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Glosario
a través - across; through
abierto(s) - open
abogado - attorney
abrazaba - s/he, I was hugging,
hugged; you were hug-
ging, hugged
abrazando - hugging
abrazándola - hugging her
abrazarlo - to hug him
(un) abrazo - a hug
abrazó - s/he, you hugged
abrí - I opened
abrió - s/he, you opened
abrir(la) - to open it
abróchense - fasten (pl. com-
mand)
abuelas - grandmothers
acabó - it ended up; s/he, you
(just) finished
acerca - about
(se) acercó - s/he, you approa-
ched
(estaba) acostado - (was) lying;
was reclined
(se) acostó - s/he, you lay
down
actual - existing, present
acuerdo - agreement, accord
adelante - forward, ahead
además - besides, furthermore
adentro - inside
adonde - to where
aduanas - customs (gov't
agency)
afectó - it affected
afueras - outskirts, edge
agarraron - they, you (pl.)
grabbed
agarró - s/he, you grabbed
agradecido(a) - grateful
agradecimiento - gratitude
agradezco - I thank
agua - water
aguantar - to bear, endure, put
up with
ahora - now
al - to the
alegría - happiness, joy
(se) alejó - s/he, you backed
off, went away
algo - something
alguien - someone
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algún - some
algunos(as) - some
aliviada - relieved
aliviadísima - very relieved
allá - (over) there
allí - there
almorzar - to have lunch
almuerzo - lunch
altos(as) - tall
alumnos - students
amable - friendly, kind,
amiable
amablemente - kindly, amiably
ambos(as) - both
amenaza - threat
amenazándome - threatening
me
amable - amiable
amablemente - amiably
angustia - anguish, distress
amigos(as) - friends
amigotes - buddies
andan - they, you (pl.) walk
(que) ande - (that) s/he walk
(subjunctive)
angustia - anguish, distress
angustiosa - distressing
anoche - last night
ansiedad - anxiety
ansiosa - anxious
anterior - previous, former
antes - before
antipático - mean
anunció - s/he, you announced
años - years
apoyar - to support
aprecio - appreciation, esteem
aprobado - approved
aprobó - s/he, you approved
aprovechar - to take advantage
of, exploit
aquellos - those
aquí - here
archivo - archive, registry
arreglarse - to get ready, to
freshen up or prepare
oneself
(se) arregló - s/he, you got
ready, freshened up
arriba - up, above
asegura - s/he assures; you
assure
(la puerta no estaba) asegura-
da - (the door was not)
locked
aseguro - I assure
aseguró - s/he, you assured
así - like this, like so
así que - so (conjunction)
asientos - seats
asustadas - frightened, scared
(se) asustaron - they, you (pl.)
became/got frightened,
scared
(me) asusté - I became/got
frightened or scared
(se) asustó - s/he, you beca-
me/got frightened or
scared
aterrizaremos - we will land
aterrizó - s/he, you, it landed
aún más - even more
aunque - although
ausencia - absence
avión - airplane
avisándole - advising, warning,
telling (him/her)
avisas - you (fam.) tell, inform
him
avisé - I advised, told, informed
(un) aviso - (a) notice, warning
ayuda - help
ayudar - to help
ayudaría - would help
ayudarla - to help her
ayudarlos - to help them
ayudarme - to help me
ayudarnos - to help us
(que) ayude - (that) s/he, it,
you, I help (subjunctive)
ayúdenme - help me (com-
mand)
ayúdennos - help us (com-
mand)
ayudó - s/he, you helped
voz baja - low, soft (voice)
(me) bajaron - they lowered
(took) me
(voz) bajita - very low, soft
voice
bajo - under, underneath
bajó la mirada - looked down
(se) bajó - s/he, you got out of,
off of
(se) bañó - s/he took a bath,
bathed
basta - enough
bien - well, fine
bienvenido(a) - welcome
blanco - white
boca - mouth
bolsa - bag, purse
bonito(a) - pretty
botados - thrown, dumped
brazo - arm
breve - brief
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brillaba - s/he, it was shining,
shined
bueno(a) - good
busca - s/he looks for; you look
for
buscaba - s/he, I was looking
for, looked for; you were
looking for, looked for
buscando - looking for
buscar - to look for
buscar(lo/la) - to look for (it)
buscarme - to look for me
buscas - you look for
buscó - s/he, you looked for
busquemos - we look for (sub-
junctive)
caballeros - gentlemen
caber - to fit
(no) cabe duda - there is no
doubt, no room for doubt
cabeza - head
(no) cabía duda - there was no
doubt, no room for doubt
cada - each
cadena - chain
(no me) cae bien - I do not
like; it doesn't
calla - be quiet; shut up
callada - quiet (adj.)
