| A | B |
|---|
| la cara | face |
| las mejillas | cheeks |
| el mentón | chin |
| la nariz | nose |
| las orejas | ears |
| las pecas | freckles |
| la estatura | height |
| alto/a | tall |
| bajo/a | short |
| de estatura mediana | of medium height |
| los ojos | eyes |
| azul | blue |
| castaño, café, marrón (dice del pelo) y moreno (dice del piel) | brown |
| verde | green |
| el pelo | hair |
| calvo | bald |
| canoso/a | gray |
| lacio/a | straight |
| moreno/a | dark (talking about skin) |
| negro/a | black |
| pelirrojo/a | red headed |
| rizado/a | curly |
| rubio/a | blond |
| los rasgos | traits (usually facial features) |
| moreno/a | dark-skinned |
| ¿De qué color es/son...? | What color is/are....? |
| ¿De qué estatura es? | What height is he/she? |
| capaz de dirigir (a otros) | able to direct (others) |
| perezoso/a | lazy |
| la característica física | physcial characteristics, traits |
| ¿Cómo es? | What does he/she look like? |
| más alto/a (que) | taller than |
| menos grande (que) / mas pequeño/a | smaller than |
| el/la más alto/a (de) | the tallest |
| el/la menos grande (de) | the smallest |
| ¿De qué color es el pelo? | What is ther/his hair color? |
| ¿De qué color son los ojos? | What is the color of the eyes? |
| ¿Quién es el pelirrojo? | Who is the red head? |
| ¿Quién tiene los ojos castaños? | Who has the dark brown eyes? |
| ¿De qué estatura es? | How tall is he/she |
| describir | to describe |
| sobre la persona | about the person |
| Los hispanos son morenos y tienen los ojos castaños. | Hispanics are dark and have dark eys. |
| Juan y Roberto se parecen. | Juan and Roberto look like each other. |
| Mi hermana y yo no parecemos. | My sister and I look like each other. |
| Me parezco a mi papa. | I look like my father. |
| Mi hermana y mi mama son muy parecidas. | My sister and my mother are very similar. |
| Soy muy parecido a mi papa. | I look very much like my father. |
| Mis hermanos y yo nos parecemos. | My brothers and I are very similar. |
| Me parezco sólo a uno de mis hermanos. | I look like only one of my brothers. |
| Soy idéntico a uno de mis hermanos. | I am identical to one of my brothers. |
| No me parezco a ninguno de mis hermanos. | I do not look like any of my brothers. |
| Mis hermanos se parecen. | My brothers look alike. |
| No tengo hermanos. | I don't have brothers. |
| Me parezco a mi padre | I am like my father. |
| Me parezco a mi madre. | I am like my mother. |
| No me parezco ni a mi madre ni a mi padre. | I am not like either my mother or my father. |
| (Nosotros) nos parecemos. | We look alike. |
| (Él ) Se parece a su madre. | He looks like his mother. |
| el espejo | mirror |
| Comprendo a mi hermanito. | I understand mi little brother. |
| Me comprendo. | I understand myself. |
| Juan mira a Maria. | Juan looks at Maria. |
| Juan se mira. | Juan looks at himself. |
| Juan la mira. | Juan looks at her. |
| (Yo) Me levanto temprano. | I get up early. |
| Te despiertas a las seis todos los días. | You get up at six every day. |
| Se levanta temprano los fines de semana. | You (formal) get up early on the weekends. |
| (Él/Ella) Se acuesta tarde. | He/she goes to bed late. |
| (Nosotros/as) Nos despertamos a las siete y media | We wake up at 7:30. |
| (Uds.) Se acuestan bastante temprano | They go to bed pretty early. |
| (Ellos/Ellas) Se levantan rápidamente. | They get up quickly. |
| María se despierta. | Maria wakes herself up. |
| María despierta a su mamá. | Maria wakes up her mom. |
| El papá despierta a María. | Dad wakes up Maria. |
| Marcos se admira. | Marcos admires himself. |
| Dolores se conoce bien. | Dolores knows hereself well. |
| Federico se detesta. | Federico detests himself. |
| Elena se respeta. | Elena respects herself. |
| Mi tío se habla. | My uncle talks to himself. |
| Marita se escribe notas. | Marita writes notes to herself. |
| Me miro mucho en el espejo. | I look at myself a lot in the mirror. |
| Me escribo notas para recordar cosas. | I write notes to myself to remember things. |
| Me hablo constantemente. | I talk to myself constantly. |
| Me mantengo sin la ayuda de otra persona. | I support myslef without the help of another person. |
| Me baño todos los días. | I bathe every day. |
| Baño a mi perro una vez al mes. | I bathe my dog once a month. |
| ¿A qué hora te acuestas normalmente? | What time you go to bed normally? |
| Los niños se miran. | The children look at each other. The children look at themselves |
| Los hombres no se escuchan. | The men don't listen to each other. |
| ¿Nos conocemos? | Do we know each other? |
| Mi hija y mi esposa no se comprenden. | My daughter and my wife don't undestand each other. |
| ¿Qué voy a hacer? | What am I going to do? |
| se abrazan | they hug each other |
| se hablan un rato. | they talk to each other for a while. |
| se saludan. | they greet each other |
| se ven | they see each other. |
| Me llevo bien con toda mi familia. | I get along well with everyone in my family. |
| Mi padre no se lleva bien con su padre, mi abuelo. | My father doesn't get along well with his father, my grandfather. |
| Mis padres y yo nos llevamos muy bien. | My parents and I get along with each other very well. |
| En mi familia nos abrazamos cuando nos vemos. | In my family we hug each other when we see each other. |
| En mi familia no besamos cuando nos vemos. | In my family we kiss each other when we see each other. |
| En mi familia no saludamos por la mañana. | In my family we greet each other in the morning. |
