Verbs 3

Question 1

vehiculizar

Answer 1

to transmit, to pass on

Question 2

comisionar

Answer 2

to commission
to elect, to co-opt

Question 3

emerger

Answer 3

to emerge, to surface
to gush up, to well up, to spring up (fig.)
to burst forth (violently)

Question 4

esparcir(se)

Answer 4

to spread, to butter
to scatter, to disperse, to winnow
to spread, to broadcast, to disseminate
to amuse. to entertain
w/ refl. - to scatter, to disperse
to spread, to be spread out, to become known
to have fun, to be amused, to amuse oneself, to keep oneself amused

Question 5

abordar

Answer 5

to address, to tackle, to deal with
to board, to get on, to get in
to approach, to go up to, to come up to, to talk to, to talk with
to present, to broach (subject)

Question 6

empachar(se)

Answer 6

to give indigestion, to make one sick, to upset one’s stomach
to fill up
to be too heavy, to be too rich
to be filling, to be rich
to be fed up, to be sick to death
to be annoying, to be infuriating
w/ refl. - to pig out, to stuff oneself
to gorge oneself on, stuff oneself with, to overeat, to overindulge (+ de)

Question 7

becar

Answer 7

to give a scholarship, to give a grant

Question 8

instaurar

Answer 8

to establish, to found
to install (ruler)
to set up

Question 9

reglamentar

Answer 9

to regulate, to legalize, to establish

Question 10

contrarrestar

Answer 10

to counter, to counteract

Question 11

volatilizar(se)

Answer 11

to volatize, to evaporate
to make [sth] disappear
w/ refl. - to volatize, to turn into gas
to vanish into thin air

Question 12

abarrotar

Answer 12

to pack out, to fill up

Question 13

carpir

Answer 13

to astonish, to surprise
to weed, to hoe

Question 14

hacinar(se)

Answer 14

to heap, to pile, to stack
to heap up, to pile up, to stack up
w/ refl. - to cram into, to huddle together, to be crammed into

Question 15

relegar

Answer 15

to push [sth] to the background, to set aside, to relegate
to relegate to, to banish to, to consign to (+ a)

Question 16

blindar

Answer 16

to armor-plate, to armor

Question 17

abocar(se)

Answer 17

to pour, to decant
to blow, to move (by force)
to head towards (object on its own)
w/ refl. - to head for, head towards, to end up in, to wind up in (+ a)
to throw oneself into, to focus on

Question 18

avalar

Answer 18

to cosign, to guarantee, to act as guarantor for
to support, to back, to endorse

Question 19

esquivar

Answer 19

to dodge, to avoid

Question 20

encarar(se)

Answer 20

to face, to confront, to tackle
to handle, to deal with, to cope with
to aim, to point
to fit together, to match up, to place opposite each other, to sit across from each other
w/ refl. - to confront, to challenge, to defy, to stand up to (+ con/a)

Question 21

potenciar

Answer 21

to develop, to strengthen, to boost
to make more powerful, to promote, to foster, to improve

Question 22

escoltar

Answer 22

to escort, to accompany
to guard

Question 23

acoger(se)

Answer 23

to accept, to embrace
to take in, to accept, to admit, to accommodate
w/ refl. - to invoke [sth], to use [sth] (excuse) (+ a)

Question 24

acondicionar

Answer 24

to prepare, to set up
to climatize, to heat, to warm, to cool, to air-condition

Question 25

encauzar

Answer 25

to channel, to canalize, to direct the flow of
to channel, to guide, to control
to guide, to put [sb] back on track, to straighten out, to set [sth/sb] straight

Question 26

impugnar

Answer 26

to challenge, to contest, to appeal
to repugn (legal)
to challenge, to refute
to impugn (legal)

Question 27

visibilizar

Answer 27

to make [sth] visible
to bring to the light, to bring to the fore
to draw attention to, to raise awareness of

Question 28

juramentar(se)

Answer 28

to swear in, to administer the oath to
w/ refl. - to swear, to commit oneself, to sign up, to take an oath

Question 29

impulsar

Answer 29

to propel
to push forward, to drive
to drive, to motivate, to inspire (+a alguien a)

Question 30

deliberar

Answer 30

to deliberate, to think about

Question 31

cabildear

Answer 31

to lobby

Question 32

interponer(se)

Answer 32

to put before, to interject, to interpose
to bring (legal)
to lodge, to file, to make (complaint)
w/ refl. - to intervene, to stand in the, to step in

Question 33

encuestar

Answer 33

to poll, to survey

Question 34

rehuir

Answer 34

to shy away, to stay away, to keep clear of, to avoid

Question 35

pavonear(se)

Answer 35

to strut one’s stuff, to show off
to parade around

Question 36

trastocar

Answer 36

to disrupt, to upset

Question 37

patrullar

Answer 37

to patrol
to do the rounds, to be out on patrol, to be on the beat

Question 38

encasillar

Answer 38

to categorize, to classify, to type-cast, to pigeonhole

Question 39

callejear

Answer 39

to wander, to meander

Question 40

tachar

Answer 40

to cross out
to brand [sb] as (+ de)

Question 41

asentir

Answer 41

to agree, to assent, to consent
to go along (col.)
to nod