spanish arg. + uru. vocab 1-3

vocab from obj. 1 --> arg., uru., or both?

tango

tango dance/music (Both)

el carnaval

carnival festival (Both)

una picada

snack/meat/cheese platter (Argentina)

la milanesa

breaded meat cutlet (Both)

una empanada de locro

empanada filled with locro stew (Argentina)

che

hey/dude/mate (Argentina)

dale

okay/go ahead/come on (Both)

qué bárbaro / sí, bárbaro

that’s amazing/crazy; yes, awesome (Argentina)

boludo

idiot/dude/bro (slang between friends) (Argentina)

el pibe / la piba

boy/girl/kid (Argentina)

estar remando en dulce de leche

to struggle without progress (Argentina)

la música candombe

Afro-Uruguayan drum music (Uruguay)

la cultura afrouruguaya

Afro-Uruguayan culture (Uruguay)

un chivito

Uruguayan steak sandwich (Uruguay)

ta

okay/got it (Uruguay)

¡Eh, bo!

hey, dude! (Uruguay)

gurí

kid/child (Uruguay)

el español rioplatense

Spanish dialect from the Río de la Plata region (Both)

el voseo / vosear

using “vos” instead of “tú” (Both)

el mate (el producto)

mate drink (Both)

la yerba (la planta)

yerba mate plant/leaves (Both)

un mate (el vaso)

mate cup/container (Both)

la bombilla

metal straw for mate (Both)

cebar (preparar) el mate

to prepare and serve mate (Both)

matear

to drink/share mate (Both)

el gaucho / los gauchos

South American cowboy(s) (Both)

un asado

barbecue/grill gathering (Both)

el chimichurri

herb sauce for meat (Both)

el dulce de leche

caramel-like milk spread (Both)

los alfajores

sandwich cookies with dulce de leche (Both)

el bondi

bus/public bus (Both)

los desafíos

challenges

al mal tiempo buena cara

keep a positive attitude during hard times

estoy entre la espada y la pared

I’m stuck between two difficult choices

aceptar el reto

to accept the challenge

la aspiración / las aspiraciones

aspiration(s)

asumir

to take on/undertake

es capaz / son capaces

is able/are able

conformarse

to settle/to conform

contar con

to count on/rely on

la ventaja

advantage

la desventaja

disadvantage

disponible

available

el desempleo

unemployment

enfadar

to get mad/angry

la etapa

stage/phase

flexible

flexible

ser ingenioso

to be clever/ingenious

ser inmaduro / maduro

immature/mature

molestar

to bother/annoy

estar perdido/a/e

to be lost/confused

ser perseverante

to be persistent/persevering

le pone contento/a/e que

it makes him/her/them happy that

me pone de buen humor que

it puts me in a good mood that

me pone de mal humor que

it puts me in a bad mood that

me pone triste que

it makes me sad that

el prejuicio

prejudice

la presión social

social/peer pressure

renunciar

to quit/give up

temer que

to fear that

tender a

to tend to do something

soler a

to usually/often do something

la solidaridad

solidarity

la violencia / la inseguridad

violence/insecurity

el consejero / la consejera

counselor

las aspiraciones

aspirations

los sueños

dreams

aspirar a

to aspire to

¿A qué aspiras?

What do you aspire to?

Yo aspiro a

I aspire to

soñar

to dream

me apasiona

I’m passionate about

limitarse

to limit oneself

no tener límites

to have no limits

esperar

to hope

las esperanzas

hopes

lograr

to achieve

tener éxito

to succeed

fracasar

to fail

el esfuerzo

effort

superar los desafíos

to overcome challenges

es importante que los jóvenes aprendan de sus errores

it’s important that young people learn from their mistakes

es bueno que sigas tus aspiraciones

it’s good that you follow your aspirations

es posible que enfrentes obstáculos en tu camino

it’s possible that you’ll face obstacles in your path