Theme 1 - Changes in family structures

Dar el paso

To take the step

De ahora en adelante

from now on

Soñar

to dream

Ejercer

To carry out

Enfrentarse

To face up to

Los gastos

expenses

Alcalde

mayor

Campillo

small field

Respirar

to breathe

Benévolo

kind

Así lo atestigua

So attests

Así

Like this/like that/that way

Atestiguar

to testify

Repartir

To distribute/divide/give out

pintorescos

Picturesque/colourful/eccentric

La intimidad

Privacy/intimacy

Pardillo

gullible

Inhóspito/a

inhospitable

Militancia

Affiliation/membership

Valentía

Bravery/courage

Estrenar

To wear/try for the first time/premiere/release

Herencia

Inheritance/legacy

Le llena

Fills you

Reconocido

Recognised/well-known/acknowledged/renound

Añadir

to add

Precisar

To specify/neex/require

Conquista

conquest

Barrera

Barrier/obstacle

Milenaria

Millenium/millennial

desigualdades

Inequality/disparity/unevenness novios

pareja

couple

alquilado

rented

to move (house etc)

mudarse

crecer

to grow up

echarse un mano

to lend (throw) a hand

homoparental

same sex parents

monoparental/monomarental

only dad/mum

adoptivo/a

adopted

raza mixta

mixed race

nuclear/biparental

2 parents

reconstituida/compuesta

blended family

de acogida

foster

extensa

extended

familia numerosa

large family

la emancipación

emancipation

la boda

wedding

el embarazo

pregnancy

la tasa de natalidad

birth rate

la tasa de desempleo

unemployment rate

el hogar

home

un/a soltero/a

single person (not dating)

la convivencia

cohabitation

experimentar

to experiment

dejar

to leave

dejar de

to stop/give up something

quedarse

to stay

papel

role

responsibilidad

responsibility

nieto/a/os/as

grandchildren

apoyar a

to support

dar dinero a

give money to

ayudar con

to help with

jugar con

to play with

pención

pension

un sueldo

salary

un sueldo del Estado

state salary

serviente

servant

negrita (texto)

bold (text)

tranquilizar

to calm down

aportar paz

to bring peace

apaciguar

to calm down

cubrir

to cover

gastos

expenses

(el sueldo) mensual

monthly (salary)

casarse

to get married

llegar al fin de mes

to make ends meet/to make it to the end of the month

yerno

son-in-law

nuera

daughter-in-law

(material) absorbente

absorbent (material)

pañales

nappies

frecuencia

frequency

cada dos por tres

frequently

ninguna

none

enfermedad

illness

fuerte

strong

Gozo de buena salud

I enjoy/am in good health

gozar de

to enjoy

hábil

skilled

astucia

cleverness

resolver

to resolve

situaciones complicadas

complicated situations

tener mano izquierda

to handle a difficult situation with skill/smartly/cleverly roundabout way

liergo

light (weight)

a media tarde

mid-afternoon

merendar (meriendo)

to have a snack/to have something small mid-afternoon

casi

almost

tratarse de

to be about (something)

quedarse dormida

to fall asleep (suddenly/quickly)

tía/o

aunt/uncle

hermano/a

brother/sister