Exploraciones Curso Intermedio- Capítulo 2

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Ch 2

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los antepasados
ancestors
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las artesanías
handicrafts
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el asado
barbecue
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El Carnaval
Carnaval (a huge annual celebration similar to Mardi Gras, not a carnival with cotton candy and rides, etc.)
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la celebración
celebration
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la cocina
cuisine (not the same as "food", it must refer to the entire set of foods for a given culture)
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la costumbre
tradition, habit, custom
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La creencia
belief
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El desfile
parade
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El Día de los Muertos
Day of the Dead
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La fiesta
holiday (not a party in this context!)
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El folclor
folklore
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El gaucho
Cowboy from Argentina and Uruguay
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El hábito
habit
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La herencia cultura
cultural heritage
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La identidad
identity
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Los lazos
bonds, ties
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El legado
legacy
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herencia, lo que una generación deja para las siguientes

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El lenguaje
Language
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El nacionalismo
Nationalism
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La Noche de Brujas
Halloween
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La ofrenda
Offering (alter)
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El parentesco
Relationship (family)
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La práctica
Practice
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El pueblo
A people (usually used when linking the people to a specific land/area)
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Las relaciones
Relationships
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El ser humano
Human being
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El valor
Value
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El vaquero
Cowboy
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La vela
Candle
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Celebrar
To celebrate
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Conmemorar
To commemorate
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Disfrazarse
To dress up in a costume
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Festejar
To celebrate
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Heredar
To inherit
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Recordar (ue)
To remember
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Respetar
To respect
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Sacrificarse
To sacrifice onself
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hace poco
a little while ago
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hace un año
a year ago
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hacer caso de
to pay attention
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hacer daño a algo
to harm something
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hacer daño a alguien
to harm someone
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hacer de
to act as
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hacer el baúl
to pack one's trunk
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hacer el favor de + inf.
please
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hacer el papel de
to play the role of
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hacer la maleta
to pack one's suitcase
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hacer pedazos
to smash, to break, to tear into pieces
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hacer un viaje
to take a trip
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hacer una broma
to play a joke
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hacer una pregunta
to ask a question
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hacer una visita
to pay a visit
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hacerle falta
to need
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hacerse
to become
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hacerse daño
to hurt oneself, to harm oneself
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hacerse tarde
to be getting late
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hace + length of time + que + present tense
It has been \______ that \_______
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casarse
to get married
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comprometerse
to get engaged
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conocerse
to know each other
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despedirse
to say goodbye to
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enamorarse
to fall in love with each other
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mirarse
to look at oneself, to look at each other (uno a otro, unos a otros)
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presentarse
to introduce yourself
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saludarse
to greet each other
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sonreirse
to smile at each other
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la caja
box, coffin
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calvo
bald
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la esperanza de vida
life expectancy
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hacerse a la idea de
to get used to the idea of
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el (la) autor (a)
author
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el cuento
short story
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el (la) escritor (a)
writer
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la metáfora
metaphor
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los personajes
characters
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acostumbrarse
to get used to
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darse cuenta
to realize
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decidirse
to make up one's mind
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frustrarse
to get frustrated
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relacionarse
to be related to
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mudarse a
to move to
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quejarse
to complain to each other
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quererse
to love each other
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casamientos
weddings
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gasto
expense
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independizarse
to become independent
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mayor
older
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piso
flat, apartment
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situación de paro (Spain)
unemployed
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tasa de desempleo juvenil
rate of unemployment by youth
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tasa de nupcialidad
marriage rate
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vivienda
housing
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aconsejar
to advise
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dejar
to allow
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desear
to desire
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esperar
to hope, to wish
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insistir (en)
to insist (on)
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mandar
to order (to send)
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