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Irregular verbs e > ie (cambian todas las personas excepto la 1a y la 2a persona plural/ all persons change except the 1st and 2nd person plural) Flashcards

1
Q

To manage to/ To guess

Of the 15 questions on the quiz, I only got four right.

A

Acertar

De las 15 preguntas en la prueba, solo acerté cuatro.

Yo: Acierto
Tu: Aciertas
él/ Ella/ Usted: Acierta
Nosotros (as): Acertamos
Vosotros (as): Acert
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: Aciertan

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think

I think he should be home by now.

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pensar

Pienso que ya debería estar en casa.

Yo: pienso
Tu: piensas
él/ Ella/ Usted: piensa
Nosotros (as): pensamos
Vosotros (as): pens
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: piensan

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encourage

His good results encouraged him to keep studying.

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alentar

Las buenas notas lo alentaron a seguir estudiando.

Yo: aliento
Tu: alientas
él/ Ella/ Usted: alienta
Nosotros (as): alentamos
Vosotros (as): alent
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: alientan

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tighten

Press any key to continue.

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apretar

Aprieta cualquier tecla para continuar.

Yo: aprieto
Tu: aprietas
él/ Ella/ Usted: aprieta
Nosotros (as): apretamos
Vosotros (as): apret
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: aprietan

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5
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rent

Alfredo leases his country house to whoever is vacationing.

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arrendar

Alfredo arrienda su casa de campo para quien quiera vacacionar.

Yo: arriendo
Tu: arriendas
él/ Ella/ Usted: arrienda
Nosotros (as): arrendamos
Vosotros (as): arrend
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: arriendan

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(to establish)
* to set up
* to lay down

(to locate)
* to place

(to stabilize)
* to secure

(to make flat)
* to firm down
* to flatten

(to designate)
* to seat

(to book)
* to enter

(mechanics)
* to seat

(to affirm) (Mexico)
* to state

Dig a hole and secure the post with cement.

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asentar

Cava un hoyo y asienta el poste con cemento.

Yo: asiento
Tu: asientas
él/ Ella/ Usted: asienta
Nosotros (as): asent
Vosotros (as): asentamos
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: asientan

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(to scare)
* to terrify

(to bring down)
* to shoot down

(to cover with soil)
* to fill with earth
* to fill with dirt
* to cover with earth
* to cover with dirt

(to block) (Central America)
* to obstruct

(to arrive at land)
* to land
* to reach land

We filled the pit with earth before anyone could fall in it.

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aterrar

Aterramos el foso antes de que alguien cayera en él

Yo: atierro
Tu: atierras
él/ Ella/ Usted: atierra
Nosotros (as): aterramos
Vosotros (as): aterr
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: atierran

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(to go across)
* to cross
* to go through

(to penetrate)
* to go through
* to pierce

(to live through)
* to go through
* to experience

(to place)
* to put across

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atravesar

Yo: atravieso
Tu: atraviesas
él/ Ella/ Usted: atraviesa
Nosotros (as): atravesamos
Vosotros (as): atraves
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: atraviesan

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to heat/ to warm up/ to arouse

I’m going to warm up my dinner in the microwave.

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calentar

Voy a calentar mi cena en el microondas.

Yo: caliento
Tu: calientas
él/ Ella/ Usted: calienta
Nosotros (as): calentamos
Vosotros (as): calent
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: calientan

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(to make sightless)
* to blind

(to make temporarily sightless)
* to blind
* to dazzle

(to obstruct)
* to block

(to cover)
* to block off
* to block up

(to make unclear)
* to cloud

(to become sightless)
* to go blind

The hero blinded the giant.

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cegar

El héroe cegó al gigante.

Yo: ciego
Tu: ciegas
él/ Ella/ Usted: ciega
Nosotros (as): cegamos
Vosotros (as): ceg
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: ciegan

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(to pull shut)
* to close
* to shut

(to cover)
* to close

(to finalize)
* to conclude

(to disconnect)
* to turn off

(to end the activity of)
* to close
* To shut down

Close the door when you need privacy.

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cerrar

Cierra la puerta cuando necesites privacidad.

Yo: cierro
Tu: cierras
él/ Ella/ Usted: cierra
Nosotros (as): cerramos
Vosotros (as): cerr
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: cierran

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start

I want to start doing yoga.

