| A | B |
|---|
| don | gift; term of dignity for a man (obviously! think don Quijote) |
| cinta | tape |
| candidato | candidate |
| tocar | to touch; to play (an instrument); to knock (at the door) |
| departamento | department; apartment |
| interno | (as a noun) boarding student; intern; (as an adjective) internal |
| Dios | God |
| ¡Que Dios te bendiga! | (expression) May God bless you! |
| diosa | goddess |
| futuro | future |
| ejecutivo | executive |
| estrella | star |
| estrella fugaz | (expression) shooting star |
| contener | contain |
| regional | regional |
| camino | path, trail, way; highway |
| camino trillado | (expression) beaten track (as in "We are off the beaten track") |
| errar el camino | (expression) to lose one's way |
| en camino | (expression, very useful) on the way (such as "Mis amigos están en camino.") |
| físico | (as a noun) physical appearance; (as an adjective) physical |
| la física | physics (as in the branch of science) |
| realidad | reality (often used in the expression "en realidad" as a synonym of "de hecho") |
| financiero | (as a noun) financier; (as an adjective) financial |
| libro | book |
| libro de cocina | (expression) cookbook |
| libro mayor | (expression) ledger |
| asunto | subject matter, affair |
| industria | industry |
| reciente | recent |
| posición | (physical) position; position (in sports) (BUT NOT position as in business position, that would be "puesto") |
| central | (as a noun) main office/location/station; (as an adjective) central |
| campeón | champion |
| función | function (purpose); function (event) |
| diciembre | December (remember NOT to capitalize months in Spanish) |
| presentación | presentation, look and feel (as in "I like the look and feel of this book.") |
| tarjeta de presentación | (expression) business card |
| ayuda | help, assistance (note: a stronger word for emergencies is "¡Auxilio!" or "¡Socorro!") |
| entrevista | interview |
| impuesto | tax (good word for this time of year, ie. March-April) |
| efecto | effect |
| resto | rest (remainder) |
| fiscal | (as a noun) attorney general; district attorney; (as an adjective) pertaining to a legal representative of the government, fiscal |
| natural | natural |
| enero | January (remember not to capitalize months in Spanish) |
| comercio | commerce, business |
| comercio exterior | (expression) foreign trade |
| encargar | to place in charge, to make responsible for (now I want you to go back and look at a related word that many of you translated incorrectly "cargo") |
| encargarse | to be in charge, to take charge |
| escenario | stage; set; scene |
| palabra | word |
| de palabra | (expression) by word of mouth |
| palabras conciliatorias | (expression) conciliatory words |
| libertad de palabra | (expression) freedom of speech |
| inicio | beginning |
| beneficio | benefit |
| beneficio bruto | (expression) gross profit (used in accounting) |
| beneficio neto | (expression) net profit (used in accounting) |
| no tener oficio ni beneficio | (expression) to have neither profession nor means of support |
| entrega | giving, delivery (see example in list) |
| energía | energy |
| labor | labor |
| labor de parto | (expression) labor, as in birth pains ("parto" means childbirth) |
| octubre | October (remember not to capitalize months in Spanish) |
| imagen | image |
| esfuerzo | effort |
| personaje | character (in book, play, movie); celebrity |
| rural | rural |
| directivo | (as a noun) director, member of board; (as an adjective) directive, managing, governing |
| la directiva | board of governors |
| acto | act, deed, action |
| dependencia | dependence |
| alimento(s) | food; nourishment (I think of it as a stronger, more formal word than "comida") |
| arma | arm (weapon) |
| arma de fuego | (expression) firearm, gun |
| armas blancos | (expression) blades, such as machetes (btw, have I ever told you my hilarious story about learning this for this first time?! Ask me in class if you read this and I'll tell you. jaja) |
| favor | favor |
| por favor | (expression) please |
| cuadro | frame (as in an Internet browser); square (as in the shape; btw, do you know all your shapes? If you don't, why not put them on your "lista personal") |
| en cuadro | (expression) squared |
| abril | April (remember not to capitalize months in Spanish) |
| sencillo | simple, plain; single (as in "single" scoop and also in music, such as Shakira's new single; one-way (as in travel) |
| compromiso | engagement (to be married); appointment |
| pronto | soon, quickly |
| hasta pronto | (expression) see you soon |
| tan pronto como | (expression) as soon as |
| empleo | employment |
| interior | interior |
| ropa interior | (expression) underwear |
| clase | class (school); class (category) |
| fumarse una clase | (expression) to skip a class |
| de cualquier clase | (expression) of any kind/description |
| comité | committee |
| acabar | to complete, to finish |
| acabarse | to run out, to have just finished, to be completed |
| ¡Se acabó! | (expression) it's over! time's up! That's done! |
| reducir | to reduce |
| causar | to cause |
| hospital | hospital |
| ramo | bouquet; field, branch (class) |
| etapa | stage (of life or development) |
| anotar | to annotate, to cite; to write a note, to write down |
| vestirse | to get dressed (check out the awesome sentence in the list "La ejectiva debe vestir pulcramente.") |
| vestirse bien | (expression) to dress properly |
| vestirse de | (expression) to dress in, to dress as (See example in list: "Me vestí de rojo...") |
| salida | exit, offramp, meeting place to leave for somewhere |
| comarca | region; shire (jaja. Check out the Lord of the Rings reference in the list again. The person who compiled these examples must like it!) |
| viajar | to travel |
| extranjero | (as a noun) foreigner; (as an adjective) foreign |
| vivir en el extranjero | (expression) to live abroad |
| período | period (time) |
| teatro | theater (note: "cine" is used for movie theater) |
| alumno | student (this word is better than "estudiante" to me) |
| delito | crime (NOT delight) |
| voz | voice |
| daño | damage |
| daños y perjuicios | (expression) damages (literally "damages and harms", but is used in court cases to say "to pay for the damages") |
| febrero | February (remember not to capitalize in Spanish) |
| verdad | truth |
| ¿Verdad? | (expression) tag question often put on the end of a sentence to mean "Isn't that right?" |
| de verdad | (expression) really, honestly |
| finalmente | finally |
| professional | professional |
| distrito | district (notice that it does NOT contain a letter "c" in Spanish) |
| izquierdo | left (when used as an adjective) |
| a la izquierda | (expression) to the left |
| jueves | Thursday (remember not to capitalize days of the week in Spanish) |
| materia | matter (the scientific term referring to what makes up objects); subject (as in school subject) |
| traer | to bring |
| deporte | sport |
| intentar | to try, to attempt |
| detener(se) | to detain (oneself) (I've seen this used more often in Spanish than in English, see list for examples, such as "Me detuve un momento para...") |
| gracia(s) | grace; thank-you |
| Día de la Acción de Gracias | Thanksgiving Day (remember that this holiday is United-Statesian in nature and not celebrated elsewhere) |
| responsabilidad | responsibility (notice the difference in spelling from English) |
| máximo | maximum |
| recorrer | to cover (distance) |
| distinto | distinct, clearly different (in my opinion, it is a much better word to use in essays than "diferente") |
| citar | to cite a source (notice the reference to Cervantes in the list!), to set an appointment for |
