| A |
| abajo below, underneath (10) |
| abarcar (qu) to take in; to comprise (13) |
| abierto/a (p.p. of abrir) open (1) |
| abogado/a lawyer (12) |
| abonarse to subscribe (13) |
| abordar to board (10) |
| abrazar (c) to embrace (15) |
| abrigo overcoat (7) |
| abril m. April (6) |
| abrir (p.p. abierto/a) to open (9) |
| abrumador(a) overwhelming (13) |
| abuelo/a grandfather/grandmother; pl. grandparents (3) |
| abundancia abundance (13) |
| aburrido/a boring (2); estar (irreg.) aburrido/a to be bored (6) |
| acá here (11) |
| acabar to finish, to run out of (11) |
| acampar to camp (8) |
| acceso access (12) |
| accidentado/a n. victim of an accident (11) |
| acción f. action; película de acción action film (13) |
| aceite m. oil (5); aceite de oliva olive oil (5) |
| aceituna olive (5) |
| acento accent (14) |
| aceptar to accept (30) |
| acerca de about (13) |
| acogedor(a) welcoming (4) |
| acontecimiento event, happening (13) |
| acorde a according to, depending on (12) |
| acordeón m. accordion (11) |
| acostarse (ue) to go to bed (6) |
| acostumbrarse a to become accustomed to, get used to (10) |
| actividad f. activity (1) |
| activo/a active (3) |
| acto act; acto patrio patriotic occasion (10) |
| actual current, present-day (3) |
| actualidad f. present time, now (9) |
| actualmente currently (13) |
| actuar (actúo) to act (3) |
| acuático/a (adj.) pertaining to water; esquí (m.) acuático water skiing (8) |
| además moreover; además de besides (4) |
| adicionalmente additionally (6) |
| adiós good-bye (1) |
| adivinar to guess (4) |
| adjetivo adjective (10) |
| administración f. administration; edificio de administración administration building (2) |
| admirar to admire (7) |
| adolescencia adolescence (9) |
| adolescente m., f. adolescent, teenager (9) |
| ¿adónde? (to) where? (2) |
| adoptar to adopt (6) |
| adorar to worship; to adore (14) |
| adrenalina adrenalin (6) |
| aduana sing. customs (10) |
| adulto/a adult (9); edad (f.) adulta adulthood (9) |
| adverbio adverb (11) |
| aeróbico/a aerobic; hacer (irreg.) ejercicio aeróbico to do aerobic exercise (6) |
| aeropuerto airport (10) |
| afectar to affect (6) |
| aficionado/a (sports) fan (8) |
| afinidad f. affinity; similarity (13) |
| africano/a n., adj. African (9) |
| afuera outside (4) |
| agencia agency; agencia de colocaciones job placement agency (12); agencia de pasaportes passport agency (11); agencia de viajes travel agency (10) |
| agenda agenda; date book (7) |
| agente m., f. agent; agente de viajes travel agent (10); agente de inmigración immigration agent (11) |
| agitado/a agitated, shaken (3) |
| agosto August (6) |
| agradable pleasant, nice (9) |
| agradecer (zc) to thank; se agradecera will be appreciated (14) |
| agrícola adj. m., f. agricultural (11) |
| agrio/a sour (5) |
| agua f. (but el agua) water (4); agua mineral mineral water (5) |
| aguacate m. avocado (5) |
| ahí there (4) |
| ahora now (6) |
| ahorrar to save (11) |
| aislado/a isolated (15) |
| ajedrez m. chess; jugar (ue) (gu) al ajedrez to play chess (8) |
| ají bell pepper (14) |
| ajo garlic (5) |
| alambrar to surround with a wire fence (10) |
| alcanzar (c) to reach; alcanzar un balance to achieve (attain) a balance (11) |
| alcázar m. castle, fortress (5) |
| alcohol m. alcohol (8) |
| alcohólico/a alcoholic; bebida alcohólica alcoholic drink (8) |
| alegre happy (1) |
| alemán, alemana n., adj. German (1) |
| Alemania Germany (11) |
| alfombra rug, carpet (4) |
| algo (de) something, some (of) (5) |
| algodón m. cotton (7) |
| alguien someone, somebody (7) |
| algún, alguno/a some (5) |
| alimentación f. food (5) |
| alimento food (6) |
| aliviar to ease, lessen (6) |
| alivio relief (10) |
| allá over there (15) |
| allí there (4); por allí that way (10) |
| alma f. (but el alma) soul (13) |
| almacén m. department store (7) |
| almorzar (ue) (c) to eat lunch (4) |
| almuerzo lunch (5) |
| alojarse to lodge (2) |
| alquilar to rent (8) |
| alrededor de prep. around (10) |
| alterar to alter, change (14) |
| altiplano high plain (14) |
| alto/a tall (2); high (12); clase f. alta upper class (12); pásalo por alto forget about it, ignore it (9) |
| altura height (6) |
| amable friendly (1) |
| amargo/a bitter (5) |
| amarillo/a yellow (7) |
| amazónico/a adj. Amazon (5) |
| ambiente m. atmosphere (8); encontrarse (ue) en ambiente to be in the mood (8) |
| ambulante ambulant, moving; vendedor(a) ambulante street vendor (12) |
| americano/a n., adj. American (8) |
| amigo/a friend (2) |
| aminorar to lessen (6) |
| amistad f. friendship (10) |
| amor m. love (15); película de amor romance film (13) |
| amplio/a broad, ample (12) |
| analfabeto/a illiterate (13) |
| anaranjado/a orange (color) (7) |
| ancestral: territorio ancestral ancestral land (14) |
| anciano/a n. old person (9); adj. old (9) |
| andar irreg. to walk; andar en bicicleta/motocicleta to ride a bike/motorcycle (8) |
| anfitrión (anfitriona) host (hostess) (8) |
| anglófono anglophone (13) |
| anglohablante/angloparlante m., f. English-speaking person (13) |
| anillo (de diamantes) (diamond) ring (7) |
| animal m. animal (8) |
| anoche adv. last night (8) |
| ansiedad f. anxiety (6) |
| ansioso: estar (irreg.) ansioso/a (por) to be worried (about) (11) |
| antártico/a adj. antarctic (10) |
| ante before; faced with, in the presence of (9) |
| antena: televisión (f.) de antena parabólica satellite TV (13) |
| antepasado/a n. ancestor (13) |
| anterior previous (12) |
| antes adv. before (3); antes (de) que conj. before (15); antes de (prep.) (+ inf.) before (doing something) (11) |
| antiguo/a old; ancient (5) |
| antipático/a unfriendly (14) |
| antropología anthropology (2) |
| anunciar to announce (9) |
| anuncio advertisement (13); anuncio de empleo job ad (12) |
| añadir to add (5) |
| año year (2); cada año/mes each year/month (9); ¿Cuántos años (tiene)? How old (is he/she)? (3); tener (irreg.)... años (y medio) to be . . . (and a half) years old (3); todos los años every year (9) |
| aparato appliance (7) |
| aparecer (zc) to appear (11) |
| apariencia (outward) appearance (12) |
| apartamento apartment; edificio de apartamentos apartment building (4) |
| aparte adv. apart; besides (4) |
| apellido last name (3) |
| apetito appetite (14) |
| apio celery (5) |
| aplastar to flatten (5) |
| aportar to contribute (14) |
| apoyar to support (12) |
| aprender to learn (7) |
| aproximado/a approximate, close (6) |
| aquel, aquella adj. that (over there) (4) |
| área f. (but el área) area (4) |
| arepa cornmeal griddlecake (5) |
| arete m. earring (7) |
| argentino/a n., adj. Argentinian |
| armario closet (4) |
| aroma m. aroma, perfume (13) |
| arqueológico/a archaeological (10) |
| arqueólogo/a archaeologist (12) |
| arquitectura architecture (2) |
| arriba adv. above; up (12) |
| arriesgado/a risk-taking (12) |
| arrogante arrogant; brave (9) |
| arroz m. rice (5) |
| arte m. (but las artes) art (2); hacer (irreg.) artes marciales to do martial arts (8); obra de arte work of art (7) |
| artesanía sing. crafts; mercado de artesanías artisans’ market (7) |
| artículo article (1) |
| artista m., f. artist (1) |
| artístico/a artistic (2) |
| asado/a roasted |
| ascensor m. elevator (4) |
| asegurarse to make sure (3) |
| asesor(a) consultant (12) |
| así thus, so (12); así que so (that), therefore (3) |
| asiático/a n., adj. Asian (14) |
| asistente (m., f.) social social worker (12) |
| asistir (a) to attend (13) |
| asociación f. association (4) |
| asociado/a associated (8) |
| asociar to associate; to combine (10) |
| aspecto aspect; appearance (3) |
| aspiración f. aspiration; hope (14) |
| aspirar to aspire (to) (14) |
| astronomía astronomy (8) |
| asumir to assume (10) |
| atardecer (zc) to grow late (2) |
| atención f. attention; prestar atención to pay attention (6) |
| ateo m., f. atheist (15) |
| atlántico: Océano Atlántico Atlantic Ocean (1) |
| atractivo/a attractive (10) |
| aula f. (but el aula) classroom (2) |
| aumentar to augment, increase (13) |
| aunque although (8) |
| ausencia absence (15) |
| autobús m. bus (10) |
| autóctono/a aboriginal, native (13) |
| autónomo/a autonomous (4) |
| autopista highway (10) |
| avanzar (c) to advance (12); oportunidad (f.) de avanzar opportunity for advancement (12) |
| aventura adventure (9) |
| avergonzar (�e) (c) to embarass (15) |
| averiguar (g�) to find out (8) |
| avión m. airplane (10) |
| ayer yesterday (7) |
| ayuda help (3) |
| ayudar to help (6) |
| ayuntamiento city (town) hall (10) |
| azúcar m. sugar (5) |
| azul blue (1) |
| B |
| bachillerato bachelor’s degree (2) |
| bailar (pegados, separados) to dance (slowdance, apart) (8); sacar (qu) a alguien a bailar to ask someone to dance (8); salir (irreg.) a bailar to go out dancing (3) |
| baile m. dance (8) |
| bajar (de) to get off (of), down (from) (10) |
| bajo/a adj. short (height) (2); low (11) |
| bajón m. sharp decline, drop (6) |
| balance: alcanzar (c) un balance to achieve a balance (11) |
| baloncesto basketball (8) |
| banco bank (10) |
| bandeja baking sheet (5) |
| bandera flag (1) |
| banquero/a banker (12) |
| bañarse to bathe, take a bath (6) |
| bañera bathtub (4) |
| baño: cuarto de baño bathroom (4); traje (m.) de baño bathing suit (7) |
| barato/a inexpensive, cheap (5) |
| barba beard (4) |
| barbacoa barbecue (food) |
| barmitzvah m. Bar Mitzvah (9) |
| barrera barrier (14) |
| barrio neighborhood (4); mercado del barrio farmer’s (neighborhood) market (5) |
| basar to base, support (14) |
| base f. base, foundation (15); a base de as the basic ingredients (6) |
| básico/a basic (5) |
| básquetbol m. basketball (2) |
| bastante adv. somewhat, rather adj. enough (6) |
| batmitzvah f. Bat Mitzvah (9) |
| bebé m., f. baby (9) |
| beber to drink (3) |
| bebida drink (3); bebida alcohólica alcoholic drink (8); tomar bebidas to drink (8) |
| beca scholarship (2) |
| béisbol m. baseball (8) |
| belleza beauty (10) |
| beneficios benefits (11) |
| biblioteca library (2) |
| bibliotecario/a librarian (12) |
| bicicleta: andar (irreg.) en bicicleta to ride a bicycle (8) |
| bienestar m. well-being (3) |
| biftec m. steak (5) |
| bilingüe bilingual (11) |
| billar m.: jugar al billar to play pool (billiards) (8) |
| billete m. ticket (10) |
| biografía biography (9) |
| biología biology (2) |
| biológico/a biological (6) |
| blanco/a white (5) |
| blusa blouse (7) |
| bola ball; globe (15) |
| boleto ticket (10) |
| bolígrafo ballpoint pen (2) |
| boliviano/a n., adj. Bolivian (1) |
| bolsa purse (7) |
| bombero/mujer (f.) bombero firefighter (12) |
| bombilla electric light bulb (10) |
| bono bonus (12) |
| borracho: estar (irreg.) borracho /a to be drunk (8) |
| bota boot (7) |
| botella bottle (9) |
| breve adj. brief (2) |
| bucear to snorkle (8) |
| buen, bueno/a good (3); buenas noches good night (1); buenas tardes good afternoon/evening (1); buenos días good morning (1); bueno well (10); hace buen tiempo it’s good weather (6) |
| buscar (qu) to look for (11); al buscar when you look for (7) |
| C |
| caballo horse; montar a caballo to go horseback riding (8) |
| cabeza head; dolor (m.) de cabeza headache (6) |
