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🇪🇸 Spanish · C1

People, Family & Feelings in Spanish · C1

70 Spanish words and phrases for people, family & feelings, at C1 level. Each entry shows the word, how to read it, what it means, and a full example sentence with translation.

  1. la índole
    nature, disposition (of a person or matter)

    Es una persona de índole bondadosa, aunque parezca seca.

    He is kind by nature, even if he seems curt.

  2. el temperamento
    temperament

    Heredó el temperamento fuerte de su abuela.

    She inherited her grandmother's fiery temperament.

  3. entrañable
    endearing, deeply cherished

    Guardo un recuerdo entrañable de aquellas navidades.

    I have a fond, heartwarming memory of those Christmases.

  4. altivo
    haughty, arrogant

    Su actitud altiva molesta a todo el mundo.

    His haughty attitude annoys everyone.

  5. la afinidad
    affinity, kinship of spirit

    Descubrimos una afinidad inmediata al hablar de música.

    We discovered an immediate affinity when we talked about music.

  6. el desapego
    detachment, emotional distance

    Habla de su padre con un desapego que sorprende.

    She speaks about her father with a striking detachment.

  7. la susceptibilidad
    touchiness, oversensitivity

    Cualquier comentario hiere su susceptibilidad.

    Any remark wounds his touchy pride.

  8. arraigado
    deep-rooted, deeply ingrained

    Es una costumbre muy arraigada en mi familia.

    It's a deeply ingrained custom in my family.

  9. ser uña y carne
    to be inseparable, to be thick as thieves

    Desde la infancia son uña y carne.

    They've been inseparable since childhood.

  10. tener mano izquierda
    to have a deft touch with people, to be tactful

    Hay que tener mucha mano izquierda con los adolescentes.

    You need a lot of tact when dealing with teenagers.

  11. el arraigo
    roots, sense of belonging to a place

    Siente un profundo arraigo por el pueblo de sus padres.

    He feels deeply rooted in his parents' hometown.

  12. el desarraigo
    rootlessness, uprootedness

    Los emigrantes suelen sufrir un fuerte desarraigo.

    Emigrants often suffer a strong sense of uprootedness.

  13. la estirpe
    lineage, stock

    Proviene de una estirpe de músicos.

    He comes from a line of musicians.

  14. el allegado
    close relative or friend, loved one

    Al funeral solo asistieron familiares y allegados.

    Only family members and close friends attended the funeral.

  15. la abnegación
    selflessness, self-sacrifice

    Cuidó de sus padres con una abnegación admirable.

    She cared for her parents with admirable selflessness.

  16. la complicidad
    unspoken closeness, rapport

    Entre ellos hay una complicidad que se nota enseguida.

    There is a rapport between them that you notice right away.

  17. el desdén
    disdain, scorn

    Trató a su cuñado con evidente desdén.

    He treated his brother-in-law with obvious disdain.

  18. la reticencia
    reluctance, reticence

    Aceptó la invitación con cierta reticencia.

    She accepted the invitation with a certain reluctance.

  19. campechano
    down-to-earth and easygoing

    Pese a su cargo, es un hombre muy campechano.

    Despite his position, he is a very down-to-earth man.

  20. quisquilloso
    fussy, touchy about trifles

    No seas tan quisquilloso con tu hermano.

    Don't be so fussy with your brother.

  21. íntegro
    upright, of great integrity

    Su abuelo fue un hombre íntegro y respetado.

    His grandfather was an upright and respected man.

  22. condescendiente
    patronizing, condescending

    Me habló en un tono condescendiente que me indignó.

    He spoke to me in a patronizing tone that outraged me.

  23. resentido
    embittered, resentful

    Sigue resentido con su hermano por la herencia.

    He is still resentful toward his brother over the inheritance.

  24. el reencuentro
    reunion, meeting again

    El reencuentro con su hermana fue muy emotivo.

    The reunion with her sister was very moving.

  25. el desahogo
    emotional release, venting

    Llorar fue para ella un auténtico desahogo.

    Crying was a real release for her.

  26. sobrellevar
    to endure, to bear (something hard)

    Sobrelleva la enfermedad de su madre con entereza.

    She bears her mother's illness with fortitude.

  27. congeniar
    to hit it off, to click with someone

    Congeniamos desde el primer día.

    We hit it off from day one.

  28. distanciarse
    to grow apart, to become estranged

    Nos distanciamos poco a poco, sin ningún motivo claro.

    We drifted apart little by little, for no clear reason.

  29. desvivirse
    to go out of one's way for someone

    Se desvive por sus nietos.

    She goes out of her way for her grandchildren.

  30. el roce
    friction, minor clash; regular contact

    Los roces entre hermanos son inevitables.

    Little clashes between siblings are inevitable.

  31. el desengaño
    disillusionment

    Aquel desengaño amoroso lo marcó durante años.

    That romantic disillusionment marked him for years.

  32. el desprendimiento
    generosity, unselfish giving

    Actuó con un desprendimiento que nadie esperaba.

    He acted with an unselfishness nobody expected.

  33. la crispación
    tension, edginess (in an atmosphere)

    Se respiraba crispación en la reunión familiar.

