Spanish Verbs 600+ Word Scramble

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Spanish	English	Spanish Sentances	English Sentances
Abandoner	To leave, desert, abandon	El padre abandonó a sus hijos	The father deserted his children.
Abordar	To board, get on; approach, accost	El yate ha abordado al pesquero	The yacht has approached the fishing boat.
Abortar	To abort, cause to miscarry; to have a miscarriage	La policía abortó el intento de fuga	The police aborted (interrupted/thwarted) the escape attempt.
Abortar	To abort, cause to miscarry; to have a miscarriage	Se cayó por la escalera y abortó	She fell down the stairs and miscarried.
Abrazar	To hug	Se abrazaron con cariño.	They hugged (each other) warmly.
Abrir	To open	¿A qué hora abren la taquilla?	What time does the box office open?
Aburrir	To bore	Este programa aburre a cualquiera.	This program bores anyone. (This program is boring to anyone.)
Aburrir	To bore	Tus quejas nos aburren.	Your complaints bore us.
Aburrirse	To be bored	Me aburre como una piedra (o ostra).	I'm bored to tears (lit. bored like a rock/oyster).
Abuser	To abuse	No quisiera abusar de su amabilidad...	I don't want to impose…
Acabar	To finish, end	Ya casi acabo.	I've nearly finished.
Acabar	To finish, end	Acabó en la cárcel.	He ended up in jail.
Acampar	To camp, encamp, go camping	Decidieron acampar cerca de la Laguna Negra.	They decided to camp near Laguna Negra.
Aceptar	To accept, approve, agree to	No acepto excusas.	I won't accept excuses.
Acercar	To bring near[er], move [something] nearer	Acercaron la mesa a la puerta.	They moved the table closer to the door.
Acercar	To bring near[er], move [something] nearer	¿Puedes acercarme ese libro?	Can you pass me that book?
Acercarse	To approach	Se le acercaron dos policías.	Two policeman approached him.
Acompañar	To accompany	Acompáñalo hasta la puerta.	Acompany him to the door. (command)
Acompañar	To accompany	La acompañé a su casa.	I accompanied her home.
Aconsejar	To advise	Aconsejarle a alguien hacer algo/que haga algo.	To advise someone to do something.
Aconsejar	To advise	Necesito que alguien me aconseje.	I need some advice (from someone).
Aconsejar	To advise	Has sido mal aconsejado.	You've been ill advised. OR You've been given bad advice.
Acontecer	To happen, ocurr, come about	Los sucesos acontecidos ayer.	The events which took place yesterday.
Acordar	To decide, resolve, agree [on]	Los sindicatos acordaron convocar una huelga.	The trade unions agreed to call a strike.
Acordarse	To remember	De tu padre ni me acuerdo.	I can't even remember your father.
Acortar	To shorten	Una enfermedad puede acortar tu vida.	A sickness can shorten your life.
Acortar	To shorten	Por este camino acortaremos.	We'll get there quiker this way.
Acostar	To put to bed	Lucía acostó a los niños a las ocho de la noche.	Lucia pu the kids to bet at 8 o'clock at night.
Acostarse	To go to bed, lie down	Lucía se acostó a las diez de la noche.	Lucia put herself to bed at ten o'clock at night.
Acostarse	To go to bed, lie down	Acostarse con alguien.	To sleep with someone. (sexual conotation)
Acostumbrar	To be accustomed to, be in the habit of; to get [someone] used to	Acostumbro a levantarme tarde.	I am accustomed to getting up late. (I usually get up late.)
Acostumbrarse	To get used to, get accustomed to	Me acostumbro a levantarme tarde.	I am used to getting myself up early.
Actuar	To act, perform, actuate, operate	El agua actuó como disolvente.	The water acted as a solvent.
Actuar	To act, perform, actuate, operate	Actuará de fiscal en la causa.	He will act as public prosecutor in the trial.
Adivinar	To guess, fortell, prophesy; to guess correctly	Dime qué te pasa, no puedo adivinarte el pensamiento.	Tell me what's wrong, I can't read your mind.
Adivinarse	To be visible, discernable	En medio de la niebla se adivinaban las luces del puerto.	The harbour lights were visible through the fog.
Admirar	To admire	Lo admiro por su honradez.	I admire his honesty.
Admitir	To admit, allow	Admito que estaba equivocado.	I admit I was wrong.
Admitir	To admit, allow	Admitimos todas las tarjetas de crédito.	We accept all credit cards.
Adorer	To worship	Juan adora el deporte.	Juan loves the sport.
Adorner	To decorate, adorn	Como adornar un arból de navidad.	How to decorate a christmas tree. (instructions title)
Advertir	To warn	Le advertí que tuviera cuidado.	I warned him to be careful. (leismo)
Afeitar	To shave	Afeitó la barba.	He shaved his beard.
Afeitarse	To shave	Se afeitó la barba.	He shaved his beard.
Afirmar	To make firm, steady, strengthen; to affirm, state, assert	Afirmó con la cabeza.	He nodded.
Agorar	To predict, prophesy	Agradar,to please, be pleasing	¿Le agrada este, señora?
Agradar	To please, be pleasing	Esta idea no me agrada.	This idea doesn't appeal to me. (I don't like this idea.)
Agradecer	To be thankful for; to thank [for]	¡y así es como me lo agradece	And so this is how you/he/she thanks me?
Agradecer	To be thankful for; to thank [for]	Le agradecería que me llamará.	I would be grateful (to you) if you call me (e.g. tomorrow).
Agradecer	To be thankful for; to thank [for]	Se lo agradeceré siempre.	I'll always be grateful to him/her.
Aguantar	To put up with, endure, bear, stand	Aguanto bien el calor.	I can (easily) bear the heat.
Ahorcar	To hang	Lo ahorcá en la pared.	He hung it on the wall.
Ahorrar	To save	Ahorraré la molestia.	I will save myself the trouble.
Alcanzar	To reach, catch, catch up to, catch up with	Casi no alcanzo el tren.	I nearly didn't catch the train. (I nearly missed the train.)
Alegrar	To make happy, cheer [up], gladden	Me alegra saberlo.	I'm happy to hear it. (lit. It pleases me to know it.)
Alegrarse	To be glad, happy; to become/get happy; to rejoice	Me alegro de verte.	I'm glad to see you.
Alentar	To cheer on, encourage, support	El profesor alentó a los alumnos a que hicieran preguntas.	The professor encouraged students to ask questions.
Aliviar	To alleviate, ease, lessen, lighthen, relieve	El doctor alivió su dolor.	The doctor aleviated his pain.
Almorzar	To lunch	Nunca desayuno, pero almuerzo algo a las once.	I don't have breakfast, but I have something at eleven.
Alquilar	To rent	Voy a alquilar el coche.	I'm going to rent a car.
Amanecer	To dawn; to wake up [feeling or being ...]	¿a qué hora amanece?	At what time does it get light out/dawn?
Amanecer	To dawn; to wake up [feeling or being ...]	Amaneció con fiebre.	He woke with a fever.
Amar	To love	¿Cómo puede doler amar a una persona como usted?	How could it hurt to love someone like you?