| cable: televisión (f.) por cable cable TV (13) |
| cada inv. each (2); cada año/mes each year/month (9); cada uno each one (3); cada vez each time (14) |
| caerse irreg. to fall (8); caerle bien/mal to make a good/bad impression (on someone) (9) |
| café m. coffee (5); café (6) |
| cafetería cafeteria (2) |
| caída n. drop (6) |
| caja cash register (7) |
| calcetín m. sock (7) |
| cálculo calculation; computation (2) |
| calentar (ie) to warm up (5) |
| calidad f. quality (7) |
| caliente hot (4) |
| calle f. street (1) |
| calor m. heat; hace calor it’s hot (4) |
| cama bed (4); quedarse en cama to stay in bed (6) |
| camarón m. shrimp, prawn (5) |
| cambiar (por) to change, exchange (for) (7) |
| cambio change (6); en cambio on the other hand (10) |
| cambur m. plantain (5) |
| caminar to walk (10) |
| caminata n. hike (10) |
| camino road (10) |
| camisa shirt (7) |
| camiseta T-shirt, undershirt (7) |
| campo country(side) (14); campo de golf golf course (8) |
| canal m. canal (1); channel (13) |
| cancelar to cancel (10) |
| canción f. song (6) |
| candelabro candelabrum (14) |
| cansado/a tired; estar (irreg.) cansado/a to be tired (6) |
| cansarse to become tired (15) |
| cantante m., f. singer (11) |
| cantar to sing (8) |
| cantidad f. quantity (5) |
| caos m. chaos (8) |
| capacidad f. capacity (9) |
| capacitación f. training (12) |
| característica characteristic (1) |
| caracterizar (c) to characterize (10) |
| caramelo candy (9) |
| caráota kidney bean (5) |
| cargador m. carrier (7) |
| cargo position (12) |
| Caribe n. m. Caribbean (2) |
| caribeño/a adj. Caribbean (5) |
| cariño affection |
| cariñoso/a affectionate, loving (3) |
| carne f. (de res/vaca, de cerdo) meat (beef, pork) (5) |
| carnicería butcher’s shop (5) |
| caro/a expensive (5) |
| carrera major; course of study (2) |
| carro m. car (5) |
| carta letter (3); carta de recomendación letter of recommendation (12) |
| cartel m. poster (4) |
| cartera wallet (7) |
| casa house (1); quedarse en casa to stay at home (6) |
| casado/a married; estar (irreg.) casado/a to be married (3) |
| casarse to marry, get married (15) |
| casi almost (3); casi nunca almost never (9); casi siempre almost always (9) |
| caso case (7); en caso de in case of (11) |
| castaño/a brown; pelo castaño brown hair (1) |
| castellano/a Castillian (15) |
| castillo castle (1) |
| catarata waterfall (10) |
| catedral f. cathedral (10) |
| catolicismo Catholicism (15) |
| católico/a n., adj. Catholic (15) |
| catorce fourteen (1) |
| causa cause (6) |
| cebiche m. raw fish marinated in lemon juice (Peru) (14) |
| cebolla onion (5) |
| celebración f. celebration |
| celebrar to celebrate (9) |
| celos pl. jealousy; tener (irreg.) celos to be jealous (15) |
| cena dinner (5) |
| cenar to eat dinner (5) |
| centro city center, downtown (10); centro comercial shopping center, mall (7) |
| centroamericano/a n., adj. Central American (13) |
| cepillarse los dientes to brush one’s teeth (6) |
| cerámica n. sing. ceramics, pottery (7) |
| cerca de prep. close to (14) |
| cerdo pork; carne (f.) de cerdo pork (5) |
| cerebro brain (13) |
| ceremonia ceremony (9) |
| cerrar (ie) to close (4) |
| cerveza beer (3) |
| champiñón m. mushroom (5) |
| chaqueta jacket (7) |
| charango type of Peruvian guitar (6) |
| charlar to chat; charlar con los amigos to chat with friends (8) |
| chequear to check, inspect (11) |
| ¡chévere! cool! great! (Caribbean) (8) |
| chicano/a Mexican American born in U.S. (11) |
| chico/a n. young man/young woman (3); adj. small (3) |
| chileno/a n., adj. Chilean (1) |
| chimenea fireplace (4) |
| chino/a n., adj. Chinese (1) |
| chisme m. gossip (13) |
| chiste m. joke; contar (ue) chistes to tell jokes (8) |
| chocante shocking (13) |
| ciclismo cycling (8) |
| ciclo cycle (6) |
| cielo sky; heaven (10) |
| cien, ciento one hundred (3); por ciento percent (6) |
| ciencia science (2); ciencias sociales social science (2) |
| científico/a scientist (12) |
| cierto/a certain; true (1) |
| cigarrillo cigarette (9) |
| cinco five (1) |
| cincuenta fifty (3) |
| cine m. movie theater; movie (3) |
| cinturón m. belt (7) |
| circunstancia circumstance (3) |
| cirujano/a surgeon (12) |
| cita appointment, date (12); fijar una cita to set a date (appointment) (12) |
| ciudad f. city (1); ciudad universitaria campus (2) |
| ciudadanía citizenship (11) |
| ciudadano/a citizen (11) |
| civilización f. civilization (12) |
| claro/a clear; light (3) |
| clase f. class (2); clase media middle class (14); clase alta upper class (12); compañero(a) de clase classmate (2) |
| clasismo discrimination (12) |
| cliente m., f. customer (7) |
| clima m. climate (2) |
| cobrar to charge (15) |
| coche m. car (6) |
| cocina kitchen (4); cooking (14) |
| cocinar to cook (5) |
| cocinero/a cook (14) |
| cola line (of people); hacer (irreg.) cola to wait/stand in line (10) |
| colaborar to collaborate |
| colección f. collection (9) |
| coleccionar (estampillas/monedas) to collect (stamps/coins) (8) |
| colega m., f. colleague (6) |
| colegio high school (2) |
| colesterol m. cholesterol |
| colgar (ue) to hang (6) |
| colibrí m. humming bird (5) |
| colina hill (4) |
| collar m. necklace (7) |
| colocaciones f. pl.: agencia de colocaciones job placement agency (12) |
| colombiano/a n., adj. Colombian (1) |
| colono colonist (11) |
| color m. color (1) |
| combinación f. combination (5) |
| comedor m. dining room (4) |
| comer to eat (3) |
| comercial: centro comercial shopping center, mall (7) |
| comerciante m., f. businessperson (7) |
| comercio business (10) |
| cometer to commit (11) |
| cómico/a funny, comical (13); película cómica comedy film (13); tira cómica comic strip (13) |
| comida meal (3); preparar la comida to prepare food/a meal (3) |
| cómoda dresser, chest of drawers (4) |
| comodidades f. pl. amenities, comforts (4) |
| compacto/a: disco compacto compact disc |
| compañero/a companion; compañero/a de clase classmate (2) |
| compañía company (8) |
| comparación f. comparison (7) |
| comparar to compare (10) |
| compartir to share (3) |
| compatible compatible (15) |
| competencia skill (12) |
| completo/a complete (7); trabajo de tiempo completo full-time job (12) |
| complicado/a complicated (8) |
| comportamiento behavior (15) |
| comportarse to behave, act (9) |
| composición f. composition (2) |
| compra: hacer (irreg.) la compra to go shopping (5) |
| comprar to buy (5) |
| compras: ir (irreg.) de compras to go shopping (5) |
| comprender to understand (11) |
| comprobable verifiable (12) |
| comprobar (ue) to verify (1) |
| computadora computer (2) |
| comulgar (ue) to take Communion (15) |
| común common (11) |
| comunicación f. communication; medios de comunicación means of communication (13) |
| comunicarse (qu) to communicate with one another (15) |
| comunidad f. community (3) |
| comunión f.: primera comunión First Communion (9) |
| comunitario/a adj. community, shared (4) |
| concentrarse en to be concentrated in (10) |
| concepto concept, idea (7) |
| conclusión f. conclusion (13) |
| concurso contest; game show (13) |
| condición f. condition (11) |
| condominio condominium (4) |
| conducir (zc) (j) to drive (10) |
| conducta conduct, behavior (9) |
| conectar to connect (10) |
| conexión f. connection (3) |
| confesarse (ie) to confess, go to confession (15) |
| confiado/a trusting; ser (irreg.) confiado/a to be trusting (9) |
| confirmación f. confirmation (9) |
| confirmar to confirm (10) |
| conflicto conflict (9); conflicto cultural cultural conflict (11); conflicto generacional generational conflict (11) |
| congreso congress; convention (8) |
| conjunción f. conjunction (14) |
| conjunto collection; band (of musicians) (11) |
| conmigo with me (8) |
| conocer (zc) to know, be familiar with (someone, something) (6); to meet (6); llegar a conocer to get to know(15) |
| conocimiento knowledge (12) |
| consciente conscious; aware; ser (irreg.) consciente de to acknowledge, be conscious of (11) |
| conseguir (i, i) (g) to get, obtain (5) |
| consejo advice (3) |
| conservar to preserve, conserve (14) |
| considerar to consider (15) |
| consigo with himself/herself/themselves (11) |
| construcción f. construction (5) |
| construir (y) to build (5) |
| consuelo consolation, comfort (9) |
| consultar to consult (9) |
| contable m., f. accountant (12) |
| contactar to contact (11) |
| contacto contact (7) |
| contaminación f. pollution (14) |
| contar (ue) to count; to tell; contar chistes to tell jokes (8); contar con to count on (7) |
| contener (like tener) to contain (5) |
| contenido sing. contents |
| contento/a happy; estar (irreg.) contento/a to be happy (3) |
| contestar to answer (1) |
| contigo fam. sing. with you (9) |
| continente m. continent (1) |
| continuidad f. continuity (15) |
| contrario/a: al contrario on the contrary (13) |
| contraste m. contrast (12) |
| contratar to hire (8) |
| contribuir (y) to contribute (13) |
| controvertido/a controversial (13) |
| conversación f. conversation (9) |
| conversar to converse, talk (12) |
| convertir (ie, i) to change; convertirse to turn into (13) |
| copa (wine) glass; tomar una copa to have a drink (6) |
| copiar to copy (15) |
| corbata tie (7) |
| cordialidad f. warmth, affection (10) |
| cordillera mountain range (10) |
| corporal adj. body (6) |
| corrección f. correction (1) |
| correcto/a correct (3) |
| correo mail; oficina de correo post office (10) |
| correr to run (8) |
| corriente adj. current, present; estar (irreg.) al corriente to be up to date (13) |
| cortar to cut (9) |
| cortésmente courteously, politely (12) |
| corto/a short (in length) (1) |
| cosa thing (3) |
| cosecha harvest (11) |
| coser to sew (8) |
| cosmopolita adj. m., f. cosmopolitan (2) |
| costa coast (1) |
| costanero/a steep; coastal (14) |
| costar (ue) to cost (7) |
| costarricense n., adj. Costa Rican (2) |
| costumbre f. custom (9) |
| coyote m. guide of illegal immigrants (11) |
| creación f. creation (14) |
| crear to create (14) |
| crecer (zc) to grow (11) |
| crédito credit; tarjeta de crédito credit card (11) |
| creencia (tradicional) (traditional) belief (13) |
| creer (y) to believe; to think (6) |
| cremoso/a creamy (5) |
| crimen m. crime (11) |
| criollo/a Creole (14) |
| cruce m. crossing (13) |
| crucigrama m. crossword puzzle (13) |
| crudo/a raw (5) |
| cruzar (c) to cross (10) |
| cuaderno notebook (2) |
| cuadro picture, painting (4) |
| cual: tal cual just as (3) |
| ¿cuál(es)? what? which? (1) |
| cualquier(a) any (9) |
| ¿cuánto/a? how much? (2) |
| cuanto: en cuanto a with regard to (13) |
| ¿cuántos/as? how many? (2) |
| cuarenta forty (3) |
| cuarto quarter (of an hour) (6); room (4); cuarto de baño bathroom (4) |
| cuatro four (1) |
| cuatrocientos/as four hundred (7) |
| cubano/a n., adj. Cuban (9) |
| cubrir (p.p. cubierto/a) to cover (5) |
| cucharadita teaspoon (5) |
| cuello neck (6) |
| cuenta bill, check (5); reckoning; dar (irreg.) cuenta de to realize (15) |
| cuento short story (8) |
| cuerda cord, string (9) |
| cuero leather (7) |
| cuerpo body (6) |
| cuestión f. question (14) |
| cuestionar to question (15) |
