Tema 1

AP Spanish Tema 1

abrir el terreno

to open up

acoso

harrassment

acostumbrarse

to get used to

ahorro

savings

aislado

isolated

aliado(a)

allied

ámbito

field/scope

ampliar

to increase

aparición

appearance

apoderarse

to take control of

aportes

contributions

aprendizaje

learning/apprenticeship

apresurar

to hurry

aquejar

to affict

asediar

to bother/pester

asombro

amazement

atomizar

to spray

avasallador(a)

overwhelming

banquito

stool

belleza

beauty

bicho

bug/insect

brecha

gap

cadena

chain

calidad

quality

cancha

sports field

capricho

whim

carcajada

loud laugh

casco urbano

urban area

chabola

shack

chaval

kid

ciega

blind

colocar

to place

compuesto/a (de)

made up of

con todas las letras

with clarity

concertarse

to arrange

consagrar

to bless/dedicate

constatar

to confirm

convivencia

cohabitation

coyuntura

situation

creciente

growing

crecimiento

growth

creencia

belief

cuadro

chart

densidad

density

desconcertar

to disconcert/perplex

desequilibrarse

to lose your calm

despliega

to unfold

destacar

to stand out/emphasize

destrezas

skills

dinamizar

to revitalize

dirigido

addressed to

dispararse

to shoot

dispositivo

device

enarbolar

to hoist/hold up

encarnar

to embody

engaño

deceit/trick

ensombracerse

to darken

ermitaño(a)

hermit

escaso

scarce

etapa

period

etnia

ethnic group

fastidiado(a)

broken/upset

forjar

to forge/shape

fortalecer

to strengthen

fusionar

to unite/join

gestionar

to negotiate/manage

gestor(a)

agent/manager

gubernamental

governmental

haber desarrollo

to have developed

herramienta

tool

incongruente

incongruous

inculcar

to instill

indagar

to investigate

iniciar

to begin

interminable

endless

internauta

internet user

interrogante

question (mark)

istmo

isthmus

lancha

boat

legado

legacy

llevar a cabo

to carry out

logro

achievement

loma

hill

lucro

profit

magisterio

training

mamadera

(baby) bottle

menudo(a)

small

mermado(a)

reduced

pandilla

gang

parcela

plot (land)

perecer

to perish

perfil

profile

precipitación

haste

presión

strain, pressure

primario

primary

privilegiado

right, privileged

rastrear

to track

reclamo

decoy

recursos

resources/means

rescate

rescue