Verbs Flashcards
abandonar
to abandon
abrir
to open
acabar, terminar
to finish, end
acampar
to camp
aceptar
to accept
acompañar
to accompany
aconsejar
to advise
acordarse de, recordar
to remember
acostarse
to go to bed
actuar
to perform
adelantar
to overtake
adjuntar, incluir
to enclose
advertir
to warn
afeitarse
to shave
agradecer
to thank, to be grateful
ahorrar
to save (money)
almorzar
to have lunch
alojar; hospedar
to put someone up, to accommodate
alojarse
to stay (for a holiday)
alquilar
to hire, to rent
amar
to love
amenazar
to threaten
ampliar
to widen
añadir
to add
andar, caminar, pasear
to walk
apagar
to turn off
aparcar
to park
apetecer
to fancy, feel like
apreciar
to appreciate
aprender
to learn
aprobar (un examen)
to pass (an exam)
aprovechar
to take advantage of
apuntar
to note down
archivar
to file
arreglar
to tidy up, to fix, repair
arrepentirse, lamentar
to regret, feel sorry
ascender, cambiar
to move up
asistir a
to attend
atender una/servir a la mesa
to wait/serve a table
atterizar
to land
aumentar
to increase
averiguar, verificar
to check
ayudar
to help
bailar
dance
bajar
to go down, to get off
bañarse
to bathe
beber
to drink
brillar
to shine
buscar
to look for, fetch
caer
to fall
calcular
to calculate
cambiar
to change
cancelar
to cancel
cantar
to sing
cargar
to load, charge
casarse
to get married
celebrar, festejar
to celebrate
cenar
to have dinner
cepillarse
to brush
cerrar
to close
chatear
to chat
chocar
to collide, crash
circular, viajar
to go along
cliquear, hacer clic
to click
coger, tomar
to take
colgar
to hang up
colgar en
to upload onto
combatir
to combat, fight
comenzar
to start/to begin
comer
to eat
comparar
to compare
compartir
to share
comprar
to buy
comprender
to understand
conducir
to drive
confiar
to trust
confirmar
to confirm
confirmar un billete
to validate a ticket
conocer
to know
conocer a alguien
to meet someone
conseguir
to get hold of
contactar
to contract
contaminar
to pollute, to contaminate
contar
to count, to tell, to recount
contestar, responder
to answer, to reply
continuar (con, seguir)
to continue (to carry on)
convertirse en
to become
copiar
to copy
corregir
to correct
correr
to run
(para) cortar (teléfono)
to cut off (phone)
cortarse el pelo
to have one’s hair cut
costar
to cost
crear
to create
crecer
to grow
creer
to believe
cruzar, atravesar
to cross
cuidar
to care for, look after
cultivar
to cultivate, to grow
dar
to give
dar de comer
to feed
dar un peseo/una vuelta/pasear
to go for a walk/stroll
darse cuenta de
to realise
darse prisa
to hurry
deber/tener que
to have to, must
decepcionar
to disappoint
decidir
to decide
decir
to say, tell
dejar
to leave (an object), to allow
dejar de hacer algo
to drop a subject
descansar
to stop doing something
desayunar
to have breakfast
descargar (música)
to download (music)
descolgar (el teléfono)
to lift (the receiver/phone)
describir
to describe
desear
to wish
despedir(se)
to dismiss (to say goodbye)
despegar
to take off
despejarse, mejorar
to brighten up
dibujar
to draw
diseñar
to design
dirigir
to manage, to run, to direct
dirigirse a, solicitar, aplicar
to apply
discutir, reñir, pelearse
to argue, to quarrel
disfrutar
to enjoy
disparar
to shoot
divertirse, pasarlo bien
to enjoy oneself
divorciarse
to get divorced
doler
to hurt
donar
to donate
dormir
to sleep
ducharse
to shower
dudar
to doubt
durar
to last
echar (de menos, faltar)
to throw, (to miss)
elegir, escoger
to choose
embarcar
to embark, to board
empezar/comenzar
to start/begin
empujar
to push
encender
to turn on
encontrar(se, situarse)
to find, to meet, (to be located)
enfadarse
to get angry
enseñar
to teach
entender
to understand
entrar
to enter
entregar, hacer reparto(s)
to hand over, to deliver
entrenar
to train
entretener
to entertain
enviar, mandar
to send
equivocarse (estar equivocado/a)
to make a mistake (to be wrong)
escalar montañas
to climb mountains
escapar(se)
to escape
escribir, deletrear
to write, to spell
escribir a máquina
to type
escuchar
to listen
esperar
to hope, to wait for
esquiar
to ski
estar a punto de (hacer)
to be about to (do)
estar a favor de
to be in favour of
estar en contra de
to be against
estar de acuerdo (con algo)
to agree (with something)
estar castigado (castigar)
to have a detention (to punish)
estar de buen/mal humor
to be in a good/bad mood
estar harto de
to be fed up of
estar resfriado/constipado
to have a cold
estudiar
to study
evitar
to avoid
experimentar
to experiment
explicar
to explain
fabricar
to make, produce
fallar, fracasar
to go wrong, to fail
faltar
to lack
felicitar
to congratulate
firmar
to sign
fregar
to do the washing up