| cuidado care (8); tener (irreg.) cuidado to be careful (8) |
| cuidar (de) to take care (of) (15) |
| culebrón m. soap opera (13) |
| culinario/a culinary (14) |
| culpable guilty (11) |
| cultura culture (7) |
| cultural: conflicto cultural cultural conflict (11) |
| cumpleaños m. inv. birthday (7) |
| cumplir (con) to complete, carry out (8) |
| cuñado/a brother-in-law/sister-in-law (3) |
| cura m. priest (15) |
| curarse de to cure oneself, be cured of (6) |
| currículum m. (vitae) résumé (12) |
| cursar to frequent; to study |
| cursillo short course (of study) |
| cursivo/a cursive |
| curso course |
| custodia custody, care |
| cuyo/a whose |
| D |
| dama lady; primera dama First Lady (3) |
| daño damage; hacer (irreg.) daño to harm (15) |
| dar irreg. to give (3); darse cuenta de to realize (15); dar un paseo to take a walk (3) |
| datos pl. data, facts (11) |
| deber (+ inf.) ought to, should (do something) (6) |
| década decade (9) |
| decidir to decide (7) |
| decir irreg. (p.p. dicho/a) to say, tell (5) |
| decisión f. decision (15) |
| declaración f. declaration; statement (11) |
| decorar to decorate, adorn (4) |
| dedicarse (qu) a to dedicate (oneself) to (12) |
| definición f. definition (15) |
| definir to define (12) |
| definitivamente definitively (10) |
| dejar to leave (8); dejar (+ inf.) to let, allow (something to happen) (5); dejar pasar to let pass, allow to pass (11) |
| delante de in front of (9) |
| delgado/a thin (6) |
| delicioso/a delicious; rich (5) |
| delincuente m., f. delinquent (14) |
| delito petty crime (11) |
| demás: los demás the rest (9) |
| demasiado adv. too, too much (11) |
| demasiado/a adj. too much; pl. too many (8) |
| demostrar (ue) to demonstrate (15) |
| dentro (de) in, within, inside (2); por dentro within, (on the) inside (4) |
| departamento department (13) |
| depender (de) to depend (on) (2) |
| dependiente/a clek, attendant (7) |
| deportación f. deportation (11) |
| deportar to deport (11) |
| deporte m. sport (8) |
| deportista m., f. sports player (3) |
| deportivo/a adj. sporting (4) |
| deprimido/a depressed; estar (irreg.) deprimido/a to be depressed (9) |
| derecha n. right-hand/side; a la derecha (de) to the right (of) (2) |
| derechista n. m., f. right-winger (13) |
| derecho n. right (legal) (11) |
| derivado/a derived (9) |
| desabilitado/a disabled (11) |
| desagradable unpleasant (8) |
| desagradar to displease; to bother (8) |
| desaparecer (zc) to disappear (14) |
| desarrollar to develop (15) |
| desarrollo development (13) |
| desastre (m.) (natural) (natural) disaster (13) |
| desayunar to eat breakfast (4) |
| desayuno breakfast (5) |
| descansar to rest (3) |
| describir (p.p. descrito/a) to describe (3) |
| descripción f. description (4) |
| descubrir (p.p. descubierto/a) to discover (15) |
| descuento reduction, discount (7) |
| desde prep. from (4); desde la(s)... hasta la(s)... from . . . until . . . (time) (6) |
| deseable desirable (12) |
| desear to want, desire (5) |
| desempeñar to carry out (13) |
| desempleado/a adj. unemployed (11) |
| deseo wish, desire (6) |
| desfile m. parade (10) |
| desierto desert (10) |
| desigualdad f. inequality (14) |
| desinformado: estar (irreg.) desinformado/a (de) to be uninformed (about) (13) |
| desinterés m. lack of interest, apathy (13) |
| despertarse (ie) to wake up (6) |
| después adv. after (2); después de prep. after (9) |
| destino destination (10) |
| detalle m. detail (12) |
| detener (like tener) to stop, detain (11) |
| detrás (de + noun) behind (something) (2) |
| devolver (ue) (p.p. devuelto/a) to return (something) (7) |
| devoto/a devout (15) |
| día m. day (2); al día siguiente the next day (8); buenos días good morning (1); Día de Acción de Gracias Thanksgiving (9); Día de los Muertos All Souls’ Day (9); Día de Santa Bárbara Saint Barbara’s feast day (9); día del santo patron saint’s day (9); Día del Trabajador Labor Day (9); día feriado/festivo holiday (15); todos los días every day (9) |
| dialecto dialect (13) |
| diamante m. diamond (7) |
| diario/a adj. daily (6) |
| dibujar to draw (8) |
| diccionario dictionary (2) |
| diciembre m. December (6) |
| dicotomía dichotomy (10) |
| diecinueve nineteen (1) |
| dieciocho eighteen (1) |
| dieciséis sixteen (1) |
| diecisiete seventeen (1) |
| diente m. tooth; cepillarse los dientes to brush one’s teeth (6) |
| dieta diet (5) |
| diez ten (1) |
| diferencia difference (8); a diferencia de unlike (8) |
| diferenciarse to be different, distinguish oneself (10) |
| diferente (de) different (from/than) (2) |
| difícil difficult (2) |
| difundirse to be spread (13) |
| difusión f. diffusion (13) |
| dinámico/a dynamic (10) |
| dinero money (2) |
| dios m. god (1) |
| dirección f. address (14) |
| director(a) director (12) |
| disco compacto compact disc (7) |
| discoteca discothéque (8) |
| discriminación f. discrimination (13) |
| discriminado: ser (irreg.) discriminado/a to be discriminated (against) (14) |
| discriminar to discriminate (11) |
| discusión f. discussion (2) |
| discutir (la política) to discuss (politics) |
| diseñador(a) designer (12) |
| diseño design (2) |
| disfrazar (c) to disguise (9) |
| disfrutar to enjoy (4) |
| dispuesto/a willing, ready (14) |
| distancia distance (3) |
| distinción f. distinction (15) |
| distinguir (g) to distinguish (14) |
| distinto/a (de) different, distinct (from) (7) |
| distracción f. distraction (13) |
| distraer (like traer) to distract (13) |
| diurno/a daily, diurnal (8) |
| diversidad f. diversity (1) |
| diversión f. entertainment (4) |
| diverso/a different (7) |
| divertido/a fun (7) |
| divertirse (ie, i) to enjoy oneself, have fun (6) |
| dividir to divide (5) |
| divorciado: estar (irreg.) divorciado /a to be divorced (3) |
| divorciarse to divorce, get divorced (15) |
| doble double (13) |
| doce twelve (1) |
| documental m. documentary (13) |
| documento document (10) |
| dólar m. dollar (10) |
| doler (ue) to hurt, ache (6); me/te duele(n)... my/your . . . hurt(s) (6) |
| dolor m. pain; dolor de cabeza headache (6) |
| doméstico/a domestic; tareas domésticas household chores (9) |
| dominante domineering (12) |
| domingo Sunday (1) |
| dominicano/a n., adj. of the Dominican Republic (5) |
| dorarse to turn golden brown (5) |
| dormir (ue, u) to sleep (4); dormirse to fall asleep (6); saco de dormir sleeping bag (10) |
| dormitorio bedroom (4) |
| dos two (1) |
| doscientos/as two hundred (7) |
| dramático/a dramatic (10) |
| droga drug (14) |
| ducha shower (4) |
| ducharse to shower, take a shower (6) |
| duda doubt; sin duda without a doubt (10) |
| dudar to doubt (13); sin dudar without hesitation (15) |
| dudoso/a doubtful (13) |
| dulce adj. sweet (5) |
| dulcería confectioner’s shop (7) |
| duradero/a lasting (10) |
| durante during (4) |
| duro/a hard; firm (12) |
| E |
| echar to pour (liquid); to throw out (5); echar una siesta to take a (nap) siesta (3) |
| ecológico/a ecological (13) |
| económico/a economic (11) |
| ecuador m. equator (1); Ecuador Ecuador (3) |
| ecuatoriano/a n., adj. Ecuadoran (3) |
| edad f. age (3); edad adulta adulthood (9); ¿Qué edad (tiene)? How old (is he/she)? (3) |
| edificio building (4); edificio de administración/apartamentos administration/apartment building (4) |
| editado/a published (14) |
| editorial m. editorial (13) |
| educación f. education (2) |
| educativo/a educational; programa (m.) educativo educational program (13) |
| efecto effect (13) |
| eficiente efficient (8) |
| efímero/a passing, fleeting (10) |
| egoísta m., f. egoist (9) |
| egresados: viaje (m.) de egresados senior class trip (10) |
| ejemplo example; por ejemplo for example (5) |
| ejercer (z) to engage in (12) |
| ejercicio exercise; hacer (irreg.) ejercicio (aérobico) to do (aerobic) exercise (6) |
| elección f. election (11) |
| eléctrico/a electrical (4) |
| electrónico/a electronic (7) |
| elegante elegant (4) |
| elemento element (13) |
| elevar to raise, lift (6) |
| eliminar to get rid of, "drop" (15) |
| ellos/as sub. pron. they (1); obj. of prep. them (5) |
| embargo: sin embargo however (6) |
| embotellamiento traffic jam (6) |
| emigrar to emigrate (11) |
| emoción f. emotion (9) |
| emocionado: estar (irreg.) emocionado/a to feel (be) moved (9); ser (irreg.) emocionado/a to be emotional (9) |
| emperio empire (7) |
| empezar (ie) (c) to begin |
| empleado/a employee (12) |
| emplear to employ (14) |
| empleo job (12); anuncio de empleo job ad (12) |
| empresa company (12) |
| enamorarse (de) to fall in love (with) (15) |
| encabezado headline (13) |
| Encantado/a. Nice to meet you. (1) |
| encantador(a) delightful, charming (1) |
| encantarse to love something (8) |
| encanto charm (4) |
| encontrar (ue) to find (6); encontrarse con amigos to meet, get together with friends (8); encontrarse en ambiente to be in the mood (8) |
| encurtido pickle (5) |
| enemigo enemy (15) |
| energía energy (6) |
| energético/a energetic (9) |
| enero January (6) |
| enfermarse to get sick (8) |
| enfermedad f. sickness (6) |
| enfermero/a n. nurse (12) |
| enfermo/a n. sick person; adj. sick; estar (irreg.) enfermo/a to be sick (6) |
| enfrentarse con to face, confront (14) |
| enfrente (de) in front (of) (2) |
| engañar to trick, swindle (14) |
| engrasar to grease, oil (5) |
| enojado/a angry; estar (irreg.) enojado/a to be angry (6) |
| enorme enormous (9) |
| enriquecer (zc) to enrich (13) |
| ensalada salad (5) |
| enseñanza teaching (2) |
| entender (ie) to understand (5) |
| enterado: estar (irreg.) enterado/a (de) to know (about) (13) |
| enterarse to find out (13) |
| entero/a whole, entire (9) |
| entonces then (3) |
| entrada entrance (11); de entrada as an appetizer (5) |
| entrar to enter (2) |
| entre between, among (2) |
| entregar (gu) to hand in (8) |
| entrenador(a) (personal) (personal) trainer (12) |
| entretenimiento entertainment (9) |
| entrevista interview (2) |
| entrevistador(a) interviewer (12) |
| época era, age (6) |
| equilibrado/a well-balanced (3) |
| equilibrio balance (11) |
| equipaje m. baggage; facturar el equipaje to check luggage (10) |
| equipo team; equipment (8) |
| equitación f. horseback riding (8) |
| errante wandering, roving (11) |
| erupción f. eruption (13) |
| escalar montañas to climb mountains (8) |
| escandaloso/a scandalous (13) |
| escapar (de) to escape (from) (11) |
| escaso/a meager, paltry (6) |
| escoger (j) to choose (13) |
| esconder to hide (11) |
| escribir (p.p. escrito/a) to write (1); escribir cartas to write letters (3); escribir cuentos/poesía to write stories/poetry (8) |
| escritor(a) writer (12) |
| escritorio desk (4) |
| escuchar to listen (to) (2) |
| escuela school (7); escuela secundaria high school (15) |
| ese, esa adj. that (3) |
| esencia essence (15) |
| esencial essential (15) |
| esos/as adj. those (4) |
| espacio space (4) |
| español(a) n. Spaniard; adj. Spanish (1) |
| especial special (5) |
| especializado: la tienda especializada specialty store, shop (7) |
| especie f. sing. species (5) |
| específico/a specific (12) |
| espejo mirror (4) |
| esperanza hope; tener (irreg.) esperanza to have hope, be hopeful (11) |
