Verbs 2 Flashcards
curar(se)
to cure
to treat, to dress, to heal
w/ refl. - to recover, to get better
reflexionar
to think about, to think
to reflect, to reflect on, to consider
cuestionar(se)
to question
w/ refl. - to question, to think about, to wonder about
derrocar
to overthrow, to topple, to depose, to oust
to demolish, to tear down, to knock down
rimar
to rhyme
palpar(se)
to feel; to touch, to pat
to palpate
w/ refl. - to feel, to be palpable
esconder(se)
to hide, to conceal
w/ refl. - to hide (oneself)
muñir
to rig, to manipulate
to summon, to call
influenciar
to influence
aliviar(se)
to alleviate, to relieve, to ease, to soothe
to put [sb] at ease
to subside, to ease, to clear up
w/ refl. to feel better, to get better
prender
to grasp, to clutch, to hold
to fasten, to pin, to attach
to start, to spark, to ignite
to capture, to catch, to taken into custody, to seize, to apprehend
to take root
to turn on, to switch on, to power on, to power up
revelar(se)
to reveal, to disclose
to develop (film, photos)
to display, to show
w/ refl. - to be revealed
trucar
to fix, to rig, to tamper, to load (weight imbalance)
filar
to loosen, to let out
to notice, to spot, to suss out
experimentar
to experiment, to try out, to test
to experience, to feel, to undergo
embalsamar
to embalm
agarrar(se)
to grab, to grip, to grasp
to get hold of, to grab hold of; to hold onto
to catch, to grab, to nab
to put down roots, to take root, to root
w/ refl. - to hold on to, to grip
to use, to cling to (+ a)
prendar(se)
to enchant, to captivate, to charm
w/ refl. - to fall in love, to be enchanted, to be in love
agachar(se)
to hang, to bow, to lower, to bend, to duck
w/ refl. - to bend down, to crouch, to duck
enterrar
to bury, to cover up, to cover
to bury, to entomb, to inter, to inurn, to lay to rest
agregar(se)
to add
emprender
to set out on, to set forth on (travel)
to launch (military action)
to undertake, to start (project)
impedir
to prevent, to block, to hamper, to hinder, to stop, to impede
to prevent from, to stop from (+ que)
recaer
to fall back, to go back, to relapse
to go to (prize), to fall on, to lie with (responsibility) (+ en/sobre)
carecer
to lack, to not have
reinar
to rule, to reign
imponer(se)
to give, to impose
to command (respect), to instill (fear)
w/ refl. - to prevail
to be in fashion, to be in, to be the in thing
to be necessary, to be needed
to impose oneself
molar
to be cool, to be out of this world, to be the bee’s knees
matizar
to nuance, to tinge
to coordinate, to match, to match up
to explain, to put into context, to spell out
atribuir(se)
to attribute
to confer, to assign, to give
w/ refl. - to claim, to assume (credit, power, control)
retratar(se)
to paint, to draw, to sketch
to photograph
to portray, to depict, to describe
w/ refl. - to pay up, to fork out
envenenar
to poison
to embitter (attitude), to harm (relationship)
inculcar
to instill, to teach
to drum into, to hammer into
dictar
to dictate
to pass, to pronounce, to enact
contender
to fight, to struggle
to debate, to argue, to contend
entablar
to start, to begin, to initiate, to strike up
amansar
to tame, to break in
to calm down, to appease, to soothe
apodar(se)
to nickname, to call, to dub
to designate, to christen (form.)
