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Spanish Verbs
Term | Definition |
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engrandecer | to magnify, enlarge, increase |
acercar(se) | to move closer, bring closer |
engendrar | to conceive (idea and person) |
pertenecer | to be owned by, belong to |
sobrevenir | to happen suddenly, unexpectedly |
estorbar | to bother, upset, disturb to obstruct, hinder, impede |
arrojar | to throw, toss |
descologar | to lower down into, take down (off the wall), pull away from |
accarear | to lead to, give rise to |
infundir | to fill with, inspire, arouse |
burlar(se) | to evade, slip past, outwit to make fun of, mock, ridicule |
convertir en transformar en | to change |
empobrecer | to impoverish to make poor |
recardar | to collect taxes to take in money |
tasar | to value, to rate |
encarecer | to raise the price of |
desplifarar | to squander |
deber | to have a debt |
malgastar | to waste |
hipotecar | to mortgage to put at risk |
regatear | to haggle |
retocar | to modify, edit |
pegar | to paste |
aterrizar | to land |
despegar | to take off |
hundir(se) | to sink |
valer | to value (vale la pena - worth it) |
erir | to hurt |
herir(se) | to wound, injure |
arrinconar(se) | to bury away, discard (reflexive = to cut yourself off) |
suprimir | to surpress |
vislumbrar | to discern, make out |
quejar(se) | to complain |
tumbar(se) | to do nothing, relax |
emboscar | to ambush |
contagiar(se) | to contract illness |
acentuar | to pronounce |
tener en cuento | to keep in mind |
llegar a ser | to become (shows a progression over time) |
convertise en | to transform |
llevar a cabo | to carry through, carry out |
tener lugar | to take place |
girar en torno a | to revolve around |
derramar | to spill, to shed |
burlarse | to mock, make fun of |
agotarse | to wither, to run out |
entrometerse | to meddle in |
traicionar | to betray |