Comprehension vocab Flashcards
Acabar
To finish / end up
Acarrear / causar
To cause / give rise to
Acercarse a
To approach
Acoger
To welcome
Aconsejar / recomendar
To advise
Acudir a / asistir
To attend
Adelgazar
To lose weight
Alquerir / obtener
To acquire
Advertir
To notice
Advertir / avisar / prevenir
To warn
Afirmar
To state
Afrontar / hacer frente a
Face up to
Agradecer
Appreciate
Agravar
To make worse
No aguantar / sorportar
No to bare / stand
Alcanzar / llegar a
To reach
Alimentar / dar de comer
To feed
Alojarse
Stay + (accommodation)
Amenazar (con)
To threaten (to)
Añadir / agregar
To add
Animar a
To encourage
Animarse
To cheer up
Apagar
To turn off
Aparecer
To appear
Aportar
To bring
Apoyar
To support
Aprovechar
To take advantage of
Asegurar
To assure
Asistir a
To attend
Asustar
To frighten
Atender
To attend to / look after
Aterrizar
To land
Aumentar / incrementar
To increase
Averiguar
To find out
Bastar
To be enough
Bromear
To joke
Burlarse de
To make fun of
Cambiar
To change
Caminar / andar
To walk
Cargar
To load
Casarse con
To marry
Castigar
To punish
Cobrar
To charge / earn / claim (life)
Colgar o-ue / subrir
To post / hang / upload
Compartir
To share
Comprobar o-ue
To check
Concienciar
To raise awareness
Conducir a
To lead to
Conllevar
To bring with
Conseguir e-I / lograr
To manage to / achieve
Contar o-ue
To count / tell
Contar con
To have / depend on / count on
Convenir
To suit
Convivir
To live with / coexist
Crear
To create
Crecer
To grow
Culpar
To blame
Cumplir
To fulfill / turn
Cursar derecho
To study law
Dañar / perjudicar
To harm
Darse cuenta de
To realise
Decepcionar
To disappoint
Degustar / probar
To taste
Dejar de
To stop…….ing
Dejar
To leave / let / lend
Derrochar
To waste (energy, money etc.)
Desarrollar
To develop
Desconocor
Not to know
Despedir (e-i)
To sack / dismiss
Despedirse de
To say goodbye to
Despegar
To take off (plane)
Destacar
To stand out / stress
Detener
To arrest / stop
Dificultar
To make difficult
Difundir
To spread
Disfrutar (de)
To enjoy
Disponer de
To have
Distraer
To distract
Doler (o-ue)
Pain /ache
Dominar
To be fluent in / dominant
Durar
To last
Echar
To throw out / expel
Echar de menos
To miss someone
Elegir / escoger
To choose
Empeñarse en / insistir en
To insist on
Empeorar
To get worse
Emplear / utilizar / usar
To use
Encargarse de / ocuparse de
To take charge of / loook after
Encender
To switch / turn on
Enfrentarse a / afrontar
To face
Engañar
To deceive
Engordar
To put on weight
Envejecer
To grow old
Enviar / mandar
To send
Esconder / ocultar
To hide
Estropear
To ruin / break /damage
Equivocarse
To make a mistake
Evitar
To avoid
Exigir / reclamar
To demand
Fallecer / morir / perecer
To die / perish
Faltar
To lack
Fastidiar
To annoy
Fijarse en
To notice / pay attention
Firmar
To sign
Fomentar / promover
To promote
Frenar
To restrain / brake / curb
Fumar
To smoke
Girar (girar en torno a)
To turn ( To revolve around)
Golpear
To hit
Grabar
To record
Guerra
A war
Hacerse
To become
Hallarse / encontrarse
To be found / situated
Hallar
To find
Huir
To run away / flee
Invertir
To invest
Importar
To matter
Tratar de
To try
Jubilarse
Retire
Retirarse
Retire
Lanzar
To launch
Llevar a cabo
To carry out
Llorar
To cry
Luchar
To fight / struggle
