575 Verbs Flashcards

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to leave, to abandon, to quit

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abandonar

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He would leave everything for her love.

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Él abandonaría todo por el amor de ella.

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Don’t abandon your pets!

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¡No abandonéis a vuestras mascotas!

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After three years Juan and Miguel have abandoned their careers!

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¡Después de tres años Juan y Miguel han abandonado sus estudios!

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They had quit the project but they restarted it again.

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Habían abandonado el proyecto pero lo empezaron de nuevo.

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to embrace, to encompass

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abarcar

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The little boy embraced his mother with his little arms.

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El niñito abarcó con sus bracitos a la mamá.

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The lecture encompassed several topics.

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La conferencia abarcó varios aspectos.

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The manager has covered different subjects in his speech.

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El gerente ha abarcado diferentes temas en su plática.

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One should not bite off more than one can chew.

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Quien mucho abarca poco aprieta.

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to supply, to replenish, to furnish with

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abastecer

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We have replenished the store with all types of provisions.

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Hemos abastecido la tienda con todo tipo de víveres.

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They supplied the school with new books.

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Abastecieron la escuela con nuevos libros.

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The volunteers are furnishing the orphanage with beds.

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Los voluntarios están abasteciendo el asilo de huérfanos con camas.

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I replenished the pantry with more food.

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Abastecí mi despensa con más alimentos.

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to knock (cut) down, to overthrow, to be discouraged

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abatir

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The protesters are overthrowing the government.

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Los protestantes están abatiendo al gobierno.

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The hailstorm cut down the trees.

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La granizada abatió los árboles.

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The little boy is discouraged because of his illness.

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El niño está abatido por la enfermedad.

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They are cutting down the trees of the forests.

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Están abatiendo los árboles de los bosques.

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to pay, to stand as security, to fertilize

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abonar

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The renter doesn’t pay anything toward his bill.

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El inquilino no abona nada a su cuenta.

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The farmer has always fertilized the land before spring.

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El campesino siempre ha abonado la tierra antes de la primavera.

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I would have paid more money but I don’t have it.

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Hubiese abonado más dinero pero no tengo.