w/ refl. - to nickname, to dub; to be known as, to call oneself
frisar
to pill
to tie, to tie off
to be close to, to be nearly; to get on for, to border on, to be pushing (+ en)
to get on, to get along
descuidar(se)
to neglect
to not worry
w/ refl. - to be careless, to get distracted, to drop one’s guard
to get sloppy
asear(se)
to clean, to tidy up, to spruce up
w/ refl. - to smarten up, to spruce
arrojar(se)
to throw, to toss, to hurl
to produce, to generate, to bring
to produce, to emit, to give off, to throw off
to spew out, to belch out (lava, smoke)
w/ refl. - to jump, to throw oneself, to hurl oneself, to lunge
madrugar
to get up early, to rise early
to come early, to arrive early
sobrellevar
to endure, to bear
sosegar(se)
to calm, to soothe
w/ refl. - to calm down, to settle
consagrar(se)
to consecrate, to bless, to anoint
to establish, to enshrine
to dedicate, to devote
w/ refl. - to establish oneself, to secure one’s place
to devote oneself, to dedicate oneself
abdicar
to abdicate, to give up, to renounce, to relinquish
to step down, to resign
recrudecer(se)
to get difficult, to become difficult
to get worse, to become worse
sumir(se)
to plunge, to sink; to dip, to push down
to depress
w/ refl. - to sink, to plunge (figurative); to become lost
to lose oneself, to become absorbed
desplegar(se)
to unfold, to open, to spread out, to roll out, to unfurl
to deploy, to roll out
to display, to put [sth] on display
w/ refl. - to be unfurled, unfolded
remitir(se)
to send, to mail; to refer
to subside, to ease, to abate (form.)
to let up, to taper off, to die down
w/ refl. - to follow, to abide by, to comply with
to refer, to remit
corroborar(se)
to corroborate, to confirm
w/ refl. - to corroborate, to verify; to be corroborated
procurar(se)
to be able to
to obtain, to get
to make sure, to ensure
to try
w/ refl. - to obtain, to get; to land (col.)
disipar(se)
to remove, to dispel
to squander, to fritter away
w/ refl. - to clear, to lift, to dissipate; to thin
to vanish, to disappear, to fade
danzar
to dance
cazar
to catch
to hunt, to shoot (gun)
to land, to get one’s hands on (inf.)
gozar(se)
to have a good time, to enjoy; to have a blast
to enjoy [sth] (+ de)
to have sex
w/ refl. - to rejoice in, to revel in, to delight in
conjurar(se)
to conjure up, to invoke
to get together, to join forces
to conspire, to plot, to hatch a plan
to exorcise
w/ refl. - to come together, to conspire
to swear
servir
to serve
to still work, to still be good, to do the job
to be useful for, to work, to serve (+ para)
suscitar
to provoke, to cause, to arouse, to raise, to stir up
concertar
to arrange, to make, to set up
to agree (price), to reach (agreement)
w/ refl. - to collude, to conspire
to agree
lustrar
to shine, to polish, to buff
someter(se)
to subdue, to suppress, to put down
to subject (+ a)
w/ refl. - to obey, to bend to, to be subject to (+ a)
to subject oneself, to go on, to go through (+ a)
to submit
lapidar
to stone
to cut
compendiar
to summarize, to abridge, to condense
desempeñar(se)
to perform, to carry out, to execute
to redeem, to get [sth] out of pawn
w/ refl. - to work as
aludir
to allude to, to refer to
to mention
compensar
to compensate
to make up for; to cancel out, to balance out
desmentir(se)
to deny
to refute, to disprove
to squash, to squelch
to belie, to contradict, to go against, to fly in the face of
w/ refl. - to backtrack
anteponer
to put first, to put ahead of
rastrear
to follow a trail, to follow the trail of
to track, to trail, to scour
to drag, to trawl
to locate, to verify, to ascertain, to canvass
perdurar
to live on, to endure, to last
to persist, to remain, to survive
to linger, to prevail
revestir(se)
to line, to coat, to cover, to sheathe
to take on; to show, to have, to be marked by
to cloak, to disguise (+ de)
w/ refl. - to summon up, to arm oneself with, to pluck up (+ de)
constituir(se)
to make, to form, to constitute
to be (honor, privilege, etc.)
w/ refl. - to become, to make oneself
to set up, to establish
figurar(se)
to figure, to belong
to be prominent, to be listed
to appear (on a list)
to represent
w/ refl. - to figure, to reckon, to imagine, to suppose
confeccionar
to make
to prepare, to draft, to write
to compose (formal)
to compound
to make, to cook, to prepare
to come up with (inf.)