| esperar to hope; to wait for (6) |
| espíritu m. spirit (3) |
| esposo/a husband/wife (3) |
| esquí m. skiing; esquí acuático water skiing; esquís skis (8) |
| esquiar (en el agua) to (water) ski (8) |
| estable adj. stable (12) |
| establecer (zc) to establish (8) |
| estación f. season (6); station; estación de trenes/metro train/metro station (10) |
| estacionar to park (6) |
| estadio stadium (2) |
| estado state (7); estado secular nonreligious state (15) |
| estampilla stamp (8) |
| estancia ranch (10) |
| estantería shelves (4) |
| estar irreg. to be (2); estar al corriente to be up to date (13); estar ansioso/a (por) to be worried (about) (11); estar de moda to be in fashion (10); estar desinformado/a to be uninformed (13); estar deprimido/a to be depressed (9); estar emocionado to be (feel) moved (9); estar en peligro to be in danger (13); estar en su punto to be at one’s best (8); estar enterado/a to know about (13); estar fatal to feel awful (9); estar hecho/a a mano to be handmade (7); estar molesto to be annoyed (9); estar orgulloso to feel proud (9) |
| estatal adj. state (11) |
| estatua statue (5) |
| estilo style (3) |
| estimular to stimulate; to encourage (10) |
| esto this, this thing (11) |
| estrecho/a close (3) |
| estrés m. stress (6) |
| estricto/a strict (11) |
| estudiante m., f. student (2) |
| estudiantil adj. student; residencia estudiantil student residence (2) |
| estudiar to study (2) |
| estudio study; pl. studies, schooling (2) |
| estudioso/a studious (3) |
| estupendo/a stupendous (7) |
| etapa step (9) |
| étnico/a ethnic (14) |
| evangélico/a evangelic (15) |
| evento chance event (13) |
| evitar to avoid (14); evitar el lenguaje peyorativo to avoid pejorative language (14) |
| exactitud f. accuracy (13) |
| exacto/a exact (6) |
| examen m. test (15) |
| excelente excellent (8) |
| exceso excess (11) |
| excluir (y) to exclude (12) |
| excursión f. excursion; hacer (irreg.) /tomar una excursión to go on an outing (excursion) (10) |
| exigir (j) to demand (12) |
| existir to exist (3) |
| éxito success; tener (irreg.) éxito to be successful (11) |
| exótico/a exotic; strange (14) |
| expectativas: tener (irreg.) expectativas to have expectations (11) |
| experiencia experience (2); según la experiencia based on experience (12) |
| explicar (qu) to explain (12) |
| explorador m. explorer (12) |
| explotar to exploit (14) |
| exponer (like poner) to expose, report (13) |
| expresar (los sentimientos) to express (one’s feelings) (15) |
| expresión f. expression (9) |
| extensión f. extension (1) |
| exterior m. exterior (10) |
| extranjero abroad (11) |
| extranjero/a n. foreigner (7); adj. foreign (13) |
| extrañar to miss (14) |
| extremo/a extreme (4) |
| extrovertido/a extrovert (4) |
| F |
| fácil easy (2) |
| facturar el equipaje to check luggage (10) |
| facultad f. school, college (2) |
| falda skirt (7) |
| falso/a false (1) |
| falta lack (6) |
| faltar to be missing, lacking; faltar... minutos para to be . . . minutes until (6) |
| fama fame (13) |
| familia family (3) |
| familiar pertaining to a family (3) |
| famoso/a famous (3) |
| fanático/a big fan (8) |
| fantástico/a fantastic (8) |
| farmacéutico/a pharmacist (6) |
| farmacia pharmacy (6) |
| fascinar(le) to be fascinating (to someone) (9) |
| fatal: estar (irreg.) fatal to feel awful (9); ser (irreg.) fatal to be awful (9) |
| fatiga fatigue (6) |
| favor m. favor (10); por favor please (12) |
| favorable favorable (13) |
| favorito/a favorite (2) |
| febrero February (6) |
| fecha date (1) |
| feliz (pl. felices) happy; ser (irreg.) feliz to be happy (9) |
| femenino/a feminine (12) |
| fenómeno phenomenon (15) |
| feo/a ugly (4) |
| feriado: día (m.) feriado holiday (15) |
| festivo/a festive; día festivo holiday (15) |
| fibra fiber (5) |
| fidelidad f. faithfulness (1) |
| fiebre f. fever; tener (irreg.) fiebre to have a fever (6) |
| fiesta party (8) |
| figura figure (9) |
| fijo/a fixed (6) |
| fijar to arrange, set up (12); fijar una cita to set a date (appointment) (12) |
| filosofía philosophy (2) |
| fin m. end; fin de semana weekend (8); por fin finally (11) |
| final n. m. end; adj. final (7) |
| firme solid (5) |
| físico/a physical (10); fuerza física physical strength (12) |
| flan m. type of custard with caramel on top (5) |
| flexible: horario flexible flexible work schedule (12) |
| flor f. flower (4) |
| florería flower shop (7) |
| folclórico/a folkloric (15) |
| folklore m. folklore (15) |
| fondo fund (11) |
| forma form, shape (7) |
| formación f. background (12) |
| formar to form (5) |
| formular planes to make plans (9) |
| formulario form, application (12) |
| fortaleza fortress (5) |
| fotografía picture; photography (2) |
| fotógrafo/a photographer (12) |
| francés n. m. French (language) (2) |
| francés, francesa n., adj. French (1) |
| frecuencia frequency; con frecuencia frequently (9) |
| frecuente frequent (6) |
| freír (i, i) (p.p. frito/a) to fry (5) |
| frente a prep. facing (9) |
| fresco/a fresh (5); cool; hace fresco it’s cool (6) |
| frijol m. bean (5) |
| frío/a cold (5); hace frío it’s cold (6) |
| frito/a (p.p. of freír) fried (5) |
| frontera border (7) |
| frustrado/a frustrated (8) |
| fruta fruit (5) |
| frutería fruit store (5) |
| fruto fruit (14) |
| fuego fire (5) |
| fuente f. source (13); fountain (13); bowl (5) |
| fuera de outside (of) (2); por fuera (on the) outside (4) |
| fuerte strong (3) |
| fuerza strength; fuerza física physical strength (12) |
| fumar to smoke (8) |
| función f. function (6) |
| fútbol m. soccer (8); fútbol americano football (8) |
| futuro n. future (2) |
| futuro/a adj. future (12) |
| G |
| gallina hen (15) |
| gamba shrimp, prawn (5) |
| ganar to win (8); to earn (12) |
| ganga bargain (7) |
| garaje m. garage (4) |
| garganta throat (6) |
| gastar to spend (money) (11) |
| gastronomía gastronomy, cooking (14) |
| gauchada good turn, favor (10) |
| gaucho/a horseman/woman (10) |
| gemelo/a twin (3) |
| generacional: conflicto generacional generational conflict (11) |
| general: en general in general (2) |
| generalmente generally (2) |
| generosidad f. generosity (15) |
| gente f. sing. people (1) |
| geográfico/a geographical (6) |
| gerente m., f. manager (12) |
| gigante adj. giant, huge (13) |
| gimnasio gymnasium (2) |
| gobernador m. governor (5) |
| gobierno government (10) |
| golf m. golf; campo de golf golf course (8) |
| gordo/a fat (1) |
| gota drop (6) |
| gotear to drip (6) |
| gracias thank you (1); Día (m.) de Acción de Gracias Thanksgiving; gracias por thanks for (9) |
| grado degree (15) |
| gráfico/a adj. graphic (2) |
| gran, grande big, large (3) |
| gratificante pleasing (14) |
| gratis adv. inv. free (of charge) (14) |
| grave serious (9) |
| gregario/a gregarious (3) |
| gris gray (7) |
| gritar to yell, shout (9) |
| grupo group (7) |
| guapo/a handsome, good-looking (1) |
| guaraní m. Guarani (indigenous language of Paraguay) (15) |
| guardar to keep; to save (1) |
| guatemalteco/a adj. Guatemalan (13) |
| gubernamental adj. governmental (11) |
| guerra war (8) |
| guitarra guitar (6) |
| gustar to be pleasing (2); (no) me gusta(n)... I (don’t) like . . . (2); (no) te gusta(n)... you (fam.) (don’t) like . . . (2); me gustaría (+ inf.) I would like to (do something) (8); me/te gustaría... I/you (fam.) would like . . . (5);¿Te gustaría (+ inf.) …? Would you (fam.) like to (do something)? (5) |
| gusto taste; pleasure (7); Mucho gusto. Nice to meet you. (1) |
| H |
| haber irreg. to have (auxiliary) (10) |
| habilidad f. ability; skill (14) |
| habitación f. (bed)room (4) |
| habitante m., f. inhabitant (4) |
| hábito habit (6) |
| hablar to speak (2) |
| hacer irreg. (p.p. hecho/a) to make; to do (3); hace (mucho tiempo) (a long time) ago (11); hace buen/mal tiempo it’s good/bad weather (6); hace fresco it’s cool (6); hace frío/calor it’s cold/hot (6); hace sol it’s sunny (6); hace viento it’s windy (6); hacer artes marciales to practice martial arts (8); hacer cola to wait/stand in line (10); hacer daño to harm (15); hacer ejercicio (aeróbico) to do (aerobic) exercise (3); hacer la compra to go shopping (5); hacer una excursión to go on an outing (10); ¿Qué tiempo hace? What’s the weather like? (6); se me hace it seems to me (11) |
| hallar to find (11) |
| hambre f. hunger; tener (irreg.) hambre to be hungry (5) |
| hamburguesa hamburger (5) |
| harina flour (5) |
| hasta prep. until, even (15); hasta ahora until now; hasta cierto/a... until a certain . . . (4); hasta pronto/mañana/luego until (see you) soon/tomorrow/later (1); hasta que conj. until (5) |
| hebreo Hebrew (language) (15) |
| hechizo spell, charm (10) |
| hecho n. fact (12) |
| hecho/a (p.p. of hacer) made (7); estar (irreg.) hecho/a a mano to be handmade (7) |
| helado ice cream (9) |
| herencia f. heritage (13) |
| hermanastro/a stepbrother/stepsister (3) |
| hermano/a brother/sister (3) |
| héroe m. hero (8) |
| hielo ice; patinar sobre el hielo to ice skate (8) |
| hierba herb (6) |
| hijastro/a stepson/stepdaughter |
| hijo/a son/daughter; pl. children (3) |
| hispano/a Hispanic (9) |
| historia story; history (3) |
| históricamente historically (14) |
| histórico/a historical (10) |
| hoja leaf (6) |
| hola hello (1) |
| hombre m. man (1); hombre de negocios businessman (12) |
| homilia sermon (13) |
| honesto/a honest, sincere (15) |
| hora hour; time (5); ¿A qué hora... ? At what time . . . ? (5); ¿Tiene(s) la hora? Do you have the time? (6) |
| horario (fijo/flexible) (fixed/flexible) schedule (12) |
| hornear to bake (5) |
| horno eléctrico/de gas electric/gas stove (4) |
| horror: película de horror horror film (13) |
| hospital m. hospital (6) |
| hospitalario/a hospitable (1) |
| hostia host (Communion) (9) |
| hotel m. hotel (10) |
| hoy today (3); hoy en día nowadays (11) |
| huella footprint; trace (8) |
| huevo egg (5) |
| humano/a n., adj. human (8) |
| húmedo/a humid (5) |
| humo smoke (8) |
| I |
| ida: de ida y vuelta adj. round-trip (10) |
| idea idea (10) |
| identidad f. identity (1) |
| identificación f. identification (14) |
| identificarse (qu) con to identify with (10) |
| ideología ideology (13) |
| iglesia church (5) |
| igual equal (1); al igual que just like (13) |
| igualdad f. equality (12) |
| igualitario/a egalitarian (9) |
| Igualmente. Likewise./Same here. (1) |
| ilegal illegal (11) |
| imagen f. image (7) |
| imaginativo/a imaginative (1) |
| impacto impact (6) |
| impedimento impediment (14) |
| imperio empire (7) |
| impermeable m. raincoat (7) |
| importancia importance (10) |
| importante important (1) |
| importar to matter, be important (3) |
| imposible impossible (15) |
| impotente powerless (14) |
| impregnado/a impregnated (15) |
| imprescindible indispensable (11) |
| impresionable impressionable; emotional (9) |
| impresionante impressive (2) |
| imprimir to print (2) |
| impuntualidad f. lack of punctuality (6) |
| incaico/a Incan (14) |
| incapacidad f. incapacity, inability (6) |
| incertidumbre f. uncertainty (11) |
| inclinación f. inclination, incline (8) |
| incluir (y) to include (4) |
| incluso/a adj. even; including (7) |