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The student subscribed to the magazine.
El estudiante se abonó a la revista.
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to embrace, to hug, to clamp
abrazar
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I will give her a hug when I see her.
La abrazaré cuando la vea.
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The actor was embracing the pretty actress.
El actor estaba abrazando a la bella actriz.
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Don't hug him!
¡No lo abraces!
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The couple embraced each other.
La pareja se abrazó.
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to open
abrir
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The bank opens at nine.
El banco se abre a las nueve.
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The children have opened all the gifts.
Los niños han abierto todos los regalos.
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Don't open it!
¡No lo abra!
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The teacher said to open the books.
La profesora dijo que abriéramos los libros.
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to abstain, to deprive oneself
abstenerse
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The Senator abstained himself from voting.
El senador se abstuvo de votar.
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I abstained myself from voting in the last elections.
Yo me abstuve de votar en las elecciones pasadas.
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Vegetarians abstain themselves from eating meat.
Los vegetarianos se abstienen de comer carne.
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We have deprived ourselves of eating ice cream because we are on a diet.
Nos hemos abstenido de comer helado porque estamos a dieta.
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to be bored, to grow tired, to grow weary
aburrirse
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I got so bored in the concert that I fell asleep.
Me aburrí tanto en el concierto que me dormí.
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The youngsters were bored easily.
Los muchachos se aburrían de nada.
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Mystery novels don't bore me.
Las novelas de misterio no me aburren.
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The guests were so bored that they left early.
Los invitados estaban tan aburridos que se fueron temprano.
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to complete, to end, to finish
acabar
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The firefighters just finished extinguishing the fire.
Los bomberos acaban de extinguir el fuego.
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When I finish using the computer I will return it to you.
Cuando acabe de usar la computadora te la devuelvo.
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Have you finished reading the book?
¿Has acabado de leer el libro?
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The party is finished.
Se acabó la fiesta.
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That's it! It's all over!
¡Ya se acabó!
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to caress, to treat tenderly
acariciar
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The mother caressed her baby very tenderly.
La madre acarició a su bebé muy tiernamente.
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My wife caresses her new diamond necklace.
Mi esposa acaricia su collar nuevo de diamantes.
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The ocean waves are caressing the beach constantly.
Las olas del mar están acariciando la playa constantemente.
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The wind was caressing my face when I was running.
El viento acariciaba mi cara cuando corría.
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to accept, to honor
aceptar
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The fans accepted that their favorite team lost.
Los aficionados aceptaron que su equipo favorito perdió.
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The minister will accept the new position.
El ministro aceptará la nueva posición.
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The employees would have accepted the contract but they did not trust the leader.
Los empleados hubieran aceptado el contrato pero no confiaban en el líder.
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She would accept the money but she is not sure.
Ella aceptaría el dinero pero no está segura.
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to draw near, to approach
acercarse
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The groom approached his bride and gave her a hug.
El novio se acercó a su novia y la abrazó.
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I will buy the gifts when Christmas draws closer.
Compraré los regalos cuando la Navidad se acerque.
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I would have gotten closer to the cliff but I was afraid.
Me hubiese acercado al precipicio pero me dio miedo.
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When the artist gets closer you talk to him.
Cuando el artista se acerque tú le hablas.
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Don't bring the car so close to the garage please.
No acerquen tanto el carro a la cochera por favor.
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to hit upon, to do something right, to guess right
acertar
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The batter hit in all the games.
El bateador acertaba en todos los partidos.
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If I would hit my bets I would be rich.
Si yo acertase en las apuestas ya sería rico.
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The contestant hit all the right answers.
El concursante acertó todas las preguntas.
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I always guess correctly the words in the crossword puzzle.
Siempre acierto las palabras del crucigrama.
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to explain, to clarify, to make clear, to rinse, to clear
aclarar
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The students always clarify their questions with their teachers.
Los estudiantes siempre aclaran sus dudas con sus profesores.
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The day has cleared we can go out now.
El día ha aclarado ya podemos salir.
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We will clarify the questions after we have clarified the concepts.
Aclararemos las preguntas después que hayamos aclarado los conceptos.
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Is everything clear?
¿Está todo aclarado?
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to accommodate, to arrange, to employ
acomodar
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Marianela arranges her room all the time.
Marianela acomoda su cuarto todo el tiempo.
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The family accommodated its guests comfortably.
La familia acomodó a sus huéspedes cómodamente.
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They placed him as a butcher at the grocery store.
