Verbs Flashcards
to apply (an ointment or a cream, or a rule, etc)
aplicar
If you don’t want to have pimples, apply this cream
Si no quieres tener granos, aplícate esta crema
to apply (to an institution)
solicitar plaza en, postular a
I want to apply to Harvard
Quiero solicitar plaza en Harvard
And that goes for you as well!
¡Y aplícate eso tú también!
to write down, or to aim
apuntar
I have to write down your address
Tengo que apuntar tus señas
The hunter aimed and shot
El cazador apuntó y disparó
to appoint
nombrar
The president appoints the judges of the Supreme Court
El presidente nombra a los jueces de la Corte Suprema
to write someone’s name on a list, to sign somebody up
apuntar a alguien
to attend (an event such as a lecture, a concert, a party, a conference, etc)
asistir
Nobody attended the meeting yesterday
Nadie asistió a la reunión de ayer
to assist someone
ayudar, atender
I want you to assist me with this project
Quiero que me ayudes con este proyecto
I’m going to help the client
Voy a atender al cliente
to serve, to take care, or to look after
atender
I have to take care of this patient
Tengo que atender a este paciente
to attend (an event)
asistir a
I want to attend the lecture
Quiero asistir a la conferencia
to pay attention
estar atento/a
to inform, to let someone know, to call to one’s attention, or to warn beforehand
avisar
Let me know if you cannot come
Avísame si no puedes venir
to advise
aconsejar
I advise you to study for the exam
Te aconsejo que estudies para el examen
the warning, the notice
el aviso
to armor-plate or to shield
blindar
The president’s car will be armor-plated to protect it against assassination attempts
Van a blindar el coche del presidente para protegerlo contra atentados
to blind
cegar, dejar ciego, deslumbrar
On leaving the cavern we were blinded by the lights
Cuando salimos de la caverna nos deslumbraron las luces
a bulletproof vest
el chaleco antibalas
to compromise (in the sense of to jeopardize, or to put someone in a predicament)
comprometer
to commit oneself to something (ie politics, etc), or to get engaged
comprometerse
Your signature obliges you to pay the invoice
Su firma le compromete a pagar la factura
María y Eliseo got engaged in Las Vegas
María y Eliseo se comprometieron en Las Vegas
to compromise
llegar a un acuerdo mutuo, llegar a un compromiso
We agreed to share the expenses of the trip
Llegamos a un acuerdo para compartir los gastos del viaje
to answer or to reply to a question or a letter
contestar
The actress did not answer the questions
La actriz no contestó a las preguntas
to contest
impugnar (una decisión)
The lawyers contested the judge’s decision
Los abogados impugnaron la decisión del juez
to answer the phone
contestar el teléfono
to crash or to collide
chocar
The driver was drunk, so the bus collided with a tree
Como el conductor iba borracho, el autobús chocó contra un árbol
to choke
ahogarse, asfixiarse, (~ on something) atragantarse
Ana almost choked on a fish-bone
Ana casi se atragantó con una espina de pescado
give me five!
¡choca esos cinco!
to sue in a court of law
demandar
He sued the insurance company for fraud
Demandó a la compañía de seguros por fraude
to demand
pedir, exigir, reclamar, reivindicar
He demanded compensation from the company
Exigió una compensación a la compañía
to contend or disagree, to argue
discutir
They started to argue in public
Se pusieron a discutir en público
to discuss
hablar de
Let’s discuss the matter at the meeting
Vamos a hablar del asunto en la reunión
to upset, to trouble someone mentally or emotionally, or to be displeased
disgustar
I was very displeased by your behavior
Me disgustó mucho tu comportamiento
to disgust
dar asco, repugnar
Frog legs disgust me
Las ancas de rana me dan asco.
to be really upset
tener un disgusto
to enjoy oneself, to have fun, or to have a good time
divertirse
I always have fun in Spanish class
Siempre me divierto en la clase de español
to divert
desviar
We had to divert the course of the river to irrigate the field
Tuvimos que desviar el río para regar el campo.
have a nice time!, enjoy yourself / yourselves!
¡que te diviertas / os divirtáis / se diviertan!
to dredge
dragar
We have to dredge the lake behind the house
Hay que dragar el lago detrás de la casa
to drag
arrastrar
The boy got off the train and dragged his heavy suitcase on the platform
El chico se bajó del tren y arrastró su pesada valija por el andén
to wrap or to envelop
envolver
I wrapped the gift and gave it to my mother
Envolví el regalo y se lo di a mi mamá
to involve
implicar, involucrar
I don’t want to involve you in my problem
No quiero involucrarte en mi problema
to wrap oneself in something
envolverse en
to make narrower,to tighten
estrechar(se)
My wool dress shrank after washing it
Mi vestido de lana se estrechó después de lavarlo
to stretch
estirar
Before going out running I do stretching exercises
Antes de salir a correr hago ejercicios para estirar los músculos
to shake hands
estrechar la mano
to stretch one’s muscles
estirarse
to arouse sexually, or to get overexcited or nervous, eg from caffeine
excitar
Coffee makes me jumpy but tea doesn’t
El café me excita pero el té no
to get excited or enthusiastic
entusiasmar, entusiasmarse por / con
She was so excited she couldn’t stop talking about the performance
Estaba tan entusiasmada que no paraba de hablar de la representación
to be excited about something that’s coming up, to feel like doing something
tener ganas de
to manufacture, to make or to produce
fabricar
That company manufactures spare parts for cars
Esa compañía fabrica piezas de repuesto para carros
to fabricate
inventar, mentir
The defendant fabricated a believable defense
El acusado se inventó una defensa verosímil
made in Chile
fabricado en Chile
to record, to tape, or to engrave on a surface
grabar
I am going to record the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games
Voy a grabar la ceremonia de apertura de los Juegos Olímpicos