Reflejos (Chapter 4)

Vocabulary List

Prompt Translation
1. Allah (God) willing
Ojalá
2. ballad
la balada
3. bass
el contrabajo
4. bongo drum
el bongó
5. castanets (shell-shaped clappers)
las castañuelas
6. chord
la cuerda
7. chorus
el coro
8. Columbian dance and music
la cumbia
9. composition
la composición
10. conga drum
las congas
11. Cuban music/danceinfluential in salsa creation
el son
12. drum
el tambor
13. drum set
la batería
14. fame
la fama
15. fem. and plural that (adj)
esas
16. fem. and plural that over there (adj)
aquellas
17. fem. and plural that over there (pronoun)
aquéllas/ésas/éstas
18. fem. and plural this (adj)
estas
19. fem. and sing. that (adj)
esa
20. fem. and sing. that over there (adj)
aquella
21. fem. and sing. that over there (pronoun)
aquélla/ésa/ésta
22. fem. and sing. this (adj)
esta
23. female conductor
la conductora
24. female interpreter
la intérprete
25. female salsa music singer
la salsera
26. female singer
la cantante
27. female singer-songwriter
la cantautora
28. female son music singer
la sonera
29. five-stringed Andean guitar
el charango
30. flamengo (Spanish dance)
el flamenco
31. general form of that (adj)
eso
32. general form of that over there (pronoun)
aquéllo/éso
33. general form of that over there(pronoun)
éstos
34. general form of this (adj)
esto
35. genre
el género
36. harmony
la armonía
37. interpretation
la interpretación
38. jazz
el jazz
39. lyrics
la letra
40. male conductor
el conductor
41. male interpreter
el intérprete
42. male salsa music singer
el salsero
43. male singer
el cantante
44. male singer-songwriter
el cantautor
45. male son music singer
el sonero
46. maracas (hand held gourd rattles)
las maracas
47. masc. and plural that (adj)
esos
48. masc. and plural that over there (adj)
aquellos
49. masc. and plural that over there (pronoun)
aquéllos/ésos/éstos
50. masc. and plural this (adj)
estos
51. masc. and sing. that (adj)
ese
52. masc. and sing. that over there (adj)
aquel
53. masc. and sing. that over there (pronoun)
aquél/ése/éste
54. masc. and sing. this (adj)
este
55. melody
la melodía
56. microphone
el micrófono
57. neutered form of that over there (adj)
aquello
58. opera
la ópera
59. orchestra
la orquesta
60. pair of wooden sticks used for percussion
las claves
61. percussion instrument
la percusión
62. popular Brazilian music/dance
la sambá
63. popular Cuban dance/music created in New York
la salsa
64. popular Dominican/Haitian dance
el merengue
65. prize
el premio
66. recognition
el reconocimiento
67. recorder (machine)
la grabadora
68. recording
la grabación
69. rhythm
el ritmo
70. rhythmic
rítmico
71. show
el espectáculo
72. singing, song, chant
el canto
73. song
la canción
74. to compose
componer
75. to conduct
conducir
76. to deal with
tratarse de
77. to feature
destacar
78. to interpret
interpretar
79. to recognize
reconocer
80. to record
grabar
81. to scratch
raspar
82. to sing
cantar
83. to toast
brindar
84. tour
la gira
85. traditional Mexican music and band
el mariachi
86. voice
la voz

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