a lo largo de (+ tiempo)
throughout
el apoyo
moral support, backing
el bien y el mal
good an evil
la creencia
belief
el (la) creyente
believer
hasta
even, until (time), up to (place)
el mestizaje
mixture of races
la mezcla
mixture
la ofrenda
offering
el pecado
sin
la ra�z
root
ponerse + adjetivo
to become (temporary physical or emotional changes)
Te has puesto morena este verano.
Los gorilas se pusieron nerviosos ante tanta gente.
volverse + adjetivo
to become (sudden or gradual personal changes that become permanent)
Ese chico se ha vuelto muy trabajador desde que se cas�.
hacerse + adjetivo o sustantivo
to become (changes due to one's personal efforts)
Esa cantante se hizo rica antes de cumplir los veinte a�os.
llegar a ser + adjetivo o sustantivo
to become (changes after a period of time)
Con el tiempo el golf ha llegado a ser popular.
convertirse en + sustantivo
to become (a physical or fantastic change)
El vino se convierte en vinagre.
acordarse de/recordar
to remember
atravesar
to cross
el hueso
bone
olvidarse de/olvidar
to forget (about)
padecer
to suffer
rebelarse
to rebel
la sierra
mountain range, mountains
el (la) testigo
witness
la tierra
land, ground, earth, soil
volver, regresar
to return, go back (to/from a place)
volver a + infinitivo
to do something again
devolver
to return, give back (things)
porque + verbo conjugado
because
a/por causa de + sustantivo
because of, due to
a gusto*
at ease
asequible*
affordable
barato(a)*
cheap
el barrio*
neighborhood
disponible*
available
la escasez*
shortage
inmobiliario(a)*
real estate (business, agent)
la mayor�a*
majority, most
por un lado..., por otro...*
on one hand..., on the other...
el (la) reci�n + participio*
recently, newly
el regreso*
return
mover(se) (ue)
to move around (oneself or objects)
mudar(se)
to change (move) houses, cities, countries
trasladar(se)
to transfer for reasons of work
echar de menos
to miss (something or someone)
extra�ar
to miss (something or someone)
perderse (ie)
to miss an event (involuntarily)
to get lost
faltar a
to not attend or miss an event (voluntarily)
adivinar
to guess
la cobard�a
cowardice
desafiar
to challenge
el destino
fate
esconder(se)
to hide
estacionar
to park
el (la) jefe(a)
boss, person in charge
los papeles
papers, identification documents
perseguir (i, i)
to persecute
dejar
to leave (someone or something)
dejar + infinitivo
to allow, let (someone do something)
dejar de + infinitivo
to stop doing something
salir (de)
to leave an enclosed space
irse
to leave, go away
el personaje
character in a novel, story, film, TV show, play
el car�cter
temperament, personality
la a�oranza
longing, homesickness
el bolsillo
cruzar(se)
to cross
exigir
to demand
la frontera
border (with another country)
el rasgo
feature
el recelo
misgiving, distrust
rodeado(a)
surrounded
parecer
to seem, look
aparecer
to appear, show up
parecerse a
to look like, resemble
el (la) desconocido(a)
el (la) extra�o(a)
stranger
el (la) extranjero(a)
foreigner
extranjero(a)
foreign
extra�o(a)
strange, odd, weird
asombrado(a)
amazed, astonished, stunned
el cutis
complexion, facial skin
escoger
to choose
flaco(a)
thin
lo de siempre
the usual
medir (i, i)
to be...tall, measure
moreno(a)
tanned, dark skinned
la mu�eca
doll
la piel
skin
quemar(se)
to burn, sunburn
el tama�o
size
hacer(se) da�o
to harm/hurt someone or oneself
lastimar(se)
to harm/hurt someone or oneself
doler (ue)
to hurt
hacer falta
to need
faltar
to lack, be missing, be short of something
to have distance/time still to go
abrazar
to embrace, hug
la caricia
caress
la certeza
certainty
coqueto(a)
flirtatious
deshacerse de
to get rid of
distraerse
to get distracted, pass the time
el fantasma
ghost
pertenecer a
to belong (to)
el recuerdo
memory
soltar (ue)
to let go (of something one is holding)
suponer
to assume, presuppose
asumir
to take on/over
to accept responsibility, come to terms with
la simpat�a
charm, warm and friendly personality
la compasi�n
pity, sympathy