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comenzar

Quiero comenzar a hacer yoga.

Yo: comienzo
Tu: comienzas
él/ Ella/ Usted: comienza
Nosotros (as): comenzamos
Vosotros (as): comenz
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: comienzan

WHEN USED WITH AN INFINITVE, USE A

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to set up
to arrange
to conclude
to agree on
to reach
to tune
to be in tune
to coincide

I hate it when my sister sets up dates for me with her single friends.

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concertar

Odio que mi hermana me concierte citas con sus amigos solteros

Yo: concierto
Tu: conciertas
él/ Ella/ Usted: concierta
Nosotros (as): concertamos
Vosotros (as): concert
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: conciertan

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confess

The boy admitted to breaking the vase.

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confesar

El niño confesó haber roto el florero.

Yo: **
Tu: **
él/ Ella/ Usted: **
Nosotros (as): **
Vosotros (as): **
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: **

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deny

The judge refused the felon’s request for release from prison.

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denegar

El juez denegó el pedido de excarcelación del criminal.

Yo: deniego
Tu: deniegas
él/ Ella/ Usted: deniega
Nosotros (as): denegamos
Vosotros (as): deneg
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: deniegan

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discourage
to demotivate
to become demoralised

The high cost of living discourages immigrants.

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desalentar

El alto costo de vida desalienta a los inmigrantes.

Yo: desaliento
Tu: desalientas
él/ Ella/ Usted: desalienta
Nosotros (as): desalentamos
Vosotros (as): desalent
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: desalientan

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17
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to confuse
to unsettle
to become confused

My students become confused when I speak too fast in English

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desconcertar

Mis alumnos se desconciertan cuando hablo en inglés demasiado rápido.

Yo: desconcierto
Tu: desconciertas
él/ Ella/ Usted: desconcierta
Nosotros (as): desconcertamos
Vosotros (as): desconcert
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: desconciertan

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18
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dig up

  • “When you talk to Alejandro, don’t dig up the scandal he was involved in.”
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desenterrar

  • “Cuando hables con Alejandro, no desentierres el escándalo en el que estuvo involucrado.”

Yo: desentierro
Tu: desentierras
él/ Ella/ Usted: desentierra
Nosotros (as): desenterramos
Vosotros (as): desenterr
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: desentierran

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To defrost

The spring sunshine started melting the snow.

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deshelar

El sol de la primavera comenzó a deshelar la nieve.

Yo: deshielo
Tu: deshielas
él/ Ella/ Usted: deshiela
Nosotros (as): deshelamos
Vosotros (as): deshel
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: deshielan

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To wake up
To arouse

The police came and woke up the whole building.

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despertar

La policía vino y despertó a todo el edificio.

Yo: despierto
Tu: despiertas
él/ Ella/ Usted: despierta
Nosotros (as): despertamos
Vosotros (as): despert
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: despiertan

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To unfold
To spread
To spread out
To open
To open out
To unfurl
To deploy (Military
To employ/ To use

The architect unfolded the blueprint over the table.

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desplegar

El arquitecto desplegó el plano sobre la mesa.

Yo: despliego
Tu: despliegas
él/ Ella/ Usted: despliega
Nosotros (as): desplegamos
Vosotros (as): despleg
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: despliegan

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  • To banish
  • To exile
  • To dismiss
  • To banish
  • To remove soil from

The psychologist told me to dismiss the idea that everyone looks at me.

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desterrar

La psicóloga me dijo que desterrara la idea de que todo el mundo me mira

Yo: destierro
Tu: destierras
él/ Ella/ Usted: destierra
Nosotros (as): desterramos
Vosotros (as): desterr
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: destierran

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23
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  • to become related by marriage to
  • to marry into
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emparentar
(Used with con)

Yo: **empariento **
Tu: emparientas
él/ Ella/ Usted: emparienta
Nosotros (as): emparentamos
Vosotros (as): emparent
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: emparientan

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24
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begin

The new season of my favorite show starts in a month.

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empezar

La nueva temporada de mi serie favorita empieza en un mes.

Yo: **
Tu: **
él/ Ella/ Usted: **
Nosotros (as): **
Vosotros (as): **
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: **

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  • To start
  • To start out with: Use with por plus infinitive

I’d like to start by welcoming you this evening.

