Chapter 4,5,6

List #4

  • fascinante – fascinating

  • la Bolsa – the stock market

  • tener razón – to be right

  • la furia – fury, anger

  • encargarse – to take charge of, to be responsible for

  • resentido/resentir(se) – resentful / to resent, to feel hurt

  • obligar – to force, to oblige

  • arrepentirse (ie) – to regret, to repent

  • confiar en – to trust in, to rely on

  • una llamada – a phone call

  • un brindis/brindar – a toast / to toast (e.g., in celebration)

  • la amistad – friendship

  • las uvas – grapes

  • los campesinos – peasants, farmers

  • la fermentación – fermentation

  • pasarlo bien – to have a good time

  • fijarse – to pay attention, to notice

  • los hechos – facts, events

  • una insolación – sunstroke, heatstroke

  • recordar – to remember

  • una represa – a dam

  • el daño/dañar – damage / to damage, to harm

  • cometer – to commit (a mistake, a crime)

  • merecer – to deserve

List #5

  • jamás/nunca – never

  • una oferta/ofrecer – an offer / to offer

  • funcionar – to work, to function (for devices, systems)

  • los vecinos – neighbors

  • convencer – to convince

  • investigar – to investigate, to research

  • enojarse – to get angry

  • manejar – to drive, to manage

  • la carretera – the highway, the road

  • una rueda – a wheel

  • un atajo – a shortcut

  • a pie – on foot

  • atravesar – to cross, to go through

  • dejar – to leave, to let, to allow

  • el destino – destiny, destination

  • mostrar – to show

  • las deudas – debts

  • ¡basta de engaños! – enough of the lies!

  • las inversiones/invertir – investments / to invest

  • las ganancias – earnings, profits

  • fracasar – to fail

  • falsificados – fake, counterfeit

  • renunciar – to resign, to give up

  • la cárcel – jail, prison

  • el corazón – the heart

  • agradecer – to thank, to be grateful

List #6

  • descansar – to rest

  • engañar – to deceive, to cheat

  • seducir – to seduce

  • defender – to defend

  • los negocios sucios – dirty business, shady dealings

  • las deudas – debts

  • comprometerse – to commit, to promise

  • pertenecer – to belong

  • estar confundido – to be confused

  • el administrador – the manager, administrator

  • un tramposo – a cheater, a trickster

  • un vestido – a dress

  • cambiar – to change

  • comprometida – engaged (to be married) / committed

  • encargarse – to take charge of, to be responsible for

  • pedir disculpas/disculparse – to apologize

  • el coraje – courage, bravery

  • los sentimientos – feelings

  • crecer – to grow

  • desempleado – unemployed

  • sin esperanzas – hopeless

  • salvar – to save (a person, a situation)

  • rechazar – to reject, to refuse

  • la cosecha – the harvest

  • los rumores – rumors