| A | B |
|---|
| acabar | to finish |
| acabar de (+ inf) | to finish doing something |
| acabarse | to end, finish, use up, or eat up (reflexive); to be no more, run out of (accidental se) |
| aplicar to apply | to apply (something i.e. and ointment) |
| aplicación | application (of a theory, of one's efforts, of a medication, etc.) |
| solicitar | to apply (for a job, loan, fellowship, university acceptance, etc.) |
| pedir algo | to ask for something |
| pedir que | to ask to |
| preguntar | to ask (as in a question) |
| preguntar si...,qué...,cuándo...,(etc) | to ask if...,what...,when...,(etc.) |
| hacer una pregunta | to ask a question |
| pedido | request, order |
| cuestión | matter, question |
| asistir a | to attend (a class, meeting, etc) |
| asistencia | attendance, audience |
| asistencia social | welfare |
| atender | to assist, serve (a person), pay attention, tend to |
| atento | attentive, well-manered, polite, kind |
| pero | but (nevertheless) |
| menos | but |
| excepto | but |
| sino | but (rather/instead) |
| sino que | instead (followed by a conjugated verb) |
| venir | to come |
| ir | to go |
| llegar | to arrive, to get someplace |
| llegar tarde, temprano | to be early, late |
| despedir | fire, dismiss |
| despedirse | to say good-bye |
| éxito | success |
| tener éxito | to be successful |
| salida | exit |
| suceso | event |
| irse | to leave (direction away from some understood location) |
| marcharse | to leave (direction away from some understood location) |
| salir | to go out |
| salida | departure |
| partir/partida | departure |
| dejar (+ noun or pronoun) | to leave (something or someone) |
| dejar (+ inf.) | to let |
| dejar de (+ inf) | to stop |
| el guía | guide |
| la guía | guide (booklet or female guide) |
| solicitud | application |
| conocer | to know (someone)/to meet (someone) for the first time |
| conocer | to be familiar with something |
| saber | to know (something) |
| saber + INF | to know how (to do something) |
| Saber que...qué...if...cuándo... | to know that...what...if...when |
| aprender | to acquire knowledge (by study or intentionally) |
| enterarse de | to find out, discover (something)--accidentally or intentionally |
| averiguar | to find out (get information by investigation) |
| saber | to find out, learn about (something) by chance |
| encontrarse (con) | to meet (by appointment/by chance) |
| encontrar | to find |
| toparse con | to meet (run into, meet by chance) |
| tropezar con | to meet (run into, run across, stumble upon) |
| el orden | order, organization, neatness |
| la orden | order, request |
| pensar en | to think about (someone or something) |
| pensar de | to think (something, opinion) about (someone or something) |
| pensar + INF | to think about, plan on (doing something) |
| correr | to run (refers to people) |
| andar/funcionar | to run/function (refers to mechanical devices) |
| trabajar | to work (refers to people) |
| comenzar/empezar | to start (refers to people and events) |
| Poner en marcha/arrancar (puse el auto en marcha) | to start (refers to motors) |
| salir corriendo | to run out (refers to people) |
| acabársele a uno | to run out (of time) |
| apagarse/irse (se apagó/se fue la luz) | to go out (lights) |
| hacer ejercicio | to work out |
| resolver un problema | to resolve a problem |
| dar con/tropezar con | to run across something (stumble upon) |
| atravesar corriendo | to run across something (literally, i.e a room or a place) ) |
| escurrir/gotear | to run down (as in a liquid running down a surface) |
| descargarse | to run down (with batteries) |
| acabarse la cuerda | to run down (watch) |
| chocar con | to run into (literally, as in an object i.e. a tree) |
| tropezar con/toparse con/encontrarse con | to run into a person by chance |
| las cosas salen bien, mal | things turn out right, wrong |
| jugar | to play (a game) |
| tocar | to play (an instrument) |
| una obra (de teatro) | a theatre play |
| una jugada | a single game play in sports, cards, etc. |
| jugar un juego | to play a game (any game) |
| jugar un partido | to play a game (sports) |
| jugar una partida | to play a game (board game, cards) |
| poner | to put, to set (table) |
| guardar/ahorrar | to put away |
| meter | to put in |
| ponerse | to put on/to become |
| aguantar/suportar | to put up with, to stand |
| darse cuenta de | to realize |
| realizar | to come true, to carry out (a goal) |
| servirle | to serve (a person), to help |
| servirlo, servirla, servir algo | to serve something |
| gastar | to spend (money) |
| pasar | to spend (time) |
| desperdiciar | to waste |
| tomar | to take (something (i.e. a bus), to drink) |
| llevar | to take (away in a specified direction) |
| llevarse | to take (away no specified direction) |
| apuntar | to take down (record i.e. a message) |
| bajar | to take down (something, literally i.e. luggage) |
| subir | to take up |
| admitir/alojar | to take in |
| sacar | to take out |
| quitarse | to take off (articles of clothing) |
| tener lugar | to take place |
| traer | to bring (toward the speaker only) |
| tiempo | time, weather |
| vez | time (countable) |
| hora | time (chronological) |
| rato | time, while |
| ratito | a little while |
| divertirse | to have a good time |
| a tiempo | on time |
| a la vez | at the same time |
| al mismo tiempo | at the same time |
| en esa época | at the time (general) |
| en ese momento | at the time (specific moment) |
| a veces | at times, sometimes |
| de vez en cuando | once in a while |
| en vez de | instead of |
