| A | B |
|---|
| Estoy loco(a) por...(+INF) | I'm crazy about... |
| Me la paso...(+PRES. PART.) | I spend my time... |
| Soy un(a) fanático(a) de... (+INF) | I'm a fanatic / big big fan of... |
| ¡Qué Paliza! | What a drag! |
| Como quieras | Whatever (you want) |
| Me da igual. | It's all the same to me. |
| Me da lo mismo. | It's all the same to me. |
| No me importa. | It doesn't matter to me |
| Estoy harto(a) de... (+INF) | I am fed up with... |
| Me parece un rollo. | It's really boring to me. |
| No me interesa para nada. | It's not interesting to me at all. |
| Abierto(a, os, as) | Opened / Open |
| Alto(a, os, as) | Tall |
| Bucear | To Skin Dive / Scuba Dive |
| El buceo | Scuba diving / Skin diving |
| El esquí acuático | Water skiing |
| Escuchar música | To Listen to Music |
| Guapo(a, os, as) | Good looking |
| Hacer* esquí acuático | To Water Ski |
| Ir* a la playa | To Go to the Beach |
| Jugar* (u-ue) | To Play Games / Sports |
| La Fotografía | Photography |
| Las Gafas | Glasses (Sometimes Sunglasses, but Usually with 'del sol.') |
| Leer | To Read |
| Llevar | To Wear / To Carry |
| Moreno(a, os, as) | Dark haired |
| Pelirrojo(a, os, as) | Red-haires |
| Sacar / Tomar fotos | To take pictures |
| Serio(a, as, os) | Serious |
| Tocar un instrumento | To Play / To touch an instrument |
| El Montañismo / El Alpinismo | Mountain Climbing / Hiking |
| Escalar montañas | To Climb / Hike Mountains |
| El Patinaje | Skating |
| Patinar sobre ruedas | To Skateboard |
| Patinar sobre el hielo | To Figure Skate / Ice Skate |
| El Remo | Rowing / Crew |
| Remar | To Row |
| Leer Tiras Cómicas | To Read Comic Strips |
| Leer Revistas | To Read Magazines |
| Coleccionar | To Collect |
| Los Sellos | Postage Stamps |
| La Flauta | Flute |
| El Clarinete | Clarinet |
| El Saxofón | Saxaphone |
| La Batería | Drums |
| Los Videojuegos | Videogames |
| Las Cartas | Playing Cards |
| Los Adhesivos | Stickers |
| soy un(a)gran aficionado(a) a... | I'm a big fan of... |
| la equitación | horseback riding |
| la escalada deportiva | rock climbing |
| montar a caballo | to go horseback riding |
| pasear en velero | to go sailing |
| patinar en linea | to go inline skating |
| practicar ciclismo | to be a cyclist |
| la vela | sailing |
| la barba | beard |
| el bigote | moustache |
| buena gente | nice |
| de estatura mediana | of medium height |
| fenomenal | great |
| una gran persona | a great person |
| un gran tipo | a great guy |
| majo(a) | nice(spain) |
| no hay quien lo(la) aguante | nobody can stand him(her) |
| pesado(a) | annoying |
| rizado(a) | curly |
| tener un buen sentido del humor | to have a good sense of humor |
| un(a) tío(a) estupendo(a) | a great guy (girl) |
| deberías + inf. | YOU SHOULD... |
| no debes + inf. | YOU SHOULDN'T... |
| ¿Puedes darme algún consejo? | CAN YOU GIVE ME ANY ADVICE? |
| ¿Qué debo hacer? | WHAT SHOULD I DO? |
| ¿Qué me aconsejas hacer? | WHAT DO YOU ADVISE ME TO DO? |
| ¿Qué me recomiendas hacer? | WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND THAT I DO? |
| sería bueno + INFINITIVO | IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA FOR YOU TO... |
