Random Spanish Verbs

Front 1

anexar

Back 1

to annex, to attach

Front 2

anunciar

Back 2

to announce
to advertise

Front 3

aparecer

Back 3

to appear
to show up (presentarse)
to turn up, to be found
(reflexive) to appear

Front 4

comprar

Back 4

to buy, to purchase

Front 5

honrar

Back 5

to honor
to be a credit to

Front 6

ronzar

Back 6

to munch, to crunch

Front 7

deslindar

Back 7

to mark the limits of, to demarcate
to define, to clarify

Front 8

inseminar

Back 8

to inseminate

Front 9

tamizar

Back 9

to sift

Front 10

revelar

Back 10

to reveal, to disclose
to develop (film)

Front 11

asistir

Back 11

to attend, to be present
to aid, to assist

Front 12

provocar

Back 12

to provoke, to cause (causar)
to provoke, to pique (irritar)

Front 13

descubrir

Back 13

to discover, to find out (hallar)
to uncover, to reveal (revelar)

Front 14

hacer

Back 14

to make
to do, to perform
to force, to oblige
(vi) to act
(v impersonal) to be (weather)
[3pps]: ago (with time)
no le [3pps]: it doesn't matter
* falta: to be necessary, to be needed
(reflexive) to become
to pretend, to act, to play
to seem
to get, to grow

Front 15

ser

Back 15

to be
to exist, to live
to take place, to occur
used in time expressions
to cost, to come to
* de: to come from
* de: to belong to
[3pps] que: the thing is that
[3ppsub]! agreed!, all right!
[3ppsub]...[3ppsub]: either...or
(passive voice) to be

Front 16

estar

Back 16

to be (state of condition, location)
to be at home
to remain
to be ready, to be done
to agree
cómo [2pps]? how are you?
[3pps] bién! all right!, that's fine!
* a: to cost
* a: to be (date)
* con: to have
* de: to be (on/as)
* bien (mal): to be well (sick)
* para: to be in the mood for
* por: to be in favor of
* por: to be about to
* de mas: to be unnecessary
* que: to be (in a state or condition)
(reflexive) to stay, to remain

Front 17

generar

Back 17

to generate

Front 18

ayudar

Back 18

to assist
(reflexive) de: to make use of

Front 19

remontar

Back 19

to overcome
to go up (subir)
(reflexive) - to soar
*se a - to date from, to go back to

Front 20

conseguir

Back 20

to get, to obtain
to achieve, to attain
to manage to

Front 21

vencer

Back 21

to vanquish, to defeat (derrotar)
to overcome, to surmount (superar)
to win, to triumph (ganar)
to expire (caducar)
to fall due, to mature
(reflexive) to control oneself (dominarse)
to break, to collapse

Front 22

haber

Back 22

have, has
* de - must
hay - impersonal
hay que - it is necessary

Front 23

seguir

Back 23

to follow
to go along, to keep on
to take (a course, a treatment)
to go on, to keep going
to remain, to continue to be
to follow, to come after

Front 24

colonizar

Back 24

to colonize, to settle

Front 25

reunir

Back 25

to unite, to join, to bring together
to have, to possess
to gather, to collect, to raise (funds)
(reflexive) - to meet

Front 26

rehacer

Back 26

to redo
to remake, to repair, to renew
(reflexive) to recover
*se de - to get over

Front 27

jabonar

Back 27

to soap up, to lather

Front 28

trasladar

Back 28

to transfer, to move (transferir)
to postpone (posponer)
to translate (traducir)
to copy, to transcribe (copiar)
(reflexive) to move, to relocate (mudarse)

Front 29

comunicar

Back 29

to communicate, to convey
to notify
(reflexive) (con) - to contact, to get in touch with
to be connected to

Front 30

ver

Back 30

to see
to understand (entender)
to examine, to look into (examinar)
to see, to judge (juzgar)
to meet with, to visit (visitar)
to find out (averiguar)
a * (vamos a *) - let's see

Front 31

unir

Back 31

to unite, to join, to link (juntar)
to combine, to blend (combinar)
(reflexive) to join together
to combine, to mix together
*se a - to join

Front 32

tener

Back 32

to have
to hold
to feel, to make
* por - to think, to consider
* que - to have to
(reflexive) to stand up
*se por - to consider onself

Front 33

otorgar

Back 33

to grant, to award
to draw up, to frame

Front 34

contar

Back 34

to count
to tell
to include
to count up
to matter, to be of concern
* con - to rely on, to count on
*se entre - to be numbered among

