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almohada
pillow
venta
sale
vender
to sale
poner algo en venta
to put something up for sale
blanco
white
dar en el blanco
to hit the target
dejar algo en blanco
to leave something blank
aburrirse
to get bored
estar aburrido
I am bored
aburrir
to bore
aburrirse como una ostra
to be bored stiff
(literally to be as bored as an oyster)
enfriarse
to get cold
cansarse
to get tired
enojarse o enfadarse
to get angry
¡Qué va!
No way!
¡Vale!
OK!
¡Sal de ahí!
Get our of here!
salir
to leave / to get out
retrato
portrait
Que te vaya bien. / Que le vaya bien.
Good luck.
Que te vaya bien.
Take care.
Que te mejores. / Que se mejore.
Get better soon.
Buenas noches, que descanse.
Good night, aleep well.
encantar
to love
Me encantan los animales.
I love animals.
cuadro
painting; picture; table, chart
anda
hurry up
Ándale, no seas tonto.
Come on now, don’t be stupid.
tomar
to take
hospedarse
to stay; to put up (as a guest)
apetecer
to feel like
¿Qué le apetece comer señor?
What would you like to eat, sir?
pan
bread; loaf
pan de molde
sliced bread
ya
already
ya que
since
Ya lo sé.
I know.
Ya veremos.
We'll see.
¡Ya está!
That's it!
¡Ya voy!
I'm coming!
¿Ya terminaste?
Have you finished already?
alfombra
carpet; rug
celebrar
to celebrate
abrir
to open
Abre la ventana.
Open the window.
máscara
mask
rímel
mascara (makeup)
pepino
cucumber
me importa un pepino
I couldn't care less
molestar
to bother; to annoy
temer
to be afraid of
sangre
blood
embarazada
pregnant
me da vergüenza / me da pena
I'm embarassed
equivocarse
to make a mistake; to be wrong
Perdone, me he equivocado de número.
Sorry, I've dialed the wrong number.
razón
to be right
celos
jealousy
casarse
to get married
callarse
to stop talking; to keep quiet
¡Cállense, por favor!
Please be quiet!
¡Cállate la boca!
Shut up!
broma
joke
hacer una broma a
to play a joke on
volver
to come back; to go back
anciano
elderly
ocurrir
to happen
¿Qué te ocurre?
What's the matter?
parecer
to think
Me parece que sí.
I think so.
Me parece que no.
I don't think so.
cerrar
to close
disgustar
to upset
receta
recipe; prescription
un ticket de compra / un recibo
reciept
simpático
nice
comprensivo
sympathy
algodón
cotton
ojalá
I hope! / If only!
¡Ojalá pudiera!
If only I could!
espinacas
spinach
espaguetis
spaghetti
ojo
eye
Tengo algo en el ojo.
I've got something in my eye.
probable
likely
poco probable
unlikely
pensar
to think; to think about; to think over
¡Ni pensarlo!
No way!
¿En qué piensas?
What are you thinking about?
pensado
to plan to do
pararse
to stand up
gasolina
gasoline
oscuro
dark
flojo
weak; lazy
Hazlo, y no seas tan flojo.
Do it, and don't be so lazy.
andar
walk; be; go
después
next; then; after
¿Qué viene después?
What comes next?
Primero
first
claro
clear, obvious; light
verde claro / verde azul
light or pale green / light or pale blue
¡Claro!
Sure! ; Of course
¡Claro que sí!
Of course!
vivo
alive, living; bright
gracioso
funny; amusing
fondo
end; bottom
cariño
affection
Ven aquí, cariño.
Come here, darling.
pulmón
lung
fuerte
strong; loud
un olor muy fuerte
a very strong smell
gracias a
thanks to
montar
to ride
morir
to die
morirse
to die (not literaly - as in we died laughing)
platicar
to talk; to tell
hace poco
not long ago; recently
poco después
shortly after
preparativos
preparations
régimen
diet
Voy a ponerme a régimen.
I'm going to go on a diet.
suerte
luck
¡Que tengas suerte!
Good luck!
¡Qué suerte tengo!
How lucky I am!
agenda
diary; schedule, agenda
ahora
now
ahora o nunca
now or never
¡Ahora me lo dices!
Now you tell me!
alegrarse
to be pleased; to be glad
despertar
to wake up (to wake someone else up)
despertarse
to wake up (on your own)
despierto
awake; bright
diferente
different; several, various
dirigir
to direct; to aim
distinto
different; several, various
invitado
guest
ligero
light; lightweight
negocio
business
El negocio es el negocio.
Business is business.
un hombre de negocios
a business man
acuerdo
to agree
Estoy de acuerdo.
I agree.
¿Estás de acuerdo?
Do you agree?
No estoy de acuerdo.
I don't agree, I disagree.
antes
before; soon
lo antes posible
as soon as possible
cuanto antes mejor
the sooner the better
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
tortuga
turtle
los meses del año
the months of the year
enero
january
febrero
february
marzo
march
abril
april
mayo
may
junio
june
julio
july
augusto
august
septiembre
september
octubre
october
noviembre
november
diciembre
december
los dias de la semana
the days of the week
lunes
monday
martes
tuesday
miercoles
wednesday
jueves
thursday
viernes
friday
sabado
saturday
domingo
sunday
mañana
tomorrow
hoy es
today is
¿Que dia es hoy?
What day is today?
la piña
pineapple
la manzana
apple
sandia
watermelon
granadilla
pomegranite
naranja
orange
ciruela
plum
uvas
grapes
cereza
cherry
fresas
strawberries
banano
banana
durazno
peach tree
limon
lemon
lima
lime
melocoton
peach
rojo
red
verde
green
amarillo
yellow
anaranjado
orange (color)
negro
black
blanco
white
azul
blue
rosado
pink
marrón
brown
elefante
elephant
tigre
tiger
mono
monkey
serpiente
snake
jrafa
giraffe
gusano
worm
gallina
hen
caracol
snail
león
lion
dinosaurio
dinosaur
pes
fish
pato
duck
tiburón
shark
langosta
lobster
perro
dog
gato
cat
araña
spider
rana
frog
mariquita
ladybug
mariposa
butterfly
cerdo
pig
conejo
rabbit
caballio
horse
oso
bear
hipopotomo
hippo
erizo
hedgehog
oveja
sheep
cebra
zebra
lecuza
owl
largartija
lizard
Hay un perro en suelo.
