spanish all vocab

ytea

AMENAZA

threat

MALTRATO

abuse, mistreatment

SALVADOREÑO/A

Salvadoran

CASTIGO

punishment

MARA

gang (Central American slang)

SEGURIDAD

safety, security

GOLPEARON

they hit

PANDILLA

gang

VECINDARIO

neighborhood

GUERRA

war

PARECE

it seems

EN BUSCA DE

in search of

SE JUNTARON

they got together

PATEARON

they kicked

PROPIO/A

own

NACÍ

I was born

LOS SIGUIÓ

followed them

VINIERON

they came

CRECIMOS

we grew up

PANDILLEROS

gang members

LE DISPARÓ

he/she shot him/her

SUCEDIÓ

it happened

PAVIMENTO

pavement

SE QUEDÓ

he/she stayed

LLORANDO

crying

SE CONVIRTIÓ EN

he/she became

ENOJO

anger

ODIO

hatred

PAZ

peace

SIN

without

SEGUROS

safe

IGUALES

equal

VECINDARIO

neighborhood

SIGUIERON

they continued/followed

CUIDAR A

to take care of

BALAS

bullets

METIÓ

he/she put in

CINTURA

waist

INTENTÓ

he/she tried

MATAR

to kill

VENGARSE

to get revenge

MATANZA

slaughter, massacre

METIERON

they put in

CARCÉL

prison

DEPORTARON

they deported

EXPANDIR

to expand

PODER

power

FUERA

outside

ENLACES

connections

FRONTERA

border

PODEROSO

powerful

ESTABLECIMIENTO

establishment

CRECIERON

they grew up

JUNTOS

together

LÍOS

trouble, messes

EMIGRAR

to emigrate

A CAUSA DE

because of

CRIAR

to raise (a child)

AMBIENTE

environment

SUPERARLA

to overcome it

METIÓ

he/she put in

CULPA

guilt, fault

CUMPLISTE

you fulfilled (completed)

SEÑALÓ

he/she pointed out

SUDOR

sweat

ORGULLOSO

proud

ALLÁ

there (over there)

APRETÉ

I squeezed

TATUAJE

tattoo

TEMBLANDO

shaking

SUENA

it sounds

REMORDIMIENTO

remorse

LA RAZÓN

the reason

ME FELICITARON

they congratulated me

¡VE!

go!

¡HAZLO!

do it!

AÚN

still, yet

A TRAVÉS DE

through

PRINCIPALES

main, principal

MENSUALIDAD

monthly fee

NEGOCIOS

businesses

PLATA

money (slang)

DUEÑOS

owners

PROBÉ

I tried

PROVENIENTES

coming from

ESTOY HARTA DE

I’m fed up with

VALOR

value, courage

DENTRO DE

inside of

ME EXIGEN

they demand from me

EMPUJABA

I was pushing

CANTIDAD

amount, quantity

SOBREVIVIR

to survive

ANTIGUOS

old, former

BRINDÁBAMOS

we provided, we offered

CONFIANZA

trust

PUESTO

job, position

RECOGER

to pick up

IMPUESTOS

taxes

OPONE

opposes

VALIENTE

brave