Verbos 1- Oct.14 Flashcards
- To drain (bañera, agua)
Desaguar
- desaguar en: to flow into
- To hang out (ROPA)
- To lay (out) (tumbar)
- To stretch out; to spread
Tender
- irreg. present tense:
Yo tiendo…
Tu tiendes…
- To rinse
2. To rinse oneself/ one’s mouth/ hair etc
Enjuagar
- enjuagarse el pelo
To Pay Attention
Hacer caso
“El niño no hizo caso a los consejos de su padre”
To go back on one’s word
Desdecir
To predict; to forecast
Predecir
To appoint; to assign
Adscribir
To enroll; to engrave (grabar)
Inscribir
To place in front
Anteponer
- To fix
- To compose (música)
- To make up (formar, ser parte de)
Componer
- To oppose
2. To counter; to set against eachother
Contraponer
- To entertain (divertir)
2. To distract (despistar)
Entretener
- To drop, to set aside
2. To remove from office; to depose (líder)
Deponer
To impose
Imponer
To oppose
Oponer
To postpone (aplazar)
Posponer
- To unwind
2. To unwrap
Desenvolver
- To wrap
Envolver
- To cover up; to conceal (delitos)
Encubrir
- To delay; to postpone
Retrasar
- To replace (existencias, trabajador)
Reponer
- To return
Regresar
- To prevent
Prevenir
- To keep away
2. To move away
Alejar
- To define (funciones)
2. To set the boundaries of (terreno)
Delimitar
- To belong
Pertenecer
- To bring closer (aproximar)
Acercar
“Acércame el pan?” (Could you pass me the bread?)
- To convene (reunión)
2. To call (huelga)
Convocar
- To embrace, to cover (incluir)
- To be able to see, to have a view of
- To contain, to comprise (contener)
Abarcar
- To scare, to frighten
Atemorizar
- To provide (abastecer)
2. To supply
Proveer
- To glimpse (por un instante)
- To barely make out (vislumbrar)
- To see signs of (adivinar)
Entrever
“No se entreve una solución”
There is no sign of a solution
- To guess (acertar)
Adivinar
“! Adivina en qué mano está la moneda !”
Guess which hand has the coins in it!
- To suppose (creer)
Suponer
“Suponiendo que…” (Supposing/assuming that…)
“Supongo que sí/no…” (I suppose/ expect so/not…)
- To forsee, to anticipate (anticipar)
2. To plan (planear)
Prever
“Como era de prever…” (As was to be expected…”
- To give back; to return
2. To throw up
Devolver
“Si ya lo tiene, lo puedo devolver?”
En tienda
- To stir (mezclar) (líquido); to toss
- To turn upside down, to mess up
- To upset (irritar) *
Revolver
* “me revuelve el estómago”
It makes my stomach turn
- To uproot (árbol); to pull up (malas hierbas)
- Tear off (página, pelo)
- To snatch (algo a alguien)
Arrancar
- To place, to put (un lugar, en una posición)
Colocar
“Vuelve a colocar ese libro donde estaba”
Put that book back where it was
- To pack
Empacar
- To be wrong; be mistaken
Equivocarse (no tener razón)
“Te equivocas, eso no es así”
You’re wrong, it’s not like that
- To make, to manufacture (producir)
- To build (construir)
- To make up (inventar)
Fabricar
- To indicate (señalar)
Indicar
“Me indicó el camino”
He showed me the way
- To mark, to flag
Marcar
- To chew
Masticar
“Hay que dárselo todo masticado”
You need to spoon feed him
- To give birth
Dar a luz
Parir
- To place, to put (colocar) (mueble, persona)
- To LOCATE (situar)
- To find, to locate (encontrar)
Ubicar
- mostly used for location
- To add (a to) (añadir)
Agregar
- To turn off (luz)
2. To put out (fuego, incendio)
Apagar
- To allege; to claim
Alegar
“Alegar que…” (To claim that…)
- To load (llenar) (vehículo, arma, cámara)
2. To refill (pluma, machero)
Cargar
