12/2 Vocabulario

páginas 218-252

tirar por la ventana

to throw out the window, wasting resources or opportunities.

tópicos

topics

alterar

to disrupt, change, or upset

al principio

at the beginning

sentirse perdido

to feel lost, feel disoriented

creer

to believe or think

disfrutar

to enjoy

familia política

in-laws

redes

net, network

lado

side

vender

to sell

merece la pena

to be worth it

esperemos

let’s hope

maquinando

plotting, scheming

país

country

paga

payment

verídicos

truth, truthful

telenovela

soap opera

tener en mente

to keep in mind

merece

to deserve, be worthy of

arribe

arrive

se las imaginan

they imagine them

gastar

to spend

sumar

to add

bolsa

bag

grifo

tap, faucet

¿desde cuándo?

Since when?

al parecer

apparently, it seems

puentes

bridge

media naranja

better half

aspirar

to inhale, breath in; to aspire to

engancharse

to hook up, fasten

reto (reprimenda)

challenge

mejorar

to improve

contraer matrimonio

to get married

se casa

he/she gets married

derechos humanos

human rights

brindar

to give

ahorrar

to save, put away

ir a la carrera

go to the race

encargado

manager, person in charge

locutor

presenter, host

ejerce

practice

enmendar

to amend, remedy

guardar

to keep, hang on to

entre una cosa y otra

what with one thing and another