
cotarro
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to cross the (Atlantic) ocean
cruzar el charco
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inquisitive
curiosón
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course, workshop
cursillo (m)
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shabby
cutre
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weakness
debilidad (f)
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to delight
deleitar
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quickly, in a hurry
deprisa
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to disdain, to disregard, to despise
desdeñar
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river mouth, estuary
desembocadura (f)
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desertion
deserción (f)
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farewell
despedida (f)
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cleared, uncluttered, unclouded
despejado/a
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to travel, to move around
desplazarse
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to highlight, to stand out
destacar
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to stop, to halt, to pause
detenerse
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to lead a group
dirigir el cotarro
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when in Rome, do as the Romans do
Donde fueres haz lo que vieres
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hooked
enganchado/a
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to rehearse, to practice
ensayar
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right away
enseguida
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inlet
ensenada (f)
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connoisseur, pundit
entendendido/a
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envy, jealousy
envidia (f)
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showcase, shop window
escaparate (m)
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scarce, rare
escaso/a
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parked
estacionado
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vignette, print
estampa (f)
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to shake, to tighten, to squeeze
estrechar
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foreign, foreigner
extranjero/a
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abroad
extranjero (m)
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to step up, to intensify
extremar
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extremist
extremista
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façade, front
fachada (f)
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lighthouse, beacon
faro (m)
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ugliness
fealdad (f)
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outsider, foreigner
forastero/a
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chile beans
frijoles con chile (m)
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official, staff member
funcionario/a
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to award, to reward
galardonar
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management
gestion (f)
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tow truck, crane
grúa (f)
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accustomed
habituado/a
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tight, hermetic
hermético/a
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hospitable, welcoming
hospitalario/a
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hostile
hostil
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strike
huelga (f)
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elusive, evasive
huidizo/a
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humble
humilde
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defenceless, helpless
indefenso/a
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undervalued
infravalorado
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college, secondary school, institute
instituto (m)
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never
jamás
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slope, hillside, mountainside
ladera (f)
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to lift, to raise
levantar
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to major in
licenciarse en
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to wear, to shine, to show off
lucir
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composed of a mixture of languages
macarrónico/a
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ripe, mature
maduro
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judiciary
magistratura
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congenial
majo/a
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boardwalk, embankment, sea wall
malecón (m)
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art patron, sponsor
mecenas
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means of transport
medio de transporte (m)
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peach
melocontón (m)
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to be worth it
merecer la pena
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myth
mito (m)
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moldable, malleable
moldeable
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assemble the bookshelf
montar la estantería
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homesickness
morriña (f)
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show business
mundo del espectáculo (m)
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No prophet is accepted at home
Nadie es profeta en su tierra
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opulence, wealth
opulencia (f)
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proud
orgulloso/a
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paradox
paradoja (f)
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paragraph
párrafo (m)
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buying power
poder adquisitivo (m)
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powerful
poderoso/a
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percentage
porcentaje (m)
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advertisement, publicity, propaganda
propaganda (f)
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tip, gratuity
propina (f)
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airlift
puente aereo
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flower stand
puesto de flores
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cigar
puro (m)
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x-ray
radiografía (f)
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rejection
rechazo (m)
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claim
reclamo (m)
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riverside, bank
ribera (f)
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surrounded
rodeado/a
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pilgrimage
romería (f)
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non-profit
sin ánimo de lucro
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sardonic, sly
socarrón/socarrona
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to underline, to underscore
subrayar
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syndrome
síndrome (m)
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tavern
tasca (f)
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terrace
terraza (f)
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to make faces
torcer la cara
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potato omelette
tortilla de patata (f)
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hurdle, impediment
traba (f)
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to elapse to pass
transcurrir
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to succeed
triunfar
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tulip
tulipán (m)
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lying down
tumbado
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to lie down
tumbarse
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Turkish
turco/a
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to watch, to monitor, to guard
vigilar