- To punish
Castigar
“Castigaron los niños sin cena”
They punished the children without dinner
- To hang (suspender)
2. To hang up (teléfono)
Colgar
“Me colgó en mitad de la frase”
She hung up on me when I was mid-sentence
- To judge
Juzgar
- To order
2. To put someone in charge
Encargar
- To deliver
2. To hand in
Entregar
- To glue
2. To stick; to hit
Pegar
- To water
Regar
Prsnt irreg.: riego, riegas, riega…
- To beg
2. To pray
Rogar
Present irreg: ruego, ruegas, ruega…
- To mow
2. To reap; to cut
Segar
Present irreg: siego, siegas, siega…
- To wander
Vagar
- To lift, to raise (levantar); to BOOST
- To raise (voz)
- To raise (aumentar)
Alzar
- To reach; to achieve
2. To catch up
Alcanzar
- To threaten (persona)
Amenazar
- To allow (dar permiso a)
2. To approve; to authorize
Autorizar
- To enjoy oneself
Gozar
“Gozar con” - to take delight in
- To throw (tirar)
2. To launch; to hurl, fling (con fuerza)
Lanzar
- To make (ejecutar)
- To perform (trabajo, operación)
- To fulfill (hacer real)
Realizar
- To pray (orar)
Rezar
- To calm (down) (calmar)
2. To reassure (dar confianza a)
Tranquilizarse
- To stumble, to trip
2. To run into s.o. (Con alguien)
Tropezar
- To warn
Advertir
- To regret it (lamentar) (de acción)
2. To be sorry; to repent
Arrepentirse
- To compete
Competir (con/por with/for)
- To conceive (plan, hijo)
2. To imagine (imaginar)
Concebir
- To obtain, to get (obtener)
2. To achieve (un objetivo)
Conseguir
- To convert, to transform
Convertir
- To correct (error)
- To mark (examen)
“Corrígeme si me equivoco, pero creo que…”
Corregir
- To undress
Desvestirse
- To melt (licuar)
2. To thaw (nieve)
Derretirse
- To differ
2. To postpone; to put off (disponer)
Diferir
- To digest (comida)
2. To assimilate, take in (noticias, hechos)
Digerir
- To choose, to select (escoger)
2. To elect (por votación)
Elegir
Present irreg: elijo, eliges, elige, …
- To issue (passaporte, discreto)
2. To send, to dispatch
Expedir
- To moan, to whine
Gemir
Present irreg: gimo, gimes, gime, gemimos, gemís, gimen
- To hurt, to injure (físicamente)
2. To wound
Herir
Present irreg.: hiero, hieres, hiere, herimos, herís, hieren
- To swallow, to consume, to ingest
Ingerir
Present irregular.: ingiero, ingieres, ingiere…
- To invest
Invertir
Present irreg: invierto, inviertes, invierte…
- To measure
Medir
Pres irreg: mido, mides, mide…
- To chase, pursue (seguir, tratar de obtener)
2. To persecute
Perseguir
Pres irreg: persigo, persigues, persigue…
- To forsee
2. To feel; have a premonition
Presentir
Pres irreg: presiento, presientes, presiente….
- To continue
2. To carry on
Proseguir
Pres irreg: prosigo, prosigues, prosigue, proseguimos…
- To refer
2. To tell, to recount
Referir
Pres. irreg: refiero, refieres, refiere,
- To govern; to rule; to manage
Regir
Pres irreg: rijo, riges, rige, regimos, regís, rigen
- To surrender; to yield
2. To exhaust, to tire out
Rendirse
Pres. irreg: rindo, rindes, rinde, rendimos…
- To argue, to scold
Reñir
Pres irreg: riño, riñes, riñe, reñimos…
- To need, to require (necesitar)
Requerir
- To follow
2. To continue
Seguir
Pres irreg: sigo, sigues, sigue
- To smile
Sonreír
Pres irreg: sonrío, sonríes, sonríe, sonreímos, sonreís, sonríen
- To suggest
Sugerir
Pres irreg: sugiero, sugieres, sugiere…
- To dye (ropa, pelo)
Teñir
Pres irreg: tiño, tiñes, tiñe, teñimos, teñís, tiñen
- To overwhelm
Abrumar
“Me sentía abrumado por los acontecimientos.”
