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Vocabulary

feminine plural definite article; the

Article

feminine plural pronoun

Pronoun

A reflexive or reciprocal pronoun: oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; themselves; yourselves; each other; one another; A pronoun used with transitive verbs to create the passive voice; A pronoun used with a verb conjugated in the third-person singular to convey an impersonal meaning; Used to third person subjunctive moods to form an impersonal imperative.; used instead of indirect object pronouns le and les before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las

Pronoun

magnífica

the winner of Las Magníficas, a Bolivian beauty contest

Noun

IGV

acronym of impuesto general a las ventas (“VAT (value added tax)”)

Noun

ZEPA

initialism of Zona de Especial Protección para las Aves (“Special Protection Area for Birds”)

Noun

alpujarreño

of, from or relating to Las Alpujarras

Adjective

tunero

of, from or relating to Las Tunas

Adjective

hurdano

of, from or relating to Las Hurdes

Adjective

aguadense

native or inhabitant of Aguada de Pasajeros, Aguada Grande, or Las Aguadas

Noun

FAO

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura; FAO.

Name

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (the largest city and co-capital of the Canary Islands, along with Santa Cruz de Tenerife; the capital and largest city of the island of Gran Canaria; the capital and largest city of the province of Las Palmas, Canary Islands)

Name

a las primeras

synonym of a las primeras de cambio

Adverb

vegueño

Las Vegan (of, from or relating to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States)

Adjective

veguense

Las Vegan

Noun

aruquense

of, from or relating to the municipality of Arucas, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain

Adjective

CEANA

acronym of Comisión para el Esclarecimiento de las Actividades del Nazismo en la Argentina (“commission for the clarification of Nazi activities in Argentina”)

Name

satauteño

native or inhabitant of the municipality of Santa Brígida, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (usually male)

Noun

ramblear

to walk on Las Ramblas

Verb

villense

native or inhabitant of Las Villas, Salamanca; native or inhabitant of Villa Constitución

Noun

pedrense

of, from or relating to Las Piedras, Uruguay

Adjective

Las Vegas

Las Vegas (a city in Nevada, United States)

Name

lanzar las campanas al vuelo

synonym of echar las campanas al vuelo

Verb

llevar las de ganar

synonym of tener las de ganar

Verb

entre gitanos no nos leemos la suerte

synonym of entre gitanos no nos leemos las cartas

Proverb

ñangotémoslas

las imperative first-person plural combined of ñangotar

Verb

guardar las apariencias

synonym of salvar las apariencias

Verb

ACNUR

acronym of Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados (“UNHCR”)

Name

marieño

of, from or relating to Las Marías

Adjective

ramblero

native or inhabitant of es:Rambla de Santa Cruz (usually male); native or inhabitant of Las Ramblas (usually male)

Noun

tableño

of, from or relating to Las Tablas; Las Tablas District, Panama; Las Tablas, the capital of the province Los Santos, in Panama; Las Tablas, a neighbourhood in Madrid, Spain

Adjective

Manatí

a municipality of Colombia; a town in Las Tunas, Cuba; a city in Puerto Rico

Name

mantener las apariencias

synonym of salvar las apariencias

Verb

aruquense

native or inhabitant of the municipality of Arucas, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain

Noun

sanjuanense

of, from or relating to San Juan; San Juan del Río; San Juan de las Abadesas; San Juan de Mata; San Juan de Oriente; San Juan de los Lagos; San Juan de Torruella; San Juan Nonualco

Adjective

Las Palmas

Las Palmas (a province of the Canary Islands, Spain; capital: Las Palmas); Las Palmas (a city in Las Palmas, Spain)

Name

moyense

of, from or relating to the town of Moya, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain

Adjective

ñangótalas

las imperative second-person singular combined of ñangotar

Verb

cubrir las apariencias

synonym of salvar las apariencias