1000 Top Used Spanish Words

a partir de

from, as of

a trav�s de

through, across

a

a, to

abajo

down, below, downstairs

abandonar

to abandon

abrir

to open, unlock

absoluto/a

absolute

abuelo

grandfathers, grandpa

acabar

to finish

acaso

perhaps, maybe

acci�n\ciones

action

aceptar

to accept

acercar

to approach

acompa�ar

to accompany

acordar

to decide

actitud

attitude

actividad

activity

acto

act

actual

present

actuar

to act

acudir

to go, come

acuerdo

agreement

adelante

ahead

adem�s de

in addition to, besides, furthermore

adem�s

in addition, besides, furthermore

adquirir

to acquire

advertir

to notice, warn

afectar

to affect

afirmar

to affirm

agua

water

ah�

there

ah�

there

ahora

now

aire

air

al

to, to the

alcanzar

to reach

alejar

to move away, remove

alem�n/mana

german

algo

something

alguien

somebody, someone

alguien

somebody

alg�n

some, any

alguno/a

some, any

all�

there

all�

there

alma

soul

alto/a

tall, high, stop

altura

height

amar

to love

ambos/bas

both

americano/a

american

amigo/a

friend

amor

love

amplio/plia

ample

a�adir

to add

an�lisis

analysis

andar

to walk

animal

animal

a�o

year

ante

before, in front of

ante

before

anterior

previous

antes de

before

antiguo/gua

ancient, old

anunciar

to announce

aparecer

to appear

apenas

hardly,scarcely

aplicar

to apply

apoyar

to support, lean

aprender

to learn

aprovechar

to take advantage of

aquel

that

aquello/a

that

aqu�

here

�rbol

tree

arma

weapon

arriba

up

arte

art

asegurar

to assure

as� como

as well as, such, like that

as� que

so, therefore

as�

like this

aspecto

aspect

asunto

matter, bussiness

atenci�n\ciones

attention

atr�s

back, behind

atreverse

to dare

aumentar

to increase, raise

aun

even

a�n

still

aunque

though, although

aut�ntico/a

authentic

autor/a

author

autoridad

authority

avanzar

to advance

ayer

yesterday

ayuda

aid, help

ayudar

to help

azul

blue

bajar

to bring down, lower, go down

bajo/a

low, short, faint

barcelona

barcelona

barrio

neighborhood

base

base, basis

bastante

fairly, rather

bastar

to be enough, suffice

beber

to drink

bien

well, good

blanco/a

white

boca

mouth

brazo

arm

buen

good, well

buscar

to look for, to seek

caballo

horse

caber

to fit, go into

cabeza

head

cabo

end, stub

cada

each

cadena

chain

caer

to fall

calle

street

cama

bed

cambiar

to change

cambio

change

caminar

to walk

camino

road

campa�a

countryside

campo

field

cantar

to sing

cantidad

quantity

capacidad

capacity

capaz\paces

able

capital

capital

cara

face

car�cter/racteres

character

carne

meat

carrera

running

carta

letter

casa

house

casar

to marry

casi

almost

caso

case

catal�n

catalan

causa

cause, reason

celebrar

to celebrate

c�lula

cell

central

central

centro

center, downtown

cerebro

brain

cerrar

to close

chica

small, girl,litlle

chico/a

boy, girl

cielo

sky, heaven

ciencia

science

cient�fico/a

scientific

ciento

one hundred

cierto/a

TRUE

cinco

five

cine

cinema, movies

circunstancia

circumstance

ciudad

city

ciudadano/a

citizen

civil

civil

claro/a

clearly, clear

clase

class

coche

car, automobile, coach, carriage

coger

to take

colocar

to place, put

color

color

comentar

to comment, discuss, mention

comenzar

to begin, start

comer

to eat

como

as, since, like

c�mo

how

compa�ero/a

partner, companion

compa��a

company

completo

complete, full

comprar

to buy, purchase

comprender

to comprehend, to understand

comprobar

to check

com�n\munes

common

comunicaci�n\ciones

communication

con que

so long as

con

with

concepto

concept

conciencia

conscience

concreto

concrete, specific

condici�n\siones

condition

conducir

to drive

conjunto

joint, outfit, band

conocer

to know, meet

conocimiento

knowlogde

consecuencia

consequence

conseguir

to obtain

conservar

