Verbs 2 Flashcards
curar(se)
to cure
to treat, to dress, to heal
w/ refl. - to recover, to get better
reflexionar
to think about, to think
to reflect, to reflect on, to consider
cuestionar(se)
to question
w/ refl. - to question, to think about, to wonder about
derrocar
to overthrow, to topple, to depose, to oust
to demolish, to tear down, to knock down
rimar
to rhyme
palpar(se)
to feel; to touch, to pat
to palpate
w/ refl. - to feel, to be palpable
esconder(se)
to hide, to conceal
w/ refl. - to hide (oneself)
muñir
to rig, to manipulate
to summon, to call
influenciar
to influence
aliviar(se)
to alleviate, to relieve, to ease, to soothe
to put [sb] at ease
to subside, to ease, to clear up
w/ refl. to feel better, to get better
prender
to grasp, to clutch, to hold
to fasten, to pin, to attach
to start, to spark, to ignite
to capture, to catch, to taken into custody, to seize, to apprehend
to take root
to turn on, to switch on, to power on, to power up
revelar(se)
to reveal, to disclose
to develop (film, photos)
to display, to show
w/ refl. - to be revealed
trucar
to fix, to rig, to tamper, to load (weight imbalance)
filar
to loosen, to let out
to notice, to spot, to suss out
experimentar
to experiment, to try out, to test
to experience, to feel, to undergo
embalsamar
to embalm
agarrar(se)
to grab, to grip, to grasp
to get hold of, to grab hold of; to hold onto
to catch, to grab, to nab
to put down roots, to take root, to root
w/ refl. - to hold on to, to grip
to use, to cling to (+ a)
prendar(se)
to enchant, to captivate, to charm
w/ refl. - to fall in love, to be enchanted, to be in love
agachar(se)
to hang, to bow, to lower, to bend, to duck
w/ refl. - to bend down, to crouch, to duck
enterrar
to bury, to cover up, to cover
to bury, to entomb, to inter, to inurn, to lay to rest
agregar(se)
to add
emprender
to set out on, to set forth on (travel)
to launch (military action)
to undertake, to start (project)
impedir
to prevent, to block, to hamper, to hinder, to stop, to impede
to prevent from, to stop from (+ que)
recaer
to fall back, to go back, to relapse
to go to (prize), to fall on, to lie with (responsibility) (+ en/sobre)
carecer
to lack, to not have
reinar
to rule, to reign
imponer(se)
to give, to impose
to command (respect), to instill (fear)
w/ refl. - to prevail
to be in fashion, to be in, to be the in thing
to be necessary, to be needed
to impose oneself
molar
to be cool, to be out of this world, to be the bee’s knees
matizar
to nuance, to tinge
to coordinate, to match, to match up
to explain, to put into context, to spell out
atribuir(se)
to attribute
to confer, to assign, to give
w/ refl. - to claim, to assume (credit, power, control)
retratar(se)
to paint, to draw, to sketch
to photograph
to portray, to depict, to describe
w/ refl. - to pay up, to fork out
envenenar
to poison
to embitter (attitude), to harm (relationship)
inculcar
to instill, to teach
to drum into, to hammer into
dictar
to dictate
to pass, to pronounce, to enact
contender
to fight, to struggle
to debate, to argue, to contend
entablar
to start, to begin, to initiate, to strike up
amansar
to tame, to break in
to calm down, to appease, to soothe
apodar(se)
to nickname, to call, to dub
to designate, to christen (form.)