Amar	To love	Ella te ama.	She loves you.
Amenazar	To threaten, menace	Nos amenazó con llamar a la policía.	He threatened to call the police (on us).
Andar	To walk	¿Has venido andando?	Did you walk?
Anhelar	To be eager for/to, long for/to, yearn for/to	Anhelaba que su hijo fuera feliz.	His greatest wish was for his son to be happy.
Animar	To encourage, animate, enliven	Te animo a visitar Madrid.	I encourage you to visit Madrid.
Anunciar	To announce	Comenzaremos analizando cómo anunciar en Google.	We begin by analyzing how to advertise on Google.
Añadir	To add	Obviamente, no queremos añadir mas inconvenientes a los ya causados.	Obviously we don't want to add any more difficulties to those we already have.
Apagar	To extinguish, put out, turn off	Apagar la llama de la pasión.	Put out (quench) the flame of passion.
Apagar	To extinguish, put out, turn off	Asegurarse de que todos los teléfonos celulares hayan sido apagados.	Make sure that all cell phones have been turned off.
Aparecer	To appear, make an appearance	Hizo aparecer un ramo de flores.	He produced a bouquet of flowers.
Aplaudir	To applaud	Dicen que no se vio en un penal a 400 presos aplaudir de la manera como aplaudiendo cuando yo terminé de hablar.	They say 400 penitentiary inmates had never been seen applauding as they did after I finished talking.
Aplicar	To apply	El acuerdo se aplica solo a los afiliados.	The agreement only applies to members.
Apostar	To bet	Te apuesto una cerveza.	I bet you a beer.
Apoyar	To support	Apóyalo contra la pared.	Lean it against the wall.
Apreciar	To appreciate	para apreciar la magnitud de los daños...	In order to appreciate the extent of the damages.
Aprender	To learn	¿Qué te habría gustado aprender?	What would you have liked to learn?
Apretar	To squeeze	Apretó al niño contra su pecho.	He/she clutched the child against his/her chest.
Apretar	To squeeze	Me apretó el brazo con fuerza.	He squeezed my are tightly.
Aprobar	To approve	Mi deseo no es solo aprobar el nivel Intermedio, sino también aprobar el nivel Superior.	My wish is not just to acheive the level of intermediate, but rather the highest level.
Arreglar	To fix, repair, arrange	El dentista me está arreglando la boca.	The dentist is fixing my teeth.
Arreglar	To fix, repair, arrange	Esto te arreglará el estómago.	This will fill your stomach.
Arreglar	To fix, repair, arrange	lo quiso arreglar diciendo que ...	He/she tried to put things right by saying that …
Arreglar	To fix, repair, arrange	tengo todo arreglado para el viaje	I have everything ready for the trip.
Arrepentirse	To repent	Algún día te arrepentirás.	One day you'll be sorry.
Arrojar	To shed, to throw, hurl, cast, toss	La comunidad científica dice que este descubrimiento podría arrojar luz sobre como los humanos comenzaron a utilizar herramientas.	The scientific community says that this discovery could shed light on how humans began to use tools.
Asistir	To attend, assist	En el consulado lo asistirán.	You will receive assistance/care at the consulate.
Asistir	To attend, assist	Asistió a una sola clase.	He/she only went to one class.
Asociar	To associate; to pool, put together [efforts, resources]	No logro asociarla con nada.	I can't associate her with anything/can't place her.
Aspirer	To aspire to; to breathe in, inhale	Aspirar a algo.	To aspire to something.
Asustar	To scare	Me asustó cuando se puso tan serio.	He/she gave me a scare when he/she became serious.
Asustarse	To be scared, frightened	Me asusté cuando vi que no estaba allí.	I became frightened when I saw he wasn't there.
Atacar	To attack	Atacar por la espalda.	Attack from behind/to jump someone/to stab in the back.
Attender	To attend to	En esa tienda atienden muy mal.	The service is very bad here.
Attender	To attend to	El doctor no atiende los martes.	The doctor does not see people on tuesdays.
Atraer	To attract	Mo me atrae la idea.	I don't like the idea/ it doesn't appeal to me.
Atravesar	To cross, go over	Atravesó el río a nado.	He/she swam across the river.
Atreverse	To dare	¡anda, atrévete	Go on, I dare you
Aumentar	To increase	Aumentará el frío.	It will become colder.
Aumentar	To increase	Aumentó de peso.	He/she put on weight.
Avanzar	To move forward, advance, make progress	Análisis de cómo avanzar en el tema de gobernabilidad.	Analysis of how to make further progress with the issue of governance.
Avanzar	To move forward, advance, make progress	Voy a avanzar todo lo que pueda hasta que me vaya.	I'll make as much progress on this as I can before I leave.
Averiguar	To ascertain, confirm	Nunca mas podria aveiguar nadie hacia donde se dirigia aquella gente.	Never more would anyone be able to ascertain in which direction those people were headed.
Averiguar	To ascertain, confirm	Me gustaría averiguar si puedo accederlos antes de que yo viaje a Buenos Aires.	I would like to confirm that I can access them before I travel to Buenos Aires.
Averiguar	To ascertain, confirm	Hoy fui a mi banco a averiguar sobre lo que pudo haber pasado con el deposito.	Today I went to my bank to find out what had happened with (o "to") the deposit.
Avisar	To notify, warn	¿por qué no me avisaste que venías?	Why didn't you let me know you were coming?
Ayudar	To help	¿te ayudo?	Can I help you? Do yo u need help?
Bailar	To dance	Baila al son que le tocan.	She always goes with the flow.
Bajar	To lower, go down, descend, download	Bajé corriendo la cuesta.	I came running down the hill.
Bañar	To give a bath [to someone], to bathe [someone]	Tienes que bañar en oro esa pulsera.	You have to goldplate that bracelet.
Barrer	To sweep	La inundación barrió con todo.	The flood swept everything away.
Batir	To beat, hammer, pound [on], whisk	Nuestro equipo fue batido dos veces seguidas.	Our team was beaten two times consecutively.
Bautizar	To baptize, christen	La bautizarron con el nombre de Ana.	She was bazptized Ana.
Beber	To drink	Si bebes, no conduzcas.	If you drink, don't drive.
Bendecir	To bless, foretell, forecast	¡que Dios te bendiga	God bless you
Besar	To kiss	M e dio un beso en la mejilla.	He gave me a kiss on the cheek.
Border	To embroider	Lo bordó a mano.	She embroidered it by hand.
Borrar	To delete, erase, wipe/cross out	La sonrisa no se le borraba de la cara.	He couldn't wipe the smile off his face.
Brillar	To shine, stand out	El jardín también tenía una pileta cuyo agua brillaba con la lus naranja del atardecer.	The garden also had a swiming–pool whose water shone/shimmered in the orange light of the sunset.
Brindar	To toast [someone,something]	Le brindó su apoyo.	She gave him her support.
Broncearse	To tan, sunbathe	Broncearse en la playa	To sunbathe on the beach.
Bucear	To dive underwater; SCUBA/Snorkel	Me gusta Brasil por sus playas y para poder nadar y bucear.	I like Brazil for its beaches and to be able to swim and scuba dive.
