Spanish Mock Vocabulary (Reading 2)

convertir

to turn into

más vista

most watched

halago

flattery

compañía

company

el ladron

thief

apodado

nicknamed

comisaria

commissioner

darse cuenta

to realize

perseguir

to pursue

gigante

giant

estrenar

to wear for the first time/premiere

atraco

robbery

la trama

plot/conspiracy

el atraco

robbery

ligado

bound/tied

sudeste

southeast

paradero

whereabouts

la tropa

army/troop

desplegar

to unfold

supuestamente

supposedly

fugado

fugitive

vendida

sold/sellout

aislado

isolated

coger

to take

inagotable

inexhaustible

aprovechamiento

use/exploitation (of resources)

imprescindible

essential/indispensable

devastador

devastating

paralelo

parallel

calentarse

to warm up

ambiciosa

ambitious

suministro

supply

respaldo

support/back

vinculante

binding

asimismo

also/likewise

alcanzar

to reach

desde cuándo

since when

crecimiento

growth

rechazo

rejection

prosperar

to prosper

mudarse

to move

asombrar

to amaze/astonish

aquel/aquellos

that/those

aumentar

to increase

triunfar

to triumph

rodear

to surround

fortalecer/fortalecido

to strengthen/strengthened

el adelanto

advance

trasladarse

to move

plazo

term

choque

crash/clash/shock

patota

crowd/mob

avergonzar

to embarrass

el hito

milestone

inmaduro

inmature

repletar

to fill completely

subrayar

to underline/emphasize

el eco

echo

púber

pubescent/adolescent

pactar

to agree/to make a pact

el trastorno

disorder

la avala

guarantee

actuación

performance

rasgo

feature

la carpa

tent

sombra

shadow/shade

blusón

loose shirt

la cadera

hip

la tostada

toast

deshacer

to undo

veranear

to spend the summer

tendido

stretched out/hanging

la revista

magazine

reventar

to burst

ahogar

to drown

vigilar

to watch/to guard

dominante

domineering/dominant

bronceada

tan/tanned

bañador

swimsuit