Verbs Flashcards
Learn word in inglish
To accost
transitive verb
To approach and speak to = abordar a alguien
“If a surly panhandler should accost you, keep on walking”
Si un malhumorado mendigo te aborda, sigue caminando.
Esp.: abordar a alguien
Fr.: aborder quelqu’un
To abound
intransitive verb
To exist in great number = abundar
“The western used to abound with bison before those animals were staughtered by setters.”
Esp.: abundar.
Fr.: être abondant.
To shelter
verb
To protect yourself, or another person or thing, from bad weather, danger, or attack:
Protejer.
We were caught in a thunderstorm, without anywhere to shelter.
A group of us were sheltering from the rain under the trees.
Esp.: proteger.
Fr.: protéger.
To slaughter /ˈslɔː.tər/
transitive verb
Masacrar, vencer ampliamente.
To cruelly and unfairly kill a lot of people:
Thousands of people were slaughtered in the civil war.
to kill an animal for meat:
The animals are slaughtered in spring.
to defeat someone very easily:
England slaughtered Germany 5–1 at football.
ESP.: masacrar, vencer ampliamente.
Fr.: massacrer, défaire largement.
To deal
verb
To do business, especially to buy and sell
I think he deals in stocks and shares.
ESP: comerciar.
Fr.: negocier.
To handle
verb
To deal with or be in charge of something
He handled the situation very well.
Who handles the marketing in your company?
Esp.: manejar, ocuparse de
To accelerate
verb
Accelerar
Fr.: accélérer.
To breed (I bred bred)
Reproducir
Esp.: Reproducir
Fr.: reproduire
To loan
to lend
Esp.: prestar.
to lend (I lent, lent)
to lend something, esp. money:
Can you loan me $10 until payday?
Esp.: prestar
To provide
Proporcionar
To maintain,
verb
to continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less
Esp.: mantener
To scare
to frighten a person or animal
asustar
To annoy
molestar,
To foresee
ver en el futuro, preveer
To alter
alterar, modificar
To dismiss
To be dismissed
Dimitir,
To fire, to sack, to lay off, to send or put away someone
To drawn
To die because you are underwater and cannot breathe, or to kill someone in this way
Esp.: ahogarse.
Fr.: Se noyer.
To blow, I blew, blew
to force air out through your mouth
If the wind blows, it moves and makes currents of air
The wind blew hard during the storm.
I blew on my coffee to cool it.soplar
Esp.: soplar
To swamp
To cover or fill with water
A great wave swamped the deck.
Esp.: empantanar, inundar, anegar.
Fr.: innonder.
To shore
llegar a la orilla.
Fr.: arriver au bord de
to thirst
To have a great desire for
He’s thirsting for revenge.
Esp.: tener sed de
Fr.: avoir soif de…
to belong to
petenecer a
to ring
sonar
to hold
sostener
To sing
cantar
To shine
brillar
To wake
despertar
To beat
to defeat
Esp.: golpear, vencer
To sweep I swept, swept
Barrer
To disguise
Disfrazar
To glance
Echar una mirada
To stare
Mirar fijamente
To engage
emplear / comprometerse
To swin I swam, swum
nadar
To strike, I stuck, stuck (stricken)
golpear
To swear, I swore, sworn
jurar
To tear, I tore , torn
desgarrar
To throw, I threw, thrown
tirar, lanzar
To wake, I woke, woken
despartar
To wear, I wore, worn
llevar (ropa)
To wet, I wet, wetted
mojar
To withdraw, I withdrew, withdrawn
retirar
To wring, I wrung, wrung
torcer
To afford
permitirse
to sigh
susurrar
To avoid // to allow
evitar // permitir
To bother
To make the effort to do something
Esp.: Esforzarse.
Fr.: s’efforcer.
To embody
To have and show particular qualities or ideas; represent:
Arthur Ashe embodied the ideals of good sportsmanship.
Esp.: representar…
To step
To move by lifting your foot and putting it down in a different place, or to put your foot on or in something:
They stepped out onto the balcony.
Esp.: dar pasos
To sue
to take legal action against someone and try to get money from them because they have harmed you
She’s threatening to sue the firm for age discrimination.
Esp: Demandar
To fix
To make firm or steady
fijar, clavar He fixed the post firmly in the ground He fixed his eyes on the door. to attach; to join
fijar, clavar
He fixed the shelf to the wall.
to mend or repair
arreglar
He has succeeded in fixing my watch.
to direct (attention, a look etc) at
fijar, clavar, poner
She fixed all her attention on me.
(often with up) to arrange; to settle
fijar
Have you fixed a price yet?
We fixed (up) a meeting.
To threaten
Amenazar
To acknowledge
Reconocer,
Admitir,
Agradecer
To gain
ganar peso/velocidad
Most people gain weight at christmas
the train gained speed gradually
To earn
ganar dinero en el trabajo
To win I won, wan
Ganar, vencer, ser el primero
My school footbal team has won every match this season.
To tame
Domesticar, domar.
To smell
oler
To combine
Combinar, unir.
To beat
Vencer
To score
Marcar
To postpon
Posponer
To release
Publicar, liberar
To hire
Contratar/alquilar
https://moovi.uvigo.gal/my/
To gather
reunir, recoger, recolectar
a. recoger
The forest is full of squirrels gathering acorns.
El bosque está lleno de ardillas recogiendo bellotas.
We spent a pleasant hour gathering blackberries.
Pasamos una hora agradable recogiendo moras.
b. reunir
The teacher gathered all her students together.
La maestra reunió a todos los alumnos.
c. juntar
I need more time to gather more signatures.
Necesito más tiempo para juntar más firmas.
d. recolectar
We have gathered large amounts of data for the project.
Hemos recolectado grandes cantidades de datos para el proyecto.
To beg
Suplicar, mendigar
To chuckle
Sonreír
To betray
Trahicionar
To tangle up
Enredar
To tame (a beast)
Domar una bestia
Domesticar
To mind
Importar, cuidar
To throb
Palpitar, vibrar
To lessen
Reducir
To erase
Borrar
To fear
Tener miedo
To trip
Desnudar
To fill
Rellenar
To launch
Lanzar
To glance
Echar un vistazo
To sue
Demandar
To check
Revisar, chequear
To bother
Molestar, fastidiar
To afford
Permitirse
To sight
Susurrar
To avoid // to allow
Evitar//permitir
To steal I stole, stolen
Robar
Employees who steal are dismissed automatically.
He knew it was wrong to steal, but the money just lying there was too great a temptation.
To be afraid of
Tener miedo de
To cheat
Hacer trampas
To defeat
Derrotar
To challenge
Desafiar
To train
Entrenar
To blow
Soplar
To flood
COVER WITH WATER
Inundar
Our washing machine broke down yesterday and flooded the kitchen.
To fill
rellenar
To forgive (forgave, forgiven)
perdonar
To seek
Buscar (specialmente algo que no es físico)
To ken (on)
connocer, saber acerca de…
To blame
hablar mal de, calumniar
To attend
Asistir a (un seminario)
To swear (swore; sworn)
Jurar
Decir palabrotas
