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Examen 4
La multitud errante
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 1
12/10/2011
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Term
albergue
 Definition
(para vagabundos, desplazados, mendigos) shelter, refuge
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amparo
 Definition
protection
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anhelo
 Definition
longing, yearning
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apego
 Definition
(emocional) attachment
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bienestar
 Definition
well-being, welfare
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congoja
 Definition
(angustia), anguish, distress; (pena) sorrow, grief
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costumbre
 Definition
custom, habit
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derrota
 Definition
defeat
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desplazados
 Definition
the dispossessed
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disyuntiva
 Definition
dilemma
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emboscada
 Definition
ambush
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empeño
 Definition
determination; (esfuerzo) effort
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escapatoria
 Definition
way out
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escondite
 Definition
hideout
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expectativa
 Definition
expectation
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huerfano
 Definition
orphan
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lavandera
 Definition
washerwoman
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inquilino/a
 Definition
occupant
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leña
 Definition
firewood
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matanza
 Definition
killing, slaughter
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militar
 Definition
soldier
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miserias
 Definition
misfortunes
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monte
 Definition
the mountains, the country, the sticks (familiar)
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parias
 Definition
outcasts
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picardia
 Definition
craftiness, cunning
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refugiado
 Definition
refugee
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refugio
 Definition
shelter
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remordimientos
 Definition
pangs
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rescate
 Definition
rescue
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revuelta
 Definition
uprising, revolt
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saqueo
 Definition
sacking
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siembra
 Definition
planting
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sustento
 Definition
support, sustenance
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travesía
 Definition
(viaje) crossing
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acoger
 Definition
to take in
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amparar
 Definition
to protect, to shelter
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arriesgar
 Definition
to risk
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carecer
 Definition
to lack
Term
confiar en
 Definition
to trust
Term
deambular
 Definition
to roam, wander
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derrotar
 Definition
to defeat
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empeñar(se) en
 Definition
to strive to + inf
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encarnar
 Definition
to embody
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esquivar [golpe]
 Definition
to dodge, evade, avoid
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estallar
 Definition
to break out, explode, burt
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pernoctar - (formal)
 Definition
to stay overnight, stay the night
Term
precisar
 Definition
to specify
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pregonar
 Definition
to extol
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recobrar
 Definition
to regain, to recover
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refugiarse
 Definition
take refuge
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rendirse
 Definition
to surrender
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rescatar
 Definition
to rescue
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rodear
 Definition
surround
Term
sembrar
 Definition
to sow, plant
Term
sobreponerse a
 Definition
to pull oneself together, to get over, recover from
Term
socorrer
 Definition
to help, come to the aid of
Term
suministrar
 Definition
to supply
Term
suplicar
 Definition
to implore, to beg
Term
traspasar
 Definition
to pass (through)
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vagar
 Definition
to wander, roam, drift
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zozobra
 Definition
anxiety, upset
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conmovedor
 Definition
moving, touching
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dañino
 Definition
harmful
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decidido
 Definition
decisive, determind
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desafiante
 Definition
defiant
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despiadado
 Definition
ruthless, heartless, savage, merciless
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extraviado
 Definition
lost, missing
Term
hambriento
 Definition
hungry, famished, starving
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malsano
 Definition
unhealthy
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perplejo
 Definition
perplexed, puzzled, confused
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perspicaz
 Definition
shrewd, perceptive, perpicacious
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solidario
(Las leyes solidarias del camino)
 Definition
supportive, in solidarity
(the laws of solidarity on the road)
Term
alcance
 Definition
within one's reach
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amparo
 Definition
protection
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disparate
 Definition
to do/say stupid/silly things
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pleito
 Definition
dispute (argument discussion); armar pleitos = to get into fights; entablar pleito = to sue
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