juzgar
to try (law)
to judge, to decide
tumbar(se)
to knock down, to knock over, to lay down
to incline, to tilt
to thrash, to beat convincingly
w/ refl. - to lie down, to stretch out, to sleep
ofrendar
to offer up, to offer
to give offering, to tithe
clasificar(se)
to sort, to put in order, to classify
w/ refl. - to finish, to come, to be placed
to qualify, to get through, to win a place
regir(se)
to govern, to regulate, to rule
to be in force, to be in effect
w/ refl. - to go by, to be governed
repugnar
to sicken, to disgust
to gross out (sl.)
to make [sb] ill/sick
to turn one’s stomach (fig.)
ahorcar(se)
to hang (execution)
w/ refl. - to hang oneself
esmerar(se)
to take great pains
to go to a lot of effort
to put a lot of effort into
decapitar
to behead, to decapitate
desmembrar
to dismember
to split, to split up
to drive [sb] apart
albergar(se)
to be home to, to harbor, to house, to accommodate
to cherish
w/ refl. - to take/seek shelter, to take/seek refuge
serpentear(se)
to meander, to wind, to snake, to twist and turn
w/ refl. - to gyrate, to wiggle, to twist
acantilar
to run aground
señalizar
to put up signs, to post signs
to mark, to signal
vislumbrar(se)
to make out, to discern, to peer at
to glimpse, to surmise, to envisage, to envision
w/ refl. - to appear in sight, to come into view, to be made out
adiestrar(se)
to train, to instruct
w/ refl. to get trained
lazar
to tie with a ribbon
to lasso, to rope
espesar(se)
to thicken
w/ refl. - to thicken, to become thicker/denser
capar
to castrate, to neuter
fallar
to fail, to miss; to make a mistake, to go wrong, to be unsuccessful
to goof up, mess up (sl.)
to fail, to misfire, to breakdown
to give way, to break, to snap
to let down, to fail [sb], to disappoint
to rule, decide, to find, to award
habilitar
to fit out, to set up, to prepare
to authorize, to enable, to empower
to finance
to activate, to enable
soltar(se)
to leg to, to put down, to drop
to let loose, to set free, to release
to lose, to leak
to let fly, to let out
to set on, to sic on (sl.)
w/ refl. - to come loose, to break loose
to loosen up, to let one’s hair down, to come out of one’s shell
desgastar(se)
to wear away, to wear down; to erode
w/ refl. - to tire/wear oneself out; to get tired/exhausted
borrar(se)
to erase, to remove, to delete
to wipe off, to blot out
to remove from, to take off
w/ refl. - to forget, to fade, to fade away, to be erased
to disappear, to vanish
importunar
to bother, to pester
afligir(se)
to upset, to bother
to suffer from
to cause pain
w/ refl. - to get upset, to get worked up
encubrir
to hide, to conceal
to mask, to cloak (fig.)
to cover for, to cover up for
culminar
to reach [sth]’s highest point
to culminate, to peak
to finalize, to end, to cap
repeler(se)
to fend off, to hold off, to repulse, to repel
to rebuff, to brush off
to be repulsive, to be repellent
w/ refl. - to be repelled, to repel each other, to be incompatible
asesorar(se)
to advise, to act as consultants to
w/ refl. - to seek advice, to seek counsel
to consult (an expert, lawyer, etc.)
silenciar
to keep quiet, to hush up
to silence, to mute
torturar(se)
to torture, to torment
w/ refl. - to beat oneself up, to torture oneself, to agonize
dimitir
to resign, to step down from
ascender
to climb, to ascend
to come to, to amount to, to add up to (+ a)
to move, to be promoted
rotar
to rotate, to turn
desatar(se)
to untie, to let [sth] loose, to undo
to trigger, to spark, to unleash
w/ refl. - to get one’s nerve up
chillar
to shout, to yell (person)
to shriek, to scream (in pain)
to screech (bird, animal)
to squeal (pig)
to bawl
maximizar
to maximize
irrumpir
to burst in, to invade, to barge in
disparar(se)
to fire, to shoot, to discharge
w/ refl. - to shoot up, to go through the roof, to skyrocket
to blow one’s top, to fly off the handle, to lose it, to go off on
neutralizar
to neutralize
orlar
to trim, to decorate with trimmings
exhortar
to urge, to encourage, to exhort
suspender(se)
to hang, to hang up, to suspend
to cancel, to call off, to stop, to halt
to fail
w/ refl. - to suspend, to interrupt, to cancel, to call off
imputar
to attribute, to impute
to accuse, to charge
to assign, to allocate, to earmark, to set aside
chistar
to make a sound, to say a word
to talk back, to be defiant
to give lip, to give sauce, to give sass (sl.)
