Al fin del año: Vocabulario imprescindible

a lo largo

a través de

a menudo

frecuentemente

acaso

quizás, a lo mejor

acontecimiento

happening, event

agregar

to add

alejarse de

to move away

alentar

to encourage (e-->ie)

ansia

longing, yearning

apenas

scarcely

aportar

contribuir

bienes (los)

material goods

caerle bien

to suit you well

carecer de

to lack

carga

burden

caridad

charity

compadecer de

to sympathize (yo -zco)

con anticipación

de antemano

cotidiano

cotidianidad = daily living, daily

cumbre

prime, peak

cuyo(-a)

whose

tercera edad

(de la tercera edad) senior citizen,golden yrs

de vez en cuando

from time to time

dejar de (+ infin.)

to stop (doing something)

demorar

atrasar = to delay, la demora = delay

derecho

law, right (justice) n.

desempeñar

to perform, to carry out (un papel, un trabajo)

destacar

to emphasize, to stand out

deuda

debt

disculpar

to forgive

empeñarse en

insistir en

encuesta

survey

entretenerse

to entertain oneself

escaso

scarce, escasez = scarcity

escenario

scenery, stage

eslabón

link

estrenar

to debut, perform 1st time

exigir

to demand (yo -jo)

fortalecer

to strengthen (yo -zco)

gozar de

disfrutar de = to enjoy

grabar

to record, engrave

haber de (+ infin.)

must (do something)

hacer hincapié

to emphasize, stress

inculcar

to instil

lema (el)

motto

ligar

to link

mantener una familia

to support financially

menospreciar

to look down on, despise

meterse

to go inside; to meddle

moda (estar de _)

style, trend (to be in style)

nivel de vida

standard of life

No cabe duda

There is no doubt

no obstante

nevertheless

no ser para tanto

to not be so important

otorgar

to grant, to bestow

padecer

to suffer (yo -zco)

para colmo

to top it off (neg), it's the last straw

pauta

guideline, standard

pensar de

to have an opinion of

por lo tanto

therefore

por más (mucho) que + verbo subj.

no matter how much

por medio de

by means of

por si acaso

just in case

por su cuenta

on her/his own

puesto que

dado que, ya que

quebrar

romper algo frágil (e--> ie)

recompensa

reward

reunirse

to get together, gather

ser menester

to be necessary

soler

to be in the habit of (o--> ue)

superar

to surpass

tasa

rate

tener en cuenta

to keep in mind

tener que ver con

to have to do with

ya que

since, given that

caritativo

charitable, poco caritativo = uncharitable

a medida que

while, to the extent that

acceder a

to access

acontecer

suceder

acudir a

to come to someone's aid, attend

afrontar

encarar = to face, to confront

agobiar

to overwhelm

agotar

to exhaust, use up

ajeno

foreign, belonging to someone else

analfabetismo

illiteracy

anfitrión(a)

host(ess)

ánimo

spirit, courage

aprovechar

to take advantage of

apuntar

to indicate, to take note

asunto

issue, matter

bien educado

well-mannered, polite

blanco (el)

target

bloqueo social

social isolation

brecha

gap, breach, split

brindar

to make a toast, to offer, (toast = el brindis)

ceder

to cede, give in, hand over

clave (la)

key, essencial (n., adj.)

comprobar

to confirm, to verify (o--> ue)

compromiso

commitment

con respecto a

with respect to

concebir

to conceive of