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empezar

Quiero empezar por darles la bienvenida esta noche.

Yo: empiezo
Tu: empiezas
él/ Ella/ Usted: empieza
Nosotros (as): empezamos
Vosotros (as): empez
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: empiezan

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26
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to lock
to lock up
To shut up
To shut in
To put
To put away
To contain
To have
To put in
To involve
To put in check

She locks her stamp collection in the safe.

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encerrar

Encierra su colección de sellos en la caja fuerte

Yo: encierro
Tu: encierras
él/ Ella/ Usted: encierra
Nosotros (as): encerramos
Vosotros (as): encerr
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: encierran

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To entrust
To Commend

We’ve decided to entrust these responsibilities to Mr. Lopez.

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encomendar

Hemos decidido encomendar estas responsabilidades al Sr. López.

Yo: encomiendo
Tu: encomiendas
él/ Ella/ Usted: encomienda
Nosotros (as): encomendamos
Vosotros (as): encomend
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: encomiendan

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To put right
To amend
To improve
To make good
to change course

  • “We had to amend a number of errors which were found in the first draft.”

Cristina corrected the mistakes highlighted by the teacher.

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enmendar

  • “Tuvimos que enmendar varios errores que se encontraron en el primer borrador.”

Cristina enmendó los errores subrayados por el profesor.

Yo: enmiendo
Tu: enmiendas
él/ Ella/ Usted: enmienda
Nosotros (as): enmendamos
Vosotros (as): enmend
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: enmiendan

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To bury
To outlive
To conceal
To forget

The pirate buried the treasure in a secret location.

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enterrar

El pirata enterró el tesoro en un lugar secreto.

Yo: entierro
Tu: entierras
él/ Ella/ Usted: entierra
Nosotros (as): enterramos
Vosotros (as): enterr
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: entierran

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govern

He governed his empire with a firm hand.

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gobernar

Gobernó su imperio con mano dura.

Yo: gobierno
Tu: gobiernas
él/ Ella/ Usted: gobierna
Nosotros (as): gobernamos
Vosotros (as): gobern
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: gobiernan

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To freeze
To dumbfound
To produce ice

The low temperatures threaten to freeze the crops.

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helar

Las temperaturas bajas amenazan con helar los cultivos.

Yo: hielo
Tu: hielas
él/ Ella/ Usted: hiela
Nosotros (as): helamos
Vosotros (as): hel
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: hielan

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to winter
to spend the winter

Canada geese winter in the United States.

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invernar

Los gansos de Canadá invernan en los Estados Unidos.

Yo: invierno
Tu: inviernas
él/ Ella/ Usted: invierna
Nosotros (as): invernamos
Vosotros (as): invern
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: inviernan

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33
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to declare
to state
to express
to convey an emotion
to gather in protest
to show support for
to become evident

The prime minister declared that they would remain neutral during the war

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manifestar

El primer ministro manifestó que serían neutrales durante la guerra.

Yo: manifiesto
Tu: manifiestas
él/ Ella/ Usted: manifiesta
Nosotros (as): manifestamos
Vosotros (as): manifest
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: manifiestan

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34
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to mention

  • “They say that man was a very important person, but I never heard anyone mention his name before.”
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mentar

“Dicen que ese señor fue alguien muy importante, pero yo nunca lo había oído mentar.”

Yo: miento
Tu: mientas
él/ Ella/ Usted: mienta
Nosotros (as): mentamos
Vosotros (as): ment
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: mientan

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35
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to have an afternoon snack

Shall we have tea at 5 pm?

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merendar

¿Merendamos a las 5 pm?

Yo: meriendo
Tu: meriendas
él/ Ella/ Usted: merienda
Nosotros (as): merendamos
Vosotros (as): merend
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: meriendan

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to deny
to refuse
to disown

The official refused to help us.

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negar

El oficial nos negó su ayuda.

Yo: niego
Tu: niegas
él/ Ella/ Usted: niega
Nosotros (as): negamos
Vosotros (as): neg
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: niegan

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to snow
to frost

It’s snowing heavily today.

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nevar

Está nevando fuerte hoy.

