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chapter 4 vocab
imagina chapter 4 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| el antepasado | ancestor |
| El bisabuelo(a) | the great-grandfather(mother) |
| El(la) Cunado | the brother(sister )in law |
| el(la) esposo(a) | the husband (wife) |
| el(la) (hermano(a)) gemelo(a) | the twin (brother/sister) |
| el(la) hermanastro(a) | the stepbrother (stepsister) |
| el(la) hijo(a) único(a) | the only child |
| la madrastra | the stepmother |
| el(la) medio(a) hermano(a) | the half brother/sister |
| el(la) nieto(a) | Grandson(daughter) |
| la nuera | daughter-in-law |
| el padrastro | the stepfather |
| el(la) pariente(a) | the relative |
| el(la) primo(a) | cousin |
| el(la) sobrino(a) | the nephew/niece |
| el(la) suegro(a) | the father/mother-in-law |
| el(la) tío(a) (abuelo[a] | great) uncle/aunt |
| el yerno | the son-in-law |
| agradecer | to thank |
| apoyar(se) | to support (each other) |
| criar | to raise (children) |
| independizarse | to become independent |
| lamentar | regret |
| malcriar | to spoil |
| mimar | to pamper |
| mudarse | to move |
| pelear(se) | to fight with (one another) |
| quejarse (de) | to complain (about) |
| regañar | to scold |
| respetar | respect |
| superar | to overcome |
| el carácter | the charcter, personality |
| bien) educado(a) | well-mannered |
| egoísta | selfish |
| estricto(a) | strict |
| exigente | demanding |
| honrado(a) | honest |
| insoportable | unbearable |
| maleducado(a) | ill-mannered |
| mandón/mandona | bossy |
| rebelde | rebellious |
| sumiso(a) | submissive |
| unido(a) | close-knit |
| la adolescencia | adolescence |
| el(la) adolescente | the adolescent |
| el(la) adulto(a) | adult |
| la edad adulta | the adulthood |
| la juventud | the youth |
| la muerte | the death |
| el nacimiento | the birth |
| la niñez | the childhood |
| el(la) niño(a) | the child |
| la vejez | the old age |
| el apodo | the nickname |
| la ascendencia | the heritage |
| la autoestima | the self-esteem |
| la brecha generacional | the generation gap |
| la comprensión | the understanding |
| la patria | the homeland |
| el prejuicio social | the social predjudice |
| la raiz | the root |
| el sexo | the gender |
| heredar | to inherit |
| parecerse | to resemble; to look alike |
| realizarse | to become true |
| sobrevivir | to survive |
| la arepera | the restaurant serving |
| el asilo | the asylum |
| el comunismo | the communism |
| el consulado | the consulate |
| la deuda | the debt |
| el disparate | the silly remark/action; nonsense |
| la embajada | the embassy |
| el(la) extranjero(a) | the foreigner, alien |
| el(la) gusano(a) | the Cuban exile (lit- the worm) |
| la manifestación | the protest |
| la pancarta | the banner,sign |
| la pérdida | the loss |
| las prestaciones | the social assistance |
| el(la) residente | the resident |
| alcanzar | to be enough, to reach |
| botar | to fire, throw out |
| firmar | to sign |
| repartir | to distribute, hand out |
| chévere | great, fantastic |
| la creencia | the belief |
| el cultivo | the farming; cultivation |
| la desaparición | the disappearance |
| la esperanza | the hope |
| la etnia | the ethnic group |
| la fe | the faith |
| el(la) historiador(a) | the historian |
| la lengua | the language |
| la receta | the recipe |
| el rito sagrado | the sacred ritual |
| el sacerdote | priest |
| cultivar | to cultivate, to farm |
| homenajear a los dioses | to pay homage to the gods |
| la civilización | the civilzation |
| el conocimiento | the knowledge |
| the oppression | |
| the religion |