Verbs (Spanish to English)

Question 1

Nadar

Answer 1

To swim

I love to swim in open water. - Me encanta nadar en mar abierto.

Question 2

Ver

Answer 2

To see

I’ve read the book but haven’t seen the movie. Is it any good?
- He leído el libro, pero no he visto la película. ¿Es buena?

Question 3

Ir

Answer 3

To go

Question 4

Decir

Answer 4

To say, to tell

They say it’s going to snow tomorrow. - Dicen que va a nevar mañana.

Question 5

Oír

Answer 5

To hear, to listen to

The walls are so thin I can hear the neighbors talking.
- Las paredes son tan finas que oigo a los vecinos hablar.

He spends all afternoon listening to music.
- Se pasa las tardes oyendo música.

Question 6

Escuchar

Answer 6

To listen

Question 7

Respirar

Answer 7

To breathe

Question 8

Oler

Answer 8

To smell

He hasn’t been able to smell since the accident. - Desde el accidente no puede oler.

Question 9

Decidir

Answer 9

To decide

Question 10

Correr

Answer 10

To run

Question 11

Despedirse [de…]

Answer 11

To say goodbye to…

Say goodbye to the dogs! - ¡Despídete de los perros!

Question 12

Hornear

Answer 12

To bake (in an oven)

They bake their own bread, and it’s delicious. - Hornean su propio pan, y les queda delicioso.

Question 13

Abrazar

Answer 13

To hug

When he finally saw his brother, he hugged him tight. - Cuando por fin vio a su hermano, lo abrazó fuertemente.

Question 14

Besar

Answer 14

To kiss

I love kissing my baby daughter on her chubby cheeks. - Me encanta besar a mi niñita en sus cachetes gorditos.

Question 15

Teclear

Answer 15

To type

I spent all day at work typing a report. - Me pasé todo el día en el trabajo tecleando un informe.

Question 16

Limpiar

Answer 16

To clean [up]

We need to clean the bathroom. It is disgusting. - Hay que limpiar el baño, está asqueroso.

Question 17

Dar

Answer 17

To give

Give me the keys. - Dame las llaves.

Question 18

Alimentar

Answer 18

To feed

Did you feed the baby? - ¿Alimentaste al bebé?

To fuel (figurative)

Reading fuels the imagination. - La lectura alimenta la imaginación.

Question 19

Aprender

Answer 19

To learn

Question 20

Comer

Answer 20

To eat

Question 21

Escribir

Answer 21

To write

Question 22

Tomar

Answer 22

To take, to drink

He took the money and put it in his pocket. - Tomó el dinero y se lo metió en el bolsillo.

You have to drink a lot of water on such hot days. - Tienes que tomar mucha agua en estos días tan calurosos.

Question 23

Abrir

Answer 23

To open

I knocked at the door, but nobody came to open it. - Llamé a la puerta pero nadie vino a abrirla.

Question 24

Salir

Answer 24

To exit, to go out, to leave

Take the elevator to go out. - Usa el ascensor para salir.

Question 25

Poner

Answer 25

To put

Where do you put the keys? - ¿Dónde pones las llaves?

(figurative) (to cause to be)
His resignation puts me in a difficult position. - Su renuncia me pone en una situación difícil.

Question 26

Venir

Answer 26

To come, to arrive

This food comes pre-made. - Esta comida viene ya hecha.

Question 27

Hacer

Answer 27

To do, to make

I’m busy making preparations for the party. - Estoy ocupado haciendo los preparativos para la fiesta.

Question 28

Dibujar

Answer 28

To draw

My son likes to draw birds and flowers.
- A mi hijo le gusta dibujar pájaros y flores.

Question 29

Levantarse

Answer 29

To get up, to stand up

What time did you get up today?
- ¿A qué hora te levantaste hoy?

Get up, the floor is not clean.
- Levántate que el suelo no está limpio.

Question 30

Tener que…

Answer 30

To have to… (do something)

I have to take the trash out; it stinks. - Tengo que sacar la basura, apesta.

Question 31

Poder

Answer 31

To be able to

{o -> ue stem-change}

May I use the bathroom? - ¿Puedo usar el baño?

We cannot turn away war refugees. - No podemos rechazar a los refugiados de la guerra.

Question 32

Traer

Answer 32

To bring

{yo -> go}

They forgot to bring the bread. - Se les olvidó traer el pan.

yo - traiga | nosotros - traemos
tú - traes | vosotros - traéis
él - trae | ellos - traen

Question 33

Cantar

Answer 33

To sing

Do you sing also or just play the guitar? - ¿También cantas o solo tocas la guitarra?

Question 34

Tocar

Answer 34

To play [music or an instrument]

The band is playing an old song. - La banda está tocando una canción antigua.

To touch

That car is touching mine. - Ese coche está tocando el mío.