Verbs Flashcards
(231 cards)
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to apply (an ointment or a cream, or a rule, etc)
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aplicar
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If you don’t want to have pimples, apply this cream
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Si no quieres tener granos, aplícate esta crema
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to apply (to an institution)
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solicitar plaza en, postular a
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I want to apply to Harvard
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Quiero solicitar plaza en Harvard
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And that goes for you as well!
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¡Y aplícate eso tú también!
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to write down, or to aim
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apuntar
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I have to write down your address
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Tengo que apuntar tus señas
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The hunter aimed and shot
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El cazador apuntó y disparó
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to appoint
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nombrar
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The president appoints the judges of the Supreme Court
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El presidente nombra a los jueces de la Corte Suprema
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to write someone’s name on a list, to sign somebody up
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apuntar a alguien
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to attend (an event such as a lecture, a concert, a party, a conference, etc)
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asistir
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Nobody attended the meeting yesterday
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Nadie asistió a la reunión de ayer
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to assist someone
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ayudar, atender
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I want you to assist me with this project
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Quiero que me ayudes con este proyecto
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I’m going to help the client
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Voy a atender al cliente
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to serve, to take care, or to look after
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atender
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I have to take care of this patient
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Tengo que atender a este paciente
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to attend (an event)
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asistir a
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I want to attend the lecture
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Quiero asistir a la conferencia
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to pay attention
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estar atento/a
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to inform, to let someone know, to call to one’s attention, or to warn beforehand
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avisar
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Let me know if you cannot come
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Avísame si no puedes venir
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to advise
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aconsejar
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I advise you to study for the exam
Te aconsejo que estudies para el examen
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the warning, the notice
el aviso
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to armor-plate or to shield
blindar
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The president’s car will be armor-plated to protect it against assassination attempts
Van a blindar el coche del presidente para protegerlo contra atentados
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to blind
cegar, dejar ciego, deslumbrar
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On leaving the cavern we were blinded by the lights
Cuando salimos de la caverna nos deslumbraron las luces
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a bulletproof vest
el chaleco antibalas
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to compromise (in the sense of to jeopardize, or to put someone in a predicament)
comprometer
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to commit oneself to something (ie politics, etc), or to get engaged
comprometerse
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Your signature obliges you to pay the invoice
Su firma le compromete a pagar la factura
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María y Eliseo got engaged in Las Vegas
María y Eliseo se comprometieron en Las Vegas
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to compromise
llegar a un acuerdo mutuo, llegar a un compromiso
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We agreed to share the expenses of the trip
Llegamos a un acuerdo para compartir los gastos del viaje
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to answer or to reply to a question or a letter
contestar
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The actress did not answer the questions
La actriz no contestó a las preguntas
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to contest
impugnar (una decisión)
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The lawyers contested the judge’s decision
Los abogados impugnaron la decisión del juez
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to answer the phone
contestar el teléfono
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to crash or to collide
chocar
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The driver was drunk, so the bus collided with a tree
Como el conductor iba borracho, el autobús chocó contra un árbol
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to choke
ahogarse, asfixiarse, (~ on something) atragantarse
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Ana almost choked on a fish-bone
Ana casi se atragantó con una espina de pescado
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give me five!
¡choca esos cinco!
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to sue in a court of law
demandar
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He sued the insurance company for fraud
Demandó a la compañía de seguros por fraude
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to demand
pedir, exigir, reclamar, reivindicar
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He demanded compensation from the company
Exigió una compensación a la compañía
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to contend or disagree, to argue
discutir
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They started to argue in public
Se pusieron a discutir en público
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to discuss
hablar de
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Let’s discuss the matter at the meeting
Vamos a hablar del asunto en la reunión
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to upset, to trouble someone mentally or emotionally, or to be displeased
disgustar
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I was very displeased by your behavior
Me disgustó mucho tu comportamiento
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to disgust
dar asco, repugnar
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Frog legs disgust me
Las ancas de rana me dan asco.
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to be really upset
tener un disgusto
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to enjoy oneself, to have fun, or to have a good time
divertirse
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I always have fun in Spanish class
Siempre me divierto en la clase de español
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to divert
desviar
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We had to divert the course of the river to irrigate the field
Tuvimos que desviar el río para regar el campo.
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have a nice time!, enjoy yourself / yourselves!
¡que te diviertas / os divirtáis / se diviertan!
