extra vocab Flashcards
quizá
perhaps/maybe
sorprender
to surprise/amaze/startle
alfabetización
literacy
tasa
price/rate
envidiar
to envy/to be jealous of
aún
still/yet
quedar
stay/remain
emparejar
to pair/catch up
si bien
while
etiqueta
label
aumentar
to enlarge/broaden/increase
por lo tanto
therefore
medios sociales
social media
manejar
to manage
conveniente
convenient
desconocido
stranger
cercano
near
lejano
far
me apetece
I feel like doing
gozar
to enjoy
la independencia
independence
elegir
to choose
esforzarse
to make an effort
las esposas
handcuffs
fallecer
to pass away
la pluma
feather
pavo real
peacock
tardar
to last
llegar
to arrive
posteriormente
later
libre
free
occidental
west
solo/a
alone
sólo
only
en cuanto
regards
no sólo … sino …
not only … also …
adhesión
union
viudo/a
widowed
prometida
engaged
casada
married
la vivencia
life experience
destacar
to highlight
alcanzar
to reach
a través
through/across
estancar
stagnate
vigilar
monitor
pariente
relative
sobra
scrap
la alcaldía
town hall
acabar
to finish
apelar
to appeal
principal
main/principal
aportar
to contribute
aunque/si bien
although
en lugar de/en vez de
instead of
hombre de negocios
buisnessman
sumamente
extremely
remoto
faraway
recientemente
recently
ciberacoso
cyberbullying
me parece
it seems to me
alentar
to encourage
portarse
to behave
torta
cake
sancionar
to punish
la multa
fine
incrementar
to increase
actual
current
desinflar
to decrease
al ponerse más viejo
when you become older
acoger
to foster
edad
age
desalentador
discouraging
desmoralizador
demoralizing
asalariado
paid/wage-earning/salaried
escaso
scarce
varios/algunos
several
guardería
nursery
arruga
wrinkle
salir del amario
to come out the closet
el camión
lorry
la mollera
crown of the head/brains
evitar
to avoid/prevent
lagrimear/llorar
to weep
sorda
deaf
great-grandmother
bisabuela
tal vez
maybe
ya
already
infarto
heart attack
temer
to fear
siempre que + subjunctive
as long as/provided that
barra libre
free reign
surgir
to arrise
sencillo
simple
al fin y al cabo
at the end of the day/ when all is said and done
lobo
wolf
cabello
hair
dudoso
doubtful
firmar
to sign
soledad
solitude/loneliness
me enoja
make me angry
pegar
to stick
ortografía
spelling
los archivos
files
cuesta un ojo de la cara
an eye of the face (costs an arm and a leg)
pesar
to weigh
te asustas
you get scared
los garbanzos
chickpeas
muchacha
child
plomo
lead
duelo
mourning
hasta
until
alcance
reach/scope
conseguir
to get
el gozo
joy/pleasure
sacudir
to shake
mojar
to wet
la gota
drop
el paragüas
umbrella
aconsejar
to advise
hacerse cargo de
to be in charge of
estar disponible
to be available
contar
to count on
pilar
pillar
envejecerse
to get old