Al fin del año: Vocabulario imprescindible

a lo largo

a través de

caritativo

charitable, poco caritativo = uncharitable

a medida que

while, to the extent that

a menudo

frecuentemente

acaso

quizás, a lo mejor

acceder a

to access

acontecer

suceder

acontecimiento

happening, event

acudir a

to come to someone's aid, attend

afrontar

encarar = to face, to confront

agobiar

to overwhelm

agotar

to exhaust, use up

agregar

to add

ajeno

foreign, belonging to someone else

alejarse de

to move away

alentar

to encourage (e-->ie)

analfabetismo

illiteracy

anfitrión(a)

host(ess)

ánimo

spirit, courage

ansia

longing, yearning

apenas

scarcely

aportar

contribuir

aprovechar

to take advantage of

apuntar

to indicate, to take note

asunto

issue, matter

bien educado

well-mannered, polite

bienes (los)

material goods

blanco (el)

target

bloqueo social

social isolation

brecha

gap, breach, split

brindar

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

caerle bien

to suit you well

carecer de

to lack

carga

burden

caridad

charity

ceder

to cede, give in, hand over

clave (la)

key, essencial (n., adj.)

compadecer de

to sympathize (yo -zco)

comprobar

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

compromiso

commitment

con anticipación

de antemano

con respecto a

with respect to

concebir

to conceive of

contradecir

to contradict, controvertido = controversial

cotidiano

___idad = daily living, daily

criar

educar = to raise (a child)

cumbre

prime, peak

cuyo(-a)

whose

dar por sentado

to take for granted

dato

data, piece of info

de acuerdo con

in accordance with

de hecho

in fact

tercera edad

(de la tercera edad) senior citizen,golden yrs

de largo plazo

a largo plaza = long-term, in the long term

de vez en cuando

from time to time

cumplir con su deber

fulfill one's duty

dejar de (+ infin.)

to stop (doing something)

deleitar

to delight (el deleite = delight)

demorar

atrasar = to delay, la demora = delay

demostrar

to demonstrate (o-->ue)

derecho

law, right (justice) n.

desafiar

retar, to challenge

desempeñar

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

desplegar

to display (e--> ie), despliegue = display (n.)

destacar

to emphasize, to stand out

deuda

debt

dicho

saying (n.)

disculpar

to forgive

dispositivo

mechanism, device

dueño

owner

bienestar

well-being (el)

ser humano

human being (el)

emocionante

conmovedor = exciting

empeñarse en

insistir en

enajenar

marginar = to alienate, isolate, marginalize

encender

to light up, turn on electrical (e--> ie)

encuesta

survey

enredarse

to get tangled up

entorno

ambiente, surroundings

entretenerse

to entertain oneself

equilibrar

to balance, equilibrio = balance

escaso

scarce, escasez = scarcity

escenario

scenery, stage

esforzarse

to make an effort, esfuerzo = effort

eslabón

link

estar al tanto de

to be up-to-date, aware

estar disponible

to be available

estrenar

to debut, perform 1st time

exigir

to demand (yo -jo)

expectativa

expectation

experimentar

to experience

fomentar

promover

fortalecer

to strengthen (yo -zco)

fracasar

to fail

gozar de

disfrutar de = to enjoy

grabar

to record, engrave

haber de (+ infin.)

must (do something)

hacer hincapié

to emphasize, stress

hallar

to find, to be situated

estar harto(-a) de

to be fed up with