jadear
to pant, to gasp
aletear
to flap, to flap around
salpicar(se)
to splash, to spatter, to splatter
w/ refl. - to splash, to spray
vociferar
to shout, to yell
to boast/brag about, to strut about
to rub it in about (col.)
percibir
to sense, to notice, to perceive
to discern, to be aware of, to make out
to spot (col.)
explotar
to go off, to explode, to burst
to detonate (form.), to blow up (inf.)
to exploit, to use unfairly, to take advantage
to explode, to fly off the handle (col.)
suplicar
to request, to ask, to beg, to plead
arruinar(se)
to ruin, to demolish, to destroy, to reduce to ruins
to bankrupt
w/ refl. - to be ruined, to go bankrupt
to go down the drain, to go to ruin
internar(se)
to hospitalize, to admit, to confine
to send in
w/ refl. - to penetrate, to advance, to get into
derivar(se)
to derive, to come, to originate, to stem
to lead to, to result in
w/ refl. - to come from, to stem from, to originate, to derive
calificar
to rate, to score, to grade
to designate
to describe as, to call (+ de)
sacudir(se)
to shake, to shake up
to shock
w/ refl. - to shake off, to get rid of, to dump
estimar
to respect, to think highly of, to be fond of, to appreciate, to value
to estimate
to consider, to think, to deem
ligar(se)
to tie, to tie up
to thicken, to bind
to alloy
to have, to draw, to put together
w/ refl. - to get involved with/in; to associate oneself, to be linked to
asestar
to deal, to deliver
prever
to foresee, to foretell, to forecast
to expect, to anticipate, to plan
promediar
to average, to average out
dificultar
to complicate, to hinder, to stand in the way of
to make difficult, to complicate
escasear
to be scare, to run low, to be in short supply
to skimp on
trepar
to climb, to clamber up
to climb, to grow up, to creep
to claw one’s way up, to make one’s way up
idear
to think up, to come up with, to conceive
to invent, to devise, to design
colorear
to color, to dye
to redden
to embellish
atar(se)
to tie, to tie together; to truss up, to tether
to constrain, to limit
w/ refl. - to be tied, to be towed, to be conformed
honrar(se)
to honor, to respect; to grace
w/ refl. - to take pride in, to feel honored to (+ de)
to deign to, to do [sb] the honor of, to be so good as to (+ a)
abarcar
to cover, to include, to span, to encompass
to see, to take in
to take on, to attempt
corear
to provide a chorus
to shout out, to call out; to chant
to recite [sth] together, to say [sth] together
resonar
to echo, to reverberate, to ring, to resound
entrelazar
to weave together, to intertwine, to interweave, to interlace
lloviznar(se)
to drizzle (rain)
w/ refl. - to get drizzled on
ambientar(se)
to decorate, to set
w/ refl. - to get used to, to settle into, to adapt
armonizar
to harmonize, to coordinate
to match
to reconcile, to align (opinions, politics)
envejecer(se)
to age, to grow old, to get old
to make [sb] look old
to age, to mature (wine, cheese)
w/ refl. - to age, to become old, to become old-fashioned
brindar(se)
to toast, to drink a toast
to give, to provide, to afford
to dedicate
w/ refl. - to make oneself available
añejar(se)
to age, to make [sth] old
w/ refl. - to age, to grow old
naufragar
to be shipwrecked, to get shipwrecked
to sink
to fall, to flounder, to under
impregnar(se)
to impregnate, to coat
to soak, to cover, to coat
estallar
to burst, to blow out
to explode, to off, to shatter (glass), to detonate (device)
to burst, to break out
agolpar(se)
to crowd together, to pile up, to throng
minar
