| A | B |
|---|
| pena | embarrassment; shame; penalty; feeling of anguish |
| ¡qué pena! | (expression) what a shame! |
| vale la pena | (expression) it's worth it |
| merece la pena | (expression) it's worth it |
| productivo | productive |
| amenaza | threat |
| foro | forum |
| corrupción | corruption |
| emitir | to emit |
| proceder | to proceed |
| revisar | to review, to check (as in "to check your email"=revisar tu email |
| corporación | corporation |
| facultad | faculty; school |
| horario | schedule; hours (business) |
| tasa | fee; tax levy |
| tasa de natalidad | (expression) birth rate |
| tasa de mortalidad | (expression) death rate |
| garantizar | to guarantee |
| robar | to rob, to steal |
| agropecuario | pertaining to agriculture and animal farming |
| recuperación | recuperation (of money or health) |
| electrónico | electronic |
| empatar | to tie (as in to have the same score) |
| participante | participant |
| duelo | duel; mourning (as in the sad time after death) |
| coordinación | coordination |
| lluvia | rain (as a noun) |
| ritmo | rhythm |
| característico | characteristic (adjective) |
| una característica | characteristic (noun) |
| comerciante | businessperson |
| aplicación | application |
| arriba | up |
| de arriba abajo | (expression) from head to toe |
| compra | a bought item; buying |
| ir de compras | to go shopping |
| tribunal | tribunal |
| confiar | to have faith in; to trust (in) |
| confío en ti | (expression) I trust you |
| pendiente | errand; item on a "to do" list; pending |
| piloto | pilot |
| piloto de altura | (expression) navigator |
| someter | to submit |
| actualidad | present time (false cognate!) |
| en actualidad | (expression) nowadays |
| manejo | management; driving |
| concepto | concept |
| periódico | newspaper |
| bebé | baby |
| sacerdote | priest |
| únicamente | only, exclusively |
| alma | soul |
| cumpleaños | birthday |
| echar | to throw out |
| echarse a perder | (expression) to turn bad (food); to spoil |
| echar la culpa | (expression) to blame |
| enorme | enormous |
| comentario | comment |
| no obstante | (expression) however, nevertheless |
| investigar | to investigate, to research |
| amplio | wide, ample |
| reiterar | to reiterate, to repeat for clarification |
| administrativo | administrative |
| basar | to base |
| italiano | Italian (remember that nationalities and languages are capitalized in Spanish) |
| jurídico | pertaining to law |
| capitalino | pertaining to the capital city |
| acordar(se) | to come to an agreement; to remember |
| procedimiento | procedure |
| bendición | blessing |
| brazo | arm |
| ser el brazo derecho de alguien | to be someone's right hand man |
| prometer | to promise |
| institucional | institutional |
| intérprete | interpreter |
| análises | analysis |
| judicial | judicial |
| ocasionar | to cause or bring about |
| regalo | gift |
| constituir | to constitute |
| café | coffee; café; brown color (will be on quiz :) ) |
| convocar | to convene; to call together |
| circular | bulletin; circular; to circulate |
| octavo | eighth (do you know all your cardinal numbers); octave (in music) |
| ordenar | to order; to put in order |
| fase | phase |
| totalmente | totally |
| cultivo | cultivation |
| democracia | democracy |
| siquiera | even, at least |
| ni siquiera | (expression) not even (will be on quiz) |
| azúcar | sugar (may be masc. or fem.) |
| azúcar extrafino | (expression) powdered sugar |
| azúcar en polvo | (expression) powdered sugar |
| protesta | protest |
| tirar | to throw away; to shoot (gun) |
| tirar un tiro | (expression) to fire a shot |
| comunicado | (as a noun) written notice, memo; (as an adjective) easily accessed |
| original | original |
| revisión | review; inspection |
| allí | there (at a distant point from the person being addressed) |
| página | page |
| ropa | clothing |
| ropa interior | (expression) underwear |
| ropa sucia | (expression) dirty laundry |
| bordo | edge; bump (road) |
| permiso | permission; permit |
| solicitud | employment application; willingness to help |
| letra | letter (of alphabet); lyrics; handwriting |
| letra mayúscula | (expression) capital letter |
| letra miníscula | (expression) lowercase letter |
| copiar al pie de la letra | (expression) to copy word for word |
| a la letra | (expression) to the letter, literally, strictly |
| circulación | circulation |
| finanzas | finances |
| especie | species; type |
| la especie humana | (expression) mankind |
| sorpresa | surprise |
| empate | tie (in a game) |
| limpiar | to clean |
| reflejar | to reflect |
| agrupación | grouping |
| camioneta | passenger van; pick-up truck |
| plantear | to explain, demonstrate or present a plan |
| bandera | flag |
| alzar bandera | (expression) to raise the flag |
| bandera de paz | flag of truce, white flag |
