| A | B |
|---|
| pan | bread |
| es pan comido | (expression) lit. "it's eaten bread" means "it's easy as pie" or "it's a cinch" |
| pan del día | (expression) lit. "daily bread", refers to one's livelihood or sustenance |
| a buen hambre no hay pan duro | (expression) lit. "for good hunger this is no hard bread" means that when you are hungry things taste better |
| PAN | Partido Acción Nacional (a Mexican political party acronym) |
| referir(se) | to refer to |
| alcalde | mayor |
| lucha | fight, struggle, effort |
| lucha libre | (expression) lit. "free fight" refers to a popular type of entertaining wrestling |
| efectuarse | to bring about, to effect (as in to cause), to take place |
| línea | line (geometric or commercial, as in bus line) |
| línea de puntos | (expression) dotted line |
| saltarse una línea | (expression) to skip a line (as in double space) |
| operación | operation |
| pago | payment |
| suspender el pago | (expression) to stop payment |
| objetivo | objective, purpose |
| selección | selection; all-star team |
| aumentar | to augment, to increase |
| victoria | victory |
| reforma | reform |
| dedicarse | to dedicate (oneself), to devote oneself to (especially to occupation) |
| adelantar | to move forward |
| evento | event |
| negro | black |
| enviar | to send |
| sostener | to sustain, to hold; to support |
| negocio | business |
| asistir | to attend (an event, school, etc); Notice it is NOT "to assist" |
| campesino | (as a noun) peasant, country person; (as an adjective) rural, pertaining to the country |
| idea | idea |
| prueba | test, proof |
| prueba de indicios | circumstancial evidence |
| lanzar | to throw, to hurl |
| conjunto (as a noun) | set, ensemble (of musicians), outfit (as in clothes) |
| conjunto deportivo | (expression) warm-up suit |
| conjunto (as an adjective) | joined, joint |
| respuesta | answer |
| justicia | justice, fairness, righteousness |
| tomarse la justicia por su mano | (expression) to take justice into one's own hands |
| nacer | to be born |
| uso | use |
| luz | light |
| a la luz del día | (expression) lit. "by the light of day" but more often means "openly" or "in broad daylight" |
| demostrar | to demonstrate, to show |
| civil | civil |
| copa | trophy, cup (formal), goblet |
| tomar una copa | (expression) to have a drink |
| banda | band (all meanings, except rubber band which is "liga") |
| ocupar | to occupy, to have a place |
| ocuparse | to be busy |
| espacio | space (all meanings) |
| inversión | investment; notice it is NOT "inversion" (invertir = to invest) |
| plan | plan |
| cultura | culture |
| organismo | organism |
| determinar | to determine |
| presidencia | presidency |
| pretenderse | to pretend, to be pretending |
| pretender | to court (as in "go out with somebody") |
| actriz | actress |
| marzo | March (don't capitalize months in Spanish) |
| nación | nation |
| aparecer(se) | to appear |
| compañero | companion |
| compañero de trabajo | (expression) workmate |
| compañero de la escuela | (expression) schoolmate |
| oficina | office (see special office words for doctor and lawyer) |
| consultorio | doctor's office |
| despacho | lawyer's office |
| palestino | Palestinian |
| razón | reason |
| tener razón | (expression) to be right |
| rico | rich; excellent (when referring to food) |
| visita | visit |
| ceremonia | ceremony |
| asociación | association |
| aprovechar | to take full advantage of (an opportunity) |
| comercial | commercial |
| lunes | Monday (don't capitalize in Spanish) |
| sitio | place, site |
| maestro | teacher; master |
| obra maestra | (expression) masterpiece |
| suceder | to happen |
| vencer | to conquer; to expire (as in a visa or passport) |
| construcción | construction |
| dirigente | director, leader |
| principio | beginning |
| mejorarse | to improve, to get better (as in the expression "Espero que te mejores pronto") |
| musical | musical |
| privarse | to deprive (oneself) |
| escuchar | to listen |
| capacidad | capacity; capability |
| control | control |
| banco | bank; bench (like in a park) |
| comunicación | communication |
| actuar | to act |
