Vocabulary Flashcards
a lot / tons
un montón
above / on top of
Your mail is on top of the table.
encima
Tu correo está encima de la mesa.
to accompany, to go with, to join
Can we join you at this table?
acompañar
¿Podemos acompañarte en esta mesa?
accountant / meter
contador
to add (3x)
sumar
añadir
agregar
advanced
avanzado
adventure
aventura
to advise
advice
I advice you to sleep earlier.
aconsejar / consejar
consejo
Te consejo que duermas más temprano.
(subjuntivo!)
to be advisable / to be a good idea
You don’t want to walk alone on the street at night.
convenir
No conviene que vayas sola por la calle de noche.
to amaze / to astonish
asombrar
to anger (2x)
angry
anger (n)
enojar
enfadar
enojado
enfadado
enojo
enfado
to annoy / to irritate / to bother
Stop bothering your brother!
fastidiar
Deja de fastidiar a tu hermano!
to make angry / to annoy / to irritated
to get angry / to get annoyed
enfadar
enfadarse
to appraise / to value
tasar
to arise / to emerge / to materialize
Several good ideas emerged from our afternoon discussion.
surgir
De nuestra discusión de la tarde surgieron varias ideas buenas.
to arrange / to have (at one’s disposal) / to make use of
to prepare / to get ready
disponer
disponerse
to assemble / to put together
armar
aubergine, eggplant
berenjena
avid, greedy
I am an avid traveler.
ávido
Soy un viajero ávido.
back, backwards
atrás
background (as in backdrop)
background (as in experience)
el fondo
el origen / la experienca
barely / hardly
I could hardly walk because of my back pain.
apenas
Apenas podía caminar debido a mi dolor de espalda.
bat
murciélago
to be used to
to get used to
Get used to uncertainty.
acostumbrar
acostumbrarse
Acostumbrarte al la incertidumbre.
beans
frijoles
to become (4x)
convertirse en
volverse
hacerse
llegar a ser
bee
la abeja
to beg (2x)
beggar
mendigar / rogar
mendigo
beginner (n) / inexperienced (adj)
principiante
to behave
I you are good, you can have a cookie.
portarse
Si te portas bien, puedes tener una galleta.
behavior
His behavior was unacceptable.
el comportamiento
Su comportamiento era inaceptable.
belief
la creencia
to belong (to)
I only want what belongs to me.
pertenecer
Yo solo quiero lo que me pertenece.
to bet
bet (n)
apostar
la apuesta
blessed
to bless
bendito
bendecir
blond
rubio
to boil
hervir
boring
aburrido
bra
sujetador
breath
This will take your breath away.
aliento
Esta quitaran el aliento.
to bribe
sobornar
cabbage
repollo
can
Do you want your beer in a can or a bottle?
lata
¿Quieres tu cerveza en una lata o en una botella?
capital letter
small letter
mayúsculas
letra pequeña
carbon dioxide
dióxido de carbono
career
carrera
cell (2x)
(prison, excel, …)
(biology)
la celda
la célula
to challenge
challenge (n)
I wanted to challenge myself by learning a new language.
retar(se)
desafiar (also to defy)
el reto
el desafío
Quería retarme aprendiendo un nuevo idioma.
Te desafían a una pelea.
chance / conincidence
casualidad
to charge / to load
cargar
to chase away
to escape / to flee
Escape from prison.
fugar
fugarse
fuga de prisión
chat (noun)
to chat
charla
charlar
to choose (2x)
to choose (something broadly)
e.g. You can choose any book you want.
to choose (something, someone for a specific purpose)
I need to choose an outfit for the party.
escoger / elegir
Puedes escoger el libro que quieras.