Front 35

explicar

Back 35

to explain
(reflexive) to understand

Front 36

dirigir

Back 36

to direct, to lead
to address
to aim, to point
to conduct (music)
(reflexive) (a) - to go towards
to speak to, to address

Front 37

cambiar

Back 37

to change (alterar, modificar)
to exchange, to trade
* de velocidad - to shift gears

Front 38

inspirar

Back 38

to inspire
to inhale (inhalar)

Front 39

poder

Back 39

to be able to, can
might, may
can, may
to beat, to defeat
to be possible
* con - to cope with, to manage
no * mas - to have had enough
no * menos que - to not be able to help

Front 40

pasear

Back 40

to take a walk, to go for a ride
to take for a walk
to parade around, to show off
(reflexive) to walk around

Front 41

encontrar

Back 41

to find (hallar)
to encounter, to meet
(reflexive) to meet (reunirse)
to clash, to conflict
to be

Front 42

jugar

Back 42

to play
to gamble, to bet (apostar)
to joke, to kid
(reflexive) to risk, to gamble away

Front 43

codearse

Back 43

to rub elbows, to hobnob

Front 44

mezclar

Back 44

to mix, to blend
to mix up, to muddle
to involve (involucrar)
(reflexive) to get mixed up (in)
to mix, to mingle (socially)

Front 45

charlar

Back 45

to chat, to talk

Front 46

alzar

Back 46

to lift, to raise (elevar, levantar)
to erect
(reflexive) to rise up (levantarse)

Front 47

existir

Back 47

to exist

Front 48

quedar

Back 48

to remain, to stay (permanecer)
to be
to be situated
to be left
to fit, to suit
* bien - to turn out well
* en - to agree, to arrange
reflexive - to stay
to keep on
*se atrás - to stay behind
*se con - to remain

Front 49

escuchar

Back 49

to listen to
to hear

Front 50

guiar

Back 50

to guide, to lead
to manage (conducir)
(reflexive) to be guided by, to go by

Front 51

sentir

Back 51

to feel, to experience
to perceive, to sense (percibir)
to regret, to feel sorry for (lamentar)
vi - to have feeling, to feel
sin * - without noticing, inadventently
(reflexive) to feel

Front 52

hablar

Back 52

to speak, to talk
* de - to mention, to talk about
dar que * - to make people talk
vt - to speak
to talk about, to discuss
(reflexive) to speak to each other, to be on speaking terms

Front 53

dominar

Back 53

to dominate
to master, to be proficient at
vi - to predominate, to prevail
(reflexive) to control oneself

Front 54

reír

Back 54

to laugh, to laugh at

Front 55

nacer

Back 55

to be born
to hatch
to bud, to sprout
to rise, to originate
* para algo - to be born to be something
volver a * - to have a lucky escape

Front 56

vivir

Back 56

to live, to be alive
to subsist, to make a living (subsistir)
to reside (residir)
to spend one's life
* de - to live on
vt - to live
to go through, to experience (experimentar)

Front 57

mejorar

Back 57

to improve, to make better

Front 58

dar

Back 58

to give
to deliver, to hand over (entregar)
to hit, to strike
to yield, to produce
to perform
to give off, to emit
* como/* por - to regard as, to consider
vi - to suffice, to be enough (alcanzar)
* a/* sobre - to overlook, to look out on
* con - to run into, to hit upon
* de sí - to give, to stretch
(reflexive) to give in, to surrender
to occur, to arise
to grow, to come up
*se con/*se contra - to hit oneself against
*selas de: to boast about

Front 59

imaginar

Back 59

to imagine
(reflexive) to suppose, to imagine
to picture

Front 60

querer

Back 60

to want, to desire (desear)
to love, to like, to be fond of
* decir - to mean
sin * - unintentionally

Front 61

ganar

Back 61

to win
to gain
to earn
to acquire, to obtain
vi - to win, to profit
(reflexive) to gain, to win
to earn
to deserve

Front 62

saber

Back 62

to know
to know how to, to be able to
to learn, to find out
a * - to wit, namely
vi - to know, to suppose
to be informed
to taste
* a - to taste like
(reflexive) to know

Front 63

buscar

Back 63

to look for, to seek
to pick up, to collect
to provoke
vi - to look, to search

Front 64

lograr

Back 64

to get, to obstain
to achieve, to attain
(reflexive) to be successful

Front 65

romper

Back 65

to break, to smash
to rip, to tear
to break off, to break
to break through, to break down
to wear out (gastar)
* a - to begin to, to burst out with
* con - to break off with