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to dredge
dragar
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We have to dredge the lake behind the house
Hay que dragar el lago detrás de la casa
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to drag
arrastrar
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The boy got off the train and dragged his heavy suitcase on the platform
El chico se bajó del tren y arrastró su pesada valija por el andén
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to wrap or to envelop
envolver
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I wrapped the gift and gave it to my mother
Envolví el regalo y se lo di a mi mamá
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to involve
implicar, involucrar
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I don’t want to involve you in my problem
No quiero involucrarte en mi problema
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to wrap oneself in something
envolverse en
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to make narrower,to tighten
estrechar(se)
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My wool dress shrank after washing it
Mi vestido de lana se estrechó después de lavarlo
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to stretch
estirar
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Before going out running I do stretching exercises
Antes de salir a correr hago ejercicios para estirar los músculos
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to shake hands
estrechar la mano
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to stretch one’s muscles
estirarse
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to arouse sexually, or to get overexcited or nervous, eg from caffeine
excitar
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Coffee makes me jumpy but tea doesn’t
El café me excita pero el té no
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to get excited or enthusiastic
entusiasmar, entusiasmarse por / con
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She was so excited she couldn’t stop talking about the performance
Estaba tan entusiasmada que no paraba de hablar de la representación
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to be excited about something that’s coming up, to feel like doing something
tener ganas de
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to manufacture, to make or to produce
fabricar
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That company manufactures spare parts for cars
Esa compañía fabrica piezas de repuesto para carros
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to fabricate
inventar, mentir
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The defendant fabricated a believable defense
El acusado se inventó una defensa verosímil
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made in Chile
fabricado en Chile
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to record, to tape, or to engrave on a surface
grabar
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I am going to record the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games
Voy a grabar la ceremonia de apertura de los Juegos Olímpicos
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to grab, to take
coger (mainly Spain), agarrar (mainly Latin America)
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I took the subway to arrive on time for the meeting
Cogí / agarré el metro para llegar a tiempo a la reunión
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an engraving
un grabado
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to try
intentar
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The old man tried to get up from his chair
El anciano intentó levantarse de la silla
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to intend
tener la intención de (hacer algo), pensar (hacer algo)
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We intend to travel to China this summer
Pensamos viajar a China este verano
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give it a try!
¡inténtalo!
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don’t even try it!
¡ni lo intentes!
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to insert or to put in
introducir
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Insert a quarter in the vending machine
Introduce una moneda de 25 centavos en la máquina
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to introduce one person to another
presentar a alguien
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I want to introduce you to my cousin the guitar player
Te quiero presentar a mi prima la guitarrista
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to handle, to use or to operate (a machine). In Latin America it means to drive (conducir is used in Spain)
manejar
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We have to learn to operate new technology
Tenemos que aprender a manejar la nueva tecnología
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to manage
lograr, conseguir, dirigir (una compañía, un proyecto)
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That young man managed to win the election. Now he manages the project
Ese joven logró ganar las elecciones. Ahora dirige el proyecto
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to bother
molestar
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The noise of the road bothers me
Me molesta el ruido de la carretera
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to molest
abusar
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The criminal went to jail for molesting minors
El criminal fue a prisión por abusar de menores
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do not disturb
No molestar
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to move something in a physical sense, to change position
mover
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My back hurts and I can’t move my legs
Me duele la espalda y no puedo mover las piernas
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to move one’s residence
mudarse
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They moved to a new house on the coast
Ellos se mudaron a una nueva casa en la costa
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to move emotionally
conmover
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The guitar concert moved us deeply
El concierto de guitarra nos conmovió profundamente
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the move
la mudanza
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to sponsor
patrocinar
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Goldman Sachs is sponsoring the art exhibit
Goldman Sachs patrocina la exhibición de arte
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to patronize (a shop or a restaurant)
frecuentar, ser cliente de
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We will not patronize a store that treats its employees badly
No somos clientes de una tienda que trata mal a sus empleados
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to patronize (treat condescendingly)
tratar con condescendencia o paternalismo
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No one likes to be patronized
A nadie le gusta que lo traten con condescendencia
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under the auspices of ...
patrocinado por ...
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to present an idea or situation for attention or consideration
plantear
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to pose a problem
plantear un problema)
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to raise a question
plantear una pregunta
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to suggest something
plantear una sugerencia
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The lawyer posed the problem to the jury
El abogado le planteó el problema al jurado
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to plant
plantar
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Onions are planted in the spring
Las cebollas se plantan en primavera
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to stand someone up
dejar plantado a alguien
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to brag, show off, boast, or to be conceited
presumir
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He can’t stop boasting about his new BMW convertible
No para de presumir de su nuevo BMW descapotable
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to presume
suponer
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Even though I know few people, I presume I’ll go to the party
Aunque no conozco a mucha gente, supongo que iré a la fiesta
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to aspire, to expect or to attempt to do something
pretender
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This year Juan aspires to win the New York marathon
Este año Juan pretende ganar el maratón de Nueva York
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to pretend
fingir, aparentar
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He likes to pretend that he speaks Japanese, but he only knows a few words
Le gusta fingir que habla japonés, pero sólo sabe unas palabras
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to want somebody to do something
pretender que alguien haga algo
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to try or to taste
probar
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You have to taste my asparagus soup
Tienes que probar mi sopa de espárragos
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Did you try on the dress I bought you?
¿Te probaste el vestido que te compré?
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to probe
investigar, sondar (medicine)
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This matter needs much probing
Esta cuestión requiere mucha investigación
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to probe into
escarbar en
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to manage, to try to do something, or to make sure
procurar
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Try / Make sure to arrive on time for your own wedding!
¡Procura llegar a tiempo para tu propia boda!
