| A | B |
|---|
| el (la) comerciante | merchant; shopkeeper |
| el hombre (la mujer) de negocios | businessman (woman) |
| el (la) negociante | businessman (could have negative connotations) |
| el (la) empresario/a | businessman of an important enterprise |
| el (la) traficante | someone who buys and sells a product, especially illegal or shady |
| el bandido | a bandit ;usually part of a group |
| el ladrón | thief; petty thief (no force) |
| el carterista | pickpocket.. (cartera= wallet) |
| el crimen | crime of a violent nature |
| el criminal | a person who commits a "crimen" |
| el delito | crime (less severe) |
| atracar (el atraco) | robbery; to hold up (armed robbery) |
| el robo (robar) | robbery; to rob (intentionally or not) |
| el asalto (asaltar) | a mugging ; to mug (with a weapon) |
| el hurto | el robo |
| el anillo | ring (jewelry) |
| la sortija | ring (jewelry of a more elaborate nature) |
| el aro | a metal ring or if plastic, used in games (like a hula hoop) |
| la argolla | a ring like at a dock to hold rope for docking boats |
| el (la) discipulo/a | student, but like a disciple |
| el (la) condiscípulo/a | una compañero de clase (classmate) |
| el (la ) estudiante | refers to anyone who studies either independently or formally |
| el (la) alumno /a | student (no particular age) |
| el (la) escolar | someone who studies in a primary school |
| el (la) colegial | un (a) estudiante o alumno/a en un colegio (high school) |
| asolar (arrasar) | to destroy; level something |
| aniquilar | to annihilate |
| destruir | to destroy |
| destrozar | to break into pieces (trozos) |
| la silla | chair (piece of furniture) |
| silla de ruedas | wheelchair |
| la silla mecedora | rocking chair |
| la butaca/ el sillón | armchair |
| el asiento | seat as in theatre seats |
| gobernar | to govern; manage (politically or household) |
| regir | to govern but in a more abstract sense; to determine |
| dirigir | to run; direct |
| administrar | to run; manage; administer |
| el acto; el hecho | an act (deed) as in an act of courage |
| la acción | action but with ethical connotations |
| el acta (fem.) | records; proceedings; minutes |
| pasar | to spend (time); to pass by |
| pasar | to transpire |
| mediar | to pass (mediate; elapse; intervene) |
| correr | to run (go by quickly) as in time flies |
| la cualidad (la característica) | quality in terms of traits or characteristics |
| el atributo | POSITIVE trait or characteristic |
| el rasgo | phsical traits or characteristics |
| la calidad | quality that implies judgement |
| la cantidad | quantity |
| carecer de; faltar | to lack |
| necesitar | sinónimo de faltar cuando significa "to need" |
| escasear | to be scarce |
| puntual | punctual (reliable) |
| puntualizar | to be exact (in a description of something) |
| informal | natural; unreliable; untrustworthy |
| renunciar | to quit (a job) |
| la renuncia | resignation |
| dimitir | to resign |
| la dimisión | the resignation |
| resignarse (figurative) | to resign oneself to a situation |
| dejar (abandonar) | to leave a job (not necessarily suddenly) |
| la mordida (Latin America) | a bribe |
| el soborno | bribe (more used in Spain) |
| el cohecho | bribe ( offered to a public official) |
| tapar la boca | to bribe |
