A | B |
muy a menudo | very often |
¿De acuerdo? | All right? |
las pelis de acción; románticas; de detective | action movies; romance; detective/ mystery |
salir de copas | to go out for a drink |
el parque zoológico/ el zoo | the zoo |
people | la gente/ las gentes |
tardar en | to delay, take a long time to |
ser listo vs. estar listo | to be clever vs. to be ready |
las manos | hands |
manejar (L. Am), conducir (Sp) | to drive (2) |
maquillarse, pintarse | to put on make-up (2) |
a continuación | later, afterwards, below (on a page) |
antes/después/luego/primero | before, after, then/later, first |
el televisor vs. la televisión | TV set vs. the programming |
explicar; la explicación | to explain; explanation |
pedir; una petición | to ask for; a petition/request |
jugar a los dardos | to play darts |
sorprenderse DE | to be surprised (reaction not state) |
precisamente | precisely |
quejarse DE | to complain of |
relajarse; relajado; relajante | to relax; relaxes (adj); relaxing |
acordarse DE vs. recordarme DE | to remember vs. to remind me of |
fijarse EN | to notice, observe, watch closely |
atreverse A; atrevido | to dare to; daring (adj) |
convertirse EN; convertido | to turn into; adj |
tomar una decisión | to make a decision |
un árbitro | referree, official in game |
los detalles; detallado; detalladamente | the details; adj; adv |
ponerse + adj | to become + emotional adjective |
quedarle + N | to have left (to have 3 teeth left) |
parecer vs. parecerse | to seem vs. to look like |
arrepentirse DE X | to regret/ repent X |
comer vs. comerse | to eat vs. to gobble up |
el balón; el balonpie; el baloncesto | ball; soccer (another way); basketball |
enterrar; el enterrado; enterrado | to bury; the buried person; buried (adj) |
la misa | mass (church service) |
un mujerriego | womanizer |
patear; unas patadas | to kick; some kicks |
la prueba, las pruebas | the proof/evidence |
una señal | a sign |