| A | B |
|---|
| solución | solution |
| adulto | adult |
| impulsar | to cause to move; to push forward |
| laboral | work (as an adjective) (example: "a work day"="un día laboral") |
| cultural | cultural |
| subir | to climb, to go up |
| vialidad | highway system (related to word "vía") |
| secundario | secondary |
| secundaria | middle school/high school |
| basura | trash |
| carne | meat; flesh |
| carne magra | (expression) lean meat |
| despedida | farewell |
| despedida de soltera | (expression) bridal shower |
| hacienda | country estate |
| pobre | poor person, poor |
| pobre de solemnidad | (expression) desperately poor person |
| antiguo | ancient, old |
| esperanza | hope |
| llenar la esperanza | (expression) to fulfill one's hopes |
| cuestión | question (in the sense of an issue or problem) |
| una cuestión de la ética | (expression) a question of ethics |
| cuestión candente | (expression) burning question |
| controlar | to control |
| realmente | really |
| salón | classroom; ballroom; hall; salon |
| valer | to be worth |
| vale la pena | (expression) it's worth it (will be on quiz!) |
| parque | park |
| serio | serious |
| sol | sun |
| residencia | residence |
| autor | author |
| desconocer | to fail to recognize or remember |
| sorprender | to surprise |
| americano | American (notice that estadounidense and norteamericano are both higher on the list than this one) |
| entrenador | coach, trainer |
| aportar | to donate; to reach port |
| anotación | annotation; note |
| sesión | session |
| básico | basic |
| numeroso | numerous |
| papa | potato |
| el Papa | the Pope |
| frío | cold |
| muerto de frío | (expression) frozen stiff |
| queja | complaint |
| pérdida | loss |
| aficionado | fan (admirer), enthusiast |
| meter(se) | to put in; to stick, to go inside |
| opción | option |
| invertir | to invest; less commonly (in math), to invert |
| corona | crown |
| denunciar | to denounce, to report to authorities |
| papá | dad, father |
| preferir | to prefer |
| especialmente | especially |
| indígena | indigenous person (form does not change for masc./fem.) |
| usuario | user, one who uses (form does not change for masc./fem.) |
| tecnológico | technological |
| hotel | hotel |
| vivo | alive |
| color vivo | (expression) bright color |
| abogado | attorney, lawyer |
| abogado del diablo | (expression) devil's advocate |
| juvenil | youth (adjective) |
| deseo | desire |
| efectivo | cash (usually in expession "pagar en efectivo"); effective |
| peligro | danger |
| correr peligro | (expression) to be in danger (will be on quiz) |
| preparación | preparation |
| anual | annual (notice only one "n" in Spanish) |
| avión | airplane |
| azteca | Aztec (form does not change for masc./fem.) |
| noticia | news item |
| las noticias | the news |
| noticia bomba | (expression) bombshell (as in an unexpected piece of information), sensational news |
| agencia de noticias | (expression) news agency |
| aeropuerto | airport |
| dispuesto | inclined, available, disposed |
| durar | to last (as in for a period of time) |
| principalmente | principally, mainly |
| respeto | respect |
| tecnología | technology |
| panista | supporter of the political party PAN (Partido Acción Nacional) |
| suerte | luck |
| probar suerte | (expression) to try one's luck |
| involucrar | to be involved in |
| apertura | opening; aperture |
| jardín | garden |
| intervención | intervention |
| ofensivo | offensive |
| puerto | port (as in "Puerto Rico") |
| beneficiar(se) | to benefit, to benefit from |
| beneficiarse de/con | to profit from |
| autorizar | to authorize |
| normal | normal |
| delegación | delegation |
| hogar | home |
| aproximadamente | approximately |
| primario | primary |
| la primaria | elementary school |
| programar | to program |
| elaborar | to elaborate; to produce through a series of steps |
| romper | to break |
| romperse la cabeza | (expression) to rack one's brains |
| un rompecabezas | (expression) a puzzle |
| edificio | building |
| importar | to matter (as in "No me importa"="I don't care"); to import |
| ganado | cattle; group of domesticated animals |
| generación | generation; graduating class |
| peor | worse, worst |
| similar | similar |
| constante | constant |
| favorito | favorite |
| visitante | visitor |
| contemplar | to contemplate, to think about |
| pleno | full |
| legislativo | legislative |
| detalle | detail |
| tiro | shot (as in a bullet); fight |