Necesito elegir un atuendo para la fiesta.
church
chapel
iglesia
capilla
to clear
clear (weather), free of obstacles
despejar
despejado
to collect / to pick up
Can you pick me up from the airport?
recoger
¿Puedes recogerme en el aeropuerto?
commit
to make a mistake
cometer
cometer un error
to contain
to detain
to maintain
to obtain
to retain
to sustain
contener
detener
mantener
obtener
retener
sostener
to confront
to face
enfrentar
enfrentarse
to congratulate
felicitar
Congratulations
I would like to give you my congratulations on your engagement.
Enhorabuena
Quiero darles mi enhorabuena por su compromiso matrimonial.
conscious / aware
unconscious
He was badly injured, but remained conscious.
consciente
inconsciente
Estaba gravemente herido, pero permaneció consciente.
to contribute / to provide
aportar
cookies
galletas
courage (or value)
el valor
cozy
It’s a small bedroom, but it’s very cosy.
acogedor
Es un dormitorio pequeño pero muy acogedor.
to crash
crash (n)
chocar
el choque
crazy
loco / loca
crew
la tripulación
curve
la curva
daily
cotidiano
to dazzle
to be astonished / to be amazed
deslumbrar
deslumbrarse
dear
Dear Friend, …
querido
Querido Amigo,
to deceive / to cheat / to be unfaithful
engañar
to decipher / to decode / to figure out
descifrar
to defeat
defeat (n)
Germany beat Brazil 7 to 1.
derrotar
la derrota
Alemania derrotó a Brasil 7 a 1.
to delay (2x)
to delay (to postpone, to put off)
to delay (to hold up)
delay (n)
Sorry, I am 10 minutes delayed.
retrasar
demorar
le retraso / la remora
Lo siento, estoy 10 minutos retrasado
to delete / to erase
borrar
to demand / to require / to ask for
exigir
to detach
to come off / to become detached
desprender
desprenderse
discount (2x)
el descuento / la rebaja
to advise against
to discourage
desaconsejar
desaconsejar además
to disguise
disguise (n)
disfrazar
el disfraz
to doubt
doubt (n)
dudar
la duda
to download / to unload / to discharge
descargar
to dress (oneself)
to undress (oneself)
vestir(se)
desvestir(se)
to drown / to suffocate
ahogarse
drums, drummer
batería (also means battery)
drunk
drunkard
borracho
el borracho
earthquake (2x)
el terremoto
el sismo
east, eastern (2x)
este oriental
to enclose / to surround
nearby
cercar
cercano
to encourage / to cheer on / to inspire (2x)
to snap out of it / to cheer up / to get better
animar (encourage, to cheer someone up, to cheer on)
alentar (encourage someone to do something)
animarse (cheer up)
alentarse (get better)
to end / to finish / to complete
to run out (of)
acabar
acabarse
enough, fairly, quite a lot of
I learned a lot.
bastante
Aprendí bastante.
envious / jealous (2x)
I am so envious.
I am so jealous.
envidioso / celoso
Tengo tanta envidia. / Soy tan envidioso.
Estoy tan celoso.
environment (2x)
el medioambiente
el entorno (as in surrounding)
environmentalist (2x)
ecologista
ambientalista
to evade / to get past / to cheat
to mock / to make fun of
She is mocking my Spanish pronunciation.
burlar
burlarse
Ella se está burlando de mi pronunciación en español.
to exhaust
I’ve exhausted my supplies.
agotar
He agotado mis suministros.
extremely / highly / exceedingly
sumamente
face (2x)
She protected her face from the cold with her scarf.
The expression on her face said it all.
la cara
el rostro
Se protegió la cara del frío con la bufanda.
La expresión de su rostro lo decía todo.
fact
in fact
el hecho
de hecho
to fail (2x)
failure (lack of success)
failure (defect)
fallar
fracasar
el fracaso
el fallo
famous (2x)
famoso (as in celebrity)
conocido (well known, familiar)
to fast
ayunar / tener ayuno
finally (2x)
finalmente
por fin
to find out
I have to find out.
Did you find out when we have to leave?
averiguar
Necesito averiguar.
