Verbos Flashcards by hakim Hasan

To wreck havoc en sth

Hacer estragos en algo

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Causar estragos entre a

To cause havoc/problems en algo

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To hasten algo (como una crisis); to precipitate or lead to ( a crisis or sth)

Precipitar algo. ( la dimisión precipitó un crisis.

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To pounce or swoop on something

Precipitarse sobre un (animal)

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To rush to do sth

Precipitarse a hacer algo

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To overflow or inundate sth

Desabordar

La lluvia desabordó el río

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To overflow or spill over

Desabordarse

La Guerra se va a desabordar fuera de las fronteras si no hacemos algo para resolver el conflicto.

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To go down ( the level of agua; to diminish.

Decrecer

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To liven up; or cheer up

Alegrar

El alegró la fiesta con sus risas

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To allege

Alegar que

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To cling to sth (hopes, jobs)

Aferrarse a (una esperanza, a su cargo)

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To grasp or seize sth

Aferrar

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To comply with (a law

Acatar la ley

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To dismiss (from job

Destituir (de su cargo

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To be upset

Estar bravo; enojado por algo

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To be annoyed

Estar molesto

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To substantiate; to lay the foundation for sth

Fundamentar ( la ley fundamenta los cambios sociales

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To burst (bubble; tire)

Reventar (se)

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To lead to; to end in (tragedy

Desembocar en algo

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To project or cast shade

Proyectar sombra

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To join (a party)

Sumarse (a un partido)

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To debut; to premier; to wear for the first time; to release (a movie)

Estrenar

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To be counted ( the number of deaths totaled 8); to be accounted for

Contabilizarse (hay que contabilizarse los costos económicos antes de tomar la decisión.

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To have a hunch; to have a feeling that; t

Presentir que

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To drip; to trickle in dribs and drabs; to gush out

Chorrear ( me chorreaba el sangre por me brazo; chorrean las solicitudes; estar chorreando de sudor

To give shelter to algún

Dar posada a algún

To sustain; to hang in there

Sostenerse ( a como pude me sostuve hasta que llegó ayuda

To sweep away; to drag away; to bring with it

Arrastrar (el río arrastró la comunidad. El conflicto arrastra problemas para la comunidad.

To bury; to hide away or conceal

Sepultar a algún

I don't blame him

No lo culpo

To shift; to move

Desplazarse ( se ha desplazado un 4% de los votos

To be set on doing sth

Empeñarse en hacer algo

To create a favorable atmosphere for (algo)

Propiciar (una resolución política)

To banish

Desterrar (las tensiones de todo camino)

To be within reach

Estar a nuestro alcance.

To harass; to pursue relentlessly; to pester with questions.

Acosar; acosarle a preguntas

To shine or glitter; to shine of (happiness

Resplandecer (de alegría

To encourage to do sth

Alientar a hacer algo

To inspire confidence; to arouse fear

Infundir confianza/miedo

To attribute sth to; to blame on

Achacar a algo( el conflicto se puede achacar a problemas sociales

To be restricted to (only doing or saying algo

Limitarse a hacer/decir algo

To be all show

Tener mucha fachada

To challenge onself

Ponerse retos

To be blind to (what's happening in the world)

Estar ciegas ante (lo que occure en el mundo)

To be misleading

Inducir a error a algún

To be soaking wet

Estar mojado hasta los huesos

To be a sorry sight

Estar hecho una lastima

To be consumed by envy

Comerse de envidia

To clear (the area); to abandon (a position

Desalojar ( la policia desaloja el colegio; los soldados desalojan el complejo

To leak (information)

Trascender ( ha transcendido la noticia

To transcend sth

Trascender de algo

To stay up late; to have a late night out

Trasnochar

To get together

Quedar de verse

To cheer someone up

Dar ánimo a algún

To be on duty

Estar de turno

To plan to do sth

Proyectar hacer algo

To impart or give (classes)

Impartir

To dare to do sth

Atreverse a hacer algo

To be inclined to do sth

Inclinarse a hacer algo

To echo sth

Hacerse eco de algo

To talk a lot without saying anything

Cantinflear

To smother with kisses

Comerse a alguien a besos

To devour somebody with ones eyes

Comerse a alguien con los ojos

To have the bad habit of doing sth

Tener la manía de (comerse la uñas)

To snoop around

Vibrar

To hoard (food); to monopolize (a market, a conversation; ones time); to hog sth; to tie up (as in to keep one busy or occupied )

Acaparar

To be sad or ashamed

Apenarse por algo

To come from (somewhere)

Provenir de (la mar)

To wander about ( the streets)

Desambular por las calles

To get one hands on something

Echar mano de algo (plata)

To trigger something (a chain of events)

Desencadenar

To result in (benefits to an

Redundar en (beneficios

To be stuck (in a situation); in a rut;

Estar estancado

To eavesdrop

Estar de escucha

To listen in

Estar a la escucha

To bend over backwards to please someone

Volcarse por complacer a algn

To take please en doing sth

Complacerse en hacer algo

To outline (a plan or a drawing

Esbozar (un plan estratégico)

To show of;to brag

Presumir

To boast about sth

Jactarse de algo

To hesitate in doing sth

Vacilar en hacer algo

To be valid for (2 Years

Tener vigencia de (2 años)

To be hungover

Estar con resaca

To feel like doing something

Antojarse a alguien hacer algo | Se me antoja ir al centro comercial...i feel like going to the mall

To be reduced to ashes; to be burned up

Calcinarse

To rub; to rub in

Frotar

To rub off

Quitar frotando

To dry off (with a towel

Secar frotando con un toalla

To scattered

Desparramar

To shrink (oneself); to leasen

Menguar

Spread out; scattered

Desparramar

To try to do something/ to obtain something...to procure sth

Procurar hacer algo/ procurar un puesto

To lie low

Procurar no hacerse tan ostensible

To haggle over sth; to be super tight with sth ( they’re super tight with their wine)

Regatear (no hemos regateado para

To get wrapped up in (work, a problem, etc)

Enfrascarme (en trabajo) | Estar enfrascado en algo (to be wrapped up in work)

To give one space

Dar a uno campo (dame campo)

To impide (progress); hamper

Entorpecer

To end up doing sth

Terminar por hacer algo

To throw out (trash); to scrap or get rid of (sth not useful)

Desechar

To lash out against sth/someone

Arremeter contra alguien

Estar anuente a hacer algo

To be willing to do sth

To freshen up

Ponerse bonito/Bonita

To tax(a product.

Gravar (un producto con impuestos

To streamline

Racionalizar

To waiver; to hold back

Vacilar (en hacer algo)

To push back (a date, an event) to postpone(;

Retrasar (la fecha.

To delay; to slow down

Atrasar

To loosen (a belt, knot

Aflojar (el cinturón; el nudo)

To loosen (a belt, knot

Aflojar (el cinturón; el nudo)

To go hiking

Hacer senderismo

To point out that

Puntualizar que

To milk a cow

Ordeñar la vaca

To be on the way

Ir de camino

To point out that

Puntualizar que

To milk a cow

Ordeñar la vaca

To be on the way

Ir de camino

Recalcar

To emphasize; to point out

Estar en condiciones de hacer algo

To be in a position to do something.

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