Lo acomodaron de carnicero en el abasto.
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Let's arrange the books on the bookshelf.
Acomodemos los libros del estante.
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to accompany, to escort, to keep company
acompañar
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The father always accompanies his son to the soccer game.
El papá acompaña siempre a su hijo al juego de fútbol.
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The photographer will accompany the governor in his daily work.
El fotógrafo acompañará al gobernador en sus jornadas.
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I would accompany him but I still have a lot to do.
Lo acompañaría pero todavía tengo mucho que hacer.
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We have accompanied her to church for a long time.
La hemos acompañado a la iglesia por mucho tiempo.
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to advise, to counsel
aconsejar
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The production department did not advise buying the new equipment.
El departamento de producción no aconsejaba la compra de nuevos equipos.
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The doctor advised her to exercise.
El doctor le aconsejó que hiciera ejercicios.
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The counselor advises the young people not to use drugs.
La consejera aconseja a los jóvenes no consumir drogas.
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I would have advised her to sell the shares.
La habría aconsejado que vendiera las acciones.
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to agree (upon)
acordar
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The manager and the employee agreed to open the store early.
El gerente y el empleado acordaron abrir la tienda temprano.
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The secretary had agreed to write the reports.
La secretaria había acordado escribir los informes.
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They have agreed to celebrate the wedding on a Sunday.
Ellos han acordado celebrar la boda en domingo.
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Don't agree on anything until we read the contract.
No acuerdes en nada hasta que leamos el contrato.
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to remember
acordarse
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It is necessary to remember our old friends.
Es necesario que nos acordemos de nuestros viejos amigos.
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I will remember her birthday if I write myself a note.
Me acordaré de su cumpleaños si escribo una notita.
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Remember to return the books to the library.
Acuérdate de devolver los libros a la biblioteca.
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Didn't you remember what I asked you?
¿No te acordaste de lo que te pedí?
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to go, to bed, to lie down
acostarse
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We will go to bed early so we can leave early.
Nos acostaremos temprano para salir temprano.
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My father wants me to go to bed at ten o'clock!
¡Mi papá quiere que me acueste a las diez!
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If you don't go to bed now we won't play video games tomorrow.
Si no te acuestas ya no jugaremos juegos de video mañana.
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The mother put her little girl in the crib.
La mamá acostó a su niña en la cuna.
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to be accustomed, to be in the habit of
acostumbrar
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Josephine taught her children to be in the habit of saying thanks.
Josefina acostumbró a sus hijos a dar las gracias.
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I am not in the habit of telling lies.
No acostumbro a decir mentiras.
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It is good to be in the habit of brushing your teeth three times a day.
Es bueno acostumbrarse a lavarse los dientes tres veces al día.
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He was used to getting up early.
Él estaba acostumbrado a levantarse temprano.
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to act, to behave, to work, to perform
actuar
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The new actors act remarkably.
Los nuevos actores actúan fenomenalmente.
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Manuel acts like a baby.
Manuel actúa como un niñito.
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Ana is acting in the theater presentation La Garibalda.
Ana está actuando en la obra teatral La Garibalda.
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The actors have acted very well.
Los actores han actuado muy bien.
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to attend, to be present, to go, to come, to the rescue
acudir
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The councilmen attended the meeting.
Los concejales acudieron a la reunión.
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They went to the doctor for help.
Ellos acudieron al médico por ayuda.
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The firefighters always come to the rescue of the victims.
Los bomberos siempre acuden al rescate de las víctimas.
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We went to the meeting yesterday.
Acudimos a la cita ayer.
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to accuse
acusar
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They accused him of robbing the bank.
Lo acusaron de robar el banco.
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They are accusing her of stealing the jewelry.
La están acusando de haber robado las joyas.
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Some paintings were stolen from the museum and they accused the guard.
Se robaron unas pinturas en el museo y acusan al guardia.
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They have accused the young man without proof.
Han acusado al joven sin pruebas.
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to go ahead, to go forward
adelantarse
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I will study harder to get ahead in my career.
Estudiaré más fuerte para adelantarme en mis estudios.
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If we work extra hours we will be ahead in the work.
Si trabajamos horas extras nos adelantaremos en el trabajo.
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Go ahead first.
Adelántate tú primero.
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In the fall season the time is moved forward one hour.
En el otoño adelantan la hora.
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I wish you would make more progress in your research.
Quisiera que adelantaras más en tus investigaciones.
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to make thin, to get slim/ slender, to lose weight
adelgazar
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Don't lose more weight!
¡No adelgaces más!