| incompatible incompatible (15) |
| inconscientemente unconsciously (11) |
| inconsistente inconsistent (9) |
| incorporar to incorporate (11) |
| increíble unbelievable (6) |
| indecisión f. indecision (15) |
| independencia independence (10) |
| independiente independent (4) |
| indicado/a indicated (12) |
| indicar (qu) to indicate (9) |
| indicativo indicative (13) |
| indígena m., f. indigenous (person) (6) |
| indio/a n. Indian (14) |
| individual individual (3) |
| indivisible indivisible (1) |
| indocumentado/a undocumented (11) |
| industria industry (10) |
| ineficiencia inefficiency (8) |
| infancia infancy (9) |
| infantil adj. infant (13) |
| infeliz unhappy; ser (irreg.) infeliz to be unhappy (9) |
| inflamado/a inflamed (6) |
| influencia influence (8) |
| influir (y) en to influence (13) |
| información f. information (3) |
| informar to inform (9) |
| informática computer science (2); programador(a) informático/a computer programmer (12) |
| infusión f. infusion (6) |
| ingeniería engineering (2) |
| ingeniero/a engineer (12) |
| inglés n. m. English (language) (2) |
| inglés, inglesa n., adj. English (1) |
| ingrediente m. ingredient (5) |
| inicio: en un inicio in the beginning (14) |
| inmediatamente immediately (6) |
| inmigración f. immigration (11); agente (m., f.) de inmigración immigration agent (11) |
| inmigrante m., f. immigrant (9) |
| inmigrar to immigrate (11) |
| inocente: ser (irreg.) inocente to be naive, inexperienced (9) |
| inseguridad f. insecurity (11) |
| insistir to insist (9) |
| insomnio insomnia (6) |
| instalación f. installation (4) |
| instrumento instrument (9) |
| intachable irreproachable (12) |
| integrado de made up of (11) |
| integrarse to integrate oneself (14) |
| inteligente intelligent (9) |
| intención f. intention; tener (irreg.) la intención de (+ inf.) to intend (to do something) (11) |
| intentar to try (1) |
| intercambio n. exchange (2) |
| interés m. interest (8) |
| interesante interesting (2) |
| interesar(se) to be interesting (to someone) (12) |
| intermedio/a adj. medium, intermediate; ser (irreg.) intermedio/a to be a go-between (11) |
| internacional international (10) |
| interrumpir to interrupt (5) |
| íntimo/a intimate (3) |
| introvertido/a introverted (3) |
| intruso/a intruder (4) |
| investigar (gu) to research (13) |
| invierno winter (6) |
| invitación f. invitation (6) |
| invitado/a guest (8) |
| invitar to invite (9) |
| inyección f. injection (6) |
| ir irreg. to go (2); ir a pie to go on foot (walk) (10); ir de compras to go shopping (5); ir de viaje to go on a trip (10); ir en (tren/avión/autobús) to go by (train/airplane/bus) (10); irse to go away, leave (15) |
| isla island (1) |
| italiano/a n., adj. Italian (1) |
| itinerario itinerary (10) |
| izquierda n. left-hand side; a la izquierda (de + noun) to the left (of + noun) (2) |
| izquierdista adj. m., f. leftist (13) |
| J |
| jabón m.soap |
| jamás never, not ever (8) |
| jamón m. ham (5) |
| Jánuca m. Hanukkah (9) |
| japonés, japonesa n., adj. Japanese (1) |
| jardín m. garden (4) |
| jefe/a boss, chief (12) |
| jerga slang, jargon (12) |
| jesuita m. Jesuit (15) |
| jornada tradicional traditional workday (12) |
| joven n. m., f. youth (9); adj. young (10) |
| joyería jewelry store (7) |
| jubilado/a: estar (irreg.) jubilado/a to be retired (3) |
| judío/a n. Jew; adj. Jewish (15) |
| juego game (1) |
| jueves m. sing., pl. Thursday (1) |
| juez(a) (pl. jueces) judge (9) |
| jugador(a) player (8) |
| jugar (ue) (gu) to play (4); jugar a los naipes to play cards (8); jugar a los videojuegos to play video games (8); jugar al ajedrez to play chess (8); jugar al billar to play pool (billiards) (8) |
| julio July (6) |
| junio June (6) |
| juntar to join, gather, collect (11) |
| junto/a together (3) |
| jurar to swear (1) |
| justicia justice (1) |
| juventud f. youth (13) |
| juzgar to judge (8) |
| K |
| L |
| laboral adj. pertaining to work or labor (12) |
| laboratorio (de química/de lenguas) (chemistry/language) lab (2) |
| lado side; al lado (de) beside (2); por otro lado on the other hand (10); por un lado on one hand (10) |
| lago lake (10) |
| lamentable lamentable, regrettable (13) |
| lamentar to lament, regret (13) |
| lámpara lamp (4) |
| lana wool (7) |
| langosta lobster (5) |
| lápiz m. (pl. lápices) pencil (2) |
| largo/a long (1) |
| lata can (5) |
| latino/a n., adj. Latin (3) |
| latinoamericano/a n., adj. Latin American (10) |
| lavabo bathroom sink (4) |
| lavadora washing machine (4) |
| lavaplatos m. sing., pl. dishwasher (4) |
| lavar(se) to wash (oneself) (4) |
| lazo tie (4) |
| leche f. milk (5) |
| lechería dairy store (5) |
| lechosa papaya (5) |
| lechuga lettuce (5) |
| lector(a) reader (13) |
| lectura n. reading (1) |
| leer (y) to read (1) |
| legal legal (11) |
| lejano/a distant, far (12) |
| lejos adv. far away (14) |
| lengua tongue; language (4); lengua nativa native language (11); laboratorio de lenguas language lab (2) |
| lenguaje m. language (14) |
| lento/a slow (8) |
| letra letter (of the alphabet); pl. arts, letters (2) |
| levantar to lift, raise up; levantar pesas to lift weights (8); levantarse to get up (6) |
| ley f. law (11) |
| leyenda legend (15) |
| libertad f. liberty, freedom (1); libertad de religión freedom of religion (15) |
| libre free (2); tiempo libre free time (3) |
| librería bookstore (2) |
| libro book; libro de texto textbook (2) |
| licenciatura university degree (2) |
| ligero/a adj. light (not heavy) (5) |
| limón m. lemon (5) |
| limosna alms, charity (9) |
| limpio/a clean (10) |
| lindo/a pretty (3) |
| línea line (1) |
| lista list (8) |
| listo/a ready, prepared (12) |
| literatura literature (2) |
| llamar to call (10); llamarse to be called (1); Me llamo... My name is . . . (1) |
| llegar (gu) to arrive (2); llegar a conocer (zc) (a alguien) to get to know (someone) (15); llegar a ser (irreg.) to become (15) |
| llenar to fill (out, in) (12) |
| lleno/a full (3) |
| llevar to take (a class); to carry (2); to wear (clothing) (7) |
| llorar to cry (9) |
| llover (ue) to rain (6) |
| lluvia rain (6) |
| lluvioso/a rainy (4) |
| local adj. local (10) |
| loco/a mad, crazy (13) |
| lucha fight (9) |
| luego then (3); hasta luego until (see you) later (1) |
| lugar m. place (2) |
| lujoso/a luxurious (7) |
| luminoso/a luminous; bright (14) |
| lunes m. sing., pl. Monday (1) |
| luz f. (pl. luces) light; electricity (4) |
| M |
| maceta flowerpot (4) |
| machista adj. m., f. chauvinistic (9) |
| madera wood (7); talla de madera woodworking (7) |
| madrastra stepmother (3) |
| madre f. mother (1) |
| madrina godmother (3) |
| maduro/a ripe (5) |
| magos: Día (m.) de los Reyes Magos Epiphany (9) |
| maíz m. corn (5) |
| mal n. m. evil (6) |
| mal, malo/a adj. bad (3) |
| maleta suitcase (10) |
| manejar to drive (10) |
| manera manner, way (9) |
| manifestación f. demonstration (13) |
| mano f. hand (6); hecho/a a mano handmade (7) |
| mantener (like tener) to maintain (6); mantener un espacio entre los dos to maintain distance between the two (people) (15); mantenerse vivo/a to remain alive, viable (13) |
| mantequilla butter (5) |
| manzana apple (5) |
| maquillaje makeup (7) |
| maquillarse to put on makeup (6) |
| mar m., f. sea, ocean (2) |
| maravilla wonder, marvel (13) |
| maravilloso/a marvelous (1) |
| marca brand (7) |
| marcado/a marked; stressed (12) |
| marchar to go, work (6) |
| marciales: hacer (irreg.) artes (f.) marciales to practice martial arts (8) |
| marginado/a marginalized (14) |
| marisco shellfish (5) |
| martes m. sing., pl. Tuesday (1) |
| marzo March (6) |
| más o menos more or less (1) |
| masa dough (5) |
| masculino/a masculine (12) |
| mate m. tea (6) |
| matemáticas pl. mathematics (2) |
| materno/a maternal (3) |
| matrícula registration (2) |
| matrimonio matrimony, marriage (3) |
| maya n., adj. m., f. Maya(n) (7) |
| mayo May (6) |
| mayor (que) older (than) (3); greater (4); persona mayor older person (9) |
| mayoría majority (6) |
| mayoritario/a pertaining to the majority (14) |
| mecánico/a mechanic (12) |
| mechado/a shredded (5) |
| media stocking (7) |
| media n. average; half an hour; la(s)... y media at half past . . . (6) |
| mediano/a adj. medium; average (5) |
| medianoche f. midnight; a medianoche at midnight (6) |
| medicina medicine; tomar medicina to take medicine (6) |
| médico/a doctor (12) |
| medida sing. means, measure |
| medio/a middle; clase media middle class (14); estar (irreg.) entre medio to be in the middle (11) |
| mediodía m. noon, midday (2); a mediodía at noon (6) |
| medios means (10); medios de comunicación means of communication (13) |
| medir (i, i) to measure (5) |
| mejor better; best; mejor que better than (5) |
| mejorar to improve (14) |
| melodía melody (9) |
| menor younger; youngest; menor (que) younger (than) (3) |
| menos less; least (1); a menos que unless (11); más o menos more or less (1); menos… que less . . . than (5); por lo menos at least (7) |
| menospreciar to despise, scorn (13) |
| mensajero/a messenger (12) |
| mente f. mind (14) |
| mentir (ie, i) to lie (13) |
| mentira lie (13) |
| menú m. menu (5) |
| menudo: a menudo frequently, often (9) |
| mercado market (5); mercado de artesanías artisans’ market (7); mercado de pulgas flea market (7); mercado libre/del barrio farmer’s (neighborhood) market (5) |
| merecer (zc) to deserve (8) |
| merendar (ie) to snack, picnic (5) |
| merienda (afternoon) snack (5) |
| mes m. month (8); cada mes each year/month (9) |
| mesa table (4) |
| mesero/a waiter/waitress (5) |
| mesilla de noche night table (4) |
| mestizaje m. racial mixture (14) |
| mestizo/a mixed-race (person) (14) |
| meta goal (8) |
| metro meter; metro (subway) (10); estación (f.) de metro metro station (10) |
| metropolitano/a metropolitan (7) |
| mexicano/a n., adj. Mexican (1) |
| mexicoamericano/a n., adj. Mexican American (11) |
| mezcla mixture (9) |
| mezclar to mix; to blend (5) |
| mezclilla denim (7) |
| mi poss. my (1) |
| miedo fear; tener (irreg.) miedo to be afraid (11) |
| miembro/a member (3) |
| mientras (que) conj. while (10) |
| miércoles m. sing., pl. Wednesday (1) |
| mil thousand, one thousand (7) |
| millón m. million (7) |
| mina mine (13) |
| mineral: agua (f.) (but el agua) mineral mineral water (5) |
| mínimo/a adj. minimum (12) |
| minoría minority (14) |
| minoritario/a adj. in the minority (14) |
| minuto minute (5) |
| mirar to look at, watch; mirar la televisión to look at/to watch TV (4) |
| misa Mass (15) |
| misión mission (11) |
| misionero/a adj. missionary (15) |
| mismo/a same (4) |
| misterioso/a mysterious (14) |
| mito myth (15) |
| mochila backpack (2) |
| mochilero: ir (irreg.) de mochilero/a to go backpacking (10) |
| moda fashion; de moda fashionable (10); de última moda at the height of fashion (10); estar (irreg.) de moda to be in fashion (10) |
| modelo model (2) |
| moderado/a moderate (2) |
| moderno/a modern (9) |
| modo way, manner; de todos modos by all means (11) |
| mojado/a wet (6) |
| moler (ue) to grind (15) |
| molestar to bother (8) |
| molesto/a annoying; estar (irreg.) molesto/a to be annoyed, irritated (9); ser (irreg.) molesto/a to be annoying (9) |
