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Spanish 4 Vocab.
All vocabulary from Enlaces 4th edition.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| el alma gemela | soul mate; kindred spirit |
| la amistad | friendship |
| el ánimo | spirit; mood |
| el chisme | gossip |
| la cita (a ciegas) | (blind) date |
| el compromiso | commitment; responsibility; engagement |
| el deseo | desire |
| el divorcio | divorce |
| la (in)fidelidad | (un)faithfulness |
| el matrimonio | marriage |
| la pareja | couple; partner |
| el riesgo | risk |
| compartir | share |
| confiar (en) | to trust (in) |
| contar (o:ue) con | to rely on; to count on |
| coquetear | to flirt |
| dejar a alguien | to leave someone |
| dejar plantado/a | to stand (someone) up |
| discutir | to argue |
| engañar | to cheat; to decieve |
| ligar | to flirt; to hook up |
| merecer | to deserve |
| romper (con) | to break up (with) |
| salir (con) | to go out (with) |
| enamorarse (de) | to fall in love (with) |
| enojarse | to get angry |
| estar harto/a | to be fed up (with); to be sick (of) |
| llevarse bien/mal/fatal | to get along well; badly; terribly |
| odiar | to hate |
| ponerse pesado/a | to become annoying |
| querer(se) (e:ie) | to love (each other); to want |
| sentir(se) (e:ie) | to feel |
| soñar (o:ue) con | to dream about |
| tener celos (de) | to be jealous (of) |
| tener vergüenza (de) | to be ashamed (of) |
| agobiado/a | overwhelmed |
| ansioso/a | anxious |
| celoso/a | jealous |
| deprimido/a | depressed |
| disgustado/a | upset |
| emocionado/a | excited |
| enojado/a | angry; mad |
| pasajero/a | fleeting |
| preocupado/a (por) | worried (about) |
| casarse (con) | to get married (to) |
| divorciarse (de) | to get a divorce (from) |
| casado/a | married |
| divorciado/a | divorced |
| separado/a | separated |
| soltero/a | single |
| viudo/a | widowed |
| cariñoso/a | affectionate |
| cuidadoso/a | careful |
| falso/a | insincere |
| genial | wonderful |
| gracioso/a | funny; pleasant |
| inolvidable | unforgettable |
| inseguro/a | insecure |
| maduro/a | mature |
| mentiroso/a | lying; liar |
| orgulloso/a | proud |
| seguro/a | secure; confident |
| sensible | sensitive |
| tacaño/a | cheap; stingy |
| tempestuoso/a | stormy |
| tímido/a | shy |
| tranquilo/a | calm |
| la cinta | tape |
| el cortometraje; corto | short film |
| la escena | scene |
| el guión | script |
| la historia | story |
| el/la lector(a) | reader |
| la luz | light |
| el/la protagonista | main character |
| alargar | to drag out |
| enterarse | to find out |
| respirar | to breathe |
| ciego/a | blind |
| precioso/a | lovely |
| turbio/a | murky |
| la calidad de vida | standard of living |
| los familiares | relatives |
| el/la inmigrante | immigrant |
| el lazo | tie |
| la patria | home country |
| la red de apoyo | support network |
| la voluntad | will |
| abandonar | to leave |
| ayudarse | to help one another |
| cuidar | to take care of |
| emigrar | to emigrate |
| fortalecerse | to grow stronger |
| mudarse | to move |
| por su cuenta | on his/her own |
| el alma | soul |
| el/la amado/a | the beloved; sweetheart |
| los celos | jealousy |
| el corazón | heart |
| el olvido | forgetfulness; oblivion |
| el sentimiento | feeling |
| amar(se) | to love (each other) |
| besar | kiss |
| contentarse | to be contented; satisfied (with) |
| enamorado/a | in love |
| las afueras | suburbs |
| los alrededores | the outskirts |
| el ayuntamiento | city hall |
| el barrio | neighborhood |
| el centro commercial | mall |
| el cine | movie theater |
| la ciudad | city |
| la comisaria | police station |
| la discoteca | dance club |
| el edificio | building |
| la estación (de trenes/de autobuses) | (train/bus) station |
| la estación de bomberos | fire station |
| la estación de policía | police station |
| el estacionamiento | parking lot |
| el estadio | stadium |
| el metro | subway |
| el museo | museum |
| la parada (de metro/de autobús) | (subway/bus) stop |
| la plaza | square |
| el rascacielos | skyscraper |
