| A | B |
| a la vez | at the same time |
| adaptarse | to adapt |
| adelantos | advances |
| autopista | highway |
| computación | computer science |
| contestador | answering machine |
| desventajas | disadvantages |
| empeorar | to get worse; to worsen |
| en seguida | right away |
| hacer trabajos con la computadora | to do assignments on the computer |
| ordenador | computer (Spain) |
| informática | computer science (Spain) |
| el horno microondas | microwave oven |
| hoy en día | now days |
| informar | to inform |
| el rascacielos | skyscraper |
| el siglo | century |
| la tecnología | technology |
| el teléfono celular | cellular phone |
| el tráfico | traffic |
| la ventaja | advantage |
| la vida diaria | daily life |
| la videocasetera | vcr (video cassette player/recorder) |
| el aparato eléctrico | electrical appliance |
| botar | to throw out |
| el carro eléctrico | electric car |
| desarrollar | to develop |
| descubrir | to discover |
| destruir | to destroy |
| la energía nuclear | nuclear energy |
| la energía solar | solar energy |
| el porvenir | future |
| despertarse (ie) | to wake (oneself) |
| levantarse | to rise/get up (oneself) |
| vestirse (i) | to dress (oneself) |
| cepillarse el pelo | to brush (oneselve's) hair |
| cepillarse los dientes | to brush (oneselve's) teeth |
| pintarse | to paint (oneself) |
| maquillarse | to put make up on (oneself) |
| cortarse | to cut (oneself) |
| bañarse | to bathe (oneself) |
| ducharse | to take a shower (oneself) |
| afeitarse / rasurarse | to shave (oneself) |
| acostarse (ue) | to lie (oneself) down |
| sentarse (ie) | to sit (oneself) down |
| cansarse | to tire (onself) |
| ponerse algo | to put something on (oneself) |
| acordarse (ie) | to remind (oneself), to remember |
| irse | for oneself to go away |
| dormirse (ue) | for oneself to fall asleep |
| lavarse | to wash (oneself) |
| peinarse | to brush or comb oneselves hair |
| pelearse | for oneself to fight |
| esconderse | to hide (oneself) |
| asustarse | for oneself to become frightened |
| reírse (i) | for oneself to laugh |
| enojarse | for oneself to become angry |
| aburrirse | for oneself to become bored |
| caerse | for oneself to fall |
| disculparse | for oneself to ask for forgiveness |
| ponerse nervioso | for oneself to become nervous |
| divertirse (ie) | for oneself to have fun |
| limpiarse | to clean oneself |
| el ayuntamiento | town/city hall |
| el basurero | trash can |
| la calidad del aire | air quality |
| crecer | to grow |
| establecer una zona peatonal | to create (establish) a pedestrian zone |
| la fábrica | factory |
| mejorar | to improve |
| sembrar | to plant (seeds) |
| ha cambiado mucho | It has changed a lot. |
| ha empeorado mucho | It has gotten a lot worse. |
| ha venido de fuera | It has come from outside. |
| a ver... | let's see... |
| bueno... | well... |
| eh... | uh... |
| este... | umm... |
| la verdad es que... | the truth is that... |
| pues... | well... |
| tan... como | as... as |
| tanto/a... como | as much... as |
| resolver | to solve |
| apoyar | to support |
| punto de vista | point of view |
| valer la pena | to be worth it |
| desarrollar | to develop |
| es cierto que... | it's true that... |
| por el otro lado | on the other hand |
| arreglar | to fix or to organize |
| actitud | attitude |
| útil | useful |
| multa | fine (traffic ticket) |
| creo que vale la pena... | I think it's worth it to... |
| lo que es importante es... | What is important is... |
| lo que noto es... | What I notice is that... |
| me imagino que... | I imagine that... |
| me parece que... | It seems to me that... |
| pero por el otro lado... | but on the other hand... |
| se me hace que... | It seems to me... |
| ten en cuenta que... | keep in mind that... |
| el aparato eléctrico | electrical appliance |
| botar | to throw out |
| el carro eléctrico | electric car |
| desarrollar | to develop |
| descubrir | to discover |
| destruir | to destroy |
| la energía nuclear | nuclear energy |
| la energía solar | solar energy |
| el porvenir | future |