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You look great.
Te ves bien.
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Let's thin down the sauce it is too thick.
Adelgacemos la salsa está muy espesa.
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If you had gotten thin you could wear that dress.
Si hubiera adelgazado podría ponerse ese vestido.
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It is better to lose weight little by little.
Es mejor adelgazar poco a poco.
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to guess, to foretell, to read someone's mind
adivinar
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Guess what...!
¡Adivina qué...!
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The fair fortuneteller foretold my future.
La profetiza de la feria adivinó mi futuro.
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They were guessing the answers to the physics problems.
Ellos estaban adivinando las respuestas de los problemas de física.
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If I could foretell the future I would be rich.
Si adivinara el futuro sería rica.
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to admire, to amaze, to be surprised or amazed
admirar
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We admired the Burgos' Cathedral when we went to Spain.
Admiramos la Catedral de Burgos cuando fuimos a España.
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We have always admired a sincere person.
Siempre hemos admirado una persona sincera.
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Artists always want people to admire them.
Los artistas siempre quieren que la gente los admire.
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We have been admiring the new paintings of the museum.
Hemos estado admirando las nuevas pinturas del museo.
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to admit, to grant, to permit
admitir
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Animals are not admitted in this restaurant.
No se admiten animales en este restaurante.
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The university has granted admission to those students.
La universidad ha admitido a esos estudiantes.
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The thief admitted his guilt.
El ladrón admitió su culpa.
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Even if she admits her innocence, they will not believe her.
Aunque ella admita su inocencia, no le creerán.
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to adopt
adoptar
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The couple adopted two girls.
La pareja adoptó dos niñas.
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The company is adopting new regulations.
La compañía está adoptando nuevas disposiciones.
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If the countries had adopted laws to protect the oceans they would be less contaminated.
Si los países hubiesen adoptado leyes de protección a los océanos hoy estarían menos contaminados.
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The have adopted new norms at the office.
Han adoptado unas nuevas normas en la oficina.
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to adore, to worship, to idolize
adorar
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The young people adore their favorite artists.
Los jóvenes adoran a sus artistas favoritos.
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He has adored his girlfriend since the first time he saw her.
Él ha adorado a su novia desde el primer día que la vio.
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In Europe soccer is adored.
En Europa adoran el fútbol.
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She used to adore classical music.
Ella adoraba la música clásica.
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to acquire, to obtain, to get
adquirir
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She would get that car but it costs too much money.
Ella adquiriría ese carro pero cuesta mucho dinero.
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The assistant has acquired a lot of experience during the training.
El pasante ha adquirido mucha experiencia durante el entrenamiento.
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Her business acquired several computers.
Su negocio adquirió varias computadoras.
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If I get more experience they will pay me better.
Si adquiero más experiencia me pagarán mejor.
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to give warning, to inform, to observe
advertir
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Inform Gerald of the meeting.
Adviértele a Gerardo de la reunión.
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Do not warn Yleana of the party.
No le adviertas a Yleana de la fiesta.
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It is a surprise.
Es una sorpresa.
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After we have warned them we will leave.
Después que les hayamos advertido nos iremos.
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They warned me that the movie was bad.
Me advirtieron que la película era mala.
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to shave oneself
afeitarse
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Frank was shaving when Beto called him.
Francisco estaba afeitándose cuando Beto lo llamó.
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My friends shave themselves every day.
Mis amigos se afeitan todos los días.
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They (females) have shaved their legs for many years.
Ellas se han afeitado las piernas por muchos años.
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The boys are shaving the dog now.
Los muchachos están afeitando al perro ahora.
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The team members always shave the rookies' heads.
Los miembros del equipo siempre afeitan las cabezas de los novatos.
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to grasp, to seize, to grab, to catch
agarrar
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They would have caught the guilty one but they got there late.
Hubiesen agarrado al culpable pero llegaron tarde.
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The students did not grasp the idea.
Los estudiantes no agarraban la idea.
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Don't grab it!
¡No lo agarres!
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It is hot.
Te puedes quemar.
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The little boy caught the ball.
El niñito agarró la pelota.
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to agitate, to shake, to wave, to stir
agitar
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The astronauts waved the flag on the moon.
Los astronautas agitaron la bandera en la luna.
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The waves were shaking the ship violently.
Las olas agitaban el barco violentamente.
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Don't agitate the solution!
¡No agiten la solución!
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It can explode.
Puede explotar.
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Don't get agitated!
