spanish vocab from past papers/ translations

aprovechar

to take advantage of

empresaria

businesswoman

direccion

management

navaja

razor/ pocket knife

tema

issue/ theme

asuntos

affairs/issue

comentarios

comments

entre

amongst/ between

herir

to hurt

hecha de madera

made of wood

al llegar

upon arriving

entretener

to entertain

vestido igual

dressed the same way as

degustation de vinos

wine tasting

acaban de abrir

just opened

fomentar

to encourage

castellano

castilian

medidas suaves

gentle measures

manifestante

protester

enfadado

angry

nocivas

harmful

ya no

no longer

economicamente

economically

empeorar

to worsen

comportar

to behave

enfrentamientos

clashes

autoridades

authorities

politicas

policies

antiguo

former

estadounidenses

americans

tendra que financiar

will have to pay for

rechazar

reject

una rueda de prensa

press conference

sostener

to maintain

violadores

rapists

camiones

lorries/trucks

pedir

to ask

crueles

cruelv

violentas

violent

polemico

controversial

dada

given

espectaculos

spectacles

corridas

bullfights

se selebraran

will be held

activistas

campaigners

ya que

as they

alcaldes

mayors

se han quejado

have complained

incertidumbre

uncertainty

anular

to cancel

compromisas

engagements

encargar

to take charge of

desplazar

to travel to

entregar

to award

atrever

to dare to

no cabe duda

there is no doubt

con don de

with a gift for

caber

to fit

tras haber vencido en los comicios de su pueblo

after having won in his town elections

durante una rueda de prensa

during a press conference

destacar

to highlight

inquitar

to worry

dolar

to hurt

polemica

controversy

arreper

to regret

salchicha

sausage

cultura gitana

gypsy culture

se remontan

it dates back to

profundos lamentos

deep regrets

feroces zapateos

fierce stomping

Gregorian

gregorian

aportar

to contribute

el novillo

steer

recorrer

to walk through

alancear

to forward

denunciar

to denounce

torneo

tournament

habrá lidia

there will be a bullfight

matanza

killing

emprender

to undertake

varios

several

por todo el mundo

around the world

to exceed

superar

expectativas

expectationes

rechazar

to reject

etiqueta

label

en sintonia

in tune

sudden

repentina

que pasaria

what would happen

ya no

no longer

esta de moda

fasionable

continues to fall

sigue cayendo

atraer

to attract

abordar

to tackle

reunir

to meet

vida diaria

daily life

para que todos vean

so that everybody sees

tanta

so much

periodista

journalist

has become

se ha convertido