1. Estar sentado – to be seated (to be
Además de – as well as; besides; in
sitting)
2. La butaca/ el sillón – armchair
3. El diario/el periódico – newspaper
4. La muñeca – doll; wrist
5. Pescar – to fish
6. La caña – fishing rod; cane
7. Empujar – to push
8. La fotografía – photograph/picture
9. Apagar la luz – to turn off the light
10. Tratarse de – to be about, to deal with
11. Tratar de – to try to
12. Asistir a – to attend
13. El escaparate/la vitrina – window display
14. La cara – face
15. La llave – key
16. El bosillo – pocket
17. Hace + *time – *time ago
18. De puntillas – on tip toes
19. Llorar – to cry
20. Sentirse – to feel
21. El temblor – tremor; trembling; slight
earthquake
22. Sobresaltar – to frighten
23. El habitante – resident; dweller;
inhabitant
24. La madrugada – early morning
25. El daño – damage; harm
26. Alcanzar – to reach; to achieve; to catch
up; be enough
27. La escala – scale
28. El puerto – port, harbor
29. Turístico – tourist (adjective)
30. Convertirse – to be transformed; to turn
into; to become
31. Cercano – nearby
32. La carretera – highway; road
33. El recorrido – journey; route; path; walk
34. ¿A qué distancia está…? – What is the
distance…?
35. estadounidense – US (adjective) ;
American
36. El líder/ el cabecilla – leader
37. caribeño/a – Caribbean (adjective)
38.
addition to
39. Reunirse – to get together; meet
40. Discutir – to discuss
41. De habla español/ hispanohablante/
hispanoparlante – Spanish speaking
42. Acercarse a /aproximarse a – to
approach ; go towards
43. Bajar – to go down, to lower; get off
44. Sin - without
45. El ruido – noise
46. Caer – to fall
47. La billetera – wallet
48. La precipitación – hurry/rush;
precipitation
49. Coger – to grab; to take; to catch
50. El billete – banknote; bill (note);ticket
51. Recoger – pick up; gather
52. Entrecerrados – half closed
53. Temer – to fear
54. Detenerse – to stop
55. El vecino – neighbour
56. Agacharse – to bend down; to crouch
57. El ladrón – thief
58. Apenas – barely; hardly
59. Decir/hablar entre dientes – to mutter;
to grumble
60. El tejado – roof
61. El prado – meadow
62. La alcoba/el dormitorio/la recámara/el
cuarto – bedroom
63. Perezoso/ flojo – lazy
64. Travieso – rude; naughty; mischievous
65. Perder – to lose; to miss (something)
66. Pedir – to ask for; to order
67. Prestar – to lend
68. Pedir prestado – to borrow
69. El pañuelo – handkerchief; small scarf
70. De mala gana – grudgingly; with a bad
attitude; without interest; unwillingly
71. Ajeno – alien/ foreign; else’s/other
people’s
72. Utilizar – to use