| A | B |
|---|
| baldonar | to insult; blot; disgrace |
| apercibir | to prepare; [Jurid.] serve a summons |
| arraigar | to establish; strengthen; take root |
| acetar | =aceptar |
| acicalarse | to get dressed up |
| asestar | to shoot or fire ((a gun)); to deal or strike ((a blow)) |
| hacer alarde de. . . | to make a show of. . . |
| acantonar | to quarter ((i.e. troops)) |
| agazaparse | to crouch down, duck |
| canturrear | to hum; to croon |
| cumplimentar | to congratulate; to pay one's respects to |
| colarse | to slip through, sneak in |
| calar | to see through, to size up; to fix ((bayoneta, mastelero)) |
| colmar | to fulfill, satisfy |
| cerciorar | to inform; to assure |
| desollar | to skin, to flay |
| dormitar | to doze, to snooze |
| embadurnar | bedaub, smear |
| escindir | to split |
| glosar | to put an unfavorable construction on; to criticize |
| granjear | to earn |
| izar | to hoist; to run up ((bandera)) |
| inmiscuirse en | to meddle in |
| magrear | [Argot] = sobar |
| morodear | hang around; maraud; loiter in a place while holding bad intentions |
| postergar | delay; postpone; pass over a person |
| picotear | to peck; to nibble, to snack |
| reportar | to produce, yield ((beneficios)) |
| remolonear | to shirk; slack; skulk; refuse to budge |
| resarcir | to indemnify |
| retumbar | to boom, rumble; reverberate |
| sulfurarse | to get annoyed, see red, get bent out of shape |
| tergiversar | dar una interpretación forzada o errónea a palabras |
| traspapelar | to mislay |
| trastabillar | to stumble backwards |
| vejar | to annoy |
| hacer el pino | to stand on one´s head |
| disecar | to stuff (for preservation) |
| lapidar | to stone |
| cercenar | to slice off |
| aguantarse | to lump it |
| botar | to launch |
| atinar | to guess right, to "hit it"; to do it right |
| dilucidar | to elucidate |
| tamborilear | to drum |
| escurrir el bulto | to dodge, get out of it |
| empañar | to tarnish |
| tirarle de la nariz | to tweak someone's nose |
| apañarse | to get by, contrive |
| aporrearse | to slave away, always be at it |
| mermar | to shrink [intrans.] |
| apiadarse | to take pity on |
| arrebolar | to redden |
| arrebolarse | to flush |
| tomar a mal | to resent/be offended at |
| traquetear | to rattle |
| aduecar | to adapt |
| amonestar | to admonish, reprove |
| gravar | to assess ((impuestos)) |
| balar | to bleat |
| rebuznar | to bray |
| desgajar | to break off |
| obcecar | to blind |
| acurrucarse | to curl up |
| resplandecer | to come to light |
| refrendar | to countersign, endorse, authenticate |
| desmoronarse | to crumble |
| ahuyentar | to drive away, banish |
| descuidar | to disregard |
| deslindar | to define, mark out |
| decrecer | to decrease |
| practicar | to dig/cut an opening |
| valerse de | to exercise ((a right)) |
| carcomer | to eat away |
| colar | to filter |
| propasarse | to forget oneself; to go too far |
| enconarse | to fester; also: to rankle |
| espetarse | to get on one's high horse |
| deparar | to have in store for; provide |
| Llegué, vi y vencí | I came, I saw, I conquered |
| barrenar | to infringe, violate |
| cargarse a | to kill |
| tratar a alguien a patadas | to kick someone around |
| estar en antecedentes | to know all about ((something)) |
| llevar las cuentas | to keep the books |
| tronchar | to lop off |
| zurcir | to mend, to darn |
| hallar la horma de su zapato | to meet one's match |
| remedar con gestos | to mime |
| poner de manifiesto | to make clear |
| brindar | to offer; to toast ((to someone)) |
| aplazar | to postpone |
| confabularse | to plot, to scheme |
| encausar | to prosecute |
| parar mientes en | to reflect on |
| reanudar | to resume |
| repostar | to refuel |
| recular | to retreat, recoil |
| hacerse notar | to show off |
| precintar | to seal |
| cimbrearse | to sway |
| recortarse | to stand out, be outlined |
| restañar | to stanch |
| garabatear | to scribble |
| derrapar | to skid |
| ralentizar | to slow down |
| sumirse | to sink |
| ponerse a cubierto | to take cover |
| cronometrar | to time |
| templar | to tune |
| conminar / amenazar | to threaten |
| empecinar | to tar |
| arropar | to tuck into bed |
| valerse de | to make use of |
| desarraigar | to uproot |
| esfumarse | to vanish |
| enjalbegar | to whitewash |
| relinchar | to whinny |
| llevarlo claro | (no tener posibilidades de éxito); to have one´s work cut out for one; to be in for a shock |
| fustigar | to whip |
| arrebujarse | to wrap oneself up |
| lloriquear | to whimper |
| esgrimir | to wield |
| aventar / apalear | to winnow |
| conciliar | to win ((respect, etc.)) |
| tapiar | to wall in |
| gobernar | to steer [Naut.] |
| incorporarse | to sit up |
| rebobinar | to rewind |
| realzar | to enhance, add to; highlight; emboss, raise |
| regodearse | to crack jokes |
| saldar | to settle ((cuenta)); to balance ((cuentas)) |
| suscitar | to stir up, raise ((duda, etc.)); provoke ((rebelión, etc.)) |
| salirse de madre | to get out of control, get out of hand |
| sonsacar | to remove sth surrpetitiously; worm ((a secret)) out of |
| dar un sablazo a . . . | to hit . . . for a loan |
| sosegar | to calm, quieten; allay; reassure |
| tiznar | to smudge, blacken; (fig.) stain, tarnish, brand |
| confundir la velocidad con el tocino | considerar por igual cosas que son muy dispares |
| tambalear | to stagger, to waver |
| atracar | asaltar con propósito de robo |
| poner en un brete | get someone into a fix |
| bambolear | to reel, stagger |
| barruntar | to guess, conjecture |
| cundir | to spread; (fig) multiply, be rampant, rife |
| carraspear | to be hoarse; have a frog in one's throat; clear one's throat |
| copar | (mil.) surround; (cards) sweep the board |
| chivar | to snitch (delatar) |