calle(s) - street(s)
cama - bed
cambiado - changed
cambiar - to change
cambiar(me) - to change (for
me)
cambio(s) - change(s) (noun)
cambió - s/he, you changed
caminando - walking
caminar - to walk
caminaron - they walked
caminata - walk (noun)
camino - way, path
caminó - s/he, you walked
campeonato - championship
campo - field, camp
cansado(a) - tired
cansadísimo - extremely tired,
exhausted
cara - face
cárcel - jail
carpeta - folder
carrera - career
carta(s) - letter(s)
casa(s) - house(s)
casi - almost
cena - dinner, supper
cenar - to eat dinner, supper
céntrica - central
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cerca - close, nearby
cerquita - very close
cerraron - they, you (pl.) closed
cerró - s/he, you closed
chicos - boy(s), boys and girls
chiquitos - little boys, little
boys and girls
chofer - chauffeur, driver
cientos - hundreds
Ciertamente - certainly, surely
ciertos - certain
cinco - five
cinturones de seguridad - seat-
belts
cita - appointment
ciudad - city
ciudadano(a) - citizen
cocina - kitchen
cocinar - to cook
colegas - colleagues
colgaron - they hung up
colgó - s/he, you hung up
comer - to eat
comida - food
como - how, like
cómo - how
compañero(s) - co-worker(s),
classmate(s)
compras - purchases
(hacer) compras - to go shop-
ping
con - with
confiamos - we trust
conmigo - with me
conocían - they, you (pl.) knew
conocido - known
conozco - I know, am familiar
contando - telling
contar(les) - to tell (them)
contar(nos) - to tell (us)
contestó - s/he, you answered
contiene - it contains
contigo - with me
contra - against
corremos - we run
corriendo - running
cortésmente - courteously
cosas - thing
creer- to believe
crees - you believe
creíble - believable
creo - I believe
cuaderno - notebook
cuál - which
cualquier - whatever
cuándo - when
cuando mucho - at most
cuánto - how much
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cuarto(s) - room(s)
cuatro - four
(se dio) cuenta - s/he, you
realized
cueva - cave
cuidado - care
(tener) cuidado - (to have/take)
care
cuidar - to take care
cuidarnos - to take care of us
culpa - guilt, fault, blame
culpable(s) - guilty
culpando - blaming
cumplir - to fulfill, to accom-
plish
cupieran duda - there was no
doubt (past subjunctive)
cupo - there was no doubt
da - s/he gives; you give
daba - s/he, I was giving, gave;
you were giving, gave
daban - they, you (pl.) were
giving, gave
dado - given
damas - ladies
dando - giving
dándoles - giving to them
daño - harm, injury
dar - to give
darían - they, you (pl.) would
give
darle - to give him/her
darles - to give them, you (pl.)
darme - to give me
darnos - to give us
darse cuenta - to realize
datos - data, information
de - of, from
de hecho - in fact
(que) dé - (that) s/he, you give
(subjunctive)
de muy buen modo - in a very
nice way
de todos modos - anyway, in
any case
debajo - below, underneath
debe - s/he, you should, ought
(algo) debe haberle pasado -
something must have
happened to him/her
debemos - we should, ought
deben - they, you (pl.) should,
ought
debería ir - s/he, you, I should
go
debes - you should
debía - s/he, you, I should,
must
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debían - they, you (pl.) should,
must
debido a - due to
débil - weak
debo - I should, ought, must
decepcionado - disappointed
decía - s/he, it, I was saying,
said; you were saying,
said
decían - they, you (pl.) were
saying, said
decir - to say
decirle - to say to him/her
decirles - to say to them
decirlo - to say it
decirnos - to say to us
decirte - to say you
decisión - decision
dejado - left
déjame - let me
dejar - to leave (behind)
dejar de - to stop (doing some-
thing)
(que) dejaras - (that) you stop
(past subjunctive)
dejarlos - to leave them
(que) dejes - (that) you leave
dejó - s/he, you left, let
del - of the, from the
delante de - in front
demasiado - too much
dentro (de) - inside (of)
deprimente - depressing, dis-
mal
derecha - right (ant.: left)
derechos - rights
desaparecía - s/he, I was disap-
pering, disappeared; you
were disappearing, disap-
peared
desaparecen - they, you (pl.)
disappeared
desaparecer - to disappear
desapareceré - I will disappear
desapareció - s/he, you disap-
peared
desaparecidos(as) - disap-
peared
desapareciendo - disappearing
desaparecieran - they, you (pl.)
disappeared (subjunc-
tive)
desaparecieron - they, you (pl.)
disappeared
desaparición - disappearance
desapariciones - disappear-
ances
desayunar - to eat breakfast
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descansando - resting
descansar - to rest
descubras - you discover
descubrí - I discovered
descubrir - to discover
descubriría - s/he, you, I would
discover
descuidado - careless, neglect-
ed
desde - since, from
deseaba - s/he, I was wishing,
wished; you were wish-
ing, wished
deseas - you wish
desempleo - unemployment
deseos - wishes
desestabilizar - to destabilize
(se) despertaron - they, you
(pl.) woke up
(me) desperté - I woke up
(se) despertó - s/he, you woke
up
después - after
destapado - uncovered
destapar(lo) - to uncover (it)
(que) destapara - (that) s/he,
you, I [would] uncover
(past subjunctive)
(que) destape - (that) s/he, you,
I uncover (subjunctive)
(que) destapemos - (that) we
uncover
detrás - behind
devolvió - s/he, you returned
(an item)
(que sean) devueltos - (that
they be) returned
día(s) - day(s)
dice - s/he says; you say
dicen - they say
dices - you say
dicho - said
dieciocho - eighteen
dieciséis - sixteen
(si nos) diera - (if) s/he, you, I
gave (to us) (past subjunc-
tive)
digo - I say
dije - I said
(que) dijera - (that) s/he, you, I
said (past subjunctive)
dijeron - they, you (pl.) said
dijo - I said
dinero - money
dio - s/he, you gave
(se) dio cuenta - s/he, you real-
ized
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dio la vuelta - s/he, you turned
around
Dios - God
(se) dirigió hacia- s/he, you
headed toward, went
toward
disculpe - excuse me, sorry
distraerse - to distract oneself
doce - twelve
dolor - pain
domingo - Sunday
dónde - where
dormida - asleep
dormir - to sleep
dos - two
doy - I give
duda(s) - doubt(s)
dudo - I doubt
dueño - owner
durara - it lasted, it would last
(past subjuntive)
durmiendo - sleeping
duro - hard
e - and (before a word that
starts with 'i' or 'y')
echado - thrown
echándole la culpa - casting
blame on him/her/it
echar - to throw, cast, pour
echarle la culpa - to cast blame
on him/her/it
echó - s/he, you, it threw, cast
edad - age
edificio(s) - building(s)
ejército - army
eligió - s/he, you elected,
selected
embajada - embassy
empanadas argentinas - bread
or pastry stuffed with
meat
empezado - begun
empezar - to begin
empezaron - they, you (pl.)
