Las Familias y Las Communidades Vocab Flashcards
Abrir el terreneo
to open up
apoderarse
to take control
aquejar
to cause harm, to afflict
atomizar
to atomize, to break up
avasallador(a)
overwhelming
compuesto/a (de)
consisting of, made up of
con todas las letras
clearly
concertarse (e-ie)
to agree, to harmonize
consagrar
to dedicate, to devote
consatar
to confirm
desconcertar (e-ie)
to disconcert
desequilibrarse
to become mentally disturbed
destacar
to stand out
dispararse
to shoot up, to go off
el acoso
harassment
el ámbito
sphere, setting, environment
el asombro
surprise, astonishment
el banquito
stool
el bicho
bug, creature
el capricho
whim
el casco urbano
urban area
el dispositivo
device
el engaño
trick, hoax, lie
el entrenamiento
training, practice
el interrogante
question
el istmo
isthmus
el legado
legacy
el magisterio
teaching; faculty; the teaching profression
el prefil
profile
el reclamo
demand, complaint
el rescate
recovery, rescue
el residuo
trash, garbage
el sector informal
the informal sector
el/la aliado/a
ally
el/la chaval(a)
kid (informal)
el/la ermitaño/a
hermit
el/la gestor(a)
manager
el/la internauta
internet user
el/la santiaguino/a
from Santiago (de Chile)
empeñarse (en)
to insist or presist
empresa
enterprise, endeavor
enarbolar
to hoist, to raise
encarnar
to personify, to incarnate
ensombrecerse (c-zc)
to darken
fastidiado/a
fed-up, bored
fusionar
to merge
generar
to produce, to create
gestionar
to manage
hacerse cargo (de)
to take charge (of)
incongruente
nonsensical, incoherent
inculcar
to instill
indagar
to inquire, to investigate
la chabola
shack
la compostura
composure, self-control
la coyuntura
situation, circumstances
la creencia
belief
el etapa
stage, phase
la etnia
ethnic group
la generación
production
la herramienta
tool
la indole
nature, type
la informática
computer science
la lancha
boat
la mamadera
feeding bottle
la medida
measure (regulation)
la orfebrería
goldsmithing, silversmithing
la parcela
smallholding
la plata
money
la precipitación
hurry, rush; hurriedly
la rentabilidad
profitability
la sede
headquarters
la superación
self-improvement
la talabartería
leather working
la tasa
rate
lamentarse
to regret, to be sorry about
menudo/a
thing, slight (person)
mermado/a
reduced, diminished
penal
criminal, penitentiary
perecer (c-zc)
to die, to perish
rastrear
to track, to watch
recopilar
to compile, to gather
sacar provecho (de)
to profit (from)
satanizar
to demonize
sembrar (e-ie)
to sow, to inspire
sombrío/a
cheerless, gloomy
sostenerse (yo-go, e-ie)
to remain standing
sumamente
extremely
sumir
to sink
tallar
to sculpt or carve
trasladar
to move, to transfer
trinar
to tweet
tutear
to address as tú
vinculado/a
linked, connected
vitalicio
lifelong, perpetual
