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 strike; to spill
voltear
to go in; to enter
pasar
step (like taking a step, not stairs)
el paso
to step on someone
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