began
empezó - s/he, you began
en - in
en seguida - immediately,
promptly
encadenada - chained
(me) encanta - it enchants me;
I love it
(te) encantan - they enchant
you; you love them
encerrado - enclosed, shut in
encima - on top, above
(no se) encontraba - it was not
found
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encontrado - found
encontrar(lo/la) - to find, to
encounter it
encontraremos - we will find
encontraría - s/he, you, I
would find
encontrarlas - to find, to
encounter them
encontraron - they found,
encountered
encontrar(se) - to meet,
encounter (each other)
encontré - I found
encontremos - we find (sub-
junctive)
encontró - s/he, you found,
encountered
enferma - sick, ill
enfermó - s/he, you got sick
enfrente - in front
enfurecido - enraged
enmascarados - masked
enojado - angry
entero(a) - whole
entiende - s/he understands;
you understand
entiendo - I undertand
entonces - then
entrada(s) - entrances
entre - between
entrenador - trainer
entrenamiento - training
entrenamientos - training,
practices
entrenando - training
enviado - sent
envió - s/he, you sent
era - s/he, it was; you were
eran - they, you (pl.) were
eres - you are
es - s/he, it is
esa - that
esas - those
escalera - stairs
escolares - school (adjective)
esconde - s/he hides; you hide
(something)
esconder - to hide (something)
escondernos - to hide ourselves
esconderse - to hide oneself
escondido - hidden
escondiendo - hiding
(se) escondieron - they hid
escribió - s/he, you wrote
escribir - to write
escribo - I write
escrita(s) - written
escritorio - desk
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escuchado - listened
escuchando - listening
escuchar - to listen
escuchaste - you listened
escuchó - s/he, you listened
escuela(s) - school(s)
ese - that, it
esfuerzo - effort, labor
ESMA - Escuela de Mecánica
de la Armada
eso - that, it
espalda - back
espejo - mirror
(la) espera - (the) wait
espera - wait (command)
esperaba - s/he, I was waiting
for, waited for; you were
waiting for, waited for
esperado - waited (for)
esperando - waiting (for)
esperándola - waiting for her/it
esperanza - hope
esperaría - s/he, you, I would
wait (for)
esperaron - they, you (pl.) wait-
ed
esperé - I waited
espero - I wait for
esperó - s/he, you waited
esposa - spouse, wife
esta - this
está - s/he is; you are
estaba - s/he was; you were
estaban - they, you (pl.) were
estabas - you were
estado - state; been
estados - states
estadounidense - person from
U.S.
estamos - we are
están - they, you (pl.) are
estar - to be
estará - s/he, you will be
estaría - s/he, you, I would be
estaríamos - we would be
estarían - they, you (pl.) would
be
estas - these
estás - you are
estatal - state (adj.)
este - this
esté - s/he is; you are (sub-
junctive)
éste - this, this one
estén - they, you (pl.) are (sub-
junctive)
(se) estima - it is estimated
esto - this
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estos - these
estoy - I am
estresante - stressful
estuve - I was
estuviera - s/he, I was; you
were [would be] (past
subjunctive)
estuvieran - they, you (pl.)
were (past subjunctive)
estuvieron - they, you (pl.)
were
evita - s/he avoids; you avoid
evitaba - s/he, I was avoiding;
you were avoiding
evitaron - they avoided
exactitud - exactness, accuracy
experimentada - experienced
explicaba - s/he, I was explai-
ning, explained; you
were explaining,
explained
explicado - explained
explicando - explaining
explicar - to explain
explicó - s/he, you explained
extranjero - foreign (adj.)
extraño(a) - strange
fácil - easy
(le hacían mucha) falta - s/he,
you missed them a lot
(le) faltaba algo - something
was missing/lacking
felices - happy
feliz - happy
feo - ugly
fin - end
(por) fin - finally
firma - signature
frente - front
fresco - fresh
fría - cold
fue - s/he was; you were
fue - s/he, you went
fuera - out, outside
(como si) fuera - (as if) s/he, it
were (past subjunctive)
fueron - they, you (pl.) were
fueron - they, you (pl.) went
fuerte - strong (adj.)
fuertemente - strongly, hard,
with force (adv.)
fuerza - force, strength
fuerzas - forces, strength
fui - I went
fuimos - we went
fútbol - football
ganamos - we win; we earn
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ganar - to win; to earn
ganarte - to earn for yourself
(sin) ganas - without desire,
reluctantly
(no tenía) ganas - s/he, you did
not feel like
(que) ganen - (that) they win
(subjunctive)
gano - I earn; I win
gavetas - cupboards, cabinets
gente - people
gobierno(s) - government(s)
golpear - to hit, beat
golpes - blows
gracias - thank you
gran - big, great
grande(s) - big
grandemente - greatly
gritando - yelling
gritó - s/he, you yelled
gritos - shouts, yells (noun)
guerra - war
(le) gusta - it is pleasing to
him/her; [s/he likes; you
like]
(le) gustaría - it would be plea-
sing to him/her; [s/he, you
would like]
gusto - pleasure
HA... - s/he has...; you have...
