| A | B |
|---|
| retirar(se) | to move away, to remove, to withdraw, to leave, to retire (but only as in 'to go to bed') (did you notice that it doesn't mean to "retire" as from a job?; that is "jubilarse") |
| crédito | credit |
| amistad | friendship |
| duda | doubt; question (when one is unsure of something) |
| sin duda alguna | (expression) beyond the shadow of a doubt |
| concierto | concert |
| ingreso | income |
| costo | cost |
| noviembre | November (don't capitalize in Spanish) |
| experiencia | experience |
| inmediato | immediate (notice the change in spelling from English) |
| demás | others |
| vía | (as a noun) way, road, route; (as an adverb) by way of |
| vías | tracks (as in "las vías del tren") |
| contrario | the opposite |
| al contrario | (expression) on the contrary |
| ser contrario a | (expression) to be against or opposed to |
| disfrutar | to enjoy |
| diferencia | difference (notice the spe-ll-ing di-ff-erence; ask me about double consonants in cla-ss; they are a co-mm-on in English, but not rea-ll-y in Spanish) |
| título | title |
| conferencia | conference |
| terreno | terrain; land (usually referring to land owned by someone) |
| observar | to observe |
| ministerio | ministry |
| término | term (as in specific words) |
| azul | blue |
| azul celeste | (expression) sky blue |
| azul turquí | (expression) indigo |
| azul marino | (expression) navy blue |
| accidente | accident |
| dicha | joy, happiness (see RIMA XI by Bécquer, ask me for a copy if you don't already have it memorized) |
| entidad | entity |
| religioso | religious |
| interpretar | to interpret |
| junio | June (don't capitalize in Spanish) |
| acusar | to accuse; to denounce |
| gasto | expense |
| popular | popular |
| kilómetro | kilometer (would be a good idea to learn conversion factor between miles and kilometers since they are used in Latin America) |
| interesar | to interest |
| muerto(a) | dead person |
| desear | to desire; to want |
| marcar | to mark; to dial (telephone number) |
| iglesia | church |
| crecer | to grow; to grow up |
| avanzar | to advance, to move forward |
| suficiente | sufficient (notice the different spelling), enough |
| federación | federation |
| aspecto | aspect, appearance |
| oro | gold |
| libertad | liberty, freedom |
| mediante | through; by way of |
| Dios mediante | (expression) God willing |
| agosto | August (don't capitalize in Spanish) |
| cabeza | head |
| cabeza de chorlito | (expression) scatterbrain |
| obligar | to obligate, to force |
| voto | individual vote; vow (often with reference to marriage vows) |
| modelo | model |
| visitar | to visit |
| crecimiento | growth |
| superar | to overcome, to surpass |
| superar un retraso | (expression) to play catch-up (literally "to overcome a fallback") |
| significar | to mean (notice that the emphasis is on a different syllable in Spanish in pronouncing "sig-ni-FI-ca" not as in English "sig-NI-fi-cance") |
| apenas | barely, just |
| común | common (notice the single Spanish consonant vs the double English consonant) |
| declaración | declaration |
| actuación | performance |
| vivienda | place where one lives |
| consecuencia | consequence |
| muestra | example; sample |
| dar muestras de | (expression) to show signs of |
| superior | superior, high (level), advanced (level) |
| resolver | to resolve, to solve |
| diez | ten |
| eléctrico | electric |
| advertir | to warn |
| habitante | inhabitant, resident |
| planta | plant; also means "electric generator" in the Dominican Rep., where they are very common) |
| otorgar | to concede, to allow in a formal sense, to approve, to bestow |
| movimiento | movement |
| sujeto | subject, person |
| exponer | to expound on, to show |
| exponerse | to expose oneself (to danger) |
| ambiente | environment, ambience, setting (in literature) |
| preventivo | preventive |
| construir | to construct, to build |
| espectáculo | spectacle, event |
| preguntar | to ask a question |
| preguntarse | to wonder (as in "Me pregunto si va a llover hoy" = I wonder if it'll rain today.) |
| informe | report |
| nueve | nine |
| negar | to deny |
| educativo | educational |
| corazón | heart |
| corazoncito | (expression) sweetheart (see the song "Mi Corazoncito" by Aventura) |
| blanda de corazón | (expression) softhearted |
| llevar el corazón en la mano | (expression) to wear one's heart on one's sleeve (aka to be emotionally transparent) |
| marca | mark, brand (as in clothing) |
| campeonato | championship |
| posteriormente | subsequently |
| rival | rival |
| arte | art |
| bellas artes | (expression) fine arts |
| arte manual | (expression) craft |
| brasileño | Brazilian (remember not to capitalize nationalities in Spanish) |
| operativo | operation, operative |
| paz | peace |
| dejar en paz | (expression) to leave alone (as in "¡Déjame en paz!") |
| comer | to eat |
| quedarse sin comer | (expression) to go without one's lunch or food |
| puerta | door; gate |
| puerta falsa | (expression) back or side door |
| puerta giratoria | (expression) revolving door |
| a puerta cerrada | (expression) behind closed doors |
| cantar | to sing |
| pie | foot |
| recuperar | to recuperate, make up |
| aprobar | to approve; to pass (as in 'to pass a class') |
| proponer | to propose |
| conformar | to form part of; to satisfy (see example in list "Me conformo con una rebanada de pizza.") |
| correr | to run |
| agencia | agency |
