| A | B |
|---|
| animar | to encourage; to enliven |
| cambiar de opinión | to change one's mind |
| competir (e-->i)(compito) | to compete |
| comprometerse | to make a commitment |
| cooperar | to cooperate |
| dedicarse a (qu) | to dedicate oneself to |
| defender (e-->ie) (defiendo) | to defend |
| fomentar | to promote, to stir up |
| motivar | to provide a reason for; to motivate |
| negociar | to negociate |
| predicar (qu) | to preach |
| predicar con el ejemplo (qu) | to practice what one preaches |
| rezar (c) | to pray (orar) |
| la bendición | the blessing |
| el clero | the clergy |
| la competencia | the competition |
| la conversión | the conversion |
| la creencia | the belief |
| la cruzada | the crusade |
| el cura | the priest (el sacerdote) |
| los derechos | the rights |
| el ejército | the army |
| el/la evangelizador(a) | the evangelist |
| la fe | the faith |
| la iglesia | the church (building) |
| la Iglesia | the church (organization) |
| la mezquita | the mosque |
| el/la militar | the career military person |
| el/la misionero/a | the missionary |
| la monja | the nun |
| el monje | the monk |
| la oración | the prayer (el rezo) |
| el/la pastor(a) | the pastor (comes from the word for shepherd) |
| el propósito | the purpose; the end, goal |
| el/la rabino/a | the rabbi |
| el sacerdote | the priest (el cura) |
| la sinagoga | the synagogue |
| el templo | the temple |
| el valor | the value |
| comprometido/a | committed |
| el/la agnóstico/a | the agnostic |
| el/la altruista | the altruist |
| el /la anglicano/a | Anglican |
| el/la ateo/a | the atheist |
| el/la budista | the Buddhist |
| el /la católico/a | the Catholic |
| el /la conservador(a) | the conservative |
| el/la (no) creyente | the (non) believer |
| el /la derechista | the rightist (a member of the political right) |
| el /la egoísta | the egotist,the selfish person |
| el /la hipócrita | the hypocrite |
| el /la izquierdista | the leftist (a member of the political left) |
| el/la judío/a | the Jew |
| el /la liberal | the liberal |
| el /la materialista | the materialist |
| el musulmán, la musulmana | the Muslim |
| el/la pagano/a | the pagan |
| el /la protestante | the Protestant |
| afeitar(se) | to shave (oneself) |
| anudar | to tie |
| batir | to whip, to whisk |
| castigar (gu) | to punish, to castigate |
| colgar (o-->ue) (cuelgo) (gu) | to hang (up) (e.g. phone, clothes, painting) |
| comprobar (o--> ue)( like probar) | to find out, to prove |
| darse cuenta (de) | to realize ( to become aware, to understand) |
| degollar (o-->ue) (deguello) | to slit, cut the throat of |
| enjabonar | to soap, to lather |
| ensayar | to try out, to practice |
| mancharse (de) | to stain (with) |
| pulir | to polish |
| sudar | to sweat |
| traicionar | to betray |
| el asesino | the assassin, the murderer |
| la bala | the bullet |
| la badana | the leather strap |
| el/la barbero/a | the barber |
| la barbilla | the chin |
| la brocha | the brush (for shaving) |
| el coraje | the mettle, fierceness |
| la espuma | the foam, the lather |
| la funda | the holster |
| el fusilamiento | the shooting, the execution (by firing squad) |
| el golpe | the strike/ the blow |
| la hoja | the blade (of a knife, razor); the leaf |
| el kepis | the military cap (very much like the kind Charles de Gaulle wore) |
| la navaja | the razor |
| el partidario | the supporter |
| el puesto | the position, the place (e.g. job) |
| el/la revolucionario/a | the revolutionary |
| el/la vengador(a) | the avenger |
| el verdugo | the executioner, hangman |
| aturdido/a | upset |
| clandestino/a | clandestine, hidden |
| pulido/a | polished |
| tibio/a | lukewarm |
| ¡zas! | whack, wham, bang! |
| el dato | the fact (findings, results, data) |
| el hecho | the fact (a proven fact, deed, event) |
| realizar | to "realize" (to achieve a goal or an ambition), to accomplish something (e.g. dream, project) |
| El hecho es que | the fact is [that] |
| es un hecho que | it's a fact [that] |
| de hecho | in fact |
| convertir(se) (e-->ie/e-->i) (me convierto) | to convert |
| darse cuenta (de) | to realize, to be aware or to understand (finally) |