| el suburbio | suburb |
| la vivienda | housing/home |
| la acera | sidewalk |
| la avenida | avenue |
| la calle | street |
| la cuadra | city block |
| la dirreción | address |
| la esquina | corner |
| el letrero | sign/billboard |
| el puente | bridge |
| el semáforo | traffic light |
| el tráfico | traffic |
| el transporte público | public transportation |
| cruzar | to cross |
| estar perdido/a | to be lost |
| indicar el camino | to give directions |
| preguntar el camino | to ask for directions |
| el/la alcade(sa) | mayor |
| el/la ciudadano/a | citizen |
| el/la conductor(a) | driver |
| la gente | people |
| el/la pasajero/a | passenger |
| el peatón/la peatona | pedestrian |
| el policía/la (mujer) policía | policeman/woman |
| la vida nocturna | nightlife |
| bajar | to go down/to get off (a bus) |
| construir | to build |
| conversar | to talk |
| convivir | to live together/to coexist |
| dar un paseo | to take a stroll |
| dar una vuelta | to take a walk/ride |
| dar una vuelta en bicicleta/carro/motocicleta | to take a bike/car/motorcycle ride |
| disfrutar (de) | to enjoy |
| doblar | to turn |
| hacer diligencias | to run errands |
| parar | to stop |
| pasarlo/la bien/mal | to have a good/bad time |
| poblar | to settle/to populate |
| quedar | to be located/to arrange to meet |
| quedarse | to stay |
| recorrer | to travel (around a city) |
| relajarse | to relax |
| residir | to reside |
| subir | to go up/to get on (a bus) |
| atrasado/a | late |
| cotidiano/a | everyday |
| inesperado/a | unexpected |
| lleno/a | full |
| ruidoso/a | noisy |
| vacío/a | empty |
| el/la cajero/a | cashier |
| el choque | crash |
| el/la desconocido/a | stranger |
| las facciones | features |
| la fila | line |
| afligirse | to get upset |
| parecerse (a) | to look like |
| valorar | to value |
| borracho/a | drunk |
| ingenuo/a | naïve |
| repentino/a | sudden |
| el amanecer | dawn |
| la antigüedad | antique |
| la capilla | chapel |
| el destino | destination |
| el diseño | design |
| la madrugada | early morning |
| la milonga | type of dance/tango club/event |
| el recorrido | route/trip |
| pasear | to go for a walk |
| trasnochear | to stay up late |
| rodeado/a | surrounded |
| el desenlace | ending/outcome |
| el/la mesero/a | waiter/waitress |
| la mirada | gaze/look |
| la soledad | loneliness |
| la timidez | shyness |
| la vergüenza | embarassment |
| atreverse | to challenge |
| disimular | to hide/conceal |
| enrojecer | to blush/turn red |
| esconder | to hide |
| atrevido/a | daring/brave |
| el/la antepasado/a | ancestor |
| el/la bisabuelo/a | great-grandfather/grandmother |
| el/la cuñado/a | brother/sister-in-law |
| el/la esposo/a | husband/wife |
| el/la (hermano/a) gemelo/a | twin (brother/sister) |
| el/la hermanastro/a | stepbrother/stepsister |
| el/la hijo/a único/a | only child |
| la madrastra | stepmother |
| el/la medio/a hermano/a | half brother/sister |
| el/la nieto/a | grandson/granddaughter |
| la nuera | daughter-in-law |
| el padrastro | stepfather |
| el/la pariente | relative |
| el/la primo/a | cousin |
| el/la sobrino/a | nephew/niece |
| el/la suegro/a | father/mother-in-law |
| el/la tío/a (abuelo/a) | (great) uncle/aunt |
| el yerno | son-in-law |
| agradecer | to thank |
| apoyar(se) | to support (each other) |
| criar | to raise (children) |
| independizarse | to become independent |
| lamentar | to regret/to be sorry about |
| 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 | to respect |
| superar | to overcome |
| el carácter | character/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 | adolescent |
| el/la adulto/a | adult |
| la edad adulta | adulthood |
| la juventud | youth |
| la muerte | death |
| el nacimiento | birth |
| la niñez | childhood |
| el/la niño/a | child |
| la vejez | old age |
| el apodo | nickname |
| la ascendencia | heritage |
| la autoestima | self-esteem |
| la brecha generacional | generation gap |
| la comprensión | understanding |
| la patria | homeland |
| el prejuicio social | social prejudice |
