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16 - Verbs
Spanish Verbs Intermediate
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| ahogarse | to drown or go under |
| alejarse | to move away |
| mudarse (1) | to move (change location) |
| arrebatar | to snatch |
| arrodilarse | to kneel down |
| atascarse | to get stuck or bogged down |
| atracar (2) | to dock or berth |
| descansar | to rest |
| doblarse | to bend |
| escalar | to climb |
| trepar | to climb |
| esconder | to hide |
| enderezar | to straighten; |
| reposar | to rest or lie down |
| tumbarse | to lie down |
| acostarse | to lie down; to go to bed; to go to sleep; |
| tropezar | to stumble; to trip |
| acosar | to harass; to pester; to hound |
| amedrentar | to scare |
| anular | to cancel |
| aplastar | to crush or squash |
| apuñalar | to stab |
| arremeter | to charge at; to attack; |
| burlarse | to mock; to make fun of; |
| denegar | to deny (a request or right) |
| desbaratar | to derail; to disrupt; to ruin; |
| disminuir | to reduce; to decrease |
| hundir | to sink or bring down; |
| incumplir | to breach; failure to fulfill |
| mofarse | to make fun of; to laugh at; to mock; |
| quebrar | to break; to go bankrupt |
| reprobar | to condemn; express disapproval of; |
| derrumbar | to tear down; to demolish; |
| vencer (1) | to defeat |
| mentir | to lie |
| vulnerar | to violate; to infringe |
| abofetear | to slap |
| adiestrar | to train |
| animar | to encourage |
| conceder | to grant or award |
| enterar | to inform; to notify |
| orar | to pray |
| respetar | to respect, to obey |
| rezar | to pray |
| acceder (1) | to agree or accept the terms |
| acostumbrarse | to get used to; to be accustomed to; |
| adivinar (2) | to foretell or predict |
| averiguar | to find out; to look into something; |
| centrarse | to focus |
| comprobar | to check or verify |
| desesperar | to get exasperated; to go crazy |
| fingir | to pretend |
| merecerse | to deserve (merit); to be worth; |
| preocuparse | to worry |
| pretender | to purport; to intend (to do something); |
| tener pensado | to intend (to do something) |
| adivinar | to guess; to figure out |
| afirmar | to state or assert |
| encontrar (1) | to find |
| opinar | to think |
| padecer | to suffer; to endure |
| presionar | to pressure |
| costar | to struggle |
| enfatizar | to emphasize |
| abarcar | to cover; to extend over; span; |
| acceder (2) | to access |
| adjuntar | to attach |
| alojar | to accommodate; to house |
| apuntar | to point or indicate |
| atracarse | to stuff oneself |
| atreverse | to dare |
| aullar | to howl |
| avivar | to revive; rekindle; intensify |
| cautivar | to captivate |
| ceder | to give up; to ceder; to hand over |
| chismear | to gossip |
| copiar | to copy; imitate |
| derretirse | to melt |
| desencadenar | to unleash; to trigger; |
| detener | to stop (something) |
| echar | to give off; to emit; |
| echarse | to throw oneself (to propel oneself) |
| empatar | to tie (in a contest) |
| encajar | to fit |
| encontrar (2) | to meet; run into come across |
| enterarse | to find out; |
| fundirse | to melt |
| guiñar | to wink |
| inundar | to flood |
| latir | to beat (heart) |
| ligar (1) | to tie (something together) |
| ligar (2) | to link |
| llevar a cabo | to carry out; to execute |
| maniobrar | to maneuver |
| mimar | to coddle, spoil or pamper |
| navegar | to sail; to navigate; |
| pasar por alto | to overlook |
| pertenecer | to belong to |
| pisar | to step on; to tread on |
| programar | to schedule |
| quedarse sin | to run out of (something) |
| relucir | to shine or gleam |
| retrasarse | to be delayed or running late; |
| sacudir | to shake |
| ser juzgado | to be tried (legally) |
| sobrepasar | to surpass; to exceed; |
| tardar | to take (time to get something done) |
| terminar | to finish |
| toser | to cough |
| vencer (2) | to expire or mature |