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ranchera

/rɑnˈtʃɛrə/ /rɑnˈtʃɪərə/

Meanings
noun

Canción tradicional mexicana

A traditional Mexican song performed solo with a guitar

Examples :

"My grandfather always sings a heartfelt ranchera while he's cooking dinner. "
Mi abuelo siempre canta una ranchera sincera mientras cocina la cena.
music culture entertainment tradition

Related Words

Illustration performed

performed verb

/pə.ˈfɔːmd/ /pɚ.ˈfɔɹmd/

Realizar, ejecutar

"It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task."

Solo le tomó veinte minutos realizar la tarea.

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heartfelt adjective

/ˈhɑːt.fɛlt/ /ˈhɑːɹt.fɛlt/

sincero, sentido

"She expressed her heartfelt sympathies at the death of his mother."

Ella expresó sus sinceras condolencias por la muerte de su madre.

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solo noun

/ˈsoʊ.loʊ/ /ˈsəʊ.ləʊ/

Solo

"My piano teacher assigned a challenging solo for the upcoming recital. "

Mi profesor de piano asignó un solo desafiante para el próximo recital.

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cooking verb

/ˈkʊ.kɪŋ/

Cocinar, preparar

"My mom is cooking dinner for the family tonight. "

Mi madre está cocinando la cena para la familia esta noche.

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always adverb

/ˈɔː(l).weɪz/ /ˈɔl.weɪz/

Siempre, constantemente

"Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation."

Los aviones no siempre existieron como forma de transporte.

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sings noun

/sɪŋz/

Canto, reunión de canto

"Our family often attends sings at the church on Sunday evenings. "

Nuestra familia a menudo asiste a reuniones de canto en la iglesia los domingos por la noche.

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song noun

/sɒŋ/ /sɑŋ/

Canción

"Thomas listened to his favorite song on the radio yesterday."

Thomas escuchó su canción favorita en la radio ayer.

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grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

Abuelo

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

Mi abuelo me ayudó con mi tarea de matemáticas.

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traditional noun

/tɹəˈdɪʃnəl/

Tradicionalista

"My grandmother is a traditional, believing strongly in family values. "

Mi abuela es una tradicionalista que cree firmemente en los valores familiares.

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while noun

/waɪl/

Tiempo, rato

"He lectured for quite a long while."

Dio una conferencia durante bastante tiempo.

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dinner noun

/ˈdɪnə/ /ˈdɪnəɹ/

Almuerzo

"My dinner was a sandwich and some fruit, before I went to my afternoon class. "

Mi almuerzo fue un sándwich y algo de fruta, antes de ir a mi clase de la tarde.

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guitar noun

/ɡɪˈtɑː(ɹ)/ /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/

Guitarra

"My brother plays the guitar beautifully. "

Mi hermano toca la guitarra maravillosamente.