level: Part 1
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Part 1
Question | Answer |
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birth certificate | el acta de nacimiento |
atmosphere | el ambiente |
brothel | el burdel |
punishment | el castigo |
leader (of a revolution) | el caudillo |
gossip | el chisme |
to gossip | chismear |
behaviour | el comportamiento |
to court | cortejar |
politeness | la cortesía |
female servant who grows up with a family | la criada |
Latin American of European Origin | criollo/a |
to disown | desheredar |
dowry | la dote |
herb tea | el epazote |
era | la época |
slave | el/la esclavo/a |
social rank/class | el estrato social |
delicious | exquisito/a |
to matchmake | hacer de casamentero/a |
historic landmark | el hito histórico |
orphan | el/la huérfano/a |
bond | el lazo |
ancestry | el linaje |
social framework | el marco social |
of mixed race | mestizo/a |
manners | los modales |
Nahuatl (language of the Aztecs) | el náhuatl |
beating | la paliza |
rich | pudiente |
public opinion | el "que dirán" |
to kidnap | raptar |
rules | las reglas |
to ransack | sacquear |
historical backdrop | el trasfondo histórico |
to leave an aftermath of | dejar un saldo de |
to display the rank of | lucir el grado de |
entitled (book) | intitulado/a |
slightly chauvinistic | de tinte machista |
to the letter | a pie juntillas |
coriander | el cilantro |
mint | la hierbabuena |
spices | las especias |
parsley | el perejil |
flag | la bandera |
iron fist | la mano férrea |
close male friends who acts as a godfather and protects one's interests and family | el compadre |
to harvest | cosechar |
poultry | las aves de corral |
to gather firewood | juntar leña |
to address formally | tratar de "usted" |
to address informally | tutear |
asking for a girl's hand in marriage | el pedido de mano |
old-fashioned | anticuado/a |
la receta | recipe |
cook | el/la cocinero/a |
to be in love with | estar enamorado/a de |
to ask for someone's hand | pedir la mano |
to look after | cuidar de |
to get angry | enojarse |
cake | el pastel |
lie | la mentira |
to go near | acercarse a |
to punish | castigar |
feeling | el sentimiento |
to relieve | aliviar |
burning | ardiente |
to embrace | abrazar |
to forbid | prohibir |
baptism | el bautizmo |
birth | el parto |
to breastfeed | amamantar |
to feed | alimentar |
to move away | alejar |
rebel | el/la rebelde |
to face (up to) | enfrentarse a |
sadness | la tristeza |
memory | el recuerdo |
to go mad | volverse loco/a |
blow | el golpe |
to recover | recuperarse |
native | indígena |
matchbox | la caja de cerillos |
broth | el caldo |
to light | encender |
misfortune | la desgracia |
to poison | envenenar |
to taste | probar |
pregnant | embarazada |
to be born | nacer |
to prevent | impedir |
to make a mistake | cometer un error |
sullen | hosco/a |
dinner guest | el/la comensal |
ghost | el fantasma |
to become fat | engordar |
to reject | rechazar |
crossroads | la encrucijada |
to sully | ensuciar |
anguish | la angustia |
to say goodbye to | despedirse de |
to leave alone | dejar en paz |
relieved | aliviado/a |
scorned | despreciado/a |
to advise | aconsejar |
jealous | celoso/a |
annoyed | molesto/a |
to have the right to | tener derecho a |
pain | el dolor |
to boil | hervir |
meaning | el significado |
to fight | pelearse |
happiness | la felicidad |
curse | la maldición |
lustful | libidinoso/a |
wedding | la boda |
match | el cerillo |
passionate | apasionado/a |
captivated | embelesado/a |
to continue | proseguir |
relationship | la relación |
pleasure | el placer |
homely | casero/a |
to be interwoven | entrelazarse |
link | el vínculo |
to become infected | contagiarse |
to marry someone | casarse |
single | soltero/a |
custom | la costumbre |
wealthy class | la clase pudiente |
good manners | los buenos modales |
behaviour | el comportamiento |
to choose | elegir |
to lead a free life | llevar una vida libre |
freedom | la libertad |
wild | desenfrenado/a |
background | el trasfondo |
instability | la inestabilidad |
deed | la hazaña |
promotion | el ascenso |
burning | abrasador(a) |
well-off | acomodado/a |
to threaten | amenazar |
fate | el destino |
to free | liberar |
to obey | obedecer |
powerful | poderoso/a |
tasty | sabroso/a |
suffering | el sufrimiento |
sensitive | sensible |
long-suffering | sufrido/a |
submerged in | sumido/a en |
his/her entire being | todo su ser |
to transmit (to pass on an illness) | contagiar |
challenge | el reto |
insensitive | insensible |
to reject | repudiar |
to harass | acosar |
yearning | el anhelo |
rage | la ira |
to fall madly in love with | enamorarse perdidamente |
(long) lasting | duradero/a |
to harbour feelings towards | albergar sentimientos hacia |
sister in law | la cuñada |
joy of life | alegría de vivir |
faithful | fiel |
to be worthy of | ser merecedor(a) de |
rejection | el rechazo |
to rely on | apoyarse en |
bad breath | el mal aliento |
to acknowledge | darse por enterado/a de |
to oppress | oprimir |
sensitivity | la sensibilidad |
lust | la lujuria |
gift for leadership | el don de mando |
illiterate | analfabeto/a |
raising (of a child) | la crianza |
ups and downs in life | los avatares de la vida |
wisdom | la sabiduría |
deaf | sordo/a |
unwillingly | de mala gana |
chatterbox | parlanchín |
affable | bonachón |
well-meaning | bienintencionado/a |
bandit | el/la bandolero/a |
funny sayings | los dichos graciosos |
birth | el parto |
sweetness | la dulzura |
dovecote | el palomar |
lunatic asylum | el manicomio |
to give advice | aconsejar |
lover | el/la amante |
to risk | arriesgarse |
to come to terms with | asumir |
cowardly | cobarde |
to win over | conquistar |
distraught | consternado/a |
selfish | egoísta |
elated | exultante |