1ST TERM EXAM 2ND YEAR OF BACHILLERATO

hoy en día

nowadays, these days, today, currently

conocimiento

knowledge

juventud

youth

una amplia variedad

wide variety, wide range

buen nivel de inglés

a solid command of English

jóvenes

teens, youngsters, young people

ventajas

advantages, benefits

desventaja

disadvantage, drawback

problema

problem, issue, matter

punto de vista

point of view, view point, perspective

no solo... sino también

not only... but also

oportunidad

opportunity, chance

ampliar

to broaden

diplomacia

diplomacy

ciencia

science

negocio

business

habilidad social

social skill

reservar un hotel

to book a hotel

alucinante

awesome, amazing, superb, great

pensar, considerar

to believe, to think, to state, to consider

muy útil

useful, essential, vital, crucial, indispensable

apuntarse a un curso

to sign up for, to enrol, to register in a course

reforzar

to reinforce, strengthen

redes sociales

social networks

señalar

to point out

mejorar

to improve, to boost, to enhance

valorar

to value, to appreciate

anonimato

anonymity

privacidad

privacy

problemas de salud

health problems, health issues

farmacia

pharmacy

servicios

facilities

evento cultural

cultural event

vida nocturna

night life

gente local

local people, locals

no contaminante

non-polluting

caro

expensive, pricey

hipoteca

mortgage

badas criminales

gangs

asma, bronquitis

asthma, bronchitis

alta calidad de vida

a high quality life

tráfico de drogas

drug dealing

malestar físico

physical discomfort

trabajo bien pagado

well-paid job

trabajo a jornada completa

full-time job

trabajo a media jornada

part-time job

tasa de crimen

crime rate

soledad

loneliness

hora punta

rush hour, peak hour

estrés

stress

ansiedad

anxiety

salir con amigos

to hang out with friends

gente mayor

elderly people

padecer

to suffer from

atasco

traffic jam

respirar

to breathe

callado

quiet

pacífico

peaceful

criar

to raise, bring up

moverse de un lado a otro

to get around

tasa de desempleo

unemployment rate

negocio familiar

family business

despoblación

depopulation

mantenerse alejado de

to keep away from

alto nivel de vida

high standard of living

cambiar

to change, transform, revolutionise

relaciones personales

personal relationships

tiempo libre

free time, spare time

documental

documentary

un cortometraje

short film

políticamente

politically

video conferencia

video call

plataforma streaming

streaming services

llevar un negocio

to run a business

teletrabajar

telework

últimas noticias

latest news, breaking news

dolor cervical

cervical pain

mareo

dizziness

fracaso escolar

academic failure

hacer un uso excesivo

to overuse

hacer un mal us

to missuse

cotillear

to gossip

pérdida de memoria

memory loss

amenazar

to threaten

amenazas

threats

causar

to cause, trigger, provoke

jueces

Judges

psicólogo

psychologist

pedagogo

pedagogue

ser adicto a

to be addicted to

desesperado

hopeless

aislado

isolated

una quincena

fortnight

asombroso

breathtaking

vivaz

lively

lleno de

full of, filled with

encantador

enchanting

partiendo de... hasta

ranging from... to

está situado

it is situated, located, placed

data del siglo dieciséis

dates back from the sixteenth century

mazmorra

dungeon

castillo

castle

ciudadela

citadel

ofrecer

to offer, hold

touristas

tourists, travellers, visitors

famoso por

famous for, well known

reservar un día

set aside a day

pasear por

to walk along, stroll down

tienda de manualidades

craft shop

tienda de moda

boutique

más claro que el agua

crystal clear water

te recomiendo mucho

I highly, strongly, thouroughly recommend

lacra social

social scourge, evil

según un estudio reciente

according to a recent study

erradicar

to eradicate, root out, out and end to, eliminate

duplicado

doubled

triplicado

tripled

multiplicado por 10

increased tenfold

maltratador

abuser, ill-treater

no puede ser ignorado

it can't be ignored, overlooked

autoestima

self-esteem

autoconfianza

self-confidence

sacar su agresividad

take out his anger on

arrepentimiento

to regret, remorse

agresivo

aggressive

gritar

to yell

aliento

breath

dar una paliza

to beat somebody up

humillar

to humiliate

sacar su frustración

to take out his frustration on

mantener la disciplina por medio de

to keep, maintain discipline through

violación

rape

maltrato

mistreatment

acoso

harassment

mirar mal a alguien

nasty looks

abofetear

to slap, ped somebody

pesadillas

nightmares

afrontar

to face up to, deal with

confiar en

to trust, rely on

ataque de ansiedad

anxiety attack

problemas de comportamiento

behavioral problems, issues

consumir drogas

to take, do drugs

expresar una opinión

to express, to put across an opinion

tener más posibilidades

to be more likely to

abordar

to tackle

solucionar

to solve

politica

politics

politicos

politicians

hablar abiertamente

to speak openly, speak out

luchar contra

to fight against

problema de vida o muerte

a life-threatening problem

caer en depresión

to fall into a depression

persona fría

cold person

persona distante

distant person

persona introvertida

withdrawn person

intentar suicidarse

to attempt suicide

suicidarse

to commit suicide

recursos económicos

fundings

orilla del río

river bank

exhibir

exhibit

asunto candente, de actualidad

a hot issue, a burning matter

tomar responsabilidad

to take responsibility

proporcionar

to provide with, offer, give

de una vez por todas

once and for all

advertir sobre los peligros

to warn against the dangers

trabajar en equipo

to team up, to join forces, to work as a team

implementar

to implement

para

in order to, to, so as to

para no

in order not to, so as not to

porque

because, as, since

aunque

even though, although

a pesar de

despite, in spite of

sin embargo

nevertheless, however, even so

en primer lugar

first of all, firstly, first

en segundo lugar

secondly, second

en tercer lugar

thirdly, third

a consecuencia

as a consequence, consequently, as a result, therefore

finalmente

finally, lastly

en conclusión

in conclusion, to sum up, in short, in brief, to summarise

pero

but, yet

así que

so

a menos que

unless

a causa de

because of, due to, owing to

debido al hecho de que

because of, owing to, due to the fact that,

por un lado/por otro lado

on the one hand/on the other hand

hasta

until, till

mientras

while, as

mientras (contrast)

while, whereas

en cualquier caso

anyhow, anyway

para cuando

by the time

tan pronto como

as soon as

de repente

suddenly, all of a sudden

esta es la razón

this is the reason why

además de

as well as, in addition to

además (en medio de frase)

besides, moreover, furthermore