| agencia |
administrative unit for a village Gemeindeverwaltung |
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| almendra |
almond Mandel |
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| antojitos |
Quick dishes Vorspeise |
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| arroyo |
canyon Fluss, Bach |
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| atole |
hot corn beverage, flavored heisses gewürztes
Maisgetränk |
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| bahía |
bay Bucht |
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| ballena |
whale Wal |
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| baño |
bathroom Toilette |
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| basura |
trash Müll |
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| bebidas |
drinks Getränke |
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| botana |
snack Snack |
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| bucear |
diving tauchen |
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| Caguama |
female sea turtle and 1 liter beer bottle
weibliche Meeresschildkröte und 1 Liter-Bierflasche |
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| caldo |
broth starke Suppe |
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| calle |
street Straße |
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| camarones |
shrimps Garnelen, Krabben |
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| camisa |
shirt Hemd |
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| camioneta |
pick up for public transportation
Pick up
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| campamento |
camp site Campingplatz |
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| casa de huéspedes |
guesthouse Gästehaus |
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| Chilango |
bad slang word for the inhabitants of Mexico City umgangsprachliches
Schimpfwort für die Hauptstädter |
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| chilangolandia (www.chilangolandia.com) |
city of the Chilangos (Mexico City) Stadt
der Chilangos (Mexico City) |
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| chile |
hot pepper Pfefferoni |
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| cigarros |
cigars Zigaretten |
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| Coco loco |
crazy nut – coconut with alcohol (coco: nut, loco: crazy)
verrückte Nuss – Kokosnuss mit Alkohol
(coco: Kokosnuss, loco: verrückt) |
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| colectivo |
taxi that picks up passengers like a public bus Taxi,
welches wie ein öffentlicher bus funktioniert |
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| comedor |
snack stand Imbissstand |
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| comida |
meal Essen |
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| correo |
post office Postamt |
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| Costa Chica |
Small Coast Kleine Küste |
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| cuarto |
room Zimmer |
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| Cuba libre |
free Cuba (drink with coke, rum and lemon) freies
Cuba (Mixdrink aus Cola, Rum und Limette) |
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| delfín |
dolphin Delfin |
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| D.F. (Distrito Federal) |
short form for Mexico City gebräuchliche
Kurzform für Mexico City |
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| ejido |
collective own land Kollektivland |
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| elote |
corn (cob) Maiskolben |
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| esnorcelear |
snorkeling schnorcheln |
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| fería |
fair (Vergnügungs-, Verkaufs-)messe |
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| güero/a |
blond one Blonde(r) |
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| hamaca |
hammock Hängematte |
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| hospedaje |
accomodation Unterkunft |
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| Huachinango |
red snapper Rotbarsch |
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| maguey |
agave Agave |
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| manicomio |
mental hospital Irren-, Narrenhaus |
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| manicomio con visto al mar |
mental hospital with sea-view (endearing nickname for Zipo)
Narrenhaus (nicht -schiff!) mit Meeresblick
(liebenswerter Spitzname für Zipo) |
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| Mazunte (Nahuatl) |
“hairy claw” – red crab with a bigger right claw
“behaarte Klaue” – Strandkrebs
mit größerer rechter Schere |
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| medico |
doctor Arzt |
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| mercado |
market Markt |
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| Mezcal |
from maguey extracted liquor, similar to Tequila Agaven-Schnaps,
ähnlich dem Tequila |
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| mochila |
backpack Rucksack |
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| mochilero |
backpacker Tramper |
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| mole (Nahuatl) |
mixture, sauce made of more than 20 ingredients (chocolate, chile,
nuts, …) Mischung, eine aus mehr als
20 Gewürzen komponierte Soße (Schokolade, Chile, Nüsse,
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| mole poblano |
dark mole in the famous style of Puebla dunkle
Mole im berühmten Puebla-Stil |
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| mota |
marijuana Marihuana |
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| muelle |
pier Hafenmole, Pier |
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| municipio |
administrative unit for a district; county Distriktsverwaltung |
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| murcielago |
bat Fledermaus |
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| Nahuatl |
language of the Nahua-people, descendants of the Aztecs Sprache
der Nahuas, der Nachfahren der Azteken |
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| nopal |
cactus, with the spines removed, used es vegetable Kaktus,
entstachelt als Gemüse in Verwendung |
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| ostiones |
oysters Austern |
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| palapa |
small house of wood and palm trees Holz-
oder Palmenhütte |
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| panadería |
bakery Bäckerei |
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| pantalones |
trousers Hose |
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| parada |
bus stop Busstation |
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| playera |
t-shirt Leiberl (auf dass es nicht vergessen
werde) |
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| plátano |
banana Banane |
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| pesca |
fishing Fischfang |
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| pescado |
fish dish Fischgericht |
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| pez vela |
sailfish Seglerfisch |
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| piña |
pinapple Ananas |
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| poblano |
person from Puebla; Puebla-styled Pueblaner(in);
pueblanisch (aus Puebla) |
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| pollo |
chicken Huhn |
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| Puerto Angel |
Port of Angels Engelshafen |
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| Puerto Escondido |
the hidden port (esconder: to hide) der
versteckte Hafen (esconder: verstecken) |
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| punta cometa |
point of the comet (name of the most austral peninsula of Mexico)
Kometenpunkt (Name der angeblich südlichsten
Landzunge Mexikos) |
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| Que onda! |
What’s up? Was ’n los? Seawas,
wia geht’s? |
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| Que padre! |
How cool! Echt klasse! Geh’ Alter!
Echt super! |
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| Rinconcito |
small corner (el rincon: corner) Winkelchen
(el rincon: der Winkel) |
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| res |
beef Rindfleisch |
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| Roca Blanca |
white rock Weißer Felsen |
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| tabaco |
cigars Zigaretten |
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| tamales |
cooked dough of corn, stuffed gekochter
Maisteig, gefüllt |
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| tamales de chepíl |
tamales stuffed with lettuce Tamales mit
Gemüse gefüllt |
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| tamales de elote |
tamales stuffed with corn Tamales gefüllt
mit Mais |
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| tamales de rajas |
tamales stuffed with chicken and chile Tamales
gefüllt mit Huhn und Chile |
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| taco |
stuffed and breaded tortilla gefüllte
und gebackene Tortilla |
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| taqueria |
taco stand Taco-Stand |
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| tienda |
store Geschäft |
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| tienda de campaña |
tent Zelt |
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| tope |
speed bump, hump Bodenschwelle (Straße);
Hump oder Dump |
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| tortuga |
turtle Schildkröte |
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| Vale! |
Ok Gilt! Passt! |
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| Ventanilla |
Small window (la ventana: the window) Fensterchen
(la ventana: das Fenster) |
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| ventilador |
fan Ventilator |
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| visto al mar |
sea-view Meeresblick |
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| Zipolite (Nahuatl) |
Beach of the dead Strand der Toten |
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