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aparecer
to come into sight
parecer
to seem
solicitar; pedir
to apply for job
aplicar (a)
to apply substance (to)
reñir
to quarrel
argüir
to reason
preguntar
to ask a question
pedir algo a alguien
to ask sb for sth
pedir a alguien que haga algo
to ask sb to do sth
hacerse; convertirse en
to become… [+n]
hacerse; llegar a ser
to become… [+occupation]
ponerse; hacerse [implies effort]
to become… [+adj]
independizarse
to become independent
ambos(-bas); los/las dos
both [referring to two people or objects]
tanto … como …
both … and …
quemar
to consume or damage by fire
arder
to be on fire
cuidar
to look after
preocuparse por; interesarse por
to care/worry about
tener cuidado
to take care
la inquietud
care; anxiety
conducir
to drive a vehicle
ir en coche
to drive somewhere
volver [e.g. volver loco]
to drive… [+adj e.g. to drive mad]
gozar
to have the use/benefit of [circumstances, health, etc.]
gustar [e.g. ¿te gustó la película?]
to take delight in [e.g. did you enjoy the film?]
divertirse
to enjoy oneself
fracasar
to be a flop; to not succeed
fallar
to fail [crops, machinery, etc.]
faltar
to fail [in obligation, duty, etc.]
suspender
to fail an exam
dejar de hacer algo
to fail to do sth
obtener; conseguir
to obtain
recibir
to receive
ponerse
to become… [+adj]
ir por
to go and get
cansarse
to get tired
mojarse
to get wet
entrar (en)
to go in(to); to come in(to)
salir (de)
to go out (of); to come out (of)
subir
to go up; to come up
bajar
to go down; to come down
cruzar; atravesar
to go across; to come across
volver
to go back; to come back
pasar
to go by; to come by
irse; marcharse; alejarse
to go away
saber (que)
to know (that) … [a fact]
saber… [+inf]
to know how to
conocer
to know [a person / place]; to be acquainted with
ignorar
to not know (a fact / that …)
último/a
last in series
pasado/a
last; previous [e.g. last Monday]
irse; marcharse
to go off/away
salir (de)
to leave [train, plane etc.]
salir [de casa, del trabajo, etc.]
to leave [the house, work, etc.]
dejar
to allow to remain; to leave
abandonar
to abandon; to leave
alquilar
to rent out
dejar… [+inf or subj]; permitir… [+subj]; que… [+pres subj]
to permit/let sth happen
escuchar
to listen [usually]
oír
to listen [to the radio, CDs, etc.]
querer; amar
to love a person
encantar [e.g. me encanta]
to love an activity [e.g. I love it]
enamorarse (de)
to fall in love (with)
estar enamorado (de)
to be in love (with)
mirar
to look at
buscar
to look for; to have a look for
parecer
to seem
parecerse a
to look like; to resemble
la mirada
look; act of looking
el aspecto
look; appearance
la moda; el estilo
la moda; el estilo
conseguir; lograr… [+inf]
to manage to
manejar
to manage [a tool, etc.]
dirigir; gestionar
to manage [a company]
mover [trans]; moverse [intrans]
to move
mudarse de casa
to move house
mandar; ordenar
to command
pedir; encargar
to request [e.g. purchase]
pedir
to order [in restaurant]
el pedido
order [for purchase or food]
la orden
order [command]
el orden
order; succession; arrangement
poner
to put
colocar
to put; to place
meter (en)
to put into
totalmente; completamente
quite; completely
bastante; algo; un poco
quite; rather; somewhat
no del todo
not quite
reflejar
to reflect light
reflexionar
to think
correr
to run [action of running]
dirigir
to run [an organisation, etc.]
subir corriendo
to run up
bajar corriendo
to run down
entrar corriendo (en)
to run in(to)
salir corriendo (de)
to run out (from)
sentarse
to sit down [i.e. action]
estar sentado
to be sitting [state]; to be seated [state]
¡perdón!