(I felt overwhelmed by events)
- arrollar (enemy, opponent)
- To ignore; to disregard
Desoír
Irreg present: desoigo, desoyes, desoye, desoímos, desoís, desoyen
Irreg preterit: desoí, desoíste, desoyó, desoímos, desoísteis, desoyeron
- To own (ser dueño de)
Poseer
- To supply, to provide
Proveer
*3rd person preterit: proveyó
- To relapse (enfermo)
2. To fall back to
Recaer
Irregular Present: recaigo
Irreg preterit: recaí, recaíste, recayó… Recayeron
- To flee ( de - from)
- To escape (escapar)
- To avoid
Huir
Irreg Present: huyo, huyes, huye, huimos, huís, huyen
Irreg Preterit: huí, huíste, huyó, huímos, huísteis, huyeron
- To attribute
2. To confer
Atribuir
Irreg Pres: atribuyo, atribuyes, atribuye…
Irreg Pret: atribuí, atribuiste, atribuyó…atribuyeron
- To make up (componer)
2. To constitute; to set up
Constituir
- To build; to construct
Construir
- To conclude
Concluir
- To demolish; to knock down
Derruir
Irreg Pres: derruyo, derruyes, derruye, … Derruyen
Irreg Pret: derruí, derruiste, detruyó, … Derruyeron
- To dismiss
2. To remove from office
Destituir
Irreg pres.: destituyo, destituyes, destituye… Destituyen
Irreg Pret: destuí, destituiste, destituyó…. destituyeron
- To destroy
Destruir
- To dilute
Diluir
- To reduce; to decrease
Disminuir
Irreg pres: disminuyo, disminuyes, disminuye, … Disminuyen
Irreg Pret: disminuí, disminuiste, disminuyó… Disminuyeron
- To train
Entrenar
- To distribute
Distribuir
- To exclude (dejar fuera)
2. To omit; to keep out
Excluir
- To flow
Fluir
- To imbue (to impregnate or inspire with feelings)
Imbuir (de - with)
- To include
Incluir
“A mí no me incluyas” (count me out)
- To influence
Influir
- To sense
2. To have a feelings
Intuir
- To establish (fundar)
- To found (premio)
- To appoint (nombrar)
Instituir
- To instruct, to train, to coach
Instruir
- To block, to obstruct (bloquear)
Obstruir
- To betray (amigo, ideal)
2. To give away (ser descubierto por)
Traicionar
- To reveal (descubrir)
2. To disclose; to show
Revelar
- To seclude, to imprison
Recluir
- To reconstitute (rehacer)
2. To reconstruct
Reconstituir
- To rebuild (edificio, país)
Reconstruir
- To redistribute
Redistribuir
- To avoid
2. To reject
Rehuir
- To return (devolver, objeto)
2. To restore (restaurar)
Restituir
Restituirse a - to return to
- To substitute
2. To replace
Sustituir (por - with/for)
Irreg Pres: sustituyo, sustituyes, sustituye, sustituimos, sustituís, sustituyen
Irreg Pret: sustituí, sustituiste, sustituyó…sustituyeron
- To thank; to be grateful for (dar las gracias)
Agradecer
“Te lo agradezco mucho” (I’m very grateful to you)
“Le agradezco su interés” (thank you for your interest)
- To bribe
Sobornar
- To Brown (comida)
- To tan (piel)
- To gild (cubrir con oro)
Dorar
- To endow
- To provide (proveer)
- To equip
Dotar
“Dotar (a) algo de” ( to provide sth with sth)
- To wet, to soak
Mojar
- To exchange
Cambiar por
- To attract; to draw (atención)
2. To attract (gustar)
Atraer
Pres irreg: atraigo, atraes…
Pret irreg: atraje, atrajiste, atrajo, atrajimos, atrajisteis, atrajeron
- To contract (encoger)
Contraer
- To contradict
Contradecir
- To remove (quitar), seperate, take away
2. To turn aside (desviar)
Detraer
- To retract
2. To withdraw, retreat
Retraer
- To remove, extract
2. To subract (Math)
Sustraer
“Sustraer a/ de”- to avoid (obligación, problema)
- To redirect (desviar)
2. to return (devolver)
Reconducir
Irreg Pres: reconduzco, reconduces…
Irreg Pret: reconduje, recondujes, recondujiste, recondujo, recondujimos, recondujisteis, recondujeron
- To produce
2. To cause; to give rise to
Producir
Irreg Pres: produzco, produces, ..
