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Spanish Unit 4
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abrumador | overwhelming, oppressing |
| adelgazar | to lose weight |
| afable | good-natured, sociable |
| afectuoso(a)/cariñoso(a) | affectionate |
| agraciado(a) | charming, graceful |
| agradar | to please |
| agradecer | to thank |
| el agrado | liking, taste |
| el alma | the soul, spirit |
| ajeno(a) | alien, foreign, unconnected |
| amplio | spacious, ample |
| apariencia fisica | physical appearance |
| apreciar | to appreciate |
| arquitectura | architecture |
| las arrugas | the wrinkles |
| asesorar | to advise |
| asombroso(a) | astonishing, amazing, surprising |
| auténtico(a)/genuino(a) | authentic |
| autor(a) | author |
| el balance/el equilibrio | balance, equilibrium |
| la belleza | beauty |
| burlarse | to make fun of |
| el canon | standards, norms, ideals |
| capaz de | capable of |
| el capricho | whim, caprice, impulse |
| carecer de | to be lacking of |
| la casilla | box office |
| cirugia plástica | plastic surgery |
| concursos de belleza | beauty contests |
| conmover | to move emotionally |
| contrastar | to contrast |
| cotidiano(a) | daily |
| dar la impresión | to give the impression |
| deambular | to wander |
| deleitarse | to delight |
| delicado(a) | delicate |
| el denominador común | common denominator |
| lo desconocido | the unknown |
| deslumbrante | dazzling |
| desorden alimenticio | eating disorder |
| despampanante | stunning |
| desplegarse | to unfold |
| discrepar | to disagree; to differ |
| diseñador(a) | designer |
| diseñar | to design |
| distinto(a) | distant |
| el donaire | finesse; grace |
| el mozo/la moza | young person; waiter; waitress |
| emocionante | thrilling, exciting, moving |
| encantador(a) | charming |
| encogerse | to shrink; to diminish |
| engordar (subir de peso) | to gain weight |
| enigmático(a) | enigmatic, mysterious |
| el entramado | entangled (a mess) |
| escultura/escultor(a) | sculpture/sculptor |
| el estándar | standard |
| la estética | aesthetics |
| la etimología | etymology (study of origin of words) |
| exposición de arte | art exhibition |
| fiable | trustworthy |
| el flequillo | bangs |
| el gesto | gesture |
| el hallazgo | the discovery, the found thing |
| imagen corporal | body image |
| impresionar | to impress |
| lo inesperado | the unexpected |
| el jopo | mullet |
| legar | to pass on (ie. legacy) |
| materialismo | materialism |
| menospreciar | to look down upon, to devalue |
| moda | fashion |
| morfológico(a) | form, structure (with words) |
| opinar | to believe |
| o sea... | in other words, or rather, on the contrary |
| paradigmático(a) | example, model of something |
| el patrimonio | heritage |
| percibir | to perceive |
| perdurar | to endure |
| personaje | character |
| pintor(a) | painter |
| pintura | painting |
| plasmar | to express |
| poesía | poetry |
| la polera | polo shirt |
| la prenda de vestir | garment, piece of clothing |
| presión social | social pressure |
| la prestancia | elegance |
| presumir | to show off |
| propiciar | to win over, to win a favor |
| proporcionar | to put (things) in order |
| la pujanza | great strength |
| la queja | complaint |
| radicar (en) | to reside in |
| los rasgos | the features |
| retrato, autorretrato | portrait, self-portrait |
| el rostro | the face |
| rotundamente | emphatically, definitely |
| la sencillez | the simplicity |
| sensible | sensitive |
| simetria | symmetry |
| sustraerse | to separate; to distance yourself |
| tener la posta | to have the stage |
| la vanidad | vanity |
| vincular | to link |
| un vistazo | a glance |
| echar un vistazo | to throw a glance |