Yo: nievo
Tu: nievas
él/ Ella/ Usted: nieva
Nosotros (as): nevamos
Vosotros (as): nev
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: nievan

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to break
to snap
to bend
to go bankrupt
to fail

How could you break that plastic ruler with your hands?

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quebrar

¿Cómo pudiste quebrar esa regla de plástico con las manos?

Yo: **
Tu: **
él/ Ella/ Usted: **
Nosotros (as): **
Vosotros (as): **
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: **

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to warm up
to reheat
to overheat

Michael has just arrived, so I’ll warm up the food for him.

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recalentar

Michael acaba de llegar, así que le voy a recalentar la comida.

Yo: recaliento
Tu: recalientas
él/ Ella/ Usted: recalienta
Nosotros (as): recalentamos
Vosotros (as): recalent
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: recalientan

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to recommend
to advise

My cousin recommended this film to us.

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recomendar

Mi primo nos recomendó esta película.

Yo: recomiendo
Tu: recomiendas
él/ Ella/ Usted: recomienda
Nosotros (as): recomendamos
Vosotros (as): recomend
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: recomiendan

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(to drench with water)
to flow through
to spill
to scatter

I watered the plants this morning

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regar

Regué las plantas esta mañana.

Yo: reigo
Tu: reigas
él/ Ella/ Usted: reiga
Nosotros (as): regamos
Vosotros (as): reg
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: reigan

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to darn
to mend
to correct
“My grandma told me that back in her time people used to darn runs in stockings.”

A

remendar
“Mi abuela me contó que en su época la gente solía remendar las carreras de las medias”

Yo: remiendo
Tu: remiendas
él/ Ella/ Usted: remienda
Nosotros (as): remendamos
Vosotros (as): remend
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: remiendan

43
Q

Deny

Mario disowned his biological family for years.

A

renegar

Mario renegó de su familia biológica durante años.

Yo: reniego
Tu: reniegas
él/ Ella/ Usted: reniega
Nosotros (as): renegamos
Vosotros (as): renegáis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: reniegan

44
Q

Scrub

In the movie a genie came out of the magic lamp when it was rubbed.

A

restregar

En la película un genio salía de la lámpara mágica al restregarla.

Yo: restriego
Tu: restriegas
él/ Ella/ Usted: restriega
Nosotros (as): restregamos
Vosotros (as): restregáis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: restriegan

45
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Burst
The water in the tank heated up, increasing the pressure until it burst.

A

reventar
El agua en el tanque se calentó aumentando la presión hasta que se reventó.

Yo: reviento
Tu: revientas
él/ Ella/ Usted: revienta
Nosotros (as): reventamos
Vosotros (as): reventáis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: revientan

46
Q

season with salt and pepper

Ruth forgot to season the food, that’s why it was insipid.

A

salpimentar

Ruth olvidó salpimentar la comida, por eso estaba desabrida.

Yo: salpimiento
Tu: salpimientas
él/ Ella/ Usted: salpimienta
Nosotros (as): salpimentamos
Vosotros (as): salpimentáis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: salpimientan

47
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Reap
* “I used to help my father reap the fields, but now we have a harvester.”

A

segar
* “Antes ayudaba a mi padre a segar los campos, pero ahora tenemos una cosechadora.”

Yo: siego
Tu: siegas
él/ Ella/ Usted: siega
Nosotros (as): segamos
Vosotros (as): segáis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: siegan

48
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Sow

We’re planting tomatoes in the garden.

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sembrar

Estamos sembrando tomates en el jardín.

Yo: **
Tu: **
él/ Ella/ Usted: **
Nosotros (as): **
Vosotros (as): **
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: **

49
Q

Seat

I sat my mother next to me.

A

sentar

Senté a mi madre a mi lado.

Yo: siento
Tu: sientas
él/ Ella/ Usted: sienta
Nosotros (as): sentamos
Vosotros (as): sentáis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: sientan

50
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Saw
* “It turns out it’s a lot easier to saw the block of wood with a chainsaw.”

A

serrar
* “Resulta ser más fácil serrar el bloque de madera con una sierra eléctrica.”

Yo: sierro
Tu: sierras
él/ Ella/ Usted: sierra
Nosotros (as): serramos
Vosotros (as): serráis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: sierran

51
Q

calm

I tried to calm the argument between them.