¡No te agites!
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to exhaust, to use up
agotar
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The doctors exhausted all their resources to save his life.
Los doctores agotaron todos los recursos para salvarle la vida.
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Don't exhaust the natural resources.
No agotemos nuestros recursos naturales.
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All oil will be used up by the year 2050.
Todo el petróleo se habrá agotado para el año 2050.
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I am very exhausted.
Estoy muy agotada.
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to thank, to be thankful for
agradecer
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I am thankful for your help.
Agradezco tu ayuda.
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The survivors were thankful for all the help they received.
Los sobrevivientes agradecieron la ayuda que se les dio.
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I would appreciate it if you could come and help me.
Te agradecería que vinieras a ayudarme.
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I hope Albert has thanked his teachers for the recommendation letters.
Ojalá Alberto haya agradecido a sus profesores por las cartas de recomendación.
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to enlarge, to make larger, to increase
agrandar
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The designer has increased the size of his stores.
El diseñador ha agrandado sus tiendas.
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We had just enlarged the room when the little boy arrived.
Apenas habíamos agrandado el cuarto cuando el niño llegó.
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We hope the gardener has increased the size of our garden.
Esperamos que el jardinero haya agrandado nuestro jardín.
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If I had the money I would enlarge the office.
Si tuviera dinero agrandaría la oficina.
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to add, to collect, to aggregate
agregar
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Do not add salt to the salsa please.
No le agregues sal a la salsa por favor.
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The duet added a drummer to the band.
El dúo agregó un baterista a la banda.
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We had just added oil to the motor when it died.
Le habíamos agregado aceite al motor cuando se nos apagó.
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The millionaire has added a new painting to his collection.
El millonario ha agregado un nuevo cuadro a su colección.
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to wait for, to expect
aguardar
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The women were waiting anxiously at the train platform.
Las mujeres aguardaban ansiosas en el andén.
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We were waiting for my parents when the show started.
Estábamos aguardando a mis padres cuando el espectáculo empezó.
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We could have waited more but we were very tired.
Habríamos aguardado más pero estábamos muy cansados.
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The children waited patiently for their mother.
Los niños aguardaron pacientemente por su mamá.
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to save (money time), to spare
ahorrar
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We have been saving since we got married.
Hemos estado ahorrando desde que nos casamos.
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We are saving so we can go to Australia.
Estamos ahorrando para ir a Australia.
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We spare lots of headaches by riding the train.
Nos ahorramos muchos dolores de cabeza tomando el tren.
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I saved time by traveling by plane.
Me ahorré tiempo viajando por avión.
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to reach, to catch up, to attain
alcanzar
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We had reached the top when it started to rain.
Todos habíamos alcanzado la cima cuando comenzó a llover.
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He would have attained his goal but he ran out of time.
Él habría alcanzado su meta pero le faltó tiempo.
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I caught up with him after 10 minutes.
Lo alcancé a los diez minutos.
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I couldn't reach them.
No podía alcanzarlos a ellos.
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to be or feel glad (happy), to rejoice
alegrarse
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I was happy when I heard of your promotion.
Me alegré cuando supe de tu ascenso.
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We are happy to see you.
Nos alegramos de verte.
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Would you have been glad to get together with your family again?
¿Te hubiese alegrado reunirte con tu familia de nuevo?
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The clown made the children happy.
El payaso alegró a los niños.
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to store, to accumulate
almacenar
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The warehouse owner stored lots of canned soup.
El almacenista almacenó muchas latas de sopa.
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Today's computers store more information than before.
Las computadoras de hoy almacenan más información que antes.
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We would have stored more water but we didn't have enough room.
Habríamos almacenado más agua pero no teníamos espacio.
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They stored all the merchandise in the room.
Almacenaron toda la mercancía en el cuarto.
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to eat lunch, to have lunch
almorzar
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They will have lunch at the beach.
Ellas almorzarán en la playa.
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The students have always had lunch at twelve.
Los estudiantes siempre han almorzado a las doce.
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They like for us to have lunch with them.
Ellos quieren que almorcemos con ellos.
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We would have had lunch outside if it had not rained.
Hubiéramos almorzado afuera si no hubiera llovido.
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to rent, to hire
alquilar
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We insist that they rent the apartment.
Insistimos en que alquilen el apartamento.
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I would rent that house but it is too expensive.
Alquilaría esa casa pero es muy cara.
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That office is for rent.
Esa oficina se alquila.
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We have leased the car for three years.
Hemos alquilado el carro por tres años.
