| A | B |
|---|
| coordinador | coordinator, coordinating |
| industrial | industrial |
| apuntar | to note, to write down; to point |
| oriente | the East; eastern |
| figura | figure |
| levantar | to raise |
| levantarse | to get up, to stand up |
| pase | pass |
| publicar | to publish |
| lesión | wound, injury, lesion |
| insistir | to insist |
| defender | to defend |
| intención | intention |
| estilo | style |
| lleno | full |
| descubrir | to discover |
| corte | cut; court (legal) |
| época | era, age |
| rápido | quick, rapid |
| dolor | pain |
| fuego | fire; cold sore |
| fuegos artificiales | (expression) fireworks |
| echar leña al fuego | (expression) to add fuel to the flames |
| eliminar | to eliminate |
| previo | previous |
| álbum | album |
| álbum de recortes | (expression) scrapbook |
| avance | advance, forward motion |
| doble | double |
| priísta | member of the political party PRI (Partido Revoluncionario Institucional) |
| empleado | employee; past participle of "emplear" |
| atrás | behind, ago |
| años atrás | (expression) years ago |
| revolución | revolution |
| piel | skin |
| exterior | exterior |
| allá | there (at a distant point not near the person being addressed) |
| breve | brief |
| proteger | to protect |
| ciudadanía | citizenship |
| sumar | to add up |
| cubrir | to cover |
| villa | village |
| honor | honor |
| funcionar | to function, to work (mechanical objects); example: "Esta computadora no funciona." |
| mirar | to look (at) |
| estar a la mira | (expression) to be on the lookout |
| asistente | assistant |
| investigador | investigator |
| opinión | opinion |
| presión | pressure; prison |
| directo | direct |
| encabezar | to head, to lead |
| atentar | to attempt to commit a crime |
| vigilancia | vigilance |
| bajar | to lower, to go down |
| bajarse | to lower oneself, to get off |
| bajarse del camión | (expression) to get off of the bus |
| acceso | access |
| calificar | to grade (as in a test) |
| boda | wedding |
| sala | living room |
| sala de juntas | (expression) meeting room |
| calificar de irresponsable | (expression) to stamp as irresponsable |
| sala de espera | (expression) waiting room (ask me for a copy of the great short story "Sala de Espera") |
| sección | section |
| isrealí | Isreali (notice the accent on the last i) |
| negociación | negotiation |
| surgir | to appear suddenly or unexpectedly |
| faltar | to lack; to miss (a meeting, school, etc) |
| error | error, mistake |
| legal | legal |
| gusto | pleasure; taste; whim |
| mucho gusto | (expression) nice to meet you |
| estar a gusto | (expression) to feel at home, to feel comfortable |
| tratamiento | treatment |
| verano | summer |
| mitad | half, middle |
| radio | radio |
| justo | just, fair, right |
| feliz | happy |
| sueño | dream; sleep |
| tener sueño | (expression) to be sleepy |
| conciliar el sueño | (expression) to woo or induce sleep |
| entre sueños | (expression) half-asleep |
| modo | manner, way, custom |
| de todos modos | (expression) in any case (you're going to see this one on the quiz) |
| de otro modo | (expression) otherwise |
| incremento | increment |
| violencia | violence |
| costa | coast |
| versión | version |
| destinar | to destine |
| firma | signature; business firm |
| sede | site of meeting place of an event; Holy See (Catholic term) |
| actitud | attitude |
| respetar | to respect |
| cobrar | to charge (money) (in the DR, a bus is typically run by two men "el chofer" and "el cobrador") |
| combate | combat |
| estudiante | student (did you notice that "alumno" is more commonly used in Spanish, thus higher on the list?) |
| cobrar un cheque | (expression) to cash a check |
| indio | Indian |
| marcador | marker; scoreboard |
| la aguja marcadora del velocímetro | (expression) the needle of the speedometer |
| policíaco | police (as an adjective); pertaining to the police |
| preocupar | to cause worry |
| preocuparse | to be worried |
| bulevar | boulevard |
| golpe | hit |
| golpe de estado | coup d'etat (overthrow of the state) |
| promedio | average (you'll see this one on the quiz) |
| localidad | locality |
| estudiar | to study |
| senador | senator |
| famoso | famous |
| caro | expensive |
| cara | face |
| desaparecer | to disappear |
| cercano | close, near (as an adjective) |
| comida | food (did you notice that "alimento" is higher on the list?) |
| contraer | to contract (disease); to contract (shorten); to form a contract (as in marriage) |
| fácil | easy |
| identificar | to identify |