A

sosegar

Traté de sosegar la discusión entre ellos.

Yo: sosiego
Tu: sosiegas
él/ Ella/ Usted: sosiega
Nosotros (as): sosegamos
Vosotros (as): sosegáis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: sosiegan

52
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underground (to bury)
* “The current government promised to bury the city’s power lines three years ago, and it still hasn’t done it.”

A

soterrar
* “El gobierno actual prometió comenzar a soterrar las líneas eléctricas de la ciudad hace tres años, y todavía no lo ha hecho.”

Yo: sotierro
Tu: sotierras
él/ Ella/ Usted: sotierra
Nosotros (as): soterramos
Vosotros (as): soterráis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: sotierran

53
Q

Shake
“The Earth began to shake and an eerie noise arose from the ground.”

A

temblar
“La Tierra comenzó a temblar y un ruido misterioso salió del suelo.”

Yo: tiemblo
Tu: tiemblas
él/ Ella/ Usted: tiembla
Nosotros (as): temblamos
Vosotros (as): tembláis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: tiemblan

54
Q

Tempt
“I’m very tempted by the salary, but I don’t feel at all like moving to another city.”

A

tentar
“El salario me tienta mucho, pero no me apetece nada irme a vivir a otra ciudad.”

Yo: tiento
Tu: tientas
él/ Ella/ Usted: tienta
Nosotros (as): tentamos
Vosotros (as): tentáis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: tientan

55
Q

Trip

She tried to jump but tripped on a rock.

A

tropezar

Intentó saltar pero tropezó con una piedra.

Yo: tropiezo
Tu: tropiezas
él/ Ella/ Usted: tropieza
Nosotros (as): tropezamos
Vosotros (as): tropezáis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: tropiezan

56
Q

prefer

Do you prefer working in a team or on your own?

A

preferir

¿Prefieres trabajar en grupo o solo?

Yo: prefiero
Tu: prefieras
él/ Ella/ Usted: prefiera
Nosotros (as): preferamos
Vosotros (as): preferís
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: prefieran

57
Q

to love,
to want
to try
to mean

I want to eat chocolate.

A

querer

Quiero comer chocolate.

Yo: quiero
Tu: quieres
él/ Ella/ Usted: quiere
Nosotros (as): queremos
Vosotros (as): queréis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: quieren

57
Q
  • To rise
  • To go up
  • To move up wards (rise/ ascend)
  • To be promoted
  • To total up to

The temperature rose considerably at noon.

A

ascender

La temperatura ascendió considerablemente al mediodía.

Yo: asciendo
Tu: asciendes
él/ Ella/ Usted: asciende
Nosotros (as): ascendemos
Vosotros (as): ascendéis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: ascienden

58
Q

To look after
To deal with
To take care of
To attend to/ To provide service to
To respond to
To answer
To run (business)
To pay attention
To answer to
To take care of (often used with “a”)
To take into account
To be available
To serve (provide a service)

I have to deal with all the problems that arise in meetings.

A

atender

Tengo que atender todos los problemas que surgen en las reuniones.

Yo: atiendo
Tu: atiendes
él/ Ella/ Usted: atiende
Nosotros (as): atendemos
Vosotros (as): atendéis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: atienden

59
Q

To defend
To protect
To stand up for
To champion (to uphold)

He lied to protect the reputation of his family and to avoid a scandal.

A

defender

Mintió para defender la reputación de su familia y evitar un escándalo.

Yo: defiendo
Tu: defiendes
él/ Ella/ Usted: defiende
Nosotros (as): defendemos
Vosotros (as): defendéis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: defienden

60
Q

to fail to attend to responsibilities
* to neglect
* to disregard

to overlook
* to disregard
* to ignore

They fired Hector for disregarding his work responsibilities.

A

desatender

Despidieron a Héctor por desatender sus responsabilidades en el trabajo.