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to lift, to pick up, to raise, to rise
alzar
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If the father had lifted his son the ants wouldn't have bitten him.
Si el padre hubiese alzado al niño las hormigas no lo habrían picado.
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We should pick up the trash so as not to contaminate our cities!
¡Alcemos la basura para no contaminar nuestras ciudades!
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The disobedient children raise their voices to their parents.
Los niños desobedientes les alzan la voz a los padres.
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Pick up the newspaper please.
Alza el periódico por favor.
254
to dawn, to break the day, to wake up
amanecer
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I would have been better today if I had taken the medicine last night.
Habría amanecido mejor si hubiese tomado la medicina anoche.
256
Does she wake up happy everyday?
¿Amanece ella contenta todos los días?
257
Tomorrow another day dawns and we will see.
Amanecerá y veremos.
258
How are you doing this morning?
¿Cómo amaneciste?
259
to love
amar
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The grandparents loved their grandchildren.
Los abuelos amaban a sus nietos.
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They doubted that he loved her.
Dudaban que él la amara.
262
Olga promised that she would love her husband all her life.
Olga prometió que amaría a su esposo toda su vida.
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Let's love each other!
¡Amémonos los unos a los otros!
264
to threaten
amenazar
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She threatened to report him.
Ella amenazó con denunciarlo.
266
Don't threaten in vain!
¡No amenacen Ustedes en vano!
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It is threatening to rain.
Amenaza llover.
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The dictator threatened to attack.
El dictador amenazó con atacar.
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to walk, to go, to amble
andar
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We have walked all day long.
Hemos andado todo el día.
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How you all going (andar)? (slang)
¿Cómo andan?
272
Don't walk on dark streets!
¡No andes por las calles oscuras!
273
A man is known by the company he keeps.
Dime con quien andas y te diré quién eres.
274
To beat around the bush.
Andarse por las ramas.
275
to grow or get dark, to fall the night
anochecer
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It gets dark early in winter.
Anochece temprano en el invierno.
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It was getting dark when we arrived in Lima.
Anochecía cuando llegamos a Lima.
278
The young couple wanted night to come quickly.
La joven pareja quería que anocheciese rápido.
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I wished it would get dark soon.
Me gustaría que anocheciera pronto.
280
to announce
anunciar
281
They are announcing the departure of flight 575!
¡Están anunciando la salida del vuelo 575!
282
My parents want us to announce the engagement soon.
Mis padres quieren que anunciemos el compromiso pronto.
283
They have announced a very good sale.
Han anunciado unas gangas muy buenas.
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I am glad you have announced the date of the wedding.
Me alegro de que hayan anunciado la fecha de la boda.
285
to add
añadir
286
Add the sugar first and then the butter.
Añade el azúcar primero y luego la mantequilla.
287
We will add oil to the car when it needs it.
Le añadiremos aceite al motor cuando lo necesite.
288
We are adding more water to the lemonade is this OK?
Estamos añadiéndole más agua a la limonada ¿está bien?
289
She will add a brooch to the dress.
Ella le añadirá un broche al vestido.
290
to put out (fire), to turn off, to extinguish
apagar
291
They had already turned off the television when we arrived.
Ellos ya habían apagado el televisor cuando llegamos.
292
Put out the fire please!
¡Apagad el incendio por favor!
293
Never put out the flames of love!
¡Nunca apaguéis las llamas del amor!
294
Have we turned off the lights?
¿Habremos apagado las luces?
295
to appear, to show up, to turn up
aparecer
296
They appeared when they were least expected.
Aparecieron cuando menos los esperaban.
297
Many viruses are appearing in the computer.
Están apareciendo muchos virus en la computadora.
298
I wish the jewels would appear!
¡Ojalá que aparezcan las joyas!
299
The book would have appeared before but they had hidden it.
El libro habría aparecido antes pero lo tenían escondido.
300
to appropriate, to take possession
apoderarse
301
They took possession of their grandfather's fortune.
Ellas se apoderaron de la fortuna de su abuelo.
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The thief would have taken possession of the jewelry if it weren't for the guard who saw him.
El maleante se hubiera apoderado de las joyas si no fuese por el guardia que lo vio.
303
The new dictator took possession of the country.
El nuevo dictador se apoderó del país.
304
If I took possession of that script I would improve it with some contemporary ideas.
Si me apoderara de ese manuscrito lo mejoraría con unas ideas contemporáneas.
305
to rest, to lean, to support, to help
apoyar
306
Support the candidate!
¡Apoyemos al candidato!
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We will support the president until the end.
Apoyaremos al presidente hasta el final.
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I would give him my support but I do not know him very well.
Yo lo apoyaría pero no lo conozco bien.
309
She leaned on her friends during her time of grief.
Ella se apoyó en sus amigas durante su luto.
310
to appreciate, to value, to (hold in) esteem
apreciar
311
Nore appreciated all the help she received.
Nore apreció toda la ayuda que se le dio.
312
We hold them in great esteem.
Los apreciamos mucho a ellos.
313
I will always value Albert's advice.
Siempre apreciaré los consejos de Alberto.
314
I wonder if they have really appreciated the painting.
¿Habrán apreciado el cuadro?
315
to learn
aprender
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They learned French when they were five years old.
Ellas aprendieron francés cuando tenían cinco años.
317
Mami is learning to cook Mexican food.
Mami está aprendiendo a cocinar comida mejicana.
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My parents want me to learn to speak Spanish well.
Mis padres quieren que aprenda español bien.
319
They would learn more if they studied more.
Aprenderían más si estudiaran más.
320
To learn by heart.
Aprender de memoria.
321
to hurry, to hasten, to rush
apresurarse
322
Hurry up! We are late!
¡Apresúrense que vamos tarde!
323
I would rush a little but I want to do a good job.
Me apresuraría un poquito pero quiero hacer un buen trabajo.
324
We would have hurried but the rain stopped us.
Nos habríamos apresurado pero la lluvia nos detuvo.
325
Let's hurry the taxi driver because we do not have very much time.
Apresuremos al taxista porque no tenemos mucho tiempo.
326
to approve of, to ratify, to pass a test
aprobar
327
The new Congress has approved the new laws.
El nuevo Congreso ha aprobado las nuevas leyes.