Burlar	To deceive, trick; to seduce	Burlaron la vigilancia de la policía.	They slipped by the police.
Burlarse	To mock, ridicule	No permitas que se burlen de ti.	Don't allow them to mock you.
Buscar	To seek, search for	Te buscan en la portería.	Someone is asking for you at reception.
Caber	To fit into	No cabemos los cuatro.	All four of us won't fit.
Caer	To fall	El coche cayó por un precipicio.	The car went off a cliff.
Calcular	To calculate	Calculé mal la distancia.	I misscalculated the distance.
Calendar	To heat up	Esta estufa casi no calienta.	This heater is hardly giving off heat.
Calentarse	To become warmed,heated	Los ánimos se calentaron.	Tempers flared.
Callar	To silence [something]	No pude hacerlo callar.	We couldn't get him to shut up.
Callarse	To be quiet, shut up	Cuando entró todos se callaron.	When we walked in everyone went quiet.
Calmar	To calm, ease	Esto calmó los ánimos.	This eased the tensions.
Calmarse	To calm down yourself	Esta tos no se me calma con nada.	Nothing can relieve my sore throat.
Cambiar	To change	Le cambió la pila al reloj.	He/she changed the battery in the clock.
Caminar	To walk	Camino un par de kilómetros diarios.	I walk two kilometers every day.
Cancelar	To cancel, write off	Que fue lo último que yo debía para cancelar la cuenta?	What would my last payment be to pay off what I owe in order to cancel the account?
Cansar	To tire out, wear out	¿no te cansa oír la misma música?	Don't you get tired of listening to the same music?
Cansarse	To be tired	Se le cansa la vista.	Here eyes get tired.
Cantar	To sing	Me gusta cantar.	I like to sing.
Caracterizar	To characterize, portray	Con la franqueza que lo caracteriza,	With his characterstic frankness,
Cargar	To load	Nos vamos a caracterizar de indigenas para la clase de teatro.	We are going to portray indians in theather class.
Casar	To marry	Casó muy bien a sus dos hijos.	She successfully married off her two husbands.
Casarse	To marry	Se casó con un abogado.	She married a lawyer.
Castigar	To punish, penalize, castigate	Fueron castigados con la pena máxima.	They received the maximum sentence.
Causar	To cause, create	Le causó mucha pena	It made him very sad.
Cazar	To hunt, catch	Ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo.	She landed herself a millionaire/good job.
Cenar	To eat dinner	Nos invitaron a cenar.	They invited us to dinner.
Censurer	To censor, criticize	Algunas escenas de la obra fueron censuradas.	Some scenes from the play were cut.
Cepillar	To brush	Cepillar a contrapelo.	To brush against the grain.
Cerrar	To close	Cierra la puerta con llave.	Lock the door.
Cesar	To stop	Cesó en su cargo.	She resigned/left her post.
Charlar	To chat	Quiero charlar y ver que se da con un chico (coloquial).	I want to talk to and see what happens with a boy (love interest).
Chismear	To gossip
Chocar	To crash, collide; to startle	El balón chocó contra el poste.	The ball hit the goalpost.
Civilizer	to make civilized
Clarificar	To clarify, illuminate, grade, rate
Clasificarse	To qualify	Se clasificó en sexto lugar.	He finished in sixth place.
Cobrar	To charge, charge a price, collect an amount	Nos cobran 30.000 pesos de alquiler.	They charge us 30,000 pesos in rent.
Cobrar	To charge, charge a price, collect an amount	Vinó a cobrar el alquiler.	He/she came to collect the rent.
Cocinar	To cook	¿quién cocina en tu casa?	Who does the cooking in your house?
Cocinar	To cook	A casi todos chicos les gustan chicas que saben cocinar.	Nearly all boys like girls who know how to cook.
Coger	To catch, grasp, take hold of	Cojamos un avión y visitemos los Países Bajos.	Let's take a plane and visit the Netherlands.
Colgar	Hang, suspend	El abrigo estaba colgado de un gancho.	The coat was hanging on a hook.
Colocar	To place, locate, put	Se colocó a mi lado.	She stood at my side.
Colonizer	To colonize, settle	Los pingüinos han colonizado esa parte de la isla.	The penguins have settled on that part of the island.
Combater	To combat, fight, oppose	Combatieron con el enemigo hasta caer rendidos.	They fought against the enemy until they became exhausted.
Comenzar	To begin	Comenzó a decir barbaridades.	He started talking non–sense.
Comer	To eat	No tengo ganas de comer.	I'm not hungary.
Competir	To compete	Los dos modelos compiten en calidad	The two models rival each other in quality.
Componer	To compose, put together	El tren estaba compuesto por ocho vagones.	The train was made up of eight cars.
Comprar	To buy	Le compra el periódico a Lucía.	He buys the newspaper for Lucia.
Comprender	To understand, comprehend	Nadie me comprende.	Nobody understands me.
Comunicar	To communicate, inform	Espero que nos comunique su decisión tan pronto como sea posible.	I hope you let us know what you decide as soon as possible.
Comunicarse	To communicate to/with someone	Communicarse por señas.	To communicate via sign language.
Condenar	To damn, condemn, sentence	Lo condenaron por robo.	He was convicted of robbery.
Conducer	To drive, conduct, lead to	Esa actitud no conduce a nada.	That attitude won't achieve anything.
Confesar	To confess	El cura que la confiesa.	The preist who hears her confession.
Confiar	To trust	No confío en ella.	I don't trust her.
Confirmer	To confirm	La excepción que confirma la regla.	The exception that proves the rule.
Compartir	To share, divide up	¿por qué no compartimos lo que queda de tarta?	Why don't we share what's left of the pie?
Confiscar	To confiscate	Tengo que confiscar esos caramelos.	I have to confiscate those sweets.
Conjugar	To conjugate	Hay que saber conjugar todas las opciones.	You have to know how to combine all options.
Conocer	To be familiar with people, places; to meet	Quiero que conozcas a mi novio.	I would like for you to meet my boyfriend.
Conquistar	To conquer, overcome	Conquistamos la cima al atardecer.	We reached the summit at dusk.
Conquistar	To conquer, overcome	Acabó conquistándola.	He won her heart in the end.
Conseguir	To get, obtain	Si lo intentas, al final lo conseguirás.	If you try, you will succeed in the end.
Consenter	To consent	¡no te consiento que me hables así	I won't have you speak to me this way
Consenter	To consent	Se lo consienten todo.	He is allowed to do whatever he likes.
Conserver	To preserve, conserve	Conservo buenos recuerdos suyos.	I have good memories of him.
Consistir	To consist of	El mobiliario consistía en una cama y una silla.	The furniture consisted of a bed and a chair.
Constituir	To constitute	Esta acción no constituye delito.	This action does not constitute a crime.
Construer	To build, construct
Consumer	To consume, eat, use up	La envidia la consumía.	She was consumed with envy.
Contaminar	To contaminate	Contar	To tell, relate
Contener	To contain	¿qué contiene esa caja?	What does that box contain?
Contester	To answer	Me contestó que no.	He replied no.
Continuar	To continue	Si las cosas continúan así.	If things continue like this.