Avergiuaste cuândo tenemos que irnos?
to fire / to let someone go
to say goodbye
despedir
despedirse
to fit / to be conceivable
That’s the only solution that fits.
caber(se)
Esa es la única solución que cabe
to fix (to repair)
to fix (to attach)
to get (oneself) ready
to pay attention
arreglar
fijar
arreglarse
fijarse
flame
la llama
to flee / to run away / to escape
huir
to focus
focus (n)
focused
enfocar
el enfoque
enfocado
fog (2x)
foggy
la niebla / la bruma
nebuloso / brumoso
to force / to make
to force / commit oneself
obligar
obligarse
friendly
amistoso
to frighten / to scare
to get frightened / to be scared
You scared me.
asustar
asustarse
Me asustaste.
frost
helada
further, moreover, besides, also
además
garbage
basura
garlic
ajo
to get stuck
I don’t want to get stuck in traffic.
atascarse
No quiero atascarme en el tráfico.
to get wet
mojar(se)
to give / to gift
to treat onself
regalar
regalarse
godson /goddaughter
ahijado / ahijada
Great (2x)
That was great!
The movie was great.
Chévere
Genial
¡ Eso estuvo genial!
La película estaba chévere.
to guess
to guess right / to get correctly
adivinar
acertar
guest (hotel guest) / customer
huésped
hail
granizo
hairdresser
el peluquero
to hammer
hammer (n)
martillar
el martillo
hat
gorro
heater
calentador
helmet
el casco
to hide / to conceal
ocultar
to hide / to cover up
disimular
to highlight / emphasize / stand out
destacar
hiking, trekking
senderismo
hopefully
ojalá
to hug / to embrace
I embrace you.
abrazar
Te abrazo.
humble
humilde
hungry and thirsty
hambriento y sediento
immediately
generally
usually
completely
basically
immediamente
generalmente
usualmente
completamente
básicamente
to improve
to get better (yourself)
mejorar
mejorarse
in front / ahead
delante
income
resource
natural resource
los ingresos
el recurso
el recurso natural
inconsiderate
desconsiderado
to inform / to notify
to find out
I will find out the truth.
enterar
enterarse
Me enteraré de la verdad.
to instill / to teach
inculcar
to intertwine
entrelazar
iron (metal)
iron (appliance)
el hierro
la plancha
to isolate
isolation
aislar(se)
aislamiento
jargon
la jerga
jellyfish
la medusa
jigsaw puzzle
el rompecabezas
to join / to put together
juntar
jungle
la selva
key
la llave (for locks)
la clave (as in code)
kite
cometa
land
My flight landed on time.
aterrizar
Mi vuelo aterrizó a tiempo.
landscape
el paisaje
later
más tarde
laundry / laundromat
laundry / washing
la lavandería
la colada
to lay out / to stretch out / to approach
tender
to lead / to be head of
He is a natural leader.
dirigir
Él es un dirigente (or líder) natural.
to lend
to borrow
prestar(se)
pedir prestado
lettuce
lechuga
line, queue
We got in line to buy the concert tickets.
fila
Nos pusimos en fila para comprar los boletos para el concierto.
link
el enlace
listener, auditor
oyente
lonely
loneliness
solitario
soledad
to loosen / to let go off / to drop
soltar
madness
la locura
to make proud / to fill with pride
to be proud / to take pride
enorgullecer
enorgullecerse
mammal / mammalian
mamífero
marvelous, wonderful, great (2x)
maravillosa
estupenda
mate, buddy, dude
parcero
to meet
to meet with
to run into someone
conocer
encontrarse con
encontrarse a …
to mention
mencionar
mind
I can’t get her out of my mind.
la mente
No puedo sacarla de mi mente.
miracle
milagro
to miss, to surprise
I miss my family when I’m away.
extrañar
Extraño a mi familia cuando estoy de viaje.
modest / greedy
modesty / greed
My nieces are very modest. They are not greedy kids.
