actual + inf. | present, current |
actualidad (f.) | present time, current affairs |
actualmente | at present, nowadays, right now |
aguardar | to wait |
alumno/a | student |
aproximarse | to approach |
asesorar | to advise (in economic, legal, political matters) |
asistir | to attend (an event), to be present |
atender | to look after, to care for |
avisar | to warn |
casualidad (f.) | chance, coincidence |
competencia | competition |
collar (m.) | necklace/td> |
compromiso | appointment, commitment |
conferencia | conference, talk, lecture |
congreso | conference |
crudo | raw |
cuerpo | body, body of work |
demandar | to sue (also, “to demand”) |
desgracia | misfortune |
despacho | office |
disgustar | to displease |
distinto | different |
divisar | to perceive, to make out, to discern |
dormitorio | bedroom |
editor/a | publisher |
editorial (f.) | publishing house |
efectivo; en efectivo | cash; in cash |
efectivamente | in fact, indeed, actually |
equivocación (f.) | mistake |
equivocarse | to make a mistake |
éxito | success |
experimentar (ie) | to experience (also, “to experiment”) |
fin | purpose, goal, aim; end (to terminate something) |
final | ending, end (as in a story); final, las |
firma | signature) |
gana | desire, hunger |
gracioso | funny, amusing, charming |
grosero | vulgar, rude |
habitación (f.) | room |
idioma (m.) | language |
ignorar | not to know, to be ignorant of |
intentar | to attempt, to try |
largo | long |
lectura | reading |
limitar (con) | to border |
marchar | to walk, to go |
molestar | to bother |
natural (n., m., f.) | native |
noticia | piece of news, information |
pariente (n., m., f.) | relative |
particular | private |
pasar | to suffer (also, to pass, to spend [time]) |
patrón/-ona | chief, boss |
planta; planta baja | sole of foot, story of building (also, plant); first floor |
presenciar | to witness |
pretender | to claim, to try, to intend |
principio | beginning |
procurar | to try, to endeavor, to seek |
proporcionar | to give, to furnish, to provide |
propósito | purpose, intention, plan |
quitarle a (alguien) | to take away from (someone), to remove |
realizar | to achieve (also, to realize [e.g., a dream)] |
reclamar | to demand, to claim |
el recurso | resource, means, pretext |
registrart | to search, to examine, to inspec |
renta | income, revenue (also, rent) |
renunciar | to resign |
rudo | rough, course, ordinary |
salto | jump, leap |
sano | healthy |
sensible | sensitive |
simpatizar (con) | to get along well (with), to hit it off (with) |
solicitar | to apply for (also, to ask for, to solicit) |
soportar | to endure, to bear, to stand, to put up with |
sostener (ie)) | to support, to hold up, to prop up (also, to sustain |
suburbio | slum (also, suburb) |
suceder | to happen |
suceso | event |
violar | to rape (also, to violate) |
vista | sight, vision (also, view) |
vulgar | common, ordinary |