| te aconsejo + INFINITIVO | I ADVISE YOU TO... |
| te recomiendo + INFINITIVO | I RECOMMEND THAT YOU... |
| agobiodo(a) | WORN OUT, OVERWHELMED |
| agotado(a) | EXHAUSTED |
| aliviar el estrés | TO RELIEVE STRESS |
| causar el estrés | TO CAUSE STRESS |
| cuidarse | TO TAKE CARE OF ONESELF |
| estar rendido(a) | TO BE WORN OUT |
| histérico(a) | STRESSED OUT |
| llevar una vida agitada | TO LEAD A HECTIC LIFE |
| ponerse nervioso(a) | TO GET NERVOUS |
| reírse (i,i) | TO LAUGH |
| relajarse | TO RELAX |
| resolver (ue) un problema | TO SOLVE A PROBLEM |
| sufrir de presiones | TO BE UNDER PRESSURE |
| sufrir de tensiones | TO SUFFER FROM TENSION |
| tomar las cosas con calma | TO TAKE THINGS CALMLY / TO 'CHILL OUT' |
| la alimentación | NUTRITION / FOOD |
| alimentarse bien | TO EAT WELL |
| alimemtarse mal | TO EAT POORLY |
| broncearse | TO SUNTAN |
| comer comida sana | TO EAT HEALTHY FOOD |
| compartir con algien | TO SHARE WITH SOMEONE |
| contribuir | TO CONTRIBUTE |
| cuidarse el peso | TO WATCH ONE'S WEIGHT |
| darse cuenta de | TO REALIZE |
| dormir* lo suficiente | TO GET ENOUGH SLEEP |
| dormirse* | TO FALL ASLEEP |
| ducharse | TO TAKE A SHOWER |
| echarle mucha sal a la comida | TO PUT A LOT OF SALT ON FOOD |
| estar a dieta | TO BE ON A DIET |
| la grasa | FAT |
| hacer ejercicio (aeróbico) | TO (DO AEROBIC) EXERCISE |
| mantenerse* en forma | TO STAY IN SHAPE |
| el peligro | DANGER |
| pesarse | TO WEIGH ONESELF |
| la piel | SKIN |
| ponerse crema protectora | TO PUT ON SUNSCREEN |
| quedarse frente a la tele | TO STAY IN FRONT OF THE TV |
| quemarse | TO GET A SUNBURN |
| sentirse* muy solo(a) | TO FEEL VERY LONELY |
| subir de peso | TO GAIN WIEGHT |
| tener* buenos hábitos de almentación | TO HAVE GOOD EATING HABITS |
| ansioso(a) | ANXIOUS |
| a la vez | AT THE SAME TIME |
| adaptarse | TO ADAPT |
| los adelantos | ADVANCES |
| la antena parabólica | SATELITE DISH |
| la autopista | FREEWAY / HIGHWAY |
| la computadora | COMPUTER |
| el contestador | ANSWERING MACHINE |
| la desventaja | DISADVANTAGE |
| empeorar | TO GET WORSE |
| en seguida | RIGHT AWAY / IMMEDIATELY |
| enviar una carta electrónica | TO SEND AN E-MAIL |
| la fotocopiadora (a colores) | PHOTOCOPIER (COLOR) |
| hacer trabajos | TO WRITE PAPERS |
| cocinar en el horno de microondas | TO COOK IN THE MICROWAVE |
| hoy (en) día | NOWADAYS |
| navegar por internet | TO SURF THE INTERNET |
| el rascacielos | SKYSCRAPER |
| el siglo | CENTURY |
| la tecologia | TECHNOLOGY |
| el teléfono celular | CELLULAR PHONE |
| el tráfico | TRAFFIC |
| la ventaja | ADVANTAGE |
| la vida diaría | DAILY LIFE |
| la videocasetera | VIDEOCASSETTE PLAYER |
| ...ha cambiado mucho | ...HAS CHANGED A LOT |
| ...ha empeorado | ...HAD GOTTEN QUITE A BIT WORSE |
| mucha genta ha venido de fuera | MANY PEOPLE HAVE COME FROM OUTSIDE |
| el ayuntamiento | TOWN HALL |
| el basurero | TRASH CAN / TRASH COLLECTOR |
| la calidad del aire | AIR QUALITY |
| crecer (zc) | TO GROW |
| establecer (zc) una zona peatonal | TO SET UP A PEDESTRIAN ZONE |
| la fábrica | FACTORY |
| mejorar | TO IMPROVE |
| sembrar (ie) | TO PLANT |
| creo que vale la pena... | I THINK IT'S WORTH IT... |