Contribuir	To contribute	Contribuyó con 10 euros.	He contributed 10 euros.
Controlar	To control, inspect	Controlamos la situación.	We are in control of the situation.
Convencer	To convince	La convencí de que estaba equivocada.	I convinced her she was wrong.
Convener	To agree or be suited/good for	No conviene que nos vean juntos.	We'd better not be seen together.
Conversar	To talk, converse	Conversé largo rato con ella.	I had a long talk with her.
Convertir	To convert
Convidar	To invite	Nos convidaron a unas copas.	They invited us for a few drinks.
Copier	To copy	Le copié la respuesta a Ana.	I copied the answer from Ana.
Corregir	To correct	Un defecto físico que se corrige solo.	A defect that corrects itself.
Corer	To run	Salieron corriendo del banco.	They ran out of the bank.
Cortar	To cut	Me cortó un trozo de melón.	She cut me a piece of melon.
Coser	To sew, stitch up	Cóselo a máquina.	Sew it up on the machine.
Costar	To cost	¿cuánto me costará arreglarlo?	Ho much will it cost me to fix it?
Crear	To create	Crea muchos problemas.	It creates a lot of problems.
Crecer	To grow [up]	Crecieron en un pueblo.	They grew up in a village.
Creer	To believe	¿tú crees?	Do you think so?
Criar	To raise, nurse (babies)	Esta tierra cría gusanos.	This soil breeds worms.
Criarse	To be brought up	Me crie con mi abuela.	I was brought up by my grandmother.
Criticar	To criticize
Crucificar	To crucify
Cruzar	To cross	Cruzaron por el puente.	They crossed the bridge.
Cubrir	To cover	Cubrí al niño con una manta.	I covered the child with a blanket.
Cuidar	To care for, look after	Debes cuidar la ortografía.	You must take care of your spelling.
Culpar	To blame, accuse	La culparon del asesinato.	She was accused of the murder.
Cultivar	To cultivate, grow
Cumplir	To fullfil, carry out, reach	La satisfacción del deber cumplido.	The satisfaction of having done one's duty.
Curar	To cure, treat, heal
Dar	To give	Dale las llaves a Pedro.	Give the keys to Pedro.
Deber	To must, ought to	Te debo las entradas de ayer.	I owe you for the tickets from yesterday.
Decider	To decide, resolve	Decidí comprarlo.	I decided to buy it.
Decidirse	To decide, make up your mind	Me decido que..	I made up my mind that...
Decir	To say	No digas estupideces.	Don't talk nonsense.
Declarer	Declare	Le declaró su amor.	He declared his love to her.
Decorar	To decorate	Esta empresa nos decoró la oficina en una semana.	This company decorated the office in a week.
Dedicar	To dedicate	Dedicó su vida a la ciencia/ayudar a los pobres.	She dedicated her life to science/helping the poor.
Dedicarse	Devote oneself, dedicate oneself, engage	¿a qué se dedica tu padre?	What does your father do?
Defender	Defend	Me defiendo bastante bien en francés.	I can get by well enough in French.
Dejar	Leave, abandon; let, allow	Lo dejé en recepción.	I left it in reception.
Demostrar	Demonstrate, show	Ha demostrado ser muy capaz.	He's shown himself to be very capable.
Depender	Depend	Depende del humor que tenga.	It depends on the mood he is in.
Depender	To depend, rely	Depende de sus padres.	He/she depends on his/her parents.
Depositar	Deposit, put away
Deprimir	Depress, flatten
Derretir	Melt, liquify, thaw	Echaron sal para derretir la nieve.	They used salt to melt the snow.
Desagradar	Displease, be displeasing	Me desagrada el calor/tener que decírselo.	I don't like the heat/having to tell her.
Desagradecer	To be ungrateful, unthankful for
Desaparecer	Disappear	Me ha desaparecido la cartera.	I can't find my wallet.
Desayunar	Breakfast	¿qué desayunaste?	What did you have for breakfast?
Descansar	Rest, take a rest; support, lean	Descansó la cabeza en mi hombro.	He rested his head on my shoulder.
Descender	To descend, come/go down	Desciende de los duques de Villamediana.	He's a descendant of the Dukes of Villamediana.
Describer	Describe
Descubrir	To discover	Descubrió que no era hija de su padre.	She discovered that she was not her fathers daughter.
Desarrollar	To develop, expand; to unroll, unwind; to unfold	Han desarrollado un nuevo modelo de ordenador portátil.	They have developed a new type of portable computer.
Desarrollarse	To develop, evolve; to unwind
Desear	To wish	Te deseo un feliz viaje.	I hope you have a good trip.
Deshacer	To undo, unmake, ruin, spoil, take apart
Despedirse	To say goodbye to, show out	Vinieron a despedirme al aeropuerto.	They came to see me off at the airport.
Despertar	To awaken [somebody], wake up [somebody]
Despertarse	To wake up
Destruir	To destroy
Detener	Stop, hold up, arrest	¡queda usted detenido	You're under arrest
Detenerse	Stop, pause, linger	No nos detengamos demasiado en los detalles.	Let's not spend too much time discussing the details.
Detester	To detest, hate
Devolver	To return [something]	Devuélvelo a su lugar.	Put it back in it's place.
Devorar	To devour	Fue devorado por las llamas.	It was consumed by the flames.
Dibujar	Draw	Dibújame un boceto de tu casa de campo.	Sketch your country house for me.
Dirigir	Lead, direct	La pregunta iba dirigida a usted.	The question was directed at you.
Diseñar	Design
Disgustar	Displease, (used much like gustar)	Me disgustó mucho que me mintiera.	I was very upset that he lied to me.
Disminuir	To decrease, diminish	Esto disminuye sus probabilidades de entrar en la Universidad.	This lowers his chances of admission to the University.
Distinguir	Distinguish, make out, recognize	No soy capaz de distinguir a Juan de su hermano gemelo.	I can't distinguish Juan from his twin brother.
Distribuir	Distribute, hand out	¿quién distribuye esta revista en España?	Who distributes this magazine in Spain?
Diverter	To amuse, entertain	¡que te diviertas	Have fun
Divertirse	To have fun, have a good time, enjoy oneself	Nos divertimos mucho en la fiesta.	We had a really good time at the party.
Divorciar	Divorce
Divorciarse	Divorce
Doblar	Turn, fold, bend	Dobló la barra de metal.	He bent/folded the metal bar.
Doblar	Turn, fold, bend	La dobla en edad.	He's twice her age.
Doler	Hurt, feel pain	No duele nada.	It doesn't hurt at all.
Dormer	To sleep	No dormí nada.	I didn't sleep at all.
Dormirse	To fall asleep	Casi me duermo en la clase.	I almost fell asleep in class.
Duchar	To shower (something, someone)	Me has duchado con la manguera.	You have drenched me with the hose.
Ducharse	To take a shower	Me duché.	I showered.
Dudar	Doubt	Dudo que lo haya terminado.	I doubt he's finished it.
Durar	To last, go on	¿cuánto dura la película?	How long is the movie?
Echar	Throw, deal (cards)	Lo eché a la basura.	I threw it away.
