| A | B |
| diseñar | to design |
| reciclar | to recycle |
| resolver (o-->ue) (resuelto) | to solve, to resolve |
| tener en cuenta | to take into account; to keep in mind |
| urbanizar (c) | to urbanize |
| la alfabetización | the literacy |
| el analfabetismo | the illiteracy |
| el/la arquitecto/a | the architect |
| el barrio bajo | the slum |
| la desnutrición | the malnutrition |
| la despoblación | the movement away from the countryside |
| el diseño | the design |
| el edificio | the building |
| EL hambre (FEMININE WORD) | hunger |
| el medio ambiente | the environment |
| la modernización | the modernization |
| la población | the population |
| la pobreza | the poverty |
| el reciclaje | the recycling |
| los recursos | the resources |
| el agotamiento de los recursos naturales | exhaustion/consumption of natural resources |
| la sobrepoblación | the overpopulation |
| el suburbio | the slum |
| la tecnología | the technology |
| el urbanismo | the urban development; city planning |
| el/la urbanista | the developer; the city planner |
| la urbanización | the migration into the cities; subdivision or residential area |
| el vecindario | the neighborhood |
| la vivienda | the housing; the dwelling place |
| analfabeto/a | illiterate |
| culto/a | well-educated |
| desnutrido/a | undernourished |
| en vías de desarrollo | developing (e.g. country) |
| bien/mal educado/a | well/poorly mannered |
| la computadora | the computer (Latin America) |
| el ordenador | the computer (Spain) |
| almacenar | to store |
| imprimir | to print |
| navegar la red | to "surf the net" |
| programar | to program (with a computer) |
| trabajar en red | to be networked |
| las aplicaciones | (computer) applications |
| las solicitudes | the (college/work) applications |
| la autoedición | the desktop publishing |
| la autopista de la información | the information superhighway |
| la base de datos | the database |
| el correo electrónico | the e-mail |
| el mensaje (de correo electrónico) | the (e-mail) message |
| el disco, el disquete | the diskette |
| el disco duro | the hard drive |
| el e-mail | the e-mail |
| el hardware | the hardware |
| la hoja de cálculo | the spreadsheet |
| la impresora | the printer |
| la informática | the computer science |
| el Internet | the Internet |
| la memoria | the memory |
| el módem | the modem |
| el monitor | the monitor |
| la multimedia | the multimedia |
| la pantalla | the screen (computer, movie, etc.) |
| el procesador de textos | the word processor |
| la programación | the programming |
| el ratón | the mouse |
| la red | the net(work) (also used for subway, bus, etc.) |
| la red local | local area network (LAN) |
| el software | the software |
| el teclado | the keyboard |
| en línea, on-line | on-line |
| algo | something |
| alguien | someone |
| algún (alguno/a/os/as) | some (+ noun) |
| también | also |
| siempre | always |
| a veces | sometimes |
| o | or |
| o..o | either...or |
| aun | even |
| todavía, aún | still |
| nada | nothing |
| nadie | no one |
| ningún (ninguno/a) | none, no (+ noun) |
| tampoco | neither (negative of también) |
| nunca, jamás [nunca jamás = never ever] | never |
| ni | nor |
| ni..ni | neither...nor |
| ni siquiera | not even |
| ya no | no longer |
| todavía no | not yet |
| apenas | hardly |
| volver | to return to a place= regresar |
| regresar | to return to a place = volver |
| devolver | to return something (to someone/to a place) |
| mudarse | to move = to change residence |
| trasladar(se) | to move or to be moved from place to place = to transfer |
| mover(se) | to move an object or a part of the body |
| sentir | to feel + noun; to regret |
| sentirse | to feel + adjective |
| pensar/creer/opinar | to feel = to believe = to have the opinion |
| computar | to compute |
| consultar | to consult |
| crear | to create |
| darse cuenta de (que) | to realize (become aware of) sth. |
| dejar de lado | to leave aside |
| depender (de) | to depend (on) |
| desaparecer (desaparezco) | to vanish |
| estar al alcance | to be within the reach of |
| olvidarse de | to forget about |
| rodearse de | to be surrounded by |
| soñar (sueño) con | to dream about |
| suministrar | to provide |
| el adelanto de la técnica | the technological advance |
| el aparato | the apparatus, the machine |
| el barco | the boat |
| el conocimiento | the knowledge |
| la copa (de un árbol) | the tree top |
| el dato | the data, information |
| la enseñanza | the teaching |
| el invento | the invention |
| la obra | the work, the piece of work |
| el pormenor | the detail |
| la preocupación | the preoccupation, the worry |
| el saber | the knowledge, the learning; the lore |
| el ser humano | the human being |
| el zumo | juice (Spain) = el jugo (Latin America) |
| anticuado/a | antiquated |
| respectivo/a | respective |
| sabio/a | noun = wise, learned person; adjective = wise |
| verdadero/a | true, real |