ELELex CEFR A2

demanding, picky, exacting, choosy, fussy, tough, fastidious, finicky (hard to please); discerning; demanding, challenging, taxing; high-maintenance; exigent

Adjective

estrechar

to narrow (make narrower); to strengthen (relations, etc.); to shake (hands)

Verb

apropiar

to give, bestow; to seize, take hold of

Verb

benéfico

beneficial, beneficent; charitable

Adjective

facial

facial

Adjective

parrilla

grill; grill restaurant; grid; schedule, program; luggage rack; Ribes magellanicum, the Patagonian wild currant.; hot plate

Noun

trazado

tracing; layout (of a town); plan, design (of a building); route (of a path)

Noun

globalización

globalisation, globalization

Noun

ballet

ballet

Noun

morena

moray

Noun

hábitat

habitat (natural conditions in which a plant or animal lives)

Noun

anotación

annotation; record

Noun

desconfiar

to distrust, to mistrust

Verb

gringo

an American (anyone from the United States, sometimes including Puerto Ricans); a light-skinned foreigner; someone from the Anglosphere

Noun

salvadoreño

Salvadoran

Adjective

corresponsal

correspondent (a journalist who sends reports from a distant location)

Noun

vinculación

connection, link

Noun

hit

hit (success)

Noun

delantero

forward, striker

Noun

espuma

foam; mousse

Noun

inexistente

nonexistent

Adjective

estudioso

studious, bookish (given to study)

Adjective

transcripción

transcription

Noun

primordial

primordial; primary, paramount

Adjective

sabana

savanna

Noun

altitud

altitude; height

Noun

bajada

drop, descent; declivity

Noun

desesperar

to despair, exasperate; to despair (be driven to despair)

Verb

tranquilizar

to calm, to calm down, to tranquilize; to sedate, to tranquilize; to calm down, to tranquilize

Verb

tejado

tiled roof

Noun

evocar

to evoke, to conjure

Verb

violín

violin (string instrument); fiddle; bad underarm odor; rapist

Noun

austeridad

austerity

Noun

acampar

to camp; to go camping

Verb

puma

cougar, mountain lion, puma (Puma concolor)

Noun

atlas

atlas (a bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text); atlas (the uppermost vertebra of the neck)

Noun

concertar

to arrange, to set up; to agree

Verb

recargar

to reload; to recharge

Verb

apetito

appetite

Noun

personalizar

to personalize, to customize

Verb

moreno

a dark-skinned or tan person; a person with dark hair

Noun

maravillar

to inspire marvel; to marvel

Verb

sonoro

audible; sonorous; vocalised

Adjective

discapacitado

handicapped

Adjective

sobresaliente

outstanding

Adjective

navidad

Christmas present

Noun

tobillo

ankle

Noun

lingüístico

linguistic

Adjective

poli

cop; heat, the police

Noun

generosidad

generosity

Noun

panameño

Panamanian

Adjective

sinónimo

synonym; byword

Noun

milímetro

millimeter

Noun

mecánico

mechanical

Adjective

explorador

explorer

Noun

navideño

related to Christmas

Adjective

barroco

Baroque

Adjective

compa

buddy; revolutionary during the Nicaraguan Revolution

Noun

reciclar

to recycle

Verb

artesanía

craft, handicraft, handcraft, craftwork, artisanry

Noun

rozar

to clear or scrape land; to graze, to brush (touch lightly and briefly); to border (on) (be close to)

Verb

novedoso

novel, new

Adjective

arbusto

bush, shrub

Noun

contaminar

to contaminate; to corrupt; to profane

Verb

adjuntar

to enclose, to attach (as in correspondence, e-mail)

Verb

morro

hill; snout (long nose of an animal); mouth; hillock; cheek; cheekiness; pebble; headland; Mexican calabash (Crescentia alata); kid; young man, guy, dude

Noun

caloría

calorie

Noun

remar

to paddle; to row

Verb

realismo

realism (concern for fact or reality); realism

Noun

flauta

flute; a type of fried cylindrical tortilla or taco; baguette (long thin loaf of bread)

Noun

bélico

military, war, warlike (relating to war)

Adjective

folclore

folklore

Noun

provecho

benefit, profit; advantage; worth, worthwhileness

Noun

indio

a native of India; a Native American; a native of the Spanish East Indies (such as the Philippines, Marianas (including Guam, Northern Marianas), Caroline Islands (including Palau, Micronesia)); indium

Noun

pedagogía

pedagogy

Noun

instaurar

to establish

Verb

peón

foot soldier, infantryman; child's toy top; piece, token, or man in board games; pawn; piece, checker, draughtsman; axle, spindle; beehive; laborer, worker; matador's assistant

Noun

castaño

brown (chestnut colored)

Adjective

belén

crib, nativity scene

Noun

minoritario

minority

Adjective

espléndido

splendid, magnificent, splendiferous, superb, lavish, glorious; gorgeous