Esp. III-H, Semestre B: Lista de palabras imprescindibles

Flashcards with key vocabulary from the lecture notes.

acceder, el acceso

To access, access (n.)

acontecimiento, acontecer

Successo, evento; to happen = suceder

acoso; acosar

Harassment, bullying; to harass

agobio, agobiar

Angustia, preocupación, cansancio; to overwhelm, “get you down”

agradecer (yo = -zco)

To be thankful for

aguantar = soportar

To withstand

aislamiento, aislar

Isolation, to isolate

alegrarse de

To be happy

alentar (e-->ie)

Fomentar

aprovecharse de + noun

To take advantage of

averiguar

To find out

beneficiar, beneficioso

To benefit, beneficial

reñir

To quarrel

brindar

Ofrecer algo, contribuir algo

carecer de

Faltarle - to lack

ciudadano

Citizen

consejo, aconsejar

Advice, to give advice

cumplir con su deber

To do (fulfill) one's duty

dañar

To damage

dejar de + infinitive

To stop (doing something)

demás (los,las)

To others, the rest

desafiar, desafío

Retar, reto; to challenge, challenge

disponer de; estar disponible

To have at one's disposal; to be available

dispositivo

Aparato (device, instrument)

elegir (e--> i)

Escoger

enterarse de

To find out about

entrenar

To train

entretener

To be entertained (like gustar)

equivocarse

To make a mistake

estorbar

To block, hinder, impede, get in the way of

exigir

To demand

expectativa

Expectation

experimentar

To experience

extrañar

To miss someone

fortalecer

Reforzar, to strengthen

hechos

Deeds

herir (e-->ie)

To wound

herramienta

Tool

hogar

Home

imponer

To impose

inscribirse en

To sign up, enroll in

jamás

Never again

juzgar

To judge

lío

Dilemma, "mess"

llevar a cabo

Cumplir, to carry out

llevarse bien (mal)

Get along well (poorly)

llevarse bien (mal)

Tener buena (mala) relación

lograr

To attain

madurar, madurez, maduro(-a)

To mature, maturity, mature

medios (de comunicación)

The media

mejorar

To improve

merecer (yo = -zco)

To deserve

meterse

To interfere, to meddle

modales

Manners

mudarse

To move (residence)

no obstante

Sin embargo, nevertheless

ocio

Leisure time

percibir

Observar

perseguir

To pursue

pertenecer -yo --> zco

To belong

por lo tanto

Therefore

prensa

The press

proponer

To propose

quejarse (de)

To complain (about)

rechazar

To reject

reemplazar

To replace

requisito

Requirement

reñir

To quarrel

retar, reto

Desafiar, desafío; to challenge, challenge

riesgo, arriesgar

Risk, to risk

sabio (-a)

Wise

soler (o -->ue)

Tener la costumbre o hábito

solicitud, solicitar

Application, to apply

temer

To fear

tener la culpa

To be guilty

testigo (el o la!)

Witness

tomar en cuenta

Considerar, to take into account

valer la pena (yo-go)

To be worthwhile

vínculo, vincular

Link, to link