There is a dog on the floor.
cabesa
head
mano
hand
brazo
arm
antebrazo
forearm
codo
elbow
pecha
breast/chest
pierna
leg
nariz
nose
dedos
fingers
orejas
ears
aretes
earrings
cabello
hair
pies
feet
rodilla
knee
cuello
neck
uñas
fingernails
articulaciones
joints
cintura
waist
estomago
stomach
nalga
butt
noca
back of head
espalda
spine
ombligo
belly button
vello
armhair
bello
beautiful
tatuaje
tattoo
dientes
teeth
boca
mouth
hombros
shoulders
barba
beard
bigote
moustache
lingua
tongue
cejas
eyebrows
nile
lipstick
rimel
mascara
mejillas o cachetes
cheeks
barbilla
chin
quijada
jawbone
anillio
ring
güera
blond
madrugar
to get up early
No soporto madrugar.
I can't stand getting up early.
charlatán
chatty
fiebre
temperature; fever
listo
smart; bright; ready
¿Están listos?
Are you ready?
Es una chica muy lista.
She's a very bright girl.
acabar
to finish doing something; to have just done something
Acabar in the meanings shown above is followed by de and the infinitive. The tense of acabar indicates which meaning is intended.
To talk about finishing doing something, you use acabar in the appropriate tense, followed by de and the infinitive.
Acabar in the meanings shown above is followed by de and the infinitive. The tense of acabar indicates which meaning is intended.
To talk about finishing doing something, you use acabar in the appropriate tense, followed by de and the infinitive.
soñar
to dream
¡Que sueñes con los angelitos!
May you dream of little angels.
sueño
to sleep; to dream
un sueño profundo
a deep sleep
Anoche tuve un mal sueño.
Last night I had a bad dream.
No podía conciliar el sueño.
I couldn't go to sleep.
el caucho
rubber
pata
leg (animal or furniture only)
pierna
leg - human
las patas de la silla
the chair legs
patas arriba
in a mess / upside down
pareja
partner, couple
las parejas cansadas
married couples
cero
zero
uno
one
dos
two
tres
three
cuatro
four
cinco
five
seis
six
seite
seven
ocho
eight
nueve
nine
diez
ten
once
eleven
doce
twelve
trece
thirteen
catorce
fourteen
quince
fifteen
dieciseis
sixteen
dieciseite
seventeen
dieciocho
eighteen
diecinueve
ninteen
veinte
twenty
treinta
thirty
cuarenta
fourty
cincuenta
fifty
sesenta
sixty
setenta
seventy
ochenta
eighty
noventa
ninty
cien / ciento
hundred
mil
thousand
todo
all
media hora
half hour
una hora
an hour
nuestros
our
tambien
also
comprendiste?
do you understand?
lo siento
I'm sorry
listos?
ready?
no entiendo
I don't understand
otra ves
one more time
tengo una pregunta
I have a question
ayer fue
yesterday was
pasado manana
tomorrow is
que dia fue ayer?
what day was yesterday?
de donde eres?
where are you from?
que tal?
how's it going?
quienes son?
who are they?
donde estan?
where are they?
No digas eso!
Don't say that!
hay
there is
como
how
que
what
donde
where
cuantos
how many
cuando
when
cual
which
quien
who
vivo
i live
yo soy
i am
el es
he is
ella es
she is
usted es
you are
ellos son
they are
nosotros somos
we are
tu eres
you are
ustedes son
you all are
esa
that
este
this
ahora
now
ahora mismo
right now
siempre
always
a veces
sometimes
mucho
often
nunca
never
por que?
why?
o
or
pero
but
vamos
let us
proxima
next
necesito ayuda
i need help
hace mucho calor
it is very hot
comide de perro
dog food (food of the dof)
bastante bien
very good
que te gusta?
what do you like?
tu le dieces
you tell him
te interesa?
are you interested?
que mas?
what else?
pensar
to think
buscar
to search
sabes una cosa?
do you know what? (singular)
saben una cosa?
do you know what? (to a group)
pues
well
voy
i go
cansado
tired/sleepy
escribiendo
writing
acerca de
about
cada
each, every
andale!
come on!
parece
resemble/look like
por que no?
why not?
adonde?
to where?
tener sed
to be thirsty(to have thirst)
tener hambre
to be hungry (to have hunger)
ver la television
to watch tv
hacer ejercicio
to excercise
ir al supermercado
to go to the grocery store
luego
later
por fin
finally
antes
before
despues
afterward
ver
to see
llegar
to arrive
llevar
to carry/to wear
tarea
task, job, homework
ayudar
to help
esperar
to wait for/to expect
entrar
to enter
todos los dias
every day
de vez en cuando
once in a while
hay que
you have to (non specific subject)
tener que
you have to (specific subject)
caminar con el perro
to walk the dog
mandar una carta
to send a letter
pasear
to go for a walk
la gente
people
la vida
life
el corazon
heart
estaban
there used to be
fue
there was
encima de
on top of
debajo del
beneath
hogar
home
labores del hogar
housework
productos para el hogar
household products
hito en hito
to stare at someone
tiempo
time
tener tiempo?
