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Important Vocab 1
From Barron's AP Spanish 2008 pp. 232-233
Question | Answer |
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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 |