to mine, to dig, to excavate
to undermine
distilar
to distill, to filter
difundir(se)
to spread, to disseminate, to issue
to diffuse
w/ refl. - to spread, to diffuse, to become diffused, to give off
to announce, to become known, to leak out
aglutinar(se)
to bind/bring [sth] together; to unite
w/ refl. - to unite, to come together
to knit together (medical)
ingerir
to ingest
aguantar(se)
to put up with, to stand, to tolerate, to bear, to endure
to support, to hold, to hold up, to bear
to stifle, to repress, to suppress, to hold back
to hang in there, to hold on, to withstand
w/ refl. - to hold [sth] back
to put up with, to bite one’s tongue
plasmar
to express, to capture
alabar(se)
to praise
w/ refl. - to brag, to boast, to praise oneself; to be praised
asir(se)
to attach, to anchor
w/ refl. - to grab, to hold on to
hilar
to spin
to put together, to string together, to connect, to link
descartar(se)
to dismiss, to reject, to discard, to rule out
w/ refl. - to throw away, to discard
remendar
to mend, to darn, to patch, to patch up
to remedy, to fix, to correct, to sort out
arder
to burn; to be boiling hot
to smart, to sting
alterar(se)
to unsettle, to agitate, to fluster, to upset; to disrupt
w/ refl. - to get agitated, flustered, upset, shaken
to be altered, modified
sulfurar
to sulfurate
to make [sb] angry
oxidar(se)
to rust; to oxidize
w/ refl. - to oxidize, to get rusty
to get rusty, be out of practice
arrasar
to level, to flatten, to smooth
to devastate, to destroy, to lay waste to
to take [sth] by storm
to triumph
oprimir
to crush, to press down, to press on, to squeeze
to oppress
vivificar
to animate, to bring new life to [sth]
to vivify, to invigorate
restaurar
to restore
subsistir
to survive, to linger, to subsist
aquejar
to bother, to trouble
to afflict, to beset (formal)
aguardar
to wait for
to wait, to hang on, to hold on
resguardar(se)
to protect, to shelter, to shield
w/ refl. - to protect, defend oneself
marear(se)
to make [sb] dizzy, queasy, feel sick
to annoy, to irritate, to bother
w/ refl. - to become dizzy, tipsy, feel sick
sobrar
to be left over, to be extra, to be in excess
to exceed
calentar(se)
to warm up, to heat up, to heat
to turn on, to arouse
w/ refl. - to go wild, to get fired up, to get riled up
to get hot, to get turned on, to get horny
aclarar(se)
to clear up, to clarify, to explain, to answer
to lighten, to make lighter
to thin, to lighten, to dilute, to water down
w/ refl. - to clear up, to clarify, to explain
to get straight, to make up one’s mind
pudrir(se)
to spoil, to decompose, to rot
w/ refl. - to spoil, to go bad
to languish
sudar
to sweat, to perspire
recalentar(se)
to reheat, to overheat
achicharrar(se)
to burn; to burn to a cinder, crisp
to scorch
w/ refl. - to roast, to scorch, to burn
fundir(se)
to melt
to cast, to smelt
to break
w/ refl. - to join, to unite, to merge, to fuse
to burn out, to blow out
chingar(se)
to annoy, to bother, to pester
to be a nuisance, to be a pain
to fuck, to screw
w/ refl. - to get smashed
to fuck, screw [sb] (+ a)
platicar
to talk, to chat
to gab, to yak
amasar
to knead, to mix
to amass
tentar
to tempt
to test the bravery/mettle of, to goad; to prove
to feel, feel one’s way
atinar
to hit upon, to figure out, to come up with, to find (+ a/con)
to hit (+ a/en)
constatar
to confirm, to verify, to establish, to validate
agravar(se)
to make [sth] worse, to worsen, to aggravate
to worsen, to exacerbate
w/ refl. - to get worse, to take a turn for the worse