to have time>
matar el tiempo
to kill time
perder el tiempo
to waste time
ganar tiempo
to save time
choclo
corn
contrario
opposite
cambio
but, however
broma
joke
cuenta
restaurant bill
una estacion de servicio
gas station
hecho
fact
alegria
happy
igual
the same
miedo
fear
miedo a la oscuridad
fear of the dark
oficio
job
dirigir
to manage, to run, to lead
alamo
popular
fe
faith
largo
long
postre
dessert
florido
flowery, in bloom
rincon
corner (in a room)
esquina
corner (street corner)
nadie
nobody
viejo
old
lazo
bow, knot, ribbon, lasso
ser
yo soy
tu eres
el es
nosotros somos
ellos son
to be
i am
you are
he is
we are
they are
ir a
yo voy a
tu vas a
el va a
nos. vamos a
ellos van a
to go to
tener
yo tengo
tu tienes
el tiene
nos. tenemos
ellos tienen
to have
ver
yo veo
tu ves
el ve
nos. vemos
ellos ven
to see
dormir
yo duermo
tu duermes
el duerme
nos. dormimos
ellos duerman
to sleep
oir
yo oigo
tu oyes
el oye
nos. ois
ellos oyen
to hear
venir
yo vengo
tu vienes
el viene
nos. venimos
ellos venis
to come
hacer
yo hago
tu haces
el hace
nos. hacemos
ellos hacen
to do / to make
acabar de
yo acabo de
tu acabas de
el acaba de
nos. acabamos de
ellos acaban de
something just happened
conocer
yo conozco
tu conoces
el conoce
nos. conocemos
ellos conocen
to know
jugar
yo juego
tu jeugas
el juega
nos. jugamos
ellos juegan
to play
saber
yo se
tu sabes
el sabe
nos. sabemos
ellos saben
to know
piso
floor
marco
frame
chupon
pacifier
chillon
cry
llorar
cry
grito / gritiar
scream
carcajada
laughing
reir
smile
jugetes
toys
empujar
push
oso de peluche
teddy bear
ando
now
tapete
rug
osesno
baby bear
pelea
fight
peleando
hit
alfombra
carpet
alto
stop
doscientos
200
trescientos
300
cuatrocientos
400
quienientos
500
seiscientos
600
sietecientos
700
ochocientos
800
novecientos
900
autopista
highway
sacate
rag
secarse
dry off
toalla
towel
majado
wet / soaked
baboso
sucker (person) or to stare at
step
paso
stairs
escalata
empapado
soaked (bodily)
inundado
floor very wet
barniz de unas (n with the squiggle on top)
nail polish
jabon
soap
acondicionador
conditioner
champo
shampoo
fijador
hairspray
pomada
ointment
roncha
rash
comeson
itch
markas
scratches
rascarse
to scratch
hueso
bone
huevo
egg
cajón
big box
jadeo
painting
tijera
scissors
ocaso
sunset
acero
steel
cine
movie
asiento
seat
sol
sun
cabeza
head
vida
life
queso
cheese
paquete
package
pagado
paid for
gerente
manager
guía
guide
guiño
wink
guerra
war
brillo
shine
llama
flame
lluvia
rain
carrera
profession
correo
mail
tierra
land
playa
beach
yema
yolk, also finger tip
cuñado
brother in law
mapa
map
pelele
rag doll, puppet
seco
dry
piña
pineapple
pintar
to paint
coco
coconut
toronja
grapefruit
cuna
cradle
curioso
curious
fruta
fruit
luna
moon
fiar
to sell on credit
guera
outside
viudo
widower
marea
tide
mareo
dizziness
feo
ugly
camas
bed
balcón
balcony
fotógrafo
photographer
Decía?
You were saying?
Qué maravilla!
How wonderful!
Quiubo?
Hello, whats happening?
De veras?
really?
primero
first
segundo
second
tercero
third
cuarto
fourth
quinto
fifth
sexto
sixth
séptimo
seventh
octavo
eighth
noveno
ninth
décimo
tenth
mediodía
noon
medianoche
midnight
la tarde
the afternoon
la noche
the night
a la hora
on time
es temprano
it's early
luces
lights
luz
light
luce
it shines
lunes
monday
martes
tuesday
miercoles
wednesday
jueves
thursday
viernes
friday
sabado
saturday
domingo
sunday
enero
january
febrero
february
marzo
march
abril
april
mayo
may
junio
june
julio
july
agusto
august
septiembre
september
octubre
october
noviembre
november
diciembre
december
otono
autumn (the n has a squiggle)
verano
summer
primavera
spring
invierno
winter
bastante
enough!
caro
expensive
almuerzo
lunch
cena
supper
comida
dinner
desayuno
breakfast
tomate
green tomato
jitomate
tomato
aguacate
avacado
la orden
to command / to request
el orden
order as in sequence
una lista en orden alfabético: a list in alphabetical order
alma
soul (sometimes heart in the sense of how you feel)
boca
mouth
boca arriba
face up
boca abajo
face down
con la boca abierta
with your mouth open
Perro que ladra no muerde.
His bark is worse than his bite.
tópico
cliché
de uso tópico
On medicine: For external use
motivo
reason / motive
con motivo de
because of
platos
plates
vasos
cups / glasses
cuchara
spoon
cuchillo
knife
tenedor
fork
servilletas
napkins
tire i jale
pull
empuje
push
el vendedor / el vendedora
salesperson
la caja
the checkout stand
Me ayuda por favor?
Will you help me please?
Que color busca?
What color are you looking for?
bolsillo
pocket
medir
to measure
la talla
the size
liso
plain/flat
gris
grey
apretado
tight
suelto
loose
grande
large
probar
to try
La llevo
I'll take it
Ahora no, gracias.
Not now, thank you.
Mas tarde, gracias.
Later, thank you.
No me molesta, por favor
Don't bother me, please
la cebolla
onion
la olla
pot
el vidrio
glass
hecho a mano
handmade
soplar
to blow
el arroz
rice
el fideo
pasta
las galletas
cookies or crackers
es barato
its cheap
es caro
its expensive
mapache
racoon
ganar
to win
el equipo
the team
el hincha
the fan (sports fan) hincha means to inflate or to bloat
el jugador
the player
llamar por telefono
make a phone call
colgar
hang up (the phone)
llamar
to call
responder
to answer (the phone)
Perdone, no le escucho.
Excuse me, I can't hear you.
hablar
to talk
escuchar
to listen
dejar
to leave (a message)
Como se escribe?
How do you spell it?
Quisiera dejar un mensaje.
