Vocabulary
el
los: pluralmasculine singular definite article; the; feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed /a/
Article
se
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
cumplir
to fulfil, to fulfill, to meet, to deliver (e.g., requirements, prerequisites, promise, vow); to achieve, to accomplish, to carry out, to perform, to complete, to discharge, to fulfil (e.g., one's duties, responsibilities); to turn a certain age (may be succeeded by los); to serve (e.g., a prison sentence, an allotted time of punishment); to comply; to comply with; to be fulfilled, met, honored, implemented, satisfied, performed, observed, respected, followed; to be served (e.g. a prison sentence or punishment); to come true, to be fulfilled
Verb
aguilucho
Of or pertaining to Club Deportivo Águila, a soccer club from San Miguel, El Salvador; a player, coach, or fan of the Águilas Cibaeñas, a baseball team from Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Adjective
volador
flier (something that flies); flying fish; rocket; toy windmill; a dancer in the Danza de los Voladores; kite
Noun
santiaguero
of, from or relating to the city of Santiago de Cuba or surrounding province, Cuba; of, from or relating to the city of Santiago de los Caballeros or surrounding Santiago Province, Dominican Republic
Adjective
inocentada
practical joke, prank; April fool (practical joke played on Día de los Inocentes or April Fools' Day)
Noun
santiagués
of, from or relating to Santiago de Compostela; of, from or relating to the province of Santiago, Dominican Republic; of, from or relating to Santiago de los Caballeros
Adjective
Chapultepec
a large, wooded park in central Mexico City; site of Los Pinos, the official residence of the president of Mexico
Name
Cortes Generales
The Spanish parliament, consisting of the Senado (upper house) and the Congreso de los Diputados (lower house)
Name
MST
initialism of Movimiento Socialista de los Trabajadores (“Workers' Socialist Movement”), an Argentine political party
Name
tocar los cojones
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tocar, los, cojones.; to pester; annoy; piss off
Verb
santiaguense
native or inhabitant of the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago Province, Dominican Republic
Noun
guraberos
of, from or relating to the suburb of Gurabo of the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago Province, Dominican Republic
Adjective
tejorón
a dancer in the Baile de los Tejorones, a traditional dance of Oaxaca, who humorously imitates a Conquistador
Noun
Palena
a river in Chile and Argentina; a lake in Chile and Argentina; a province of the Los Lagos region, Chile; a town in Palena province, Chile; a former department of Chile
Name
Los Cayos
Cayes, Les Cayes, Aux Cayes; a seaport and commune of Los Cayos borough, Sud department, Haiti; an arrondissement of Sud department, Haiti
Name
La Palma
La Palma (the northwesternmost island of the Canary Islands, Spain); La Palma (a city in Orange County, California, United States); La Palma (a town and municipality of Cundinamarca department, Colombia); La Palma (a town and municipality of Pinar del Río province, Cuba); La Palma (a town and municipality of Chalatenango department, El Salvador); La Palma (a town and corregimiento in Darién province, Panama); La Palma (a corregimiento in Los Santos province, Panama)
Name
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
tocar los huevos
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tocar, los, huevos.; pester; annoy; piss off
Verb
santiagués
native or inhabitant of Santiago de Compostela (usually male); native or inhabitant of the province of Santiago, Dominican Republic (usually male); native or inhabitant of Santiago de los Caballeros (usually male)
Noun
CNMC
initialism of Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (“National Commission on Markets and Competition”)
Name
Futaleufú
a river in Argentina and Chile; a department of Chubut, Argentina; capital: Esquel; a town in Palena province, Los Lagos region, Chile
Name
los casis no cuentan
almost doesn't count; close only counts in horseshoes; a miss is as good as a mile
Proverb