A | B |
abrocharse | to fasten |
amenizar | to make pleasant |
asegurar | to assure |
asumir | to assume/to take on |
atravesar | to go through |
castigar | to punish |
consolar | to console/to comfort |
convivir | to live with |
desanimar | to discourage |
desbancar | to replace |
desear | to wish |
durar | to last/to take time |
encajar | to fit in |
manejar | to handle/to drive |
otorgar | to grant |
parecerse | to look like |
pasarse | to go too far |
ponerse | to become/to place oneself |
portarse | to behave |
regañar | to scold/rebuke/tell off |
reponer fuerzas | to recover |
retar | to challenge |
señalar | to point |
soportar | to to stand/bear |
suceder | to occur/happen |
tartamudear | to stutter |
tumbarse | to lie down |
arriesgarse a | to risk |
exponerse a | to expose oneself to |
pertenecer a | to belong to |
conformarse con | to be satisfied with |
contentarse con | to be happy with/to be satisfied with |
entretenerse con | to amuse oneself with |
quedar bien con | to make a good impression on |
quedar mal con | to make a bad impression on |
romper con | to break (up) with |
avergonzarse de | to be ashamed of |
burlarse de | to make fun of |
cansarse de | to become tired of |
depender de | to depend on |
presumir de | to think one is/to boast of being |
quejarse de | to complain about |
apoyarse en | to lean/rely on |
empeñarse en | to make an effort to/to insist on |
esforzarse en | to try very hard to |
tener motivos para | to have reasons for |
interesarse por | to take an interest in |
tener por | to take for/consider |
el adepto | the follower/supporter |
el agradecimiento | gratitude |
la amistad | friendship |
el anciano | elderly man |
el apuro | a jam/fix |
la autoestima | self-esteem |
el carácter | character |
el comportamiento | behavior |
la conjetura | conjecture |
el cuero | leather |
los derechos humanos | human rights |
el desempleo | unemployment |
el diseño | design |
el disparate | silly/stupid thing or action |
la edad adulta | adulthood |
la etapa | stage |
la facha | appearance |
el fallo | the fault/mistake |
la falta de ortografía | spelling mistake |
el filón | the gold mine |
el ingreso | entry |
la jerga | slang |
el lazo | the link |
el mando | the remote control |
la marca | brand |
la mayúscula | upper case letter/capital letter |
la niñez | childhood |
el pacifismo | pacifism |
el paso | the step |
el peso | weight |
la pinta | appearance |
el portal | doorway |
el quinceañero | the fifteen-year old |
el rasgo | the feature |
el recuerdo | the memory |
el rollo | a bore |
el síntoma | the symptom |
el sondeo | the poll |
el tamaño | size |
el tatuaje | the tatoo |
el temor | fear |
el terreno | field |
el tino | common sense |
el tipo | type/sort/guy |
el treintañero | thirty year old |
el veinteañero | twenty year old |
el voluntariado | voluntary service |
ajustado | tight |
atrevido | daring |
caído | capacitado |
complejo | complex |
deportivo | sports (before nouns) |
fluido | smooth/fluid |
gracioso | funny |
inculto | uncultured/uneducated |
inseguro | unsafe/insecure |
leal | loyal |
maduro | mature |
orgulloso | proud |
pleno | full |
preocupante | worrisome/worrying |
prodigioso | marvelous |
realista | realistic |
rebelde | rebellious |
revoltoso | rebellious |
solidario | in solidarity/supportive |
teñido | dyed |
tolerante | tolerant |
alrededor | around |
de pronto | suddenly |
efectivamente | effectively |
a pesar de | in spite of |
al fin y al cabo | finally |
de última generación | most recent |
de verdad | really |
desde el punto de vista de | from the point of view of |
en serio | seriously |
no estar para bromas | not to be in a joking mood |
no ser para tanto | it's not such a big deal |
para ser sincero | to be sincere |
por lo visto | apparently |
por más que | no matter how hard |
por poco | by little |
por si acaso | if by any chance |
por supuesto | of course |
por todas partes | everywhere |
por último | finally |
¡Qué lata! | What a bore! |
¡Qué lío! | What a mess! |
sacar partido de | to profit from |
se mire por donde se mire | wherever one looks |
sin embargo | nevertheless |
sin ninguna duda | without any doubt |
tarde o temprano | sooner or later |