sorry! [when interrupting or unintentionally hurting sb]
sentir; lamentar
to be sorry [to apologise emphatically, generally express regret, be sorry about]
sentir (mucho) que … [+subj]
to be (very) sorry that …
levantarse; ponerse de pie
to stand up
estar de pie
to be standing [if bodily position is of importance]
estar parado
to stand
aguantar; soportar
to stand; to tolerate; to put up with
parar(se); detener(se)
to stop; to bring/come to a halt
dejar/terminar de hacer algo
to stop doing sth
cesar
to stop; to cease [e.g. rain]
impedir que alguien haga algo
to stop/prevent sb from doing sth
tener éxito
to be successful
conseguir … [+inf]; lograr… [+inf]
to succeed in … [doing]
suceder a
to be next in succession to
tomar
to take
coger
to take hold of; to catch
ocupar
to occupy
llevar
to take sb or sth somewhere
sacar (de)
to take out (from)
luego; entonces
then; next
entonces
then; at that time
pues; entonces
then; in that case; so
el tiempo
time [concept or duration]
la vez
time; occasion
la hora
time of day
la época
time period; span of time
el rato
short period of time; short while
divertirse; pasarlo bien
to have a good time
tratar de; intentar; procurar
to try to; to endeavour to
probar
to try out [test, sample]; to try on [test, sample]
girar
to turn; to revolve
volver
to turn; to change direction
volverse; dar la vuelta
to turn (round)
convertirse en; transformarse en
to turn into; to become
volverse; ponerse
to turn [+adj]
andar
action of walking
pasearse; dar un paseo
to go for a walk
subir andando
to walk up
bajar andando
to walk down
entrar andando (en)
to walk in(to)
salir andando (de)
to walk out (of)
limpiar
to clean
secar; enjugar
to dry
trabajar
to do work
funcionar
to function
el trabajo
work; job; the work you do
la obra
work; work of art
las obras
(road/building) works
cuando llamaste me encontraba/hallaba bajo la ducha
when you called I was in the shower
el perro se encontraba/hallaba acostado en la huerta
the dog was lying in the garden
loli se encontraba enferma aquel día
Loli was ill that day
Salamanca se encuentra ubicada en el río Tormes
Salamanca is on the river Tormes
la ciudad quedaba en ruinas
the town was (left) in ruins
Ana quedó perpleja
Ana was puzzled
aquella pista de esquí se considera la más peligrosa
that ski slope is the most dangerous
Pepe se considera muy listo
Pepe thinks he is very clever
se encuentran/ven muchos edificios históricos en esta ciudad
there are lots of historic buildings in this town
se veía una larga cola delante de la puerta
there was a long queue in front of the door
existe un gran número de remedios para este problema
there are lots of solutions to this problem
poseo un ordenador muy rápido
I’ve got a very fast computer
mi hermana posee un perro encantador
my sister’s got a delightful dog
la pobre sufría/padecía de una artritis severa
the poor woman had severe arthritis
Jaime se dirigió hacia la puerta
Jaime went/came towards the door
viajo cada día desde Segovia a Madrid
I go/come from Segovia to Madrid each day
me desplazo cada día desde Segovia a Madrid
I go/come from Segovia to Madrid each day
¿cuándo te marchas/vas?
when are you going (away)?
el tren se alejaba de la estación
the train was going/moving away from the station
¡lárgate!
off you go!