fumar
to smoke
funcionar
to work, to function
ganar(se la vida)
to win, to earn (a living)
garantizar
to guarantee
gastar
to spend money
granizar
to hail
gustar (a), encantar (a)
to like/to please, to love
haber
to have
hablar (de)
to speak, to talk (about)
hacer
to make, do
hacer de canguro
to babysit
hacer deporte
to do sports
hacer ejercicio
to exercise
hacer gimnasia
to do gymnastics
hacer novillos
to skive, skip, bunk class
hacer transbordo
to change
hacer un curso/examen
to do a course/exam
hacer una pregunta
to ask a question
hacer vela
to sail
hacer/deshacer la maleta
to pack/unpack (cases)
helar
to freeze
imaginar(se)
to imagine
impactar
to impact
informar
to inform
intentar, tratar de
to try
intercambiar
to swap
interesarse en
to be interested
introducir
to introduce
investigar
to research
invitar
to invite
ir (a la bolera)
to go (bowling)
ir de caminata/hacer excursionismo
to hike
ir de compras
to go shopping
jugar
to play
lavar(se)
to wash (oneself)
leer
to read
levantarse
to get up
limpiar
to clean
llamar (a la puerta)/golpear
(por teléfono)/sonar
to call (to knock) (to ring)
llegar
to arrive
llenar, rellenar
to fill (out)
llevar
to carry, to wear
llevarse bien/mal con
to get on well/badly with
llorar
to cry
llover
to rain
lograr, triunfar
to succeed
luchar contra
to fight against
maltratar
to mistreat, abuse
mandar, enviar
to order, instruct, to send
mantener el contacto
to stay in contact
maquillarse, pintarse
to put on makeup
marcar un gol
to score a goal
marcharse
to leave/go away
medir
to measure
mirar
to watch, look
mejorar
to improve
merecer
to deserve
molestar, irritar, fastidiar
to annoy
montar (a caballo)
to set up, create/to ride (a horse
morir
to die
mostrar/enseñar
to show
nacer
to be born
nadar
to swim
navegar en Internet
to surf the Internet
necesitar, hacer falta
to need
nevar
to snow
notar, darse cuenta
to note
odiar/detestar
to hate
ofrecer/dar (regalos), regalar
to offer/to give (presents)
oír
to hear
oler
to smell
olvidar
to forget
opinar
to think, to give an opinion
organizar
to organise
pager
to pay
parar(se)
to stop
parecer(se a)
to seem, look (like, to resemble)
pasar
to pass by, to go, to spend time
pasar la aspiradora
to do the vacuum cleaning
patinar (sobre ruedas)
to (roller)skate
pedir
to order
pedir prestado
to borrow
pegar
to stick
perder
to lose, to miss
perdonar
to forgive
permitir
to allow
pesar
to weight
pescar/ir de pesca
to fish/go fishing
planchar
to iron
poder
to be able to
poner
to put
ponerse de acuerdo
to agree
practicar
to practise
preferir
to prefer
preguntar
to ask
preocuparse
to worry
presentar(se uno mismo)
to present (to introduce oneself)
prestar
to lend
prestar atención, tener cuidado
to pay attention, to be careful
prevenir
to prevent, to warn
prohibir
to ban
prometer
to promise
prometerse
to get engaged
pronunciar
to pronounce
proteger
to protect
quedar(se)
to remain, to stay
quejarse
to complain
quemar
to burn
querer
to want
querer decir
to mean
quitar la mesa
to clear the table
recaudar
to gather, collect
recibir, acoger
to receive, to be host to
reciclar
to recycle
recomendar
to recommend
reembolsar
to refund
reemplazar
to replace
reflejar
to reflect
reír
to laugh
reparar
to repair
repasar
to revise
repetir
to repeat
reponer
to put back
reservar
to reserve, to book
respetar
to respect
robar
to steal
romper (con)
to break up (with)
saber
to know
sacar ( buenas notas)
to get (good marks)
sacar entradas
to buy tickets
salir
to leave, to depart, go out
saltar
to jump
salvar
to save
seguit
to follow
sentarse
to sit down
sentir(se)
to feel
sentir, lamentar
to be sorry
separar
to sort, separate
sobrevivir
to survive
solicitar un puesto de trabajo
to apply for a job
sonreír
to smile
subir
to climb, to go up
sufrir
to suffer
suspender (un examen)
to fail (an exam)
telefonear
to phone
tener
to have
tener calor/frío
to be hot/cold
tener cuidado
to be careful
tener éxito
to be successful
tener ganas de
to be keep to
tener hambre
to be hungry
tener hijos
to have kids
tener lugar
to take place
tener prisa
to be in a hurry
tener razón
to be right
tener sed
to be thirsty
tener sueño
to be sleepy
tener suerte
to be lucky
tirar
to pull, throw
tocar
to play
tomar
to take
tomar el sol, broncearse
to sunbathe
tomar parte/participar (en algo)
to take part (in)
trabajar (duro)
to work (hard)
traducir
to translate
traer
to bring
tratar (de)
to treat (to try to)
usar, utilizar
to use
valer (la pena)
to be worth (the effort)
valorar
to value
vender
to sell
venir
to come
ver
to see
vestirse
to get dressed
viajar
to travel
visitar
to visit
vivir
to live
volver
to return
volverse
to become