A SPANISH VOCAB. Flashcards
( parecer haberse ) pasado por alto
( to be ) overlooked
a distancia
online/remote
a largo de
over/during the
a menudo
often
a pesar de
in spite of
a pesar de lo dicho
despite what has been said
a pesar de/ pese a
despite/ in spite of
a través
via
abandonar
to give up/to abandon
abaratar
to cut down/ reduce
abitado
depressed
acabar en
to end up
acceder
to access
aclamación
acclaim/ cheer
acompañar
to accompany
acoso
bullying
acostumbrar
to get used to
actor/ la actriz
actor/actress
actualización
update
actuar
to act
accumulado
accumulated/ built up
adecuado
adequate/ suitable
adicto
addict
admirar
to admire
adquirir
to get
afamado/a
appreciated
aficionado/ la aficionada
fan
afirmar
to afirm
afrontar
to face up to
agencia de colocaciones
employment agency
agentes
police
agobiarse
to overwhelm
agobio
stress
agravar
to make worse
aguantar
to put up with
ahorrar dinero
to save money
aislado/a
isolateda
alarmante
alarming
alcalde
mayor
alegría
happiness
álgido/a
decisive/pivotal
alma
soul
almorzar
to have lunch
alquilar
to rent
alrededor
around
alumno
pupil
alumno repetidor
a pupil who repeats a year
amabilidad con
being nice to/ friendly towards
ambos/as
both
amenaza
threat
amistad
friendship
ampliación
expansion/ increase
añadir
to add
andar
to walk
año tras año
year after year
años recientes
in recent years
antifaz
mask
antigou/a
ancient
antiquísimo
very old/ancient
anualmente
anually
aparecer
to appear
apariencia
appearance
apetecer
to want/ to fancy
aplicación
app
aportar
contribute/ invest/ pay in
apoyo
to support
apreciado/a
appreciated
aprendiz
trainee, apprentice
aprendizaje
learning
aprobar
to pass an exam
aprobar una ley
to pass a law
aprovechar
to take advantage
arriagar
to take root
asalariado/a
salary earner
así que
also/ moreover
así se
in this way
asignatura
subject
asimismo
likewise
aspecto físico
‘looks’
aspirante
applicant/ candidate
asuntos
matters/issues
atmósfera
atmosphere
atraen a los visitantes
attract visitors
aumentar
to increase
aumento
increasea
unque
although
autoestima
self esteem
autor
author
avance
preview
ayuda
help/ contribution
bachillerato
A - levels
baja autoestima
low self - esteem
banda sonora
sound track
bandas
gangs
barato
cheap
barco
boat
bastante pronto
quite soon
beca
a scholarship
beneficios
benefits
beso
kiss
bienestar
well being
bienvenida
welcome
bilingüe
bilingual
boda
wedding
bolsa de trabajo
employment exchange
bolso
bag
bombero
firefighter
borracharse
to get drunk
brecha de género
gender gap
brecha generacional
generational gap
bruto
gross
buena parte de
in large part of
burlarse de
to make fun of
cabalgata
parade
cada vela
each candle
caer bien ( caigo )
to be liked
cajeros automáticos
cash - point machines/ ATM
calentarse
to get over excited/ to get rowdy
calidad
quality
callejear
to roam the streets
cámara de cerca
close up
cámara de lejos
long shot
cámara lenta
slow motion
camino
road/ journey
canal
channel
una canción de despedida
a farewell song
cansado/ a
tired
canto
song/ singing
caótico/a
chaotic
capacidad hotelera
hotel capacity
capucha
hood
caro
expensive
carrera
career/ university degree
carrera universitaria
university degree
carro
cart
carruaje
a carriage
cartelera
billboard
caseta
stall/ tent
casi
almost
casualidad
conincidence
catártica
catharitic/ theraputic
cátedra ( en la universidad )
professor ( in a university )
cementerio
cemetry
censura
censorship
cerrar
to close
ciberacoso
cyberbullying
cineaste
a filmmaker
cinemateca
film library
cinematográfica
cinematography
ciudadnos
citizens
ciudar
to take care of
claramente
clearly
claro
of course
clase media
middle class
clase obrera
working class
clasificación
classification
cofradía, la hermanadad
brother ( not relation )
