HISP 0500 Prueba 1
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el ascenso
rise, hike, upward movement
el ascenso social
upward mobility, social climbing
aumentar
to increase in number, size
el crecimiento
growth
creciente
growing, increasing
desrrollar
to develop, to carry out (a project); to expound, to explain (an idea)
el desarrollo
development, progress
mejorar
to improve
la mejora
upgrade, improvement
reducir
to reduce, cut down
la brecha
gap (brecha salarial, brecha digital, etc.)
desigual
unequal, uneven; variable
el dato
piece of information, figure
el número
number
la desigualdad
inequality
la cifra
figure, digit
la media/el promedio
average
los ingresos
income
hogar bajo de ingresos
low-income home
el salario/el sueldo
salary
salvar
to save (from danger)
ahorrar
to save (money, energy)
gastar
to spend (money, energy)
guardar
to put away, save (including electronically)
pasar
to spend (time)
invertir
to invest (money, time)
la calidad de vida
quality of life, living conditions
el bienestar
well-being, welfare
el descontento
displeasure, dissatisfaction
el estallido
explosion, outbreak
el estallido social
social outbreak
la manifestación
demonstration, protest
el/la manifestante
demonstrator, protestor
la medida
step, measure
tomar medidas
to take measures
denunciar (un delito, un abuso, una injusticia)
to report (to authorities), to denounce (publicly)
derrocar (un gobierno)
to overthrow (a government)
descatar
to stand out
exigir (algo a alguien)
to demand (something from someone), require
la capital
capital city
el municipio
municipality, town, city (administrative purposes)
la urbe
major city, large city, metropolis
el recinto (ceremonial)
enclosure, site, compound
ubicado
located, situated
el abuso
abuse
abusar (de)
to abuse
la cicatriz
scar
cicatrizar
to heal (a wound)
dejar una cicatriz
to scar, to leave a mark (negative)
la herida
wound
sometido/a
subdued, supressed
harto/a (de)
sick of, fed up with
cansado/a (de)
tired (physically), sick of, fed up with
derrotar
to defeat
explotar (algo, a alguien)
to explode, blow up; to exploit, to use unfairly
huir (de)
to run away (from)
liderar
to lead, head
obligar (a alguien a hacer algo)
to force (someone to do something)
encontrarse
to find oneself (physically or mentally); to lie (physical location)
encontrarse (algo)
to find (by chance)
encontrarse con (alguien, una situación)
to run into (someone, a situation); to have a meeting with
conocer (a alguien)
to meet someone for the first time
apoyar
to support, help, agree with (moral, emotional, or intellectually)
el apoyo
support
soportar
to tolerate, to put up with; to support physically, to bear the weight of
mantener
to maintain, keep; support physically, to bear the weight of
la prisa (tener prisa; sin prisa)
rush, hurry (to be in a hurry; without rugby)
aislado
isolated, physically or emotionally
digno/a (de)
worthy (of)
engañar (a alguien)
to trick, deceive (someone)
apresar
to capture, apprehend
oscurecer
to get dark, to darken
valerse de (algo)
to make use of, to take advantage of (something)
confiado
trustful, trusting; entrusted
confiar en
to trust
el temor
fear, concern
temer
to be afraid of, to worry, to suspect
el barrio
neighborhood
de moda
trendy
pobre, humilde
poor, humble
rico, acomodado
rich, wealthy
el distrito (financiero, comercial)
district
el vecindario
neighborhood
la periferia, las afueras
outskirts
el paseo
type of street, usually wider, as an avenue
la manzana
city block
la casa
house, home
la vivienda
housing, home in a more general sense (formal)
el hogar
home
la mezquita
mosque
la sinagoga
synagogue, temple
transitable
walkable
apacible
quiet, calm
bullicioso/a
bustling, busy and noisy
concurrido/a
busy with people
desolado/a
in the context of space: without people and sad
andar
to walk, to get around, travel
caminar
to walk, to go on foot
pasear
to walk leisurely, to go for a walk
ir (a/hacia/para)
to go to/towards a place (dirección)