| A | B |
|---|
| aspirar a | to aspire to |
| desempeñar un papel | to play (fulfill) a role |
| educar (qu) | to rear, to bring up children (physical care + teaching moral/social values and rules |
| socializar (c) | to socialize |
| el amo/a (f., but el ama) de casa | the homemaker (housewife) |
| la aspiración | the aspiration, goal (la meta) |
| el cambio | the change (transformation or money) |
| la carrera | the career, profession; university specialty (major) la especialización) |
| la custodía | the custody |
| la educación | upbringing; education (moral upbringing + schooling) |
| la expectativa | the expectation |
| el/la feminista | the feminist |
| la igualdad | equality |
| la infancia | infancy |
| el juguete | the toy |
| la juventud | the childhood; the youth |
| el/la machista | the male chauvinist |
| la meta | the goal, aim |
| la muñeca | the doll; the wrist |
| el papel | the role; the paper |
| la pelota | the ball |
| el prejuicio | the prejudice |
| el puesto | the job; the position/the post |
| los quehaceres domésticos | the household chores |
| la responsabilidad | the responsibility |
| la sensibilidad | (emotional) sensitivity |
| la socialización | the socialization |
| el sueldo | the salary |
| la vejez | the old age |
| femenino/a | feminine |
| feminista | feminist |
| machista | male-chauvinistic |
| masculino/a | masculine |
| alguna vez | ever (used in a question with present perfect tense) e.g. have you ever done...? |
| en cuanto a... | as far as... is concerned |
| en estos días | these days |
| recientemente | recently |
| últimamente | lately |
| bien educado/a | well-mannered |
| mal educado/a | ill-mannered |
| culto/a | well-educated |
| la educación superior | higher education (e.g. university, college) |
| tener éxito | to be successful (in a particular field or activity) |
| lograr | to succeed (in doing something); to obtain/achieve a goal; to manage to (do something) |
| suceder | to occur; to happen; to follow in succession |
| asistir a | to attend (a function); to be present (at a class, a meeting, a play, etc.) |
| atender (e-->ie) | "to attend to" = to take into account; to take care of; to wait on |
| ayudar (a) | to assist, to help |
| ponerse | to become (+ adjective) + change in physical or emotional state usually temporary and involuntary (e.g. ponerse enfermo/rojo/nervioso, etc.) |
| volverse (o-->ue) | to become (change in physical or emotional state) a dramatic, often irreversible change (e.g. loco, sordo, etc.); to become (general situation) |
| llegar (gu) a ser | to become (to get to be = a gradual change over a period of time) may describe an effortless change |
| hacerse | to become (to get to be = a gradual change over a period of time) usually implies a conscious effort on the part of the subject (e.g. profession); to become (general situation) |
| aborrecer (aborrezco) | to hate, to abhor (odiar) |
| amenazar (c) | to threaten |
| atar | to tie up |
| comprobar (o-->ue) (like probar) | to verify, to ascertain |
| convidar | to invite (to a meal) |
| dar pena | to cause grief, pain |
| odiar | to hate |
| salvar | to save |
| el alrededor | the surroundings |
| el amanecer | the dawn |
| el asiento | the seat |
| el cansancio | the fatigue |
| el carnicero | the butcher |
| la cinta | the ribbon, (the tape in a cassette) |
| el collar | the necklace |
| la lágrima | the tear (as in liquid from your eyes) |
| el lujo | the luxury |
| la mariposa | the butterfly |
| la naturaleza | the nature |
| la paliza | the beating (probably with a "palo" or stick) |
| el pelo | the hair |
| el pendiente | the earring |
| la plata | silver (also, slang for money) |
| asombrado/a | astonished |
| borracho/a | drunk |
| celoso/a | jealous |
| desdichado/a | unfortunate (unlucky, ill-fated) |
| estrafalario/a | strange, odd, outlandish, bizarre, eccentric |
| flaco/a | skinny |
| necio/a | foolish, stupid |
| soñador/soñadora | dreamy (adj.)/ a dreamer (noun) |
| tosco/a | rough, coarse, unrefined (rudo/a) |