Yo: desatiendo
Tu: desatiendes
él/ Ella/ Usted: desatiende
Nosotros (as): desatendemos
Vosotros (as): desatendéis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: desatienden

61
Q

(to decrease)
* to fall
* to drop
* to go down
* to come down

(to move downward)
* to descend
* to go down
* to come down

(to alight)
* to get off (plane, train, bus)
* to disembark (from ship, plane, train)
* to get out (of car)

(to be demoted)
* to be downgraded
* to go down
* to be relegated

(to be related to; used with “de”)
* to be descended from
* to descend from

(to be derived from; used with “de”)
to descend from

(to move down)
* to go down
* to come down
* to descend

(to move something down)
* to lower

(to reduce in status)
* to demote
* to downgrade

The unemployment rate fell from 6.5% to 5% in the last quarter.

A

descender

La tasa de desempleo descendió del 6.5% al 5% en el último trimestre.

Yo: desciendo
Tu: desciendes
él/ Ella/ Usted: desciende
Nosotros (as): descendemos
Vosotros (as): descendéis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: descienden

62
Q

(to activate)
* to turn on
* to switch on

(to illuminate)
* to light
* to ignite

The first thing he does every morning is turn on the television.

A

encender

Lo primero que hace cada mañana es encender la televisión.

Yo: enciendo
Tu: enciendes
él/ Ella/ Usted: enciende
Nosotros (as): encendemos
Vosotros (as): encendéis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: encienden

63
Q

(to comprehend)
* to understand

(to be empathetic to)
* to understand

(to have knowledge of)
* to understand

(to find reasonable)
* to understand

(to trust)
* to believe

(colloquial) (to be of the opinion that)
* to think

(to be very knowledgeable; often used with “de”)
* to know about
* to understand about

(legal; used with “en”)
* to hear

(slang) (to be homosexual) (Spain)
* to be gay

My daughter understands dogs better than anyone else at home.

A

entender

Mi hija entiende a los perros mejor que cualquier otra persona en casa.

Yo: entiendo
Tu: entiendes
él/ Ella/ Usted: entiende
Nosotros (as): entendemos
Vosotros (as): entendéis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: entienden

64
Q

(to extend)
* to spread out
* to stretch out

(to unfold)
* to spread out
* to open up

(to scatter)
* to spread out

(to broaden)
* to extend

(to distribute)
* to issue
* to make out
* to write out

(to smear)
* to spread

My mother opened up the newspaper and began to read.

A

extender

Mi madre extendió el periódico y empezó a leer.

Yo: extiendo
Tu: extiendes
él/ Ella/ Usted: extiende
Nosotros (as): extendemos
Vosotros (as): extendéis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: extienden

65
Q

(to misplace)
* to lose

(to be defeated)
* to lose

(to throw away)
* to miss
* to waste

(not to catch)
* to miss

(to reduce)
* to lose

(to lose to death or destruction)
* to lose

(to leak)
* to lose

If we lose another match, we will not qualify for the finals.

A

perder

Si perdemos otro partido, no nos clasificaremos para la final.

Yo: pierdo
Tu: pierdes
él/ Ella/ Usted: pierde
Nosotros (as): perdemos
Vosotros (as): perdéis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: pierden

66
Q

(to suspend)
* to hang

(to place)
* to lay out

(to reach)
* to approach

(to extend)
* to stretch out

(to arrange) (Latin America)
* to set (table)
* to make (bed)

(to pass)
* to hand
* to offer

(to be inclined)
* to tend

If you hang the clothing on the clothesline, it will be dry by morning.

A

tender

Si tiendes la ropa en el tendedero, estará seca por la mañana.

Yo: tiendo
Tu: tiendes
él/ Ella/ Usted: tiende
Nosotros (as): tendemos
Vosotros (as): tendéis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: tienden

67
Q

(to be made known)
* to emerge
* to become known
* to leak out
* to get out

(to expand to; used with “a”)
* to extend to
* to spread to
* to pervade

(to rise above; used with “de”)
* to transcend
* to go beyond

(philosophy)
* to transcend

(to rise above)
* to transcend
* to go beyond

The facts got out when some witnesses alerted the police.

A

trascender

Los hechos trascendieron cuando testigos de lo ocurrido alertaron a la p

Yo: trasciendo
Tu: trasciendes
él/ Ella/ Usted: trasciende
Nosotros (as): trascendemos
Vosotros (as): trascendéis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: trascienden

68
Q

(to move into or out of a container)
* to pour

(to tip accidentally or uncontrollably)
* to spill
* to shed (blood, tears)

(to convert to another language)
* to translate
*
(to express)
* to tell (a rumor)
* to voice (an opinion)
* to make (an accusation or criticism)

(to stream)
* to flow

Pour the coffee carefully.

