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Important Vocab 1
From Barron's AP Spanish 2008 pp. 232-233
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| no obstante | nevertheless |
| como si | as if + imperfect subjunctive |
| sino que | but rather |
| ni siquiera | not even |
| en cambio | on the other hand |
| sin embargo | on the other hand |
| al contrario | otherwise |
| por lo contrario | otherwise |
| a causa de | because of |
| además de | besides, in addition to |
| a favor de | in favor of |
| a lo mejor | maybe |
| a pesar de | in spite of |
| con respecto a | with respect to |
| de acuerdo | in agreement |
| en contra de | against |
| en cuanto a | with respect to |
| en lugar de | in place of |
| en vez de | instead of |
| tal vez | perhaps |
| quizás | perhaps |
| a ciegas | blindly |
| a eso de | at about (time) |
| a fuerza de | through (great effort) |
| a fondo | in depth |
| a la vez | at the same time |
| al menos | at least |
| a mano | by hand |
| a propósito | on purpose |
| a tiempo | on time |
| de vez en cuando | from time to time |
| de... en... | from ... to... |
| de esta manera | in this way |
| de este modo | in this way |
| de nuevo | again |
| de veras | really |
| po (si) acaso | by chance |
| por casualidad | by chance |
| por consiguente | therefore |
| por desgracia | unfortunately |
| por Dios | for heaven's sake |
| por encima de | hastily, over the top |
| por entero | completely, entirely |
| por escrito | in writing |
| por eso | therefore, for that reason |
| por lo general | generally, as a rule |
| por lo menos | at least |
| por lo tanto | consequently |
| por lo visto | apparently |
| por otra parte | on the other hand |
| por suerte | luckily |
| por supuesto | of course |
| por primera vez | in the first place |
| acabar por | to end up by |
| brindar por | to drink to, to toast somebody |
| esforzarse por | to strive to, for |
| interesarse por | to be interested in |
| luchar por | to fight for |
| morirse por | to be dying to |
| preguntar por | to inquire about, to ask for somebody |
| prepocuparse por | to worry about |
| trepar por | to climb up |
| acostumbrarse a | to get used to |
| apresurarse a | to hurry |
| arriesgar a | to risk |
| asistir a | to attend |
| atreverse a | to dare |
| ayudar a | to help |
| condenar a | to condemn to |
| dar a | to face (toward), to look out on |
| jugar a | to play |
| negarse a | to refuse to |
| oler a | to smell of, like |
| ponerse a | to begin |
| saber a | to taste of, like |
| volver a | (to do something) again |
| acabar de | to have just |
| acordarse de | to remember |
| alegrarse de | to be glad |
| arrepentirse de | to regret |
| avergonzarse | to be ashamed |
| burlarse de | to make fun of |
| cambiar de | to change |
| carecer de | to lack |
| cesar de | to cease to |
| dejar de | to cease to, to stop (doing) |
| constar de | to consist of |
| darse cuenta de | to realize |
| depender de | to depend on |
| despedirse de | to say goodbye |
| disfrutar de | to enjoy |
| enamorarse de | to fall in love with |
| encargarse de | to take charge, care of |
| enterarse de | to hear about, find out about |
| jactarse de | to boast about |
| llenar de | to fill with |
| no dejar de | to not fail to |
| olvidarse de | to forget |
| quejarse de | to complain |
| servir de | to serve as |
| sospechar de | to suspect |
| trater de | to try |
| vestirse de | to dress as, to be dressed as, in |
| confiar en | to trust, to confide in |
| consentir en | to consent to |
| convertirse en | to turn into |
| empeñarse en | to insist on |
| entrar en | to enter |
| fijarse en | to notice |
| influir en | to influence |
| ingresar en | to join (an association, university) |
| molestarse en | to take the trouble to, bother to |
| pensar en | to think about, to meditate |
| quedar en | to agree to, to decide on |
| tardar + time + en | to take (somebody or something)(however much time) to |
| vacilar en | to hesitate to |
| casarse con | to get married to |
| encontrarse con | to meet |
| enojarse con | to get mad at |
| meterse con | to get involved with, to get mixed up with |
| soñar con | to dream about |