Verbs 01 Flashcards
1
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- [derechos, salario etc] to claim, to demand
2. [atentado] to claim responsibility for
A
Reivindicar
2
Q
to integrate
to fit in
A
Integrarse
Adecuarse
3
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to tell off
to argue/quarrel (x2)
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Regañar
Reñir
4
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to bewilder/confuse/defen/stun
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Aturdir
5
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to overwhelm/weigh down
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Abrumar
6
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to tighten/press/push/squeeze
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Apretar
7
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to loosen/slacken/ease off
A
Aflojar
8
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[coche, camión] to overturn
[barco] to capsize
A
Volcar
9
Q
to get uptight
A
Agobiarse
10
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to distribute/deliver/hand-out
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Repartir
11
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to sink/ruin/destroy
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Hundir
12
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- [pájaro] to nest
- (figurado) [sentimiento]
to find a place in
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Anidar (en)
13
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to stress/emphasize
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Recalcar
14
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to lay siege to
(figurado) to pester/badger
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Asediar
15
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- [negar] to deny
- [no corresponder] to belie
to show to be false or contradict /
to misrepresent /
to act unworthily according to tradition
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Desmentir
16
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to ease/relieve
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Paliar
17
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- [implicar] to involve/entail
2. [soportar] to bear
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Conllevar
18
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to unravel
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Deshilachar
19
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- [militar] to entrench o.s.
- (figurado) [escudarse]
to hide behind
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Atrincherarse (en)
20
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to lift up
reflexive) to climb up (onto
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Encaramar
Encaramarse
21
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to stuff full
A
Atiborrar
22
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to overflow with / to brim with
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Rebosar
23
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to make a fuss (protest)
to complain
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Respingar
24
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to notice (something)
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Percatarse (de algo)
25
to interfere or meddle (in)
Inmiscuirse en
26
[generalmente] to collapse
| [techo] to fall in
Desplomarse
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1. [atornillar] to screw in
2. [enrollar] to roll up
[cuerpo, cola] to curl up
Enroscar
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1. [ley] to be in force, to apply
2. (figurado) [persona] to be of sound mind
3. to rule
Regir
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1. [generalmente] to catch
2. [chiste, explicación] to get
3. [atropellar] to knock down
Pillar
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to upload
Colgar
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to enlist in the army
alistarse
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mutiny (noun)
el motín
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to mutiny (verb)
amotinarse
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to prescribe (medicines)
recetar (medicamentos)
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to make sure / to ensure (pronominal + prep)
asegurarse de
asegúrate de que = make sure that...
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to move around a place (like people and traffic around a city)
circular (por)
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to damage / to spoil / to botch / to mess up
estropear
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to be acustomed to
eg. I usually drink coffee
acostumbrar a
eg. Acostumbro tomar el café
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to mesure
eg. I mesure
medir
| I mesure= mido
40
to match (up) / to pair together
emparejar
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to sign up to (course)
apuntarse a (un curso)
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to arrange to meet up
quedar
| see also quedarse, meaning 'to remain somewhere'
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to remain (in a place) / to get stuck somewhere / to remain (in a certain state)
quedarse
me quedo aquí / me quedé dormindo
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to move around / to relocate / to shift
trasladarse
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to move towards / to travel towards
| nb: it also takes a preposition at times
encaminarse (hacia)
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to get around (a place) / to commute
desplazarse
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to sweeten (drink / to tone down (a situation)
edulcorar
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to drill / to bore
taladrar
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to divulge / to disclose / to disseminate
divulgar
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to breathe into
insuflar
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to breathe out
espirar
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to put in a plaster cast (broken leg)
escayolar
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to injure
lesionar
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to stir (cooking)
remover
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to drain
escurrir
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to dust, sprinkle (eg. with sugar)
espolvorear
57
to withdraw
but also - to remove or disengage
retirar
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to fell / chop down (tree)
talar
nb; la tala = the felling / the cutting down
59
to aquire / to purchase
adquirir
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to pack (eg. food)
envasar
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to aim at / to endeavour
procurar
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to roam / to wander / travel around
recorrer
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to try / to attemp / to seek / to ensure
| NB: not 'intentar' - higher register than that.
procurar
64
to be made aware / to sensitize
eg. one should be made aware...
concienciarse
eg. hay que concienciarse
65
to pollute / to contaminate
contaminar
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to access / to gain access (to)
acceder a
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to summarise
resumir
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to stir (food prep)
remover
69
to resume
continuar
70
to remove
quitar
71
to cut into pieces / to cut up (food)
trocear
72
to crush / shred / grind / mash / purée
triturar
73
```
to break out (fire, revolution, war) /
to occur (earthquake, explosion, accident) /
to take place (change, effect)
```
nb; pronominal
producirse
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to revolt / to rebel
sublervarse
75
to shoot (firing squad) / to execute
fusilar
76
to assume / to suppose / to mean / to involve / to entail etc etc... many meanings for this one simple verb
suponer
77
to be conceived, created (literally, to be forged)
fraguarse
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to result (in)
desembocar (en)
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to revive
reavivar
80
to pervade / to permeate
permear
81
to embody / to personify
ercarnar
82
to be characterized by...
caracterizarse por
83
to fit together / to fit in (somewhere) / to combine well
encajar
84
to combine / coordinate (clothes)
conjuntar
85
to climb
escalar
86
to dive
bucear
87
to sail
navegar
88
to paraglide
hacer parapente
89
to graduate
licenciarse
nb: when this is unreflexive, it can mean to confer a degree (on someone) or give permission (to someone)
90
to combine
nb; not 'combinar'.
compaginar
91
to loathe / to detest
NB; not 'detestar'
aborrecer
92
to forge (a career)
forjar (una carrera)
93
to knock down (house)
derribar
94
to climb (not 'subir')
trepar
trepar a un arbol.
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to overtake (in a car)
adelantar
96
to reverse (a car)
(dar) marcha atrás
| marchar atrás
97
to go numb / to numb
entumecer
98
to sparkle / to glitter / to shine
relucir
99
to get near (a place / a person)
arrimarse (hasta)
100
```
to stoke (fire)
to add fuel to (an argument)
to intensify (an effect)
to stimulate (interest)
to brighten (colour)
to urge on (combatants)
to excite/arouse (passion)
```
avivar
avivarse = to get a second wind (ish)
101
pedestrianise
peatonalizar
102
to prioritize
priorizar
103
```
to bewilder /
to leave (someone) ‘gobsmacked’
```
alucinar
104
to provide with
| NB: not 'proveer'
deparar
| no prepositon required
105
to flower / to bloom
florecer
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to dig
cavar
107
to weed (garden)
deshierbar /desherbar
108
to mow (the lawn)
cortar el césped
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to prune
podar
110
to compile
recolipar