coger
to catch/ grab
cohete
the rocket
colgar
hang put up
colgar/ postear una foto
to post a photo
colocar
place
colorida
colourful
combinar
to combine
comenzar
to start
comienzo
beginning
como consecuencia
as a result
compañero
companion
compañero de trabajo
co - worker
competir
to compete
complicado/a
complicated
comportamiento
behavour
compromiso con
comittment to
con calma
calmly
concienciación
make people aware/ raise awareness
concienciar
to make aware
concluir
to conlude
concurso
competition
conducción
driving
conducir a
to lead to/ to drive to
confesar
to confess
confiscar
to confiscate
conflicto interno
internal conflict
conjunto de figuras
a collection of figures
conmemorar
to commemorate
conocer
to know ( people, places )
conocida mundialmente por
known worldwide for
conseguir trabajo
to get a job
consentir
to allow
constar
to consist of/ to be made of
construir
to build
construir figuras
to build figures
consumidor
consumer
contar con menso tiempo
to have less time ( available )
contar una historia
to tell a story
contratar
to employ
contrato de trabajo
work contract
controles sanitarios
health checks
convivir
to live together
correr
to run
corrida de toros
bull fight/ run
costaleros
people who carry the floats
costar
to cost/ struggle
coste de vida
cost of living
costear
to pay for/ finance
costumbre
custom
cotilleo
rumour
creciemiento
the growth
creciemiento económica
economic growth
créditos
credits
creencia
belief
creer
to believe
crítica
review/ criticism
crucifijo
crucifix
cualquier gesto
any gesture
cuello
neck
cuentas domésticas
household bills
cuidadanos
citizens
cuidado de los hijos
child care
cumplir
accomplish/ achieve/ fullfill
cumplir con las normas
to comply with the rules
curso
school year/ course
da miedo
frightening
dañar
hurt
dañino/a
harmful
daño
harm
dar
to give
dar lugar a
to give rise to
dar un buen/ mal ejemplo
to set a good or bad example
darse cuenta
to realize
datos
statistics
de acuerdo con
according to
de hecho
in fact
debe ser
must be
deber
to must
debido a
due to
deducir
to deduce
defender
to defend
dejar de
to stop doing something
dejar el nido
to fly the nest
dejarse llevar/ dejarse influir
to be influenced by
deliberadamente
deliberately
delincuencia
crime
depende de
it depends on
derechos laborales
working rights
desaparecido/a
lost
desaprobación
disapproval
desarollo
development
desarollar
to develop
descalzo
barefoot
descargar música
download music
descenso
decline
desempeño un papel
to play a role
desenlace
end
desfile
procession/ parade
deshacerse
to get rid of
despedida de soltero
stag night
despedir ( despido )
to sack, dismiss
despido
dismissal
destacar
to highlight
destacar/ subrayar
to stand out/ to highlight
destinado
destined
destrucción
destruction
destruir
to destroy
devastador
devastating
devolver
to return an item
devoto a
devoted to
día de todos los santos
all saints’ day
día laboral
working day
díalogo
dialogue
dibujos animados
cartoons
dictador
dictator
dirección
direction/ address
director(a) de fotografía
director of photography
director(a) general de producción
executive director
director/ la directora
director
disculpar
to excuse/ to forgive
discutir
to argue
disfraz ( los disfraces )
fancy dress
disminución
reduction
distribución más equitativa
more equal distribution
distribuir
to distribute, hand out
diversa
many/ diverse
divertido/a
fun
doblado
dubbed
doblaje
dubbing
doblar
to dub
documental
documentary
dormir
to sleep
duradero
long-lasting
durar
to last
echar la culpa
to blame
echar un vistazo
to take a look
edad
age
edad media
average age
efectos especiales
special effects
efectos sonorous
sound effects
eficacia
effectiveness
eficiencia
efficiency
el hecho de que
the fact that