    You could feel the tension at the family gathering.

  34. afable
    affable, genial

    Nos recibió con su habitual trato afable.

    He received us with his usual genial manner.

  35. el arrebato
    outburst, fit (of emotion)

    Dijo aquello en un arrebato de ira.

    He said that in a fit of rage.

  36. consentir
    to indulge, to spoil; to allow

    No pienso consentirle ese comportamiento.

    I am not going to tolerate that behavior from him.

  37. hacer las paces
    to bury the hatchet, to make peace

    Después de tanto tiempo, decidieron hacer las paces.

    After so long, they decided to bury the hatchet.

  38. estar hecho polvo
    to be shattered, worn out or devastated

    Tras el divorcio quedó hecho polvo.

    After the divorce he was completely shattered.

  39. llevarse a matar
    to be at daggers drawn, to get along terribly

    Los dos cuñados se llevan a matar.

    The two brothers-in-law can't stand each other.

  40. de tal palo, tal astilla
    a chip off the old block; like father, like son

    Es igual de testarudo que su padre: de tal palo, tal astilla.

    He is just as stubborn as his father: a chip off the old block.

  41. Por más que lo intento, no consigo entender su forma de ser.
    No matter how hard I try, I can't understand the way he is.
  42. Mi hermana y yo somos uña y carne desde que tengo memoria.
    My sister and I have been inseparable for as long as I can remember.
  43. Con los adolescentes hay que tener mucha mano izquierda y aún más paciencia.
    With teenagers you need a great deal of tact and even more patience.
  44. No es que le falte cariño; simplemente le cuesta demostrarlo.
    It's not that he lacks affection; he just finds it hard to show it.
  45. Se distanciaron tras la muerte del padre y nunca volvieron a hablarse.
    They became estranged after their father's death and never spoke again.
  46. Su temperamento explosivo le ha costado más de una amistad.
    His explosive temperament has cost him more than one friendship.
  47. Ojalá hubiéramos hecho las paces antes de que fuera demasiado tarde.
    I wish we had made peace before it was too late.
  48. Lo que más admiro de ella es la entereza con la que sobrelleva todo.
    What I admire most about her is the fortitude with which she bears everything.
  49. En mi familia, la hospitalidad es una costumbre profundamente arraigada.
    In my family, hospitality is a deeply ingrained custom.
  50. Ese desdén con el que trata a los suyos dice mucho de él.
    The disdain with which he treats his own family says a great deal about him.
  51. De no ser por el apoyo de mis allegados, no habría salido adelante.
    Had it not been for the support of my loved ones, I wouldn't have pulled through.
  52. Hay entre ellos una complicidad que ni el tiempo ni la distancia han borrado.
    There is a rapport between them that neither time nor distance has erased.
  53. Le agradecería que no hiciera comentarios sobre mi vida privada.
    I would appreciate it if you refrained from commenting on my private life.
  54. Es igual de terco que su abuelo: de tal palo, tal astilla.
    He's just as stubborn as his grandfather: a chip off the old block.
  55. Tras el reencuentro, ambos rompieron a llorar sin decir palabra.
    After meeting again, they both burst into tears without saying a word.
  56. No conviene consentirle todos los caprichos a un niño.
    It isn't wise to indulge a child's every whim.
  57. Aquellos dos primos se llevan a matar desde el reparto de la herencia.
    Those two cousins have been at daggers drawn ever since the inheritance was divided.
  58. Basta con mirarla para notar el desapego con que habla de su infancia.
    One look at her is enough to notice the detachment with which she speaks of her childhood.
  59. A pesar de su fama, es de trato sencillo y campechano.
    Despite his fame, he is unpretentious and easy to deal with.
  60. Lejos de reprocharme nada, mi madre me abrazó en silencio.
    Far from reproaching me for anything, my mother hugged me in silence.
  61. Nunca he conocido a nadie que se desviva tanto por los demás.
    I have never known anyone who gives so much of themselves to others.
  62. Su susceptibilidad convierte cualquier bromita en un conflicto.
    His touchiness turns any little joke into a conflict.
  63. Aunque no lo reconozca, sigue resentido con nosotros.
    Even though he won't admit it, he is still resentful toward us.
  64. Después de aquel arrebato, se disculpó con todos uno por uno.
    After that outburst, he apologized to everyone one by one.
  65. Los roces del día a día acaban desgastando cualquier relación.
    Day-to-day friction ends up wearing down any relationship.
  66. Le vendría bien un buen desahogo en lugar de guardárselo todo.
    It would do her good to let it all out instead of bottling everything up.
  67. Tras el divorcio de sus padres, quedó hecho polvo durante meses.
    After his parents' divorce, he was completely shattered for months.
  68. Congeniamos tan bien que parece que nos conociéramos de toda la vida.
    We hit it off so well that it feels as if we had known each other all our lives.
  69. La crispación entre ambos se palpaba en cada sobremesa.
    The tension between the two of them was palpable at every after-dinner chat.
  70. Con el paso de los años, aquel desengaño se transformó en gratitud.
    With the passing of the years, that disillusionment turned into gratitude.

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