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to procure
obtener, conseguir
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The government wants to procure more troops
El gobierno quiere conseguir más tropas
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to remove, or to get out (a stain), or to take something away from someone else
quitar
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They took away his cell phone on the first day of class
Le quitaron su teléfono móvil el primer día de clase
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to quit
dejar (a job), dejar de, abandonar, irse, marcharse, salir de
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She quit her job because she wasn’t being paid enough
Dejó su trabajo porque no le pagaban lo suficiente
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Pedro quit smoking when he was 30
Pedro dejó de fumar cuando tenía 30 años
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to clear the table
quitar la mesa
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removable; detachable
de quita y pon
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to realize (in the sense of making real), to fulfill
realizar
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He realized his dream of becoming a doctor
Él realizó su sueño de llegar a ser médico
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to realize (in the sense of becoming aware)
darse cuenta de
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He realized that he had made a mistake
Él se dio cuenta de que había cometido un error
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to remember, to recall or to remind someone
recordar
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I don’t remember the name of your street
No recuerdo el nombre de tu calle
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to record
grabar
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Can you record some CDs for the party?
¿Puedes grabar unos discos para la fiesta?
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to remind somebody of something
recordarle algo a alguien
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to tell a story
relatar
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I am going to tell you a story
Te voy a relatar un cuento
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to relate
relacionar
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I don’t want to relate one thing with another. They are separate
No quiero relacionar una cosa con la otra. Son dos cosas diferentes
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to stir or to turn something
remover
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I have to stir the rice
Tengo que remover el arroz
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to remove
sacar, quitar
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This detergent is expensive, but it does remove stains
Este detergente es caro, pero saca / quita las manchas
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stain remover
el quitamanchas
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to move heaven and earth
remover Roma con Santiago
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to subtract or to take away
restar
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You have to subtract the taxes to know how much you are earning
Tienes que restar los impuestos para saber cuánto ganas
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to rest
descansar
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This weekend I am not going to go out, I’m resting
Este fin de semana no voy a salir, voy a descansar
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to minimize or to play down the importance of something
restarle importancia a algo
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to summarize
resumir
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The lecturer summarized yesterday’s events
El conferenciante resumió los eventos de ayer
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to resume
continuar, empezar de nuevo, reanudar
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After the applause, the violinist resumed playing
Después de los aplausos, el violinista continuó su concierto
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to resume a speech
tomar el hilo de un discurso
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to remove, to take away, to withdraw, or to pull out from a competition
retirar
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They removed the old flag and put a new one in its place
Retiraron la vieja bandera y pusieron una nueva
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The trainer withdrew the player five minutes after the match began
El entrenador retiró al jugador a los cinco minutos del comienzo del partido
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to retire from a job
jubilarse
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Pepe retired from his job at the age of 65
Pepe se jubiló de su trabajo a los 65 años
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to stir or to rummage through
revolver
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He rummaged through my things without my consent
Revolvió en mis cosas sin mi permiso
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to revolve
rotar, girar
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He is so conceited that he thinks the world revolves around him
Es tan engreído que cree que el mundo gira a su alrededor
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it turns my stomach
me revuelve el estómago
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to stand, to bear or to endure
soportar
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I can’t stand this heat!
¡No soporto este calor!
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to support (ie supporting someone in an economic sense)
mantener
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I need to work overtime to support my family
Necesito hacer horas extra para mantener a mi familia
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to support (an idea or someone)
apoyar, respaldar
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I support you in whatever you do
Yo te apoyo en cualquier cosa que hagas
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I support your idea
Respaldo tu idea.
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to support (a physical structure)
sostener
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Four Doric columns support the roof of this ancient temple
Cuatro columnas dóricas sostienen el techo de este templo antiguo
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I can’t stand him / it
¡no lo soporto!
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to happen
suceder
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He looks quite sad. Has something happened to him?
Parece bastante preocupado. ¿Le ha sucedido algo?
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to succeed
tener éxito, lograr, triunfar
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He bought the book Speed Up Your Spanish and succeeded in passing his Spanish exam
Compró el libro Speed Up Your Spanish y logró aprobar el examen de español
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whatever happens
suceda lo que suceda
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to fail an exam, to cancel, postpone or call off an event
suspender
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He did not study much for the exam and he failed it
No estudió mucho para el examen y lo suspendió
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They cancelled the concert because of low attendance
Suspendieron el concierto por falta de público
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to suspend
colgar
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They hung the chandelier from the ballroom ceiling
Colgaron la araña de luces en el techo del salón de baile
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suspenders
los tirantes
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to treat a disease, or to treat someone well or badly
tratar
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That doctor treated me very well
Ese doctor me trató muy bien
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to try to do something
tratar de + infinitive, procurar hacer algo
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I try to lose weight, but it’s so hard!
Trato de (procuro) adelgazar, pero ¡es tan difícil!
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to be about
tratar de + noun
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What is that book about? It is about globalization
¿De qué trata ese libro? Trata de la globalización
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to deal with someone
tratar con
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In my job I deal with all kinds of people
En mi trabajo trato con gente de todo tipo
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to address somebody as ‘usted’ or ‘tú’
tratar a alguien de usted / tú