w/ refl. - to nickname, to dub; to be known as, to call oneself
frisar
to pill
to tie, to tie off
to be close to, to be nearly; to get on for, to border on, to be pushing (+ en)
to get on, to get along
descuidar(se)
to neglect
to not worry
w/ refl. - to be careless, to get distracted, to drop one’s guard
to get sloppy
asear(se)
to clean, to tidy up, to spruce up
w/ refl. - to smarten up, to spruce
arrojar(se)
to throw, to toss, to hurl
to produce, to generate, to bring
to produce, to emit, to give off, to throw off
to spew out, to belch out (lava, smoke)
w/ refl. - to jump, to throw oneself, to hurl oneself, to lunge
madrugar
to get up early, to rise early
to come early, to arrive early
sobrellevar
to endure, to bear
sosegar(se)
to calm, to soothe
w/ refl. - to calm down, to settle
consagrar(se)
to consecrate, to bless, to anoint
to establish, to enshrine
to dedicate, to devote
w/ refl. - to establish oneself, to secure one’s place
to devote oneself, to dedicate oneself
abdicar
to abdicate, to give up, to renounce, to relinquish
to step down, to resign
recrudecer(se)
to get difficult, to become difficult
to get worse, to become worse
sumir(se)
to plunge, to sink; to dip, to push down
to depress
w/ refl. - to sink, to plunge (figurative); to become lost
to lose oneself, to become absorbed
desplegar(se)
to unfold, to open, to spread out, to roll out, to unfurl
to deploy, to roll out
to display, to put [sth] on display
w/ refl. - to be unfurled, unfolded
remitir(se)
to send, to mail; to refer
to subside, to ease, to abate (form.)
to let up, to taper off, to die down
w/ refl. - to follow, to abide by, to comply with
to refer, to remit
corroborar(se)
to corroborate, to confirm
w/ refl. - to corroborate, to verify; to be corroborated
procurar(se)
to be able to
to obtain, to get
to make sure, to ensure
to try
w/ refl. - to obtain, to get; to land (col.)
disipar(se)
to remove, to dispel
to squander, to fritter away
w/ refl. - to clear, to lift, to dissipate; to thin
to vanish, to disappear, to fade
danzar
to dance
cazar
to catch
to hunt, to shoot (gun)
to land, to get one’s hands on (inf.)
gozar(se)
to have a good time, to enjoy; to have a blast
to enjoy [sth] (+ de)
to have sex
w/ refl. - to rejoice in, to revel in, to delight in
conjurar(se)
to conjure up, to invoke
to get together, to join forces
to conspire, to plot, to hatch a plan
to exorcise
w/ refl. - to come together, to conspire
to swear
servir
to serve
to still work, to still be good, to do the job
to be useful for, to work, to serve (+ para)
suscitar
to provoke, to cause, to arouse, to raise, to stir up
concertar
to arrange, to make, to set up
to agree (price), to reach (agreement)
w/ refl. - to collude, to conspire
to agree
lustrar
to shine, to polish, to buff
someter(se)
to subdue, to suppress, to put down
to subject (+ a)
w/ refl. - to obey, to bend to, to be subject to (+ a)
to subject oneself, to go on, to go through (+ a)
to submit
lapidar
to stone
to cut
compendiar
to summarize, to abridge, to condense
desempeñar(se)
to perform, to carry out, to execute
to redeem, to get [sth] out of pawn
w/ refl. - to work as
aludir
to allude to, to refer to
to mention
compensar
to compensate
to make up for; to cancel out, to balance out
desmentir(se)
to deny
to refute, to disprove
to squash, to squelch
to belie, to contradict, to go against, to fly in the face of
w/ refl. - to backtrack
anteponer
to put first, to put ahead of
rastrear
to follow a trail, to follow the trail of
to track, to trail, to scour
to drag, to trawl
to locate, to verify, to ascertain, to canvass
perdurar
to live on, to endure, to last
to persist, to remain, to survive
to linger, to prevail
revestir(se)
to line, to coat, to cover, to sheathe
to take on; to show, to have, to be marked by
to cloak, to disguise (+ de)
w/ refl. - to summon up, to arm oneself with, to pluck up (+ de)
constituir(se)
to make, to form, to constitute
to be (honor, privilege, etc.)
