Spanish 4 Midterm Vocab

La hermosura

The beauty

La belleza

Beauty

El agüero

The omen

Inquietar

To disturb or trouble

Entristecer

To sadden

La pesadumbre

Sorrow or gloom

El porvenir

The future

Profundo

Deep

La esperanza

Hope

Quedar

To keep/remain

Temer

To fear

Soler

To usually or tend to

La tontería

Foolishness or nonsense

Vigilar

To watch or monitor

Impedir

To prevent

El bienestar

Well-being

Valer

To be worth

“Pobrecilla”

“Poor thing”

Darse cuenta de

To realize or become aware of

Aprovechar

To take advantage of

La desgracia

Misfortune or disaster

Lucir

To shine or show off

Reconocer

To recognize

Ruso

From Russia

Resueltamente

Resolutely

Propio/a

Own

Lejana

Distant

Fila

Row

Acero

Steel

Soñar

Dream

Tal vez

Maybe

Al fin y al cabo

After all

Consigo mismo/a

With myself

Proseguir

To proceed

Estar sano/a

Be healthy

Charlar

Chat

Un rato

A while

Los gitanos/el pueblo gitano

Roma people/Roma/Gypsies (use with caution)

Los romaníes

Roma people/Roma

Andalucía

Andalusia

Andaluz/andaluces

Andalusian (male/people)

Remontarse

To date back to/to originate in

La Edad Media

The Middle Ages

Conformar

To shape/to form/to mold

El/la intérprete

Performer

Animar

To encourage/to support (a performer)

Aumentar

To increase

Complejo

Complex

Redobles de palmas

Handclapping

Chasquidos de dedos

Finger snapping

Castañuelas

Castanets

Bilingüe

Bilingual

La canción

The song

Pertenecer

To belong

Amplificar

To amplify

Injertar

To input

Título

Title

Ritmo

Rhythm

Cuyo

Whose

Convertirse

To become/change into/convert

Introducir

To introduce

Se ha convertido

It has changed/become

Un clásico

A classic

Nocturnos

Nocturnal

La costa

The coast

Veracruz

A coastal city on the eastern coast of Mexico

Cuerda

String/rope

Arpa

Harp

Bajo de pie

Bass

Presenciar

To witness

Misioneros

Missionaries

Piratas

Pirates

Caribeño

Caribbean

El Mar Caribe

The Caribbean Sea

Esclavos

Slaves

Tropas

Troops

Extranjero

Foreign

Resultado

Result

La población

The population

Sangre

Blood

Mezclada

Mixed

Mestizo

Mixed people (race), Spanish/indigenous

Centenares

Hundreds

Durar

To last (durable)

Duradera

Lasting (durable)

Tamaño

Size

Desconocidos

Unknown

A principios

At the beginning

Siglo

Century

Surgir

To arise/to surge

Proceder

To proceed

Letra

Lyrics

Gracia

Grace; levity, humor, lightness

Marinero

Sailor

Capitán

Captain

Occidental

Western

Reconocimiento

Recognition

Surgir

To emerge

“Orilleros”

Working class/immigrant neighborhoods near the shores of the Río Plata in Buenos Aires

Los ambientes

The environment