Echarse	Hurl oneself	Échate un poco para allá.	Move over that way a bit.
Educar	Educate	Debería educar el oído.	She should train her ear.
Efectuar	To effect, bring about	El tren efectuará su salida a las tres.	The train will leave at three.
Ejercer	Exercise, practice	Ejerce la medicina.	He/she practices medicine.
Elegir	Choose, elect	Me dieron a elegir.	I was given the choice.
Eliminar	To remove, eliminate
Emborrachar	to get someone drunk, make drunk
Emborracharse	Get drunk
Emigrar	Emigrate, migrate
Empezar	Begin	No sé por dónde empezar.	I don't know where to begin.
Emplear	To employ, hire, use	Empleó varias horas en terminar el dibujo.	It took him a few hours to finish the picture.
Enamorar	To make ... fall in love with, get ... to fall in love with
Enamorarse	To fall in love
Encantar	to charm, enchant (a love interest)	Me encantaría que me acompañaras.	I'd love for you to come with me.
Encender	Burn, light, turn on	No dejes el televisor encendido	Don't leave the television on.
Encontrar	Find	No encontré entradas para el teatro.	I couldn't get tickets for the theater.
Enfadar	To anger, annoy
Enfadarse	To get angry
Enfermar	Make ill, cause sickness in	Enfermaron de tuberculosis.	They caught tuberculosis.
Enfermarse	Become sick
Enflaquecer	To make weak, thin
Enflaquecerse	Grow weak, lose weight
Engañar	To trick, fool, swindle	No me engañes, ese no es tu coche.	You can't fool me, this isn't your car.
Enojar	To anger, annoy
Enojarse	To become angry, annoyed
Enriquecer	Enrich, make rich
Enriquecerse	Get rich
Enseñar	Teach	Enséñame a manejar la cámara.	Teach me how to use the camera.
Ensuciar	To dirty	Lo vas a ensuciar todo de barro.	You'll get mud everywhere.
Entender	Understand	Lo entendió todo al revés.	He got it all completely wrong.
Enterarse	To find out about, learn of	Me enteré por tus padres.	I found out from your parents.
Entrar	Enter	Entró corriendo.	He came running.
Entregar	To hand over	Me entregó un cuestionario.	He/she handed me a questionnaire.
Entretener	Entertain	Pintar me entretiene.	I enjoy painting.
Entrevistar	Interview
Entusiasmar	excite [someone/thing]	Lo entusiasma el fútbol.	He's crazy about footbal.
Entusiasmarse	To get excited
Envejecer	To age, make old	La felicidad del matrimonio esta en envejecer juntos.	The joy in marriage lies in growing old together.
Envejecerse	To age (get old)
Enviar	To send	Me envió por pan.	He/she sent me out for bread.
Equivocar	To mistake	Me equivoqué con él.	I was wrong about him.
Equivocarse	make a mistake	No te equivoques de fecha.	Don't get the date wrong.
Errar	To make an error	Erró su vocación.	He/she chose the wrong career.
Escoger	Choose	Escoge que quieras.	Choose what you want.
Seconder	To hide
Esconderse	To hide oneself
Escribir	To write	Escríbelo aquí.	Write it down here.
Escuchar	To listen	¿Me estás escuchando?	Are you listening to me?
Esperar	To hope; to wait	Le espera un futuro difícil.	A difficult future is waiting for him.
Esquiar	To ski
Establecer	To establish	Estableció su residencia en Mónaco.	He/she established residence in Monaco.
Estar	To be	Está mal que no se lo perdones.	It's wrong of you not to forgive him.
Estimar	Estimate, regard, respect	Estimo tu ayuda.	I appreciate your help.
Estudiar	Study	¿qué carrera estudió?	What subject did he study?
Evacuar	To evacuate
Evitar	To avoid, prevent
Exhibir	To exhibit, display	Le gusta exhibir sus dotes de pianista.	He likes to show off his talent as a pianist.
Exigir	To require, demand	Exigió que se retiraran.	He/she demanded that they leave.
Explicar	Explain	No sé explicarlo.	I can't explain it.
Explorer	Explore	Quisiera explorar la posibilidad de aumentar la plantilla.	I'd like to explore the possibility of increasing the number of staff.
Explotar	To exploit, explode
Exponer	To expose, display	Te expones a que te multen.	You expose yourself to the risk of a fine.
Exporter	To export	Nos gustaría exportar este sentimiento solidario a otras comunidades.	We'd like our spirit of solidarity to spread to other communities.
Expresar	Express, state	Expresó ciertas dudas acerca de su capacidad.	He expressed doubts regarding his abilities.
Extender	To extend	Le extendió la mano.	He extended his hand to him/her.
Extenderse	To stretch	Se extiende hasta el río.	It stretches to the river.
Extinguir	To extinguish	Tardaron tres días en extinguir el fuego completamente.	It took them three days to extinguish the fire completely.
Fabricar	To produce, manufacture	Fabricado en Perú.	Manufactured in Peru.
Faltar	To lack	Te falta un botón.	You are missing a button.
Fascinar	Fascinate	Me fascinó ese programa.	I found that program fascinating.
Felicitar	To congratulate	Me felicitó por el premio.	He congratulated me for my win.
Fijar	To fix, affix	Fijó la mirada en el horizonte.	He/she fixed his/her gaze on the horizon.
Fingir	To pretend	Fingió no verme.	He/she pretended not to see me.
Firmar	Sign
Florecer	Bloom
Formar	To form, shape	¡formen parejas	Get into/form pairs
Fortalecer	To strengthen
Freír	To fry
Fumar	To smoke
Funcionar	To function, operate
Ganar	To win, earn, gain	¿qué ganas con eso?	What do you gain by doing that?
Gastar	To spend, consume	Gasto el 37.	I wear a size 37.
Generalizer	To generalize	No todos son así, no se puede generalizar.	They are not all like that, you can't generalize.
Glorificar	To glorify
Gobernar	To govern
Graduar	To graduate
Graduarse	To graduate
Gritar	To shout	Me gritó desde la otra acera.	He shouted at me from the other side of the street.
Gruñir	To growl
Guarder	Guard	Ya guardé toda la ropa de invierno	I already put away all my winter clothing.
Guiar	To guide	guiarse por el instinto	To follow your instincts.
Gustar	To like	Me gusta su compañía.	I like her company.
Hablar	To speak	Hablan muy bien de él.	People speak very highly of him.
Hacer	to do, make	Me hizo un lugar en la mesa.	He made me a place at the table.
Hallar	To find, locate	Halló la puerta abierta.	She found the door open.
Hallarse	To find oneself	La responsabilidad educativa se halla en gran parte descentralizada.	Educational responsibility is to a great degree decentralized. Or, Educational responsibility finds itself to a great degree decentralized.
Herir	To hurt	Hirió sus sentimientos.	He/she hurt his/her feelings.
Hervir	To boil	Añade la sal cuando rompa a hervir.	Add the salt when it boils.
Huir	To flee	Huyó de la cárcel.	He/she escaped from prison.
Ilustrar	To illustrate	Ahora, escribe oraciones completas para ilustrar cada uso.	Now, write complete sentences to illustrate each use.
