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
