| A | B |
|---|
| to ask (a question) | HACER(le) UNA PREGUNTA |
| to ask for (to inquire about someone) | PREGUNTAR POR ALGUIEN |
| to ask for (request) | PEDIR |
| to ask the time | PEDIR LA HORA |
| to ask | PREGUNTAR |
| to become (angry, sad, happy, annoyed, etc...emotions) | PONERSE + enojado, triste, contento, molestado, etc.... emociones) |
| to become (sick, well, tired) - Physical) | PONERSE (enfermo, bien, cansado) - Físico |
| to become (stronger, more studious, more diligent, richer) through conscious effort) | HACERSE (más fuerte, más estudioso, más diligente, más rico) por esfuerzo consciente |
| to become (a lawyer, a doctor, president, lovers) goal achieved over time | LLEGAR A SER (abogado, médico, presidente, amantes) meta logrado tras el tiempo |
| to become/go (crazy) sudden, involuntary | VOLVERSE LOCO (de repente, sin quere) |
| to become/be (horrified, hurt) in an instant | QUEDARSE (horrorizado, herido) en un instante |
| to know (a person, place, thing) very well, to be acquainted with | CONOCER (A) |
| to know (facts) | SABER |
| to know how to (do something) | SABER + INF |
| to leave (behind) | DEJAR |
| to leave (go away) | IRSE |
| to leave (go out) | SALIR |
| to move (change residence, work place, etc.) | MUDARSE |
| to move (put into motion) | MOVER |
| to move (to put oneself into motion) | MOVERSE |
| to move (change location of an object) | MUDAR |
| to spend (time) | PASAR |
| to spend (money) | GASTAR |
| to play (game/sport) | JUGAR |
| to play (music/instrument) | TOCAR |
| to return (come back, go back) | VOLVER, REGRESAR |
| to return (give back) | DEVOLVER |
| to take (grab, seize, catch) | TOMAR |
| to take with | LLEVAR |
| to take away from someone | QUITARLE A ALGUIEN |
| to take off (the table, body, etc.) | QUITARLE ALGO |
| to take off (airplane) | DESPEGAR |
| to take out | SACAR |
| to take up (a hobby, etc.) | EMPEZAR, COMENZAR un hobby |
| to take (photographs) | TOMAR / SACAR fotos |
| to take care of | CUIDAR A |
| to take (ten minutes) | TARDAR (10 MINUTOS) |
| to take place | TENER LUGAR |
| to think of (opinion) | PENSAR DE |
| to think about (on one's mind) | PENSAR EN |
| to think that | PENSAR QUE |
| to taste like chicken | SABER A POLLO |
| to look at | MIRAR |
| to look over (review) | REPASAR |
| to overlook | PASAR POR ALTO |
| to look for | BUSCAR |
| to look up (in dictionary) | BUSCAR EN EL DICCIONARIO |
| to look out for someone | CUIDAR A ALGUIEN |
| to look out of the window | ASOMARSE A |
| to look into (research) | INVESTIGAR |
| to look like someone | PARECERSE A |
| to look Italian/Irish/American | TENER PINTA DE ITALIANO/IRLANDÉS/AMERICANO |
| to look like rain | PARECER QUE VA A LLOVER |
| it looks good on you | TE QUEDA BIEN |
| she looks good | SE VE BUENA |
| she looks fine | SE VE BIEN |
| I think so | CREO QUE SÍ |
| I don't think so | CREO QUE NO |
| to feel (good/bad) | SENTIRSE BIEN/MAL |
| to feel (with fingers) | PALPAR |
| to feel like doing something | TENER GANAS DE HACER ALGO |
| to beat (eggs) | BATIR (los huevos) |
| to beat (an opponent) | DERROTAR / VENCER (a un adversario) |
| to beat up (to hit a person repeatedly) | DAR UNA PALIZA (a una persona) |
| to beat (a heart) | LATIR (el corazón) |
| to beat (a drum) | TOCAR el tambor |
| to beat (the rhythm to the music) | MARCAR LOS PASOS (de música) |
| to leave (a room) | SALIR DE... |
| to leave (something behind) | DEJAR ALGO |
| to leave (someone alone) | DEJAR A ALGUIEN EN PAZ |
| to return (something) | DEVOLVER |
| to return (to some place) | VOLVER (REGRESAR) |
| to realize (a dream) | REALIZAR |
| to realize (mentally) | DARSE CUENTA DE |
| to save (time or money) | AHORRAR |
| to save (a life) | SALVAR |
| to save (a place), to keep | GUARDAR |
| time (duration, long, in general) + also means "weather" | EL TIEMPO |
| time (one time, two times...) | LA VEZ |
| time (clock) | LA HORA |
| but (contrast between two ideas) | PERO |
| but (contrast between a negative & an affirmative idea), but rather [used with nouns, infinitives, adjectives] | SINO |
| but (contrast between a negative and an affirmative idea), but rather [used with conjugated verbs] | SINO QUE |
| character (in play, book) | EL PERSONAJE |
| character (personality of a person) | EL CARÁCTER |
| to relate (relationship to others) | RELACIONARSE |
| to relate (to tell a story) | RELATAR |
| to attend (classes, etc.) | ASISTIR A |
| to attend (to a person or situation) | ATENDER A |
| because of (2) | POR, A CAUSA DE |
| because | PORQUE |
| because (as in ..."since/because" he isn't here..) [2] | PUESTO QUE, YA QUE |
| what (as a question) | ¿QUÉ? |
| what (not a question) ]...what he doesn't know is.. | LO QUE |
| What's he/she/it like? | ¿CÓMO ES? |
| which (as a question) | ¿CUÁL? |
| which (that, who) [relative pronoun] | LO CUAL |
| hard (difficult) | DIFÍCIL |
| hard (tough surface) | DURO |
| soft (smooth surface) | SUAVE |
| soft (squishy) | BLANDO |
| to work (to function correctly) | FUNCIONAR |
| to work (action that one performs) | TRABAJAR |
| the work (of art, or physical job) | LA OBRA |
| work (task) | LA TAREA |