| momento moment, instant (6) |
| moneda currency; coin (3) |
| monja nun (15) |
| monje m. monk (15) |
| mono monkey (2) |
| montaña mountain (1); escalar montañas to climb mountains (8) |
| montar a caballo to go horseback riding (8) |
| monumento monument (10) |
| morado/a purple (7) |
| moreno/a dark-skinned (1) |
| morir(se) (ue, u) (p.p. muerto/a) to die (10) |
| mostrador m. display counter (7) |
| mostrar (ue) to show (7) |
| motivo motive, reason (11) |
| motocicleta motorcycle (8); andar (irreg.) en motocicleta to ride a motorcycle (8) |
| moverse (ue) to move (around) (15) |
| muchacho/a boy/girl (1) |
| mucho/a adj. much, a lot (of); pl. many (1) |
| mudanza n. moving (15) |
| mudarse to move (to another house) (10) |
| muerte f. death (10) |
| muerto/a dead (8); estar (irreg.) muerto/a de to be dying of (8); Día (m.) de los Muertos All Souls’ Day (9) |
| muestra sample (7) |
| mujer f. woman (1); mujer de negocios businesswoman (12) |
| multilingüe multilingual (12) |
| muñeca wrist; doll (7) |
| museo museum (10) |
| música music (2); tocar (qu) música to play music (8) |
| N |
| nacer (zc) to be born (11) |
| nación f. nation (1) |
| nacional national (2) |
| nacionalidad f. nationality (10) |
| nada nothing, none (5); por nada for nothing (3) |
| nadar to swim (8) |
| nadie nobody, not anybody (7) |
| naipes: jugar (ue) (gu) a los naipes to play cards (8) |
| naranja orange (fruit) (5) |
| nariz f. (pl. narices) nose (6) |
| natación f. swimming (8) |
| nativo/a native, indigenous (11) |
| naturaleza nature (8) |
| naturalizarse (c) to become naturalized (11) |
| Navidad f. Christmas (9) |
| necesario/a necessary; es necesario (importante, etc.) (+ inf.) it is necessary (important, etc.) (to do something) (6) |
| necesidad f. necessity (13) |
| necesitar (+ inf.) to need (to do something) (13) |
| necrología obituary (13) |
| negar(se) (ie) (gu) to deny (11) |
| negativo/a negative (13) |
| negocio business (2); hombre (m.)/mujer (f.) de negocios businessman/businesswoman (12) |
| negro/a black (1) |
| nene/a baby, infant (8) |
| nervioso/a nervous (6) |
| nevar (ie) to snow; nieva it’s snowing (6) |
| nevera freezer (4) |
| ni... ni neither . . . nor (8) |
| nicaragüense n., adj. m., f. Nicaraguan (13) |
| ningún, ninguno/a none (5) |
| niñez f. childhood (9) |
| niño/a child; boy/girl (9) |
| nipón, nipona Nipponese |
| nivel m. level (6); nivel de educación level of education (14) |
| noche f. night; buenas noches good night (1); de la noche at night (with specific time) (2); por la noche during the night (2); todas las noches every night (9) |
| Nochebuena Christmas eve (9) |
| nocturno/a adj. nighttime (6) |
| nombre m. name (1) |
| normal f. normal (4) |
| norte m. north (1) |
| norteamericano/a n., adj. North American (8) |
| norteño/a northern (11) |
| nosotros/as sub. pron. we (1); obj. of prep. us (1) |
| noticia(s) news, piece of news (13) |
| noticiero news show (13) |
| novecientos/as nine hundred (7) |
| novedoso/a new (14) |
| novela novel (3) |
| noventa ninety (3) |
| noviembre m. November (6) |
| novio/a boyfriend/girlfriend (13) |
| nublado/a cloudy (6) |
| nuclear: familia nuclear nuclear family (3) |
| nuestro/a poss. our (6) |
| nueve nine (1) |
| nuevo/a new (2) |
| número number (1) |
| numeroso/a numerous (14) |
| nunca never, not ever (8); casi nunca almost never (9) |
| nutritivo/a nourishing (5) |
| O |
| objetivo objective (12) |
| objeto object (4) |
| obligación f. obligation (8) |
| obligar (gu) to oblige (2) |
| obligatorio/a required, obligatory (2) |
| obra work; obra de arte work of art (7) |
| obrero/a worker (14) |
| observar to observe, watch (7) |
| obstáculo obstacle (14) |
| obtener (like tener) to obtain, get (3) |
| obvio/a obvious (13) |
| ocasión f. occasion (9) |
| occidental western (7) |
| océano ocean (1); Océano Atlántico Atlantic Ocean (1); Océano Pacífico Pacific Ocean (1) |
| ochenta eighty (3) |
| ocho eight (1) |
| ochocientos/as eight hundred (7) |
| octubre m. October (6) |
| ocupar to occupy (7) |
| ocurrir to occur (9) |
| oeste m. west (1) |
| oferta offer (12) |
| oficial adj. official (6) |
| oficina oficina (2); oficina de correo post office (10) |
| oficio job, profession; trade (12) |
| ofrecer (zc) to offer (4) |
| oído (inner) ear (6) |
| oír irreg. to hear (10) |
| ojo eye (1) |
| oliva: aceite (m.) de oliva olive oil (5) |
| olivo olive tree (4) |
| olvidar to forget (11) |
| once eleven (1) |
| onda wave (13) |
| opción f. option (5) |
| opinión f. opinion (3) |
| oportunidad (f.) de avanzar opportunity for advancement (12) |
| optativo/a elective, optional (2) |
| orden f. order, command (1) |
| oreja (outer) ear (6) |
| orgullo pride (13) |
| orgulloso/a proud; estar (irreg.) orgulloso/a to feel proud, be proud (9); ser (irreg.) orgulloso/a to be proud (9) |
| origen m. origin (1); país (m.) de origen country of origin (11) |
| oro gold (7) |
| oscuridad f. darkness (10) |
| otoño fall (6) |
| otro/a other (1) |
| P |
| pabellón m. dish made of rice, shredded beef, beans, and plantains (5) |
| paciencia patience (11) |
| pacífico: Océano Pacífico Pacific Ocean (1) |
| padrastro stepfather (3) |
| padre m. father; priest; pl. parents (3) |
| padrino godfather (3) |
| pagar (gu) to pay (7) |
| pago payment (11) |
| paisajista adj. landscape (2) |
| país m. country (3); país de origen country of origin (11) |
| palabra word (1) |
| palacio palace (4) |
| pampa pampa, prairie (10) |
| pan m. bread (5) |
| panadería bakery (5) |
| pantalón, pantalones m. sing., pl. pants; pantalones cortos shorts (7); pantalones vaqueros jeans (7) |
| papa potato (5) |
| papá m. daddy (3) |
| papel m. role, part (3) |
| para for; in order to; para (+ inf.) in order to (do something) (2); para que so that, in order that (15) |
| parabólica: televisión (f.) de antena parabólica satellite TV (13) |
| parada de autobuses/taxis bus stop/taxi stand (10) |
| paraguayo/a n., adj. Paraguayan (15) |
| parar to stop; parar en to stop (over) in (10) |
| parcial: de tiempo parcial part-time (12) |
| pardo/a brown (7) |
| parecer (zc) to look; to seem (7); (No) me parece(n)... That does (not) seem . . . (11); parecerse to be alike, similar (10) |
| parecido/a (a) similar (to) (10) |
| pareja pair (9); couple (15) |
| pariente m., f. relative (3) |
| parque m. park (2); dar (irreg.) un paseo en el parque to take a walk in the park (3) |
| parrillada grilled meat dish (10) |
| parroquial parochial (15) |
| parte f. part (1) |
| participar to participate (2) |
| particular particular; private (13) |
| partido game (8) |
| parvulario/a nursery school teacher (12) |
| párvulo/a small child (12) |
| pasajero/a n. passenger (10); adj. passing, fleeting (10) |
| pasaporte m. passport; agencia de pasaportes passport agency (11) |
| pasar to pass, spend (3); dejar pasar to let pass, allow to pass (11); pasar el tiempo libre to pass, spend free time (3); pasarla bien to have a good time (8) |
| pasatiempo pastime (8) |
| Pascua Easter (9) |
| pasear to walk, stroll (7) |
| paseo: dar (irreg.) un paseo (en el parque) to take a walk (in the park) (3) |
| paso step (7); passing (10) |
| pastel m. pastry, cake, pie (5) |
| pastilla lozenge (6) |
| patata (Sp.) potato (5) |
| paterno/a paternal (3) |
| patinar (sobre el hielo) to (ice) skate (8) |
| patio courtyard, patio (4) |
| patria country, native land (1) |
| paz f. (pl. paces) peace (6) |
| pedazo piece (5) |
| pedir (i, i) to ask for, request (5) |
| pegado/a glued (4); bailar pegados to slowdance (8) |
| peinarse to comb one’s hair (11) |
| pelear(se) to fight (with each other) (15) |
| película (cómica/de horror/de acción/de amor) (comedy/horror/action/romance) film (13); ver (irreg.) una película to watch a movie (8) |
| peligro danger (8); estar (irreg.) en peligro to be in danger (13) |
| pelo (castaño/rubio/largo/corto) (brown/blond/long/short) hair (1) |
| pelota ball (8) |
| pelotero baseball player (8) |
| pendiente m. earring (7) |
| península peninsula (1) |
| pensar (ie) (de) to think (of, about) (4) |
| peor worse; worst (5) |
| pequeño/a little, small (3) |
| perder (ie) to lose (8); to miss (10); perderse to become lost (13) |
| pérdida loss (13) |
| perezoso/a lazy (1) |
| perfección f. perfection (8) |
| perfecto/a perfect (1) |
| periódico newspaper (3) |
| período period (2) |
| perjudicar (qu) to harm (12) |
| permanente permanent (10) |
| permiso permission (11) |
| permitir to allow (14) |
| perro/a dog (3) |
| personal n. personnel (12); adj. personal (4) |
| personalidad f. personality (3); tener (irreg.) personalidades incompatibles to have incompatible personalities (15) |
| pertenecer (zc) to belong (13) |
| peruano/a n., adj. Peruvian (14) |
| pesar to weigh; a pesar de (prep.) in spite of, despite (3) |
| pesas: levantar pesas to lift weights (8) |
| pescadería fish market (5) |
| pescado fish (dead) (5) |
| pesimista n. m., f. pessimist; adj. pessimistic (9) |
| peyorativo/a derogatory (14) |
| pez m. (pl. peces) fish (alive) (8) |
| picante spicy, hot (5) |
| picardia mischief (13) |
| pico mountain peak (10) |
| pie m. foot; ir (irreg.) a pie to go on foot (walk) (10) |
| piel f. skin (7) |
| pieza piece (7) |
| piloto/a pilot (12) |
| pimienta (black) pepper (5) |
| pimiento rojo/verde red/green (bell) pepper (5) |
| pintar to paint (8) |
| pintoresco/a picturesque (7) |
| piña pineapple (5) |
| pirata m., f. pirate (9) |
| piscina swimming pool (4) |
| piso flat, apartment (4); floor |
| pizarra chalkboard (2) |
| plan m.: formular planes to make plans (9) |
| plano plan; map; en primer plano in the foreground (10); en segundo plano in the background (10) |
| planta plant (4) |
| plantar to plant (15) |
| plata silver (7) |
| plátano banana (5) |
| platicar (qu) to discuss; to chat (7) |
| plato plate; (prepared) dish (5); (de) plato principal (as a) main course (5); (de) primer plato (as a) first course (5) |
| playa beach (4) |
| plaza town square (10) |
| población f. population (6) |
| pobre poor (13) |
| pobreza poverty (11) |
| poco/a few; little (3); un poco de a little of (5) |
| poder m. power (10) |
| poder (ue) to be able to, can (4) |
| poderoso/a powerful (3) |
| polaco/a n., adj. Polish (11) |
| política sing. politics (12) |
| político/a politician (12) |
| pollo chicken (5) |
| poner(se) irreg. to put (try) on (7) |
| por by, through, around, for (5); por ciento percent (3); por ejemplo for example (5); por eso for that (reason) (7); por favor please (12); por fin finally (11); por lo menos at least (7); por nada for nothing (3); por supuesto of course (3); por un lado... por otro lado on one hand . . . on the other hand (13) |
| porción f. serving (5) |
| pordiosero/a beggar (9) |
| ¿por qué? why? (3) |
| portador/a bearer, carrier (7) |
| posible possible (2) |
| posición f. position (14) |
| positivo/a positive (10) |
| posponer (like poner) to postpone (8) |
| postre m. dessert (1); de postre as/for dessert (5) |
| postular to apply (12) |
| práctica practice (1) |
| practicar (qu) to practice (2) |
| práctico/a practical (2) |
| precalentar (ie) to preheat (5) |