328
If we pass the tests we will go to Canaima.
Si aprobamos los exámenes iremos a Canaima.
329
We would have approved the project but we did not have the money.
Hubiésemos aprobado el proyecto pero no teníamos dinero.
330
They would approve the loan if we made more money.
Aprobarían el préstamo si ganáramos más dinero.
331
to take advantage of, to make use of
aprovecharse
332
They believed we had taken advantage of them.
Creían que nos habíamos aprovechado de ellos.
333
They are taking advantage of the bargains at the stores.
Ellas están aprovechándose de las gangas de las tiendas.
334
I will take advantage of his business trip to have a vacation.
Aprovecharé su viaje de negocios para tomarme unas vacaciones.
335
Let's take advantage of the good weather and go to the beach.
Aprovechemos el buen clima y vayamos a la playa.
336
Here is your chance!
Aprovecha gaviota que no hay otra.
337
to hurry, to worry, to get anxious, to finish up
apurarse
338
We will hurry up so we can be on time for the show.
Nos apuraremos para llegar a tiempo al show.
339
They would have hurried but the car broke down.
Ellas se hubieran apurado pero el auto se descompuso.
340
Finish up! We have to go!
¡Apúrate ya tenemos que irnos!
341
The director hurried the musicians to begin.
El director apuró a los músicos a que comenzaran.
342
to pull up, to snatch, to start, to set off
arrancar
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The pickpocket snatched the wallet from the tourist.
El ratero le arrancó la cartera al turista.
344
The tornado was uprooting the trees.
El tornado arrancaba los árboles de raíz.
345
We had just started the motor when we saw the smoke.
Ya habíamos arrancado el motor cuando vimos el humo.
346
We pulled the weeds out of the lawn.
Arrancamos la hierba mala del césped.
347
to arrange, to put in order, to fix, to adjust
arreglar
348
Ana was arranging her room when her friends arrived.
Ana arreglaba su alcoba cuando llegaron sus amigas.
349
Please fix my car!
¡Arrégleme el coche por favor!
350
They had just fixed it when it broke again.
Lo habían arreglado cuando se descompuso de nuevo.
351
She was fixing the computer when the electricity went out.
Ella estaba arreglando la computadora cuando se fue la electricidad.
352
to rent, to lease
arrendar
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The landlord was renting other apartments.
El hostelero estaba arrendando otros apartamentos.
354
My father leases offices in his building.
Mi padre arrienda oficinas en su edificio.
355
We would rent an apartment here but they are too expensive.
Arrendaríamos un departamento aquí pero están muy caros.
356
I doubt they will rent a studio in Paris.
Dudo que arrienden un estudio en París.
357
to repent, to regret
arrepentirse
358
The accused repented of the bad actions he had done.
El acusado se arrepintió del mal que había hecho.
359
We hope that he had repented of all his sins.
Esperamos que él se haya arrepentido de todos sus pecados.
360
We regretted staying out so late last night.
Nos arrepentimos de quedarnos hasta tarde anoche.
361
The audience was regretting attending the lecture.
Los asistentes estaban arrepintiéndose de haber ido a la conferencia.
362
to fling, to throw, to hurl
arrojar
363
Don't throw the anchors yet!
¡No arrojéis las anclas todavía!
364
They are throwing a lot of waste into the rivers.
Se están arrojando muchos desperdicios a los ríos.
365
The baseball player would have flung the ball farther but the light blinded him.
El lanzador hubiera arrojado la pelota más lejos pero la luz lo cegó.
366
She threw herself on the bed crying.
Ella se arrojó a la cama llorando.
367
to clean, to tidy
asear
368
If you go we will clean the house.
Si te vas asearemos la casa.
369
The grandmother was cleaning up the grandchildren.
La abuelita estaba aseando a los nietos.
370
The players clean themselves up after the game.
Los jugadores se asearon después del partido.
371
We cleaned ourselves after exercising.
Nos aseamos después de hacer ejercicios.
372
to secure, to insure, to assure, to assert
asegurar
373
The lady secured the painting on the wall.
La señora aseguró el cuadro en la pared.
374
He would have insured his car but the premium was too high.
Él habría asegurado el carro pero la prima era muy alta.
375
Make sure you arrive on time!
¡Asegúrese de llegar a tiempo!
376
Did you make sure that the door is locked?
¿Te aseguraste que la puerta está cerrada?
377
to give, to apportion, to assign
asignar
378
The teacher assigned a lot of homework.
La profesora asignó mucha tarea.
379
In her new job they have given her the position of chief executive.
En su nuevo trabajo le han asignado el puesto de directora ejecutiva.
380
They are also assigning her with the preferred stocks.
Le están asignando acciones preferidas también.
381
They gave her a very generous salary.
Le asignaron un sueldo bastante generoso.
382
to assist, to attend, to help
asistir
383
We have attended several concerts in this city.
Hemos asistido a varios conciertos en esta ciudad.
384
If she attends classes today I will ask her for the book.
Si ella asiste a clases hoy le pediré el libro.
385
The doctors assisted the shipwrecked people.
Los doctores asistieron a los náufragos.
386
Sylvia has been attending yoga classes.
Silvia ha estado asistiendo a las clases de yoga.
387
to be scared, to be frightened
asustarse
388
The boy was scared when he saw the dog.
El niño se asustó cuando vio al perro.
389
We have gotten scared for nothing.
Nos hemos asustado por nada.
390
It was the cat howling.
Era el gato maullando.
391
I scare my little sister when we are playing.
Yo asusto a mi hermanita cuando estamos jugando.
392
I had already frightened her when my mom saw me.
Ya la había asustado cuando mi mamá me vio.
393
to attack, to assult, to contradict
atacar
394
The soldiers were attacking the city when help arrived.
Los soldados atacaban la ciudad cuando llegaron los refuerzos.
395
It is important that we do not attack the animals.
Es importante que no ataquemos a los animales.
396
In football the players attack each other very strongly.
Los jugadores se atacan muy reciamente en el fútbol americano.
397
to wait on, to care for, to pay attention
atender
398
The new sales woman attends the clients well.
La nueva dependienta atiende a los clientes bien.
399
They waited on us courteously.
Nos atendieron con mucha cortesía.
400
She was waiting on me when the phone rang.
Me estaba atendiendo cuando el teléfono repicó.
401
I have attended the guests for several hours.
He atendido a los invitados por varias horas.
402
to attract, to allure, to charm
atraer
403
The flowers attract the birds with their nectar.
Las flores atraen a los pájaros con su néctar.
404
The handsome men have always attracted women.
Los hombres guapos siempre han atraído a las mujeres.
405
The magnet attracts the iron filings.
El imán atrae a las limaduras de hierro.
406
to cross, to pierce, to run through, to block
atravesar
407
A car ran through the red light and we had an accident.
Se me atravesó un carro con el semáforo en rojo y tuvimos un accidente.
408
Don't cross the street without looking to the sides first!
¡No atravieses la calle sin mirar hacia los lados!
409
At that speed if an animal had run through he would have killed it.
A esa velocidad si se le hubiese atravesado un animal lo habría matado.
410
The bullet has pierced the wall!
