Alevel Spanish Vocabulary

Obstante

Nethertheless

Según los datos recientes

According to recent data

Alcanzado un pico

Reached a peak

Señala

It points to

Entero/a

Whole

El empleo

Employment

Sueldo/salario

Salary

La carrera

Degree/career

Trabajo a tiempo parcial

A part time job

Hecho

Fact

Encontrar

To find

Doy

I give

Digo

I say

Me siento

I feel

Vuelvo

I return

Una amenaza seria

A serious threat

Cursar

To study (in a specific academic context)

El informe

The report

Revela

Reveals

Se explica

Is explained

La tasa

The rate

Aumento

Increase

Ambos

Both

Acontecimiento

Event

La historía trata de

The story is about

Un tema/personaje clave

A key theme/character

Conyúge

Spouse

Estar casado/a

To be married

La guardería

Nursery

Nietos

Grandchildren

Regrettable

Lamentable

Apagar

To turn off

Nadie puede negar

No one can deny

Aumente la esperenza de la vida

Raises our life expectancy

Educación obligatoria

Compulsory education

Sirve para nada

Pointless

Empresa

Company

Formación adecuada

Adequate training

Poner (pongo)

To put

Querer

To want

Decir (digo)

To say

Conocer (conozco)

To know

Hacer huelga

To go on strike

Trabajo fijo

Full time job

Despedir/echar a alguien

To sack/to let go

El pluriempleo

Multiple jobs

El sindicato

A work union

Estar en el paro

To be unemployed

Edad media

Average age

Suena

It seems

Esconder

To hide

Orgulloso/enorgullece

To be proud

Rato

A while

Aguantar

To put up with

Pensaba

I used to think

Abierta de miras

Open minded

Matar

To kill

Sigo (seguir)

I follow/continue

Razones

Reasons

Ropa de marca

Designer clothes

Gastar

To spend

Hogar/hogares

Household/households

Aún

Still

Pese a esto

Despite this

Décadas

Decades

Importancia

Importance

Consultiva

Advisory

Garantizar

To guarantee

Deriven

To derive

Vinculo

Link

Desperte

I woke up

Dijo

He/she said

Ejecutivo

Executive

Valer

Worth

Triunfo

Triumph

Reconocer

To recognise

Convencido (convencer)

Convinced

Layes

Laws

Esforzar

To make an effort

Pagados (pagar)

Paid

Formar

To form

Esperar

To wait

Falta

Missing/necessary

Entender

To understand

Tantos

So many

Enfrentar/enfrentarse

To confront

Cinica

Cynical

Leal

Loyal

Rebelde

Rebellious

Obsesionado

Obsessive

Desinteresado

Disinterested

Egoista

Selfish

Comprensivo

Understanding

Provocador

Provocative

idealista

Idealistic

Desperado

Desperate

Enthusiasta

Enthusiastic

Ingenuo

Genuine

Valiente

Brave

Valorada

Valued