| es cierto que... | IT'S TRUE THAT... |
| lo que es importante es.. | WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS... |
| me imagino que... | I IMAGINE THAT... |
| me parece que... | IT SEEMS TO ME THAT... |
| pero por otro lado... | BUT ON THE OTHER HAND... |
| se me hace que... | IT SEEMS TO ME... |
| ten en cuenta que... | KEEP IN MIND THAT |
| el aparato eléctrico | ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE |
| botar | TO THROW OUT |
| el carro eléctrico | ELECTRIC CAR |
| desarrollar | TO DEVELOP |
| descubrir | TO DISCOVER |
| destruir | TO DESTROY |
| informar | TO INFORM |
| es nuestro deber | IT'S OUR RESPONSABILITY / IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD DO |
| lo que noto... | WHAT I SEE / RECOGNIZE... |
| a la parrilla | grilled steak |
| acabar | to run out of |
| caer* | to fall |
| el aguacate | avacado |
| el apio | celery |
| el bistec | steak |
| el bróculi | broccoli |
| el chorizo | sausage |
| el pollo frito | fried chicken |
| el puerco asado | roast pork |
| la carnicería | butcher shop |
| la ensalada mixta | mixed salad |
| la frutería | fruit shop |
| la pescadería | fish market |
| la piña | pineapple |
| la sal | salt |
| la ternera | veal |
| las almejas | clams |
| las chuletas de cerdo | pork chops |
| las ostras | oysters |
| los mariscos | seafood |
| llevar | to carry/wear |
| olvidar | to forget |
| perder* | to lose |
| quedarse | to stay or remain |
| romper | to break |
| saber* | to know, to taste |
| tener* | to have |
| tener* hambre | to be hungry |
| tener* sed | to be thirsty |
| descomponer* | to break down |
| echar | to throw or throw away |
| faltar | to be lacking or missing |
| el bacalao | cod |
| el melocotón | peach |
| el pargo | red snapper |
| el quesillo | custard |
| el repollo | cabbage |
| el sabor | flavor |
| el taller | shop;workshop |
| la bodega | grocery store |
| la ferretería | hardware store |
| la heladería | ice cream store |
| la lechería | dairy store |
| la pastelería | pastry store |
| la patilla | watermelon (Venezuela) |
| la tienda de refacciones | parts store |
| la torta | cake |
| la trucha | trout |
| las caraotas | beans (Venezuela) |
| los champiñones | mushrooms |
| Me cae gordo | It disagrees with me. |
| No sé qué | ...something (I don't know what) |
| Por favor, ayúdame con | Please help me with... |
| Sabe riquísimo | It tastes delicious |
| Se le rompió | to break down |
| Se les quedó | they forgot/left |
| Se me acabó/acabaron | I ran out of |
| Se me perdió/perdieron | I lost... |
| Se nos cayó/cayeron | we dropped... |
| Se nos descompuso/descompusieron | ...broke down on us |
| tiene sabor a ajo | It tastes like garlic |
| lleva mucha grasa | It has too much fat. |
| Le falta (ingrediente) | It lacks... |
| Hágame/Hazme el favor de... | Do me the favor of... |
| Está en su punto | It's just right. |
| Está echado a perder | It's spoiled (ruined). |
| ¿Sería(s) tan amable de dármela? | Would you be so kind as to give it to me? |
| ¿Se te olvidó/olvidaron...? | Did you forget...? |
| ¿Se las llevas? | Will you take them to him (her)? |
| ¿Podrías...? | Could you...? |
