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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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