| A | B |
|---|
| enseñar A | to teach TO |
| aprender A | to learn TO |
| acabar DE | to have just |
| tener calambres/ cólicos | to have cramps (2) |
| remedios caseros; la cocina casera | folk remedies; home cooking |
| provenir DE | to come from/ originate from |
| los curanderos/ un chaman | folk healers/ a shaman |
| de generación en generación | from generation to generation |
| desarrollar; el desarrollo | to develop; the development |
| a pesar de | despite |
| la llegada | the arrival |
| todos los niveles de la sociedad | all levels of society |
| las comunidades indígenas | indigenous communities |
| Cuanto más aislada está la comunidad, moror mantiene sus tadiciones. | The more isolated the community, the better it maintains its traditions. |
| lo espiritual vs. lo corporal | that which is spiritual vs. that which is relating to the body |
| lo físico | that which is physical |
| la naturaleza | nature |
| mantener el equilibrio | to keep X in balance |
| las propiedades de las plantas | the properties of plants |
| los ritos sagrados | sacred/holy rites |
| al igual que en otro países | just like in other countries |
| un renovado interés | a renewed interest |
| unas instituciones gubermentales | government agencies |
| ecología; ecológista/ ecológico | ecology; ecological (2) |
| aprobar | to pass/approve |
| las empresas farmaceúticas | the pharmaceutical companies |
| patentar | to patent |
| apropiarse | to appropriate |
| el derecho A infinitivo | the right to infinitive |
| en peligro de extinción | ind anger of extinction |
| crecer vs. cultivar X | to grow (increase in size) vs. to grow X (as in farmer) |
| la región amazónica | the Amazon region |
| un diurético | a diuretic |
| el reumatismo | rheumatism |
| la anemia | anemia |
| la corteza | the bark (tree) |
| la hoja vs. las hojas | the leafy part of the tree vs. the leaves |
| el fruto vs. la fruta | the fruit tree/ fruit part vs. fruit in general |
| los huesos | bones |
| las afecciones de hígado | liver conditions |
| las várices | varicose veins |
| la sabana | la savannah |
| la flor vs. las flores | the flower part of the plant vs. flowers |
| afecciones bronquiales | bronchial conditions |
| estar constipado | to be congested (Esp.) vs. to be constipated (Amer. lat) |
| estar deprimido/ estar depre | to be depressed (2) |
| un matasanos | a quack (Esp) |
| ¡Se me parte la cabeza! -- see the accidental structure! | I have a splitting headache! |
| brindar/ ofrecer | to offer (2) |
| servicios de salud pública | public health services |
| ciudadano; ciudadanía | citizen; citizenship |
| un sistema de salud universalista | universal health care system |
| free of charge | gratuito |
| el sector privado | the private sector |
| la calidad de vida | quality of life |
| el ránking | ranking |
| realizar vs. darse cuenta de | to carry out vs. to realize (mental) |
| los ingresos | income |
| los indicadores | the indicators |
| destacarse | to stand out |
| nacido en 1833 | born in 1833 |
| el descubrimiento de | the discovery of |
| la fiebre amarilla | yellow fever |
| el enigma/ el misterio | mystery (2) |
| el siglo XV | the 15th century |
| los premios | prizes |
| diferentes de | different from |
| el resto del país | the rest of the country |
| la magia | magic |
| un papel predominante | a dominant role |
| además de | in addition to |
| aprovechar X | to make use of/ take advantage of |
| los conjuros/ conjurar | the spells/ to cast a spell |
| los ancestros/ los antepasados | ancestors (2) |
| las oraciones | prayers |
| los conquistadores | the conquerers |
| como resultado | as a result |
| europeo | European |
| africano | African |
| en la actualidad | currently |
| acudir a | to resort to (also means to go to as in synonym of ir a) |
| no dudar | to not hesitate |
| adquerir | to acquire |
| un político | a politician |
| las agüitas | herbal teas |
| boliviano, colombiano, ecuatoriano, venezolano, peruviano, chileno, argentino, caribeño | Bolivian, Colombian, Ecuatorian, Venezuelan, Peruvian, Chilean, Argentinian, Caribbean |
| la tierra vs. la Tierra | land vs. the Earth |
| a través de | throughout |
| un coro | a choir |
| la ciudad natal/ su ciudad natal | birth city; his/her birth city |
| cursar los estudios universitarios | to study one's university courses/ program |
| Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Lima, La Paz, Quito, Caracas | capitals of: Columbia, Argentina, Chile, Perú, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela |
| una beca | a scholarship |
| folclórico | folk (adj.) |
| un cantautor; una cantautora | singer-songwriter |
| llorar; el llanto | to cry; weeping/crying (s) |
| mostrar/ enseñar | to show (2) |
| es urgente | es urgente |
| oponerse A que | to oppose X |
| impedir | to impede/ stop |
| rogar | to beg |
| es extraño | it is strange |
| quejarse que (reacción emocional) | to complain |
| es ridículo | it is ridiculous |
| es terrible | it is terrible |
| es una pena/ es una lástima | it is a shame (2) |
| temer | to fear |
| tener miedo de que | to be afraid of |
| es poco seguro | to be uncertain |
| negar vs. negarse A | to deny vs. to refuse |
| no es evidente | it is not evident |
| no es seguro | it is not certain |
| no es verdad/ no es cierto | it is not true (2) |
| no estar seguro de que | to not be sure of (specific person) |
| un análisis | an analysis |
| estar parado vs. estar sentado; pararse vs. sentarse | to be standing vs. to be sitting; to stand up vs. to sit down |
| la postura | posture |
| las cebollas | onions |
| la farmacia/ farmaceútico | pharmacy/ pharmaceutical (adj) |
| operar | to operate |
| la pasta de dientes/ la pasta dentífrica | tooth paste (2) |
| la crema hidratante | moisterizing lotion |
| el portátil | laptop |
| las caries | cavities |
| describir/ descrito | to describe; irreg. past participle |
| consultar con un especialista | to consult with a specialist |
| convenirle (gustar like verb) | to be good for you (healthwise, mentally etc.) |
| pasear al perro | to walk the dog |
| para su edad... | for his/her age... |
| mandar/ enviar | to send |
| tratar de/ intentar/ probar X | to try (3): to try to (2), to try X |
| lograr + infinitivo | to manage to + verbo |
| el termómetro | thermometer |
| romperse/ quebrarse, but also used in the accidental structure | to break a body part (2) |
| la prensa | the press |
| la niñez | childhood |
| poquito a poco/ poco a poco | little by little |
| una política de salud pública | the health policy (political) |
| soler + infinitivo/ estar acostumbrado DE / acostumbrarse A | to be used to + verb (2); to get used to |
| pensar EN | to think ABOUT |
| hacer amigos | to make friends |
| el vecino/ la vecindad | the neighbor/ the neighborhood |
| el alcalde/ la alcalde | the mayor |
| tomarse unas vacaciones | to take some vacation time |
| un empleado/ una empleada | an employee |