I would like to leave a message.
edificio de oficinas
office building
edificio
building
el piso
the floor
el empleo
the job / employment
el ascensor
elevator
la carta
the letter
la computadora
computer
la fabrica
factory
producir
to produce / to make
pedir
to ask for
ofrecer
to offer
el archivo
the file
imprimir
to print
teclear
to type
el teclado
the keyboard
enviar
to send
quedarse
to stay
el informe
the report
junto
together
firmar
to sign
la bateria
the battery
cargar
to charge (battery)
el asiento
the seat
el camino
the road
el pavimento
the pavement
los reglamentos
the rules
manejar
to drive
doblar
to turn
salir
to exit
el documento
the document / paper
el aparato
the machine / appliances
uso personal
personal use
revisar
to go through
las maletas
maletasthe suitcases
afeitar
to shave
la camara de video
video camera
el norte
north
el sur
south
el este / el oriente
east
el oeste / el poniente
west
el rio
river
el parque
park
el jardin
garden
el barrio
neighborhood
izquierda
left
derecha
right
derecho
straight
cerca
near / close
lejos
far
seguir
to keep going
al lado
beside / next to / at the side of
al frente
in front of
dentro
inside
fuera
outside
bajo
under / below
debajo
underneath
arriba
above
encontrar
to find
le esquina
the corner
el hogar
the home (the hearth)
edificio de apartamentos
apartment building
casa de una planta
one story house
casa de dos pisos
two story house
disponible
avaliable
ocupar
to occupy
desocupar
to vacate
reembolsar
to refund
incluido
included
pagar
to pay
limpiar
to clean
la cocina
kitchen
el cuarto
the room
la estufa
stove
la microondas
microwave
el comedor
dining room
la sala
living room
el sillon
armchair
el espejo
mirror
la ducha
shower
el lavabo
sink
la recamara
bedroom
la cama
bed
la manata
blanket
la almohada
pillow
la lampara
lamp
la estanteria
shelves
al armario
wardrobe
el secador
dryer
la lavadora
washing machine
el aspirador
vacuum cleaner
la llave
the key
la tina
tub
ducharse
to take a shower
la ventana
window
el mueble
cabinet
vencar
to expire
la tarjeta
the card (credit card)
el efectivo
cash
potable
drinkable
embotellada
bottled
despertar
to awaken
Incendio!
Fire!
Inundacion!
Flood!
Terremoto!
Earthquake!
Rapido!
Quick!
Apurense!
Hurry!
Le ayudo?
Can I help you?
cargar
to carry
el medico
doctor
pierna
leg
Hay una emergencia!
There's an emergency!
la cabeza
head
el corte
the cut
los puntos
stitches (surgical)
No puedo ver.
I can't see.
el ojo
eye
lo boca
mouth
la lengua
tongue
la oreja
ear
la nariz
nose
el rostro
face
la barba
beard
el bigote
whiskers / moustache
el cuello
neck
el hombro
shoulder
el corazon
heart
el pulmon
lung
el estomago
stomach
el brazo
arm
al antebrazo
forearm
la muneca (n with a ~)
wrist
la mano
hand
el dedo
finger
el pulgar
thumb
el muslo
thigh
la pierna
leg
el pie
foot
el dedo del pie
toe
el tobillo
ankle
la pantorrilla
the calf (leg)
l aplanta del pie
sole of the foot
la cita
the appointment
golpear
to hit / bang
el dienta
tooth
dolor de muelas
toothache
Atrapenlo!
Catch him!
llamen a la policia!
call the police!
atacar
to attack
robar
to steal
la billetera
wallet
el choque
crash
despacio
slow
romper
to break
el mecanico
mechanic
partir
to start (car)
el motor
engine
?Y eso con que se come?
And what do you eat that with? but means: what on earth is that?
farra
partying / good time
puente
bridge
hacer puente
to make a long weekend of it- long holiday weekend
parilla
grill
prisa
rush/hurry
Tengo prisa.
I'm in a hurry.
darse prisa
to hurry up
date prisa
hurry up
mano
hand
¿Me echas una mano?
Can you give me a hand?
¿Te lavaste las manos?
Have you washed your hands?
hueso
bone / stone (fruits or olives)
espalda
back
Me duele la espalda.
I've got a backache.
puerta
door
todos los días
every day
un dia
one day
cuento
story or fib
un cuento de hadas
a fairy tale
cuenta
bill (restaurant)
rey
king
reina
queen
quinceañero
teenager
quinto
fifth
valer
to cost
tapa
lid / top
tijeras
scissors
guantes
gloves
devolver
to give back / to take back
destino
destination / destiny
despidir
to say goodbye to / to see off
delgado
slim / thin
contento
happy / pleased
corona
crown / wreath (garland)
amarillo
yellow
afición
hobby / sports fans
tener ganas de
I feel like doing...
Tengo ganas de ir al cine.
I feel like going to the movies.
entrenar
to train
entre
between
barato
cheap
blalanza
scales (weighing scales)
vistazo
look; glance
dar un vistazo a
to have a quick look at
saltar
to jump; to leap (or to skip or to miss out as in to skip a page in a book)
saltar de alegria
to jump for joy
puesto
place; post, job; stall
puesto
Puesto means place in specific contexts. It’s often used when talking about rankings, especially in sport
preparado
prepared; ready
habitación
room; bedroom
harto
fed up; tired
¡Ya estoy harto!
I've had enough!
¡Me tienes harta!
I'm fed up with you!
herido
hurt; injured
mediado
halfway through
preocupar
to worry
¡No te preocupes!
Don't worry!
preparar
to get ready; to prepare
cocina
kitchen
cepillo
brush
cepillo de dientes
toothbrush
cepillar
to brush
cepillarse los dientes
brush your teeth
¡Qué bonito!
That's nice! (can be used ironically as well)
bigote
mustache / whisker
un señor bigotudo
a man with a mustache
-azo (-aza) (suffix)
huge /great(example: la manzana = huge hand)
You also add the suffix -azo to some nouns to describe using the object concerned to hit someone or something. So, un ladrillo is a brick, and un ladrillazo is a blow delivered with a brick:
You also add the suffix -azo to some nouns to describe using the object concerned to hit someone or something. So, un ladrillo is a brick, and un ladrillazo is a blow delivered with a brick:
particular
private / particuler
particular
nada de particular
special
nothing special
padre
used informally with a noun to mean terrible
Nos llevamos un susto padre.
