| A | B |
| alegrarse de que | to be happy that |
| (no) creer que | to (not) believe that |
| (no) dudar que | to (not) doubt that |
| es dudoso que | it is doubtful that |
| pensar (ie) que | to think that |
| que bueno que | how great that |
| A mi que? | what's it to me? |
| Asi es la vida! | That's life! |
| creo que si/no. | I (don't) think so |
| Es una lastima que... | It's a pity that... |
| Ni modo! | Tough! |
| No lo puedo creer! | I can't believe that |
| Que desastre! | What a mess! |
| Que me maravilla! | How marvelous! |
| Que me importa a mi? | I don't care! |
| Que va! | No way! |
| Super! | Great! |
| Ya era hora! | It's about time! |
| el ejercito | army |
| el golpe de estado | coup d'etat |
| el guerrillero | guerrilla |
| el imperio | empire |
| el mercado libre | free market |
| los militares | the military |
| la reforma agraria | land reform |
| el sindicato | (labor) union |
| conquistar | to conquer |
| conquistado/a | conquered |
| derrocar | to overthrow |
| derrocado/a | overthrown |
| derrotar | to defeat |
| oponerse a | to oppose |
| ponerle fin a | to put an end to |
| portar armas | to bear arms |
| a menos que | unless |
| antes de que | before |
| con tal (de) que | as long as |
| de manera/modo que | so that; in a way that |
| para que | in order that |
| sin que | without |
| ya que | since |
| aprovecharse de | to take advantage of |
| asociarse | to join a partnership, to associate |
| asumir | to assume (responsibilities) |
| atraer | to attract |
| avergonzarse (ue) (por) | to be ashamed of |
| chismear (cotillear) | to gossip |
| cometer | to commit |
| construir | to build |
| cumplir (las ordenes) | to carry out (orders); to obey |
| destruir | to destroy |
| ganarse la vida | to earn one's living |
| habitar | to inhabit |
| huir | to escape, to run away |
| imponerse | to dominate, impose one's authority |
| inscribir (se) | to enroll (oneself) |
| luchar por | to fight for |
| prometer | to promise |
| requerir (ie, i) | to require |
| tratarse de | to be about |
| el antepasado | ancestor |
| el campesino/ la campesina | field worker |
| el conductor/ la conductora | bus driver |
| el conquistador/ la conquistadora | conqueror |
| el descrubridor/ la descubrdora | discoverer |
| el embajador/ la embajadora | ambassador |
| el esclavo/ la esclava | slave |
| el ganador /la ganadora | winner |
| el hacendado | land (property) owner |
| el/la indigena | Indian |
| los judios | Jews |
| el libertador/ la libertadora | liberator |
| el licencido/ la licenciada | lawyer |
| los musulmanes | Moslems |
| el/la negociante | business person |
| el propietario/ la propietaria | owner |
| el vocero | spokesperson |
| el zar/ la zarina | Czar |
| la agencia de bienestar social | welfare department |
| el analfabetismo | illiteracy |
| el anticonceptivo | contraceptive |
| el apoyo | support |
| el arma de fuego | firearm |
| el asunto | matter |
| el aumento | increase |
| la busqueda | search |
| la campana de alfabetizacion | literacy campaign |
| la cancion | song |
| la carcel | jail |
| el control de la natalidad | birth control |
| la costumbre | custom, habit |
| el desarrollo | development |
| la deuda (externa) | (foreign) debt |
| el embarazo | pregnancy |
| la ensenanza | teaching |
| el ferrocarril | railroad |
| los fondos | funds |
| la fuente de energia | energy source |
| el gasto | expense |
| la guarderia infantil | childcare center |
| la huelga | (labor) strike |
| el indice | index; level |
| la ley | law |
| la libertad | freedom |
| los medios de comunicacion | means of communication |
| la naturaleza | nature |
| el nivel (del mar) | (sea)level |
| la(s) noticias(s) | the news |
| la obra | work (art, literature) |
| la pandilla | gang |
| la patria | country, native land |
| la pena de muerte | death penalty |
| la pobreza | poverty |
| el prejuicio | prejudice |
| el prestamo | loan |
| el puerto | port |
| el recurso natural | natural resource |
| el soledad | lonliness |
| la superpoblacion | overpopulation |
| la tasa de desempleo | rate of unemployment |
| la violacion sexual | rape |
| la finca | farm |
| el mar Caribe | Caribbean Sea |
| la meseta | plateau |
| el oeste | west |
| Polonia | Poland |
| el Polo Sur | South Pole |
| la sierra | mountain range |
| Tenochtitlan | Aztec Capital |
| agricola | agricultural |
| apoyado/a | supported |
| cierto/a | certain |
| culto/a | cultured |
| cuyo/a | whose |
| bebido/a a | owing to, due to; because |
| desempleado/a | unemployed |
| educativo/a | educational |
| eficaz | effective |
| estudiantil | of or related to students |
| fundado/a | founded |
| gratuito/a | free (of charge) |
| griego/a | Greek |
| habitado/a | inhabited |
| libre | free (not restricted) |
| lleno/a | full |
| menor de edad | minor, underage |
| mundial | of or pertaining to the world |
| necesitado/a | needed |
| nombrado/a | named |
| pintoesco | picturesque |
| sensible | sensitive |
| situado/a | located |
| ubicado/a | located |