Malgastar / derrochar
To waste
Matar
To kill
Mejorar
To improve
Mentir (e-ie)
To lie
Meter
To put
Mostrar (o-ue)
To show
Enseñar
To show
Negar (i-e)
To deny
Negarse a
To refuse to
Odiar
Hate
Detestar
Hate
Padecer
Suffer
Sufrir
Suffer
Parar
Stop
Detener
Stop
Cesar
Stop
Parar de
To stop doing something
Parecer
Seem
Parecerse a
To look like
Pedir (i-e)
To ask for / order food
Pegar
Hit
Golpear
Hit
Pelear
Fight
Perjudicar
Harm
Permanecer
To remain
Pertenecer
To belong
Pesar
To weigh
Empezar a + inf
Start (to do something)
Ponerse a + inf
Start (to do something)
Portarse
Behave
Comportarse
Behave
Predecir
To predict
Preguntarse
To wonder
Prestar
To lend
Prestar atención
To pay attention
Pretender
To try to / hope / expect
Quedar
To be left
Quedarse
To stay
Quejarse de
To complain about
Quemar
To burn
Realizar
To carry out
Llevar a cabo
To carry out
Rebajar
Reduce
Recaudar
Collect / raise
Fondos
Funds
Rechazar
To reject
Reconocer
To recognise
Recorrer
To travel around
Recurrir a
To resort to
Reforzar
To reinforce
Regrasar / volver (o-ue)
To return
Reírse (de) (e-i)
To laugh (at)
Romper
To break
Seguir (e-i) / Continuar + ando
To follow / continue
Señalar
To point out
Indicar
To point out
Sobrevivir
To survive
Sonar (o-ue)
To sound
Soñar (o-ue) con
To dream of
Sonreír
To smile
No soportar
Not to stand / bear
No aguantar
Not to stand / bear
Suceder
To happen
Ocurrir
To happen
Pasar
To happen
Superar
To exceed
Suponer
To mean / entail / suppose
Surgir
To arise
Tardar
To dealy
Temer
To fear
Tener en cuenta
To take into account
Tener lugar
To take place
No tener nada que ver con
To have nothing to do with
Tratar
To treat
Tratar de
To try
Intentar
To try
Tratarse de
To deal with / be able
Valer la pena
To be worthwhile
Merecer la pena
To be wortwhile
Vigilar
To watch / guard
Vivir a tope
To live life to the full
Volar
To fly
Volver a hacer algo
To do something again
Was delayed
Se retrasó
Acontecimiento
Event
Suceso
Event
Acoso
Bullying
Acuerdo
Agreement
Advertencias
Warnings
Aficiones
Hobbies
Pasatiempos
Hobbies
Aficionados
Fans
Ahorros
Savings
Al aire libre
In the open air
Alcalde
Mayor
Alcaldesa
Mayoress
Aldea
Village
Alegría
Joy / happiess
Alimentos
Foods
El alquilar
Rent
Alojamiento
Accomodation
Altura
Height
Ambiente
Atmosphere
La amistad
Friendship
Amor
Love
Ansiedad
Anxiety
Apartos
Appliances
Dispositivos
Devices
Apoyo
Support
Aprendizaje
Learning
Asesor/a
Consultant
Asuntos
Matters
Atascos
Traffic jams
Embotellamientos
Traffic jams
Aulas
Classrooms
Aumento
Increase
Incremento
Increase
Alza
Increase
Ayuntamiento
City council
Auriculares
Headphones
Inalámbricos
Wireless
Basura
Rubbish
Beca
Grant / scholorship
Bienestar
Wellbeing
El bosque
The wood
Caída
Fall
Caja
Box
Caja fuerte
A safe
Calzada
Road
Calle
Road / street
Calzado
Footwear
Camión
Lorry
Campo
Countryside / field
Cantidad
Amount
Canto
Singing
Caprichos
Whims
Cárcel
Prison
Caridad
Charity
Cariño
Affection
Afecto
Affection
Carretera
Motorway
Autopista
Motorway
Cartel
Poster / sign
Catedrático
Professor
Docente
Teacher
Cerebro
Brain
Cifras
Figures
La circulación
Traffic
El tráfico
Traffic
Ciudadanos
Citizens
Clave
Key
Combustible
Fuel
Comportamiento
Behaviour
Conducta
Behavious
Conciencia
Science
Concurso
Competition
Conocimiento
Knowledge
Consejo
Advice