Español 3 - Unidad 2: El impacto de la tecnología

Vocabulary practice flashcards defining core Spanish technology terms, verbs, adjectives, cognates, and transition expressions from Spanish 3 Unit 2.

El acoso / El ciberacoso

Harassment / cyberbullying (noun)

La actualización

Update (noun)

El archivo

File or archive (noun)

La contraseña

Password (noun)

La cuenta

Account (noun)

El desconocido / La desconocida

Stranger / unknown person (noun)

El diseño

Design (noun)

El enlace / El vínculo

Link / hyperlink (noun)

La etiqueta

Tag or label (noun)

La fuente

Source or font (noun)

La IA (inteligencia artificial)

AI (artificial intelligence) (noun)

La página / Sitio web

Web page / website (noun)

La pantalla

Screen or display (noun)

El peligro

Danger or hazard (noun)

El perfil / Los perfiles

Profile / profiles (noun)

El propósito

Purpose or objective (noun)

La razón / Las razones

Reason / reasons (noun)

Las redes sociales / La(s) red(es)

Social media / social network(s) (noun)

El riesgo

Risk (noun)

El seguidor / La seguidora

Follower (noun)

La tendencia

Trend (noun)

El usuario / La usuaria

User (noun)

La ventaja / La desventaja

Advantage / disadvantage (noun)

Abrir / Cerrar la ventana

To open / close the window (verb)

Acceder

To access (verb)

Actualizar

To update (verb)

Apoyar

To support or back up (verb)

Cargar / Subir

To upload / load (verb)

Descargar / Bajar

To download (verb)

Crear

To create (verb)

Disfrutar (de)

To enjoy (verb)

Enterarse (de)

To find out (about) / to become informed (of) (verb)

Estar al día / Poner(se) al día

To be up to date / to bring (oneself) up to date or catch up (verb)

Enviar / Reenviar

To send / to resend or forward (verb)

Etiquetar

To tag or label (verb)

Funcionar

To work or function properly (verb)

Guardar

To save or store (verb)

Hacer daño

To harm or cause damage (verb)

Iniciar / Reiniciar

To start / to restart or reboot (verb)

Inscribirse

To register, enroll, or sign up (verb)

Realizar (hacer/cumplir)

To carry out, perform, or fulfill (false cognate; not 'to realize') (verb)

Revisar

To check, inspect, or review (verb)

Solicitar / Pedir

To request or ask for (verb)

Tener en cuenta

To take into account / to keep in mind (verb expression)

Actual; actuales

Current / present (adjective; false cognate for 'actual')

Beneficioso/a

Beneficial (adjective)

Eficaz; eficaces

Effective / efficient (adjective)

Fiable / Confiable

Reliable / trustworthy (adjective)

Novedoso/a

Novel / innovative / cutting-edge (adjective)

Peligroso/a

Dangerous (adjective)

Ser seguro/a

To be safe / secure (adjective with verb 'ser')

Útil; útiles

Useful (adjective)

El avance

Advance / breakthrough / progress (noun)

Navegar

To surf the web / browse / navigate (verb)

Publicar / Postear

To post / publish (verb)

Bloquear / Desbloquear

To block / unblock (verb)

Viralizar(se)

To go viral (verb)

En línea

Online (expression / adverb)

La cifra

Figure / number / statistic (noun)

La cita

Quote / citation or appointment / date (noun)

El/la ciudadano/a; la ciudadanía

Citizen; citizenship (noun)

La configuración

Settings / configuration (noun)

Los datos

Data / information (noun)

El/la destinatario/a

Recipient / addressee (noun)

El dispositivo (electrónico)

Electronic device (noun)

El hilo

Thread (e.g., social media discussion thread) (noun)

La huella (digital)

Digital footprint (noun)

Los medios (sociales)

Media / social media (noun)

El muro

Wall (e.g., social media wall / feed) (noun)

El ordenador (la computadora)

Computer (common in Spain; 'la computadora' in Latin America) (noun)

La pestaña

Browser tab (also: eyelash) (noun)

La solicitud (de amistad)

Friend request / application (noun)

Aprobar (o → ue)

To approve or pass an exam/measure (stem-changing verb)

Aprovecharse (de…)

To take advantage (of…) (verb)

Caerse (yo me caigo)

To crash / fall down (irregular first person: 'yo me caigo') (verb)

Colgar (o → ue)

To upload/post or hang up (stem-changing verb)

Engañar / Mentir (e → ie)

To deceive / to lie (verb)

Enlazar

To link / connect (verb)

Lanzar

To launch / release (verb)

Localizar / Rastrear

To locate / track (verb)

A causa de

Because of / as a result of (defined in notes as: 'como resultado')

A partir de

Starting from / as of (defined in notes as: 'desde')

A través de

Through / by means of (defined in notes as: 'por')

Aún

Still / yet (defined in notes as: 'todavía')

Hoy en día

Nowadays / currently / in this day and age (expression)

Según

According to (preposition)

Tras

After / behind (preposition)