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Agua pluvial or agua de lluvia – Rain water
Aguacero – a heavy rain storm
Arcoiris – rainbow
Baldazo – a lot of rain or bucketful of rain
Escampar – to clear up
Garua – a drizzle in Costa Rica
Garuar – verb to drizzle in Costa Rica
Cabeza de agua – type of flash flood
Capa or impermeable – [...]
acurrucarse – to cuddle
alimentar las pulgas – to sleep
caminar dormido – to sleepwalk
cabecear – to be nod off
conciliar el sueño – to get to sleep
consultar con la almohada – to sleep on it (decision)
dejar dormir los perros del pasado – let sleeping dogs lie
desvelar – to keep awake
dormilón – a sleepyhead
dormir [...]
cajeta – something easy in Costa Rica
¡Cálmese! - Take it easy! Or Calm down!
cuesta abajo – it’s all downhill (easy)
del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho – easier said than done
del plato a la boca se pierde la sopa – also easier said than done
es más fácil que quitarle un confite a [...]
ajustar cuentas – to square accounts (revenge)
alborotar el panal – stir up trouble
armar la gorda- also to cause an uproar
armar un lío – cause an uproar
armar una bronca – cause an up roar
atizar la hoguera – make trouble
bochinche – a fight or quarrel
bochinchero – a fighter
el/la buscapleitos – someone who picks fights
buscar ruido al chicharrón [...]
If you ever go to the movies or theater in a Spanish - speaking country, you will need to know some of the vocabulary listed below:
doblado - dubbed
subtítulos - subtitles
dibujos animados - cartoons
función (tanda in Costa Rica) - show (given at a specific time)
taquilla - box office
entrada, boleto – ticket
preestreno - sneak preview
escenario - stage
intermedio, [...]
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