| Term | Definition |
|---|
| protagonizar | ser el personaje principal de |
| encomendar | encargar a alguien de algo |
| ducho | experto (d) |
| anguistia | anguish |
| padecimiento | dolencia (p) |
| disimular | Encubrir un pensamiento, sentimiento, intención; Ocultar, disfrazar las cosas; Tolerar algo fingiendo ignorarlo |
| a lo largo de (su vida) | throughout (her life) |
| salirse con la suya | to get his way |
| es médico | He's a doctor |
| ambicioso | ambitious |
| estar asomado | to be looking out (the window) |
| estar ausente | to be absent |
| pasarlo muy mal | to have a very bad time |
| estar de moda | to be fashionable |
| estar de pie | to be standing |
| estar descalzo | to be barefoot |
| estar escondido | to be hiding |
| estar colgado | to be hanging |
| estar satisfecho | to be satisfied |
| estar sentado | to be sitting |
| estar verde | to be unripe |
| estar bueno | to be in good health |
| Es incapaz de (matar una mosca) | She's incapable of (killing a fly) |
| Es difícil de (trabajar aquí) | It's hard to (work here) |
| Estoy en contra de (la pena de muerte) | I'm opposed to (capital punishment) |
| Es fácil de (hacer) | It's easy to (do) |
| Es idéntico a (su padre) | He's identical with (his father) |
| ser parecido a (Jesús) | to be similar to (Jesus) |
| Fue el primero en (hacerlo) | (He) was the first one to (do it) |
| Fuí el último en (terminar) | I was the last one to (finish) |
| Es responsable de (la guerra) | He's responsible for (the war) |
| Es posible de (conseguirlo hoy) | It's possible to (get it today) |
| Estoy acostumbrado a (tener mucho trabajo) | I'm used to (having a lot of work) |
| Está ansioso por (irse) | He's anxious to (get out of here) |
| Estoy cansado de (besar ranas) | I'm tired of (kissing frogs) |
| estar cubierto de (musgo) | to be covered with (moss) |
| Están decididos a (triumfar) | They're determined to (triumph) |
| Está descontenta de (la situación) | She's unhappy with (the situation) |
| Estoy contento de (mi trabajo) | I'm happy with (my job) |
| Estoy aburrido con (la lluvia) | I'm sick of (rain) |
| Está disgustada con (Juan/el nuevo sistema) | She's annoyed with (Juan/the new system) |
| estar dispuesto a (luchar) | to be willing to (fight) |
| Están enamoradas de (el Príncipe) | The girls are in love with (the Prince) |
| Estoy encargado de (el proyecto) | I'm in charge of (the project) |
| Estoy enemistado con (Raúl-la hipocrasía) | I'm estranged from (Raúl, or "I'm an enemy of" hypocracy) |
| (Jesús) estaba libre de (pecado) | (Jesus) was free from (sin) |
| Estoy listo para (el matrimonio) | I'm ready to (get married) |
| Está loca de (amor) | She's crazy with (love) |
| Estoy loco por (visitar España de nuevo) | I'm most anxious to (visit Spain again) |
| Están peleados con (su mejor amigo) | They're not on speaking terms with (their best friend) |
| Estamos rodeados de (ángeles) | We're surrounded by (angels) |
| Está vestida de (azul-pena) | She's dressed in (blue-pena) |
| (De niño) sabía de memoria (los diez mandamientos) | (As a child) I knew (the Ten Commandments) by heart |
| Sé tocar (la guitarra) | I know how to play (the guitar) |
| Sé hablar (árabe) | I know how to (speak Arabic) |
| (¿Cuándo) supiste que (habías ganado?) | (When) did you learn that (you had won?) |
| ¿Sabes el camino? | Do you know the way? |
| Sabe a (cerdo) | It tastes like (pork) |
| (La comida) sabe (muy bien) | (Rhe food) tastes (very good) |
| Sabía a gloria | It tasted wonderful |
| Conozco bien (la música de Chopin) | I know well (the Chopin's music) |
| (Lo vi pero) no me conoció | (I saw him but) he didn't recognize me |
| (Apenas vi el sobre) conocí tu letra | (As soon as I saw the envelope) I recognized your handwriting. |
| Nos conocimos (el año pasado) | We met (last year) |
| cirujano | surgeon |
| dramaturgo | playwright |
| farmacéutico | pharmacist |
| fiscal | district attorney, prosecutor |
| ministro | minister |
| payaso | clown |
| rabino | rabbi |
| sastre | tailor |
| Era tarde | it was late |
| hacía frío | it was cold |
| yo iba a dárselo | I was going to give it to him |
| no pude | I tried (but couldn't) |
| supe | I learned, I found out |
| siempre quise | I always wanted... |
| siempre supe | I always knew |
| lo conocí | I met him (yesterday) |
| mareo | seasickness |
| aseo | personal hygiene |
| bloqueo | blockade |
| chequeo | checkup |
| coqueteo | flirting |
| franqueo | postage |
| ajetreo | "hustle and bustle" |
| paseo | stroll |
| recreo | recreation, amusement |
| regateo | haggling |
| rodeo | detour |
| ceceo | (Castillian lisp, pronunciation of the c and z as a theta) |
| sorteo | a drawing (in a lottery) |
| tartamudeo | studder(ing) |
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