uni spanish vocab

bonanza economica

economic boom

arraigarse

to settle down/ to root

auge

boom/ peak

emprender

to undertake

autodidactas

self talk

fidelizar

to promote loyalty

envasados al vacío

vacuum packed

domicilio

home

planchar

to iron

el búho

night bus

sábanas

bed sheets

cobertura

coverage/signal

estar al día

to keep up

fuente

source

alejar

to remove

encuesta

survey

desmentir

to deny

supuesta

alleged

acoger

to welcome

desplazar

to displace

tampoco

neither

impuestar

to tax

matiz

nuance

un hallazgo

a discovery (physical)

por desgracia

unfortunately

fango

mud/sludge

hospedarse

to stay (temporarily)

por su cuenta

on his/her own

furgoneta

van

embarrado

muddy

día festivo

bank holiday

arrasar

to destroy/devastate

emplear

to use

relevar

to take over from/substitute

hierro

iron

generación de cristal

snowflake generation

los muebles

the furniture

municipios

municipalities

inundar

to flood

pala

shovel

escoba

broom

carro

cart

disponible

available

ciegas

blind

decenas

dozens

cepillo

brush

un paisaje

a landscape

asunto

affair

desinformación

misinformation

prensa rosa

gossip magazines

redactar

to draw up/write

titular

to headline

brazo

arm

huelgas

strikes

dimitir

to resign

fundar

to find

desbocado

out of control

boom inmobiliario

real estate boom

encadena

string together

subida

increase

conceder

to grant/give

dispararon

skyrocketed/soared

pico

peak/spike

cota

level/threshold/benchmark

embargo

home repossesion

los nubes

the clouds

prisas

hurry

masificados

overcrowded

fomentar

to promote

lanzamiento

launch

una excedencia

a leave of abscence

anotar

to write down

el horario

the schedule

los recados

the errands

pasear

to walk/sightsee

la ruta

the route

pesar

to weigh

agotar

to exhaust

llevar

to carry/bring

llevar mucho tiempo

to take a lot of time

la aprobación

the approval

la disminución

the decrease

la inauguración

the inauguration

el descubrimiento

the discovery

reprimir

to repress

atentar

to attack

el atentado

the attack

la retirada

the withdrawal

la derota

the defeat

la detención

the arrest

las calas

the coves

basarse en

to be based on

los anuncios

the advertisements

enfocar

to focus/zoom

distraer

to distract

la leyenda

the legend

enamorar

to make someone fall in love

un pozo

a well

formación

training

gestión

management