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Spanish Vocab

Useful phrases and general vocabulary

SpanishEnglish
bastar to be enough (impersonal subjunctive phrase)
parecer mentira to seem incredible/ impossible (impersonal subjunctive phrase)
poder ser to be possible (impersonal subjunctive phrase)
ser bueno to be a good thing (impersonal subjuctive phrase)
ser dudoso to be doubtful (impersonal subjuctive phrase)
ser importante to be important (impersonal subjunctive phrase)
ser (im)probable to be (un)likely (impersonal subjunctive phrase)
ser necesario/ preciso to be necessary (impersonal subjunctive phrase)
convenir to be advisable (impersonal subjunctive phrase)
Que lástima what a shame/pity (impersonal subjunctive phrase)
ser difícil to be unlikely (impersonal subjunctive phrase)
ser extraño to be strange (impersonal subjunctive phrase)
ser (im)posible to be (im)possible (impersonal subjunctive phrase)
ser una lástima to be a shame/pity (impersonal subjunctive phrase)
el apodo nickname
La confesíon confession
extrañar to miss someone
el fósforo match (noun)
el gorrión sparrow
la gramática grammar
la ortografía spelling
pálido/a pale
la consonante consonant
el copo de nieve snowflake
desmesurado/a excessive
el encaje lace
encargarse de to be in charge of
la especialización academic major
la subespecialización academic minor
gramatical grammar related
hacia toward
hundirse to sink
la imagen image
la lectura reading
las palabrotas bad words
silvestre wild
soler + inf. to usually____
la ternura tenderness
la timidez timidity/ shyness
la vocal vowel
La innovación innovation
inmóvil immobile
La inmigración immigration
El chimpancé chimpanzee
El callejón alley, small street
la casuca shack
el cautiverio captivity
la celda (prison) cell
chillar to screech
conmover to move emotionally
depende de... it depends on...
la especie species, type
grandote extremely large
hacer falta to be necessary
incapaz incapable
la jaula cage
peludo/a hairy
sensible sensitive
el zumo juice
estar arrodillado/a to be kneeling
estar ausente to be absent
estar asomado/a a la ventana to be looking out the window
estar calenturiento/a to be feverish
estar contento/a
estar de moda to be fashionable, in style
estar de pie to be standing
estar de vacaciones to be on vacation
estar descalzo/a to be barefoot
estar escondido/a to be hiding
estar pasado/a de moda to be unfashionable, out of style
estar presente to be present
estar satisfecho/a to be satisfied, to be full
estar sentado/a to be sitting
se aficionado/a a to be fond of
ser amigo/a de to be fond of
ser capaz de to be capable of
ser enemigo/a de to be opposed to
ser feliz to be happy
ser friolento/a to be sensitive to the cold
ser incapaz de to be incapable of
ser parecido/a a to be similar to
La mutación mutation
El fenómeno phenomenon
La diéresis Dots as in ü
crear to create
creer to believe
la empresa company
emular to imitate
es decir that is, in other words
el idioma language
la jerga slang
o sea that is, in other words
occidental western
la persipicacia cleverness
popularizarse to become popular
redactar escribir, editar
la resaca hangover
el teclado keyboard
la tilde Squiggle as in ñ
el toque keystroke
el usuario user
Created by: jebeard
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