Irreg Pret: produje, produjiste, produjo, produjimos, produjisteis, produjeron
- To subsidize (precios, industria)
Subvencionar
- To pawn
Empeñar
- To carry out (función, misión)
- To hold (cargo, puesto)
- To redeem, get out of debt
Desempeñar
- To leak; to escape
Fugar
- To swallow
Tragar
- To choke
Atragantarse
- To push
2. To shove
Empujar
- To vanish
2. To blur, to soften
Esfumar
- To disguise (con traje)
- To disguise (intenciones, verdad, hechos)
- To hide, conceal (nervios, sentimientos)
Disfrazar
Acaparar
- To monopolize, to hoard
“Acaparada las miradas de todos”- all eyes were on her
“Los reyes están en Holanda donde Letizia y Máxima acapararon la atención”
Ratear
- To pilfer, to steal
Arrastrarse
- To drag (move along The ground)
- To crawl; to creep; to slither
“Los serpientes se arrastran”
Verter
- To pour
- To infest
Plagar
- To spoil, to ruin (estropear) (fiesta, etc)
2. To bother (molestar), to annoy
Fastidiar
“Su actitud me fastidia mucho” - i find his attitude very annoying
Remitir
- To send; to refer
Roncar
To snore
To sneeze
Estornudar
Darse cuenta
To realize
Darse prisa
To hurry up
Irse de juerga
Go partying/ go on a spree
To give proof
Dar prueba
- To poke out
2. To come out; to show ones face
Asomar
“Ni por asomas”
- To give up, to stop (de hacer algo …doing sth)
2. To cease
Desistir
- To mislead, to divert
2. To distract (distraer)
Despistar
“El ruido me despista” -(the noise is distracting me)
To graze
Pastar
To damage, to break down (coche, máquina)
Averiarse
To dusk
Anochecer
- To frustrate
2. To thwart
Frustrar
- To blow up, to inflate
2. To swell up
Hincharse
“Se me ha hinchado el brazo”- my arm has swollen up
“Se hinchó a comer”- She stuffed herself
- To devote (tiempo, energía, dinero)
- To use (espacio, cuarto)
- To dedicate (libro, monumento)
Dedicarse
To bother
Tener la molestía (de hacer algo)
- Take a stroll
Dar un paseo
- To find out
Enterarse
Enterarse a alguien de algo- inform s.o. about smtg
“Pues está mañana me he enterado de que Juan y Elena dejaron de vivir juntos hacían varias semanas”
To beg
Pedir limosna
- To shiver (de frío, de miedo)
Tiritar
To crush
Aplastar
- To break (romper)
- To weaken (debilitar)
- To go bankrupt
Quebrarse
- To creak (Madera)
2. To crackle, to crunch
Crujir
“Las maderas crujían…”
- To utter
2. To hurl (insultos)
Proferir
Irreg pret: profirío, profirieron
- To empower; to authorize
Apoderar
*apoderarse - to seize
- To play the lead; to be involved in
Protagonizar
- Take a stroll
Dar un paseo
Calar
- To soak
2. To penetrate
Ser un cachondeo
To be a laugh
Tomarse algo a cachondeo
To treat something as a joke
Flaquearse
- To weaken
- To claim,
2. to demand, to ask for (exigir, pedir)
Reclamar
“Le he reclamado todo el dinero que me debe”
- To be mistaken
Equivocarse
Me equivoqué
- To ship
2. To send
Expedir
- To show
2. To display
Exponer
Irreg p.p.: expuesto
- To object
Oponer
Irreg: opuesto
- To rot
2. To putrify
Pudrirse
Irreg p.p.: podrido
- To reoffend
Recaer
- To imprison
Recluir (se)
- To restore
Recomponer
*recompuesto
- To shy away from
Rehuir
