Useful Spanish Words Pt. 6

Front 1

encariñarse

Back 1

to become fond of

Front 2

pedazo

Back 2

piece, bit

Front 3

desfilar

Back 3

to parade, to march

Front 4

ceñido

Back 4

tight, tight fitting

Front 5

paja

Back 5

straw

Front 6

bastón

Back 6

cane, walking stick 2. baton

Front 7

nudoso

Back 7

gnarled

Front 8

estallar

Back 8

to burst, to explode

Front 9

costilla

Back 9

rib

Front 10

esfuerzo

Back 10

effort

Front 11

prever

Back 11

to foresee, anticipate

Front 12

tinte

Back 12

1. dye, coloring 2. overtones

Front 13

relatar

Back 13

to relate, to tell

Front 14

reforzar

Back 14

to reinforce, to strengthen

Front 15

colocar(se)

Back 15

1. to place, to put 2. to find a job for 3. to invest (to position oneself, to find a job)

Front 16

tasación

Back 16

appraisal, assessment

Front 17

prender

Back 17

to fasten 2. to apprehend 3. to light, turn on

Front 18

latir

Back 18

to beat, to throb

Front 19

fofo

Back 19

soft, spongy

Front 20

sobresaltar

Back 20

to startle, to fighten

Front 21

confundir

Back 21

to confuse, to mix up

Front 22

lechero

Back 22

dairy

Front 23

triturar

Back 23

to crush, to grind

Front 24

zumbar

Back 24

to buzz, to hum

Front 25

bala

Back 25

bullet 2. bale

Front 26

agachar(se)

Back 26

to lower (to crouch, to stoop, to bend down)

Front 27

atrapar

Back 27

to trap, to capture

Front 28

lucir

Back 28

to shine, to look good, to seem

Front 29

mitad

Back 29

half 2. middle

Front 30

trabar

Back 30

to join, to connect 2. to impede, hold back 3. to strike up (a conversation)

Front 31

lúgubre

Back 31

gloomy

Front 32

gemelo, mellizo

Back 32

twin

Front 33

gastado

Back 33

spent, worn-out

Front 34

trigo

Back 34

wheat

Front 35

arar

Back 35

to plow

Front 36

colgante

Back 36

hanging, dangling

Front 37

gota

Back 37

drop

Front 38

gimotear, lloriquear

Back 38

to whine, to whimper

Front 39

bote

Back 39

small boat 2. can, jar 3. jump, bounce

Front 40

desdentado

Back 40

toothless

Front 41

salpicar

Back 41

to spatter, to splash 2. to sprinke, to scatter about

Front 42

peñasco

Back 42

crag, large rock

Front 43

desvencijada

Back 43

dilapidated, rickety

Front 44

alga

Back 44

seaweed

Front 45

colar(se)

Back 45

to strain, to filter (to sneak in 2. to slip up)

Front 46

vacío

Back 46

vacant 2. empty

Front 47

humo

Back 47

smoke, steam, fumes

Front 48

espuma

Back 48

foam, lather, head (on beer)

Front 49

ola

Back 49

wave

Front 50

taparse, cubrir

Back 50

to cover, to cover up

Front 51

amortiguar

Back 51

to soften (the impact)

Front 52

trueno

Back 52

thunder

Front 53

crujir

Back 53

to rustle, to creak

Front 54

tentación

Back 54

temptation

Front 55

marco

Back 55

frame, framework 2. goalposts

Front 56

comprometer(se)

Back 56

1. to compromise 2. to jeopardize (to commit oneself

Front 57

bienes

Back 57

property, goods, possessions

Front 58

cumbre

Back 58

top, peak, summit

Front 59

precisar

Back 59

to specify, to determine exactly

Front 60

abstenerse

Back 60

to abstain, to refrain

Front 61

"en cuanto", "tan pronto como"

Back 61

"as soon as"

Front 62

"antes de que (subjunctive)"

Back 62

"before"

Front 63

derretirse

Back 63

to melt, to thaw

Front 64

oscurecer

Back 64

1. to darken 2. to obscure, to confuse

Front 65

sembrar

Back 65

to plant, to sow

Front 66

venado

Back 66

deer

Front 67

hollar

Back 67

to tread on, to trample

Front 68

huella

Back 68

footprint

Front 69

lodo

Back 69

mud, mire

Front 70

"con tal de que"

Back 70

"provided that"

Front 71

"a no ser que", "a menos que"

Back 71

"unless"

Front 72

añadir

Back 72

to add 2. to increase

Front 73

placer

Back 73

to be pleasing

Front 74

derribar, demoler, derrumbar

Back 74

to demolish, to knock down 2. to shoot down

Front 75

erizado

Back 75

bristly

Front 76

pergamino

Back 76

parchment

Front 77

revés (al revés)

Back 77

back, wrong side 2. setback, reversal (the other way around, upside down, inside out)

Front 78

ceniza

Back 78

ash

Front 79

condenado

Back 79

fated, doomed 2. convicted, sentanced

Front 80

bruja

Back 80

witch, sorcerer

Front 81

ultraje

Back 81

outrage, insult

Front 82

ansioso

Back 82

anxious

Front 83

seguidor

Back 83

follower, supporter

Front 84

apoderar(se)

Back 84

to authorize, to empower (to seize, to take over)

Front 85

oponer, contraponer

Back 85

to oppose, to place against

Front 86

cabecilla

Back 86

ringleader, kingpin

Front 87

corneta

Back 87

bugle, horn

Front 88

agudo

Back 88

acute, sharp 2. shrill

Front 89

respingo

Back 89

a start, a jump

Front 90

puño

Back 90

fist 2. handful, fistful

Front 91

merecer

Back 91

to deserve, to merit

Front 92

espada

Back 92

sword

Front 93

barbudo

Back 93

bearded

Front 94

débil

Back 94

weak, feeble

Front 95

relacionar

Back 95

to relate, to connect

Front 96

amedrentar

Back 96

to frighten, to intimidate

Front 97

sapo

Back 97

toad

Front 98

verruga

Back 98

wart

Front 99

derrotar

Back 99

to defeat

Front 100

venganza

Back 100

vengeance, revenge