We got a terrrible fright.
nariz
nose
sonarse la nariz
to blow one's nose
No metas la nariz en mis asuntos.
Don’t poke your nose into my business.
molesto
annoying(annoyed) / irritating(irritated)
Es una persona muy molesta.
He is a very annoying person.
manga
sleeve / (round / stage as in a tournament stage)
un vestido sin manga
a sleeveless dress
una camisa de manga corta/larga
a short-sleeved/long-sleeved shirt
en mangas de camisa
in shirtsleeves (without a jacket)
lana
wool
de lana
woolen
grano
grain / bean
ir al grano
to get straight to the point
garganta
throat
Me dolía la garganta.
I had a sore throat.
Tengo la garganta seca.
I have a dry throat.
nudo
knot
entrada
entrance
entrada libre
free admission
prohibida la entrada
no entry / entrance is prohibited
dolor
pain / ache
aliviar
to relieve pain
dolor de cabeza
headache
dolor de muelas
toothache
doler
to hurt / to ache / to be sore
Me duele el pie.
My foot hurts.
dentadura
all your teeth / set of teeth
dentadura postiza
false teeth / dentures
cuello
neck (throat) / collar
corbata
necktie
cuñado
brother-in-law
clavo
nail (hammer and nails)
cinturón
belt / seatbelt
cintura
waist
de (la) cintura para abajo
from the waist down
de (la) cintura para arriba
from the waist up
ceja
eyebrow
incapaz
incapable
obtuso e incapaz
stupid and incompetent
guante
glove
cartera
billfold; purse; schoolbag; briefcase
caro
expensive
costar muy caro
to pay dearly for
brazo
arm (body or arm of chair)
bolsa
bag
una bolsa de papel
paper bag
una bolsa de plástico
plastic bag
la bolsa de la basura
garbage bag
la bolsa de la compra
shopping bag
saber
to know
la ropa interior
underwear
la ropa sucia
dirty clothes / laundry
el canasto de la ropa sucia
laundry basket
por si acaso
just in case
quejarse
to complain
No me quejo
I can't complain
ponerse
to become / to be
ahora
now
ahora mismo
right now
víctima
victim / casualty
-ura
beauty
loco
crazy
¿Estás loca?
Are you crazy?
locura
madness / insanity
No hagas locuras.
Don't do anything crazy.
hambre
hunger
cuchara
spoon
cucharón
ladel (spoon)
una cucharada
a spoonfull
-on
means bigger of whatever prefix (cuchara = spoon cucharon = ladel)
-ada
means an amount of the noun such as spoonfull (cuchara = spoon cucharada = spoonfull)
una cucharadita
a small spoonfull
cuchillo
knife (kitchen knife)
una cuchillada
blow or wound received by a knife
desodorante
deodorant
espejo
mirror
lavar
to wash (to brush teeth)
Voy a lavar el coche.
I am going to go wash the car.
lavarse
to wash (yourself)
látigo
whip
latigazo
drink or shot of alcohol (slang)
jabón
soap
una pastilla de jabón
a bar of soap
jabón en polvo
laundry detergent
horno
oven
hervir
to boil
pimienta
pepper
la sal
salt
salpimentar
to season / to spice up
pelirrojo
red-head
pelilargo
long haired
novedoso
novel or original
nervioso
nervous
dorado / dorada
gold
plateada / plateado
silver
puerta / puerto
door
camión
truck
toallas
towels
velas
candles
mecánico
mechanic
cartero
mailman
científico
scientist
gerente
manager
silla
chair
cama
bed
mesa
table
caja
box
lampara
lamp
caramelo
caramel / candy
dinero
money
descansar
to rest
¡Que descanses!
Sleep well!
No descansé en todo el día.
I didn’t have a moment’s rest all day.
desatar
to undo; to untie; to unleash
desatar un perro
to untie a dog
desatar un nudo
to untie a knot
desapercibido
unnoticed
cima
top / peak
barbacoa
barbeque
auténtico
real; genuine
ciego
blind
alcoba
bedroom
susto
fright / shock
¡Vaya susto!
What a shock!
regalo
present / gift
rallar
to grate
queso rallado
grated cheese
quemar
to burn / very hot
precioso
beautiful, lovely, gorgeous; precious
polvo
dust
una nube de polvo
a cloud of dust
la leche en polvo
powdered milk
especial
special (also: in particular eg. would you like to see someone special (inparticular)?)
encima
on / on top of
Lo dejé encima de la mesa.
I left it on the table.
echar
to put
echar
to throw; to throw out; to fire
Échalo a la basura.
Throw it away.
Lo han echado del trabajo.
They've fired him.
desechar
to throw out; to dispose of
desechar la basura
to throw out the garbage
descanso
rest / time off
húmedo
damp
hacer
to make; to do
grabar
to record / to engrave
grabado
a print or engraving
dibujo
drawing
inolvidable
unforgettable
idéntico
identical
flor
flower (also metaphorically: the best of its kind)
un ramo de flores
a bunch of flowers
inquietar
to worry
¡No te inquietes!
Don't worry!
perderse
to get lost / to be lost
perder
to lose
intentar
to try
ilusión
hope / dream / illusion
alegrarse
to be glad
vista
sight / to look up / to look down
urgir
to be urgent
tranquilo
calm
seco
dry / dried
rehén
hostage
a pesar de
in spite of
pesar
to weigh
medir
to measure
medida
measure / measurments / size
muro
wall (outer wall of a building)
lleno
full
piso
floor, story, apartment
pico
beak, spout, peak
ordenado
tidy, organized
pared
wall
Las paredes oyen.