Importer	To import	No importa quién lo haga.	It doesn't matter who does it.
Imprimir	To print	Imprime su estilo a todo lo que hace.	He puts his mark on anything he does.
Incluir	To include	Inclúyelo en la lista.	Include him on the list.
Indicar	Indicate	Hay una flecha que indica el camino.	There is an arrow that indicates the way.
Inducer	To induce	Lo indujo al crimen.	He/she led him/her into crime.
Influir	To influence
Informar	To inform	Te han informado mal.	You have been misinformed.
Iniciar	To start, initate	Iniciar el proceso de paz.	To initiate the peace process.
Inmigrar	To immigrate
Insistir	To insist	Ya que insistes.	If you insist.
Instalar	To install
Insultar	To insult
Intentar	To try, attempt	Intentaremos que regrese hoy mismo.	We will try to get him to come today.
Interesar	To interest, be of interest	Esto a ti no te interesa.	This doesn't concern you.
Interpreter	Interpret translate	Interpretó mal tus palabras.	He/she misinterpreted what you said.
Introducer	To introduce	Su padre lo introdujo en la política.	His father introduced him to politics.
Invader	To invade	Los trabajadores invadieron la calle.	The workers poured out into the street.
Inventor	To invent
Invertir	To invest	Voy a invertir todos mis esfuerzos en sacar este curso adelante.	I'm going to invest all of my efforts in successfully completing this course.
Investigar	To investigate
Inviter	To invite	Hoy invitas tú.	Today it's on you.
Invocar	To invoke
Ir	To go	Iban a caballo/a pie.	They went on horseback/on foot.
Irse	To go away, leave	¿por qué te vas tan temprano?	Why are you going so soon?
Jactarse	To boast, brag
Jugar	To play	Jugamos una partida de ajedrez.	We played a game of chess.
Juntar	To join, put together	Juntaremos las sillas.	We will put the chairs together.
Juntarse	To get together	Nos juntaremos en tu casa.	We'll meet at your house.
Jurar	To swear, take an oath	Juró vengarse.	He swore to get his revenge.
Ladrar	To bark (dog)
Lamenter	To regret	Lamento molestarlo...	I'm sorry to bother you....
Lanzar	To throw, launch	Lanzó un grito de dolor.	He cried out in pain.
Lastimar	To hurt emotionally	No lastimes sus sentimientos.	Don't hurt his/her feelings.
Lavar	To wash	Hay que levantarlo en seco.	You must dy–clean it.
Lavarse	To wash (hands, hair, etc)
Leer	To read	Leer los labios.	To read lips.
Legalizer	To leagalize, authenticate
Levanter	To lift	Le levantó el castigo.	He let him off the hook.
Levantarse	To get up	¿me puedo levantar de la mesa?	May I leave the table?
Limpiar	To clean	Lo limpió con un trapo.	He wiped it with a cloth.
Llamar	To call	El sindicato los llamó a la huelga.	The union called them out on strike.
Llamarse	To be called	Su padre se llama Pedro.	His father's name is Pedro.
Llegar	To arrive, reach	No me llegó el telegrama.	I never received the telegram.
Llenar	To fill	No me llenes el vaso.	Don't fill up my glass.
Llevar	To take, carry	Le llevé unas flores.	I brought her some flowers.
Llorar	To mourn	Estaba a punto de llorar.	She was on the verge of tears.
Llover	To rain
Lograr	To get, attain, achieve, accomplish	Logrará su propósito.	He'll achieve his goal.
Luchar	To fight
Madurar	To mature, ripen
Mandar	To mandate, order	A mí nadie me manda.	Nobody tells me what to do.
Manejar	To drive, run, operate	No sé manejar la grúa.	I don't know how to operate the crane.
Mantener	To maintain, keep up	Mantener la calma.	To maintain calm.
Maquillar	To put makeup on, disguise, make up, falsify	En su declaración maquilló un poco el asunto.	In his declaration he wasn't entirely truthful.
Maquillarse	To put on makeup, a disguise
Marcar	To mark, score, brand	El reloj marca las doce en punto.	The time was exactly 12.
Masticar	To chew
Matar	To kill	Lo mató un coche.	He was killed by a car.
Matricular	To register, enroll
Matricularse	To register oneself
Medir	To measure	¿cuánto mide de alto/largo?	How tall/long is it?
Mentir	To lie	Me mintió.	He/she lied to me.
Merecer	To deserve	Merece que le den el puesto.	She deserves to get the job.
Merendar	To snack	Merendamos en el campo.	We had a picnic in the country.
Meter	To put in, introduce	Logró meter todo en la maleta.	He managed to fit it all in the suitcase.
Mezclar	To mix	No me gusta mezclar a los amigos.	I don't like to mix my friends.
Mirar	To look	No me mires así.	Don't look at me that way.
Modificar	To modify, alter	Han modificado el texto sustancialmente.	The text was altered substantially.
Molestar	To bother, annoy	Perdone que lo moleste.	Sorry to bother you.
Montar	To ride, mount	Montó al niño en el poni.	He lifted the boy onto the pony.
Morir	To die	Murió asesinada.	He/she was murdered.
Mostrar	To show (by example)	Muéstrame cómo funciona.	Show me how it works.
Mover	To move	No muevas la cámara.	Don't move the camera.
Moverse	To move	La lámpara se movía con el viento.	The lamp was swaying in the wind.
Mudra	To molt, shed, change, move residence	Cuando mudó de voz..	When his voice broke...
Mudarse	To molt, shed, change, move residence	Se mudaron a una casa más grande.	They moved to a bigger house.
Nacer	To be born	¿Dónde naciste?	Where were you born.
Nadir	To swim	¿Sabes nadar?	Do you know how to swim?
Navegar	To navigate, sail
Necesitar	To need	Se necesita vendedora.	Saleswoman needed.
Negar	To deny	No puedo negarlo.	I can't deny it.
Negarse	To refuse to	Se negó a que llamáramos a un médico.	He refused to let us call a doctor.
Negociar	To negotiate	Negociamos con él la compra de las acciones.	We negociated the purchase of the shares with him.
Nevar	To snow
Notar	To notice	No noté nada extraño.	I didn't notice anything strange.
Obedecer	To obey	Obedece a tu madre.	Do as your mother tells you.
Obligor	To obligate, bind, force	No lo obligues a comer.	Don't force him to eat.
Obtener	To obtain, get
Ocurrir	To occur, happen	Ocurra lo que ocurra.	Whatever happens, happens.
Odiar	To hate	Odio la plancha. I hate ironing.
Offender	To offend
Ofrecer	To offer	¿qué se le ofrece, señora?	What would you like, madam?
Oír	To hear	No oigo nada.	I can't hear anything.
Oler	To smell	¿no hueles a humo?	You don't smell smoke?
Olvidar	To forget	Había olvidado que..	I had fogotten that...
Olvidarse	To forget	Se me olvidó decírtelo.....	I forgot to tell you...
Oponer	To pit A against B	No opuso resistencia.	He put up no resistence.
Oponerse	To put on, become (mental state)	Nuestros caracteres se oponen.	We are opposites.