(used in perfect tenses)
ha llegado - s/he has arrived
ha tocado - s/he, it has touched
HABER... - to have... (used in
perfect tenses)
haber sido - to have been
haber aprobado - to have
approved
haber llorado - to have cried
(por) haber llorado - (for/by)
having cried; to have
cried
haber ocurrido - to have
occurred
haber ocurrido - to have oc-
curred
(podría) haberle pasado -
could have happened to
you/him/her
(por) haberle causado - for
having caused
you/him/her
(por) haberles dejado solos -
(for) having left them
alone; to have left them
alone
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(algo debe) haberle pasado -
something must have
happened to him/her
(pudo) haberles pasado - could
have happened to them
había - there was, there were
HABÍA... - I, s/he, you had...
(se) había calmado - had cal-
med (him/her/yourself)
down
había dado - had given
había decidido - had decided
había dicho - had said
había empezado - had started
había encontrado - had found,
encountered
había estado - had been
había estado llorando - had
been crying
había explicado - had ex-
plained
había explicado - had ex-
plained
había facilitado - had facilitat-
ed
había hecho - had made; had
done
había inventado - had invented
había leído - had read
había llamado - had called
había llegado - had arrived
había mencionado - had men-
tioned
(le) había ocurrido - it had
occurred (to him/her)
había ofrecido - had offered
había oído - had heard
había olvidado - had forgotten
había pasado - had happened
había quedado - had remained,
stayed
había quedado - had stayed,
remained
había recibido - had received
había recogido - had gotten,
collected
había sufrido - had suffered
había tenido - had had
habían - they had...
habían destapado - they, you
(pl.) had uncovered
habían echado de - they had
thrown (driven) from
habían perdido - they, you (pl.)
had lost
habías - you have... (used in
perfect tenses)
habías dicho - you had said
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habla - s/he talks; you talk
hablaba - s/he, I was talking,
talked; you were talking,
talked
hablaban - they, you (pl.) were
talking, talked
hablado - spoken, talked
hablamos - we talk; we talked
hablando - talking, speaking
hablar - to talk, to speak
(que) hablara - (that) s/he, you,
I talk (past subjunctive)
hablaré - I will talk
hablarle - to talk to him/her
hablarles - to talk to them
hablaron - they, you (pl.) talked
hablarte - to talk to you
hablas - you talk
hablé - I talked, spoke
habló - s/he, you talked, spoke
habría - there would be
HABRÍA - would have... (used
in perfect tense)
habría escuchado - s/he, you, I
would have heard
(te) hace - it makes you
(se) hace - s/he gets, becomes;
I, you get, become
hacemos - we do; we make
hacer - to do; to make
hacerle daño - to do harm to
him/her/you
hacerle preguntas - to ask
him/her/you questions
hacerlo - to do it
hacia - toward
(le) hacían mucha falta - s/he,
you missed them a lot
haciendo - doing; making
hambre - hunger
HAN - they, you (pl.) have...
(used in perfect tense)
han desaparecido - have disap-
peared
han respetado - have respected
han sido - have been
(se) han convertido - they have
(been) converted
haría - s/he, you, I would do;
s/he, you, I would make
HAS - you have... (used in per-
fect tense)
has esperado - you have waited
(for)
has sido - you have been
hasta - until
hasta hace cuatro días - until
four days ago
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hay - there is, there are
haya - there is, there are (sub-
junctive)
HAYA - s/he has...; you, I
have... (used in perfect
tense) (subjunctive)
hayan - they have... (used in
perfect tense) (subjunc-
tive)
HAYAN - they, you (pl.) have...
(used in perfect tense)
(subjunctive)
hayan desaparecido - they
have disappeared (subj.)
(se) hayan escondido - they
have hidden (themselves)
(subj.)
HE - I have... (used in perfect
tense)
he cambiado - I have changed
he conocido - I have met; I
have known
he conspirado - I have con-
spired
he enviado - I have sent
he escapado - I have escaped
he hecho - I have done; I have
made
he oído - I have heard
he recibido - I have received
he visto - I have seen
he vuelto - I have returned
hecho - done; made
(de) hecho - in fact
HECHO - we have... (used in
perfect tense)
hemos estado esperando - we
have been waiting for
hermano(s) - brother(s)
hicieron - they did; they made
hijo(s) - son(s)
hizo - s/he, you did; s/he, you
made
hoja(s) - paper(s), sheet
hombre(s) - man (men)
hombro - shoulder
hoy - today
hubiera - there were (past sub-
junctive)
HUBIERA - s/he, you, I would
have ... (used in perfect
tense) (past subjunctive)
hubiera llamado (nos) - s/he,
you would have called us
hubo - there was (at that
moment)
iba - s/he, I was going, went;
you were going, went
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iban - they, you (pl.) were
going, went
igual(es) - same, equal
igualmente - equally
imperan - they prevail
(les) importaba - it was impor-
tant to them
(le) importó - it was important
to him/her (at that
moment)
incluía - it included
incluidas - included
incluso - including
incómoda - uncomfortable
inesperada - unexpected
inquietud - anxiety, restlessness
inscribirse - to register
intentaba - s/he, I was intend-
ing, intended; you were
intending, intended
intentó - s/he, you intended
intentado - intended
intentando - intending
involucrado - involved
ir - to go
iremos - we will go
irías - you would go
(tengo que) irme - (I have) to
leave
irnos - to leave, to go
izquierda - left (vs. right)
jaló - s/he, you pulled
jefe - boss
jóvenes - young
jueves - Thursday
jugar - to play
julio - July
junio - June
junta(s) - together
junto(s) - together
juzgados - judged
juzgando - judging
lado - side
(al) lado de - next to, on the
side of
(por todos) lados - on all sides;
everywhere
lágrimas - tears
lápiz - pencil
largo - long
(me) lastimé - I hurt, injured
myself
le - to him/her/you
(que) lea - (that) s/he, you, I
read (subjunctive)
lector - reader
leer - to read
leído - read, as in I have read
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lejos - far
les - to them, to you (pl.)
