Vocabulary Unit 1-2: English-Spanish Glossary

Posted on Aug 29, 2024 in Language

Vocabulary Unit 1-2

English-Spanish Glossary

A

  • Above (Arriba/Por encima): Over, higher up than something.
  • Account (Cuenta): An arrangement by which a person keeps his money in a bank.
  • Acquaint (Conocimiento): To make someone know something well.
  • Actually (Actualmente): In fact, something that happens or is currently happening.
  • Add (Añadir): To put one thing with another.
  • Along (A lo largo de): In or into the company of others.
  • At (En, a, hacia): Used to show the place or position of something or someone.
  • Awesome (Impresionante): Impressive.

B

  • Barefoot (Pies descalzos): Without shoes, having no shoes.
  • Below (Debajo de): Lower than something.
  • Bet (Apuesta): An act of risking a sum of money on the outcome of a future event.
  • Better (Mejor): More effective or more enjoyable than something or someone else.
  • Birthplace (Lugar de nacimiento): The place where a person was born.
  • Booster (Reforzar): Something that helps to increase or support something.
  • Bottom (Fondo): The lowest or deepest part of anything.
  • Browse (Navegar/Indagar): To look through (a book, articles, a website, etc.).
  • Businesspeople (Comerciante): People of medium and high rank who work in businesses.
  • Busy (Ocupado): Having a lot of work to do.

C

  • Chart (Tabla): Make a graph or diagram.
  • Choice (Elegir): Choosing or the possibility of choosing between many options.
  • Commute (Conmutar): Exchange, replace, convert.
  • Corner (Esquina): A point where two lines, walls, or roads meet and form an angle.

D

  • Decline (Disminución): To become lower in amount or less in number.
  • District (Distrito): A division of an area, as for administrative purposes.
  • Download (Descargar): To transfer data or a program from a central computer or website to a peripheral computer or device.

E

  • Exhibit (Exposición): Show, demonstrate.
  • Explain (Explicar, aclarar): Make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas.

F

  • Facts (Hechos): Truth, information.
  • Feature (Característica): A feature is a distinct property or piece.
  • Financial (Financiero): Relating to money or how money is managed.
  • Focus (Enfocar, centrarse): The center of interest or activity.
  • Folk Music (Música Folclórica): Music originating from and passed down by the common people of a country.
  • Foreign (Extranjero): Pertaining to another country or nation that is not your own.
  • Forum (Foro): A place for public discussion and argument.

G

  • Genre (Género): Type, style, kind, category.

H

  • Handsome (Buen mozo): (Of a man) good-looking.
  • Hometown (Ciudad Natal): The town or city in which a person lives.
  • Husband (Esposo): A married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage.

I

  • Intonation (Entonación): The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.

K

  • Kind (Amable/Bondadoso): Having or showing a friendly, generous, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature.

L

  • Likewise (Igualmente): In the same way; also; too.
  • Loud (Ruidoso): Producing much noise; easily audible. With a great deal of volume.

M

  • Main (Principal): Most important; principal.
  • Marital (Conyugal): Of or relating to marriage.
  • Meet (Conocer/Reunirse): To come upon; come into the presence of.
  • Midnight (Medianoche): The middle of the night, specifically 12 o’clock at night.
  • Most (Mas/La mayoría de): The greatest number or the majority of something.
  • Multilingual (Plurilingüe): Using or speaking more than two languages.
  • Musician (Músico): A person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.

N

  • Nationality (Nacionalidad): Belonging to a country.
  • Neighbor (Vecino): A person living near or next door to the person referred to.
  • Neighborhood (Vecindario): An area of a town or city that people live in.
  • Nice (Simpático): Being sympathetic.
  • Nickname (Apodo): A familiar or humorous name given to a person instead of their real name.
  • Notepad (Cuaderno): A book of blank pages for notes and other writing.

O

  • Occupation (Ocupación): Job, profession.
  • Onto (Sobre): On top of; to a position on; upon.
  • Over (Encima): Above in place or position.
  • Own (Propio): Belonging to oneself or itself.

P

  • Pair (Par): Two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together.
  • Per (Por): By means of; by; through.
  • Pleasure (Placer): Enjoyment or satisfaction derived from what is to one’s liking.
  • Plenty (Mucho): A condition of general abundance or prosperity.
  • Pretty (Bonita): Attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful or handsome.
  • Price (Precio): The amount of money for which a thing is sold.
  • Provide (Proporcionar): To supply something to someone.

Q

  • Quotation (Cita): A phrase or passage from a book, poem, play, etc.

R

  • Raise (Elevar): To move to a higher position; lift up; elevate.
  • Recycle (Reciclar): To process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse.
  • Redeem (Redimir): To make up for the faults of someone or something.
  • Researcher (Investigador): To study a subject in detail in order to discover new information about it.
  • Rhythm (Ritmo): Movement or variation characterized by the alternation of different quantities.
  • Rising (Creciente): Advancing, ascending, or mounting.
  • Roles (Rol): An actor’s part in a play, movie, etc.

S

  • Scan (Explorar): To look at carefully or thoroughly, especially in search of something.
  • Search (Buscar): To move around in, go through, or look through in an effort to find something.
  • Seaside (Costa): An area or town next to the sea.
  • Seems (Parece): Give the impression or sensation of being something.
  • Shift (Cambio): A slight change in position, direction, or tendency.
  • Small (Pequeño): Not large, little.
  • Soundtrack (Banda Sonora): A recording of the musical accompaniment to a movie.
  • Spell (Deletrear): To say or write in order the letters of a word.
  • Spot (Mancha, punto, grano): A small, round mark of a different color from its background.
  • Statement (Declaración): Something that someone says or writes officially.
  • Stressed Out (Estrés/Tensión): A physical and emotional reaction that has a harmful effect on health and body.
  • Suggest (Sugerir): To put forward for consideration.
  • Summarize (Resumir): To make a summary of, state or express in a concise form.
  • Support (Apoyo): To keep upright or in place; to keep from falling; to help, to encourage.
  • Survey (Estudio): A general view, examination, or description of someone or something.

T

  • Taste (Gusto, sabor): The sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance.
  • Terrific (Espectacular): Extremely good; wonderful.
  • Theatergoer (Espectador de teatro): One who goes to the theater frequently to see performances.
  • Tonight (Esta Noche): On the night of this present day.
  • Too (Demasiado): Used before adjectives and adverbs to mean ‘more than necessary’.
  • Trouble (Problema): Public unrest or disorder.
  • Tunes (Melodía): A pleasing succession of musical notes, a melody, harmony, agreement.

U

  • Unscramble (Decifrar): To understand something clearly in your mind.
  • Usage (Uso): The act or way of using, also the amount used.

W

  • Warm-up (Calentamiento): To prepare for something by practicing gently.
  • Whether (Si): Expressing a doubt or choice between alternatives.
  • Which (Cuáles): To ask or talk about a choice between two or more things.
  • While (Mientras): During the time that; at the same time as.
  • Wicked (Malvado): Evil or morally wrong.
  • Would (Quisiera…): Used to say what might happen if something else happens.