IB SL Reading Papers Vocab 2022-2018

a cambio

in return/ exchange

a causa de

due to

a diario

daily

a diferencia de

unlike/ different from/ as opposed to

a fondo

in depth/ fully

a la hora de

when

a la vez

all at once/ at the same time

a lo largo de

throughout

a lo largo y ancho de

far and wide

a los demás

to the rest

a menudo

often

a partir de

from/ as of/ since/ starting at

a partir de ahí

since then/ from then/ thereon/ from that point on

a pesar de

despite

a pesar de que

dispite the fact that

a posterior

a posteriori

a su vez

in turn

a través de

through

a veces

sometimes

abogar por

to stand for/ champion

abordar

to address/ to deal with

abordarse

to be addressed/ dealt with

abrir camino

to pave the way

abusar

to abuse/ overdo

acabar

to finish

acceder

to access

acerca de

about

acercar

to bring closer/ to move closer

acercarse

to get closer

acercarse a

to get closer to

aconsejable/s

advisable

aconsejar

to advise

acontecimientos

events

actitudes

attitudes/ behaviours

actuaciones

performances

actual/es

current

actualmente

currently

actuar

to act/perform

acudir

to attend/to go

acudir a

to attend

adecuado/a/s

suitable

además de

in addition to

además de eso

apart from that

adornado/a/s

decorated

adquirido/a/s

adquired/ purchased

adquirir

to adquire/ buy/purcharse

advertir

to warn

afectar

to affect

afianzar

to secure/ strengthen/ reinforce

afin/es

related

afinar

to tune/ perfect/ refine

afirmar

to affirm/ state/ claim

afirmar que

to affirm/ state/ declare

afortunado/a/s

fortunate/lucky

afrontar

to face

agotarse

to exhaust/ to run out

agradar

to please

agregar

to add

ahí

there

ahora

now

ahorrar

to save (money/ gas...)

ajeno/a/s a

else's other people's/ unconnected to/external to

ajustarse

to adjust oneself

al + infinitive

when/on + ing

al aire libre

outdoors

al final de

at the end of

al igual que

the same as

al menos

at least

al mismo tiempo

at the same time

al principio

at the beginning

al revés

backwards/ reversed

alargar

to lengthen/ prolong

alcanzar

to reach

alegre/s

happy

algo

something

alguien

someone

algún/a/os/as

some

algun/o/a/s

some/any

alimentar

to feed

almacenar

to store

alrededor de

around

altitud

altitude/ height

alto/a/s

high

aludir

to alllude to/ refer to/ mention

ambientes

surroundings/ settings

ambos/ as

both

amenazado/a/s

threatened

amenazar

to threaten

ancestral

ancestral

animar

to encourage

anotar

to take notes/note down

ante

facing/ faced with/ in the face of

antelación

in advance/ beforehand

anteriormente

before

anticipar

to foresee/ anticipate/ bring forward

antienvejecimiento

anti-aging

anunciante

announcer

anunciar

to announce/ communicate

aparecer

to appear

aparte de

apart from