Culture Shock! Chile - A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette

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254 CultureShock!CultureShock! Chile Chile


Spanish English
alta tensión high voltage
socorro! help!
prohibido nadar no swimming allowed
bomberos firemen
Carabineros police (uniformed)

HOME & SCHOOL


Spanish English
se vende/se arrienda for sale/rent
gastos comunes condominium fees
empleada ‘puertas afuera’ maid who works normal
working hours
empleada ‘puertas adentro’ live-in maid
maestro ‘chasquilla’ handyman, idiom for Jack
of All Trades
gásfiter plumber
electricista electrician
jardín infantíl nursery school
escuela grammar school
liceo or colegio high school
particular/público private/public
particular subvencionado publicly funded, privately
administered
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