Tradiciones - Vocab Spanish to English
Spanish: AQA A Level, topic 8.1.1
Tradiciones y costumbres
Nouns
- el gentío - the crowd
- la muchedumbre - the crowd
- los/las participantes - the partipantes
- los trajes folklóricos - the folkloric customes
- el santo patrón/la santa patrona - the patron saint
- el tenderete - the stand
- la charanga - the street band
- la dulzaina - the folkloric music instrument similar that sounds like a bagpipe
Nouns 2
- las palmas - the palm trees
- la primera comunión - the first communion
- el bautizo - the baptism
- la ofrenda - the offering
- los ramos de flores - the flower bouquets
- el fervor religioso - the religious fervour
- la cosecha - the harvest
- la fiesta patronal - the festival of the patron saint
Nouns 3
- el villancico - the Christmas song
- el petardo - the firebomb
- la carroza - the float
- las barracas - the fair
- las pipas - the sunflower seeds
- el pañuelo rojo - the red handkerchief
- la cuaresma - lent
- el desfile - the parade
Nouns 4
- lugar de adoración - the worship place
- el cántico - the song
- la saeta - the revered Spanish religious song
- los judíos - the Jewish people
- las hogueras - the bonfires
- desfiles militares - the military parades
Verbs
- disfrazarse - to dress up
- adorar - to worship
- asistir - to attend
- aplazar - to postpone
- desprenderse - get rid of
- quemar - to burn
Verbs 2
- saltar descalzos - to jump barefoot
- atreverse - to dare
- remontarse a - to go back
- quemar ramas secas - to burn dry branches
Other
- en honor de - in honour of
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