Vocab for translation

ligero

lightweight

pesado

heavy

sino que

but, rather

un breve periodo de tiempo

a short period of time

trozo

piece

la presunción

presumption

no dejan de [inf]

they do not stop from [being]

papeleo

paperwork

estrechamente

closely, intimately

vagamente

vaguely

relacionar

to relate, to implicate, to connect, to link

vincular a

to link

fomentar

to encourage, to promote

potenciar

to develop, strengthen, boost, promote

reforzar

to reinforce, strengthen

aprovechar

to take advantage of, to use, to leverage, to make the most of

la Edad Media

middle ages

en voz baja

quietly

Meticuloso

meticulously

Insólito/a

unheard of, incredible, unbelievable

concordar

to agree, concour

Discrepar

to disagree

Perseverar

to persevere, to persist

Disparidad

disparity (desigualdad)

ostentar

to hold, occupy
to flaunt, show off, boast, brag

arraigar

to take root, become ingrained, to settle down

enamorarse de alguien

To fall in love with, to fall for

llorar a lágrima viva

to cry one’s heart out

morirse de envidia

to be jealous, to die of envy

tener la moral muy alta

to have high morale

legítimo

legal, legitimate, lawful; right, fair, just; genuine, authentic

superfluo

superfluous, unnecessary

apiadarse de alguien

to take pity on someone

durante al menos [time frame]

for at least

reino

kingdom

reinado

reign

rivalizar con

to rival

la cúspide

the peak

no haber + subj

there was no

siquiera

frases negativas
no puedo siquiera correr

ni siquiera

not even
Ni siquiera puedo correr

la exigencia

the requirement

acreditar

to accredit, confirm, prove

ahondar

to deepen

exacerbar

to exacerbate

empeorar

to worsen

padecer

to suffer, endure, put up with

profesorado

teaching, being a teacher (teaching is too much for him)

decreto

decree

aprobar

to pass, approve

exigir

to require, to demand

acceder

to agree, to accept

sustituto

substitute

interino

temporary, substitute, acting

una disposición

provision

indicar

to signal, indicate, point out

han de acreditar

have to prove, have to provide proof

marcharse

to go, to leave

vaivén

ups and downs, fluctuation

dejar pasar

to let pass, to let in

asustarse

to get frightened, get scared

vivencias

experiences

transcurrir

to pass by, to go by

escaparse

to slip away, to sneak away

sacudir

to shake, to shock, to shake up

cicatrice

scar

por poco

almost

en cuanto

as soon as

gozar de [adj]

to be in, to have (ie. good health)

gozar

to have a good time, enjoy

comportarse

to behave

sumido

downtrodden

sumir

to plunge, sink, depress

padecer

to suffer, to endure, to put up with

ajena

external

sosegadamente

calmly, peacefull

englobar

to encompass, to include, to comprehend

grosso modo

broadly, generally, in broad terms

rasgos

features

apuntar

to write down, to note down

envolver

to cover, to wrap, to surround, shroud, veil, cloak

despedirse

to say goodbye

titulaciones

academic papers

grosero

rude

si bien + indic

while (while i may be a good cook)

abordar

to address, to tackle, to deal with

desprenderse

come off (the heel of my shoe came off)

desdoblar

to unfold, open out, unravel

decencia

integrity, decency, modesty

exigir

to require, to demand

mentar

to mention

mentado

well-known, famous, celebrated

extenderse

to spread, to expand on, elaborate on

salir ganando

to come out on top, come out ahead

como tal

as such

suprimir

to supress, abolish, eliminate

la marcha natural

natural walk

revindicar

to jusitfy, prove innocent, vindicate

de sobra

plenty, extra, spare

de golpe y porrazo

all at once, in one fell swoop