Activities, Movements, and States Flashcards
activity
la actividad
action; deed
la acción
to do; to make
hacer
gesture; facial expression; look
el gesto
ex. Mi profesor tenía un gesto muy severo (My teacher had a very stern look)
ex. Tu gesto ha sido muy generoso (your gesture was very generous)
to caress, to stroke
acariciar
to scratch oneself
rascarse
effort
el esfuerzo
to smile
sonreír
smile
noun
la sonrisa
to laugh
reírse
laughter
la risa
to move; to travel
moverse
ex. Lola se mueve mucho (Lola travels a lot)
to move (one’s body)
mover
Ex. No te muevas de ahí (Don’t you move from there)
to stay; to remain
quedarse
(Beware: quedarse has many meanings. Ex. Mi mujer se ha quedado embarazada = my wife became pregnant)
to go away; to leave; to go on a trip
irse
to arrive
llegar
to return
regresar
to come back
volver
to turn around
volverse
to tumble; to spill; to toss
voltear
to go in; to enter
pasar
step (like taking a step, not stairs)
el paso
to step on
pisar
to come in; to enter
entrar
to leave, to go out
salir
to stand up
pararse
to stop, to halt
pararse
to fix; to fasten; to post; to determine; to assign
fijar
to tie; to fasten; to bind
atar
to untie; to turn loose
soltar
o>ue
to go; to stroll
caminar
to go; to walk
andar
to hurry
darse prisa
ex. Tenemos que darnos prisa.
hurry, haste
la prisa
to hurry up
apurarse
to make haste
estar/andar apurado, apurada
to be in a hurry
tener prisa
quiet
quieto, quieta
Ex. Juanito, estate quieto de una vez. (Juanito, be quiet once and for all.)
to fall down
caerse
fall
noun
la caída
to lean
apoyarse
to rise, to get up
levantarse
awake
despierto, despierta
to wake up; to rouse (someone)
despertar
Ex. Baja la música, que vas a despertar al niño.
to wake up oneself
despertarse
to get up early
madrugar
to sit down
sentarse
to be seated
estar sentado/sentada
to relax
relajarse
to bend over
agacharse
tired
cansado/cansada
ex. Estoy cansada de planchar (I’m tired of ironing)
to rest, to take a rest
descansar
tiredness, fatigue
el cansancio
Ex. Por las mañanas, noto mucho cansancio (In the morning, I feel very tired)
to tire; to wear out
cansar
to become weary or tired
cansarse
Ex. Me canso cuando subo escaleras (I get tired when I climb stairs)
to go to bed
acostarse
to lie down
echarse
to yawn
bostezar
to sleep
dormir
to fall asleep
dormirse
(also refers to a body part falling asleep, like a foot)
afternoon nap
siesta
to dream
soñar (con)
Ex. He soñado anoche con Claudia (I dreamed last night about Claudia)
dream; sleep
noun form
el sueño
Ex. El niño tiene sueño (The child is sleepy)
Ex. Tú eres mi sueño (You are my dream)
nightmare
la pesadilla
to tremble; to shake
temblar
Ex. El niño está temblando de miedo (The child is trembling with/from fear)
to take
tomar
to catch
coger
(Also, to catch a bus, etc.)
to get; to obtain; to grab; to grasp
agarrar
(like aggregate; but note: agregar is also a verb, closer in meaning to aggregate)
to lift
levantar
to put; to set; to lay
poner
ex. Cecelia pone la mesa (Cecelia sets the table)
to hang up
colgar
to place; to arrange; to put in order
colocar
(like co-locate…which is like arranging things in relation to each other)
to use; to employ
emplear
to apply; to put on
aplicar
use, usage
el uso
to hand over, to deliver
entregar
to open
abrir
to close
cerrar
to pull, to throw away
tirar
to throw away; to drop
botar
to pull
halar/jalar
to push
empujar
to insert; to put in(to)
meter
to throw; to put in(to)
echar
(also: Te echo de menos = I miss you)
to seek, to search for
buscar
to indicate; to point out
señalar
(like “to signal”)
to take out; to remove
sacar
to find; to discover
hallar
to find; to come across; to meet
encontrar
to hide
esconder
(like “abscond”)
to store; to keep in a safe place
guardar
ex. Guárdame el sitio (Save the spot for me)
to pick up; to collect
recoger
Ex. A qué hora recogen el buzón? (When is the mail picked up
to retain; to keep; to withhold
retener
to take; to carry
llevar
NOTE: llevar has many odd uses. e.g., to wear clothing is “llevar ropa.” Also, “Llevas hora?” means, “Do you have the time?
to take along
llevarse
to leave (behind)
dejar
to take away; to put away; to take off (clothes)
quitar
to suck
chupar
to swallow
tragar
Ex. Me duele la garganta al tragar (My throat hurts when I swallow)
to pierce, to puncture
pinchar
to turn on; to light
encender
ex. Han encendido las luces (They’ve turned the lights on)
to switch on
prender
to turn off; to extinguish; to switch off
apagar
Ex. Apague el cigarrillo (Put out the cigarette)
to break; to smash; to tear
romper
to press; to push
apretar
(e>ie)
to shake (something)
agitar
to wrap
envolver
(o > ue)
to cover
cubrir
to wet; to dampen
mojar
to fill
llenar
to get carried away (figuratively)
dejarse llevar
to go on a walk
(two answers)
dar un paseo
pasear
to play a sport; to do exercise
hacer deporte
