Social: B2 Spanish vocabulary

33 Spanish words about social at B2 level. Each entry links to the full meaning, a real example sentence, and usage notes written for English speakers.

• acompañarverbto accompany, to go with someone
• tendencianountendency — an inclination towards a particular characteristic or behaviour
• conversaciónnounconversation — an informal to diplomatic exchange of speech between people; in plural, diplomatic talks
• fomentarverbto foster, to promote
• admirarverbto admire
• formaladjectiveformal — following established conventions; suitable for official or serious occasions
• cooperarverbto cooperate
• coberturanouncoverage —
• consolarverbto comfort, to console
• presumirverbto boast, to show off
• aliviarverbto alleviate, to relieve
• calmarverbto soothe, to calm
• separarse / escindirseverbto split, to break away
• sonreír abiertamenteverbto grin, to beam
• provocar (burlarse, pinchar)verbto tease, to wind up
• influirverbto influence, to affect
• habitarverbto inhabit, to live in
• promoververbto promote, to foster
• integrarverbto integrate, to include
• protestarverbto protest, to object
• interactuarverbto interact, to engage with
• proporcionarverbto provide, to supply
• presentarverbto introduce, to present
• rebelarseverbto rebel, to revolt
• aislarverbto isolate, to cut off
• repartirverbto share out, to divide
• burlarseverbto mock, to make fun of
• responder a (una demanda)verbto respond to, to address
• participarverbto participate, to take part
• dispersar(se)verbto scatter, to disperse
• estatusnounstatus — the official classification or position of a person in a hierarchy; 'estatus legal/migratorio/social'; not synonymous with 'estado'
• simpatíanounsympathy, warmth — likeability or warmth; false friend with English 'sympathy'
• víctimanounvictim