The walls have ears.
plancha
iron / ironing
anteojos
eye glasses
anteojos de sol
sunglasses
gafas
eye glasses (spain)
las gafas de sol
sunglasses (spain)
pobre
poor
pobre de mí/ti/él
poor me/you/him
atar
to tie / to tie up
desatar un nudo
to untie a knot
atarse los cordones
to tie up your shoelaces
cocinar
to cook
cocinero
a cook
copa
glass usually a glass with a stem- wine glass
vaso
glass - without stem
llenar
to fill
ordenar
to organize / to tidy
pantalla
screen
pendiente
to wait for / to await
pisar
to walk on
plegar
to fold
prisa
hurry / rush
Tengo prisa.
I'm in a hurry.
quemadura
burn
quemar
to burn
Quemaduras de sol / quemaduras solares
sunburn
regalo
gift / bargain - when describing a person = godsend
relato
story / report
remover
to stir; to turn over; to poke
tapa
to cover
destapar
to uncover / to open
descanso
break / half time
dejar
to stop doing
¡Deja de hacer eso!
Stop doing that!
He dejado de fumar.
I've stopped smoking.
colar
to strain (as in vegetables or noodles); to push in; to gatecrash
cocer
to cook
cibernauta
internet user
astronauta
astronaut
verdadero
real (true)
vacío
empty / meaningless
lleno
full
uña
fingernail / toenail
una uña encarnada
an ingrown toenail
tostar
to toast; to roast; to tan most often used for tanning
pan tostado
toasted bread
tomar
to take
toalla
towel
sal
salt
con muy poca sal
with very little salt
sala
room
la sala de espera
the waiting room
una sala de fiestas
nightclub
sala de chat
chatroom
sendero
path
un sendero de tierra
dirt path
tenedor
fork
tenedor libre
buffet or "all you can eat"
No tengo tiempo.
I haven't got time.
matar el tiempo
to kill time
navegador
(internet) browser
desvelar
to reveal / to keep awake
El café me desvela.
Coffee keeps me awake.
etapa
stage / phase / (chapter)
localidad
town, locality; ticket (theater ticket)
narigón
having a large nose
un muchachón
a great big boy
regalar
to give / to give away
Ayer fue mi cumpleaños. - ¿Qué te regalaron?
Yesterday was my birthday. - What did you get?
mensual
monthly
la frente
forehead
la cara
face
el frente
front (weather front, store front)
dirección
direction, address
desviar
to divert
cotidiano
daily, everyday
copa
glass or drink as in a drink not to drink
contar
to tell / to count
Cuéntame lo que pasó.
Tell me what happened.
conquistar
to conquer / to win over
claro
clear
arena
sand / arena
playas de arena blanca
beaches of white sand
virtud
virtue
verdad
truth
ventana
window
vela
candle; sail; sailing
tapar
to cover
destapar
to uncover
salida
exit / way out
salida de incendios
fire exit
salida de emergencia
emergency exit
seña
sign
semanal
weekly , per week
semáforo
traffic lights , traffic signals
semáforo en rojo / semáforo en verde
light is red / light is green
saltarse un semáforo en rojo
to run a redlight
secar
to dry
sacar
to get, to take, to obtain
rebelarse
to rebel
quemar
to burn
moreno
dark, tanned
persiana (plural noun)
blinds (window blinds)
antiguo
old/antique
Este reloj es muy antiguo.
This clock is very old.
abajo
below / downstairs
velar
to look after
viento
wind
Hizo mucho viento anoche.
It was very windy last night.
agradar
to like (formal and usually used in the negative)
tormenta
storm
al sol
in the sun, in the sunlight
Hoy hace mucho sol.
It's very sunny today.
señal
sign / signal
apuntar
to write down / to take a note / to point
arriba
above / upstairs
abajo
downstairs / below
bajar
to go down / to come down
bajo
low / short
cielo
sky / heaven
ir al cielo
to go to heaven
convertirse
to become
desagradar
to dislike / to find unpleasant
señal
sign / signal
una señal de trafico
a road sign
semana
week
saltar
to appear (to come to light)/ to jump or leap
saltar de alegría
to jump for joy
rosa
rose / pink
rebelde
rebellious / rebel
las fuerzas rebeldes
the rebel forces
comida rápida
fast food
¡Rápido!, ¡rápido!, hay que salir de aquí.
Hurry up! Hurry Up we have to get out of here!
primavera
spring
otoño
autumn
nota
mark / note
invierno
winter
infierno
hell
cielo
heaven
hembra
female (animal)
frente a
opposite / in front of
diario
daily
desconocer
not to know / to be ignorant of
edad
age
a mi edad
at my age
Tenemos la misma edad.
We're the same age.
doblar
to fold/ to bend (arms or knees)/ to turn
doblar la esquina
to turn a corner
despertador
alarm clock
despertar
to wake up
despierto
awake
servicio de despertador
wake up call
desarrollar
to develop
debajo
under
cara
face
Tienes mala cara.
You don't look well.
cansado
tired/tiring
camino
track / path / road
un camino de tierra
a dirt track
un camino de montaña
a mountain path
un camino rural
a country road
caer
to fall
Me hice daño al caer.
I hurt myself when I fell.
caber
to fit
No cabe nadie más.
There's no room for anybody else.
bajo
soft or faint (sounds)
Hablaba muy bajo.
He was talking very softly.
bajar
to take down / to turn down
Baja la radio, que no oigo nada.
Turn down the radio, I can't hear a thing.
Baja la voz, que no estoy sordo.
Keep your voice down, I'm not deaf.
arreglar
to fix, to repair, to mend; to tidy up
apuntar
to enrol / to write down or to take a note OR in a general sense to be interested in something
antiguamente
once/ formerly/ in the old days
amenazar
to threaten
alto
loud (sound)
aburrido
bored / boring
superior
upper / top / superior
el labio superior
the upper lip
la parte superior del edificio
the upper part of the building
siempre
always
Desapareció para siempre.
It disappeared forever.
pierna
leg (human)
pata
animal leg (unless cooked then use pierna)
peine
comb
peinarse
to comb your hair
el peinado
hairstyle / hairdo
pasado
last
la semanapasada
last week
el año pasado
last year
pasado mañana
the day after tomorrow
nunca
never
manzana
apple
jugo de manzana
apple juice
naranja
orange
un naranjo
orange tree
cereza
cherry
un cerezo
cherry tree
un manzano
apple tree
cambiar
to change
He cambiado de idea.
