Verbos Flashcards
ofender
to offend
obedecer
to obey
luchar
to fight (VI)
compartir
to share
ahogar
to suffocate
valorar
to value
permitirse
to afford
discutir
to argue
cargar, costar
to charge
pedir prestado
to borrow
costar
to cost
ganar
to earn
heredar
to inherit
invertir
to investí
prestar, dejar
to lend
vivir de (a costa de)
to live off
vivir de
to live on
deber, adeudar
to owe
aumentar, recaudar
to raise
ahorrar
to save
despilfarrar
to waste
apartar (dejar a un lado, ahorrar)
to put aside (PV)
patrocinar
to sponsor
sufrir
to suffer
emplear
to employ
evitar
to avoid
cruzar
to cross
estar atascado
to get stuck
I always get stuck in traffic
sobrepasar
to go over
ahogarse
to choke
quejarse
to claim
chocar
to crash
cotillear
cotilleo
to gossip
gossip (n) Have you got any gossip to share?
adaptarse
to fit
They want to fit me with a hearing aid
hacer multitarea
to multitask
alcanzar, llegar a
to reach
reducir
to reduce
darse prisa
to rush
(I was late so I had to rush to school
pegarse, pegar
pegado
to stick
stuck
intercambiar
to swap
hablar sobre algo
to talk about sth
tender
to tend
dar la vuelta
to turn around
You should turn around because you’re going the wrong way
publicar
to publish
marcar (un numero, emisora)
to dial
colgar (el telefono)
to hang up
Don’t hang up until you’ve heard….
acompañar
to accompany
criticar
to criticize
declarar, manifestar
to declare
(You should not declare what you will and will not eat
merecer
to deserve
dudar
to doubt
generar, dar lugar
to generate
insultar
to insult
(The player was sent off for insulting the referee
deber
to ought
batir
to beat
dibujar
to draw
eliminar
to eliminate
noquear
to knock out
expulsar
to send off
I think the referee should send off the player
entrenar
to train (How many hours do you train for every day?)
calentar
to warm up
It’s important to warm up before you do exercise
ganar
to win
trabajar
to work out
(I like to work out at the gym three times a week
dejar, volcar, deshacerse de
to dump
proponer
to propose
estar en contacto
to get in touch
(Please get in touch when you are next in town
casarse
to get married
conocer
to get to know
I want to get to know you
salir juntos
to go out together
How long did you and Nick go out together?
quedar enamorado
to have a crush on
I have a crush on my sister’s best friend
otorgar
to award
finalizar
to finish
poner en marcha
to run
I want to run a company when I grow up
sudar
to sweat
hacer trampa
to cheat
protestar
to protest
recuperarse
to recover
dirigir
to direct
doblar (películas)
to dub
situar, colocar
to set
They set the film in the Italian Alps
morder, picar
to bite (Did that dog just bite you?)
aplaudir
to clap
Clap your hands¡
dar una patada
to kick
kick the ball as far as you can
apuntar
to point
sonreír
to smile
oler
to smell
mirar fijamente
to stare
-Don’t stare at people-it’s rude
probar, catar
to taste
lanzar
to throw
tocar
to touch
silbar
to whistle
vestirse elegantemente
to dress up
teñir
to dye
hacerse mayor
to grow up
identificar
to identify
habitar
to inhabit
juzgar
to judge
fotografiar
to photograph
transformar
to transform
dar la bienvenida
to welcome
persistir
to persist
comportarse
comportamiento
to behave
behaviour
hacer
to do
educar
to educate
expulsar
to expel
-If you cheat in your exams the head teacher will expel you-
fallar
to fail
graduarse
to graduate
aprender
to learn
aprobar, pasar
to pass
castigar
to punish
repasar, corregir, revisar
to revise
estudiar
to study
adorar
to adore
componer
to compose
cooperar
to co-operate
superar, exceder
to excel
esperar, confiar
to expect -We expect you to be the number one in your class for maths-
colgar
to hang VI
permitir, dejar
to let
-Do your parents let you go out late at night?-
tener vista a, dar a
to overlook
-Does your balcony overlook the river?-
representar, interpretar, realizar
to perform
-Would you like to perform in front of 500 people?-
empujar
to push
mantenerse, permanecer
to remain
-Do you think this garden will remain beautiful if we move out?-
molestar
to resentí
alcanzar, conseguir, llevar a cabo, realizar
to achieve
estar de acuerdo
to agree
discutir
to argue
adjuntar, incorporar
to attach
-Did you attach the report to your email?-
escoger, elejir
to choose
compensar
to compensate
quejarse
to complain
-I would like to complain to the hotel manager-
entregar, repartir, llevar
to deliver
demostrar
to demonstrate
explicar
to explain
perder, extraviar
to lose
pagar
to pay
responder, contestar
to respond
vender
en venta
vendido
to sell VI
for sale
sold
tener éxito, triunfar
to succeed
-It takes a lot of hard work to succeed in this business-
solicitar, pedir, presentarse a
to apply for
-Did you apply for that teaching job?-
ascender, promocionar
to promote
-I hope they promote me soon-
resignarse
to resign
jubilarse
to retire
-I will be 70 when I retire-
despedir (de trabajo)
to sack
establecer, componer, ajustar
to set up
-I want to set up my own company-
soportar, llevar, merecer
to bear
-I just can’t bear bad service-
demostrar
to demonstrate
conseguir trabajo
to get a job
vacilar, titubear, dudar
to hesitate
-Tell them that you will not hesitate to change banks if they don’t improve their service-
inspeccionar
to inspect
rechazar
to reject
estropear, arruinar
to spoil
- Don’t spoil your meal by getting into an argument with the waiter-
ponerse a discutir con
to get into an argument with
jurar (palabrotas)
to swear
-Never shout and swear-it achieves nothing-
amenazar
to threaten
-You should threaten to tell the newspapers about the bad service-
imaginar
to imagine
Improvisar
to improvise
superar, ….
to move on
-Selling my wedding dress helped me to move on from my marriage breakdown-
rallar
to scratch
escribir a maquina, teclear
to type
desconectar
to disconnect
to unplug
instalar
to install
conectar
to plug
rescatar
to rescue
poner, colocar, ajustar
to set
-I set my alarm clock for 7 .30 a.m.-
apagar
to switch off
disminuir (p.ej. el volumen)
aumentar (id.)
to turn down
to turn up
Hacer auto-stop
to hitchhike
alquilar
to rent
temblar, estremecerse, tener escalofríos
to shiver (“to shifer”)
admirar
to admire
adoptar
to adopt
cometer
to commit
proponerse
to intend
-They intend to call four witnesses during the trial-
lanzar
to launch
probar
to prove
cerrar, clausurar
to shut down
-It was shut down by the university, but it inspired him to créate Facebook-
abolir
to abolish
absolver
to acquit
-The judge acquit him and he was set free-
interrogar (tercer grado)
to cross-examine
-The lawyer for the defence began to cross-examine Mrs Salmon-
depender de
to depend on
-A man’s life may depend-on your evidence-
suplicar, aducir
to plead
-I understand he intends to plead “not guilty”-
aterrorizar
to terrorize