A

verter

Vierte el café con cuidado.

Yo: vierto
Tu: viertes
él/ Ella/ Usted: vierte
Nosotros (as): vertemos
Vosotros (as): vertéis
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: vierten

69
Q

to lie

He lied and said that he liked my haircut.

A

mentir

Mintió y dijo que le gustaba mi corte de cabello.

Yo: miento
Tu: mientes
él/ Ella/ Usted: miente
Nosotros (as): mentimos
Vosotros (as): mentís
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: mienten

70
Q

to concern

My sister’s problems do not concern me. It is her business.

A

concernir

Los problemas de mi hermana no me conciernen. Son asunto suyo.

Yo: concierno
Tu: conciernes
él/ Ella/ Usted: concierne
Nosotros (as): concernimos
Vosotros (as): concernís
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: conciernen

71
Q

(to glue)
* to stick

Somebody pulled a prank on me and stuck the pages of my notebook togethe

A

adherir

Alguien me hizo una broma y adhirió las páginas de mi cuaderno.

Yo: adhiero
Tu: adhieres
él/ Ella/ Usted: adhiere
Nosotros (as): adherimos
Vosotros (as): adherís
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: adhieren

72
Q

(to get)
* to acquire
* to gain
* to achieve

(to buy)
* to purchase
* to acquire

(to adopt)
* to acquire
* to obtain
* to take on

The experience I gained working there is invaluable.

A

adquirir

La experiencia que adquirí trabajando allí no tiene precio.

Yo: adquiero
Tu: adquieres
él/ Ella/ Usted: adquiere
Nosotros (as): adquirimos
Vosotros (as): adquirís
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: adquieren

73
Q

(to be unlike)
* to differ
* to be different

(to dissent)
* to disagree
* to differ

(to delay)
* to postpone
* to defer
* to put off

The product I received is different from the one I bought online.

A

diferir

El producto que recibí difiere del que compré en línea.

Yo: difiero
Tu: difieres
él/ Ella/ Usted: difiere
Nosotros (as): diferimos
Vosotros (as): diferís
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: difieren

74
Q

(to assimilate food)
to digest

(to comprehend)
to assimilate
to absorb
to take in

(to cope with)
to digest
to take in

Your body takes longer to digest cheese and white bread.

A

digerir

Tu organismo tarda más tiempo en digerir queso y pan blanco.

Yo: digiero
Tu: digieres
él/ Ella/ Usted: digiere
Nosotros (as): digerimos
Vosotros (as): digerís
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: digieren

75
Q

(to harm physically)
to wound
to injure

(to offend)
to hurt

(to damage)
to hurt

(to beat)
to hit
to strike

The explosion injured several people, but none of them seriously.

A

herir

La explosión hirió a varias personas, pero a ninguna de gravedad.

Yo: hiero
Tu: hieres
él/ Ella/ Usted: hiere
Nosotros (as): herimos
Vosotros (as): her
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: hieren

76
Q

(to conclude; frequently used with “de”)
* to infer
* to deduce

(formal) (to bring about)
* to cause (harm)
* to inflict

The press caused great damage to her reputation.

A

inferir

La prensa infirió grandes daños a su reputación.

Yo: infiero
Tu: infieres
él/ Ella/ Usted: infiere
Nosotros (as): inferimos
Vosotros (as): inferís
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: infieren

77
Q

(to swallow)
* to ingest (formal)
* to consume (formal)

My dog ingested a bar of chocolate that I left on the table.

A

ingerir

Mi perro ingirió una barra de chocolate que dejé en la mesa

Yo: ingiero
Tu: ingieres
él/ Ella/ Usted: ingiere
Nosotros (as): ingerimos
Vosotros (as): ingerís
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: ingieren

78
Q

(to hinder)
* to interfere with

(telecommunications)
* to jam

(to get involved)
* to interfere
* to meddle

(to intervene; used with “en”)
* interfere in
* to meddle in

There’s a signal jamming the line; you can’t hear a thing.

A

interferir

Hay una señal que está interfiriendo la línea; no se oye nada.

