AP spanish: la vida contemporanea tema 4

el pasto

grass pasture

la vereda

lane, path

el vaiven

swing

amarrar

to tie up

el dia habil

business day

desempenarse

act as, carry out

el jeque

sheik

el porvenir

the future

apuesta

bet, guess

el/la adivino

seer/fortune teller

pronosticar

predict

codiciado

coveted

el anhelo

desire

el cohete

rocket

el/la gerente

manager

vaticinar

to fortell

el/la internauta

internet user

la fuga

escape

la remuneracion

compensation

redundar

result in

la trata humana

human trafficking

la equidad

equity

la pauta

pattern

cocer

to boil

rebanar

to slice

colar

to strain

acitronar

saute/caramelize

amargar

to make bitter

licuar

to liquefy

sazonar

to season

a caballo entre

halfway between

el bombon

a beauty

la parilla

tv guide/schedule

la sombresa

after dinner drink or conversation

indagar

inquire/investigate

el rodaje

shooting of a film

remotarse

to date back

llano (lenguaje)

plain simple langueage

la franja horaria

time slot

gratamente

pleasently

compensar

to compensate

esforzarse

to strive

conseguir

to acheive

darse por vencido

to give up

enriquecer

to enrich

la tara

defect, imperfection

suministro

supply, provision

mediatico/a

pertaining to the media

entrenarse

to premiere

batir

to break a record

cobrar fuerza

to gain strength

el grumete

cabin boy

La carta de navegacion

navigation chart

filudo/a

sharp

condenado

condemned, wretched

el chorro

jet (of water or light)

diafano/a

diaphanous, translucent

sostenible

sustainable

propuesta

proposal

desplazarse

to travel; to move

el recorrido

route, interary

apetitoso/a

appetizing, mouth-watering

el cetaceo

cetacean

la careta

mask

aglutinante

clinging

la apuertura

oppenness

homogenoe/a

homogenous

perdurable

lasting

el aporte

contribution

ductibilidad

ductility, flex, maleability

pertinaz

persistent, prolonged

afligirse

to grieve

extranarse

to be surprised

disimular

to hide, to conceal

el menton

chin

el acuse de recibo

acknowledgement of receipt

a quemarropa

directly to the point

atento/a

attentive

innoble

ignoble

ladear

to tilt

humillar

to humiliate

la empatia

empathy

enriquecer

to enrich

deteriorar

to deteriorate; damage

arrastrar

to carry, to bear

el/la interlocutor/a

conversational partner

la compasion

compassion

el deber civil

civil duty

la fe

faith

el patriotismo

patriotism

el individualismo

indivindualism

la integridad

integrity

la perseverancia

perserverance

la tolerancia

la tolerence

el valor

value

la sarten

frying pan

la guindilla

chilli pepper

hundir(se)

to sink

la sobrasada

pork sausage

envolver

to wrap