I've changed my mind.
caer (bien)
to like (or: fall)
doblar
to double
descansado
rested / refreshed
decir
to say
desarrollar
to develop / to take place
conocimiento
knowledge
cara
side (paper) / cheek (face)
cansar
to tire
camino
path / road
caminar
to walk
vez
time
(la vez)
el verano
the summer
veraniego
summery
veranear
to spend your summer vacation
lugar de veraneo
summer resort
varón
male / boy
hembra
female / girl
todavía
still / yet
¿Todavía estás en la cama?
Are you still in bed?
Todavía no han llegado.
They haven't arrived yet.
¿Estás listo? - Todavía no.
Are you ready? - Not yet.
temer (formal)
to be afraid
tener miedo (informal)
to be afraid
subir
to go up / to come up
Lo de siempre, por favor.
My usual please.
semestre
six month period / half year
realizar
to fulfill / to carry out an activity
una raya
a line (a ray) / a stripe
una camisa a rayas
a striped shirt
premio
prize
nunca
never / ever
No lo he visto nunca.
I've never seen it.
¿Se vio nunca tal cosa?
Did you ever see such a thing?
doble
double
codo
elbow
los codos
elbows
carne
flesh / animal meat
en carne y hueso
in flesh and bone
cambiar
to change
Voy a cambiarme.
I'm going to get changed.
caliente
warm / hot
calentar
to warm up / to heat up
pasar
to happen
Aquí nunca pasa nada.
Nothing ever happens here.
parecido
similar / alike
una hoja de papel
a sheet of paper
pañuelos de papel
paper tissue
papel higiénico
toilet paper
papel higiénico
pants
sacar
to take out
sacar la basura
to take out the garbage
recordar
to remember / to remind
No recuerdo
I don't remember
Recuérdame
Remind me
rato
a while / a time (for a while / for a time)
quedarse
to stay / to remain
me quedo aquí
I'll stay here
puntual
on time - punctual / detailed
principio
beginning
desde el principio hasta el fin
from beginning to end (from start to finish)
precioso
beautiful / precious
ponerse
to start
pie
foot
ponerse de pie / pararse (latin america)
stand up
parar
to stop
Parar + de + infinitive means to stop doing something
pañuelo
handkerchief / headscarf
oficio
profession / job
mil
a thousand
Ya te lo he dicho mil veces
I've already told you thousands of times.
jamás
never (formal)
importar
to mind -eg. do you mind?
igual
maybe / anyway

If you really don’t mind about something, you use the phrase me da igual or me es igual
me da igual
it does not matter to me
estallar
to explode / to burst or break out
en un dos por tres
in a flash
dar
to consider
cumplir
to carry out (as in carrying out orders) / to keep
cuidado
care
con cuidado
carefully (with care)
paisaje
landscape / scenery
comprometerse
to commit yourself / to promise
compromiso
engagement / arrangement
cabo
end (the end of something such as the end of the knife)
ahorita
right now / a moment ago
vez
time
a veces
sometiems
muchas veces
all the time / often
de vez en cuando
from time to time
por última vez
for the last time
por primera vez
for the first time
sensible
sensitive
salir
to come out
(la) sangre
blood
salida
departure
arrodillarse
to kneel / to kneel down
rodilla
knee
las rodillas
knees
de rodillas
on your knees
ponerse de rodillas
get down on your knees
reponer
to replace / to repay
repasar
to check / to revise
relación
relationship
recién
just / recently / newly
RECIÉN PINTADO
WET PAINT
rechazar
to reject / to turn down
olvidar
to forget / to leave
olfato
sense of smell
oculto
hidden
obra
construction site
OBRAS
BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION
PÁGINA EN OBRAS
SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
obra
work - as in a writer or artist's work/output
una obra de arte
a work of art
oído
hearing / ear
duro de oído
hard of hearing
tapar los oídos
to cover your ears
el oído izquierdo/derecho
the left / right ear
noticia
news
nocturno
night/evening
nervios
nerves
mostrar
to be
mojado
wet
mirar
to look
insistir
to insist
ganar
to beat
¿Quién ganó la carrera?
Who won the race?
Les ganamos.
We beat them. (sports)
exigir
to demand
inicio
beginning / start
ganar
to earn / to win
escuchar
to listen
esconder
to hide
un tesoro escondido
hidden treasure
carne
meat
carne de cordero
lamb
carne de cerdo
pork
carne de puerco
pork
carne de vaca
beef
carne de res
beef
cama
bed
Meterse en la cama
to get into bed
acostarse
to lie down / to go to bed
sombra
shade / shadow
caso
case (situation)
hacer caso
to pay attention to
casarse
to get married
callarse
to stop talking / to keep quiet
¡Cállense, por favor!
Please be quiet!
¡Cállate la boca!
Shut up!
broma
joke
hacer una broma a
to play a joke on
una broma pesada
a practical joke
asunto
matter
Eso no es asunto suyo.
That's none of your business.
Eso es asunto mío.
That's my business.
anciano
elderly
hasta luego
goodbye see you later
abuela / abuelo
grandmother / grandfather
volver
to come back / to go back
vela
candle
pasar la noche en vela
to stay up all night / to have a sleepless night
tras
after
trabalenguas
tongue-twister
lengua
tongue
tiquet
ticket, voucher; sales slip, receipt
Sigo sin entender.
I still don't understand.
rato
time
pasar el rato
to pass the time
raro
rare/ unusual/ strange
rancio
ancient/ rancid (food: matured/aged)
un olor rancio a sudor
rancid smell of sweat
el nick
online user name / nickname
hacerse un lifting
to have a facelift
footing
jogging
¡Quédese con la vuelta!
