unit 1 - spanish ap

agarrar

to take hold

agradecer

to be thankful for

alistarse

prepararse

alzar

to raise, to lift

ancho

wide

angosto

narrow

apenas

scarcely

arrimarse

to hang onto, lean against

bienes (los - n.)

material goods

coser

to sew

de antaño

the old days, yesteryear

de vez en cuando

from time to time

dejar de (+ infin.)

to stop doing something

deslizarse

to slip

despedir

to fire

escaso

scarce

estirarse

to stretch

fábrica

factory

frente (la)

forehead

congelar

to freeze

hombro

shoulder

jubilarse

to retire

madrugada

dawn, early morning

meterse

to meddle

neblina

fog

pecho

chest

piel (la)

skin

quebrar

romper algo frágil

rezar

to pray

silbido (n.), silbar

whistle

soler (o - ue)

to be in the habit of

sollozar

to sob

sostener

to hold

sudar

to sweat

techo

roof

trasladarse

to move (mudarse por trabajo)

vía (la)

train tracks, lanes

superar

to overcome

abnegar

to deny oneself

alejarse de

to move away

el carácter

character (personality)

caridad (la)

charity

demostrar (o> ue)

to demonstrate

envanecerse

to become vain

la esclavitud

slavery

estar confundido

to be confused

ser confuso

to be confusing

haber de (pensar)

must (think)

No cabe duda

There is no doubt

pecar

to sin

el pecado

the sin

la plenitud

fullness

la sabiduría

wisdom

atreverse a

to dare to

ayuntamiento

local government, city hall

bandera

flag

bien (el)

good (vs. evil = el mal)

ceder

to cede, give in

el deber

duty, obligation

cumplir con su deber

to fulfill one's duty

derrotar

to defeat

la derrota

the defeat (n.)

dichoso

happy

en sí

within oneself, himself, herself, themselves

estremecerse yo -zco

to shiver, tremble, temblar

la falta (n.)

the lack

fundar

to found, =establecer

la flecha

arrow

haber de (haber)

there must be

oprimir

to oppress

padecer (yo -zco)

to suffer

oprimido/a

oppressed

pesar

to weigh

pisar

to step on

el (la) preso/a

prisoner

estar preso

to be in custody

sagrado/a (adjetivo)

sacred

soportar

tolerar

suceder

to happen

vengarse

to take revenge

abnegado

self sacrificing

acostumbrarse

to become accustomed

ajeno

foreign, belonging to another

enajenar

to alienate

asimilar

to assimilate

con respECTo a

with respect to

respETar

to respect

dar por sentado

to take for granted

desafío = reto

challenge

desafiar = retar

TO challenge

despreciar

to look down on, despise

el bienestar

well-being

el ser humano

human being

los seres humanos

human beings

humillar

to humiliate

imprescindible

indispensable

INMigrar

to immigrate

involucrar

to involve

marginar

to marginalize, to isolate

meta

goal