Spanish B2 Vocabulary – DELE B2

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Core Spanish vocabulary for CEFR B2 (DELE B2): 10 topic-based sets, 803 words with pronunciation and example sentences. Definitions in English.

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[B2] Work, business and economy (64 words)
- plantilla plan'ti.ʝa — workforce; staff
- jubilación xu.βi.la'θjon — retirement; retirement pension
- autónomo aw'to.no.mo — self-employed person; freelancer
- convenio colectivo kom.'be.njo — collective bargaining agreement
- empresario em.pɾe'sa.ɾjo — businessman/businesswoman; employer
- sociedad limitada so.θje'ðað li.mi'ta.ða — limited liability company
- beneficio be.ne'fi.θjo — profit; benefit
- pérdida 'peɾ.ði.ða — loss
- inversión im.beɾ'sjon — investment
- inflación im.fla'θjon — inflation
[B2] Politics and law (84 words)
- el gobierno el ɡo'βjeɾno — government; administration
- el parlamento el paɾla'mento — parliament
- las elecciones las elek'θjones — elections
- el partido político el paɾ'tiðo po'litiko — political party
- la votación la bota'θjon — voting; vote; ballot
- el escaño el es'kaɲo — seat in parliament
- la ley la ley — law; statute
- el proyecto de ley el pɾo'ʝekto ðe lei — bill; draft law
- derogar deɾo'ɣaɾ — to repeal
- la constitución la konstitu'θjon — constitution
[B2] Health and medicine (94 words)
- la receta re.'θe.ta — prescription; recipe
- el síntoma 'sin.to.ma — symptom
- el diagnóstico djaɣ.'nos.ti.ko — diagnosis
- la dolencia do.'len.θja — ailment; complaint
- el tratamiento tɾa.ta.'mjen.to — treatment
- la cirugía θi.ɾu.'xi.a — surgery
- la consulta kon.'sul.ta — doctor's office; appointment; consultation
- el ambulatorio am.bu.la.'to.ɾjo — outpatient clinic; health centre
- la urgencia uɾ.'xen.θja — emergency; urgency; (plural) emergency room
- el seguro médico se.'ɣu.ɾo 'me.ði.ko — health insurance
[B2] Media, advertising and persuasion (80 words)
- publicidad pu.βli.θi'ðað — advertising; publicity
- eslogan es'lo.ɣan — slogan; catchphrase
- audiencia au'ðjen.θja — audience; viewership; hearing
- persuadir per.swa'ðir — to persuade; to convince
- influir im'flu.ir — to influence; to have an influence on
- manipular ma.ni.pu'lar — to manipulate; to handle
- difundir di.fun'dir — to spread; to disseminate
- patrocinar pa.tro.θi'nar — to sponsor
- patrocinador pa.tro.θi.na'ðor — sponsor; backer
- bulo 'bu.lo — hoax; fake news
[B2] Environment and sustainability (65 words)
- sostenibilidad sosteniβili'ðað — sustainability
- cambio climático 'kambjo kli'matiko — climate change
- emisiones emi'sjones — emissions
- contaminar kontami'naɾ — to pollute; to contaminate
- reciclar reθi'klaɾ — to recycle
- residuos re'siðwos — waste; refuse
- combustibles fósiles kombus'tiβles 'fosiles — fossil fuels
- agotar aɣo'taɾ — to deplete; to exhaust
- incendio forestal inθen'djo foɾes'tal — forest fire; wildfire
- biodiversidad bjoðiβeɾsi'ðað — biodiversity
[B2] Psychology and behaviour (83 words)
- comportamiento kom.poɾ.ta'mjen.to — behaviour; conduct
- conducta kon'duk.ta — conduct; behaviour pattern
- autoestima au.to.es'ti.ma — self-esteem
- ansiedad an.sje'ðað — anxiety
- estrés es'tɾes — stress
- personalidad peɾ.so.na.li'ðað — personality
- emoción e.mo'sjon — emotion; excitement
- estado de ánimo es'ta.ðo ðe 'a.ni.mo — mood; state of mind
- inseguridad in.se.ɣu.ɾi'ðað — insecurity; self-doubt
- timidez ti.mi'ðes — shyness
[B2] Education systems (75 words)
- currículo ku'rikulo — curriculum
- asignatura asiɣ'natuɾa — subject
- selectividad selektiβi'ðað — university entrance exam
- evaluación eβalua'θjon — assessment; evaluation
- fracaso escolar fɾa'kaso esko'laɾ — school failure
- abandono aβan'dono — dropping out; abandonment
- alumnado aluṃ'naðo — student body
- profesorado pɾofeso'ɾaðo — teaching staff; faculty
- colegio concertado ko'lexjo konθeɾ'taðo — state-subsidised private school
- enseñanza obligatoria ense'ɲanθa oβliɣa'toɾja — compulsory education
[B2] Technology and innovation (87 words)
- avance a'βanse — advance; progress; breakthrough
- innovador inoβa'ðoɾ — innovative; groundbreaking
- dispositivo dispositi'βo — device; gadget; mechanism
- aplicación aplika'sjon — app; application; use
- actualizar aktwali'saɾ — to update
- plataforma plata'foɾma — platform
- red social 'rreð so'sjal — social network
- conexión konek'sjon — connection; link
- ciberseguridad sibeɾseɣuɾi'ðað — cybersecurity
- privacidad pɾiβasi'ðað — privacy
[B2] History and identity (88 words)
- identidad i.ðen.ti.'ðað — identity
- raíces ra.'i.ses — roots; origins
- legado le.'ɣa.ðo — legacy
- conquista koŋ.'kis.ta — conquest
- colonización ko.lo.ni.θa.'θjon — colonization
- independencia in.de.pen.'den.θja — independence
- reino 'rei.no — kingdom
- imperio im.'pe.ɾjo — empire
- Reconquista re.koŋ.'kis.ta — Reconquista
- dictadura dik.ta.'ðu.ɾa — dictatorship
[B2] Abstract nouns and argumentation (83 words)
- postura pos'tuɾa — stance; position
- premisa pɾe'misa — premise
- refutar refu'taɾ — to refute
- rebatir reβa'tiɾ — to rebut; to counter
- sostener soste'neɾ — to maintain; to claim; to hold up
- prueba 'pɾweβa — evidence; proof; test
- evidencia eβi'ðenθja — evidence; obviousness
- dilema di'lema — dilemma; difficult choice
- controversia kontɾo'βeɾsja — controversy
- consenso kon'senso — consensus

Spanish B2 Vocabulary – DELE B2

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