Organizer	To organize	Organizaron una fiesta de despedida.	They organized a farewell party.
Padecer	To suffer	Padece del corazón.	He suffers from heart problems.
Pagar	To pay	¿cuánto pagas de alquiler?	How much do you pay in rent?
Parar	To stop, halt	Para un momento.	Hang on a minute.
Parecer	To seem, appear	Parece fácil.	It looks easy.
Participar	To participate
Pasar	To pass by, happen, spend (time)	No ha pasado ni un taxi.	Not one taxi has passed by.
Patina	To skate, slide, skid	Patinar sobre ruedas/hielo.	To roller/ice skate.
Pedir	To request, ask for	Pidieron un préstamo al banco.	They asked the bank for a loan.
Pegar	To stick, glue, attach, pick up...	Le pegó una paliza terrible.	She gave him a terrible beating.
Peinar	To comb, brush	¿quién te peina?	Who does your hair?
Pelear	To fight, brawl	Pelearon por una tontería.	They had fight over a silly little thing.
Pensar	To think	Pensé para mí...	I thought to myself....
Perder	To lose (in all senses)	Perdí el pasaporte.	I lost my passport.
Perdonar	To pardon, forgive	Te perdono.	I forgive you.
Permanecer	To stay, remain	Permaneció en silencio.	He stayed silent.
Permitir	To allow	No le permitieron verla.	He was not permitted to see her.
Perseguir	To pursue, hunt	Me persigue la mala suerte.	I'm hounded by bad luck.
Pertenecer	To pertain, belong	Este libro pertenece a tu biblioteca.	This book belongs to your library.
Pesar	To weigh on (emotionally or physically)	Ahora me pesa mucho.	Now I deeply regret it.
Pescar	To fish	Fuimos a pescar.	We went fishing.
Picar	To prick puncture, sting, itch	Me picaron los mosquitos.	I got bitten by mosquitos.
Pintar	To paint	Pintó la puerta de rojo.	She painted the door red.
Platicar	To talk, chat (Mex and CA)
Planchar	To iron, press
Plantar	To plant, put; to ditch, dump (colloq)	Plantaremos todo el jardín de jazmines.	We'll plant the whole garden with jazmines.
Poder	To be able to	No puedo pagar tanto.	I can't pay so much.
Poner	To put	¿cuántos le pongo?	How many would you like? (How many should I put to you?)
Ponerse	To put on [clothing]; to put/place [oneself]; to turn/get/become [+ adjective of physical/mental state])	Pongámonos ahí.	Let's stand here.
Practicar	To practice	No practica ningún deporte.	He doesn't practice any sports.
Predecir	To predict
Preferir	To prefer	Prefiero que te quedes.	I would prefer if you stayed.
Preguntar	To ask	Eso no se pregunta.	You shouldn't ask things like that.
Preguntarse	To wonder, ask oneself	me pregunto...	I wonder...
Preparer	To prepare	Preparar una fiesta.	Prepare a party.
Prepararse	To prepare oneself
Presenter	To submit, introduce	Te presento a mi hermana.	I would like you to meet my sister.
Preserver	To preserve, protect
Prever	To foresee, fortell	Se prevé un aumento de precios.	A rise in prices has been predicted.
Probar	To test, try	No prueba el alcohol.	He never drinks alcohol.
Producer	To produce	Las vacas producen leche.	Cows produce milk.
Prohibir	To prohibit	Iba en dirección prohibida.	I was going the wrong direction.
Prometer	To promise	Te lo prometo.	I promise you.
Proponer	To propose	Nos propuso ir al campo.	She proposed we go to the countryside.
Proseguir	To continue, proceed
Proteger	To protect
Protestar	To protest	Vamos a protestar contra la subida de impuestos.	We are going to protest against the rise in taxes.
Provocar	To provoke	Su decisión fue provocada por..	His decision was provoked by...
Publicar	To publish	Publicó su primera novela...	She published her first novel.
Purificar	To purify
Quebrar	To snap, break; fail, go bankrupt
Quebrarse	To snap, break; fail, go bankrupt
Quedar	To stay, remain, be left; to be [indicating location]	¿queda alguien adentro?	Is there anyone left inside?
Quedarse	To stay [behind], remain [behind]	No me gusta quedarme sola en casa.	I don't like staying home alone.
Quejarse	To complain
Quemar	To burn, set on fire
Quemarse	To burn down, be consumed by fire Realizer	To achieve, attain, realize	Realizó una magnífica labor.
Rechazar	To reject
Recibir	To receive	Recibió muchos regalos.	She recieved lots of gifts.
Reciclar	To recycle
Recoger	To pick up	Vino a recogernos a las tres.	He/she came to pick us up at three.
Recomendar	To recommend	No te lo recomiendo.	I wouldnt recommend it.
Reconocer	To recognize	Le reconocí por el modo de andar.	I recognized him by the way he walks.
Recorder	To remember	Recuerdo que lo puse ahí.	I recall putting it here.
Reducer	To reduce	Debería reducir el consumo de sal.	You should cut down on salt.
Regular	To give a gift	Me regaló una pulsera.	He gave me bracelet.
Regar	To irrigate, water, sprinkle
Regatear	To bargain, haggle
Regir	To be in force, valid; to govern	Ese horario ya no rige.	That timetable is no longer valid.
Registrar	To register, record, search
Registrarse	To register oneself
Regresar	To return, go back	No sé cuándo va a regresar.	I don't know when he/she is going to return.
Regular	To regulaate, control, adjust
Rehusar	To refuse	Rehusó presidir la empresa.	He/she refused to accept the post.
Reinar	To reign, rule	En la iglesia reinaba el silencio.	Silence reigned in the church.
Reír	To laugh	Me hace reír.	He makes me laugh.
Renacer	To be reborn	Sentí renacer la esperanza.	I felt renewed hope.
Renovar	To renew	Tengo que renovar mi vestuario.	I must update my wardrobe.
Renunciar	To renounce, surrender, resign	Renunciamos a la herencia.	We relinquished the inheritance.
Reñir	To quarrel, argue, tell off	Mamá me riñó por romper el perchero.	Mom yelled at me for breaking the hatstand.
Reparar	To repair	Nadie puede reparar la pérdida de un ser querido.	Nobody can make up for the loss of a loved one.
Repasar	To review, revise	Repasaré el tema para que no queden dudas.	I will review the subject to remove any doubts.
Repetir	To repeat	¿me lo puedes repetir?	Could you repeat that, please?
Replica	To reply, answer back	Nos replicó de un modo muy ingenioso.	She answered us with a witty remark.
Reporter	To bring, carry; to obtain; to report, inform; to denounce, accuse	Solo me reportó disgustos.	It brought me nothing but troubles.
Requerir	To require, need; to summon	Esta planta requiere muchos cuidados.	This plant needs a lot of care.
Reservar	To reserve	Nos reservaba una sorpresa.	He/she had a surpise in store for us.
Resolver	To resolve, clear up	Tiene resuelto su futuro.	His future is sorted out.
Respetar	To respect	Se hizo respetar por todos.	He gained everyones respect.
Respirar	To breathe	Respire hondo.	Take a deep breath.