| ¡Qué bueno/sabroso! | How good/tasty! |
| ¡Qué asco!¡Guácala! | Yuck! |
| el hombre | MAN |
| la mujer | WOMAN |
| acordar* la paz (o-ue) | TO MAKE PEACE |
| celebrar | TO CELEBRATE |
| declarar | TO DECLARE |
| lamentar | TO GRIEVE / TO REGRET |
| luchar por | TO FIGHT FOR / TO STRUGGLE FOR |
| llorar | TO CRY |
| quedar muerto(a,os,as) | TO BE LEFT FOR DEAD |
| regocijarse | TO REJOICE |
| traicionar | TO BETRAY |
| vencer* (venzco) | TO DEFEAT |
| el / la enemigo(a) | ENEMY |
| el / la guerrero(a) | WARRIOR |
| el / la malvado(a) | VILLIAN |
| el dios | GOD (AS IN A GREEK GOD) |
| el ejército | ARMY |
| el héroe | HERO |
| el soldado | SOLDIER |
| la ambición | AMBITION |
| la boda | WEDDING |
| la derrota | DEFEAT |
| la diosa | GODDESS |
| la guerra | WAR |
| la heroína | HEROINE |
| la mujer soldado | FEMALE SOLDIER |
| la paz | PEACE |
| la victoria | VICTORY |
| valiente | VALIENT / BRAVE |
| muerto(a,os,as) | DEAD |
| Así es. / Eso es. | THAT'S HOW IT IS |
| ¡Claro que sí! | SURE IS! |
| ¡Cómo no! / Por supuesto. | OF COURSE! |
| Estoy de acuerdo. | I AGREE |
| Hasta cierto punto, sí, pero… | UP TO A CERTAIN POINT, YES...BUT... |
| Pero hay que tener en cuenta que… | BUT, YOU HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT... |
| ¿Tú crees? No sé. | YOU THINK / BELIEVE? I DON'T KNOW. |
| Alguien me dijo que… | SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT... |
| Cuentan que… | THEY TELL US THE STORY THAT... |
| Dicen que… | THEY SAY THAT... |
| Oí que… | I HEARD THAT... |
| Se cree que… | IT IS BELIEVED THAT... |
| Se dice que… | IT IS SAID THAT... |
| Según... | ACCORDING TO... |
| supuestamente | SUPPOSEDLY |
| Bueno, puede ser, pero… | WELL...IT COULD BE...BUT... |
| Depende de tu punto de vista. | IT DEPENDS ON YOUR POINT OF VIEW... |
| En efecto, parece ser así. | IN FACT, IT COULD BE LIKE THAT |
| Es muy difícil de creer, pero es posible. | IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT IT'S POSSIBLE. |
| Al contrario. | ON THE OTHER HAND |
| ¡Claro que no! | CLEARLY NOT. |
| ¡Eso es muy difícil! | THAT'S HARD (TO BELIEVE) |
| ¡Nada de eso! | I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY OF THIS. |
| ¡Qué tontería! | THIS IS COMPLETELY FOOLISH! |
| Era una de mis grandes ambiciones | IT WAS ONE OF MY BIGGEST AMBITIONS |
| ¡Qué va! | NO WAY! |
| esperar + INFINITIVO | to hope to __ (NO CHANGE IN SUBJECT = INDICIATIVE MOOD) |
| esperar que + SUBJUNTIVO | TO HOPE ____ (2 DIFFERENT SUBJECTS = SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD) |
| Ojalá que + SUBJUNTIVO | GOD WILLING THAT ___ (2 DIFFERENT SUBJECTS = SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD) |
| Querer que + SUBJUNTIVO | TO WANT THAT ___ (2 DIFFERENT SUBJECTS = SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD) |
| El sueño de mi vida | THE DREAM OF MY LIFE / MY LIFE DREAM |
| Tenía muchas esperanzas de… | I HAD HOPED TO ____ |
| el hombre | MAN |
| la mujer | WOMAN |
| acordar* la paz (o-ue) | TO MAKE PEACE |
| celebrar | TO CELEBRATE |
| declarar | TO DECLARE |
| lamentar | TO GRIEVE / TO REGRET |
| luchar por | TO FIGHT FOR / TO STRUGGLE FOR |
| llorar | TO CRY |