modesto / codicioso
la modestia / la codicia
Mis sobrinas son muy modestas. No son niños codiciosos.
monkey
mono
monthly
mensualmente
mother/father in law
suegra / suegro
mud
muddy
barro
embarrado
mushroom
seta
neither
tampoco
nervous
I am a little nervous about this.
nervioso
Estoy un poco nervioso por esto.
nest
nido
nightmare
la pesadilla
notice / warning
aviso
offer
oferta
office
despacho
online
en linéa
open-mouthed, speechless, dumbstruck
I was speechless.
boquiabierto
Yo estabo boquiabierto.
opinion
opinión
1) outbreak (medicine)
2) shoot/bud/sprout (plants)
The outbreak of the corona virus stop travel all across the world.
brote
El brote del virus corona detienen viajar por todo el mundo.
to overcome / to conquer / to defeat
vencer
to overcome
Get over it!
I have to get over it.
superar
Supéralo!
Tengo que superarlo.
to overflow
rebosar
to overthrow / to remove from power
overthrow (n)
derrocar
el derrocamiento
overwhelming
abrumador
owner
dueño / dueña
pale
pálido
path
sendero
pear
pera
to peel
pelar
perhaps
quizas / tal vez
to place / put / arrange / position
colocar
pleasure
placer
poison (n)
to poison
el veneno
envenenar
powerful
(2x - through influence or through strength)
poderoso
fuerte
profile
She has worked on high profile human rights cases.
perfil
Ha trabajado en casos de derechos humanos de alto perfil.
proposal
propuesta
pullup
pushup
squat
I can do 10 pullups and 20 pushups
la dominada
la flexión
la sentadilla
Puedo hacer diez dominadas y viente flexiones.
pumpkin
zapallo
punctual
puntual
purpose
propósito
to put (2x)
to put (something into somewhere)
to put (something on top of something)
meter
poner
to put away / to save / to keep
guardar
to quit / to give up / to surrender
rendirse
to raise, to bring up, to suggest, to pose
to consider, to think about
plantear
plantearse
rare
rarity
raro
rareza
to record
recording
grabar
la grabación
referee
el árbitro
to regret
to complain
lamentar
lamentarse
to reject
rechazar
reliable / trustworthy
She was not very reliable. She was always late to our calls.
fiable (or confiable)
Ella no era muy fiable. Siempre llegaba tarde a nuestras llamadas.
remote, distant, away from (2x)
to move away from / to keep away
“Move the cup away from the edge of the table”
alejado
lejano
alejar
“Aleja la taza del borde de la mesa.”
to remove / to take away
quitar
to rent
to let / to rent out
alquilar
alquiler
report (n)
I have to write a report for my boss.
el informe
Tengo que escribir un informe para mi jefe.
request / application
We will respond to your request quickly.
solicitud
Responderemos a su solicitud rápidamente.
rest / pause / break
descanso
revenge
venganza
review
She has written a very favorable review of the book on her blog.
reseña
Ha escrito una reseña muy favorable del libro en su blog.
to risk / to endanger
to risk / to take risk
arriesgar
arriesgarse
unfriendly / rude (2x)
He was quite rude.
Is that a rude word?
antipático
grosero
Fue bastante grosero.
Es una palabra grosera?
to ruin
ruin
arruinar
la perdición
to run over / to knock down / to hit
atropellar
rush / hurry
I am in a hurry.
prisa
Tengo prisa.
sausage (2x)
la salchicha
el embutido
saw
sierra
scarce, limited
scarcity
Similarely to gold, bitcoin is a scarce asset.
escaso
la escasez
Similaralmente al oro, el Bitcoin es un activo escaso
scissors
tijeras
season (2X)
estacion (for Spring, summer, … also station)
temporada (more for general time periods or TV seasons)
seldom / rarely
rara vez
servant / maid
el criado , la criada
setback
contratiempo
to shake profoundly / to affect deeply
conmocionar
shame, embarrassment
vergüenza
shark
tiburon
to shave (oneself)
afeitar(se)
Shit!
