Useful Infinitives Flashcards
To open (to allow access through) To unwrap, uncover
Abrir
To accept, agree to, take
Aceptar
To turn off, switch off, put out (to disconnect)
To put out, blow out, extinguish (to cause to stop burning)
To calm, sooth (to pacify)
To muffle, soften (to tone down)
Apagar
To appear, show up (to show up)
To turn up (to reappear)
To come out (to be published)
Aparecer
To fix, repair, mend (to restore) To arrange (to organize).. To tidy, tidy up (to clean) To settle, sort out (to solve) To arrange (to agree)
Arreglar
To celebrate (to commemorate) To hold (to cause to take place) To be pleased, delighted (to be happy about) To celebrate, praise, laugh at (to approve of) To celebrate mass
Celebrar
To close (to shut) To close (to cover) To conclude (to finalize) To shut down (to shut down)
Cerrar
To answer, reply to (to respond to)
To talk back, answer back (to retort)
To protest
Contestar
To cross, go across (to traverse) To cross, fold (to fold crosswise) To cross (as in one's mind) To cross breed To cross out
Cruzar
To owe (to reciprocate)
Should, must, have to, ought to (used to express obligation)
Should, ought to (used to make a suggestion)
Deber
The duty, obligation
El deber
To decide, choose
Decidir
To make up one’s mind
Decidirse
To leave, forget, abandon, bequeath
To drop. allow, loan
Dejar
To stop, quit, give up
Dejar de
To rest, have off (to take a break)
To sleep, nap (to be asleep).
Descansar
To give back, return, take back, send back (to restore)
To give back, refund, return (economics)
To compensate, return
To vomit, throw up, bring up
Devolver
To draw, sketch
Dibujar
To enjoy
Disfrutar
To have, enjoy (to benefit from; used with “de”)
Disfrutar de
To fold, bend (to crease) To double (to increase by two times) To dub (cinema) To turn (to change direction)
Doblar
To fall asleep. go to sleep (to get to sleep)
Wake up Late
Dormirse
To enter, go in, come in (to pass inside) To fit, go in (to be of the right size) To join (to become a member)
Entrar
To listen to oneself
Escucharse
To teach, give a lesson in (to give instruction)
To explain, give an explication
Explicar
To explain oneself, understand, make oneself understood
Explicarse
To win, earn, make
Ganar(se)
To enjoy oneself (to take pleasure)
Gozar
To do (to complete)
To make, prepare (to produce)
To create, make
Hacer
To arrive, get (to reach a place; often used with “a”)
To be enough (to be sufficient)
To reach (to extend; often used with “a”)
To become, go to, make it, come to (to get to; often used with “a”)
To stretch (to extend; used with “a” or “hasta”)
To manage to (to be able to; used with “a” and the infinitive)
Llegar
To take, carry, give a ride (to transport)
To wear (clothing)
To handle, deal with, run (to manage)
LLevar
To handle, use, operate (to deal with)
To run, manage (to direct)
To manipulate (to exploit)
To drive (automobile)
Manejar
To mark (to put a mark on)
To indicate, mark (to show)
To press, dial (to push numbers on a phone)
Marcar
To put, stick, fit, get (to place)
To bring into, involve, get into, drag into (to implicate)
Meter