| quedar muerto(a,os,as) | TO BE LEFT FOR DEAD |
| regocijarse | TO REJOICE |
| traicionar | TO BETRAY |
| vencer* (venzco) | TO DEFEAT |
| el / la enemigo(a) | ENEMY |
| el / la guerrero(a) | WARRIOR |
| el / la malvado(a) | VILLIAN |
| el dios | GOD (AS IN A GREEK GOD) |
| el ejército | ARMY |
| el héroe | HERO |
| el soldado | SOLDIER |
| la ambición | AMBITION |
| la boda | WEDDING |
| la derrota | DEFEAT |
| la diosa | GODDESS |
| la guerra | WAR |
| la heroína | HEROINE |
| la mujer soldado | FEMALE SOLDIER |
| la paz | PEACE |
| la victoria | VICTORY |
| valiente | VALIENT / BRAVE |
| muerto(a,os,as) | DEAD |
| Así es. / Eso es. | THAT'S HOW IT IS |
| ¡Claro que sí! | SURE IS! |
| ¡Cómo no! / Por supuesto. | OF COURSE! |
| Estoy de acuerdo. | I AGREE |
| Hasta cierto punto, sí, pero… | UP TO A CERTAIN POINT, YES...BUT... |
| Pero hay que tener en cuenta que… | BUT, YOU HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT... |
| ¿Tú crees? No sé. | YOU THINK / BELIEVE? I DON'T KNOW. |
| Alguien me dijo que… | SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT... |
| Cuentan que… | THEY TELL US THE STORY THAT... |
| Dicen que… | THEY SAY THAT... |
| Oí que… | I HEARD THAT... |
| Se cree que… | IT IS BELIEVED THAT... |
| Se dice que… | IT IS SAID THAT... |
| Según... | ACCORDING TO... |
| supuestamente | SUPPOSEDLY |
| Bueno, puede ser, pero… | WELL...IT COULD BE...BUT... |
| Depende de tu punto de vista. | IT DEPENDS ON YOUR POINT OF VIEW... |
| En efecto, parece ser así. | IN FACT, IT COULD BE LIKE THAT |
| Es muy difícil de creer, pero es posible. | IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT IT'S POSSIBLE. |
| Al contrario. | ON THE OTHER HAND |
| ¡Claro que no! | CLEARLY NOT. |
| ¡Eso es muy difícil! | THAT'S HARD (TO BELIEVE) |
| ¡Nada de eso! | I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY OF THIS. |
| ¡Qué tontería! | THIS IS COMPLETELY FOOLISH! |
| Era una de mis grandes ambiciones | IT WAS ONE OF MY BIGGEST AMBITIONS |
| ¡Qué va! | NO WAY! |
| esperar + INFINITIVO | to hope to __ (NO CHANGE IN SUBJECT = INDICIATIVE MOOD) |
| esperar que + SUBJUNTIVO | TO HOPE ____ (2 DIFFERENT SUBJECTS = SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD) |
| Ojalá que + SUBJUNTIVO | GOD WILLING THAT ___ (2 DIFFERENT SUBJECTS = SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD) |
| Querer que + SUBJUNTIVO | TO WANT THAT ___ (2 DIFFERENT SUBJECTS = SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD) |
| El sueño de mi vida | THE DREAM OF MY LIFE / MY LIFE DREAM |
| Tenía muchas esperanzas de… | I HAD HOPED TO ____ |
| capturar | TO CAPTURE |
| castigar | TO BANISH |
| convertirse en | TO TURN INTO |
| envenenar | TO POISON |
| hechizar | TO CAST A SPELL |
| liberar | TO SET FREE / LET LOOSE |
| proteger | TO PROTECT |
| rescatar | TO RESCUE |
| robar | TO STEAL / TO ROB |
| secuestrar | TO KIDNAP / HIJACK |
| sufrir | TO SUFFER |
| el / la guardia | GUARD |
| el / la ladrón(a) | THIEF / CROOK |
| el / la malvado(a) | VILLIAN |
| la cárcel | JAIL / PRISON |
| la justicia | JUSTICE |
| el / la víctima | THE VICTIM |
| En absoluto | ABSOLUTELY NOT |
| En mi vida | IN MY LIFE |