- To revise
Releer
- To put back
Reponerse
*respuesto
- To repress
Reprimir
- To withdraw
Retraer
- To satisfy
Satisfacer
- satisfecho
- To seduce
Seducir
- To sign
Suscribir
*suscrito
- To steal
Sustraer
- To mix; to stir
Revolver
- Revuelto
- To risk
Arriesgarse
No quiero arriesgarme -
I don’t want to risk it
- To involve; to jeopordize
Comprometer
Las imágenes no deben comprometer a ninguno de los asistentes a la cena
To have a good time , have fun
Pasarlo/ a bien
Pasárselo bien
- To fill (to The brim); to heap
2. To fufill (aspiración, deseo)
Colmar
- To oppress
2. To press (bóton)
Oprimir
Oprima el número nueve - press number nine
- To hurry (meter/darse prisa)
- To finish off (Agotar) ; To exhaust (existencias, la paciencia)
- To worry (about) por
Apurarse
“Apura tu copa, que nos vamos”
- drink up, we’re going
- To complain
Quejarse (reclamar for formal complaints)
Se quejaron a los vecinos- they complained to The neighbors
- to roast (al horno)
2. To grill; to broil
Asar (to roast)
Asar a la parrilla (to grill)
To make excuses
Poner excusas
“Finalmente decidí dejar de poner excusas e intentarlo”
- finally I decided to stop making excuses and go for it
- To give the reason
2. To justify
Dar la rázon
- To coat in batter or bread crumbs
Rebozar
- To encourage (animar)
Alentarse
Alentar a alguien a hacer algo
“Las condiciones económicas alentaron la llegada de inmigrantes a España…”
- To shuffle (cartas)
2. To consider (considerar- nombres, posibilidades)
Barajar
“Mientras, los países europeos siguen barajando medidas de control”
- To turn down (rechazar)
2. To look down on, turn one’s nose up at (despreciar)
Desestimar
To be about to (do something)
Estar a punto de + infinitive
To be in agreement
To agree (with)
Estar conforme
Estar de acuerdo (con)
To be about to do (sthng)
Estar para + inf.
To be in favor of
Estar por
- To file
Archivar
- To encourage
- To enliven
- To motivate, to drive
Animar
- “Mis padres siempre me han animado a estudiar”
- “Ese grupo sabe cómo animar una fiesta”
- To enliven; to get energized
2. To cheer up
AnimarSE
- “Ella siempre se anima antes de salir a bailar a salsa”
- “La vista de mi abuela me ánimo” (my grandma’s visit cheered me up)
- To sway (árbol, persona)
- To wobble (mesa, silla)
- To dangle
Bambolearse
- To rock (en silla)
2. To swing (en columpio, hamaca)
Mecerse
Irreg YO present tense: mezo , meces, mece, mecéis, mecen
- To dig; to scratch;
2. To rummage
Escarbar
- To touch (emotion), to move emotionally
Conmover (to move, to touch)
Conmoverse (to be moved, touched)
Irreg Pres tense: conmuevo, conmueves, conmueve, conmovemos, conmovéis, conmueven
- To blink
Parpadear (luz y ojos) pestañear (sólo ojos)
- To inherit
Heredar (from de)
- To hesitate (dudar o hablar); vacillate (vacilar)
2. To Stutter (balbucear)
Titubear (titubeante)
“No titubear en hacer algo”- don’t hesitate to do sth
“Respondió sin titubear”- he answered with no hesitation
- To burgle (casa), ransack
2. To rob (persona)
Desvalijar
“Los ladrones desvalijaron 14 oficinas, todas ellas del sector frutícola.”