Mierda!
to show off
He is just showing off.
presumir
Sólo está presumiendo.
shy
I am quite shy.
tímido
Soy bastante tímido.
sick, dizzy, nauseated
to make sick
to get sick
mareado
marear
marearse
to sigh
sigh (n)
suspirar
el suspiro
silent (2x)
silencioso
callado
silly / foolish
stupid / ignorant (4x)
bobo
estupido
bruto
tonto
ignorante
similarity / resemblance
semejanza
simple
sencillo
sister/brother in law
My sister in law is a nurse.
cuñada/cuñado
Mi cuñada es una enfermera.
slowly / softly / gently
If you speak very slowly, I can understand you.
despacio
Si hablas muy despacio, puedo entenderte.
to smear / to spread
untar
snail
el caracol
to snore
roncar
soul
alma
to sound
how it sounds
sonar
como suena
to squeeze (2x)
apretar
exprimir
to stand out / to excel / to stick out
sobresalir
to stay / to be left
to stay / to keep / to remember
quedar
quedarse
steep
empinado
to step on / to tread on
pisar
still (2x)
aun
todavía
cheap / stingy / miserly
tacaño
stop (n)
la parada
storage
storageroom
to store
almacenamiento
almacén
almacenar
story (2x)
la historia
el cuento
streak / series
Nadal had a winning streak and won 46 consecutive matches.
racha
Nadal tuvo una buena racha y ganó 46 partidos seguidos.
striking / bright / flashy / showy
llamativo
subborn / obstinate
terco
suddenly (2x)
de repente
de pronto
to suppose
suponer
to surround
to surround oneself
He was surrounded by his family when he died.
rodear
rodearse
Estaba rodeado por su familia cuando murió.
to surround
rodear
to suspect
suspect (n)
I suspect you already knew this.
sospechar
el sospechoso
Sospecho que ya lo sabías.
to take, to grab, to pick up
May I take another cookie?
coger
¿Puedo coger otra galleta?
to take advantage of
aprovechar
tax
impuesto
there / over there
aquí
ahí
allí
allá
thick, coarse, heavy
grueso
to thrill / to move
excited / touched / moved
I am very excited about this.
emocionar
emocionado
Estoy muy emocionado por esto.
to throw away, kick out, cast out, fire
echar
to tie
Can you help me tie my shoes?
atar
¿Puedes ayudarme a atarme los zapatos?
to allow / to spoil (pamper)
consentir(se)
to fix / to set / to establish
fijar
toast
I’d like to propose a toast to the bride and groom!
el brindis
¡Quiero proponer un brindis por los novios!
towel
la toalla
traffic light
el semáforo
trail / road / clue
pista
trick
truco
true / certain
cierto
trunk (elephant)
horn (French horn)
trompa
to turn around / to come back
to become
It has become quite dark.
volver
volverse
Se ha vuelto bastante oscuro.
turtle
tortuga
unexpected
inesperado
to unleash / to unchain
to chain
desencadenar
encadenar
vaccine
la vacuna
to venture, to risk
to take a risk
aventurar
aventurarse
village (2x)
el pueblo
la aldea
to walk / to leave / to work (function)
marchar
to want / to wish / to desire
wish / want (n)
desear
el deseo
waste basket / trash can (2x)
caneca
cubo de basura
watermelon
sandia
wealth
There has never been so much wealth in the world.
la riqueza
Nunca ha habido tanta riqueza en el mundo.
well / then
pues
to whisper
whisper (n)
susurrar
el susurro
working day
jornada
to repress
reprimir
to put away / to keep / to save (computer file)
guardar
to negociate / to do business
to negotiate / to arrange / to manage
negociar
gestionar
complaint (3x)
la queja
el reclamo
la denuncia (legal)
to withdraw / to remove
to retire
retirar
retirarse
to withstand / to endure / to bear
soportar