Responder	To reply	Respondió con una evasiva.	He/she responded with an evasive reply.
Resultar	To turn out to be, prove to be	Resulta más barato así.	It works out to be cheapest this way.
Reveler	To reveal, disclose	Eso revela que no tiene interés.	That shows that he is not interested.
Rezar	To pray	Reza por que todo salga bien.	Pray that everything turns out alright.
Robar	To steal	Le robó dinero a su jefe.	He stole some money from his boss.
Rogar	To beg	Te lo ruego...	I beg you...
Romper	To break	Rompió el contrato en pedazos.	He tore the contract into pieces.
Saber	To know	No sabe lo que dice.	He doesn't know whe he's talking about.
Sacar	To take out, draw out, extract	Sácalo aquí al sol.	Bring it out here into the sun.
Sacrificar	To sacrifice	He de sacrificar mis estudios a causa del trabajo.	I've got to give up my studies because of my work.
Sacudir	To shake, beat, flap	Sacudió la arena de la toalla.	He shook the sand out of the towel.
Salir	To leave	¿a qué hora sale el tren?	What time does the train leave?
Saltar	To jump, jump over, leave out	Saltaba de una idea a otra.	She kept jumping from one idea to the next.
Saludar	To salute	Saluda a tu hermano de mi parte.	Give my regards to your brother.
Salvar	To save, rescue, except	No salvaron nada de la tormenta.	They didn't save anything from the storm.
Satisfacer	To satisfy	Su respuesta no me satisfacer.	Your reply does not satisfy me.
Satisfacerse	To be satisfied
Satirizer	To satirize
Secar	To dry, wipe	El sol secó la pintura.	The sun dried the paint.
Secarse	To dry off	Se me seca mucho la piel.	My skin gets very dry.
Seguir	To follow	Siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente.	Follow this road up to the bridge.
Sentar	To sit	Ese vestido le sienta de maravilla.	That dress really suits her.
Sentarse	To sit down	Nos sentaron en la mesa del fondo.	We sat at the back table.
Sentir	To feel, regret	Sentimos una gran alegría.	We are overjoyed.
Sentirse	To feel, regret	No me siento con ánimos.	I don't feel up to it.
Señalar	To point out, indicate, signal, note	Me señaló con el dedo.	He pointed at me.
Server	To serve	Ya no me sirve.	It's of no use to me anymore.
Significar	To mean	¿qué significa sextante?	What does "sextante" mean?
Simbolizar	To symbolize, represent	La calavera simboliza la muerte.	The skull is a symbol of death.
Situar	To place, put	Con esta victoria se sitúan en primer lugar.	This victory puts them in first place.
Sobrevivir	To survive
Soler	To be accustomed to	Suele venir una vez a la semana.	She usually comes once a week.
Sonar	To sound, ring	El despertador sonó a las cinco.	The alarm went off at five o'clock.
Sonar	To dream	Soñé que vivía en una isla desierta.	I dreamt that I was living on a desert island.
Sonreír	To smile	Le sonreía.	She was smiling at him.
Soportar	To support, hold up, bear tolerate	No soporto este calor/la gente así.	I can't stand this heat/people like that.
Sorprender	To surprise	Me sorprende que no lo sepas.	I'm surprised you don't know.
Subir	To go, climb up; to get on (plane)	Hay que subir a pie.	You have to walk up on foot.
Suceder	To happen; succeed, follow	Le expliqué lo sucedido.	I explained to him what happened.
Sufrir	To suffer	Sufre lesiones de gravedad.	He has serious injuries.
Sugerir	To suggest	Me sugirió que lo probara.	He suggested that I try it.
Suponer	To suppose	Suponiendo que todo salga bien.	Let's assume everything goes well.
Surgir	To arise, come up	Surgió un imprevisto.	Something came up.
Suspirar	To sigh; to yearn for	Suspira por ella.	He's madly in love with her.
Sustituir	To replace, substitute	Sustituyeron el azúcar por miel.	They replaced the sugar with honey.
Tañer	To strum; to toll, peal
Tapar	To cover, put a lid on	Tapó el agujero con cemento.	They filled the hole with cement.
Tardar	To delay, take a long time to do something	Tardó un mes en contestar.	It took a month for him to reply.
Temer	To fear	Temo ofenderlo.	I'm afraid of offending him.
Terminar	To end	Terminé muy cansada.	I ended up feeling very tired.
Tirar	To throw	Tiró la pelota al aire.	He threw the ball in the air.
Tocar	To touch, play instrument	La planta ya toca el techo.	The plant is already touching the cieling.
Tomar	To take, drink	La tomé de la mano.	I took her by the hand.
Torcer	To twist, bend	Me torció el brazo.	She twisted my arm.
Toser	To cough
Trabajar	To work	¿en qué trabajas?	What do you do for a living?
Traducer	To translate
Traer	To bring	¿qué te trae por aquí?	What bring you here?
Tragar	To swallow, choke down, put up with	No lo trago.	I can't stand him.
Tartar	To try; to treat, handle	En mi trabajo trato con gente de todo tipo.	At my job I deal with all kinds of people.
Triunfar	To succeed, be triumphant	Triunfó en el concurso.	She won the competition.
Tropezar	To stumble	Tropezó con la caja.	He/she tripped over the box.
Ubicar	To locate, place, to be located, situated	Me ubicaron a su lado.	They put me at his side.
Unir	To unite, join	Se unió a nuestra causa.	He joined our cause.
Untar	To smear, rub	Se unta el molde con mantequilla.	Spread butter on the cake pan.
Usar	To use	¿qué champú usas?	What shampoo do you use?
Utilizer	To use, utilize
Vaciar	To empty, evacuate	Vaciamos la piscina.	We emptied the pool.
Valer	To be worth	¿cuánto valen?	How much are they/how much do they cost?
Variar	To vary	Las temperaturas varían entre 20°C y 25°C.	Temperature vary between 20 and 25 C.
Vencer	To overcome, conquer	Me venció el sueño.	I was overcome by sleep.
Vender	To sell	Le vendí el reloj.	I sold him the watch.
Venir	To come	La vinó a buscar su madre.	Her mother came to pick her up.
Ver	To view	No se ve nada aquí.	You can't see anything here.
Verificar	To verify
Vestir	To dress, clothe	Vestía un traje gris.	He was wearing a gray suit.
Vestirse	To dress oneself	Se viste a la última moda.	He/she wears the latest styles.
Viajar	To travel	Odia viajar.	He/she hates to travel.
Violar	To violate, rape
Visitor	To visit
Vivir	To live	El sueldo no le alcanza para vivir.	His salary is not enough for him to live on.
Volar	To fly	¡cómo vuela el tiempo	How time flies
Volver	To return	Mañana volvemos a clases.	Tomorrow we return to classes.
Vomitar	To vomit	Tengo ganas de vomitar.	I think I'm going to be sick.
Votar	To vote	Votó al partido X.	He voted for party X.
Yacer	To lie (down)	Aquí yacen sus restos.	Here lies his remains.
Zambullirse	To dive, plunge into
Arder	To burn, be boiling	La cosa está que arde.	Things have reached/are reaching a boiling point.

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