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El Rincón Español - homeschool Spanish support
Oct. 20, 2009
News Vocab

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"El Noticiero Univision con Jorge Ramos y María Elena Salinas es la fuente principal de noticias para los hispanos en Estados Unidos. Todos los días a las 6 PM Este / 5 Centro por Univision."

"The Univision News Bureau with Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas is the main source of news for Hispanics in the United States.  Daily at 6pm Eastern/5 Central on Univision"

From the Univision Website.

Jorge Ramos has been called by some "The Hispanic Peter Jennings".  This man, and the station he represents, are a force to reckoned with not only in the business of News ratings, but in politics and the shaping of contemporary culture.  In some markets in our country, Noticiero Univision beats out rating for the three major networks combined. 

So without further ado, I'd like to share some words and phrases I have learned by watching the news in Spanish:
  • maremoto - an earthquake at sea
  • terremoto - earthquake on land
  • sequestro - kidnapping
  • rehenes - hostages
  • con las manos en la masa - red-handed
  • detenido - arrested
  • tras las rejas - behind bars
  • presentador/a - newscaster
  • Irak - Iraq
  • gases lacrimogénos - tear gas
  • manifestaciones - riots, demonstrations
  • huelga - strike
  • francotirador - sniper
  • sicario - hit man
  • chocó - crashed
  • los detalles más adelante - details coming up later
  • influenza porcina - swine flu
  • indocumentados - illegal aliens
  • bomba casera - homemade bomb
  • coche bomba - car bomb
  • ataque terrorista - terrorist attack
  • vocero/a - spokesperson
  • en manos de la justicia - in the hands of justice
  • bajo fianzas - on bail

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Oct. 20, 2009 - http://mybilingualboys.blogspot.com/

Posted by Adriana


Excellent List! I didn't know how to say tear gas. Know I do. Thanks for teaching me! :)


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Oct. 20, 2009 - http://mybilingualboys.blogspot.com/

Posted by Adriana


Goodness! "Now" not "know" Maybe I should learn English first! :)


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Oct. 20, 2009 - Untitled Comment

Posted by KathleenM


Hopefully, you don't have much use for tear gas in English or Spanish. On the news it seems to show up a lot in huelgas and manifestaciones. ;)


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