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L03: Vocab
Generaciones en movimiento
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| el/la antepasado/a | ancestor |
| el/la bisabuelo/a | great-grandfather/grandmother |
| el/la cunado | 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 unico/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/neice |
| el/la suegro/a | father/mother in law |
| el/la tio/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 |
| malcriar | to spoil |
| mimar | to pamper |
| mudarse | to move |
| pelear(se) | to fight (with one another) |
| quejarse (de) | to complain (about) |
| reganar | to scold |
| respetar | to respect |
| superar | to overcome |
| caracter | character, personality |
| (bien) educado/a | well mannered |
| egoista | selfish |
| estricto/a | strict |
| exigente | demanding |
| honrado/a | honest |
| insoportable | unbearable |
| maleducado/a | ill mannered |
| mandon/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 adulto | adulthood |
| la juventud | youth |
| la meurte | death |
| el nacimiento | birth |
| la ninez | childhood |
| el/la nino/a | child |
| la vejez | old age |
| el apodo | nickname |
| la ascendencia | heritage |
| la autoestima | self esteem |
| la brecha generacional | generation gap |
| la comprension | understanding |
| la patria | homeland |
| el prejuicio social | social prejudice |
| la raiz | root |
| el sexo | gender |
| heredar | to inherit |
| parecerse | to look alike |
| realizarse | to fulfill |
| sobrevivir | to survive |
| alcanzar | to be enough, to reach |
| la arepera | restaurant serving arepas |
| botar | to fire, to throw out |
| chevere | great, fantastic |
| la deuda | debt |
| el disparate | silly remark/action, nonsense |
| la embajada | embassy |
| firmar | to sign |
| la ganancia | profit |
| el/la gusano/a | Cuban exile |
| la perdida | loss |
| las prestaciones | social assistance |
| repartir | to distribute, to hand out |
| el asilo | asylum |
| el comunismo | communism |
| el consultado | consulate |
| el/la extranjero/a | foreigner, alien |
| (I)legal | (il)legal |
| la manifestacion | protest |
| la pancarta | banner, sign |
| el/la residente | resident |