el tren se acercaba
the train was coming/approaching
se aproxima el invierno
winter is coming
una gran cantidad de
a large quantity of
una cantidad enorme de
a huge/vast quantity of
grandes cantidades de
large quantities of
cantidades enormes de
huge/vast quantities of
un montón de
a heap of [coll]
montones de [m]
heaps of [coll]
una multitud de
a multitude of
una muchedumbre de
a great number of
un sinnúmero de
no end of; a great many
miles de; millares de
thousands of
toneladas de
tons of
caro/a
very expensive
carísimo
extremely expensive
rico/a
very rich
riquísimo
extremely rich
estupidísimamente
very/extremely stupidly
extremadamente generoso
extremely generous
enormemente feo
enormously ugly
to come into sight
aparecer
to seem
parecer
to apply for job
solicitar; pedir
to apply substance (to)
aplicar (a)
to quarrel
reñir
to reason
argüir
to ask a question
preguntar
to ask sb for sth
pedir algo a alguien
to ask sb to do sth
pedir a alguien que haga algo
to become… [+n]
hacerse; convertirse en
to become… [+occupation]
hacerse; llegar a ser
to become… [+adj]
ponerse; hacerse [implies effort]
to become independent
independizarse
both [referring to two people or objects]
ambos(-bas); los/las dos
both … and …
tanto … como …
to consume or damage by fire
quemar
to be on fire
arder
to look after
cuidar
to care/worry about
preocuparse por; interesarse por
to take care
tener cuidado
care; anxiety
la inquietud
to drive a vehicle
conducir
to drive somewhere
ir en coche
to drive… [+adj e.g. to drive mad]
volver [e.g. volver loco]
to have the use/benefit of [circumstances, health, etc.]
gozar
to take delight in [e.g. did you enjoy the film?]
gustar [e.g. ¿te gustó la película?]
to enjoy oneself
divertirse
to be a flop; to not succeed
fracasar
to fail [crops, machinery, etc.]
fallar
to fail [in obligation, duty, etc.]
faltar
to fail an exam
suspender
to fail to do sth
dejar de hacer algo
to obtain
obtener; conseguir
to receive
recibir
to become… [+adj]
ponerse
to go and get
ir por
to get tired
cansarse
to get wet
mojarse
to go in(to); to come in(to)
entrar (en)
to go out (of); to come out (of)
salir (de)
to go up; to come up
subir
to go down; to come down
bajar
to go across; to come across
cruzar; atravesar
to go back; to come back
volver
to go by; to come by
pasar
to go away
irse; marcharse; alejarse
to know (that) … [a fact]
saber (que)
to know how to
saber… [+inf]
to know [a person / place]; to be acquainted with
conocer
to not know (a fact / that …)
ignorar
last in series
último/a
last; previous [e.g. last Monday]
pasado/a
to go off/away
irse; marcharse
to leave [train, plane etc.]
salir (de)
to leave [the house, work, etc.]
salir [de casa, del trabajo, etc.]
to allow to remain; to leave
dejar
to abandon; to leave
abandonar
to rent out
alquilar
to permit/let sth happen
dejar… [+inf or subj]; permitir… [+subj]; que… [+pres subj]
to listen [usually]
escuchar
to listen [to the radio, CDs, etc.]
oír
to love a person
querer; amar
to love an activity [e.g. I love it]
encantar [e.g. me encanta]
to fall in love (with)
enamorarse (de)
to be in love (with)
estar enamorado (de)
to look at
mirar
to look for; to have a look for
buscar
to seem
parecer
to look like; to resemble
parecerse a
look; act of looking
la mirada
look; appearance
el aspecto
la moda; el estilo
la moda; el estilo
to manage to
conseguir; lograr… [+inf]
to manage [a tool, etc.]
manejar
to manage [a company]
dirigir; gestionar
to move
mover [trans]; moverse [intrans]
to move house
mudarse de casa
to command
mandar; ordenar
to request [e.g. purchase]
pedir; encargar
to order [in restaurant]
pedir
order [for purchase or food]
el pedido
order [command]
la orden
order; succession; arrangement
el orden
to put
poner
to put; to place
colocar
to put into
meter (en)
quite; completely
totalmente; completamente
quite; rather; somewhat
bastante; algo; un poco
not quite
no del todo
to reflect light
reflejar
to think
reflexionar
to run [action of running]
correr
to run [an organisation, etc.]
dirigir
to run up
subir corriendo
to run down
bajar corriendo
to run in(to)
entrar corriendo (en)
to run out (from)
salir corriendo (de)
to sit down [i.e. action]
sentarse
to be sitting [state]; to be seated [state]
estar sentado
sorry! [when interrupting or unintentionally hurting sb]
¡perdón!
