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104 Cards in this Set
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Alcalde/alcaldesa |
Mayor |
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Amenzado/a |
Threatened |
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Amenaza |
threat |
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el amo |
owner/employer/boss |
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aprovechar |
to take advantage of |
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el baile o la danza |
the dance |
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bien |
good |
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carroza |
parade float |
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Clero |
clergy |
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Comparsa |
Carnival troupe; |
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Cuaresma |
Lent |
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El Desfile |
Parade |
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Desfilar |
to parade |
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El disfraz |
The Costume |
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Empobrecimiento |
impoverishment |
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Empobrecer |
to impoverish |
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Entierro |
Funeral/Burial |
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Fuente |
the source |
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Herencia |
heritage |
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pieza teatral |
A play/Theatrical Piece |
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Reina |
Beauty Queen |
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Salvar |
to save |
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Sometedor |
a subjugator |
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Sometido |
subjugating another person |
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Temporada |
a season |
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Acabarse |
to run out of |
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acicalarse |
to dress up |
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aislado |
isolated |
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alboroto |
Racket |
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el alma |
the soul |
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el anfitrion |
the host |
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el arrebato |
Outburst |
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arrullo |
lullaby |
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Buba |
A type of blouse |
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cabecera |
headwaters |
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Candongas |
circular earrings |
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el caudal |
abundance (of wealth) |
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Ceder |
to give away |
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cimarron |
runaway slave |
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el combas |
beat; rhythm |
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cortejo |
courtship |
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el costillar |
rib cage |
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Cumbancha |
binge revelry party |
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charanga |
Brass band |
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chigualo |
happy funeral song; send a kid to heaven |
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descalzo |
barefoot |
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festejar |
to celebrate |
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laboero |
cultivation of land |
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la marginalidad |
the marginalized |
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monte |
uncultivated land |
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muda de ropa |
change of clothes |
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El Palenque |
? |
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palmas |
clapping |
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parecido |
similar |
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pista |
dance floor |
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plegaria |
prayer |
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pollera |
skirt |
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prometedor |
promising |
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sencillo |
simple |
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serrano |
mountain person |
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el tambor |
drum |
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acariciar |
to caress |
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afinar |
to tune |
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agudo/a |
high-pitched |
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aportar |
to contribute |
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bateria |
drum set |
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cajon |
box |
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cajonero |
box of drawers |
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la clave |
key element |
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covertirse |
to convert |
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criollo/a |
creole |
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descubrir |
to discover |
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descubrimiento |
discovery |
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despreciar |
to despise |
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embajada |
embassy |
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embalaje |
packaging |
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esconder |
to hide |
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festejo |
party; festivity |
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fuga |
music? |
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gitano/a |
gypsy |
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grace |
low-pitched; bass |
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lando |
peruvian folk music |
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madera |
wood |
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marinera |
peruvian dance |
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membrana |
drumhead |
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el pilar |
base of development |
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plantas |
soles |
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tacon |
heel |
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el toque |
rhythm |
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tirar |
to discard |
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travesura |
mischief |
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el vals |
the waltz |
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vincular |
to unite |
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vivaz |
happy; with much life |
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zamacueca |
musical style |
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canto |
singing |
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cuchara |
spoon |
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encerrar |
to lock up |
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entonar |
to sing |
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entorno |
surroundings |
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evitar |
to avoid |
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gracioso |
comical |
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sentarse |
to sit |
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vacio |
empty; vacant |
