45 terms

Spanish	English
el estrellato	stardom
la melena	mane (head of hair)
la frontera	border
en vivo	live
la raza	race (ethnic)
el escenario	scenery, stage, set (theater)
un espectáculo	show
el bajo	bass
las latas de Tecate	cans of Tecate
brincar	to jump
un rugido	a roar (howl, rumble, r)
el sostén	bra, support
los vaqueros	jeans, cowboys
las caderas	hips
palomitas	popcorn
agua embotellada	bottled water
platino	platinum
lujo	luxury
una vieja camioneta	old truck (van)
la música tejana	Texan music
la cumbia	un típo de baile del Colombia
ranchera	a genre of traditional Mexican music that was originally associated with mariachi groups in Jalisco in the period following the Mexican Revolution; nowadays, rancheras are also played by nortenio groups
mariachis	a type of orquesta from Mexico
chamacos	boy, kid (Mex.)
desafiar	to challenge, defy
la meta	goal
fracasar	To fail, flunk
equivocarse	to make a mistake, be mistaken
hundirse	to sink
arrastrar	to drag
bancarrota	bankruptcy
el hogar	home
firmar un contrato	to sign a contract
aprovecharse	to take advantage of, to make the most of
madurar	to mature
invertir, inversiones, inversionista	to invest, investments, investor
alucinar	to hallucinate
el apoyo	support, help
el microondas	microwave
la batería	battery, drums
el barrio chicano	chicano neighborhood
guardarropa	clothes closet
filosofía	philospophy
entretener, entretenimiento	to entertain, entertainment
fieles seguidores	loyal followers

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