| la raíz | root |
| el sezo | gender |
| heredar | to inherit |
| parecerse | to look alike |
| realizarse | to fulfill |
| sobrevivir | to survive |
| la arepera | restaurant serving arepas |
| el asilo | asylum |
| el comunismo | communism |
| el consulado | consulate |
| la deuda | debt |
| el disparate | sill remark/action, nonsense |
| el embajada | embassy |
| el/la extranjero/a | foreigner/alien |
| la ganancia | profit |
| el/la gusano/a | Cuban exile (lit. worm) |
| la manifestación | protest |
| la pancarta | banner/sign |
| la pérdida | loss |
| las prestaciones | social assistance |
| el/la residente | resident |
| alcanzar | to be enough, to reach |
| botar | to fire, to throw out |
| firmar | to sign |
| repartir | to distribute, to hand out |
| chévere | great, fantastic |
| el/la abogado/a | lawyer |
| el/la asistente | assistant |
| el cargo | position |
| la cima | height |
| la encarnación | personification |
| el/la juez(a) | judge |
| el sueño | dream |
| convertirse (i:ie) en | to become |
| rechazar | to turn down |
| tomar en cuenta | to take into consideration |
| controvertido/a | controversial |
| propio/a | own |
| sabio/a | wise |
| en contra | against |
| la civilización | civilization |
| el conocimiento | knowledge |
| la conquista | conquest |
| el desdén | disdain |
| el fraile (fray) | friar, monk (Brother) |
| la opresión | oppression |
| la religión | religion |
| despreciar | to look down on |
| rodear | to surround |
| sacrificar | to sacrifice |
| salvar | to save |
| aislado/a | isolated |
| digno/a | worthy |
| poderoso/a | powerful |
| sí mismo/a | |
| el almacén | department store, warehouse |
| el aumento de sueldo | pay raise |
| la compañía | company |
| el desempleo | unemployment |
| la empresa (multinacional) | (multinational) company |
| el horario de trabajo | work schedule |
| el impuesto | tax |
| el mercado | market |
| el presupuesto | budget |
| el puesto | position, job |
| la reunión | meeting |
| el sindicato | labor union |
| el sueldo (mínimo) | (minimum) wage |
| acosar | harass |
| administrar | to manage, to run |
| ascender | to rise, to be promoted |
| contratar | to hire |
| despedir (e:i) | to fire |
| estar a la/en venta | to be for sale |
| estar bajo presión | to be under pressure |
| exigir | to demand |
| ganarse la vida | to earn a living |
| jubilarse | to retire |
| renunciar | to quit |
| solicitar | to apply for |
| tener conexiones | to have connections, to have influence |
| administrativo/a | administrative |
| (in)capaz | (in)capable, (in)competent |
| desempleado/a | unemployed |
| perezoso/a | lazy |
| trabajador(a) | hard-working |
| los ahorros | savings |
| la bancarrota | bankruptcy |
| la bolsa de valores | stock market |
| el cajero automático | ATM |
| la crisis económica | economic crisis |
| la cuenta corriente | checking account |
| la cuenta de ahorros | savings account |
| la deuda | debt |
| la pobreza | poverty |
| la riqueza | wealth |
| la tarjeta de crédito | credit card |
| la tarjeta de débito | debit card |
| ahorrar | to save |
| aprovechar | to take advantage of |
| cobrar | to charge, to be paid |
| depositar | to deposit |
| gastar | to spend |
| invertir (i:ie) | to invest |
| pedir (e:i) prestado | to borrow |
| prestar | to lend |
| a corto/largo plazo | short-/long-term |
| agotado/a | exhausted |
| dispuesto/a (a) | ready/willing (to) |
| estresado/a | stressed (out) |
| exitoso/a | successful |
| financiero/a | financial |
| el/la asesor(a) | consultant, advisor |
| el/la contador(a) | accountant |
| el/la dueño/a | owner |
| el/la ejecutivo/a | executive |
| el/la empleado/a | employee |
| el/la gerente | manager |
| el hombre/la mujer de negocios | businessman/woman |
| el/la obrero/a | blue-collar worker |
| el/la socio/a | partner, member |
| el/la vendedor(a) | salesman/woman |
| la afición | hobby |
| la angustia | distress |
| el/la aspirante | applicant |
| la conversación informal | small talk |
| la entrevista (laboral) | (job) interview |
| el/la entrevistado/a | interviewee |
