AP Spanish Language/Culture Unit 1: Families in Different Societies

Ahijado/a

Godchild

Anciano

Elder

Antepasados

Ancestors

Apodo

Nickname

bisabuelo/bisabuela

great grandfather/great grandmother

boda

wedding

comportamiento

behavior

cuñado/cuñada

brother-in-law/sister-in-law

embarazo

pregnancy

familia política

in-laws

gemelo/gemela

twin

herencia

inheritance; heredity

hogar

home; fireplace

infancia

infancy

juventud

youth

lazo familiar

family tie

legado

legacy

madurez

maturity

muerte

death

nacimiento

birth

nuera

daughter-in-law

pareja

couple

pariente

relative

patria

homeland

reto

challenge

solterón

bachelor

suegro/a

father-in-law/mother-in-law

tasa de natalidad

birth rate

valores

principles; values

vejez

old age

viudo/a

widower/widow

yerno

son-in-law

Apoyar

To support

Casarse

To marry

Comportarse

To behave (well)

Criar

To raise

Echar de menos

To miss (someone)

Enfrentar

To confront

Experimentar

To experiment

Extrañar

To miss; to surprise

Festejar

To celebrate

Heredar

To inherit

Inculcar

To instill

Independizarse

To become independent

Malcriar

To pamper

Merecer

To deserve

Nacer

To be born

Obedecer

To obey

Parecerse a

To look like

Respetar

To respect

Tutear

To address as tú/informally

Cariñoso

Loving; affectionate

Casado

Married

Egoísta

Selfish

Exigente

Demanding

Mimado

Spoiled

Sensible

Sensitive

Soltero

Single

Terco

Stubborn

Vinculado

Linked

Papel

Role