"Robo en la Noche" Examen Final (Incluye Cultura de Costa Rica)

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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


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