Family Flashcards
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by choice
por mi, tu, su… elección
surrogate mother
la madre de alquiler
“to wash your hands”
lavarse los manos
to wash one’s hands of sb
despreocuparse de alguien
contraceptive methods
los métodos anticonceptivos
contraception
la anticoncepción
birth rate
la tasa de natalidad
social group
colectivo
before (as in a period before)
antaño
to shut away
recluir
nowadays
la actualidad
to emphasise, to stand out
destacar
to intend
pretender
to tackle, to deal with
abordar
to advocate, to champion
abogar
to be in favour of something
estar a favor de algo
a challenge
un reto
fatherhood
paternidad
motherhood
maternidad
unanimous
unánime
to cover
cubrir
to provide
proporcionar
already reaching
alcanzando ya
in view of this
ante esta
well-being
bienestar
adjustment
ajuste
psychological
psicológico
in the most appropriate way
de la manera más adecuada
never before
nunca antes
isolation
el aislamiento
an environmentalist
el/la ecologista
under the same roof
bajo un mismo techo
to take action on the matter, do something
tomar cartas en el asunto
old-fashioned
anticuado
a babysitter
una canguro
a nuisance, hindrance
un estorbo
to get in the way of, to be in the way
estorbar
an old people’s home
la residencia de ancianos
a grandchild
el nieto
to have a sweet-tooth
ser goloso/a
a strong desire, determination for something
tener afán por algo
to yawn
bostezar
to be retired
estar jubilado
to be a retired person
ser un jubilado
to be retired
estar jubilado
in their own way
a su modo
to do something on a whim
tener un capricho
a whim
un capricho
to be capricious
ser caprichoso/a
eagerness
afán
to allow
consentir
to come, to turn to
acudir
a link, tie (as in connection)
un vínculo
to fantasise
fantasear
to abandon, to leave
abandonar
day-care center
la guardería
to receive
acoger
the pocket (as in money)
el bosillo
hacer de canguro
to look after children
multi-purpose, versatile
todoterreno
a jack-of-all-trades
un comodín
resentirse
to be weakened, to resent, to deteriorate, to suffer
to fail, to get it wrong
fallar
seguir luchando
to keep fighting, struggling
only to warn you
únicamente para advertirle
to warn
advertir
to be on the way
estar en camino
to hire
contratar
to establish, to set up
montar
competition (as in the business world)
la competencia
to surprise
sorprender
pleasantly
gratamente
to request
soliciter
allies
aliados
in fact
de hecho
enemies
enemigos
clientele
la clientela
to be overwhelmed
se ver sobrepasado, sentirse abrumado
precisely
precisamente
kids, little ones
peques
to be aware, to keep an eye out, to look for someone, to wait
estar pendientes
for the fact
por el hecho
to get a job, to take a seat, to sit, to stand
colocarse
inverted comas
entre comilas
to turn to
recurrir
childminder
cuidador
of which
de lo que
to exceed, to overtake, to go to far
sobrepasar
to realise
se dar cuenta
pleasantly surprised
gratamente sorprendido
to lose patience
perder la paciencia
to hold
sostener
to seize, to grab
agarrar
keyboard
el teclado
daily
diariamente
citizens
ciudadano
still
aún
statistics
las estadísticas
to cloer
cerrar
tool
una herramienta
to handle, use, operate
manejar
to discuss
comentar
undeniable
innegable
quality
la cantidad
permanent
permanente
bait
un cebo
to sign up, to enroll
apuntarse
recipe
una receta
to take advantage of
aprovechar
to get to the point, to get down to business
ir al grano
mouse
el ratón
the device
el dispositivo
the tail
el rabo
icon
el icono
cursor
el cursor
internet user
internauta
honey, love (terms of endearment) affection
cariño
niece
sobrina
cousin
primo
the digital divide
la brecha digital
breakdown
la avería
pronounced
acusado
to reject
rechazar
anti-weddings
antibodas
a five-year period
un lustro
to live together
convivir
around a third
en torno a un tercio
if we look
si miramos
to go up
subir
to add
añadir
a farmhouse
un cortijo
a hundred
un centenar
as you can see
ya ves
to get out of hand
ir de las manos
interestingly, as a matter of interest
curiosamente
before a judge
ante un juex
fallen
caído
to fall
caer
a figure
una cifra
above the average
por encima de la media
a demographic report
un informe demográfica
a report
un informe
domestic partnership, non-marital cohabitation
una unión de hecho
it keeps being a growing trend
mantiene la tendencia creciente
to reach
alcanzar
weddings
las bodas
at least one of them
al menos uno de ellos
the divorce rate
la tasa de divorcio
per thousand people
por mil personas
breaking up, dissolution
disolución
to start
iniciar
to request
solicitar
to reduce
disminuir
a break
una ruptura
to exceed
superar
to equal
igualar
towards
hacia
drawing closer
tirando más
to bear, to put up with, to endure
aguantar
to pull, to draw nearer
tirar
like this, like that
así
one hundred
cien
ear-mark, something that you want
señala
to diminish, decline
disminuir
to stop / no longer be together
dejar de estar junta
the highest figure
la cifra más elevada
prone
propenso
failure
el fracaso
even
hasta
to entail, to lead to
conllevar
to propel, to encourage
impulsar
finally
por último
abandonment
el abandono
maturity
la madurez
while being, still being
siendo aún
to be able to, to manage
lograr