(se) levantan - they, you (pl.)
get up, stand up
levantarse - to stand, get up
levántense - get up (plural
command)
(se) levantó - s/he, you got up,
stood up
ley(es) - law(s)
leyó - s/he, you read (past
tense)
libre(s) - free
libremente - freely
libro - book
liderazgo - leadership
línea - line
lista - list (noun); ready (adj.)
listos - ready (adj.)
(se) llama - s/he, it calls
him/herself/itself;
[his/her/its name is]
(se) llama - you call yourself;
[your name is]
(la) llamaba - s/he, I was
calling her, called her;
you were calling her,
called her
(una) llamada - a call
llamado - called
(la) llamamos - we called her
(me) llaman - they, you (pl.)
call me
llamando - calling
llamándome - calling me
llamar - to call
(que no los) llamara - that she
[would] not call them
(past subjunctive)
(les) llamaré - I will all (you)
llamarlos - to call them
llamaron - they, you (pl.) called
llamarse - to call each other
(cuando me) llamen - (when)
they call (me) (subjunc-
tive)
llámenme - call me (plural
command)
(me) llamo - I call myself; [my
name is]
llamó - s/he, you called
llave - key
llegada - arrival
llegado - arrived
llegamos - we arrived
llegar - to arrive
llegara - s/he, you, I arrived
(past subjunctive)
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(tan pronto como) ella llegara
- as soon as she arrived
llegaría - s/he, you, I would
arrive
llegaron - they, you (pl.) arrived
llegó - s/he, you arrived
lleno(a) - full
llenaron - they filled
llenó - s/he, you filled
llevaba - s/he, you, I had (per-
taining to time); [spent]
llevaban - they, you (pl.) had
(pertaining to time);
[spent]
llevaban en las manos- they
carried in their hands
llevamos cuatro días sin saber
- we have [spent] four
days without knowing llevan dos días sin verlo - they
have [spent] two dayswithout seeing him
llevar - to take (someone or
something to a place)
(que la) llevaría - that would
take her
(te) llevarían - they would take
you
llevarla - to take her
llevarlos - to take them
llevaron - they took
lleve a la señora - take the
woman (command)
llevó - s/he, you took
lloraba - s/he, I was crying,
cried; you were crying,
cried
llorado - cried
llorando - crying
llorar - to cry
lloró - s/he, you cried
lo - it
los - the, them
luego - then
madre(s) - mother(s)
mal(a) - bad
malentendido - misunderstan-
ding
maleta(s) - suitcase(s)
malo - bad
mandato - mandate, command
manera - manner
manifestación - protest,
demonstration
manifestándose - protesting,
demonstrating
manifestantes - protestors,
demonstrators
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manifestar - to protest, to
demonstrate
mano(s) - hand(s)
mantener - to maintain
mantenerse en contacto - to
keep in contact
mañana - tomorrow; morning
máquina - machine
marcó - dialed
marzo - March
más - more
matanzas - killings
mataron - they, you (pl.) killed
(me) mato - I kill myself
mayores - older
mayoría - majority
me - to me; myself; me
medianoche - midnight
mejor(es) - better
menor - younger
menos - less
mensajes - messages
mente - mind (noun)
mentiras - lies
merece - s/he deserves; you
deservemerecen - they, you (pl.)
deserve
merecer - to deserve
mereces - you deservemi merecido - my deserved
(what I deserve)
mesa - table
mesera - waitress
meses - tables
meter - to put inmeterse - to put yourself in, get
in
metidos - put or stuck inside
metiéndola - putting her in
(me) metieron - they put me in
(la) metió - s/he, you put her in
mi(s) - my
miedo - fear
miembros - members
mientras - whilemijo - my son (term of endear-
ment)
miles - thousandsmiraba - s/he, I was looking at,
looked at; you were loo-king at, looked at
(una) mirada - (a) look atmirando - looking atmirándola - looking at hermirar - to look atmirarle - to look at him/hermiraron - they, you (pl.) looked
at
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mire esto - look at this (com-
mand)
miró - s/he, you looked at
misma - same
(ella) misma - herself
modo - way
modo (de todos) - anyway, in
any case
molestia - bother
montón - mountain, pile
moradas - purple
mostrarse - to show
muchacho(s) - boys
muebles - furniture
muerte - death
mujer(es) - woman (women)
mundo - world
murió - died
muy - very
nada - nothing
nadie - nobody
negaron - they, you (pl.)
