Spanish A2 Level

ante

faced with, in front of, before

sobrar

to be left over, be too much

escasez, la

shortage, scarcity

helada, la

freeze, frost

suavizar

to soften

cultivo, el

cultivation, crops

duplicarse

to double

pronóstico, el

forecast, prediction

predecir

to predict

agujero, el

hole

calentamiento del planeta, el

global warming

huracán, el

hurricane

arrastre, el

dragging/trawling (fishing)

energía hidráulica, la

hydroelectric energy

transgénico

genetically modified

dispuesto

ready/arranged

época, la

period, time, age

etapa, la

stage, phase

hambruna, la

famine

suministro, el

supply

atmósfera, la

atmosphere

dióxido

dioxide

talar

to cut down, chop down

convenir

to agree/to be advisable

desenfrenado

uncontrollable, wild, excessive

espantoso

scary, dreadful, awful

procedimiento, el

procedure

vergüenza, la

shame, disgrace

estadística, la

statistic(s)

urgir

to be urgent, pressing

humos de escape, los

exhaust fumes

aguas negras, las

sewage

subterráneo

underground

pintada, la

graffito

cañón de luz, el

spotlight

alumbrado, el

street lighting

alumbramiento, el

lighting, illumination

jaleo, el

mess/hassle/racket/fight, brawl

lío, el

trouble, hassle, mess

caber

to fit

escasear

to be scarce, in short supply

almacenar

to store, keep

riñón, el

kidney

subsistencia, la

survival, subsistence

lazo, el

tie, knot

aquejar

to afflict

sinfín, el

endless number/amount

envenenar

to poison

asustar

to scare, frighten

aperchar

to pile up, stack up

soplar

to blow

aparentar

to look, seem, appear

medir

to measure

miopía, la

short-sightedness

sonámbulo, el

sleepwalker

ahogarse

to drown/choke/gasp for breath

antaño, el

yesteryear

calzada, la

road surface

calzado, el

footwear

hierbajo, el

weed

jadear

to pant, gasp

macilento

pale, sickly, gaunt

rozamiento, el

friction

fundición, la

metal processing factory (foundry)

conceder

to award, grant/admit, concede

sobrepasar

to overtake, surpass

retoque, el

retouch, finishing touch

conseguir

to get, obtain, achieve

lúdico

playful, fun

borrador, el

rubber/draft, sketch

flujo, el

flow

farola, la

lampost

escrupuloso

honest/fussy, precise

ladrido, el

bark (animal)

almacén, el

shop, store/warehouse

anochecer, el

dusk, twilight, nightfall

temblar

to tremble, shake

mientras tanto

meanwhile

desamparo, el

helplessness, abandonment

quejarse

to complain, moan

someter

to subject, suppress, subdue

propio de

belonging to

cansancio, el

tiredness, fatigue

comprometerse

to promise, commit

comprometer

to oblige, force, involve, compromise

patera, la

dinghy, small boat

abarrotado

crowded, packed

trasladarse

to move, travel

devolver

to return, give back

abono, el

subscription

facilitar

to provide, offer

radicar en

to lie in, consist in

radicar

to live, reside

radicarse

to settle down, make your home

trayecto, el

journey

arreglárselas

to manage, cope, get by

colocar

to place, put

disponer de

to make use of/have available

acera, la

pavement

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