| precio price (7) |
| precioso/a precious; valuable (15) |
| precipitar to precipite (13) |
| preferencia preference (4) |
| preferido/a preferred (7) |
| preferir (ie, i) to prefer (4) |
| pregonar to hawk, peddle (9) |
| pregonero/a street vendor; town crier (9) |
| pregunta n. question (1) |
| preguntar to ask (questions) (12) |
| prehistórico/a prehistoric (10) |
| prejuicio prejudice (13) |
| prensa press (13) |
| preocupación f. preoccupation (11) |
| preocupado/a worried (3) |
| preocuparse (por) to worry (about) (11) |
| preparar to prepare (3); preparar la comida to prepare food/a meal (3) |
| presencia presence; appearance (12) |
| presenciar to witness (10) |
| presentar to present; to introduce (12) |
| presente n. m.; adj. present (13) |
| preservar to preserve, maintain (11) |
| presidente/a president (3) |
| prestar to loan, lend (15); prestar atención to pay attention (6) |
| prestigio prestige (12) |
| previo/a previous (12) |
| primario/a primary (15) |
| primavera spring (6) |
| primer, primero/a first (3); primera comunión f. First Communion (9) |
| primo/a cousin (3) |
| princesa princess (9) |
| principal main, principal; plato principal main course (5) |
| principio beginning (4) |
| prioridad f. priority (8) |
| prisa: tener (irreg.) prisa to be in a hurry (8) |
| privado/a private (4) |
| probable probable (2) |
| probador m. dressing room (7) |
| probar (ue) to taste, try (7); probarse to try on (7) |
| problema m. problem (6) |
| procesión f. procession, parade (14) |
| proceso process (11) |
| producción f. production (13) |
| producir (zc) (j) to produce (6) |
| producto product (5) |
| profesión f. profession (12) |
| profesor(a) teacher (2) |
| programa (m.) program; programa educativo educational program (13) |
| programación f. programming (13) |
| programador(a) informático/a computer programmer (12) |
| prometedor(a) promising (12) |
| prometer to promise (15) |
| pronombre m. pronoun (1) |
| pronóstico del tiempo weather report (13) |
| pronto soon; hasta pronto until (see you) soon (1) |
| pronunciar to pronounce (14) |
| propietario/a owner (14) |
| próspero: ser (irreg.) próspero/a to be prosperous (11) |
| protector/a protective (3) |
| proteger (j) to protect (5) |
| proteína protein (5) |
| protestante Protestant (15) |
| provincia province, region (4) |
| provincial provincial (10) |
| provocar (qu) to provoke (6) |
| proyecto project (8) |
| prueba test (1) |
| psicología psychology (2) |
| psicológico/a psychological (9) |
| publicar (qu) to publish (13) |
| público/a adj. public (2); n. m. public (15) |
| pueblo small town (4) |
| puerta door (4) |
| puerto (sea)port (5) |
| puertorriqueño/a n., adj. Puerto Rican (1) |
| puesto position (12) |
| pulga: mercado de pulgas flea market (7) |
| pulsera bracelet (7) |
| punto point; period (8); estar (irreg.) en su punto to be at one’s best (8) |
| pupitre m. student’s desk (2) |
| Q |
| quechua m. Quechua (language) (6) |
| quedar(se) to be (located) (2); quedarse (en casa/en cama) to stay, remain (at home/in bed) (6); quedarle bien/mal to fit (someone) well/poorly (7) |
| quejarse (de) to complain (about) (15) |
| quena Andean flute (6) |
| querer irreg. to want (4); quererse to love one other (15) |
| queso cheese (5) |
| ¿quién(es)? who? whom? (2) |
| química chemistry (2); laboratorio de química chemistry lab (2) |
| quince fifteen (1) |
| quinceañera girl’s fifteenth birthday party (9) |
| quinientos/as five hundred (7) |
| quinta villa, country house (15) |
| quiosco kiosk, stand (10) |
| quitarse to take off (7) |
| quizá(s) perhaps (11) |
| R |
| racismo racism (13) |
| radio f. radio (broadcasting) (13) |
| raíz f. (pl. raíces) root (11) |
| rallado/a grated (5) |
| rápido adv. fast, quickly (1) |
| raro/a strange; rare; raras veces infrequently, rarely (9) |
| rasgo feature, characteristic (13) |
| raza race (14) |
| razón f. reason (11) |
| reacción f. reaction (9) |
| realidad f.: en realidad really (6) |
| realista m., f. realistic (8) |
| realizado/a carried out (8) |
| realmente really (8) |
| rebaja reduction, discount (7) |
| rebelde rebellious; ser (irreg.) rebelde to be rebellious (9) |
| receta recipe (5) |
| rechazado/a rejected (14) |
| recibidor m. entryway (4) |
| recibir to receive (2) |
| reciente recent (14) |
| recipiente m. container (10) |
| reciprocidad f. reciprocity (14) |
| recoger (j) to pick up; to gather (11) |
| recomendación f. recommendation (12); carta de recomendación letter of recommendation (12) |
| recomendar (ie) to recommend (5) |
| recordar (ue) to remember (9) |
| recreo recess, play (4) |
| recuerdo souvenir (9) |
| recurso resource (10) |
| reflejar to reflect (13) |
| reflejo reflection (13) |
| reflexión f. reflection (15) |
| refresco soft drink (3) |
| refrigerador m. refrigerator (4) |
| refugio refuge, shelter (10) |
| regalar to give (as a gift) (7) |
| regalo gift (7) |
| regatear to bargain (7) |
| regido/a governed (1) |
| región f. region (1) |
| regional adj. local (7) |
| regresar to return (2) |
| regreso n. return (11) |
| regular OK (1) |
| reírse (i, i) to laugh (9) |
| relación f. relationship (3) |
| relacionar to relate (4) |
| relajación f. relaxation (3) |
| relajado: estar (irreg.) relajado/a to be relaxed (8) |
| relajarse to relax (6) |
| relámpago lightning (1) |
| religión f. religion (14) |
| religioso/a religious (9) |
| relleno/a filled (5) |
| reloj m. watch, clock (7) |
| remedio remedy (6) |
| remojar to soak (6) |
| remontar to date back (15) |
| renacimiento rebirth (11) |
| renovar (ue) to renew (11) |
| renta income (12) |
| repente: de repente suddenly (10) |
| reportaje m. report (13) |
| reportero/a reporter (13) |
| reposar to rest (5) |
| representación f. representation (8) |
| representar to represent (7) |
| representativo/a representative (11) |
| república republic (1) |
| reputación f. reputation (8) |
| requerir (ie, i) to require (12) |
| requisito requirement (12) |
| res: carne (f.) de res beef (5) |
| resentimiento resentment (14) |
| reseña review (13) |
| reserva reserve; reservation (10) |
| resfriarse to catch a cold (6) |
| resfrío cold (illness); tener (irreg.) resfrío to have a cold (6) |
| residencia estudiantil student residence (2) |
| residencial residential (4) |
| residente m., f. resident (11) |
| residir to reside (11) |
| respetar to respect (13) |
| respetuoso: ser (irreg.) respetuoso/a to be respectful (9) |
| responsabilidad f. responsibility (12) |
| responsable responsible (3) |
| respuesta answer (1) |
| restaurante m. restaurant (2) |
| resto rest (10) |
| resultar to turn out, result (10) |
| retrete m. toilet (4) |
| reunión f. meeting (12) |
| reunirse (con amigos) to get together (with friends) (6) |
| revelar (los secretos) to reveal (one’s) secrets (15) |
| revisar to check (11) |
| revista magazine (3) |
| revolver (p.p. revuelto/a) to stir, mix (5) |
| rey m. king; Día (m.) de los Reyes Magos Epiphany (January 6) (9) |
| rezar (c) to pray (9) |
| rico/a rich; delicious (5) |
| ridículo/a ridiculous (13) |
| río river (1) |
| riqueza sing. riches, wealth (13) |
| ritmo rhythm (2) |
| robar to rob (14) |
| rodeado/a surrounded (4) |
| rojo/a red (5) |
| romper(se) (p.p. roto/a) to break (14) |
| ropa clothing (7); ropa interior underwear (7) |
| rosado/a pink (7) |
| rosario rosary (9) |
| ruido noise (10) |
| ruina ruin (10) |
| rumor m. rumor (13) |
| rural rural (10) |
| rutina n. routine (6) |
| S |
| sábado Saturday (1) |
| saber irreg. to know (facts, information) (3); to find out (about something) (6); saber (+ inf.) to know how (to do something) (13) |
| sabio: ser (irreg.) sabio/a to be wise (9) |
| sabor m. taste, flavor (14) |
| sacar (qu) to take out; sacar a alguien a bailar to ask someone to dance (8) |
| saco de dormir sleeping bag (10) |
| sagrado/a sacred, holy (15) |
| sal f. salt (5) |
| sala living room (4) |
| salado/a savory (not sweet); salty (5) |
| salida exit (14) |
| salir irreg. to leave; to go out (3); salir a bailar to go out dancing (3) |
| salón m. living room (4) |
| salsa salsa (music) (9) |
| salud f. health (6) |
| saludo greeting (1) |
| sándwich m. sandwich (5) |
| sangre f. blood (6) |
| santo/a saint; Semana Santa Holy Week (9); Día (m.) de los Santos All Saints’ Day (9); Día (m.) de Santa Bárbara Saint Barbara’s feast day (9); día (m.) del santo patron saint’s day (9) |
| sartén f. (frying) pan (5) |
| satisfacción f. satisfaction (3) |
| satisfacer (like hacer) to satisfy (14) |
| satisfecho/a satisfied (3) |
| secadora dryer (4) |
| sección f. section (8) |
| seco/a dry (5) |
| secretario/a secretary (12) |
| secreto n. secret (15) |
| secta (religious) sect (15) |
| secular nonreligious (15); estado secular nonreligious state (15) |
| secundario/a secondary (10); escuela secundaria high school (11) |
| seda silk (7) |
| seguir (i, i) (g) to follow (4) |
| según according to (3) |
| segundo/a adj. second (3) |
| seguridad f. safety (3) |
| seguro/a adj. sure; safe; no estar (irreg.) seguro/a to doubt (13) |
| seguros médicos medical insurance (12) |
| seis six (1) |
| seiscientos/as six hundred (7) |
| seleccionar to select (12) |
| selva (tropical) (tropical) jungle (10) |
| semana week (1); fin (m.) de semana weekend (8); semana pasada last week (8); Semana Santa Holy Week (9) |
| semestre m. semester (2) |
| senador m. senator (14) |
| sendero path (14) |
| sensato: ser (irreg.) sensato/a to be sensible (9) |
| sensible: ser (irreg.) sensible to be sensitive, caring (9) |
| sentado: estar (irreg.) sentado/a to be seated (6) |
| sentarse (ie) to sit down (9) |
| sentido sense (3) |
| sentimiento feeling (9) |
| sentir(se) (ie, i) to feel; sentirse bien/mal to feel good/bad (6) |
| seña sign, signal, gesture (1) |
| señal f. sign; signal (14) |
| señalar to indicate, signal (3) |
| señor (Sr.) man; Mr. (1) |
| señora (Sra.) woman; Mrs. (1) |
| señorita (Srta.) young woman; Miss, Ms. (1) |
| separado/a separated; bailar separados to dance apart (8) |
| separarse to separate, get separated (15) |
| septiembre m. September (6) |
| ser irreg. to be (1); llegar (gu) a ser to become (15); ser confiado/a to be trusting (9); ser consciente de to acknowledge, be conscious of (11); ser emocionado/a to be emotional (9); ser fatal to be awful (9); ser inocente to be naive (9); ser intermedio to be a go-between (11); ser molesto/a to be annoying (9); ser orgulloso/a to be proud (9); ser sabio/a to be wise (9); ser sensible to be sensitive (9); ser sensato to be sensible (9) |
| serio/a serious (1) |
| servir (i, i) to serve (5) |
| sesenta sixty (3) |
| setecientos/as seven hundred (7) |
| setenta seventy (3) |
| severo/a severe (10) |
| sicología psychology (3) |
| siempre always (12); casi siempre almost always (9) |
| sierra mountain range (10) |
| siesta nap; echar una siesta to take a nap (3) |
| siete seven (1) |
| siglo century (10) |
| significar (qu) to mean (12) |
| siguiente following, next (8) |
| silla chair (2) |
| sillón m. armchair (4) |
| simbólico/a symbolic (10) |
| símbolo symbol (1) |
| similar (a) similar (to) (2) |
| simpático/a friendly, nice (3) |