denied, refused
negó - s/he, you denied, re-
fused
ni - neither, nor
niega - s/he, it denies; you
deny
nietos - grandchildren
ningún - no
ninguno(a) - no; none
ningunas - none
niñez - childhood
niños - children
nivel - level
noche(s) - night(s)
nombre(s) - name(s)
nos - us; ourselves
nosotros - we
noten - they notice (subjunc-
tive)
noticias - news
nuestros(as) - our
nuevo(a) - new
nueve - nine
número - number
nunca - never
ocultar - to hide (something)
ocurrieran - they, you (pl.)
ocurred (past subjunc-
tive)
oferta - offer (noun)
ofrecerle - to offer him/her
ofrecido - offered
ofreciendo - offering
ofreció - s/he, you offered
oí - I heard
oído - heard
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oír - to hear
ojalá - I hope; God willing
ojos - eyes
olía a - s/he, it was smelling
like, smelled like
olvidado - forgotten
olvidaron - they, you (pl.) for-
got
olvidó - s/he, you forgot
once - eleven
opinan - they, you (pl.) have
the opinion, [think]
opino - I have the opinion,
[think]
otra vez - again
otra(s) - other(s)
otro(s) - other(s)
oyes - you hear
oyó - s/he, you heard
padres - fathers
pagaría - s/he, you, I would
pay
pagarle - to pay him/her
pagó - s/he, you paidpasó
pasa - it happens, passes
pasada - past, passed
pasaba - s/he, I, it was passing,
happening; you were
passing
pasado - happened
pasando - passing, happening
pasar - to pass; to happen
pasarme - to pass me; to hap-
pen to me
país - country
palabra(s) - word(s)
pálida - pale
pancartas - signs, banners
papá - dad
para - for, in order to
parada - standing
(sin) parar - without stopping
pararé - I will not stop
(me) parece - it seems (to me)
parecía - s/he, you, it seemed,
looked like
parecían - they, you (pl.)
seemed, looked like
pareció - s/he, you, seemed,
looked like
pared - wall
parejas - pairs, couples
paró - s/he, you, it stopped
partidos - games
pasándole - happening to
him/her
pasatiempos - pastimes, hob-
bies
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pasillo - hall, hallway
paz - peace
pedí - I asked, requested
pedimos - we asked, requested
películas - movies
peligro - danger
peligroso(a) - dangerous
pensaba - s/he, I was thinking,
tought; you were thin-
king, thought
pensaban - they, you (pl.) were
thinking, thought
pensamiento - thought
pensando - thinking
pensar - to think
pensarlo - to think it
pensaron - they, you (pl.)
thought
pensó - s/he, you thought
pequeño - small
perdí - I lost
perdido - lost
perdiendo - losing
periódico - newspaper
periodista - newspaper report-
er; journalist
periodística - journalistic
pero - but
peso - weight
pidiendo - asking, requestingpidió - s/he, you asked, re-
questedpiensas - you think
pienso - I think(no) pierdas - don't lose (com-
mand)
pies - feet
piso - floor
pistas - clues
planear - to plan
(en) plena - in full, plainly
poco - a little
podemos - we are able; [could]
poder - to be ablepodía - s/he, I was able; you
were able; [could]podía haber ocurrido - it could
have occurred
podían - they, you (pl.) were
able; [could]
podrá - s/he, you will be able
podremos - we will be ablepodría - s/he, you, I would be
able; [could]podría haberle pasado - it
could have happened toyou/him/her
podrías - you would be able;[could]
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polémico - controversial, po-
lemic
ponerme - to become
ponerse - to become
ponía - s/he, I was putting, put;
you were putting, put
poniendo - putting
por eso - therefore
por favor - please
por fin - finally
por lo menos - at least
porque - because
preguntamos - we ask
preguntarle - to ask him/her
preguntas - questions
(se) pregunte - you ask yourself
(subjunctive)
preguntó - s/he, you asked
prensa - press
(se) preocupaba - s/he was
worrying, worried; you
were worrying, worried
preocupadísimo(a) - very
worried, preoccupied
preocupado(s) - worried, pre-
occupied
preocuparnos - to worry our-
selves
preocuparon - they worried
preocuparse - to worry oneself
preocuparte - to worry yourself
(no te) preocupes - don't worry
(command)
presión - pressure
presionaban - they were pres-
suring
presionar - to pressure
prestó atención - s/he, you
paid attention
primero(a) - first
principio - principle
profunda - profound
profundamente - profoundly
prometedor - promising
prometió - s/he, you promised
prometo - I promise
pronto - soon
propia(s)- own
propiedad - property
propio(s) - own
propósito - purpose
propuso - s/he, you proposed
protege - s/he protects; you
protect
protegerlos - to protect them
protegidos - protected
próximo - next
pruebas - evidence, proof
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pude - I was able
(que) pudieran - (that) they
were able (pat subjunc-
tive)
pudo haberles pasado - could
have happened to them
pueblo - town, village
(que) pueda - that you are able
(subjunctive)
(para que) puedan - in order
that they are able (sub-
junctive)
puede - s/he is able; you are
able
pueden - they, you (pl.) are
able
puedo - I am able
puerta - door
pues - well (conjunction)
punto - point
puse - I put
pusieron - they, you (pl.) put
puso - s/he, you put
que - that, what
qué - what (interrogative)
queda - it is (in terms of loca-
tion)
(se) queda - s/he stays,
remains; you stay, remain
(le) quedaba - it remained (to
him/her)
quedaba - it was located
quedaban - they were staying
quedado - stayed, remained
(se) quedan - they, you (pl.)
