Exploraciones – Chapter I – The Family
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la adopción adoption
la amistad friendship
antaño in the old days (adv)
el asilo de ancianos retirement home
el/la bisabuelo/a great-grandparent
el/la bisnieto/a great-grandchild
la brecha generacional generation gap
el cambio change
la cita date, appoinment
el compromiso engagement, commitment
el divorcio divorce
la generación generation
hoy en día nowadays
el/la huérfano/a orphan
el matrimonio marriage, married couple
el noviazgo relationship between a boyfriend and a girlfriend
el/la novio/a boyfriend/ girlfriend
el papel role
la pareja couple, partner
los parientes relative
el/la prometido/a fiancé(e)
el/la tatarabuelo great-great-grandparent
el/la tataranieto great-great-grandchild
la tercera edad old age
la vejez old age
el/la cuñado brother/sister-in-law
el/la hermanastro/a stepbrother/ stepsister
el/la hijastro/a stepson/ stepsister
la madrastra stepmother
la nuera daughter-in-law
el padrastro stepfather
el/la suegro/a father/mother-in-law
el yerno son-in-law
desintegrado/a broken (family)
enamorado/a in love (with)
moderno/a modern
obsoleto/a obsolete
tradicional traditional
unido/a tight, close (family)
vigente current, updated
casado/a married
divorciado/a divorced
separado/a separated
soltero/a single
la unión civil civil union
la unión libre a couple living together, but without legal documentation
viudo/a widower/widow
Exploraciones – Chapter I – Literary Terms
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el/la autor/a
el cuento short story
el/la escritor/a writer
la metáfora metaphor
los personajes characters
Exploraciones – Chapter I – More Verbs
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abrazar to embrace, to hug
besar to kiss
cambiar to change
casarse (con) to marry
convivir to live together in harmony
coquetear to flirt
crecer to grow up
criar to raise, to bring up
divorciarse (de) to divorce
enarmorarse (de) to fall in love (with)
envejecer to age, to get old
llevarse (bien/mal/regular) to get along (well/poorly/okay)
nacer to be born
odiar to hate
querer (a) to love (a person)
respetar to respect
romper to break up
salir con (una persona) to go out with
saludar to greet
separarse (de) to separate (from)
Exploraciones – Chapter I – Pronominal Verbs
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callarse to quiet (to be quiet)
lastimarse to hurt (oneself)
meterse (en) to put (to go [in], to get [in], to meddle)
separarse (de) to separate
acostumbrarse (a) to get used (to)
burlarse (de) to make fun (of)
comerse to eat up
decidirse to make one’s mind up
darse cuenta de to realize
despedirse to say good-bye
divertirse to have fun
irse to go away, to leave
mudarse to move (residences)
preguntarse to wonder
quedarse to complain
reconciliarse (con) to make up (with)
reírse (de) to laugh (at)
relacionarse to get to know, to spend time with socially
reunirse to get together
sentirse (bien, mal, triste, feliz, etc.) to feel (good, bad, sad, happy, etc.)
aburrirse to become bored
alegrarse to become happy
asustarse to get scared
casarse to get married
divorciarse to get divorced
dormirse to fall asleep
enamorarse to fall in love
enfermarse to get sick
enojarse to become angry
frustrarse to become frustrated
hacerse to become
ponerse (feliz, triste, nervioso, furioso, etc.) to become (happy, sad, nervous, furious, etc.)
sentarse to sit down
sorprenderse to be surprised
volverse to turn into, to become
