May 2025 Episode 622

Question 1

the tariff, duty (tax)
the fee (charge for service or privilege)

Answer 1

el arancel

Question 2

the event (occasion)

Answer 2

el acontecimiento

Question 3

the uncertainty (doubt)

Answer 3

la incertidumbre

Question 4

to speed up, hasten, quicken (to speed along)
to accelerate a vehicle, rev a motor, rev up a motor (to increase the speed of)
to accelerate (physics)
to accelerate, speed up (to go faster)
to hurry up, get a move on (to speed things up)

to speed up (to be expedited)
to get overexcited, lose one’s cool (to get worked up)

to slow down, decelerate (to cause to move more slowly) (to move more slowly)

to slow down, decelerate, decline (to happen more slowly)

Answer 4

acelerrar

acelerrarse

desacelerar

desacelerarse

Question 5

Conjuction
although, even though, even if, while

Answer 5

si bien

Question 6

to confide (to tell)
to entrust with, put in charge of, trust (to put into someone’s care)
to trust, be confident (to have confidence; used with “en”)

to be overconfident, be too sure of oneself (to be too confident)
to confide in (to put your trust in)

Answer 6

confiar

confiarse

Question 7

the raw material (unprocessed substance)

Answer 7

la materia prima

Question 8

the southern common market

Answer 8

el Mercosur

Question 9

phrase
beyond that

Answer 9

más allá de eso

Question 10

the steel (metal)

Answer 10

el acero

Question 11

at the same time, at once (simultaneously)

Answer 11

a la vez

Question 12

to trade, deal (to buy and sell; used with “con”)
to do business (to have dealings)
to buy and sell (to buy and sell)

Answer 12

comerciar

Question 13

Phrase
to that, to it

Answer 13

a eso

Question 14

to add (to count) (to include)
to add up to (to count)

to join (to participate in)

Answer 14

sumar

sumarse

Question 15

to pay tribute to, to honor

Answer 15

homenajear

Question 16

the bishop

the archbishop

Answer 16

el obispo
el arzobispo

Question 17

the leader, head of state (politics)
the representative, agent, attorney (legal)

Answer 17

el mandatario
la mandataria

Question 18

Adjective
malignant (medical)
evil, malicious, malevolent (wicked)

Answer 18

maligno

Question 19

to reproach, blame (to criticize)

to reproach oneself for, blame oneself (to feel guilty about)

Answer 19

reprochar

reprocharse

Question 20

Adjective
wise, sensible (showing good judgment)
wise, learned (possessing wisdom or knowledge)
clever (skilled)

the wise man (sage)

Answer 20

sabio

el sabio

Question 21

Adjective
sensible (prudent)

sensitive (emotional) (responsive) (perceptive) (devices)
appreciable, noticeable

Answer 21

sensible

sensato

Question 22

Adjective
humble, modest (not proud)
humble (not rich) (lowly)

Answer 22

humilde

Question 23

the theory of spontaneous generation (biology)

Answer 23

la abiogénesis

Question 24

Adverb
spontaneously

Spontaneous

Answer 24

espontáneamente

espontáneo

Question 25

to keep in mind, take into consideration, take into account (to consider)

Answer 25

tomar en cuenta

Question 26

to calculate, work out (mathematics) to reckon, suppose, estimate, figure (to guess) to work out (to plan) to imagine (colloquial) (to think) to design (architecture)

Answer 26

calcular

Question 27

Adjective evolutionary (biology) (changing)

Answer 27

evolutivo

Question 28

the distribution, share (allotment) the delivery (drop) the cast (film, theater, television) the suburb (residential area) (Cuba) (Dominican Republic) (Mexico) the peace of land (land) (El Salvador) (Nicaragua) the birth, delivery, labor (medicine) the birth (figurative) (origin)

Answer 28

el reparto el parto

Question 29

to reveal, disclose (to divulge) to reveal, show (to show signs of) to develop (photography) to reveal oneself (to show oneself) to prove to be (to show itself)

Answer 29

revelar revelarse

Question 30

the user

Answer 30

el usuario, la usuaria

Question 31

to make one's debut, debut (to appear for the first time) to lose one's virginity (colloquial) (to have sex for the first time) (Southern Cone)

Answer 31

debutar

Question 32

Adjective maratime, shipping, sea (related to the sea) coastal, seaside (near the sea)