| el/la entrevistador(a) | interviewer |
| la mentira | lie |
| la plantilla | staff |
| la prensa | press |
| la valoración | assessment |
| la vida laboral | working life |
| cumplimentar | to fill in |
| estar en paro | to be unemployed |
| promocionarse | to be promoted |
| quebrar | to go bankrupt |
| renovar | to renew |
| apto/a | suitable |
| capacitado/a | qualified |
| los bienes | goods |
| la cantera | quarry |
| la compra | purchase |
| el descubrimiento | discovery |
| la escasez | shortage |
| el gasoducto | gas pipeline |
| el/la inversionista | investor |
| la represa | dam |
| las riquezas | riches |
| la venta | sale |
| el yacimiento | deposit |
| abastecer | to supply |
| desaprovechar | to waste, to misuse |
| quejarse | to complain |
| el/la intruso/a | intruder |
| la máquina | machine |
| la multa | fine |
| el pedazo de lata | piece of junk |
| la vanguardia | vanguard |
| arruinar | to ruin |
| capacitar | to prepare |
| pegar | to hit |
| reemplezar | to replace |
| sustituir | to substitute |
| envidioso/a | envious, jealous |
| sospechoso/a | suspicious |
| los derechos humanos | human rights |
| la desobediencia civil | civil disobedience |
| el/la juez(a) | judge |
| la (in)justicia | (in)justice |
| la libertad | freedom |
| la lucha | struggle/fight |
| el tribunal | court |
| abusar | to abuse |
| aprobar (o:ue) una ley | to pass a law |
| convocar | to summon |
| defender (e:ie) | to defend |
| derogar | to abolish |
| encarcelar | to imprison |
| juzgar | to judge |
| analfabeto/a | illiterate |
| (des)igual | (un)equal |
| (in)justo/a | (un)fair |
| oprimido/a | oppressed |
| el abuso | abuse |
| la armada | navy |
| la bandera | flag |
| la creencia | belief |
| la crueldad | cruelty |
| la democracia | democracy |
| la dictadura | dictatorship |
| el ejército | army |
| el gobierno | government |
| la guerra (civil) | (civil) war |
| el partido político | political party |
| la paz | peace |
| el poder | power |
| la política | politics |
| las relaciones exteriores | foreign relationships |
| la victoria | victory |
| dedicarse a | to devote oneself to |
| elegir (i:ie) | to elect |
| ganar/perder (e:ie) las elecciones | to win/lose elections |
| gobernar (e:ie) | to govern |
| influir | to influence |
| votar | to vote |
| conservador(a) | conservative |
| liberal | liberal |
| pacífico/a | peaceful |
| pacifista | pacifist |
| el/la abogado/a | lawyer |
| el/la activista | activist |
| el ladrón/la ladrona | thief |
| el/la manifestante | demonstrator |
| el/la político/a | politician |
| el/la presidente/a | president |
| el/la terrorista | terrorist |
| la víctima | victim |
| la amenaza | threat |
| el arma (f.) | weapon |
| el escándolo | scandal |
| la (in)seguridad | (in)security; (lack of) safety |
| el temor | fear |
| el terrorismo | terrorism |
| la violencia | violence |
| chantajear | to blackmail |
| destrozar | to destroy |
| espiar | to spy |
| huir | to flee |
| pelear | to fight |
| secuestrar | to kidnap, to hijack |
| el/la alumno/a | pupil/student |
| la autoridad | authority |
| el/la chaval(a) | kid/youngster |
| la confianza | trust |
| la diversidad | diversity |
| la doble moral | double standard |
| la hipocresía | hypocrisy |
| el instituto | high school |
| el pañuelo | headscarf |
| el rato | a while |
| la regla | rule |
| ceder | to give up |
| confiar | to trust |
| disentir | to dissent, to disagree |
| pegar | to hit |
| laico/a | secular, lay |
| musulmán/musulmana | Muslim |
| raro/a | weird |
| la ejecución | execution |
| el fracaso | failure |
| la fuerza | force |
| el golpe de estado | coup d'état |
| la huelga | strike |
| el informe | report |
| el juicio | judgment |
| la ley | law |
| el orgullo | pride |
| el secuestro | kidnapping |
| la trampa | trap |
| derrocar | to overthrow |
| derrotar | to defeat |
| ejercer (el poder) | to exercise/exert (power) |
| encabezar | to lead |
| fortalecer | to strengthen |
| promulgar | to enact (a law) |
| tener derecho a | to have the right to |
| rescatado/a | rescued |