stay, remain
quedándose - staying, remai-
ning
(se) quedaron - they, you (pl.)
stayed, remained
quedarse - to stay, remain
(se) quedó - s/he stayed, re-
mained
quemado - burning, burned,
burnt
queremos - we want
quería - s/he, I was wanting,
wanted; you were wan-
ting, wanted
querían - they, you (pl.) were
wanting, wanted
querido - wanted
queridos - loved ones
querría - s/he, you, I would
want
quién(es) - who
quiere - s/he wants; you want
quieren - they, you (pl.) want
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quiero - I want
quisiera - s/he, you, I would
like
quisieras - you would like
quiso - s/he, you wanted (at
that moment)
(se) quitó - s/he, you took off
raro - rare, strange
rato - a little while
razón - reason
(tiene) razón - s/he is right; you
are right
realizando - accomplishing
realizaron - they, you (pl.)
accomplished
(que) realizara - (that) s/he, it, I
[would] accompish or ful-
fill (past subjunctive)
rebeldes - rebels
recibí - I received
recibido - received
recibidos - received (adjec-
tive)
recibieran - they, you (pl.)
received (past subjunc-
tive)
recibieron - they, you (pl.)
received
recibió - s/he, you received
recogido - gotten, retrieved
recogió - s/he, you got, re-
trieved
reconoce - s/he recognizes,
you recognize
reconocida - recognized
reconoció - s/he, you recog-
nized
recordó - s/he, you remem-
bered
recuerdo - I remember
redacción - writing (noun)
reencuentro - reunion
regresamos - we return
regresar - to return
(que) regresaras - (that) you
return (past subjunctive)
regrese - s/he returns; I, you
return (subjunctive)
regresemos - we return (sub-
junctive)
regresen - they, you (pl.) return
(subjunctive)
regreses - you return (subjunc-
tive)
regreso - I return
regresó - s/she, you returned
reloj - watch
rendido - tired, worn-out
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(de) repente - suddenly
repetían - they, you (pl.) were
repeating, repeated
(al) respecto de - with respect
to
respetado(a) - respected
respeto - respect (noun); I
respect;
respiró - s/he, you breathed
responsabilizaban - they
blamed
respuesta(s) - answer(s)
retomar - to retake
restaurar - to restore
retomó - s/he, you retook
retrovisor - rearview
reunión - reunion, meeting
reunirse - to reunite, to meet
revelado - revealed
revisando - reviewing
revisaré - I will review
revisaron - they, you (pl.) re-
viewed
revise - you review (com-
mand)
revista - magazine
rica - rich
rincón - corner
rodeado - surrounded
rodeando - surrounding
rojo(s) - red
rompa - s/he, it breaks; you
break (sunjunctive)
ropa - clothes
sábado - Saturday
sabe - s/he knows; you know
sabemos - we know
saben - they, you (pl.) know
saber - to know (a fact)
sabes - you know
sabía - s/he, you, I knew
sabría - s/he, you, I would
know
sacar fotos - to take photos
(nos) sacaron - they, you (pl.)
took (us) out
sacó - s/he, you took out
sacó una foto - s/he, you took
a photo
sala - living room
salían - they, you (pl.) were
leaving, left
salida - exit
salieron - they, you (pl.) left
salió - s/he, you left
salir - to leave (a place)
saludaron - they, you (pl.)
greeted
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(estás a) salvo - you are safe
sano(a) y salvo(a) - safe and
sound
sé - I know
sea - s/he is; you are; I am
(subjunctive)
sean - they, you (pl.) are (sub-
junctive)
secuestran - they, you (pl.) kid-
napped
secuestro - kidnapping
secundarias - secondary
seguía - s/he, I was following,
followed; you were follo-
wing, followed
(en) seguida - immediately, at
once
seguir - to follow
según - according to
segundos - seconds
seguro(a) - sure, certain
semana(s) - week(s)
sentaba - s/he, I was sitting, sat;
you were sitting, sat
sentado - seated
sentaron - they, you (pl.) sat
sentía - s/he, I was feeling, felt;
you were feeling, felt
sentirse - to feel
sentó - s/he, you sat down
señor - mister, sir
señora - Mrs., madame
señoras - ladies
sepa - s/he knows; I, you know
(subjunctive)
ser - to be
será - s/he, you will be
seres queridos - loved ones
serio(a) - serious
sería - s/he, you, it, I would be
si - if
sí - yes
sido - been
siempre - always
siendo - being
siéntate - sit down (com-
mand)
(lo) siento - I'm sorry
(no me) siento bien - I don't
feel well
siesta - nap
siete - seven
significa - it means
significar - to mean
siguiente(s) - following
siguieron - they, you (pl.) fol-
lowed
siguió - s/he, you followed
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silla - chairsimpático - nicesin - without
sin embargo - nevertheless
sindicatos - unions
sino que - but, rather
sintió - s/he, you felt
sirvió - s/he you sirved
sitio - site, place
sobre - aboutsobresaltadas - shocked,
stunned
sol - sun
solicité - I solicited, requested
solo - alone, onlysoltó - s/he, you, it released,
let go
somos - we are
son - they aresonaba - it was ringing, rang; it
soundedsonar - to ring, to soundsonó - it rang; it sounded
sonriendo - smiling
sonrisa - smilesorprendidísima - very sur-
prised(se) sorprendió - s/he was
suprised; you were sur-prised
sospechos(as) - suspicious
sótano - basement
soy - I am
Sr. - Mr.