- To harden or toughen (objecto o piel)
- To strengthen (body)
- Toughen up (carácter)
Endurecer
“Endurecer la piel puede eliminar las ampollas” - toughening skin can eliminate blisters
- To tread on (con el piel), To step on, walk on
Pisar
“Prohibido pisar el césped”
- To keep awake
2. To unveil, to reveal, to tell (noticia, secreto)
Desvelarse
- To poison
Envenenarse
- To purr
Ronronear
- To vent (ira)
2. To relieve, to ease (contar penas), unburden
Desahogar
“Desahogó sus penas”- she unburdened herself of her woes
Desahogarse- let off steam
“Me desahogué diciéndole todo lo que pensaba”
- To move away (alejar)
- To remove (quitar)
- To separate (separar)
Apartarse
“Apartar la mirada”- to look away
- To splash around
Chapotear
Chapotea en el barro- he splashes in the mud
- To ruin (también figurativo)
Arruinarse
“Por arruinar mi prometedora carrera…”
- To clarify, to explain (puntualizar)
- To tinge (teñir) with (de)
- To blend; to tone down; to match (arte)
Matizar
“Matizar que”- to explain that…
- To bug (molestas)
2. To mess up (estropear)(fiestas, planes)
Jorobarse
- To look like
Asemejar (a)
Asemejarse (a)- to be similar to
- To attach (documento en correo electrónico)
2. To enclose (en una carta)
Adjuntar
- To feed (give food o figurativo)
2. To nourish
Alimentar
“Alimentaste al bebe?”- did you feed The baby?
“La lectura alimenta la imaginación”- reading fires/feeds The imagination
- To shoot; to execute by firing squad
Fusilar
- To vilify, to revile (ofender)
2. To despise (despreciar)
Vilipendiar
- To practise
2. To rehearse
Ensayar
- To sob
Sollozar
- To throw, throw oneself
2. To fling, to hurl
Arrojar
‘Ella arrojó el anillo al mar; ya no querría saber más de su ex-esposo’
- To undertake
- To start ((trabajo)
- To set off on (viaje)
Emprender
- To turn to sby (buscar ayuda)
- To resort to something
- To appeal (ley)
Recurrir
- recurrir a alguien
- recurrir a algo
- (3) “Barney recurre la fianza de 88 millones por excesiva”
- To reduce
2. To decrease
Disminuir
-irreg Pres: disminuyo, disminuyes, disminuye, disminuimos, disminuís, disminuyen
- To avoid (persona, discusión)
2. To dodge (golpe)
Esquivar
- To tally, add up
2. To square off
Cuadrar
Reconocer
- To recognize
“?me reconoces en este foto? - To admit an error
“Mi padre reconoció que se había equivocado”
- To vent
2. To let off steam
Desfogarse
- To put on top
2. To overcome; to triumph over; to win through (pronominal)
- Sobreponer
- Sobreponerse
“A pesar de las dificultades de los últimos años han sabido sobreponerse en un admirable esfuerzo…”
- To shelter, to wrap up, to protect
2. To cherish
Abrigar
“Esta chaqueta no abriga nada”
Paladear
- To savor; to taste
“Una oportunidad única para paladear la esencia de la Fiesta Nacional”
Repletar
- To fill completely
- To stuff full; pack tight
“Les deseo que disfruten de estas fiestas de San Isidro, repletas de música con conciertos…”
- To praise
Alabar
Aporrear
- To bang on (puerta, piano)
- To beat up (dar una paliza a)
- To beat (pegar)
“Los Zaldikos también van armadas con vergas (Yard stick) y aporrean los niños”