Useful Spanish Words Pt. 9

Front 1

rumbo

Back 1

direction, course

Front 2

vial

Back 2

road, traffic

Front 3

mandatario

Back 3

leader (in politics) 2. agent (in law)

Front 4

inicio, comienzo

Back 4

the beginning

Front 5

vivienda

Back 5

housing

Front 6

eslora

Back 6

the length of a ship

Front 7

fastuoso

Back 7

lavish

Front 8

acribillar

Back 8

to riddle or pepper (i.e. with bullets, questions, etc.)

Front 9

festejo

Back 9

celebration, festivity

Front 10

envidiar (envidia)

Back 10

to envy (envy - n.)

Front 11

basar(se)

Back 11

to base, (to be based on)

Front 12

chequear

Back 12

1. to check, to verify 2. to check in (baggage)

Front 13

aparentar

Back 13

to seem, to appear

Front 14

cano

Back 14

gray (i.e. an old man)

Front 15

emitir

Back 15

1. to emit, to give off 2. to broadcast 3. to issue (something)

Front 16

estrenar(se)

Back 16

1. to use for the first time 2. to premier (to make one's debut)

Front 17

recién

Back 17

newly, recently

Front 18

estruendo

Back 18

racket, roar

Front 19

descomponerse

Back 19

1. to break down 2. to decompose

Front 20

oleada

Back 20

swell, wave

Front 21

"en un abrir y cerrar de ojos"

Back 21

"in the blink of an eye"

Front 22

recodo

Back 22

a bend (in a road)

Front 23

hondonada

Back 23

1. hollow, depression 2. ravine, gorge

Front 24

costado

Back 24

the side

Front 25

masa

Back 25

mass

Front 26

hierro

Back 26

iron (n.)

Front 27

pericia

Back 27

skill, expertise

Front 28

circular

Back 28

1. to circulate 2. to move along 3. to drive

Front 29

varón, hombre

Back 29

man, male

Front 30

resbaladizo

Back 30

1. slippery 2. tricky

Front 31

esquivar

Back 31

1. to dodge, to evade 2. to avoid

Front 32

varado

Back 32

1. beached, aground 2. stranded

Front 33

zanjón

Back 33

a deep ditch

Front 34

matutino

Back 34

morning

Front 35

eje

Back 35

axis, axel

Front 36

enseguida

Back 36

right away, immediately, at once

Front 37

soja, soya

Back 37

soy, soybean

Front 38

cobertura

Back 38

coverage 2. cover, collateral

Front 39

tirantez

Back 39

1. tuatness 2. tension, friction

Front 40

succionar

Back 40

to suck up, to draw in

Front 41

controlar

Back 41

1. to control 2. to monitor, check

Front 42

joya

Back 42

1. jewel 2. a treasure

Front 43

escabel

Back 43

footstool

Front 44

alfiler

Back 44

1. a pin 2. a brooch

Front 45

musitar

Back 45

1. to mumble 2. to murmur

Front 46

frialdad

Back 46

1. coldness 2. indifference

Front 47

frambuesa

Back 47

rasberry

Front 48

seda

Back 48

silk

Front 49

novedosa

Back 49

original, novel

Front 50

podrido

Back 50

1. rotten, decayed 2. corrupt

Front 51

barril

Back 51

barrel, keg

Front 52

manojo, puñado

Back 52

handful, bunch

Front 53

fuga

Back 53

flight, escape (n.)

Front 54

frenesí

Back 54

frenzy

Front 55

subrayar

Back 55

1. to underline, to underscore
2. to highlight, to emphasize

Front 56

puntualizar

Back 56

1. to specify, to state
2. to point out

Front 57

superávit

Back 57

surplus

Front 58

retrasar(se)

Back 58

to delay, to hold up
(to be late, to fall behind)

Front 59

empeorar

Back 59

vi: to deteriorate, to get worse
vt: to make worse

Front 60

porvenir

Back 60

the future (n.)

Front 61

mito

Back 61

myth, legend

Front 62

traba

Back 62

1. tie, bond
2. obstacle, hindrance

Front 63

abogar

Back 63

to plead for, to defend, to advocate

Front 64

aleteo

Back 64

flapping, flutter

Front 65

ala

Back 65

1. wing
2. brim (of a hat)

Front 66

aspereza

Back 66

roughness, coarseness

Front 67

almohadón

Back 67

cushion

Front 68

cometer

Back 68

to commit

Front 69

fertilizante, abono

Back 69

fertilizer

Front 70

mantel

Back 70

table cloth