su(s) - your
subió - s/he, you got in/on
sucia(o) - dirty
sudado - sweaty
suelo - ground
(me) suena - it sounds (to me)
sueño(s) - dreams
suerte - luck
sufrido - suffered
sufriendo - suffering (verb)
sufrimiento - suffering (noun)
sumamente - extremely, ex-
ceedingly
supieron - they, you(pl.) knew
suplica - s/he, it begs, suppli-
cates; you beg, supplicate
súplica - plea, appeal (noun)
suplicándonos - begging us
supo - s/he, you knew (at that
moment)
supuestamente - supposedly
supuestos(as) - supposed
suyo - your
tal vez - maybe
también - also
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tampoco - neither
tan - so
tan pronto como llegara - as
soon as s/he arrives
tan solo - only
tanto(a) - so much
tantas - so many
tanto de la izquierda como de
la derecha - both from
the right and the left
tapados - covered
taparon - they, you (pl.) cov-
ered
tarde - afternoon; late
tazas - cups
te - yourself, to you
temblaba - s/he, I was trem-
bling/shaking,
shook/trembled; you were
trembling/shaking,
shook/trembled
temblando - shaking, trembling
temblar - to shake, to tremble
temblorosa - shaking, trem-
bling (adjective)
temprano - early
ten - have (command)
ten cuidado - take care, be
careful
tendrás - you will have
tendremos - we will havetendría - s/he, you, I would
have
tenemos - we have
tener - to havetenga - s/he has; you, I have
(subjunctive)tengan - they, you (pl.) have
(subjunctive)
tengas - you have (subjunc-
tive)
tengo - I have
tenía - s/he, you, I had
tenían - they, you (pl.) had
tenido - had
tercer - third
termina siendo - it ends up
being
terminando - ending
terminar - to end(si) terminara siendo - if it
ended up being (pastsubjunctive)
terminaron - they, you (pl.)ended
terminaste - you ended(cuando) terminen - when you
(pl.) end, finish (subjunc-tive)
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terminó - s/he, you, it ended,finished
testigos - witnessestestigos presenciales - eyewit-
nesses
ti - you (indirect object pron.)
tiempo - time
(últimos) tiempos - recently;
recent times
tiene - s/he has; you havetiene que haber - has to be,
must be
tienen - they, you (pl.) have
tienes - you have
tirados(as) - thrown
tirando - throwing(se) tiró - s/he threw (him/her-
self)tocaba - s/he, I was touching;
you were touching
tocado - touched
tocando - touching
tocar - to touch
tocó - s/he, you touched
todo(a) - all
todos(as) - all, everyone
todavía - stilltomaba - s/he, I was taking,
took; you were taking,took
tomadas - taken
tomando - taking, drinking
tomar - to take; to drink
tomaré la decisión - I will
make a decision
tomaron - they, you (pl.) took
tomó - s/he, you took
torneo - tournament
trabaja - s/he works; you worktrabajaba - s/he, I was working,
worked; you were work-ing, worked
trabajaban - they, you (pl.)
were working, worked
trabajadores - workers
trabajando - working
trabajar - to work
trabajo - work (noun)
tranquilizó - reassured
(se) trata con - it deals with
tratando - trying
tratar - to try
trato - I try
tres - three
triste - sad
tristeza - sadness
tu(s) - your
tú - you
tuvieron - they, you (pl.) had
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tuviste - you had
tuvo - s/he, you had (at that
moment)
u - or (before words that start
with a ‘u’)
última - last
últimamente - lately, recently
último(s) - last
unos(as) - some
único (lo) - only
usted - you
ustedes - you (pl.)
va - s/he goes; you go
vacío - empty
vámonos - let's go!
vamos - we go
van - they, you (pl.) go
vas - you go
vaso - glass
(que) vaya - (that) s/he, you, I
go (subjunctive)
(me) vaya - I [would] leave
(subjunctive)
vayamos - let's go (command)
vayan - they, you (pl.) go (sub-
junctive)
(que) vayas - (that) you go
(subjunctive)
(que te) vayas - (that) you leave
(subjunctive)
vea - you see (subjunctive)
véanse - see (command)
veces - times
vecino(s) - neighbor(s)
veinte - twenty
vemos - we see
ven - come here (command)
venden - they sellvenga - s/he comes; I, you
come (subjunctive)venía - s/he, I was coming,
came; you were coming,came
venir - to come
ventana(s) - window(s)
ventanilla - window (of plane,
door, etc.)
veo - I see
ver - to see
verdad - truth
verdaderos(as) - true, actual
verlo(la) - to see it
verlos - to see them
vestido - dressed
(otra) vez - again
vi - I saw
viaje - trip, voyage
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vida - life
vidas - lives
viejo - old
vienen - they, you (pl.) come
viernes - Friday
vieron - they saw
vimos - we saw
(que) viniera - (that) s/he, you,
I came; [that s/he come]
(past subjunctive)
vio - s/he, you saw
vistazo - look, glance (noun)
visto - seen
vivan - they, you (pl.) live (sub-
junctive)
vive - s/he lives; you live
vivía - s/he, I was living, lived;
you were living, lived
voluntad - will, volition
volvería - s/he, you, I would
return(que) volviera - (that) s/he, you
would return
volvió - s/he, you returned
voy - I go
voz - voice
voces - voices
vuelo - flight
(dio la) vuelta - s/he, you
turned around
vuelto - returned
y - and
¡Ya basta! - Enough already!
ya - already
ya no - anymore
yo - I
zapatos - shoes
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