| A | B |
|---|
| exigir | to demand |
| viaje | trip |
| chico | (as a noun) boy; (as an adjective) small |
| marcha | march; ignition |
| en marcha | (expression) on the move |
| ayuntamiento | municipal government |
| pasa | (as a noun) raisin; (as a verb) 3rd person of "pasar", meaning "to happen" |
| ciruela pasa | prune |
| aumento | gain, increase |
| ir en aumento | (expression) to increase, grow |
| permanecer | to remain |
| abandonar | to abandon |
| definir | to define |
| entender | to understand |
| imponer | to impose |
| correspondiente | corresponding |
| infantil | infantile; pertaining to babies |
| cancha | playing field or court (such as "cancha de tenis") |
| aire | air |
| aire acondicionado | air conditioning |
| compresor de aire | air compressor |
| brindar | to toast (with a drink); to give, to present (See Rima XI por Bécquer for a great example!) |
| plazo | period (of time) before a deadline |
| terminarse el plazo | (expression) the deadline is (plus date) (personal note: I say "fecha límite" for "due date") |
| de largo plazo | (expression) long term |
| de corto plazo | (expression) short term |
| a plazos | (expression) by installments, on the installment plan (as in when you pay for something little by little) |
| meta | goal, objective |
| denuncia | denunciation, accusation |
| leer | to read |
| presupuesto | budget; estimate (billing) |
| confirmar | to confirm |
| legislador(a) | legislator |
| penal (as a noun) | prison; penalty kick (as in soccer) |
| penal (as an adjective) | penal, pertaining to a penalty |
| viejo | old |
| disposición | disposition; disposal, service |
| artículo | article |
| artículo definido (determinado) | definite article (see Spanish Blunders if you don't know what a definite article is) |
| artículo indefinido (indeterminado) | indefinite article (see Spanish Blunders if you don't know what a indefinite article is) |
| lesionar(se) | to wound (to get wounded) |
| comprar | to buy |
| proporcionar | to proportion, to distribute; to supply, to give |
| conducir | to drive (car); to conduct |
| manejar | to drive (car); to manage |
| empresario(a) | businessman/woman |
| fijar | to pay attention to (as in the song "Fíjate Bien" by Juanes); to attach, to post |
| documento | document |
| crisis | crisis |
| miércoles | Wednesday (not capitalized) |
| Miércoles de Ceniza | (expression) Ash Wednesday |
| pasada | (as a noun) path, passage, a way to arrive at another location; (as an adjective) past |
| aclarar | to clarify, to clear up; to lighten the color of something ("claro" means light) |
| martes | Tuesday (not capitalized) |
| adquirir | to acquire |
| grave | serious, grave (the adjective, not the noun) |
| red | net, network (as in computer or telephone network) |
| ganador(a) | winner |
| escribir | to write |
| ministro | minister |
| grado | grade (as in "what grade are you in?"); degree (as in temperature measurement); NOTICE THAT IT DOES NOT MEAN "grade" as in "What grade do I have in this class?" That is "nota." |
| práctica | practice |
| ventaja | advantage |
| consumo | consumption |
| ventajas y desventajas | (expression) advantages and disadvantages |
| llamada | call (telephone); call (curtain) |
| tigre | tiger (btw, do you know the names of all of the common animals? If you don't I suggest you find out and put them on your "lista personal") |
| auto | auto, automobile, car |
| quinto | fifth (you should know all the cardinal numbers by now, yes?) |
| la quinta | (expression) fifth note (a music term) |
| conductor(a) | driver; conductor |
| lucir | to shine, to "sport" (as in "to sport a new jacket") |
| lucirse | to look great, to be a shining example, to be brilliant |
| relacionar | to relate, to match, to connect |
| relacionarse | to be related (as in topics, not family) |
| iniciativa | initiative |
| importancia | importance |
| incrementar | to move forward incrementally, to increase incrementally |
| aprender | to learn |
| droga | drug |
| división | dividing line; division |
| canal | canal (for water); channel (on television) |
| corresponder | to correspond, to go to, to belong to; to feel the same way |
| juez | judge |
| juez de paz | (expression) justice of the peace |
| profesor(a) | professor, teacher |
| internet | Internet |
| propiedad | property |
| instalar | to install |
| regidor | member of a governing council |
| festejar | to celebrate with a party |
| verdadero | true |
| elevar | to elevate, to raise |
| asimismo | in the same way, similarily, also, likewise, as well |
| firmar | to sign (one's name) |
| impedir | to impede, to stop |
| luna | moon |
| luna de miel | (expression) honeymoon |
| media luna | (expression) half moon |
| tener lunas | to be moody |
| luna llena | (expression) full moon |
| tampoco | neither |
| curso | course (often a short course or training program) |
| verde | green |
| uvas vedes | (expression) sour grapes |
| elegir | to elect, to choose |
| protección | protection |
| vs. | vs., versus |
| conflicto | conflict |
| olvidar(se) | to forget; to be forgotten by someone (ex: "¡Se me olvidó mi tarea!) |
| operar | to operate |
| confianza | confidence, trust |
| dato | information, data, piece of information |
| conocimiento | knowledge |
| balón | ball (usually one filled with air) |
| pregunta | question |
| hacer una pregunta | (expression) to ask a question |
| llegada | arrival |
| a la llegada | (expression) on arrival |
| vuelta | turn; return; trip back |
| dar la vuelta | (expression) to turn |
| dar una vuelta | (expression) to go out for a ride/stroll |
| ida y vuelta | (expression) round trip (as in a plane ticket) |
| década | decade |
| ejercicio | exercise |
| quitar(se) | to take off, to remove (from oneself) |
| particular | particular, specific |
| una casa particular | (expression) a private home |
