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| 1) triunfante: triumphant | se asegura: assures itself (is assured) | éxito: success | su: his | campaña: campaign | del pueblo: of the people 2) lo felicito: I congratulate you | ha sido: has been | exitazo: great success (-azo augments size, etc.) | asegurado: assured | habrá que: will have to be (we"ll have to) | ampliar: amplify | todo: all | país: country 3) norte: north | faltar: lack, be wanting | agua: water (northern Chile is largely desert country | víveres: the necessities of life 4) sur: south (southern Chile is rainy and cold | suprimir: suppress, do away with | frío: cold | lluvias: rains 5) este: east (the high Andes and the border with Argentina) | les: (to) you (plural) | proporcionar: to give, provide | nieve: snow | verano: summer | correr: in this context, to move away, displace, shift | alambradas: wire fences (Chileans accuse Argentina of moving the fences which mark the border farther and father west into Chile. Condorito would move them back.) 6) oeste: west (the coast of Chile on the Pacific Ocean) | pez: fish, peces (plural) | de colores: of colors, colored | así: thus, like this | así de grandes: this big (he extends his arms) 7) tener: to have | asegurado: assured (a sure thing) | sillón: chair (large) | mañana: tomorrow | hablarás: you will speak | Pelotillehue (fictitious town with typical Araucanian (Mapuche) ending -hue (as in copihue, the national flower of Chile).| último: last | lugar: place | nuestra: our 8) tenemos que: we have to | dejar: leave, finish off | bien: well, very | encachado: fitting, suitable, just right | tribuna: grand stand | donde: where 9) si: if | ustedes: you (plural) | eligen: elect | haré: I'll make | pueblo: village, town | ciudad: city | modelo: model | mandar: to order, command | construir: to construct | escuela: school | poblaciones: housing developments | mercados: markets (shops, stores) | estación: station | ferrocarril: railroad | hasta: even, up to | puente: bridge | concreto: concrete | sobre: over, across, above | río: river 10) pero: but | es que: it's (a fact) that | por: through | pasa: passes | ningún: no, none 11) importar: to matter, be important | uno: one (I'll make one for you) 12) alguien: someone | dijo: said | chusma: mob, rabble, mass of common people | inconciente: unconscious, unaware, uninformed, uninterested, uncaring (Chileans know that this "alguien" was former president Arturo Alessandri, known for his uncompromising, challenging, almost insulting straight talk to the people. He called them a "chusma" and they loved it.) | fin: end A dramatized mp3 recording of this cartoon with sound effects and music is available. Click for details. |