501 Essential Verbs Flashcards
should, to owe, to have to
deber
to declare, to state, to announce, to testify
declarar
to abuse, to take advantage
abusar
to accept, to agree
aceptar
to accuse, to charge
acusar
to act
actuar
to admire, to amaze
admirar
to admit, to allow entry
admitir
to adore, to love, to worship
adorar
to agree, to concur
concordar
ex. Estos datos concuerdan con lo que encontraron mis colegas.
to analyze
analizar
to answer, to reply
contestar
ex. ¿Por qué no contestas la pregunta?
ex. Sería bonito que me contestaras las cartas alguna vez.
to apply, to put into practice
aplicar
to approve, to pass
aprobar
to assemble, to put together, to arm
armar
to attend, to assist
asistir
to attract, to grasp, to get, to gain
captar
ex. La empresa tiene que captar más inversores.
to battle, to fight, to struggle
batallar
ex. En la antigüedad, los generales batallaban junto a sus hombres.
to be fond of, to appreciate, to see
apreciar
to be glad, to be happy
alegrarse
to be quiet, shut up
callarse
to bear, to endure, to tolerate
aguantar
ex. Una presión financiera que difícilmente podemos aguantar.
This financial pressure is difficult for us to endure.
to beat, to churn, to mix
batir
ex. Las bombas batieron la ciudad.
to begin, to start
comenzar
to behave
comportarse
to blame, to accuse
culpar
ex. En su caso, creo que hay alguien a quien culpar./
In their case, I think there was someone to blame.
ex. No puedes culpar al Señor para ocultar tus pecados./ You cannot blame the Lord to hide your sins.
to brush, to plane (wood)
cepillar
to build, to construct
construir
to buy, to purchase, to bribe
comprar
to calm down, to ease off
calmarse
to caress, to stroke
acariciar
to catch
atrapar
to celebrate, to perform
celebrar
to change, to swap
cambiar
to charge, to earn, to cash, to collect
cobrar
ex. ¿A cuánto cobran el corte de cabello en ese salón?
to check
checar
to clarify, to clear up
aclarar
to close, to shut, to turn off
cerrar
to collaborate, to cooperate
colaborar
to collect
coleccionar
to commit- to carry out, to make
cometer
ex. ¿Cómo es posible que alguien pueda cometer tales actos de crueldad?
ex. ¡Uy! Cometí un error en el examen.
to compare
comaparar
to confess, to admit
confesar
to confirm
confirmar
to conjugate, to combine
conjugar
to connect, to link
conectar
to consider, to take into acccount
considerar
to consume
consumir
to continue, to go on
continuar
to contribute
contribuir
to control
controlar
to convince, to persuade
convencer
ex. Estoy tratando de convencer a mi madre que me deje ir al concierto.
ex. Entonces creo que debemos intentar y convencer a usted./ Then I think we ought to try and persuade you.
to cook
cocinar
to cook, to boil, to bake
cocer
ex. Cuece el espagueti por 12 minutos.
ex. ¿Cuánto tiempo tengo que cocer el pay?How long do I need to bake the pie for?
to copy, to imitate, to cheat
copiar
to correct, to grade
corregir
to count, to tell
contar
to crash, to collide, to run into
chocar
ex. El auto chocó violentamente contra el árbol.
to create
crear
to critique
criticar
to cross, to go across
cruzar
to cross, to go through
atravesar
to cure, to heal
curar
to cut, to chop, to break up
cortar
to damage, to harm
dañar
to dance
bailar
to decide
decidir
to deduce, to deduct
deducir
to delete, to erase, to clear
borrar
ex.
Así que le gustaría ayudar a borrar algunos de ellos.
So you would like to help erase some of them.
ex. Tienes dos segundos para borrar esa sonrisa de tu rostro.
to demolish, to knock down, to bring down
derribar
ex. El año pasado decidieron derribar el hospital antiguo.
to demonstrate, to show, to prove
demostrar
to descend, to fall, to go down
decender
to describe
describir
to despair, to get exasperated
desesperarse
ex. Me desespero con tantos plazos y tanta presión.
I go crazy with so many deadlines and so much pressure.
ex. No veo motivo para desesperarse.
to develop
desarrollar
to disappear, to vanish
desaparecer
to discover, to find out, to uncover, to reveal
descubrir
to dismantle, to disarm, to take apart
desarmar
to dive
bucear
to drink
beber
to drive
conducir
to eat
comer
to faint, to feel faint, to lose heart
desfallecer
to fall
caer
to fasten, to button up, to do up, to buckle
abrochar
to find out
averiguar
ex. Los niños averiguaron dónde sus papás habían escondido los regalos.
to finish, to end
acabar
to fit, to hold (capacity)
caber
to fix, to repair, to arrange, to sort out
arreglar
to fix, to repair, to compose
componer
ex. ¿Crees que podrás componer la computadora ?
ex. Neruda compuso algunos de los versos más hermosos de la poesía en lengua española.
to flirt
coquetear
ex. Mi hermano y tu hermana han estado coqueteando toda la noche.
My brother and your sister have been flirting all night long.
to frighten, to scare
asustar
to fulfill, to accomplish, to carry out, to turn (age)
cumplir
to get better, to be relieved
aliviarse
to get bored
aburrirse
to get closer
acercar
to get infected
contegiarse
to get married
casarse
to give
dar
to go down, to come down, to lower, to download
bajar
to go, to come, to turn to
acudir
ex. No podemos acudir a la fiesta debido a un compromiso previo.
We can’t go to the party due to a prior commitment.
ex. Cada vez que tiene dudas, acude a su madre para consejos.
to grow
crecer
