| Term | Definition |
|
al principio |
at first |
|
la vereda |
path |
|
el ademán |
gesture |
|
golpear |
to hit |
|
los nudillos |
knuckles |
|
al llegar |
upon arriving |
|
la esquina |
corner |
|
desaparecer |
disappear |
|
el saco |
jacket |
|
las pecas |
freckles |
|
la mejilla |
cheek |
|
divertirse |
to enjoy oneself |
|
las trenzas |
braids |
|
la paja |
straw |
|
la escoba |
broom |
|
hacer marchar |
to make it go/ to turn on |
|
la letra |
lyrics |
|
enfriar |
to cool off |
|
calentar |
to heat |
|
el trasero |
bottom |
|
el escalón (los escalones) |
steps (stairs) |
|
mármol |
marble |
|
la maestra (profesora) particular |
private teacher/ tutor |
|
el lunes, los lunes |
on monday/s |
|
rezongar |
grumble/scold |
|
la manzana |
city block |
|
bien |
very |
|
el único/a |
the only one |
|
ni siquiera |
not even |
|
hacerse el sueco |
pretend you didn't hear to avoid something |
|
hacerse el tonto |
play dumb |
|
el cazador |
hunter |
|
cazar |
to hunt |
|
sacar una buena (mala) nota |
to get a good (bad) grade |
|
silbar |
to whistle |
|
hacer buen tiempo |
have a good time |
|
vacío |
empty |
|
lleno |
full |
|
el conejo |
rabbit |
|
abrazar |
to hug |
|
abrir |
to open |
|
aceptar |
to accept |
|
accertar |
to be on target, to guess right |
|
acompañar |
to accompany |
|
aconsejar |
to advise |
|
actuar |
to act |
|
advertir |
to notify/warn |
|
afligir |
to afflict |
|
agasajar |
to receive warmly |
|
agradecer |
to thank |
|
agregar |
to add |
|
ahorrar |
to save |
|
alcanzar |
to reach; to overtake |
|
alquilar |
to rent |
|
amenazar |
to threaten |
|
andar |
to walk, to hang out with |
|
añadir |
to add |
|
apagar |
to turn off/ extinguish |
|
(des)aparecer |
to (dis)appear |
|
aplicar |
to put into effect; to apply |
|
aprender |
to learn |
|
apretar |
to be tight; to squeeze |
|
arrancar |
to pull/root out; to start a car |
|
arreglar |
to arrange; to fix up |
|
asar |
to roast |
|
ascender |
to go up; to promote |
|
asistir |
to attend/ to assist |
|
asegurar |
to assure |
|
atar |
to tie |
|
aterrizar |
to land |
|
atrapar |
to catch |
|
atravesar |
to cross |
|
atribuir |
to attribute |
|
aumentar |
to increase |
|
averiguar |
to find out |
|
ayudar |
to help |
|
bailar |
to dance |
|
bajar |
to go down; to lower; to turn down |
|
barrer (el suelo) |
to sweep (the floor) |
|
beber |
to drink |
|
besar |
to kiss |
|
borrar |
to erase |
|
buscar |
to look for |
|
caer |
to fall |