Errores Comunes de Vocabulario Flashcards
To feel (+noun)
sentir
to feel (+adjective)
sentirse
to realize a fact or information
darse cuenta de
to achieve, realize (as in accomplish/carry out) a goal
realizar
time (in general–“Time passes very quickly”); weather
tiempo
era (historical period of time)
época
hour, time (as in “time to do something” or asking what time it is)
hora
time (as in 1st time, 2nd time, 3rd time, etc.)
vez
finally, at last (implies note of relief)
por fin
finally, in the end
al fin
in short
en fin
finally, lastly
por último
corner (outside corner of anything)
esquina
corner (inner angle); hidden or out of the way place
el rincón
corner(s) of the mouth/lips
comisura(s) (de los labios)
thick (in depth or diameter)
grueso
thick (especially in liquids)
espeso
dense, thick, compact
denso
thick-headed
torpe
through thick and through thin
por las buenas y por las malas
to look like, to resemble a specific person or thing
parecerse a
to appear, to seem, to have the appearance of, to look
parecer
similar (They are very similar)
parecido
to treat, handle (with care, etc.); to relate socially; to treat someone (a certain way); to discuss something, to deal with, to address
tratar
to try (to do something)
tratar de
to refer to the content of something written (As in–what’s the book about?)
tratarse de
ahead (adv.) (The engine’s in the front)
delante
ahead of, in front of (prep.) (She’s ahead of me in line)
delante de
forward (We need to keep moving forward)
adelante
in front of (figurative) (She appeared before the judge)
ante
facing, across from (She looked at the houses by the opposing sidewalk–as in the sidewalk across from us)
enfrente
in front of, facing (Her house is in front of (facing) ours)
enfrente de
facing, looking toward, by, near (My house is facing the bench)
frente a
subject (only a grammatical subject like the subject of a sentence)
el sujeto
topic/theme
el tema
issue/topic/matter
el asunto
university
la universidad
school (can’t be used for college)
el colegio/la escuela
elementary school
la escuela primaria
high school
la escuela secundaria
to be pregnant
estar embarazada
to be embarrassed
estar avergonzado(a)
to have embarrassment
tener verguenza
to leave behind, to drop (a class, etc.), to let/allow
dejar
to stop doing something
dejar de
to remove
quitar
to leave or to go out
salir