Front 66

dejar

Back 66

to leave
to abandon, to forsake (abandonar)
to let be, to let go
to allow, to permit (permitir)
* de - to stop, to quit
(reflexive) to let oneself be
to forget, to leave
to neglect oneself, to let oneself go
to grow

Front 67

recordar

Back 67

to recall, to remember
to remind
vi - to remember (acordarse)
to wake up (despertar)

Front 68

superar

Back 68

to surpass, to exceed
to overcome, to surmount
(reflexive) to improve oneself

Front 69

volver

Back 69

to return, to come or go back
to revert
* a - to do again
* en sí - to come to, to regain consciousness
vt - to turn, to turn over, to turn inside out
to return, to repay, to restore
to cause, to make
(reflexive) to become
to turn around

Front 70

pasar

Back 70

to pass, to go by, to come by
to come in, to enter
to happen
to manage, to get by
to be over, to end
* de - to exceed, to go beyond
* por - to pretend to be
vt - to pass, to give
to pass (a test)
to go over, to cross
to spend (time)
to tolerate
to go through, to suffer
to show (a movie, etc.)
to overtake, to pass, to surpass
to pass over, to wipe up
*lo bien (mal)/*la bien (mal) - to have a good (bad/hard) time
* por alto - to overlook, to omit
(reflexive) to move, to pass, to go away
to slip one's mind, to forget
to go too far

Front 71

acabar

Back 71

to finish, to end (terminar)
* de - to have just
* con - to put an end to, to stamp out
vt - to finish
(reflexive) to come to an end, to run out (terminarse)

Front 72

acostar

Back 72

to lay (something) down
to put to bed
(reflexive) to lie down
to go to bed

Front 73

arrastrar

Back 73

to drag, to tow
to draw, to attract
vi - to hang down, to trail
(reflexive) to crawl
to grovel

Front 74

asustar

Back 74

to scare, to frighten

Front 75

bailar

Back 75

to dance
vi - to dance, to spin
to be loose, to be too big

Front 76

cansar

Back 76

to wear out, to tire
vi - to be tiresome
(reflexive) to wear oneself out
to get bored

Front 77

cantar

Back 77

to sing

Front 78

complicar

Back 78

to complicate
to involve

Front 79

correr

Back 79

to run, to race
to rush
to flow
vt - to travel over, to cover
to move, to slide, to roll, to draw
* un riesgo - to run a risk
(reflexive) to move along
to run, to spill over

Front 80

crecer

Back 80

to grow
to increase

Front 81

decir

Back 81

to say
to tell
to speak, to talk
to call
es * - that is to say
querer * - to mean
(reflexive) to say to oneself
to be said

Front 82

despertar

Back 82

to awaken, to wake up
vt - to arouse, to wake
to elicit, to evoke (evocar)
(reflexive) to wake (oneself) up

Front 83

ducharse

Back 83

to take a shower

Front 84

enfadar

Back 84

to annoy, to make angry
(reflexive) to get angry, to get annoyed

Front 85

engañar

Back 85

to trick, to deceive, to mislead (embaucar)
to cheat on, to be unfaithful to
(reflexive) to be mistaken
to deceive oneself

Front 86

enseñar

Back 86

to teach
to show, to display (mostrar)
(reflexive) (a) - to learn to, to get used to

Front 87

entender

Back 87

to understand (comprender)
to think, to believe (opinar)
to mean, to intend (querer)
to infer, to deduce (deducir)
vi - to understand
* de - to know about, to be good at
* en - to be in charge of
(reflexive) to be understood
to get along well, to understand each other
*se con - to deal with

Front 88

esconder

Back 88

to hide, to conceal (ocultar)

Front 89

expresar

Back 89

to express

Front 90

faltar

Back 90

to be lacking, to be needed
to be absent, to be missing
to remain, to be left (quedar)
no [3pimps] más! - don't mention it!, you're welcome!

Front 91

gritar

Back 91

to shout, to scream, to cry

Front 92

interesar

Back 92

to interest
vi - to be of interest, to be interesting

Front 93

ir

Back 93

to go
to lead, to extend, to stretch
to work, to function (funcionar)
to get on, to get along
to suit
* con - to be
* por - to follow, to go along
dejarse * - to let oneself go
* a parar - to end up
[1pppl] a ver - let's see
v aux - w/ present participle
* a - to be going to
(reflexive) to leave, to go
to leak (escaparse)
to be used up, to be gone (gastarse)

Front 94

llegar

Back 94

to arrive, to come
* a - to arrive at, to reach, to amount to, to manage to
* a ser - to become

