SPA - Unit 1 vocab

spanish alevel unit 1 vocab 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4

ama de casa

housewife

de antaño

in the past

atendido

looked after, cared for

comprensivo

understanding

conflicto generacional

generational conflict

cuidar

to take care of

deber

duty

derramar lágrimas

to shed tears

discutir

to argue

echarse a llorar

to burst into tears

educar

to educate

estar harto de

to be fed up with

estar obsessionado con

to be obsessed with

estar ocupado

to be busy

gemelo/a

twin (identical)

guardería

nursery

horario

timetable

libertad

freedom

llevarse bien

to get along well

montar en cólera

to get angry

pelearse

to argue

respectar

to respect

severo

strict

sonrisa

smile

tarea

chore

volar del nido

to fly the nest

anticuado

old fashioned, outdated

blanco marfil

ivory white

boda

wedding

casarse

to get married

cifra

figure

cola

train of wedding dress

costo

cost

cura

priest

descenso

drop fall

deuda

dept

dineral

fortune

disminuir

to decrease

divorcio

divorce

elevarse

to rise

empeorar

to make worse

enlance

wedding

felicidad

happiness

invertir

to reverse

luna de miel

honeymoon

madrugada

the early hours

matrimonio

marriage

mitad

half, middle, midpoint

pareja

couple

porcentaje

percentage

ruptura

to break up

tasa

rate

traje de novia

wedding dress

adonar

to decorate

austero

stripped-down, bare

batalla

battle

calavera

skull

celebrarse

to be celebrated

chiste

joke

cementerio

cemetery, graveyard

clavel

carnation

cruz

cross

decorar

to decorate

difunto/a

deceased

festividad

festival, celebration

lápida

tombstone

llamativo

flashy; showy

monja

nun

origen

origin

recordar

to remember

resurrección

Resurrection

recibir

to receive

significado

meaning

símbolo

symbol

valorar

to value

vela

candle

apoyo

support

caer bien

to be liked, to please

cariño

affection

demás

the others

echar de menos

to miss

educador

educational

evolucionar

to evolve

fallecer

to die

familia homopaternal

same-sex family

familia de raza mixta

mixed-race family

familia ensamblada

step-family; blended family

familia monoparental

single-parent family

familiar nuclear

nuclear family

familia política

family-in-law

hogar

household

instalarse

to settle in

maduro

mature

malgastar

to waste, squander

maternidad

maternity

paternidad

paternity

pretender

to expect, hope

salir juntos

to go out together