to thrive, to unwrap, to develop, to progress, to unfold, to manage, to get along
desenvolverse
parents-in-law
suegros
to stick out, to stand out, to excel
sobresalir
married couple
cónyuges
to make their lives hell
hacer sus vidas un infierno
to wound, to hurt (physically and emotionally
herir
unfaithful
infiel
to lead to
llevar a que
to drop out of school
dejar sus estudios
disappointment
la decepción
to carry out
cumplir
maybe, perhaps
tal vez
to leave aside, fun
dejar a un lado la diversión
to prevent
impedir
jealous
celosos
to relate, to recant, to describe, to tell about
relatar
light hair
el cabello claro
Prince Charming
un príncipe azul
in spite of his age
a pesar de su edad
to be crazy in love
estar locamente enamorada
consent
el consentimiento
to have to raise
tocar criar
an apartment
un departamento
to hit
golpear
reach, scope
el alcance
prisoner
el preso
criminal, deliquent
un delincuente
to denounce, report
denunciar
full of pain
llenos de dolor
the desires
las ganas
to choose
escoger
goal
la meta
fault, blame
la culpa
to commit
cometer
scaremongering
el alarmismo
cautionary tale
el cuento de escarmiento
to be enthralled
estar embelesado
a mind game
el juego psicológico
to cheat on
engañar
to crave
ansiar
disgusting (in a disgraceful way), shameful
vergonzoso
it makes me sick
me da asco
a means to an end
un medio para conseguir algo
spouse
el cónyuge
Cinderella
la Cenicienta
an evil step-mother
una madrastra malvada
let’s face it
seamos realistas
to get ahead of oneself
se estar adelantando
to feel unwanted
se sentir de más
jealousy (of a husband, wife, fear of rivalry)
los celos
jealousy (envy)
la envidia
supportive
comprensivos
average
el promedio
to live under the poverty line
vivir baje el umbral dela pobreza
we hear so much
tanto se oye
to arise, emerge
surgir
a backlash
una reacción violenta
to swim against the tide
nadar o ir contra la corriente
the work force
la mano de obra
to be reborn
renacer
for the sake of argument
pongamos por caso
to call into question, to cast doubt on someone or something
poner en tela de juicio
to sexualise
dotar de sexo
to ostracise
condenar al ostracismo
out with the old, in with the new
a rey muerto, rey puesto
to correlate
correlacionar
before, aforementioned
sobredicho
stuck in their ways
atascados en sus formas
undeniably
innegablemente
the work force
el mundo laboral
sexual liberation
la liberación sexual
abortion
el aborto
the family dynamic
la dinámica familiar
a challenge
un desafío
a widow/widower
la viuda / el viuda
teenage pregnancies
los embarazos adolescentes
promiscuous
promiscuo
to stigmatise
estigmatizar
ostracism
el ostracismo
to ostracise
condenar al ostracismo
aforementioned
sobredicho
intrinsically
intrínsecamente
stuck in their ways
reacias a los cambios
to inform, to find out
enterar
the first on the ranking
le adelantan
it remains
siguen siendo
to gain prominence, to become more popular
ganar protagonismo
it has already exceeded that
ya superaba
to overcome
superar
composed
compuesta
father, mother
el progenitor / la progenitora
prolonged
prolongada
to be carried out yb
llevar a cabo tanto por
regard, matter
materia
widowhood
la viudedad
psychiatrist
el psiquiatra
associated disorders
los trastornos asociados
to raise, to consider, to arise
plantearse
school performance
el rendimiento escolar
missing fathers
los padres ausentes
enuresis (involuntary urination, especially at night)
la enuresis
to come out in defense
salir en defensa
as fact
como el hecho
school failure
el fracaso escolar
absence
la ausencia
to triumph
triunfar
level
el nivel
support
sostiene
badly structured
desestructurado
a broken home
una familia desestructurada
behaviour
el comportamiento
ability
la habilidad
to loose touch
perder el contacto
to bring up children
criar a los hijos
mainly
mayoritariamente
childless couples
una pareja sin descendencia
however
no obstante
to give birth
dar a luz
to perform
rendir
to be accountable for
rendir cuento
autonomy
la autonomía
autonomous
autónomo
absent
ausente
availability
la disponibilidad
available
disponible
IVF
el embarazo in-vitro
la fertilización in vitro
unmarried couple, spouses de facto, married couple by common law
una pareja de hecho
to be in difficulty, trouble
estar en apuros
to leave the nest
abandonar el nido, dejar el nido
let bygones be bygones
borrón y cuenta nueva
flattery
la adulación
to admire
admirar
admirer
el adulador
fanaticism
el fanatismo
to be fanatic
ser fanático
hobby
el hobby, la afición, el pasatiempo
to respect
respetar
a code
un código
the machine
la máquina
to make the most of, to take advantage of
aprovechar
day
la jornada
trouser suit
un traje pantalón
the border, edge
el borde
to pet, stroke, touch
acariciar
wide
amplia
to arrange, to have
disponer
box office
la taquilla
distraction, evasion, escape
la evasión
to overshadow (as in spoil) e.g. Martha's wedding was overshadowed by her father's illness
ensombrecer
to overshadow (as in to eclipse)
eclipsar
revenue
el ingreso
streaming (as in film)
el streaming
to lead to believe
haver creer
escapism
la evasión de la realidad
buttery (as in popcorn)
mantecoso
a treat, something special
una sorpresa
ear-splitting
ensordecedor
alive and kicking
vivito y coleando
