U3: La danza (complete list)

Vocabulary List

Prompt Translation
1. A barrel drum used in traditional Puerto Rican music
el tambor primo
2. A box shaped percussion instrument made out of wood
El Cajón
3. a form of self expression
una forma de expresarse
4. A rattle that is shaken to play music. Usually played as a pair
la maraca
5. a space for rebellion
un espacio para rebelión
6. a spin
un giro
7. a step backwards
Un paso hacia atrás
8. a step forward
Un paso hacia en frente
9. a step to the left
un paso a la izquierda
10. a step to the right
un paso a la derecha
11. A wooden latin instrument similar to the xylophone played with small mallets
La Marimba
12. A wooden pallet that you dance on top of. The sound from shoes tapping serves as a drum
la tarima
13. acoustic
acústico
14. ancestors
los ancestros/los antepasados
15. Any style of one-faced drum used in latin music
El Tambor
16. artistic yelp
el grito
17. beats per minute
latidos por minuto
18. calm; quiet
tranquilo
19. calmly; quietly
tranquilamente
20. catchy
pegadizo/pejajoso
21. choreography
la coreografía
22. complex
complejo
23. cowbell
La campanilla
24. cultural or political oppression
La opresión cultural o política
25. dance
el baile
26. dance (as an art form)
la danza
27. dance hall
la sala de baile
28. danceable
bailable
29. dancer
el bailador
30. fast
rápido
31. free
libre
32. freedom
la libertad
33. genre
el género
34. Hand-held percussion instrument
El clave
35. honor your ancestors
Honrar a los antepasados
36. It's used for...
se usa para
37. known
conocido
38. la bailarina
el bailarín
39. lively
animado
40. lyrics
la letra
41. melody
la melodía
42. modern
moderno
43. movements
los movimientos
44. musician
un músico
45. natural
natural
46. noisily
ruidosamente
47. noisy
ruidoso
48. powerful
poderoso
49. quickly
rapidamente
50. rhythm
el ritmo
51. sencillo
simple
52. Shallow
El Tambor Timbale
53. Similar to a guitar
El tres
54. singer
el cantante
55. slavery
la esclavitud
56. slow
lento
57. slowly
lentamente
58. smooth
suave
59. smoothly
suavemente
60. song
la canción
61. steps
los pasos
62. strong
fuerte
63. style
el estilo
64. Tall
El Tambor Conga
65. the accordion
El acordeón
66. the base
la base
67. the dance number/routine
el número de baile
68. The political transformation
La transformación política
69. the system of slavery
el sistema esclavista
70. the tamborine
la pandereta
71. the trombone
el trombone
72. the trumpet
la trompeta
73. the tuba
la tuba
74. the violin
El violín
75. they are used for
se usan para
76. to arrive
llegar
77. to be born
nacer
78. to be marginalized
ser marginalizado
79. to bring
traer
80. to come from
provenir de/surgir de
81. to communicate
comunicar
82. to dance
bailar
83. to develop
desarrollar
84. to enjoy
gozar
85. to express (oneself)
expresarse
86. to feel at ease
sentirse a gusto
87. to feel free
sentirse libre
88. to fight
luchar
89. to have roots in
Tener raíces en
90. to identify (with)
identificar con
91. to love oneself (each other)
quererse
92. to marginalise
marginalizar
93. to perform
realizar
94. to play an instrument
tocar/tocar un instrumento
95. to preserve
preservar
96. to rebel
rebelarse
97. to recognize
reconocer
98. to respect (someone)
respetar a
99. to sing
cantar
100. to take advantage of (enjoy)
aprovechar
101. to take unfair advantage of
aprovecharse de
102. to tap/to click one's heels
taconear
103. to trancend (cross) borders
traspasar fronteras
104. to transform
transformar
105. to turn
girar
106. To use your hands as a percussion instrument along with the music
hacer palmas
107. to value oneself
valorarse
108. traditional
tradicional
109. two wooden sticks that are used to hit a small wooden barrel
el cua
110. well recognized
bien reconocido

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