Yo: interfiero
Tu: interfieres
él/ Ella/ Usted: interfiere
Nosotros (as): interferimos
Vosotros (as): interferís
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: interfieren

79
Q

(to recommend)
* to refer

(literary) (to narrate)
* to tell of
* to recount
* to relate

(to draw a connection between)
* to relate

Surrounded by his grandchildren, he began to recount the events of the battle.

A

referir

Rodeado de sus nietos, empezó a referirles los sucesos de la batalla.

Yo: refiero
Tu: refieres
él/ Ella/ Usted: refiere
Nosotros (as): referimos
Vosotros (as): referís
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: refieren

80
Q
A

transferir

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Tu: **
él/ Ella/ Usted: **
Nosotros (as): **
Vosotros (as): **
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: **

81
Q

(to differentiate)

  • to discern
  • to distinguish
    (to grant)
  • to award
    (legal)
    to award
    to appoint

(to differentiate; often used with “entre”)
* to distinguish
* to discern

Only an expert can distinguish an original painting from a fake.

A

discernir
* (to differentiate; often used with “entre”)

Solo un experto puede discernir entre un cuadro original de una copia.

Yo: discierno
Tu: disciernes
él/ Ella/ Usted: discierne
Nosotros (as): discernimos
Vosotros (as): discernís
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: disciernen

82
Q

To amuse
To entertain

He amused us with his stories and experiences.

A

divertir

Nos divirtió con sus historias y experiencias.

Yo: divierto
Tu: diviertes
él/ Ella/ Usted: divierte
Nosotros (as): divertimos
Vosotros (as): divertís
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: divierten

83
Q

(to be aware of)
(to experience physically)
(to experience emotionally)
(to regret)
To be sorry for
To be sorry about

I felt really cold while I waited to be rescued from the mountain.

Latin America: to perceive with the senses

A

sentir

Sentí mucho frío mientras esperaba que me rescataran de la montaña.

Yo: siento
Tu: sientes
él/ Ella/ Usted: siente
Nosotros (as): sentimos
Vosotros (as): sentís
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: sienten

84
Q

(to be in a given state)
* To feel
* To be

Mexico: to take offense

I’m tired all the time and have no energy.

A

sentirse

Me siento siempre cansado y no tengo energías.

Yo: me siento
Tu: te sientes
él/ Ella/ Usted: se siente
Nosotros (as): nos sentimos
Vosotros (as): os sentís
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: se sienten

85
Q

(to go back to; used with “a”)
* to revert to

(legal)
* to revert to

(to wind up; used with “en”)
* to be to the
* to end up in

The toy inflates with water and then reverts to its normal size.

A

revertir

El juguete se hincha con el agua y después revierte a su tamaño normal.

Yo: revierto
Tu: reviertes
él/ Ella/ Usted: revierte
Nosotros (as): revertimos
Vosotros (as): revertís
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: revierten

86
Q

(to be bothered by) (Latin America)
* to resent

(to damage) (Argentina)
* to harm

Ana resents her sister’s professional success.

A

resentir

Ana resiente el éxito profesional que ha alcanzado su hermana.

Yo: resiento
Tu: resientes
él/ Ella/ Usted: resiente
Nosotros (as): resentimos
Vosotros (as): resentís
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: resienten

87
Q

(to have a presentiment; often used with “que”)
* to have a feeling
* to sense

(to predict)
* to have a premonition of

Maria has the feeling that something bad will happen to her baby if she leaves him with a babysitter.

A

presentir

María presiente que algo malo le ocurrirá al bebé si lo deja con una can

Yo: presiento
Tu: presientes
él/ Ella/ Usted: presiente
Nosotros (as): presentimos
Vosotros (as): presentís
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: presienten

88
Q

(finance)
* to invest

(to dedicate)
* to invest
* to put
* to devote
* to spend

(to change position)
* to reverse
* to invert
* to turn upside down

I told you it wasn’t a good idea to invest our savings in stock.

A

invertir

Ya te dije que no era buena idea invertir nuestros ahorros en acciones.

Yo: invierto
Tu: inviertes
él/ Ella/ Usted: invierte
Nosotros (as): invertimos
Vosotros (as): invertís
Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes: invierten

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