consolar (ue)
to comfort
la empanada
pastry turnovers
protestar (por)
to protest (against)
la dictadura
dictatorship
derechista
right-wing
estatal
state (adj.)
It’s good/bad that …
Es bueno/malo que …
nostalgia
la nostalgia
renowned
renombrado/a
to miss (someone or something)
extrañar
En cambio …
On the other hand …
el gusto
taste
fellow countryman
el/la paisano/a
Russian
ruso/a
detained
detenido/a
huir
to flee
pertenecer
to belong
coast
la costa
grassy plains
la pampa
ruso/a
Russian
neighborhood
el barrio
(political) right
la derecha
Me fascina(n) …
I’m fascinated by …
afrodescendiente
of African descent