"Robo en la Noche" Examen Final (Incluye Cultura de Costa Rica)
llorar
cry
profesión del Dr. Parker
ecólogo
aunque
even though
las plumas
feathers
primero/a
first
cinco horas y media
five and a half hours
la linterna
flashlight
flora y fauna
flora and fauna (plants and animals)
Gallo pinto
fríjoles y arroz, comida típica de Costa Rica "Spotted rooster"
se murió
he/she/Ud. died
aguas termales
hot springs
a favor
in favor
el cuchillo
knife
símbolo del trabajo costarricense
la carreta costarricense
el colón
la moneda (currency) de Costa Rica
Margarita
madre de Inés
casado
married man
la motocicleta
motorcycle
mi gente
my people
el, la siguiente
next, following
Juan Carlos
novio de Inés, agente del MINAE
Sólo/solamente
only
otro/a/s
other/another
los ticos
people from Costa Rica
Curú
place where Dr. Parker, Makenna and Inés free the birds
avión
plane
la selva
rainforest
la soga
rope
segundo/a
second
Ricardo
segundo (2nd) esposo de Margarita
osos perezosos
sloths
La revolución francesa inspiró los colores de la bandera de Costa Rica
the French Revolution inspired the Costa Rican flag colors
los huevos
the eggs
la gente
the people
hay
there is, there are
hubo
there was, there were
se besaron
they kissed each other
las cosas
things, stuff
Creer
to believe
llevar
to bring/to take/wear/have on
morirse
to die
alimentar a las aves
to feed the birds
agarrar
to grab
besar
to kiss
besarse
to kiss each other
buscar
to look for
casarse
to marry each other
mencionar
to mention
necesitar (C before S)
to need
soltar
to release
robar
to steal
cuidar
to take care of
cuidar a las aves
to take care of the birds
juntos
together (masculine, mixed)
el árbol
tree
en contra
versus
fueron usadas para el transporte
were used to transport
la bandera de Costa Rica tiene blanco, azul y rojo
The flag of Costa Rica is white, blue and red
Monteverde
This Cloud Forest Reserve is a natural jungle environment. It has many zip lines and rudimentary bridges that allow for a scenic view of the environment.
cree
Ud./He/She believes
piensa
Ud./He/She thinks
Carretas
Used to transport coffee, now a cultural symbol of hard work and art in Costa Rica
Arenal
Volcán de Costa Rica
un beso
a kiss
hormigas
ants
Casado
arroz, frijoles, carne (de res, pollo, cerdo o pescado), plátano y verduras. "Married man" is the name of this typical Costa Rican dish
el pájaro / el ave
bird
los edificios
buildings
Bender
caballo de la mamá de Makenna
Primero, Mimi es fea. Después, es bonita y tiene alas enormes
At first, Mimi is ugly. Afterwards, she is beautiful and has huge wings
En el tribunal, Cecilio habla y no mira a los hombres malos
At the trial, Cecilio speaks but he does not look at the bad men
El presidente de Costa Rica se llama
Carlos Alvarado Quesada (since 2018)
Cecilio necesitaba dinero para ayudar a su familia, por eso robó las aves
Cecilio needed money to help his family, that is why he stole the birds
Cecilio
Chofer/Guardia de la hacienda
¿En qué continente está Costa Rica?
Costa Rica está en Centro América
Costa Rica no tiene ejército, sólo tiene policía
Costa Rica has no army, it only has the police
Costa Rica es una república democrática
Costa Rica is a democratic country
Primera presidenta femenina de Costa Rica
Laura Chinchilla Miranda (2010-2014)
osos hormigueros
Anteaters
Adrián Gómez
Artista (pintor) famoso de Costa Rica con ancestros africanos
ecoturismo
Ecotourism is a type of tourism that involves visiting fragile and mostly undisturbed areas of nature to learn about them and preserve them for the future. In Costa Rica, Ecotourism is one of the top tourist activities in the country.
él le DIO un beso a ella
He gave her a kiss
le dio
He/she/Ud. gave him/her/Ud.
¡Pura Vida!
Hello, Good-bye, "Aloha" in Costa Rica
Alex
Hermana de Makenna
¿Qué tan largo es el vuelo de LAX a Costa Rica?
How long is a flight from LAX to San José?
Inés tiene cuarenta y tres años
Inés is 43 years old
La Isla del Coco
Island located on the Pacific side that became one of the biggest biological laboratories in the world. It is believed to have buried treasures that were left behind by pirates
Juan Carlos tiene treinta y dos años
Juan Carlos is 32 years old
Juan Carlos es menor que Inés
Juan Carlos is younger than Inés
Punto Guanacasteco
La danza, el baile nacional
la orquídea
La flor (flower) nacional
Makenna no quiere irse a Costa Rica porque extraña a su hermana y a sus amigos
Makenna does not want to move to Costa Rica because she misses her sister and her friends
A Makena le gusta trabajar en la hacienda y está feliz en Costa Rica
Makenna likes working at the estate and is happy in Costa Rica
Tuanis
Means cool, OK, fine, nice in Costa Rica
Tortuguero
National Park in the Caribbean side of Costa Rica. It is on a rainforest-covered sandbar where green turtles (tortugas) like to nest
El Yigüirro
National bird of Costa Rica.
Manuel
Padre biológico de Inés que murió
Las Mascaradas
Parades where people wear masks
El Dr. Oscar Arias Sánchez (Presidente 1986 - 1990) ganó el Premio Nóbel de la Paz en 1987 y fue reelecto presidente (2006 - 2010)
President Oscar Arias Sánchez won a Nobel Peace Prize and was reelected