to conserve

considerar

to consider

consistir

to consist

constante

constant

constituir

to constitute

construir

to construct, build

contacto

contact

contar

to count

contemplar

to contemplate

contener

to contain

contestar

to answer, reply

continuar

to continue

contra

against

contrario

opposite

control

control, check

controlar

to control

convencer

to convince

conversaci�n

conversation

convertir

to turn into, convert

coraz�n

heart

correr

to run, race

corresponder

to correspond, belong

corriente

current

cortar

to cut

cosa

thing

costumbre

custom, habit

crear

to create

crecer

to grow, increase

creer

to believe

crisis

crisis

cruzar

to cross

cuadro

picture, square, painting

cual

as, like

cu�l

which, what

cualquier

any

cuando

when

cuanto

how much, as

cu�nto

how much

cuarto/a

quarter

cuatro

four

cubrir

to cover

cuenta

count

cuerpo

body

cuesti�n\tiones

matter, affair

cultura

culture

cultural

cultural

cumplir

to accomplish, carry out

cuyo/a

whose, of whom

dar

to give

dato

data

de

of, from

deber

to owe

decidir

to decide

decir

to say, tell

decisi�n

decision

declarar

to declare

dedicar

to dedicate

dedo

finger, toe

defender

to defend

defensa

defense

definir

to define

definitivo

definitive

dejar

to leave

del

of, from

dem�s

rest of the

demasiado

too much

democracia

democracy

demostrar

to demonstrate

dentro de

within, in

depender

to depend

derecha

right

derecho

straight, rigth

desaparecer

to disappear

desarrollar

to develop

desarrollo

development

desconocer

to not know, fail to recognize

descubrir

to discover

desde que

since

desde

from, since

desear

to wish

deseo

desire

despertar

to wake up

despu�s de

after

despu�s

afterwards, then

destino

destiny, destination

detener

to stop

determinar

to determine

d�a

day

diario/ria

newspaper

diez

ten

diferencia

difference

diferente

different

dif�cil

difficult

dificultad

difficulty

dinero

money

dios/diosa

god, goddes

direcci�n

address, direction

directo

direct, straight

director/tora

director, manager

dirigir

to direct

disponer

to arrange

distancia

distance

distinto

different

diverso

diverse

doble

double

doctor/tora

doctor

dolor

pain

don

gift, talent

donde

where

d�nde

where

dormir

to sleep

dos

two

duda

doubt

durante

during

duro

hard

e

and

echar

to throw, cast

econ�mico

economic, economical

edad

age

efecto

efect

ejemplo

example

ej�rcito

army

ej�rcito

army

el/a

the

�l

he, him

elecci�n

election

elegir

to choose, select

elemento

element

elevar

to elevate, raise

empezar

to begin, start

empresa

company

en

in, into, inside, on

encender

to light, switch on, set fire to

encima

on top

encontrar

to find

encuentro

encounter, meeting

energ�a

energy

enfermedad

illness, disease, sickness

enfermo

ill, sick

enorme

enormous

ense�ar

to teach

entender

to understand

enterar

to find out, inform

entonces

then

entrada

entrance, entry

entrar

to enter

entre

between, among

entregar

to deliver, give

enviar

to send

�poca

epoch, period

equipo

equipment, team

error

error, mistake

es decir

that is to say

escapar

to escape, run away

escribir

to write

escritor/tora

writer

escuchar

to listen, heard

ese/a

that

esfuerzo

effort, endeavor, exertion

eso

that

espacio

space

espalda

back

espa�a

spain

espa�ol/�ola

spanish

espa�ola

Spanish, spaniard

especial

special

especie

species

esperanza

hope, prospect

esperar

to hope, wait

esp�ritu

spirit

�sta

is

establecer

to establish

estado

state

estados unidos

united States

estar

to be, stay

�ste/a

this one

este/a

this

este

this

esto

this

estrella

star

estructura

structure

estudiar

to study

estudio

study, studio

etapa

stage

europa

europe

europeo/pea

european

evidente

evident

evitar

to avoid

exacto/a

exact

exigir

to demand

existencia

