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"el no se que individual" that which cannot be pinpointed about individuals
a pesar de despite
acabarse to finish
acariciar carress
acongojado sadness, distress
acordarse de to remember
acosar harass, bully
acostarse to go to bed
actualmente at present, presently
acudir to go to
adelgazar to lose weight
además de in addition to
afeitarse to shave
aislado/a isolated, remote
al mismo tiempo at the same time
alegrarse to become happy
algarabía hubbub, babble, gibberish
alimentación diet
ambos both
ambulante moving from
ancho wide
ancianos elderly
aplio wide, vast, ample
apresar to seize, arrest
apresurarse to hurry
arrepentirse de to repent, be sorry
artesanos craftsmen
ascendencía acenstry
asímismo at the same time
asqueroso disgusting
asustarse to become afraid, get scared
atreverse a to dare
autoestima self esteem
ávidamente avidly, eagerly
bañarse to take a bath
brindar to offer
burlarse de to make fun of
caber to fit
campesinos rural, poor farm workers
cansarse to become tired
cazar to hunt
chicano born in US with mexican ancestry
chorrear to drip
códices manuscript, written/drawn history
con gusto with pleasure
conferir to confer
cualquiera floozy
cubrir to cover
de pronto suddenly
debido a as a result
decepcionar to disappoint
decidido/a decisive, determined
delantal apron
derrumbar to knock down
desaparecido/a disappeared, died mysteriously
descarado shameless
desdén scorn, disdain
desgañitarse to become hoarse
desgano loss of appetite, reluctantly
desmayarse to faint, become faint
despedirse de to say goodbye to
determiner to determine
difundir to spread
disgustar to upset
disimular to conceal
doler to hurt
doliente mourner
dominio control
echarle la culpa to blame
ejercer una clase de imperio to exercise an authority over
el abrelatas can opener
el buscapleitos bully
el cabrito goat
el capital $$
el comportamiento behavior
el conde count
el copal incense
el corte the cut
el corte de pelo hair cut
el cortejo procession
el crisol pot
el diseñador designer
el frente front, military
el guía guide: person
el guión hyphen, dash:—
el imperio empire
el manojo bunch
el muerto al pozo y el vio al gozo let the dead be buried and let the living enjoy life
el negocio business
el or la?
-ad		 la
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-aje		 el
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-ción		 la
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-ie		 la
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-ma		 el
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-sión		 la
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-ud		 la
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-umbre		 la
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días de ka semana		 el
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enfermedades		 la
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islas, provincias		 la
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letras		 la
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nombres compuestos		 el
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nombres de árboles		 el
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nombres de ríos, lagos, montes, estrechos, mares		 el
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notas musicales		 el
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números		 el
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puntos cardinales		 el
el orden order 1,2,3
el panteón mausoleum, building that has tombs
el papa pope
el parabrisas windshield wiper
el paraguas umbrella
el pavimento pavement
el péndulo pendulum
el policía singular: one police
el polvo dust
el portamonedas coin purse
el portaviones airplane carrier
el rascacielos sky scrapers
El refrán Proverb, saying
el retrete outdoor toilet
el tocadiscos record player
el varón male
el yerno son-in-law
encantar to love
encendido burning up, passionately
enfadarse to get angry
enojarse to get angry
entreabierto ajar
entristecerse to become sad
escudriñar to examine
espíritu de superación motivation to get ahead
extranjero foreigner, abroad
extraño strange, odd, rare
faroles lanterns
fascinar to fascinate, love
fijo fixed, permanent
fundido melted
garbo grace
garganta throat
gringa insult, born in US
guataque party, fiesta
guera blond, fair
habitantes inhabitants
hacer trampa to cheat
hacer una diligencia run an errand
hecho a la medida made to measure
herencia heritage, inheritance
hispanohablante spanish speaker
implacable implacable, relentless/unwilling
importar to matter
impuestos taxes
incredulidad skepticism
indentificarse como to identify as
interesar to interest
la acequía brook, stream
la calvicie baldness
la capital washington DC
la certidumbre certainty
la cigueña stork
la condesa countess
la corte the court
la crianza upbringing
la cura cure
la emperatriz empress
la empresa business, company
la frente forehead
la genética genetics
la guía written guide
la hembra female
la manifestación demonstration, protest
la marca brand
la moda fashion
la morada abode, somebody’s home
la nuera daughter-in-law
la orden religious group
la oruga caterpillar
la papa potato
la población village, shanty town
la policía group of police
la sequía drought
la yegua mare
las calacas skeletons
las costumbres customs, traditions
las creencias beliefs
las ganacias earnings
liar bind, roll, get mixed up
lo cierto es que the truth is that
los alfeniques sugar skulls
los ancianos elderly
los angelitos dead children
los erizos sea urchins
los gustos likes, tastes
Los hábitos habits
madurez maturity
maltratado/a mistreated
manera de ser way of being
matriacacdo matriarch
me consta seems to me
mojarse to get wet
molestar to bother
mundo desarrollado developed world
negarse a to refuse to
no hay duda que there is no doubt that
no obstante nevertheless
novenario 9 days of burial celebration
oscilar to swing: back and forth
parecerse a to resemble, look like
parecido similar
peinarse to comb one’s hair
pintarse los labios put lipstick on
pituco slang: wealthy, priviledged
pocho slang: mexican/american who lost his cultural roots
potente strong, powerful
preocupar to worry
prepararse to get ready
previsto predicted
puños fists
quejarse de to complain
quitarse la ropa to take of clothing
ráfagas gusts, bursts
raíces roots
recados messages, errands
rechazar to reject
recurrir to go to
redentor/a redeeming
reírse to laugh at
repugnar to disgust
resfriarse to become cold, to get a cold
romería pilgrimmage
salpicar spatter
se nos adelantaron she got ahead of me
semejante similar
ser capaz (capaces) to be capable
silbidos whistles
sorprender to surprise
sospechar to suspect
superar to overcome
susurrir to whisper
tal como like
teñirse to dye
transcurrir to elapse
tratarse de to be concerned with, to be about (a question of)
velorio wake (for the dead)
verídico true
vestirse to get dressed
y cada día más and at an increasing rate everyday