Repaso Chapter 1 Verbs Flashcards

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1
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acabar

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to finish, end

  • -El domingo acaba el Tour de Francia.
  • -The Tour de France ends on Sunday.
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aceptar

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to accept

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aconsejar

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to advise
El doctor le aconsejó que tomara unas vacaciones porque está muy estresado.
The doctor advised him to take some time off as he was so stressed.

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ahorrar

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to save
Con mi miserable sueldo nunca podré ahorrar para comprar una casa.
With my lousy pay I’ll never be able to save enough to buy a house.

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alquilar

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to rent
Alquiló una casa en la playa para sus vacaciones.
She rented a house on the beach for her vacation.

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apagar

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to turn off, shut off
Al apagar la lámpara la habitación quedó en total oscuridad.
When I switched the lamp off the room was plunged into total darkness.

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arreglar

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to arrange, fix up
El técnico tardó en arreglar el ascensor averiado.
It took the engineer a long time to repair the lift.

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aumentar

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to increase
El agujero de la capa de ozono ha aumentado este año.
The hole in the ozone layer has increased in size this year.

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averiguar

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to find out
El detective se encargará de averiguar quién fue el ladrón.
The detective will be in charge of discovering the identity of the thief.

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bajar

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to go down, lower, turn down; to download
Baja los libros del estante.
 	Take those books down off the shelf.
-Juan ha bajado una película muy buena.
 	John's downloaded a really good film.
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borrar

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to erase, delete
Stalin borraba de las fotos a sus antiguos compañeros de partido.
Stalin used to erase his former party colleagues from photos.

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cargar

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to load, upload
La persona que carga el equipaje de los viajeros en estaciones de tren y aeropuertos se llama maletero.
At train stations and airports, porters carry people’s luggage.
- No cargaron el camión porque el montacargas se descompuso.
They didn’t load the lorry because the forklift broke down.

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13
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charlar

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to chat

Nos reunimos un grupo de ex compañeros del colegio y estuvimos charlando

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colocar

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to put, place
El niño colocó los juguetes en los estantes.
ⓘ She placed her knick-knacks carefully on the mantlepiece.

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cortar

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to cut
Corta un trozo de queso con el cuchillo.
Cut a piece of cheese off with your knife.

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descargar

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to download

Mi computadora es muy lenta, tarda mucho en descargar programas.

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desear

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to want

Los niños están deseando que lleguen las Navidades.

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doblar

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to turn (change direction)
Dobla las sábanas y las cobijas.
Fold the sheets and the blankets.

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durar

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to last

La película dura nada menos que cuatro horas.

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echar

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to throw
El guardia nos echó del parque.
The security guard chased us out of the park.

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empujar

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to push

Necesito que me ayuden a empujar el coche.

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entregar

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to hand in, hand over
El cartero entregó el paquete al destinatario
-La policía entregó el niño a los servicios sociales.

23
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estacionar

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to park
Estacionó el vehículo justo al lado del paso de peatones.
She parked the vehicle right beside the pedestrian crossing.

24
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felicitar

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to congratulate
Le felicitó por su aniversario.
I wished her a happy birthday.

25
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firmar

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to sign

Firme el documento por las dos caras, por favor.

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gastar

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to spend, waste
Gastan demasiado en ropa; no saben ahorrar.
They spend too much on clothes; they don’t know how to save.

27
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grabar

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to record
Usamos un móvil para grabar las imágenes.
We’re using a cellphone to record the images.

28
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guardar

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to save (computer file); to keep, put
away
Las joyas se guardan en la caja fuerte.
The jewels are kept in the safe

29
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llorar

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to cry
Lloraba de alegría al ver su patria de nuevo y sonreía entre lágrimas

She cried with joy to see his homeland again and smiled tearfully

30
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mandar

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to send, order
El jefe manda en la empresa.
The boss rules the company

31
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marcar

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to dial, mark
Haz una marca en la línea en la que nos hemos quedado trabajando.
Mark the line where we stopped working.
-Marca 0034 para llamar a España.
Dial 0034 to call Spain.

32
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navegar

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to surf (the Web)
navegar por la red
33
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parar

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to stop
Voy a parar un rato porque estoy muy cansada.
I’m going to stop for a while because I’m very tired.

34
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quitar

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to take away

Un ladrón le quitó la cartera en el autobús.

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regresar

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to come back, return
El famoso escritor regresó a su pueblo tras una larga ausencia.
The famous writer returned to his town after a long absence.

36
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repasar

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to review

Repasa la lista antes de salir.

37
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saludar

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to greet

Me saludó calurosamente.

38
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tardar

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to be late
Tu hermano tarda, ya tenía que haber llegado.
Your brother is late, he should have been here by now.

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telecargar

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to load, upload

40
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tirar

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to throw
El niño tiraba piedras.
The child was throwing stones.

41
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trotar

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to jog
Nos llevó todo el día trotando de un lado para otro del centro comercial y al final no se compró nada.
We spent all day running from one end of the mall to the other. In the end, we didn’t buy anything.

42
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meter

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to put in
metersele algo en la cabeza a alguien
get an idea into your head

43
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prender

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to turn on 
	Ella prendió una flor en su pelo.
 	She fastened (or: pinned) a flower in her hair.
-prender el carro
	start the car
44
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toser

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to cough
Se resfrió y se pasó la noche tosiendo.
He had a cold and spent the night coughing.

45
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añadir

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to add
Cuando llegan invitados inesperados a comer, se acostumbra añadir más agua a la sopa.
If guests turn up unexpectedly at lunchtime we just add water to the soup.

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asistir

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to attend (to)
Un médico le asistió en el parto.
A doctor helped with the birth.
-Al estreno de la película asistieron muchos famosos.
A lot of famous people attended the film premiere.

47
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difundir

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to broadcast
La prensa difunde las noticias por todo el mundo.
The press spreads (or: disseminates) the news everywhere.

48
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discutir

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to discuss, argue
Mis padres se divorciaron porque discutían todo el tiempo.
My parents divorced because they argued all the time.

49
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interrumpir

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to interrupt

El orador interrumpió su discurso cuando vio que uno de los presentes se acercaba a la plataforma.

50
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ocurrir

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to happen

Ocurrió un grave accidente, hay decenas de heridos.

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subir

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to go up, raise; upload
Los pasajeros subieron al autobús por la puerta delantera.
The passengers got on the bus through the front door.
- El cartero subió por las escaleras.
The postman climbed the stairs.

52
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escoger

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to choose, pick
Puede escoger entre té, café o cacao.
-escoger bien choose well, wisely