Answer 32

marítimo/a

Question 33

to delay, hold up (to set back) to take (to spend a certain time on) (Latin America) to take too long, be long (to spend too long) (Latin America) to be delayed (to be held up) to take (to spend a certain amount of time) (Latin America) to take long, be long, be too long (to spend too long) (Latin America) to be late (to arrive late) (Latin America)

Answer 33

demorar demorarse

Question 34

to contribute (to give) to produce, contribute (to produce) to reach port (nautical) (Latin America) to show up (to appear) Regionalism used in Chile (Chile)

Answer 34

aportar aportarse

Question 35

the treaty (official agreement) the treatise (book)

Answer 35

el tratado

Question 36

to fail to fulfill, break a contract (to fail to carry out)

Answer 36

incumplir

Question 37

the spokesperson, spokesman, spokeswoman (speaker of a group)

Answer 37

el vocero la vocera

Question 38

to stipulate

Answer 38

estipular

Question 39

the tributary (geography)

Answer 39

el afluente

Question 40

to postpone, delay, put back (to reschedule) to delay hold up (to make late) to put back, be slow, lose time, run slow (clocks) to fall behind, get behind (to lag behind)\ to be late, be delayed, get held up (to arrive late) to be slow, lose time, lose (clocks)

Answer 40

atrasar atrasarse

Question 41

the supply, provision (service) the provision of supplies (act of providing supplies) the foundation (architecture) (bedrock) to supply

Answer 41

el abastecimiento el cimiento abastar

Question 42

to water, irrigate, hose down (to drench with water) to flow through (geography) to spill (to cause to flow) to screw up (colloquial) (to fail) (Mexico) to scatter (to sprinkle) to spread (to disseminate)(Latin America) to shower, take a shower (to bathe) (Latin America) to scatter (to disperse) (Central America)

Answer 42

regar regarse

Question 43

the working day, shift (period of work) the day (period of time) the day's journey (trip lasting a day) the conference, congress, workshop (profession or education) the expedition (military) the act (theater) the stage, round of matches (sports)

Answer 43

la jornada

Question 44

the well-being, comfort, welfare (satisfaction) the wellness (physical, mental, and spiritual health)

Answer 44

el bienestar

Question 45

to be detrimental to, damage, harm (to jeopardize) to slander, malign (to speak ill of) to have one's way with (to deflower) (Colombia) (El Salvador) (Panama) (Paraguay) (Peru) to make things worse (to exacerbate for oneself)

Answer 45

perjudicar perjudicarse

Question 46

Adjective the union, tradeunion (related to unions) the union member, trade unionist (member of a union)

Answer 46

sindicalista el sindicalista la sindicalista

Question 47

to aim (to train) to signal, point at (to signal) to point out (to state) to write down, note down, make a note of (to take notes) to prompt (theater) to enroll, put one's name down, sign on, register, join, sign up (to take part) to become apparent, appear (to start being visible)

Answer 47

apuntar apuntarse

Question 48

Phrase just like that Adverb just, only (solely) (Latin America)

Answer 48

así nomás nomás

Question 49

the sanctuary, shrine (religious) the sanctuary (shelter)

Answer 49

el santuario

Question 50

to cover (to deal with) to extend over, take in (to stretch over) to take in (to offer a panorama of) to see (to have a panorama of) to take on, undertake, cope with (to manage) to contain (to hold within) to get one's arms around, get one's hands around (to be able to embrace or take)

Answer 50

abarcar

Question 51

the islet, small island (geography)

Answer 51

el islote

Question 52

the nesting

Answer 52

la nidificación

Question 53

to camp (to lodge outdoors)

Answer 53

acampar

Question 54

the county (region) the earldom (title of nobility)

Answer 54

el condado

Question 55

the throwing (of object) the launch (of missile, spacecraft)) the dropping (of bomb) the throw, kick, shot, pitch, shot-put (sports) the launch, release (commerce) the repossession (law)n

Answer 55

el lanzamiento

Question 56

to grade, mark, give a grade (education) to describe as, call, rate (to assign characteristics; often used with "de") to designate as (to allot) to qualify (grammar) (to enable) to rate (to evaluate)

Answer 56

calificar

Question 57

to drag (to move along the ground) to sweep away by river, to carry out by ocean, to blow along by the wind (to pull) to tow (automobile) to drag down (finance) to draw, attract (to lure) to influence, win over (to persuade) to slur (to mumble) to crawl, slither, drag oneself (to move along the ground) to grovel (to prostrate oneself)

Answer 57

arrastrar arrastrarse

Question 58

to doze off Adjective dozy, sleepy, drowsy, half asleep

Answer 58

adormilarse adormilado/a