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SPAN 325 midterm
Chile 325 vocab
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 2
04/29/2010

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Term
a menudo
Definition
often
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ya que
Definition
since
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en todas partes
Definition
everywhere
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cada vez menos + adjective
Definition
less and less, decreasingly
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atreverse a + infinitive
Definition
to dare + infinitive
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tal como
Definition
just as
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tener fama de
Definition
to be well known as
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la proeza
Definition
feat, heroic deed
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el mestizo
Definition
one of mixed race
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la desconfianza
Definition
distrust
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la tribu
Definition
tribe
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el antepasado
Definition
the ancestor
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el cacique
Definition
chief
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el torneo
Definition
tournament
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el indio
Definition
Amerindian
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el tejido
Definition
woven fabric
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la epidemia
Definition
epidemic
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el puñado
Definition
handful
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tallar
Definition
to carve, cut
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colocar
Definition
to put, place
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sublevarse
Definition
to revolt, rise up, rebel
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probar
Definition
to prove
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desalojar
Definition
to clear, evacuate
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diseminado/a
Definition
scattered
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corajudo/a
Definition
courageous
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temerario/a
Definition
reckless, rash (actions)
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atrevido/a
Definition
daring, brave
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resuelto/a a
Definition
determined to, resolute
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ajeno
Definition
foreign
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ingrato
Definition
unpleasant, ungrateful
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derribado
Definition
overthrown, brought down
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oprimido
Definition
oppressed
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degollar
Definition
to cut the throat of
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según + conjugated verb
Definition
according to what + conjugated verb
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a grandes rasgos
Definition
in general terms
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a lo largo de
Definition
along
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negarse a
Definition
to refuse
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ocupar
Definition
to take up (space)
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parecer + noun
Definition
to look like a + noun
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encogerse de hombros
Definition
to shrug one´s shoulders
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sacudido
Definition
shaken
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salpicado
Definition
speckled
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inhóspito
Definition
inhospitable
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rudo
Definition
rough
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anticuado
Definition
old-fashioned
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inclemente
Definition
harsh (desert, wind)
Term
enmarañado
Definition
tangled up
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ubicar
Definition
to locate
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alumbrar
Definition
to illuminate
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arrancar
Definition
to extract
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la valle
Definition
valley
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la espuma
Definition
foam
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la cordillera
Definition
mountain range
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el océano Pacífico
Definition
Pacific ocean
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la costa
Definition
the coast
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la topografía
Definition
topography
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las alturas de la cordillera
Definition
heights of the mountain range
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las profundidades del mar
Definition
depths of the sea
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la provincia
Definition
province
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el paisaje
Definition
landscape, scenery
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la sequedad
Definition
dryness
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las islas despobladas
Definition
unpopulated islands
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la bruma lechosa
Definition
milky mist
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el trozo
Definition
piece
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el polo sur
Definition
the south pole
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la riqueza mineral
Definition
mineral wealth
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el paraíso
Definition
paradise
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permanecer
Definition
to remain
Term
codear
Definition
to elbow
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picotear
Definition
to peck
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asomar la cabeza
Definition
to stick out one´s head
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estirar el cuello
Definition
to stretch one´s neck
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deslumbrar
Definition
to dazzle
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arrastrar los pies
Definition
to drag one´s feet
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al alcance de
Definition
within reach of
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el tono despectivo
Definition
a belittling tone
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