| A | B |
| ¡Basta! | Enough! |
| a (algunas) veces | sometimes, at times |
| a bordo | on board |
| a ciegas | blindly |
| a diario | daily |
| a fin de cuentas | in the end, after all (is said and done), in teh final analysis |
| a fondo | thoroughly; in detail |
| a la + nationality (f) | in (nationality) style |
| a la carrera | quickly; on the run |
| a la fuerza | by force |
| a la larga | in the long run |
| a la vez | at the same time |
| a lo largo | throughout; along |
| a lo lejos | in the distance; far off; at a distance |
| a más tardar | at the latest |
| a menudo | often; frequently |
| a mi parecer | in my opinion |
| a pie | on foot; walking |
| a propósito | by the way |
| a solas | alone |
| a su vez | in turn |
| a tiempo | on time |
| a tropezones | by fits and starts |
| a última hora | at the last minute |
| a ver | let's see |
| ahora mismo | right now; right away; at once |
| al aire libre | outdoors |
| al amanecer | at dawn; at daybreak |
| al anochecer | at dusk; at nightfall |
| al contado | cash; for cash |
| al contrario | on the contrary |
| al fin | finally; at last |
| al fin y al cabo | in the end; after all (is said and done) |
| al menos | at least |
| al mismo tiempo | at the same time |
| al parecer | apparently; seemingly |
| al pie de la letra | literally |
| al por mayor | wholesale |
| al por menor | retail |
| al principio | at first; at the beginning |
| al revés | upside down; inside out; backwards |
| así es que | so |
| así así | so-so |
| cada vez | each time |
| cada vez más | more and more |
| cada vez menos | less and less |
| claro que sí (no) | Of course (not) |
| como siempre | as usual |
| con (sin) cuidado | carefully (carelessly) |
| con (su) permiso | excuse me; with your permission |
| con frecuencia | frequently |
| con mucho gusto | gladly |
| Creo que no. | I don't think so. |
| Creo que sí. | I think so. |
| cuanto antes | as soon as possible |
| de antemano | beforehand |
| de aquí en adelante | from now on |
| de buena (mala) gana | willingly (unwillingly) |
| de costumbre | usually |
| de día | by day |
| de ese (este) modo / de esa (esta manera) | in that way; so |
| de excursión | on a picnic |
| de frente | facing forward; from the front |
| de golpe | all at once, suddenly |
| de hecho | in fact, as a matter of fact, actually |
| de hoy en adelante | from now on; henceforth |
| de memoria | by heart |
| de nada | you're welcome |
| de ningún modo | by no means; on no account; absolutely not |
| de ninguna manera | by no means; on no account; absolutely not |
| de noche | by night |
| de nuevo | again |
| de otra manera | in another way |
| de otro modo | otherwise |
| de par en par | wide open |
| de postre | for dessert |
| de prisa | quickly |
| de pronto | suddenly; all of a sudden |
| de repente | suddenly; all of a sudden |
| de todos modos | at any rate; anyway; anyhow |
| de última moda | in the latest style |
| de una vez | at once, at one time |
| de veras | really, truly, honestly |
| de vez en cuando | from time to time; once in a while |
| dentro de poco | in a short while, in a little while |
| derecho | straight ahead |
| desde luego | of course |
| día de fiesta (m) | holiday |
| en alguna parte | somewhere |
| en balde | in vain |
| en broma | in fun; jokingly |
| en casa | at home |
| en cuanto | as soon as |
| en efecto | as a matter of fact; indeed |
| en el acto | immediately |
| en el fondo | at heart |
| en fin | finally; in short; lastly |
| en la actualidad | presently |
| en primer lugar | in the first place |
| en punto | on the dot, sharp (telling time) |
| en realidad | actually, in fact |
| en resumidas cuentas | in short |
| en seguida | immediately; at once |
| en serio | seriously |
| en todas partes | everywhere |
| en todo caso | in any case |
| en voz alta (baja) | aloud (in a low voice) |
| entre paréntesis | in parenthises, by the way |
| hace poco | a (short) while ago |
| hasta la fecha | up until now |
| hoy día | nowadays |
| hoy mismo | this very day |
| lo de menos | the least important thing |
| lo de siempre | just as usual, the same old story |
| lo más pronto posible | as soon as possible |
| lo mismo | the same thing |
| lo que importa | what matters |
| mejor dicho | in other words, rather |
| mejor que nunca | better than ever |
| menos mal | so much the better, it's a good thing that... |
| mientras tanto | meanwhile; in the meantime |
| ni siquiera | not even |
| no obstante | nevertheless; however |
| otra vez | again, once more |
| para siempre | forever |
| peor que nunca | worse than ever |
| pocas veces | rarely |
| poco a poco | little by little; gradually |
| por ahora | for now, for the present |
| por allí | that way; around there, through there |
| por aquí | this way; around here; through here |
| por casualidad | by chance; by any chance |
| por cierto | by the way; incidentally |
| por consiguiente | therefore, consequently |
| por desgracia | unfortunately |
| por ejemplo | for example |
| por el (lo) contrario | on the contrary |
| por escrito | in writing |
| por ese motivo | for that reason |
| por eso | therefore; that't why; because of that |
| por favor | please |
| por fin | finally; at last |
| por la mañana | in the morning |
| por la noche | in the evening |
| por la tarde | in the afternoon |
| por lo común | as a rule, usually |
| por lo general | generally, usually |
| por lo menos | at least |
| por lo mismo | for that very reason |
| por lo pronto | for the time being; in the meantime |
| por lo tanto | so; therefore; consequently |
| por lo visto | apparently |
| por más que | no matter how much |
| por otra parte | on the other hand |
| por otro lado | on the other hand |
| por poco | almost; nearly |
| por supuesto | of course, naturally |
| por teléfono | by phone |
| por todas partes | everywhere |
| por un lado | on one hand |
| rara vez | rarely |
| sano y salvo | safe and sound |
| sin duda | without a doubt |
| sin embargo | nevertheless; however |
| sin querer | unintentionally, without meaning to |
| sobre todo | above all; especially |
| tal como | such as |
| tal vez | perhaps |
| tanto mejor | so much the better |
| tarde o temprano | sooner or later |
| todavía no | not yet |
| todo el mundo | everyone; everybody |
| un poco de | a little (bit of) |
| una vez que | as soon as |
| uno(a) por uno(a) | one by one |
| vivo o muerto | dead or alive |
| ya | already |
| ya lo creo | I should say so; of course |
| ya no | no longer |
| hecho y derecho | real; in every sense of the word |
| dicho y hecho | no sooner said than done |
| ¡hecho! | Done! Agreed! All right! |
| lo hecho hecho está | what's done is done |
| hecho a la medida | made to measure; custom-made |
| del dicho a hecho hay gran trecho | there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip; saying and doing are different things |