Activities, Movements, and States Flashcards
1
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activity
A
la actividad
2
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action; deed
A
la acción
3
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to do; to make
A
hacer
4
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gesture; facial expression; look
A
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)
5
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to caress, to stroke
A
acariciar
6
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to scratch oneself
A
rascarse
7
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effort
A
el esfuerzo
8
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to smile
A
sonreír
9
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smile
noun
A
la sonrisa
10
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to laugh
A
reírse
11
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laughter
A
la risa
12
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to move; to travel
A
moverse
ex. Lola se mueve mucho (Lola travels a lot)
13
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to move (one’s body)
A
mover
Ex. No te muevas de ahí (Don’t you move from there)
14
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to stay; to remain
A
quedarse
(Beware: quedarse has many meanings. Ex. Mi mujer se ha quedado embarazada = my wife became pregnant)
15
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to go away; to leave; to go on a trip
A
irse
16
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to arrive
A
llegar
17
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to return
A
regresar
18
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to come back
A
volver
19
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to turn around
A
volverse
20
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to tumble; to spill; to toss
A
voltear
21
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to go in; to enter
A
pasar
22
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step (like taking a step, not stairs)
A
el paso
23
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to step on
A
pisar
24
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to come in; to enter
A
entrar
25
to leave, to go out
salir
26
to stand up
pararse
27
to stop, to halt
pararse
28
to fix; to fasten; to post; to determine; to assign
fijar
29
to tie; to fasten; to bind
atar
30
to untie; to turn loose
soltar
o>ue
31
to go; to stroll
caminar
32
to go; to walk
andar
33
to hurry
darse prisa
ex. Tenemos que darnos prisa.
34
hurry, haste
la prisa
35
to hurry up
apurarse
36
to make haste
estar/andar apurado, apurada
37
to be in a hurry
tener prisa
38
quiet
quieto, quieta
Ex. Juanito, estate quieto de una vez. (Juanito, be quiet once and for all.)
39
to fall down
caerse
40
fall
| noun
la caída
41
to lean
apoyarse
42
to rise, to get up
levantarse
43
awake
despierto, despierta
44
to wake up; to rouse (someone)
despertar
Ex. Baja la música, que vas a despertar al niño.
45
to wake up oneself
despertarse
46
to get up early
madrugar
47
to sit down
sentarse
48
to be seated
estar sentado/sentada
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to relax
relajarse
50
to bend over
agacharse
51
tired
cansado/cansada
ex. Estoy cansada de planchar (I'm tired of ironing)
52
to rest, to take a rest
descansar
53
tiredness, fatigue
el cansancio
Ex. Por las mañanas, noto mucho cansancio (In the morning, I feel very tired)
54
to tire; to wear out
cansar
55
to become weary or tired
cansarse
Ex. Me canso cuando subo escaleras (I get tired when I climb stairs)
56
to go to bed
acostarse
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to lie down
echarse
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to yawn
bostezar
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to sleep
dormir
60
to fall asleep
dormirse
(also refers to a body part falling asleep, like a foot)
61
afternoon nap
siesta
62
to dream
soñar (con)
Ex. He soñado anoche con Claudia (I dreamed last night about Claudia)
63
dream; sleep
| noun form
el sueño
Ex. El niño tiene sueño (The child is sleepy)
Ex. Tú eres mi sueño (You are my dream)
64
nightmare
la pesadilla
65
to tremble; to shake
temblar
Ex. El niño está temblando de miedo (The child is trembling with/from fear)
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to take
tomar
67
to catch
coger
(Also, to catch a bus, etc.)
68
to get; to obtain; to grab; to grasp
agarrar
(like aggregate; but note: agregar is also a verb, closer in meaning to aggregate)
69
to lift
levantar
70
to put; to set; to lay
poner
ex. Cecelia pone la mesa (Cecelia sets the table)
71
to hang up
colgar
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to place; to arrange; to put in order
colocar
(like co-locate...which is like arranging things in relation to each other)
73
to use; to employ
emplear
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to apply; to put on
aplicar
75
use, usage
el uso
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to hand over, to deliver
entregar
77
to open
abrir
78
to close
cerrar
79
to pull, to throw away
tirar
80
to throw away; to drop
botar
81
to pull
halar/jalar
82
to push
empujar
83
to insert; to put in(to)
meter
84
to throw; to put in(to)
echar
(also: Te echo de menos = I miss you)
85
to seek, to search for
buscar
86
to indicate; to point out
señalar
(like "to signal")
87
to take out; to remove
sacar
88
to find; to discover
hallar
89
to find; to come across; to meet
encontrar
90
to hide
esconder
(like "abscond")
91
to store; to keep in a safe place
guardar
ex. Guárdame el sitio (Save the spot for me)
92
to pick up; to collect
recoger
Ex. A qué hora recogen el buzón? (When is the mail picked up
93
to retain; to keep; to withhold
retener
94
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?
95
to take along
llevarse
96
to leave (behind)
dejar
97
to take away; to put away; to take off (clothes)
quitar
98
to suck
chupar
99
to swallow
tragar
Ex. Me duele la garganta al tragar (My throat hurts when I swallow)
100
to pierce, to puncture
pinchar
101
to turn on; to light
encender
ex. Han encendido las luces (They've turned the lights on)
102
to switch on
prender
103
to turn off; to extinguish; to switch off
apagar
Ex. Apague el cigarrillo (Put out the cigarette)
104
to break; to smash; to tear
romper
105
to press; to push
apretar
(e>ie)
106
to shake (something)
agitar
107
to wrap
envolver
(o > ue)
108
to cover
cubrir
109
to wet; to dampen
mojar
110
to fill
llenar
111
to get carried away (figuratively)
dejarse llevar
112
to go on a walk
(two answers)
dar un paseo
pasear
113
to play a sport; to do exercise
hacer deporte
