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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
Term
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
Term
el tejido
 Definition
woven fabric
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la epidemia
 Definition
epidemic
Term
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
Term
inhóspito
 Definition
inhospitable
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rudo
 Definition
rough
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anticuado
 Definition
old-fashioned
Term
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
Term
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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