| sin without (9); sin duda without doubt (10); sin dudar without hesitation (15); sin embargo however (6) |
| sinagoga synagogue (15) |
| sinceramente sincerely (13) |
| sino but (rather) (7) |
| síntoma m. symptom (6) |
| sistema m. system (6) |
| sitio place, location (10) |
| situación f. situation (14) |
| soberano/a sovereign (1) |
| sobre about; on, on top of (1); sobre todo above all, especially (7) |
| sobrevivir to survive (12) |
| sobrino/a nephew/niece (3) |
| social: ciencias sociales social science (2) |
| socializar (c) to socialize (8) |
| sociedad f. society (14) |
| sociología sociology (2) |
| sofá m. sofa (4) |
| sofisticado/a sophisticated (10) |
| sol m. sol (6); hace sol it’s sunny (6) |
| soler (ue) (+ inf.) to be in the habit of (doing something) (4) |
| solicitar to request (12) |
| solicitud f. application (12) |
| sólo (solamente) only (8) |
| solo/a alone (3) |
| soltero/a unmarried (3) |
| solución f. solution (6) |
| sombrero hat (7) |
| sonido sound (11) |
| sonreír (i, i) to smile (9) |
| sonrisa smile (3) |
| soñar (ue) (con) to dream (about) (4) |
| sopa soup (5) |
| sorprender to surprise (15) |
| sótano basement (4) |
| suave soft, smooth (14) |
| subdesarrollado/a underdeveloped (14) |
| subir to rise, go up (10) |
| subjuntivo subjunctive (13) |
| suburbio suburb (4) |
| suceso event, happening (13) |
| sucio/a dirty (11) |
| sueldo (mínimo) (minimum) wage, salary (12) |
| suerte f. luck (10) |
| suéter m. sweater (7) |
| suficiente sufficient, enough (11) |
| sufrir to suffer (6) |
| sugerencia suggestion (7) |
| sugerir (ie, i) to suggest (7) |
| suizo/a n., adj. Swiss (15) |
| superación advancement (12) |
| superar to overcome (14) |
| supermercado supermarket (5) |
| supuesto: por supuesto of course (3) |
| sur m. south (1) |
| surfear to surf (8) |
| sustancia substance (6) |
| susto scare, fright (10) |
| T |
| tal such, such a (13); tal cual just as (3); ¿Qué tal? How’s it going? (1); tal vez perhaps (9) |
| talento talent (9) |
| talentoso/a talented (7) |
| talla size (7); talla de madera woodworking (7) |
| tamaño size (7) |
| tambor m. drum (9) |
| tampoco neither, not either (7) |
| tan so (5); tan... como as . . . as (5) |
| tanto/a adj. so much; such; pl. so many (5); tanto(s)/tanta(s)... como as much/many . . . as (5) |
| tardar to be or take a long time (6) |
| tarde n. f. afternoon (2); adv. late (6); buenas tardes good afternoon/evening (1); de la tarde in the afternoon, evening (2); por la tarde during the afternoon, evening (2) |
| tarea homework; task (8); tareas domésticas household chores (9) |
| tarjeta de crédito credit card (11) |
| taxi m. taxi (10); parada de taxis taxi stand (10) |
| taxista m., f. taxi driver (12) |
| taza cup; una taza de a cup of (5) |
| té m. tea (5) |
| teatro theater (8) |
| techo roof (1) |
| técnico/a n. technician; adj. technical (12) |
| tecnología technology (12) |
| teja roof tile (1) |
| tejano/a Texan (11) |
| tejer to knit (8) |
| tejido fabric; textile (7) |
| telefónica telephone company office (10) |
| teléfono telephone (3) |
| telenovela soap opera (13) |
| telescopio telescope (8) |
| televidente m., f. TV viewer (13) |
| televisión f. television (4); televisión de antena parabólica satellite TV (13) |
| tema m. theme, topic (12) |
| temperatura temperature (6) |
| templo temple (15) |
| temprano early (6) |
| tenacidad f. tenacity |
| tendencia tendency |
| tendón m. tendon |
| tener irreg. to have (1); tener... años (y medio) to be . . . (and a half) years old (3); tener celos to be jealous (15); tener fiebre/resfrío/gripe to have a fever/a cold/the flu (6); tener hambre to be hungry (5); tener que (+ inf.) to have to (do something) (8) |
| tenis m. tennis (8); zapato de tenis tennis shoe (7) |
| tercermundista adj. m., f. third-world (15) |
| terminar to finish (6) |
| terno suit of clothes (12) |
| terraza terrace (4) |
| territorio territory (13); territorio ancestral ancestral territory (14) |
| tesoro treasure (7) |
| textil m. textile (7) |
| texto text (1); libro de texto textbook (2) |
| tez f. skin, complexion (1) |
| ti obj. of prep. you (fam. sing.) (1) |
| tianguis m. marketplace (7) |
| tico/a n., adj. Tico (Costa Rican) (2) |
| tiempo weather; time (3); a tiempo on time (6); hace buen/mal tiempo it’s good/bad weather (6); pronóstico del tiempo weather report (13); tiempo completo full-time (12); tiempo libre free time (3); tiempo parcial part-time (12) |
| tienda store (7); tienda especializada specialty store/shop (6) |
| tierno/a tender (5) |
| tierra earth, land (4); tierra madre native land (14) |
| tímido/a timid (3) |
| tío/a uncle/aunt (3) |
| típico/a typical (1) |
| tipo type (4) |
| tira cómica comic strip (13) |
| tiza chalk (2) |
| tocar (qu) to touch (1); tocar música to play music (8) |
| tocino bacon (15) |
| todavía still, yet (3) |
| todo/a all; every (3); todos los días every day (9) |
| tomar to take; to drink (2); tomar bebidas to drink (8); tomar medicina to take medicine (6); tomar una copa to have a drink (6); tomar una excursión to go on an outing (excursion) (10); tomar una decisión to make a decision (15); tomar una siesta to take a nap (5) |
| tomate m. tomato (5) |
| tonto/a silly, foolish (6) |
| tortilla (Mex.) thin cake made of cornmeal or flour; tortilla española (Sp.) omelette made of eggs, potatoes, and onions |
| tortuga tortoise (2) |
| tostada toast (5) |
| totalmente totally (12) |
| trabajador(a) n. worker (1); ser (irreg.) trabajador(a) to be hardworking (11); Día (m.) del Trabajador Labor Day (9) |
| trabajar to work (2) |
| trabajo work (6); trabajo de tiempo completo full-time job (12) |
| tradición f. tradition (9) |
| tradicional traditional (12) |
| traducción f. translation (6) |
| traductor(a) translator (12) |
| traer irreg. to bring (5) |
| traficado/a busy (4) |
| traje m. suit (7); traje de baño bathing suit (7) |
| trámite m. procedure (2) |
| tranquilo/a calm, peaceful (3); estar (irreg.) tranquilo/a to be calm (8) |
| transformar to transform (10) |
| transición f. transition (3) |
| transmitir to transmit (13) |
| transporte m. transportation (10) |
| trapo rag (7); muñeca de trapo rag doll (7) |
| trasladar to transfer (5) |
| tratar to try (6); to treat; to deal with (12); tratar de juntar (dinero) to try to join, gather, collect (money) (11) |
| través: a través de through, by means of (3) |
| travieso/a mischievous (3) |
| trece thirteen (1) |
| treinta thirty (3) |
| tren m. train (10); estación de trenes train station (10); ir (irreg.) en tren to go by train (10) |
| tres three (1) |
| trescientos/as three hundred (7) |
| tribu m. tribe (15) |
| triste sad; estar (irreg.) triste to be sad (6) |
| tristeza sadness (9) |
| tropical: selva tropical tropical forest; jungle (10) |
| trueque m. barter, exchange (14) |
| tu poss. your (fam. sing.) (2) |
| turismo tourism (10) |
| turista n. m., f. tourist (10) |
| turístico/a adj. tourist (7) |
| U |
| u or (used instead of o before words beginning with o or ho) (9) |
| último/a last (8); última moda latest fashion (10); última vez last time (8) |
| últimamente lately, recently (13) |
| único/a adj. only; unique (4) |
| unido/a close-knit (3) |
| unión f. union (14) |
| unir to unite, join (10) |
| universidad f. university (2) |
| universitario/a of or pertaining to the university (2); ciudad universitaria campus (2); residencia universitaria dormitory residence (2) |
| urbanización f. suburb (housing development) (4) |
| urbano/a urban (10) |
| urgencia urgency (15) |
| usar to use (2); to wear (clothing) (13) |
| uso use (7) |
| usted (Ud., Vd.) sub. pron. you (form. sing.) (1); obj. (of prep.) you (form. sing.) (1) |
| ustedes (Uds., Vds.) sub. pron. you (form. pl.) (1); obj. (of prep.) you (form. pl.) (1) |
| usuario/a user (12) |
| útil useful (7) |
| uva grape (5) |
| V |
| vaca cow (5) |
| vacación f. vacation; ir (irreg.) de vacaciones to go on vacation (10) |
| valle m. valley (14) |
| valor m. value (11) |
| vaqueros jeans (7) |
| variado/a varied (14) |
| variedad f. variety (13) |
| varios/as pl. several (10) |
| varón m. male (3) |
| vasco/a n., adj. Basque (4) |
| vaso (drinking) glass; un vaso de a glass of (5) |
| vecino/a neighbor (4) |
| vegetal m. vegetable (5) |
| vegetariano/a vegetarian (9) |
| veinte twenty (1) |
| veinticinco twenty-five (1) |
| veinticuatro twenty-four (1) |
| veintidós twenty-two (1) |
| veintinueve twenty-nine (1) |
| veintiocho twenty-eight (1) |
| veintiséis twenty-six (1) |
| veintisiete twenty-seven (1) |
| veintitrés twenty-three (1) |
| veintiuno twenty-one (1) |
| vejez f. old age (9) |
| vendedor(a) salesperson (7); vendedor(a) ambulante street vendor (12) |
| vender to sell (7) |
| venezolano/a n., adj. Venezuelan (5) |
| venir irreg. to come (11) |
| venta sale (12) |
| ventaja advantage (2) |
| ventana window (4) |
| ver irreg. (p.p. visto/a) to see (1); Nos vemos. See you around. (1); ver películas to watch movies (8) |
| verano summer (6) |
| verbo verb (1) |
| verdad f. truth (13) |
| verdadero/a true (15) |
| verde green; unripe (5) |
| verdulería vegetable store (5) |
| verdura vegetable (5) |
| vergüenza shame (13) |
| vestido dress (7) |
| vestirse (i, i) to dress, get dressed (6) |
| vestuario clothing (14) |
| veterinario/a veterinarian (12) |
| vez f. (pl. veces) time (1); a veces sometimes (6); cada vez each time (14); raras veces infrequently (9); de vez en cuando sometimes (13); tal vez perhaps (9) |
| viajar to travel, take a trip (10) |
| viaje m. trip (3); agencia de viajes travel agency (10); agente (m., f.) de viajes travel agent (10); ir (irreg.) de viaje to go on a trip (10) |
| vídeo video (1) |
| videojuego videogame; jugar (ue) (gu) a los videojuegos to play video games (8) |
| viejo/a adj. old, stale (5); n. old person (9) |
| viento: hace viento it’s windy (6) |
| viernes m. sing., pl. Friday (1) |
| vigilante m., f. guard (12) |
| vigor m. strength (6) |
| villa country house (10) |
| villancico Christmas carol (9) |
| vinagre m. vinager (5) |
| vincular to relate, connect (15) |
| vino wine (5) |
| violar to rape (14) |
| violencia violence (13) |
| violento/a violent (13) |
| virgen f. virgin (14) |
| visita visit (4) |
| visitante m., f. visitor (7) |
| visitar to visit (3) |
| vista view; a primera vista at first sight (1) |
| vitamina vitamin (6) |
| vivir to live (3); vivir con la inseguridad/incertidumbre to live with insecurity/uncertainty (11) |
| vivo/a: mantenerse (like tener) vivo/a to remain alive, viable (13) |
| vocabulario vocabulary (1) |
| volcar (ue) (qu) to turn over (13) |
| voleibol m. volleyball (8) |
| volver (ue) (p.p. vuelto/a) to return (4) |
| vosotros/as (Sp.) sub. pron. pl. you (fam.) (1); obj. of prep. you (fam.) (1) |
| votar to vote (11) |
| vuelo flight (10) |
| vuelta: de ida y vuelta round-trip (10) |
| Y |
| ya already (7); ya no no longer (14) |
| yacimientos remains, grounds (10 |
| yerba herb used to make tea (maté) (10) |
| yogur m. yogurt (5) |
| yuca yucca (5) |
| Z |
| zanahoria carrot (5) |
| zapatería shoe store (7) |
| zapato shoe (7); zapatos de tenis tennis shoes (7) |
| zapoteca m. Mexican Indian language |
| zona (traficada/residencial) (busy/residential) zone (4) |