Spanish 501-1000

Question 1

Dato

Answer 1

data, fact

500-600

Question 2

Asunto

Answer 2

matter, issue, affair

500-600

Question 3

Asegurar

Answer 3

To assure, secure, insure

500-600

Question 4

Pretender

Answer 4

To attempt

500-600

Question 5

Acordarse

Answer 5

To remember
(non reflexive verb is rarely used)
i.e. “te acuerdas?” o “te acuerdas de lo
recordar = to recall

Try to remember to use a direct object with recordar. E.g. Recuerdo algo. 
Only add a reflexive pronoun to acordar and not recordar. E.g. Me acuerdo not me recuerdo.
When using acordarse with a direct object always remember to add the preposition de. E.g. Me acuerdo de…

500-600

Question 6

Siquiera

Answer 6

Even if, at least, even

a. Even if:
Debes ir a la fiesta, siquiera sea para saludar. You should go to the party, even if it’s just to say hello.

b. At least
¿Puedes intentar siquiera hacer algo de ejercicio hoy? Could you at least try to do some exercise today?

c. Even
No fui a la fiesta ni siquiera para ver a los famosos que estaban allí.I didn’t go to the party not even to see the celebrities who were there.

Question 7

Adquirir

Answer 7

To acquire, obtain, buy
conjugated like
adquiero, adquieres, etc.

Question 8

Lanzar

Answer 8

To throw, launch

Question 9

Aprovechar

Answer 9

To take advantage of, enjoy (aproveche)

Question 10

Negar

Answer 10

To deny, refuse

Question 11

Exigir

Answer 11

To demand

Question 12

Imponer

Answer 12

To impose, enforce

Question 13

Disponer

Answer 13

To have means, to have, to dispose, arrange, make use of
i.e. “el hotel dispone de cuatro salas de conferencia” = The hotel has 4 conference rooms

Disponer(se) means to prepare oneself

Question 14

Materia

Answer 14

Matter, material

Question 15

Pleno

Answer 15

Complete, full

Question 16

Caber

Answer 16

To fit (into)
Can be used with being full (food), math, objects

Also as a turn of phrase:
“cabe preguntarse si esto es” = it might be worth asking if this is

600-700

Question 17

Personaje

Answer 17

Character (fiction)

700-800

Question 18

Conjunto

Answer 18

Group, outfit, set (set of numbers, people, etc)

Question 19

Impedir

Answer 19

To prevent, hinder

Question 20

Entero

Answer 20

Entire, whole, complete

Question 21

Prestar

Answer 21

To lend

Question 22

Cargo (n)

Answer 22

Position, fee, charge

Question 23

Juicio

Answer 23

judgement

Question 24

Recorrer

Answer 24

To travel, cover distance

Question 25

Retirar

Answer 25

To remove, to take away, retire, withdraw (troops), to pick up (something)

Reflexive: To hang up,to move back (getting out of the way), to go to bed, to leave, to go, to retreat, to go away (for solitude)

Question 26

Asistir

Answer 26

To attend (not assist!)

Question 27

Sostener

Answer 27

To support, hold up

Question 28

Mediante

Answer 28

By means of, with, through

i.e. escaparon a Andorra mediante la ruta de contrabandistas = they escaped to andorra using the the smuggler’s route

Question 29

Bastar

Answer 29

To be sufficient, enough
i.e. Jesucristo basta
Basta! = that’s enough!

801-900

Question 30

Diario

Answer 30

Daily, newspaper, journal

901-1000

Question 31

Plantear

Answer 31

To suggest, to bring up

reflexive: to consider (es hora de plantearte lo que vas a hacer este año)

Question 32

Salvo

Answer 32

lit. “safe” - more often used to mean except for or but (sí, salvo que nosotros tenemos una terraza u ellos no)
Also is used to say saved in a Christian context!

Question 33

Masa

Answer 33

Mass, dough, bulk, crowd

Question 34

Atravesar

Answer 34

To cross

Question 35

Destacar

Answer 35

To emphasize; stand out

Question 36

Convenir

Answer 36

To agree, to arrange

i. e. Es obvio que no van a convenir en eso (agree)
i. e. Horario: a convenir con la agencia de viajes (to be arranged)

Question 37

Dado

Answer 37

Given, etc

i. e. El ejemplo dado es
i. e. Podría haber dado un paso adelante y dijo algo - he could have taken a step forward and said something

901-1000