Verbs 01 Flashcards
- [derechos, salario etc] to claim, to demand
2. [atentado] to claim responsibility for
Reivindicar
to integrate
to fit in
Integrarse
Adecuarse
to tell off
to argue/quarrel (x2)
Regañar
Reñir
to bewilder/confuse/defen/stun
Aturdir
to overwhelm/weigh down
Abrumar
to tighten/press/push/squeeze
Apretar
to loosen/slacken/ease off
Aflojar
[coche, camión] to overturn
[barco] to capsize
Volcar
to get uptight
Agobiarse
to distribute/deliver/hand-out
Repartir
to sink/ruin/destroy
Hundir
- [pájaro] to nest
- (figurado) [sentimiento]
to find a place in
Anidar (en)
to stress/emphasize
Recalcar
to lay siege to
(figurado) to pester/badger
Asediar
- [negar] to deny
- [no corresponder] to belie
to show to be false or contradict /
to misrepresent /
to act unworthily according to tradition
Desmentir
to ease/relieve
Paliar
- [implicar] to involve/entail
2. [soportar] to bear
Conllevar
to unravel
Deshilachar
- [militar] to entrench o.s.
- (figurado) [escudarse]
to hide behind
Atrincherarse (en)
to lift up
reflexive) to climb up (onto
Encaramar
Encaramarse
to stuff full
Atiborrar
to overflow with / to brim with
Rebosar
to make a fuss (protest)
to complain
Respingar
to notice (something)
Percatarse (de algo)
to interfere or meddle (in)
Inmiscuirse en
[generalmente] to collapse
[techo] to fall in
Desplomarse
- [atornillar] to screw in
- [enrollar] to roll up
[cuerpo, cola] to curl up
Enroscar
- [ley] to be in force, to apply
- (figurado) [persona] to be of sound mind
- to rule
Regir
- [generalmente] to catch
- [chiste, explicación] to get
- [atropellar] to knock down
Pillar
to upload
Colgar
to enlist in the army
alistarse
mutiny (noun)
el motín
to mutiny (verb)
amotinarse
to prescribe (medicines)
recetar (medicamentos)
to make sure / to ensure (pronominal + prep)
asegurarse de
asegúrate de que = make sure that…
to move around a place (like people and traffic around a city)
circular (por)
to damage / to spoil / to botch / to mess up
estropear
to be acustomed to
eg. I usually drink coffee
acostumbrar a
eg. Acostumbro tomar el café
to mesure
eg. I mesure
medir
I mesure= mido
to match (up) / to pair together
emparejar
to sign up to (course)
apuntarse a (un curso)
to arrange to meet up
quedar
see also quedarse, meaning ‘to remain somewhere’
to remain (in a place) / to get stuck somewhere / to remain (in a certain state)
quedarse
me quedo aquí / me quedé dormindo
to move around / to relocate / to shift
trasladarse
to move towards / to travel towards
nb: it also takes a preposition at times
encaminarse (hacia)
to get around (a place) / to commute
desplazarse
to sweeten (drink / to tone down (a situation)
edulcorar
to drill / to bore
taladrar
to divulge / to disclose / to disseminate
divulgar
to breathe into
insuflar
to breathe out
espirar
to put in a plaster cast (broken leg)
escayolar
to injure
lesionar
to stir (cooking)
remover
to drain
escurrir
to dust, sprinkle (eg. with sugar)
espolvorear
to withdraw
but also - to remove or disengage
retirar
to fell / chop down (tree)
talar
nb; la tala = the felling / the cutting down
to aquire / to purchase
adquirir
to pack (eg. food)
envasar
to aim at / to endeavour
procurar
to roam / to wander / travel around
recorrer
to try / to attemp / to seek / to ensure
NB: not ‘intentar’ - higher register than that.
procurar
to be made aware / to sensitize
eg. one should be made aware…
concienciarse
eg. hay que concienciarse
to pollute / to contaminate
contaminar
to access / to gain access (to)
acceder a
to summarise
resumir
to stir (food prep)
remover
to resume
continuar
to remove
quitar
to cut into pieces / to cut up (food)
trocear
to crush / shred / grind / mash / purée
triturar
to break out (fire, revolution, war) / to occur (earthquake, explosion, accident) / to take place (change, effect)
nb; pronominal
producirse
to revolt / to rebel
sublervarse
to shoot (firing squad) / to execute
fusilar
to assume / to suppose / to mean / to involve / to entail etc etc… many meanings for this one simple verb
suponer
to be conceived, created (literally, to be forged)
fraguarse
to result (in)
desembocar (en)
to revive
reavivar
to pervade / to permeate
permear
to embody / to personify
ercarnar
to be characterized by…
caracterizarse por
to fit together / to fit in (somewhere) / to combine well
encajar
to combine / coordinate (clothes)
conjuntar
to climb
escalar
to dive
bucear
to sail
navegar
to paraglide
hacer parapente
to graduate
licenciarse
nb: when this is unreflexive, it can mean to confer a degree (on someone) or give permission (to someone)
to combine
nb; not ‘combinar’.
compaginar
to loathe / to detest
NB; not ‘detestar’
aborrecer
to forge (a career)
forjar (una carrera)
to knock down (house)
derribar
to climb (not ‘subir’)
trepar
trepar a un arbol.
to overtake (in a car)
adelantar
to reverse (a car)
(dar) marcha atrás
marchar atrás
to go numb / to numb
entumecer
to sparkle / to glitter / to shine
relucir
to get near (a place / a person)
arrimarse (hasta)
to stoke (fire) to add fuel to (an argument) to intensify (an effect) to stimulate (interest) to brighten (colour) to urge on (combatants) to excite/arouse (passion)
avivar
avivarse = to get a second wind (ish)
pedestrianise
peatonalizar
to prioritize
priorizar
to bewilder / to leave (someone) ‘gobsmacked’
alucinar
to provide with
NB: not ‘proveer’
deparar
no prepositon required
to flower / to bloom
florecer
to dig
cavar
to weed (garden)
deshierbar /desherbar
to mow (the lawn)
cortar el césped
to prune
podar
to compile
recolipar