to be sorry [to apologise emphatically, generally express regret, be sorry about]
sentir; lamentar
to be (very) sorry that …
sentir (mucho) que … [+subj]
to stand up
levantarse; ponerse de pie
to be standing [if bodily position is of importance]
estar de pie
to stand
estar parado
to stand; to tolerate; to put up with
aguantar; soportar
to stop; to bring/come to a halt
parar(se); detener(se)
to stop doing sth
dejar/terminar de hacer algo
to stop; to cease [e.g. rain]
cesar
to stop/prevent sb from doing sth
impedir que alguien haga algo
to be successful
tener éxito
to succeed in … [doing]
conseguir … [+inf]; lograr… [+inf]
to be next in succession to
suceder a
to take
tomar
to take hold of; to catch
coger
to occupy
ocupar
to take sb or sth somewhere
llevar
to take out (from)
sacar (de)
then; next
luego; entonces
then; at that time
entonces
then; in that case; so
pues; entonces
time [concept or duration]
el tiempo
time; occasion
la vez
time of day
la hora
time period; span of time
la época
short period of time; short while
el rato
to have a good time
divertirse; pasarlo bien
to try to; to endeavour to
tratar de; intentar; procurar
to try out [test, sample]; to try on [test, sample]
probar
to turn; to revolve
girar
to turn; to change direction
volver
to turn (round)
volverse; dar la vuelta
to turn into; to become
convertirse en; transformarse en
to turn [+adj]
volverse; ponerse
action of walking
andar
to go for a walk
pasearse; dar un paseo
to walk up
subir andando
to walk down
bajar andando
to walk in(to)
entrar andando (en)
to walk out (of)
salir andando (de)
to clean
limpiar
to dry
secar; enjugar
to do work
trabajar
to function
funcionar
work; job; the work you do
el trabajo
work; work of art
la obra
(road/building) works
las obras
when you called I was in the shower
cuando llamaste me encontraba/hallaba bajo la ducha
the dog was lying in the garden
el perro se encontraba/hallaba acostado en la huerta
Loli was ill that day
loli se encontraba enferma aquel día
Salamanca is on the river Tormes
Salamanca se encuentra ubicada en el río Tormes
the town was (left) in ruins
la ciudad quedaba en ruinas
Ana was puzzled
Ana quedó perpleja
that ski slope is the most dangerous
aquella pista de esquí se considera la más peligrosa
Pepe thinks he is very clever
Pepe se considera muy listo
there are lots of historic buildings in this town
se encuentran/ven muchos edificios históricos en esta ciudad
there was a long queue in front of the door
se veía una larga cola delante de la puerta
there are lots of solutions to this problem
existe un gran número de remedios para este problema
I’ve got a very fast computer
poseo un ordenador muy rápido
my sister’s got a delightful dog
mi hermana posee un perro encantador
the poor woman had severe arthritis
la pobre sufría/padecía de una artritis severa
Jaime went/came towards the door
Jaime se dirigió hacia la puerta
I go/come from Segovia to Madrid each day
viajo cada día desde Segovia a Madrid
I go/come from Segovia to Madrid each day
me desplazo cada día desde Segovia a Madrid
when are you going (away)?
¿cuándo te marchas/vas?
the train was going/moving away from the station
el tren se alejaba de la estación
off you go!
¡lárgate!
the train was coming/approaching
el tren se acercaba
winter is coming
se aproxima el invierno
a large quantity of
una gran cantidad de
a huge/vast quantity of
una cantidad enorme de
large quantities of
grandes cantidades de
huge/vast quantities of
cantidades enormes de
a heap of [coll]
un montón de
heaps of [coll]
montones de [m]
a multitude of
una multitud de
a great number of
una muchedumbre de
no end of; a great many
un sinnúmero de
thousands of
miles de; millares de
tons of
toneladas de
very expensive
caro/a
extremely expensive
carísimo
very rich
rico/a
extremely rich
riquísimo
very/extremely stupidly
estupidísimamente
extremely generous
extremadamente generoso
enormously ugly
enormemente feo
