Lesson 1B Flashcards
alcanzar
to reach
arraigarse
to take root, establish oneself in a place
asentir (ie, i)
to agree, consent
cobrar
to charge
compartir
to share
conmemorar
to commemorate
conseguir (i)
to achieve, obtain
conservar
to conserve, keep
denigrar
to discredit
enfrentar
to face
equivocarse
to be wrong, be mistaken
fingir
to pretend
funcionar
to work
madrugar
to wake up early
oscilar
to oscillate, sway
pertenecer
to belong
perturbar
to disturb
residir
to live, reside
trazar
to outline, describe
valorar
to value
acostumbrarse a
to get accustomed to
aprender a
to learn to
dirigirse a
to go ahead, head toward
renunciar a
to resign
acabar con
to finish off, end
amenazar con
to threaten to/with
soñar (ue) con
to dream about
aprovecharse de
to take advantage of
despedirse (i) de
to say good-bye to
gozar de
to enjoy
huir de
to run away from
olvidarse de
to forget about
tratar de
to try to
embarcar en
to embark on something
entrar en
to go into
incluir en
to include in/on
meterse en
to get in/into
tardar en
to take time to
luchar por
to fight for
preocuparse por
to worry about
viajar por
to travel by
el abalorio
bead; pl., adornments
la encogida
welcome, reception
el antojo
craving
el beneficio
benefit
el billete
bill
el/la campesino/a
agriculture worker; peasant
la censura
censorship
el/la ciudadano/a
citizen
el cobijo
shelter
el crecimiento
growth
el decano
(university) dean
el desfile
parade
la desventaja
disadvantage
el dilema
dilemma
el discurso
speech
la economía
economy
el empleo
employment
el empuje
push, drive
la entrevista
interview
el fármaco
medicine
el/la gobernante
leader
la igualdad
equality
el letrero
sign
el/la líder
leader
la meta
goal
la pobreza
poverty
el rechazo
denial
la redacción
written piece, writing
el riesgo
risk
el rincón
corner
la solicitud
application
anual
annual
azaroso, -a
risky
cortés
polite
desesperado, -a
desperate
diario, -a
daily
diurno, -a
morning
influyente
influential
mensual
monthly
módico, -a
moderate
opulento, -a
affluent
propio, -a
own
provechoso, -a
profitable, worthwhile
raro, -a
strange
tanto, -a
so much; pl., so many, as many
apenas
barely
bastante
sufficiently, quite
debidamente
properly
ya no
no longer
el acuerdo de paz
peace treaty
al + infinitivo
on, when + -ing form of verb
al igual que
like, just like
bien educado, -a
well mannered
la crisis económica
economic crisis
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
de modo que
so that
de otra forma
in another way
dejar huella
to leave a trace, mark
en el fondo
deep down
en la mayoría de las ocasiones
most of the time
estar muerto de cansancio
to be dead tired
el golpe de estado
coup
hacer falta
to need
hacerle gracia a uno
to find something funny
hacer todo lo posible
to do whatever is possible
(la) mayoría de las veces
most of the time
menos mal
thank goodness
pasar de largo
to pass by (ignore)
por ciento
per cent
por culpa de
because of, through the fault of
por desgracia
unfortunately
por lo que
by what
el régimen político
political regime
según
according to
tenerlo claro
to understand (it)
aburrir
to bore
agradar
to be pleasing, please
apetecer
to crave, yearn for
bastar
to suffice, be enough
convenir
to suit, be convenient
doler (ue)
to hurt
encantar
to delight, charm
faltar
to lack
fascinar
to fascinate
fastidiar
to bother, annoy
hacer falta
to need
importar
to matter
interesar
to interest
molestar
to bother
parecer
to seem
preocupar
to worry
quedar
to be left
sobrar
to be more than enough, be too much
sorprender
to surprise
