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Leccion 4
Costumbres y tradiciones
64
Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 1
08/21/2009
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Term
la broma
 Definition
practical joke
Term
el cementerio
 Definition
cemetery
Term
el fin de año
 Definition
New Year's Eve
Term
la flor
 Definition
flower
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los fuegos artificiales
 Definition
fireworks
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le gente
 Definition
people
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el maíz
 Definition
corn
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la misa
 Definition
mass
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la Misa del Gallo
 Definition
Midnight Mass
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la Nochebuena
 Definition
Christmas Eve
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el pesebre, el nacimiento
 Definition
manger, nativity scene
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los Reyes Magos
 Definition
the Three Wise Men
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el/la santo/a
 Definition
saint
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el/la santo/a patrón/ona
 Definition
patron saint
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la sidra
 Definition
cider (an alcoholic cider often served in Spanish-speaking countries instead of champagne)
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la tumba
 Definition
grave/tomb
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la vela
 Definition
candle
Term
brindar
 Definition
to toast
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cambiar
 Definition
to change
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disfrutar (de)
 Definition
to enjoy
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pasar
 Definition
to spend (time)
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cercano(a)
 Definition
nearby
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libre
 Definition
free
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querido(a)
 Definition
dear
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a fines de
 Definition
at the end of
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dime
 Definition
tell me
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en pleno verano
 Definition
in the middle of the summer
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es una lástima
 Definition
it's a pity
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no ver la hora de...
 Definition
not to be able to wait to...
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por aquí
 Definition
around here
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pronto
 Definition
soon
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sino
 Definition
but (in the sense of on the contrary)
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tomar parte en
 Definition
to take part in
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una especie de
 Definition
a kind of
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Año Nuevo
 Definition
New Year's Day
Term
los Carnavales
 Definition
Mardi Gras
Term
Día de Acción de Gracias
 Definition
Thanksgiving
Term
Día de las Brujas
 Definition
Halloween
Term
Día de los Enamorados
 Definition
Valentine's Day
Term
Día de Canadá
 Definition
Canada Day
Term
Día de la Independencia
 Definition
Independence Day
Term
Día de la Madre
 Definition
Mother's Day
Term
Día de la Pascua Florida
 Definition
Easter
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Día del Padre
 Definition
Father's Day
Term
Día del Trabajo
 Definition
Labor Day
Term
La Semana Santa
 Definition
Holy Week
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Víspera de Año Nuevo (Fin de Año Nuevo)
 Definition
New Year's Eve
Term
el amuleto
 Definition
amulet
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la bruja
 Definition
witch
Term
la brujería
 Definition
witchcraft
Term
el diablo, el demonio
 Definition
devil, demon
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la herradura
 Definition
horseshoe
Term
la magia negra
 Definition
black magic
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el/la mago/a
 Definition
magician
Term
el mal de ojo
 Definition
evil eye
Term
la pata de conejo
 Definition
rabbit's foot
Term
los signos del zodíaco
 Definition
zodiac signs
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el trébol de cuatro hojas
 Definition
four-leaf clover
Term
el Día de recordación
 Definition
Memorial Day
Term
el Día de los Inocentes
 Definition
April Fool's Day
Term
el epifanía
 Definition
epifany (Día de los Reyes Magos)
Term
pensar, pensar de, pensar en
 Definition

to think of

pensar - expresar un proceso mental; planear algo

pensar de - pedir/expresar opiniónes

pensar en - indicar un proceso mental
Term
obra vs. trabajo
 Definition

work

obra - tipo artístico o intelectual

trabajo - sinónimo de "task"
Term
personas, gente, pueblo
 Definition

people

personas - referirse a un número determinado o indeterminado de individuos

gente - colectivo; no se use con números o las palabras algunas y varias

pueblo - las personas de una misma nacionalidad
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