spring term vocab

ser chocante

to be shocking

el titular

headline, title

abajo de

under, below

arriba de

on top of, above

matar

to kill, murder

contabilizar

to count, take into account

en aras de

in the interest of

al margen de

separate from

discapacitado

disabled

un germen

a seed

interpelar

to question

parar

to stop

pretender

to intend, plan, want

hornear

bake

pertenecer a

to belong to

un tema candente

a hot topic

desgranar una historia

(figuratively) analyse in detail

preocupante

worrying

alarmante

alarming

marcar un antes y un después

be a turning point, mark a turning point

una firma

a signature (on a paper)

pronunciarse

to declare oneself, to take a stance

un tacón

high heel

impedir que alguien haga algo

to prevent someone from doing something

anticuado

old fashioned, outdated

dignificar

to dignify

un bulo

fake news, hoax, unfounded rumour

saber

to know (knowledge)

conocer

to know (a person / country)

el alcance

reach

creer

to think, believe

crear

to create

comprometido (adj)

obligated, committed

desfavorecido

disadvantaged, underprivileged

embajador

ambassador

el liderazgo

leadership

empoderar

to empower

el sentido de pertenencia

the feeling of belonging

una percha

coat hanger

la elección

the choice, decision

el lema

motto, slogan

un streamer

a streamer

borracho

drunk

un truco

a trick

vídeo en directo

live video

aprovecharse

to take advantage of

ligar

to tie up

un tío (colloquial context)

a guy, dude, mate, buddy, pal

la sentencia

sentence (as in, a legal term)

una entrega

presentation, delivery

estallar

to explode, burst, break out, erupt

el entonces X

the then X

una multa

a fine

una ola

a wave

eclipsar

to upstage, overshadow, outshine

mediático

high-profile, media (adj, pertaining to the media)

suponer

to guess, imagine, suppose, assume

por si fuera poco

if this weren't enough

fastidiarle

to annoy, to bother

hacer falta

to be needed, be necessary

hacer falta que

you need to, it is necessary that

hacerle falta

to need

caerle bien/mal

to like/dislike someone

convenirle

to suit, be good for

tocarle

to be one's turn

debe vs debería

debe = he must, has to (obligation)

debería = he should (recommendation)

tratar

to treat somebody (ie. your behaviour towards them)

uno mismo

oneself, yourself

afortunadamente

fortunately, luckily

una variedad

a variety

dar un paso delante

to take a step forward

un camino de rosas

a bed of roses, a walk in the park (aka easy)

dejar el nido

to fly the nest, leave home

mantener la cabeza bien alta

to keep your head held high

echar de menos

to miss (someone or something)

¡qué mono!

how cute!

dar el primer paso

to take the first step

estar por las nubes

be through the roof, cost a lot, cost an arm and a leg

de la casualidad de que

what a coincidence that

importar un pepino

couldn't care less

el dación en pago

handing back house keys to the lender

tener ganas de

feel like doing something

por si acaso

just in case

por si las moscas

just in case (informal)

estar en desacuerdo

to disagree

cercano/a

close, nearby

llevar puesto

have on, be wearing

en absoluto

at all, in the slightest

conseguir hacer algo

manage to do [sth]

tratarse de

be about

tratar

address, look at

la conciliación

work life balance