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SPANISH WORD LIST LEVEL 1

Unit 1  Who do you think you are?

WORDS AND PHRASES
Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
be affected by verse afectado por phrase /bi əˈfektəd baɪ/ to be changed The area has been
or influenced by badly affected by
something pollution.
common sense sentido común noun /ˌkɑmən ˈsens/ the ability to make Common sense is
[non-count] sensible decisions by just as important as
using your judgment intelligence.
culture cultura noun /ˈkʌltʃər/ a society that has Some cultures place
its own set of ideas, a lot of value on
beliefs, and ways social identity.
of behaving
deal with tratar/llevarse bien phrasal verb /ˈdil wɪð/ to solve a problem, I find my boss very
(con) organize something, difficult to deal with.
or get along well
with someone
discrimination discriminación noun /dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ unfair treatment of Immigrants in
[non-count] someone because of this country are
their religion, race, often victims of
etc. discrimination.
emotion emoción noun /ɪˈmoʊʃ(ə)n/ a feeling, for example Happy people
of happiness, sadness, experience more
etc. positive than negative
emotions.
family contexto familiar noun /ˌfæm(ə)li the kind of family you Your family
background ˈbækɡraʊnd/ come from background can have
an enormous influence
on the type of person
you become.
family values valores familiares noun /ˌfæm(ə)li ˈvæljuz/ beliefs that you learn Family values have a
from your family strong impact on a
child’s development.
genocide genocidio noun /ˈdʒenəˌsaɪd/ the murder of large News images of the
[non-count] numbers of people genocide in Rwanda
belonging to a shocked the world.
particular race
identity identidad noun /aɪˈdentəti/ the qualities that Most people have
make someone or many different social
something what they identities.
are and different from
other people
life goals objetivos en la vida phrase /ˈlaɪf ˌɡoʊlz/ the things you hope to Doing voluntary work
achieve in the future abroad was always one
of my life goals.

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
loyalty lealtad noun /ˈlɔɪəlti/ support that They have a strong
[non-count] you always give sense of loyalty to
to someone or their group.
something because of
your feelings of duty
and love toward them
make sense of entender phrase /meɪk ˈsens əv/ to be able to My teacher speaks
understand something too quickly – I can’t
make sense of what
she’s saying.
novel novela noun /ˈnɑv(ə)l/ a long, written story Have you read the new
about imaginary novel by Dan Brown?
or partly imaginary
characters and events
persecution persecución noun /ˌpɜrsɪˈkjuʃ(ə)n/ unfair treatment of Unfavorable racial
[non-count] someone because of stereotypes can
their religion, race, contribute to
appearance, etc. persecution.
podcast podcast noun /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ a radio programme You can download
or video that can our weekly podcast
be downloaded for free.
from the internet
onto a computer or
mobile device
poem poema noun /ˈpoʊəm/ a piece of writing I prefer reading novels
using beautiful to poems.
language that is
arranged in fixed
lines and usually has
a rhythm
prejudice prejuicio noun /ˈpredʒədɪs/ an unreasonable We must work
[non-count] opinion or feeling, together to try
especially the to eradicate
feeling of not liking racial prejudice.
a particular group
of people
sense sentir verb /sens/ to know about We can often sense
something through when someone has
a natural ability or a problem.
feeling, without
being told
sense of humor sentido del humor noun /ˌsens əv ˈhjumər/ the ability to see We get on well
the funny side of together and share the
a situation same sense of humor.
sense of identity sentimiento de noun /ˌsens əv aɪˈdentəti/ the feeling you have It’s important in life to
identidad about what type of have a strong sense
person you are and of identity.
how you are different
from other people
sense of sentido de la noun /ˌsens əv the feeling of wanting Teenagers often lack a
responsibility responsabilidad rɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti/ to behave in a way sense of responsibility.
that is sensible or kind
sensible sensato adjective /ˈsensəb(ə)l/ reasonable and Sensible people
practical always think before
they act.
sensitive sensible adjective /ˈsensətɪv/ able to understand She’s very sensitive
other people’s to other people’s
feelings easily emotions.

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
sensitive delicado adjective /ˈsensətɪv/ likely to upset people He doesn’t like talking
about sensitive issues.
social group grupo social noun /ˈsoʊʃ(ə)l ˌɡrup/ your friends Most people feel the
need to belong to a
social group.
social status estatus social noun /ˌsoʊʃ(ə)l ˈsteɪtəs; the position that People with a lot
[non-count] ˌsoʊʃ(ə)l ˈstætəs/ someone has in of money tend to
society have higher social
status than people
who don’t.
source fuente noun /sɔrs/ a person, place or Polluted water sources
thing that provides can cause disease.
something that
you want
stereotype estereotipo noun /ˈsteriəˌtaɪp/ a very firm and simple What is the national
idea about what a stereotype of a
particular type of British person?
person or thing is like

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