Front 95

llenar

Back 95

to fill, to fill up, to fill in
to meet, to fulfill
(reflexive) to fill up, to become full

Front 96

llevar

Back 96

to take away, to carry
to wear
to take, to lead
* a cabo - to carry out
* adelante - to carry on, to keep going
vi - to lead
v aux - to have
(reflexive) to take away, to carry off
to get along

Front 97

llorar

Back 97

to cry, to weep
vt - to mourn, to bewail

Front 98

mentir

Back 98

to lie

Front 99

mirar

Back 99

to look at
to watch (observar)
to consider, to think over (reflexionar)
vi - to look
to face, to overlook
* por - to look after, to look out for
(reflexive) to look at oneself
to look at each other

Front 100

mostrar

Back 100

to show
to exhibit, to display (exhibir)
(reflexive) to show oneself, to appear

Front 101

oír

Back 101

to hear
to listen to (escuchar)
to pay attention to, to heed
[3pps]! listen!, excuse me!, look here!

Front 102

parecer

Back 102

to seem, to look, to appear to be
to think, to have an opinion
to like, to be in agreement
(reflexive) (a) - to resemble

Front 103

pedir

Back 103

to ask for, to request
to order
* disculpas o perdón - to apologize
vi - to order, to beg

Front 104

perder

Back 104

to lose
to miss
to waste (time)
vi - to lose
(reflexive) to get lost, to stray (extraviarse)

Front 105

pensar

Back 105

to think
* en - to think about
vi - to think, to think about
to intend, to plan on
(reflexive) to think over

Front 106

pesar

Back 106

to weigh
to consider, to think over (examinar)
vi - to weigh, to be heavy
to weigh heavily, to be a burden
to carry weight, to have bearing (influir)
to grieve, to sadden
[3ppsub] a - in spite of, despite
a * de - in spite of

Front 107

recuperar

Back 107

to recover, to get back, to retrieve
to recuperate
to make up for
(reflexive) to recover from, to get over

Front 108

repetir

Back 108

to repeat
to have a second helping of
(reflexive) to repeat oneself
to recur

Front 109

responder

Back 109

to answer, to reply, to respond
* a - to respond to
* de - to answer for, to vouch for (something)
* por - to vouch for (someone)

Front 110

salir

Back 110

to go out, to come out, to get out
to leave, to depart (partir)
to appear (aparecer)
to project, to stick out
to cost, to come to
to turn out, to prove (resultar)
to come up, to occur
* a - to take after, to look like, to resemble
* con - to go out with, to date
(reflexive) to escape, to get out, to leak out
to come loose, to come off
*se con la suya - to get one's own way

Front 111

sonar

Back 111

to sound
to ring
to look or sound familiar
* a - to sound like
vt - to ring, to blow
(reflexive) to blow one's nose

Front 112

soñar

Back 112

to dream
* con - to dream about
* despierto - to daydream

Front 113

sonreír

Back 113

to smile

Front 114

suceder

Back 114

to happen, to occur (ocurrir)
* a - to follow, to succeed

Front 115

valer

Back 115

to be worth
to cost
to earn, to gain
to protect, to aid
to be equal to
vi - to have value
to be valid, to count
hacerse * - to assert onself
más [3pps] - it's better
*se de - to take advantage of
*se solo o por si mismo - to look after oneself

Front 116

actuar

Back 116

to act, to perform

Front 117

admirar

Back 117

to admire
to amaze, to astound
(reflexive) to be amazed

Front 118

aplastar

Back 118

to crush, to squash

Front 119

venir

Back 119

to come
to arrive
to come, to originate
to come, to be available
to come back, to return
to affect, to overcome
to fit
(w/ present participle) - to have been
* a - to end up, to turn out
que [3pps] - coming, next
* bien - to be suitable, to be just right
(reflexive) to come, to arrive, to come back
*se abajo - to fall apart, to collapse

Front 120

cenar

Back 120

to have (for) dinner or supper

Front 121

cerrar

Back 121

to close, to shut
to turn off
to bring to an end
vi - to close up, to lock up
to close down
(reflexive) to close, to fasten, to button up
to conclude, to end

Front 122

consumir

Back 122

to consume

Front 123

tratar

Back 123

* con - to deal with, to have contact with
* de - to try to
* de o sobre - to be about, to concern
* en - to deal in
vt - to treat
to handle
(reflexive) de - to be about, to concern

Front 124

discutir

Back 124

to discuss
to dispute
vi - to argue, to quarrel (altercar)

Front 125

doler

Back 125

to hurt, to ache
to grieve
(reflexive) to be distressed
to comploain