spanish final

(poco) caritativo(-a)

(un-) charitable

a lo largo

a través de

a medida que

while, to the extent that

a menudo

frecuentemente

a propósito

on purpose, by the way

acaso

quizás, a lo mejor

acceder a

to access

acontecer

suceder

acontecimiento

happening, event

acudir a

to come to someone's aid, attend

afrontar = encarar

to face, to confront

agobiar

to overwhelm

agotar

to exhaust, use up

agregar

to add

ajeno

foreign, belonging to someone else

alejarse de

to move away

alentar (e-->ie)

to encourage

analfabetismo

illiteracy

anfitrión(a)

host(ess)

ánimo

spirit, courage

ansia

longing, yearning

apenas

scarcely

aportar

contribuir

aprovechar

to take advantage of

apuntar

to indicate, to take note

asunto

issue, matter

atrasar = demorar

to delay

bien educado

well-mannered, polite

bienes (los - n.)

material goods

bienestar (n.)

well-being

blanco (el)

target

bloqueo social

social isolation

brecha

gap, breach, split

brindar (el brindis)

to make a toast, to offer

caerle bien

to suit you well

carecer de

to lack

carga

burden

caridad (la)

charity

ceder

to cede, give in, hand over

clave (n., adj.)

key, essencial

compadecer de

to sympathize

comprobar

to confirm, to verify

compromiso

commitment

con anticipación

de antemano

con respecto a

with respect to

concebir

to conceive of

contradecir,

controvertido

to contradict, controversial

cotidianidad, cotidiano

daily living, daily

criar = educar

to raise (a child)

cumbre (la)

prime, peak

cuyo(-a)

whose

dar por sentado

to take for granted

dato

data, piece of info

de acuerdo con

in accordance with

de hecho

in fact

de la tercera edad

senior citizen,golden yrs

de largo plazo,

a largo plaza

long-term, in the long term

de vez en cuando

from time to time

deber (n.),

cumplir con su deber

duty

fulfill one's duty

dejar de (+ infin.)

to stop (doing something)

deleitar (el deleite)

to delight (delight)

demorar, la demora

to delay, delay

demostrar (o-->ue)

to demonstrate

derecho (n.)

law, right (justice)

desafío = reto

desafiar = retar

challenge

to challenge

desempeñar (un papel, un trabajo)

to perform, to carry out

desplegar (e--> ie)

despliegue (n.)

to display

display (n.)

destacar

to emphasize, to stand out

deuda (la)

debt

dicho (el)

saying

disculpar

to forgive

dispositivo

mechanism, device

dueño

owner

el ser humano

human being

emocionante

conmovedor, exciting

empeñarse en

insistir en

enajenar

marginar = to alienate

encender (e--> ie)

to light up, turn on electrical

encuesta

survey

enredarse

to get tangled up

entorno

ambiente, surroundings

entretenerse

to entertain oneself

equilibrar, equilibrio

to balance, balance

escaso

scarce

escenario

scenery, stage

esfuerzo, esforzarse

effort, to make an effort

eslabón

link

estar al tanto de

to be up-to-date, aware

estar disponible

to be available

estrenar

to debut, perform 1st time

exigir (yo -jo)

to demand

expectativa

expectation