w/ refl. - to become, to make oneself
to set up, to establish
figurar(se)
to figure, to belong
to be prominent, to be listed
to appear (on a list)
to represent
w/ refl. - to figure, to reckon, to imagine, to suppose
confeccionar
to make
to prepare, to draft, to write
to compose (formal)
to compound
to make, to cook, to prepare
to come up with (inf.)
juzgar
to try (law)
to judge, to decide
tumbar(se)
to knock down, to knock over, to lay down
to incline, to tilt
to thrash, to beat convincingly
w/ refl. - to lie down, to stretch out, to sleep
ofrendar
to offer up, to offer
to give offering, to tithe
clasificar(se)
to sort, to put in order, to classify
w/ refl. - to finish, to come, to be placed
to qualify, to get through, to win a place
regir(se)
to govern, to regulate, to rule
to be in force, to be in effect
w/ refl. - to go by, to be governed
repugnar
to sicken, to disgust
to gross out (sl.)
to make [sb] ill/sick
to turn one’s stomach (fig.)
ahorcar(se)
to hang (execution)
w/ refl. - to hang oneself
esmerar(se)
to take great pains
to go to a lot of effort
to put a lot of effort into
decapitar
to behead, to decapitate
desmembrar
to dismember
to split, to split up
to drive [sb] apart
albergar(se)
to be home to, to harbor, to house, to accommodate
to cherish
w/ refl. - to take/seek shelter, to take/seek refuge
serpentear(se)
to meander, to wind, to snake, to twist and turn
w/ refl. - to gyrate, to wiggle, to twist
acantilar
to run aground
señalizar
to put up signs, to post signs
to mark, to signal
vislumbrar(se)
to make out, to discern, to peer at
to glimpse, to surmise, to envisage, to envision
w/ refl. - to appear in sight, to come into view, to be made out
adiestrar(se)
to train, to instruct
w/ refl. to get trained
lazar
to tie with a ribbon
to lasso, to rope
espesar(se)
to thicken
w/ refl. - to thicken, to become thicker/denser
capar
to castrate, to neuter
fallar
to fail, to miss; to make a mistake, to go wrong, to be unsuccessful
to goof up, mess up (sl.)
to fail, to misfire, to breakdown
to give way, to break, to snap
to let down, to fail [sb], to disappoint
to rule, decide, to find, to award
habilitar
to fit out, to set up, to prepare
to authorize, to enable, to empower
to finance
to activate, to enable
soltar(se)
to leg to, to put down, to drop
to let loose, to set free, to release
to lose, to leak
to let fly, to let out
to set on, to sic on (sl.)
w/ refl. - to come loose, to break loose
to loosen up, to let one’s hair down, to come out of one’s shell
desgastar(se)
to wear away, to wear down; to erode
w/ refl. - to tire/wear oneself out; to get tired/exhausted
borrar(se)
to erase, to remove, to delete
to wipe off, to blot out
to remove from, to take off
w/ refl. - to forget, to fade, to fade away, to be erased
to disappear, to vanish
importunar
to bother, to pester
afligir(se)
to upset, to bother
to suffer from
to cause pain
w/ refl. - to get upset, to get worked up
encubrir
to hide, to conceal
to mask, to cloak (fig.)
to cover for, to cover up for
culminar
to reach [sth]’s highest point
to culminate, to peak
to finalize, to end, to cap
repeler(se)
to fend off, to hold off, to repulse, to repel
to rebuff, to brush off
to be repulsive, to be repellent
w/ refl. - to be repelled, to repel each other, to be incompatible
asesorar(se)
to advise, to act as consultants to
w/ refl. - to seek advice, to seek counsel
to consult (an expert, lawyer, etc.)
silenciar
to keep quiet, to hush up
to silence, to mute
torturar(se)
to torture, to torment
w/ refl. - to beat oneself up, to torture oneself, to agonize
dimitir
to resign, to step down from
ascender
to climb, to ascend
to come to, to amount to, to add up to (+ a)
to move, to be promoted