| En mi familia nos apoyamos. | In my family we support each other. |
| En mi familia nos comprendemos. | In my family we know each other well. |
| Los madres y las hijas se llevan mejor que los padres y los hijas. | Mothers and daughters get along better than fathers and daughters. |
| Los padres y los hijos se llevan mejor que las madres y los hijos. | Fathers and sons get along better than mothers and sons. |
| Los hermanos se llevan mejor cuando son pocos, por ejemplo, dos o tres. | Brothers get along with other better when they are small, for example, two or three. |
| En mi familia todos se llavan bien. | In my family everyone gets along well. |
| perezoso/a | lazy |
| retraído/a | solitary, reclusive |
| agresivo/a | aggresive |
| aventurero/a | adventurious |
| extrovertido/a | extrovertded |
| ¿Te gusta estar solo? | Do you like to be alone? |
| para mí está claro que... | to me it is clear that... |
| para tí está claro que... | to you it is clear that... |
| para él está claro que... | to him it is clear that... |
| para ellos está claro que... | to them it is clear that... |
| Sé que eres reservado. | I know that you are reserved. |
| es cierto | it is certain |
| está claro | it is clear |
| es evidente | it is evident |
| es obvio | it is obvious |
| es indudable | it is without a doubt |
| te aseguro | I assure you |
| es cosa sabida | it is a known fact |
| opinar | to have the opinion |
| creer | to believe |
| pensar | to think |
| parecer | to seem |
| me parece que | it seems to me that... |
| Y tú, ¿qué crees? | And you, what do you believe? |
| ¿Qué te parece? | What does it seem like to you? |
| ¿Qué opinas? | What is your opinion? |
| ¿Qué opinas tú? | What is YOUR opinion? |
| ¿Como? | How so? |
| ¿En qué sentido? | In what sense? |
| ¿De qué manera? | In what way? |
| agresivo/a | aggresive |
| besar | to kiss |
| despedir | to say goodbye |
| imponer | to impose |
| llevar | to carry |
| llevarse bien/mal | to get along well/poorly |
| parecerse (me parezco) | to resemble, look alike |
| saludar | to greet |
| más alto (que) | taller than |
| menos grande (que) | smaller than |
| el/la mas alto (de) | the tallest |
| el/la menos grande (de) | the smallest |
| la agresividad | aggressiveness |
| la capacidad para... | the ability to... |
| la extroversión | extroversion |
| la herencia genética | genetic inheritance |
| la imaginación | imagination |
| el medio ambiente | envronment, surroundings |
| la pereza | laziness |
| el retrainmiento | reclusiveness |
| grande | big |
| hereditario/a | hereditary |
| parecido/a | similar |
| abrazar | to hug |
| adaptar | to adapt, adjust |
| afeitarse | to shave |
| bañarse | to bathe oneself |
| los párrafos | paragraphs |
| mientras | while |
| bañar | to bathe (someone or something) |
| ¿Cómo? | How so? |
| ¿En qué sentido? | In what sense? |
| ¿De qué manera? | In what way? |
| parecerse o perecido/a + ser | to express similarities |
| llevarse / llevar | to get along / to carry |
| abrazar | to hug |
| asegurar | to assure |
| menciona los nombres de por lo menos de dos personas que | mention the names of at least two persons that.. |
| demás miembros de las clase | other members of the class |
| reconocer | to recognize |
| mostrar | to show, to demonstrate |
| éxito | success |
| indicar | to indicate |
| indica cuál de las opciones capta mejor | indicate which of the opciones captures best.. |
| capta mejor | captures best |
| puntos fuertoes | strong points |
| puntos vulnerables | weak points |
| lograr | to achieve |
| sus propias preguntas | his own questions |
| Jorge suele entrar | Jorge usually enters |
| situaciones nuevas | new situations |
| me impongo límites... | I put limits on myself |
| ofrecer (ofrezco) | to offer |
| elegir | to choose |
| entrevistar | to interview |
| Mi hiha y mi espose no se comprenden | Mi daughter and my wife don't understand each other. |
| subrayar | to underline |
| la tendencia a evitar riesgos | tendency to avoid risks |
| el don de mando | talent for leadership |
| gregario/a | gregarious |
| imaginativo/a | imaginative |
| impulsivo/a | impulsive |
| serio/a | serious |
| vulnerable al estrés (a la tensión) | vulnerable to stress or tension |
| poseer | to possess |
| la timidez | timidity |
| cómico/a | funny |
| explicar | to explain |
| es bueno tener el don de mando | it is good to have a talent for leadership |
| averiguar / asegurar o grantizar | to find out / to assure |
| la niñez / la infancia | childhood |
| adquirida | acquired |
| innata | innate, inborn |
| creo que es capaz de dirigir a otors | I think that she is able to direct others. |
| ¿Cómo lo ves tú? | How do you see it? / How does it look to you? |
| ¿Qué crees tú? | What do you think? |
| así | like this / like that |
| No me parece así. | It doesn't look like that to me. |
| No lo creo. | I don't think that. |
| No es cierto. | It is not certain. |
| aseveración fuerte | strong assertion |
| débil | weak |
| terminar | to finish |
| ideas distantas | distinct ideas |
| mismas ideas | same ideas |
| naciminto | birth |
| desarrollo | development |
| individuo | individual |
| en cambio | on the other hand |
| un refrán | a saying |
| breve párrafo | brief paragraph |
| aclarar | to clarify |
| las adivinanzas | riddles |
| adivinar | to guess |
| el ruido | noise |
| estirar | to stretch, to extend |
| las claves | clues, keys |
| deducir | to deduce |
| tener mal genio | to have a bad temper |
| real | royal |
| clavar | to nail |