¡La bala ha atravesado la pared!
411
to dare, to venture
atreverse
412
Don't you dare say that!
¡No te atrevas a decir eso!
413
The astronauts dared to go to the moon.
Los astronautas se atrevieron a ir a la luna.
414
Christopher Columbus ventured to navigate the Atlantic Ocean.
Cristóbal Colón se atrevió a navegar el océano Atlántico.
415
to be embarrassed, to be ashamed
avergonzarse
416
Aren't you ashamed of what you have done?
¿No se avergüenza de lo que ha hecho?
417
I would be embarrassed if my boss saw me dressed like this.
Me avergonzaría que el jefe me viera vestida así.
418
Don't be ashamed of being poor.
No te avergüences de ser pobre.
419
The parents were embarrassed of their son's behavior.
Los padres estaban avergonzados de la conducta del hijo.
420
to find out, to investigate
averiguar
421
We will find out the truth.
Averiguaremos la verdad.
422
The detective is investigating the accusations.
El detective está averiguando los detalles de las denuncias.
423
The dentist has found the patient's address.
El dentista ha averiguado la dirección del paciente.
424
Let's find out what happened!
¡Averigüemos lo que pasó!
425
to inform, to advise, to warn
avisar
426
They will inform me tomorrow if they are coming.
Me avisarán mañana si van a venir.
427
My parents want me to inform them when I am coming late.
Mis padres quieren que les avise cuando voy a llegar tarde.
428
They warned us of storms tonight.
Nos avisaron de las tormentas esta noche.
429
to help, to aid, to assist
ayudar
430
Classical music helps to relax.
La música clásica ayuda a relajarse.
431
In the shelter many people helped her.
En el refugio la ayudaron muchas personas.
432
I would have helped him to paint but he didn't need my help.
Le hubiese ayudado a pintar pero no necesitó mi ayuda.
433
Let us help each other.
¡Ayudémonos los unos a los otros!
434
to dance
bailar
435
The ballerina was dancing like an angel.
La bailarina bailaba como un ángel.
436
The Afro-Cuban dances are danced with a lot of energy.
Las danzas afrocubanas se bailan con mucha energía.
437
Daniela and Virginia have danced the Flamenco for many years.
Daniela y Virginia han bailado flamenco por muchos años.
438
Dancing makes your hearts happy.
El bailar alegra los corazones.
439
to get down, to lower, to descend
bajar
440
The firemen got the cat down from the roof.
Los bomberos bajaron al gato del tejado.
441
Do not lower your grades!
¡No bajéis las notas!
442
The oil prices would have come down if the refineries would have produced more.
El precio de la gasolina hubiese bajado si las refinerías hubiesen producido más.
443
to balance, to sway, to swing
balancear
444
The bank balances the accounts at the end of the month.
El banco balancea las cuentas al final del mes.
445
I would balance my checking account now but I do not have a calculator.
Balancearía mi cuenta corriente ahora pero no tengo la calculadora.
446
They were swinging on the swing with much joy.
Estaban balanceándose en el columpio con mucha alegría.
447
to take a bath, to bathe oneself
bañarse
448
I take a bath after I exercise.
Me baño después de hacer ejercicios.
449
We would bathe now but the water is very cold.
Nos bañaríamos ahora pero el agua está muy fría.
450
We doubt that Jamie had bathed in a week.
Dudamos que Jaime se haya bañado en la semana.
451
The girl bathes her doll.
La nena baña a su muñeca.
452
to sweep, to sweep away
barrer
453
The wind has swept through the streets.
El viento ha barrido las calles.
454
The rain swept down the plain.
Las lluvias barrieron el llano.
455
He will sweep the patio when he has time.
Él barrerá el patio cuando tenga tiempo.
456
The young men are sweeping the floor.
Los muchachos están barriendo el piso.
457
to fight, to battle, to struggle, to argue
batallar
458
Peter struggled to get good grades.
Pedro batalló para obtener buenas notas.
459
We hope they didn't have to struggle much to have the contract signed.
Esperamos que no hayan batallado tanto para firmar el contrato.
460
He struggled to find his belongings because he could not see very well.
Él batallaba para encontrar sus cosas puesto que no veía bien.
461
to baptize, to christen
bautizar
462
We would baptize him with the name Chance.
Lo bautizaríamos con el nombre Chance.
463
The priest will baptize her if her parents attend the baptism.
El cura la bautizará si sus padres asisten al bautizo.
464
The grandparents want the baby to be baptized in Madrid.
Los abuelos desean que bauticen al bebé en Madrid.
465
They baptized the boy when he was eight years old.
Bautizaron al niño cuando tenía ocho años.
466
to drink
beber
467
The young men were drinking too much.
Los jóvenes estaban bebiendo mucho.
468
I have drunk Spanish sangria.
Yo he bebido sangría española.
469
We were going to drink Chinese tea but they ran out of it.
Hubiésemos bebido té chino pero se les acabó.
470
They drank until they could drink no more.
Bebieron hasta que se cansaron.
471
He used to drink like a fish.
Él bebía como una cuba.
472
to award or grant a scholarship or fellowship
becar
473
The government is giving scholarships to many students.
El gobierno está becando a muchos estudiantes.
474
His company has awarded him a scholarship.
Él ha sido becado por su compañía.
475
The University granted her a scholarship to study Astrophysics.
La universidad la becó para estudiar Astrofísica.
476
to bless, to consecrate
bendecir
477
The parents bless their children every day.
Los padres bendicen a sus hijos todos los días.
478
The priest will bless the congregation after the mass.
El cura bendecirá a los feligreses después de la misa.
479
We hope the lay sister had blessed the crosses.
Esperamos que la beata haya bendecido las cruces.
480
Be blessed!
¡Bendita seas!
481
to kiss, to , to uch lightly
besar
482
The young man wanted the girl to kiss him.
El joven quería que la muchacha lo besara.
483
I will kiss you if you close your eyes.
Te beso si cierras los ojos.
484
If you kiss the toad it may turn into a prince.
Si besas a la rana se convertirá en un príncipe.
485
The lovers were kissing under the light of the moon.
Los enamorados se besaban debajo de la luz de la luna.
486
to block, to obstruct, to block an account
bloquear
487
The kidnappers blocked the road with their armored cars.
Los secuestradores bloquearon el camino con sus carros blindados.
488
The screen was blocking the actress.
El biombo bloqueaba a la actriz.
489
The curtains had blocked the light and the plant died.
Las cortinas habían bloqueado la luz solar y la planta murió.
490
The fans were blocking the famous singer from leaving.
Las admiradoras estaban bloqueando al famoso cantante y no lo dejaron salir.
491
to erase, to rub out, to scratch out, to delete
borrar
492
Don't erase the board yet please!
¡No borren el pizarrón todavía por favor!
493
The virus erased the memory of the computer.
El virus borró la memoria de la computadora.
494
If he could he would erase his past.
Si pudiera él borraría su pasado.
495
Forget and start fresh!
¡Borrón y cuenta nueva!
496
to yawn
bostezar
497
He has yawned about fifty times!
¡Él ha bostezado como cincuenta veces!
498
He must be bored.
Debe estar aburrido.
499
They would have yawned during the lecture but their manners did not let them do it.
Ellos habrían bostezado durante la charla pero su educación no se los permitió.
500
Yawning is contagious.
El bostezo es contagioso.