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AS Marriage 2
Vocabulary for actitudes hacia el matrimonio y el divorcio
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abarrotar | to pack |
| agradecer | to thank |
| de ahora en adelante | from now on |
| ambos | both |
| arrojar | to throw |
| el auge | rise |
| la buena voluntad | goodwill |
| la butaca | armchair |
| la caída | fall |
| la calada | drag (on a cigarette) |
| un camino de rosas | a bed of roses |
| el cariño | affection |
| ceder | to give in, to give up |
| la cifra | number |
| el compromiso | compromise |
| el/la consejero/a | counsellor |
| el consejo | advice |
| consensuado/a | consensual |
| definir | to define |
| derogar | to abolish |
| la desaparición | disappearance |
| dispararse | to go up, to shoot, to fire |
| duplicarse | to double (up) |
| empeorar | to worsen |
| en boga / de moda | in fashion |
| encarcelado/a | imprisoned |
| el encendedor | lighter |
| la encuesta | survey |
| enfrentar | to face |
| enredar | to mess with |
| entrar en vigor | to become law |
| estabilizarse | to become established |
| el fenómeno | phenomenon |
| el fracaso | failure |
| hinchado | swollen |
| el humo | the smoke |
| incidir | to stress |
| el juzgado | the court |
| la meta | goal |
| la mitad | half |
| la nimiedad | triviality |
| el pañuelo | headscarf |
| por las nubes | through the roof |
| el precepto | rule |
| el procedimiento | process |
| provocar | to provoke |
| el psicólogo | psychologist |
| la punzada | jab |
| el respaldo | support |
| el respeto | respect |
| el reto | challenge |
| revocar | to revoke |
| rozar | to come close to |
| sin ambages | bluntly |
| soñar | to dream |
| sospechar | to suspect |
| un tercio | third |
| el/la testigo/a | witness |
| transcurrir | to elapse/to take place |
| la vergüenza | shame |
| las percepciones tradicionales | traditional views |
| los prejuicios | prejudices |
| el miedo a lo desconocido | fear of the unknown |
| los objeciones religiosas/morales/culturales | religious/moral/cultural objections |
| la estabilidad de las relaciones | stability of relationships |
| la falta de padres adoptivos | lack of adoptive parents |
| la falta de evidencia | lack of evidence |