| Comercio | Business Administration |
| el control de armas | gun control |
| el hambre | hunger |
| la indiferencia | indifference |
| la inflación | inflation |
| el juguete | toy |
| el lío | mess |
| el/la tendero/a | storekeeper |
| dar para vivir | to yield enough to live on |
| darse cuenta de | to realize |
| dirigirse a | to address |
| disparar | to shoot |
| matar(se) | to kill (oneself) |
| sospechar | to suspect |
| voltear | to turn back |
| desesperado/a | desperate |
| la asimilación | assimilation |
| la causa | cause |
| la diversidad | diversity |
| el/la emigrante | emigrant |
| la frontera | border |
| la herencia cultural | cultural heritage |
| la humanidad | humankind, humanity |
| los ideales | principles, ideals |
| el idioma oficial | official language |
| la inmigración | immigration |
| la integración | integration |
| la lengua materna | mother tongue |
| el lujo | luxury |
| la meta | goal |
| la natalidad | birthrate |
| la población | population |
| el/la refugiado/a (de guerra/político/a) | (war/political) refugee |
| adivinar | to guess |
| anticipar | to anticipate, to expect |
| asimilarse | to assimilate |
| atraer | to attract |
| aumentar | to grow |
| disminuir | to decrease, to diminish, to reduce |
| predecir (e:i) | to predict |
| superarse | to better oneself |
| bilingüe | bilingual |
| (in)conformista | (non)conformist |
| excluido/a | excluded |
| monolingüe | monolingual |
| previsto/a | foreseen |
| solo/a | alone |
| la amnistía | amnesty |
| la añoranza | homesickness |
| el caos | chaos |
| el coraje | courage |
| el daño | harm |
| el diálogo | dialogue |
| el entendimiento | understanding |
| la incertidumbre | uncertainty |
| la inestabilidad | instability |
| el maltrato | abuse, mistreatment |
| el nivel de vida | standard of living |
| la polémica | controversy |
| la superpoblación | overpopulation |
| hacer un esfuerzo | to make an effort |
| luchar | to fight |
| prescindir (de) | to do without |
| protestar | to protest |
| adaptarse | to adapt |
| alcanzar (un sueño, una meta) | to fulfill (a dream), to reach (a goal) |
| dejar | to leave behind |
| despedirse (e:i) | to say goodbye |
| enriquecerse | to get rich |
| establecerse | to establish oneself |
| extrañar | to miss (a person, a place) |
| integrarse (a) | to become part (of), to fit in |
| lograr | to attain, to acheive |
| pertenecer | to belong |
| rechazar | to reject |
| la actitud | attitude |
| la aduana | customs |
| el cura | priest |
| la facha | look |
| el jardín | garden |
| el mantenimiento | maintenance |
| la nostalgia | nostalgia |
| la paciencia | patience |
| el progreso | progress |
| el rancho | ranch |
| el territorio | territory |
| arreglar | to fix |
| arriesgarse | to take a risk |
| crecer | to grow (up) |
| desconfiar | to be suspicious, to not trust |
| estar embarazada | to be pregnant |
| gozar (de) | to enjoy |
| jurar | to promise |
| mezclar | to mix |
| reconocer | to recognize |
| sembrar (e:ie) | to plant |
| sentirse realizado/a | to feel fulfilled |
| tomar el pelo | to pull someone's leg |
| el barro | mud, clay |
| el enigma | enigma |
| el ladrillo | brick |
| la maqueta | model |
| el martillo | hammer |
| el modo | means, manner |
| la pared | wall |
| la piedra (esculpida) | (sculpted) stone |
| el plano | blueprint, plan |
| el tamaño | size |
| el terreno | terrain |
| el universo | universe |
| descubrir | to discover |
| guiar | to guide |
| planificar | to plan |
| realizar | to carry out |
| remodelar | to remodel |
| ubicado/a | located |
| el/la carnicero/a | butcher |
| la certeza | certainty |
| la desgracia | misfortune, tragedy |
| la duda | doubt |
| el miedo | fear |
| el/la pariente | relative |
| la preocupación | concern |
| el presagio | omen |
| el presentimiento | premonition |
| el sentido común | common sense |
| el/la tonto/a | fool |
| afligirse | to be distressed |
| amanecer | to wake up |
| burlarse (de) | to mock |
| esparcir | to spread |
| rumorear | to be rumored |
| supersticioso/a | superstitious |