| A | B |
|---|
| entrar en vigencia | to take effect |
| estar en vigencia | to be in force, to be valid |
| tener vigencia | to be valid, to apply |
| salir bien | to do well (on a test), to go well, to work out well |
| aprobar | to pass (exam, course, subject) |
| salir mal | not to do well (on a test) |
| suspender | to fail (course, subject) |
| preguntarse | to wonder |
| hacer preguntas | to ask questions |
| preguntar | to ask |
| los profesores (m) | the teaching staff, the faculty |
| la facultad | the faculty, the school (e.g. of law, medicine, etc.) |
| la biblioteca | the library |
| la librería | the book store |
| sostener (una idea) | to hold /support an idea |
| mantener | to support (e.g. financially) |
| soportar | to bear, to put up with |
| en realidad | in reality, in fact |
| el hecho | the fact |
| los datos | the facts |
| la lectura | the reading |
| la conferencia | the lecture |
| el conferenciante | the lecturer |
| asiste a todas sus clases | attends all his/her classes |
| saca buenos apuntes | takes good notes |
| es apto y atento | is capable and attentive |
| toma riesgos intelectuales | takes intellectual risks |
| se comporta bien | behaves well |
| desarrolla la buen memoria | develops a good memory |
| tiene buena motivación | is motivated |
| obedece la crítica del profesor | takes into account and applies the teacher's criticism |
| se gradúa en el colegio | graduates from high school |
| da respuestas apropiadas y bien pensadas | gives appropriate and well thought out answers |
| es intelectual y curioso | is intellectual and curious |
| enseña con entusiasmo | teaches with enthusiasm |
| es exigente y compasivo | is demanding and understanding |
| da pruebas y exámenes | gives quizzes and tests |
| repasa el material esencial | review the essential material |
| borra la pizarra | erases the blackboard |
| corrige el trabajo de los estudiantes | corrects the students' work |
| el estudiante | the student (Latin America) |
| comprender = entender | to understand |
| comprender = incluir | to include |
| desafío = intelectual | the challenge |
| desafío = con las armas | the duel |
| el grado = temperatura | the degree (of temperature) |
| grado = nivel académico | the grade, year (le.g. senior, junior, etc.) |
| las notas= la calificación | the grades (A, B, C, etc.) |
| las notas = los apuntes | the notes |
| la lengua = el idioma | the language |
| la asignatura = la materia | the (school) subject |
| comportarse = portarse | to behave |
| el ordenador = la computadora | the computer |
| aguantar = soportar | to put up with, to endure, to bear |
| el abecedario | the alphabet; primer, spelling book |
| acarrear | to carry; to cause, to lead to (e.g. problems, downfall) |
| acceder | to be admitted (e.g. to a social club, to college) |
| el altavoz | the loudspeaker |
| la añoranza (de) | nostalgia (for) |
| los anuncios | the announcements |
| aparatoso/a | showy, ostentatious [person, gestures], show off |
| bilingüe | bilingual |
| los carteles | the posters |
| la cátedra | (high school) department head; (college) chair, professorship |
| el comportamiento | behavior |
| comprobar | to prove (theory, existence); to check (documents); to realize (formal) |
| el corredor | the corridor |
| cursar | to study (a subject); to take/attend (a course) |
| el debate | the debate |
| la educación | the education |
| educado/a | cultivated (bien educado = well-behaved); (mal educado =rude) |
| educarse | to be educated (e.g. at X school) |
| educativo/a | educational |
| ¡Enhorabuena! | Congratulations! |
| la especialización | the major (e.g. in college) |
| los experimentos | the experiments |
| las ficciones | lies; (lit. fictions) |
| las fórmulas | the formulas |
| las graderías | the stands, the bleachers, the grandstands |
| el instituto | the middle school; the institute |
| el laboratorio | the laboratory |
| licenciado/a | the graduate |
| la pantalla | the screen (movie,TV, computer) |
| el papel de calco | the tracing paper |
| los pensamientos | the thoughts |
| los períodos | the periods |
| el poema | the poem |
| el pupitre | the student's desk |
| sonar (o-->ue) | to ring |
| el trozo | the piece, the bit; the literary or musical selection or passage |
| la universidad | the university |
| el/la académico/a | the academician (member of an academy) |
| el alumno/a | the student (Spain) |
| el/la aprendiz | the apprentice; the intern |
| el/la bibliotecario/a | the librarian |
| el/la compañero/a | the partner |
| el/la compañero/a de clase | the classmate |
| el/la director/a | the principal, the headmaster/headmistress |
| el/la maestro/a | the (lower grades) teacher |
| el/la principiante | the beginner |
| el/la profesor/a | the teacher (high school/college) |
| el profesorado | the teaching staff, the faculty |
| el/la rector/a | (high school) principal, the (university) rector/president |
| carecer de | to lack (e.g. talento) |
| desdichado/a | unlucky/unhappy |
| la encuesta | the opinion poll, the survey |
| imprimir | to print (e.g. computer) |
| el promedio | the average (e.g. grade) |
| la biología | biology |
| el cálculo | calculus |
| las ciencias | sciences |
| la computación (informática) | computing; computer science |
| la filosofía | philosophy |
| francés | French |
| el idioma/la lengua | the language |
| inglés | English |
| las matemáticas | math, mathematics |
| la química | chemistry |
| fastidian al profesor | annoy the teacher |
| se mofan de las palabras del profesor | mock/sneer at/scoff at the teacher's words |
| se comportan con picardía | behave naughtily |
| participan con torpeza | participate stupidly, clumsily |
| son traviesos | are naughty |
| los títulos | the (educational) degrees |
| el bachillerato | the last two years of high school , the bachelor's, the BA/BS |
| la licenciatura | the course of study; the graduation (ceremony) |
| la maestría | the master's, the MA/MS |
| el doctorado | the doctorate, the PhD. |
| el intelecto | the intellect |
| analizar teorías | to analyse theories |
| aprender varias materias | to learn several subjects |
| comunicar a través de ordenadores | to communicate using computers |
| corregir ideas anticuadas | to correct out-dated ideas |
| dar informes | to give reports |
| definir a fondo | to describe thoroughly |
| descubrir nuevos métodos | to discover new methods |
| especializarse en idiomas extranjeros | to major/specialize in foreign languages |
| expresar pensamientos con precisión | to express thoughts clearly |