Keep the change!
punto
point
cambio
change / exchange
Inti
the Inca Sun God
cabo
end
al fin y al cabo
at the end of the day / when all is said and done
Llevar a cabo
to carry something (a task) out
rebaja
discount/ reduction/ sale
una ganga
a bargain
REBAJAS
REDUCTIONS (on sale sign)
rebajar
to reduce
reacio
to be reluctant/ to be unwilling
discutir
to argue/ to discuss
están discutiendo
they are arguing
confianza
trust
conseguir
to get / to obtain
llevarse
to get a surprise / to be surprised
llevarse una sorpresa
to get a surprise (to be surprised)
un susto
a shock
un chasco
a disappointment
una mirada triste
a sad look
la mirada
a look
levantar la mirada
to look up
bajar la mirada
to look down
desviar la mirada
to look away
¡Mira!
Look!
Mirar
TO look
Mira esta foto.
Look at this photo.
montón
loads / masses of / literally: a pile
Espere un momento.
Wait a moment.
mojar
to get wet / to dampen
mostrar
to show
mostrar algo a alguien
to show somebody something
olvidar
to forget
Me olvidé de decírtelo.
I forgot to tell you.
poner
to put
¿Dónde pongo mis cosas?
Where shall I put my things?
publicidad
advertising
perder
to lose / to miss
pertenecer
to belong to
pelearse
to argue / to breakup with boyfriend / to have a falling out with someone
pechuga
breast (human)
las pechugas
chicken breast
pecho
breast / chest
Tiene mucho pecho.
She has big boobs.
ocultar
to hide / to conceal
oír
to hear / to listen to
oír la radio
to listen to the radio
He oído un ruido.
I heard a noise.
ordinario
vulgar, common; rude, bad-mannered
Qué ordinario!
How rude!
padecer
to suffer from
palabra
word
pan
bread / loaf
dejar
to allow / to let
Déjeme mirar.
Let me see. Let me have a look.
dispuesto
ready / prepared / willing
llevar
to take / to wear / to be
No importa.
It doesn't matter.
cuidado
to be careful
cumplir
to be
pedir
to order / to ask for / to request
No me pidas más.
Don't ask me for anything else.
escuchar
to hear
equipo
team
jugadores
players (on a team)
enfriarse
to get cold / to cool down
Se te está enfriando la comida.
You're food's getting cold.
¿Me explico?
Is that clear? or Do you understand what I mean?
¿Me entiende(s)?(insulting)
Do you understand me? (insulting)
equivocarse
to make a mistake / to be wrong
te equivocas
you are wrong
encoger
to shrink / to shrug
disimular
to hide / to conceal / to pretend
collar
necklace / collar
un collar de rubíes
a ruby necklace
un collar de perro con tachuelas
a dog collar with studs on it
conseguir
to manage
hasta luego
see you later
hasta pronto
see you soon
buenos dias
good day
buenas tardes
good afternoon
buenas noches
good evning
me llamo
my name ...
hola todos
hello everyone
como te llamas?
what is your name?
de donde es?
where are you from?
soy de ..
I am from ..
esta vez
this time
vivo en ..
I live in ...
marido
husband
esposa
wife
¿Qué te ocurre?
What's the matter?
despierto
awake / bright (intelligent)
despertar
to wake up
Despiértame a las ocho, mamá.
Wake me up at eight, mom.
Hoy me desperté muy temprano.
Today I woke up very early.
¿Te aburres? - Al contrario, me encanta.
Are you bored? - Not at all, I’m loving it.
chimenea
chimney / fireplace
encender la chimenea
(to) light the fire
agenda
diary / schedule / agenda
sanitario
health / sanitary
sanidad
public health
mismo
the same
mismo
You can put mismo after words such as yo, tú, and so on (technically, ‘subject pronouns’) when you want to emphasize them: eg: Ahora Mismo (right now)
Haz tú mismo.
Do it yourself.
Lo hice yo mismo.
I did it myself.
hito
landmark / milestone
huésped
guest
morirse
to die
Me muero de ganas de verte.
I'm dying to see you.
Me moría de miedo.
I was scared stiff.
hogar
home / household
labores del hogar
housework
productos para el hogar
household products (products for the home)
montar
to ride
No sabe montar a caballo.
he doesn't know how to ride a horse.
pérdida
loss
es una pérdida de tiempo (y dinero)
it's a waste of time (and money)
Anda a verlo, no tiene pérdida.
Go and see it, you mustn't miss it.
tarea
task / job
rayo
ray / lightning
un rayo de luz
a ray of light
un rayo láser
laser beam
los rayos X
x-rays
tiempo
time
No tengo mucho tiempo.
I don't have much time.
perder el tiempo
to waste time
ganar tiempo
to save time
matar el tiempo
to kill time
tener tiempo
to have time
case
case
broma
joke
hacer una broma a alguien
to play a joke on someone
Te lo dije en broma, hombre, no te aflijas.
I only said it as a joke, don't get upset.
El jefe hoy no está para bromas.
The boss isn't in the mood for jokes today.
grabar
(music) to record
una grabación
(music) a recording
grabar
to engrave / to print
dibujos y grabados
drawings and prints
la flor
flower
una empresa familiar
a family business
la vida familiar
family life
encima
on / on top of
Lo dejé encima de la mesa.
I left it on the tabel.
No tengo dinero encima.
I haven't got any money on me.
echar
to throw / to throw out / to fire
Échalo a la basura.
Throw it away.
Échame las llaves.
Throw me the keys.
echar
to put
Tengo que echar gasolina.
I need to fill up. (car gasoline)
¿Cuánto azúcar le echas al café?
How many sugars do you take in your coffee?
He echado otra manta en la cama.
I've put another blanket on the bed.
cima
top / peak
regalo
present / gift
susto
fright / shock
¡Vaya susto!
What a shock!
ciego
blind
quemar
to burn
¡Cómo quema el sol!
The sun is really scorching!
leal
loyal / faithful
polvo
dust
una nube de polvo
a cloud of dust
la leche en polvo
powdered milk
quitar el polvo
to dust
inquieto
worried / restless
Están muy inquietos por usted.
They are very worried about you.
novedoso
original
pelirrojo
red haired
pelilargo
long hair