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Ser to be Existir

Estar to be "now" Andar ("to wander"/coloquial)

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Tener to have Poseer

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Querer to want Desear, necesitar (to need)

Hay there is/are

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Amar to love Adorar

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Ayudar to help Colaborar

Tratar de to try
m) y K Intentar
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Conseguir to get, obtain Obtener
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Pedir to ask for Solicitar, requerir

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Necesitar to need Requerir, urgir

Vivir to live Residir, habitar

Nacer to be born
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Crecer to grow

Morir to die Sucumbir, partir, cesar de existir

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Sentir to feel Percibir

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Doler to hurt

Curar to cure
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Ver to see, to watch Observar, ojear (glance over)

Mirar to look (at) Observar, ojear, contemplar

Oír to hear Percibir

Escuchar to listen Atender

Gustar to like Agradar (to please), complacer

Tocar to touch Manosear (to paw, grope)

Tocar to play (instrument) Interpretar

Oler to smell

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Hablar to talk, to speak conversar, dialogar, charlar

ñ
Decir to say, to tell manifestar, expresar

Mu
Leer to read

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Escribir to write redactar, componer

Borrar to erase eliminar

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Firmar to sign m) y K endorsar
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Poder to be able to ser capaz de
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Hacer to make, to do elaborar, ejecutar, crear

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Trabajar to work laborar

Fabricar to produce, to make producir, manufacturar, elaborar

Construir to construct

Derribar to knock down destruir, demoler

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Eliminar to eliminate remover, suprimir

2

Llenar to fill completar, saturar

nm

Vaciar to empty desocupar

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Pensar to think razonar, reflexionar, deliberar

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Imaginar to imagine fantasear, evocar

Creer to believe asumir, suponer

Saber to know reconocer, comprender, intuir

Recordar to remember rememorar, acordarse

Olvidar to forget
Estudiar to study instruirse, cultivarse, formarse, prepararse

Atender to look after, care for, pay attention interesarse, ocuparse

Comprender to understand entender

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Aprender to learn estudiar, formarse

ñ
Memorizar to memorize

Mu
Enseñar to teach, to show (Mex) instruir / indicar, revelar

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Explicar to explain

Acertar to be right descifrar, estar en lo correcto

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Equivocarse to be wrong about m) y K confundirse, errar
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Ir to go dirigirse
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Llegar to arrive arribar

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Volver to come back, to return retornar, regresar

Venir to come

Entrar to enter

Salir to leave, to depart partir

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Sacar to remove / to obtain / to serve remover / obtener / servir

2

Andar to wander deambular, pasear

nm

Correr to run
are

Saltar to jump brincar

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Bailar to dance danzar

Parar to stop detener, pausar

Esperar to wait / to hope aguardar/confiar

Cruzar to cross atravesar

Continuar to continuar seguir

Viajar to travel andar por

Subir to go up/ to get in/ to scale ascender/embarcar/escalar

Bajar to go down/to disembark/take down descender/desembarcar/

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Montar to ride / to assemble / to copulate subir / ensamblar / copular

ñ
Conducir to drive / to conduct manejar / llevar (carry)

Mu
Durar to last

ren
Tardar to be late / to take (time)

Cansar to tire / to exhaust fatigar

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Descansar to rest m) y K reposar, relajarse
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Acostar to lay down tumbarse (formal)
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Dormir to sleep reposar, acostarse

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Despertar to wake up

Levantar to get up

Vestir to wear usar, llevar

Asear to clean, to tidy up limpiar

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Limpiar to clean / to polish asear/pulir

2

Manchar to stain
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Comer to eat consumir, devorar

are

Tomar to grab or to drink agarrar-coger/ingerir

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Desayunar to have breakfast

Almorzar to have lunch

Cenar to have dinner

Beber to drink ingerir/ tomar (coloquial)

Comprar to buy adquirir

Alquilar to rent rentar, arrendar

Valer to cost costar

Costar to cost

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Pagar to pay

ñ
Deber have to - must / to owe

Mu
Cobrar to collect / to get paid recolectar / embolsar

ren
Gastar to spend consumir

Dar to give proveer

a
Quitar to remove m) y K remover
.co b
Recibir to receive
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Perder to lose
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Buscar to search - to look for investigar, averiguar

Encontrar to find localizar

Mostrar to show exhibir

Cambiar to change sustituir, modificar

s@

Devolver to return retornar, restituir

2

Coger to catch agarrar

nm

Dejar to permit, to abandon, to stop abandonar, permitir, cesar

are

Utilizar to use usar

(K

Tirar to throw, to pull botar, jalar

Caer to fall colapsar

Recoger to pick up

Llevar to carry, to wear, to get along, to bring (a transportar, usar, soportar/tolerar,

result) encaminar

Traer to bring aproximar, acercar (to move closer),

Enviar to send, to dispatch remitir, despachar

Poner to put, to place, to put on, to put down situar = ubicar, colocar

Colocar to put,to place, to lay, to hang poner, ubicar, acomodar

oz
Añadir to add agregar, adicionar, incorporar

ñ
Juntar to join, to gather unir, reunir, anexar

Mu
Separar to separate, to clasify dividir, clasificar

ren
Faltar to lack, to miss carecer, escasear

Sobrar to be left over abundar, exceder

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Contar to count, to tell m) y K numerar, narrar
.co b
Medir to measure mesurar, calcular
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Pesar to weigh mesurar

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Calcular to calculate

Sumar to add up adicionar

Restar to substract sustraer

Multiplicar to multiply
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Dividir to divide
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Permitir to permit, to allow

nm

Aguantar to tolerate tolerar

are

Molestar to bother fastidiar

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Empezar to start, to begin iniciar

Terminar to finish finalizar

Abrir to open

Cerrar to close

Llamar to call, to name

Solucionar to solve, to resolve solventar, resolver

Arreglar to fix, to repair reparar

Funcionar to function

oz
Estropear to damage, to destroy destruir

ñ
Romper to break partir, quebrar, destrozar

Mu
Cortar to cut

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Pegar to paste, to hit encolar, golpear

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