existence

existir

to exist

�xito

success

experiencia

experience

explicar

to explain

expresi�n

expression

extender

to extend

exterior

outside, exterior

extranjero/a

foreigner, foreign

extra�o

strange, foreign

extremo

extreme

f�cil

easy

falta

lack

faltar

to lack

familia

family

familiar

familial, family

famoso

famous

fen�meno

phenomenon

fiesta

celebration, party

figura

figure, shape

figura

to figure

fijar

to faten, affix

fin

end

final

end, final

f�sico

physical, physicist

flor

flower

fondo

bottom, rear

forma

shape

formar

to form

franc�s/cesa

french

franc�s

french

francia

france

frase

phrase

frecuencia

frequency

frente

in front

fr�o/a

cold, cool

fuego

fire

fuente

source

fuera de

outside of, beyond

fuerte

hard, strong

fuerza

force, strength

funci�n

function

funcionar

to work, run, function

fundamental

fundamental

f�tbol

soccer, football

futuro

future

ganar

to win

general

general

gente

people

gesto

gesture

gobierno

government

golpe

blow

gracia

grace

gran

big

grande

big, great

grave

grave, deep

gritar

to shout, scream

grupo

group

guardar

to keep

guerra

war

gustar

to taste, like

gusto

taste, pleasure, liking

haber

to have, has

habitaci�n

room, bedroom

habitual

habitual, usual

hablar

to speak, talk

hacer

to do, make

hacia

towards

hallar

to find, discover

hasta que

until, even

hasta

until, even

hecho/cha

fact

hermana

sister

hermano/a

brother

hermoso/a

beautiful

hija

daughter

hijo/a

son, daughter

historia

history

hist�rico

historical

hombre

man

hombro

shoulder

hora

hour

hoy

today

humano/a

human

idea

idea

iglesia

church

igual

equal

imagen\im�genes

image

imaginar

to imagine

impedir

to prevent

imponer

to impose, command

importancia

importance

importante

important

importar

to matter, be important

imposible

impossible

incluir

to include

incluso

even, in fact

indicar

to indicate

individuo

individual

informaci�n\ciones

information

informar

to inform

informar

to inform

ingl�s/glesa

english

iniciar

to initiate

inmediato/a

immediate

insistir

to insist

instante

moment, instant

intentar

to try

inter�s\reses

interest

interesar

to interest

interior

interior, inner

internacional

international

introducir

to introduce, insert

ir

to go

izquierda

left

jam�s

never

jefe/a

chief, leader, boss

joven

young person

juego

game, playing

jugador

player, gambler

jugar

to play, gambler

juicio

judgment, sense

junto a

next to

junto

together, joined, close

justo

just, fair

labio

lip

lado

side

lanzar

to throw

largo

long

lector/tora

reader

leer

to read

lengua

language, tongue

lenguaje

language

lento

slow

levantar

to lift, raise

ley

law

libertad

freedom

libre

free

libro

book

limitar

to limit

l�nea

line

literatura

literature

llamar

to call, phone

llegar

to arrive, come

llenar

to fill

lleno

full

llevar

to take, carry

llorar

to cry, weep

lo

the for it

loco/a

crazy, insane

lograr

to obtain, achieve, get

lucha

fight, struggle

luego

then, later

lugar

place

luz

light, lighting

madre

mother

mal

badly, poorly, incorrectly

malo/a

bad

ma�ana

tomorrow

mandar

to command

manera

way, manner

manifestar

to declare

mano

hand

mantener

to maintain

m�quina

machine

mar

sea

marcar

to mark

marcha

march

marchar

to march

marido

husband

mas

but

m�s

more

masa

mass

matar

to kill

materia

matter

material

material

m�ximo

maximum

mayor

greater

mayor�a

majority

mediante

by means of

m�dico/a

doctor

medida

measurement

medio/dia

means

mejor

better

memoria

memory

menor

minor

menos

less

menudo

small, insignificant

mercado

market

merecer

to deserve

mes

month

mesa

it pulls

meter

to put

m�todo

method

metro

meter

mi\mis

my, not me

m�

me, not my

miedo

fear

miembro

member

mientras que

whereas, while

mientras

while

mil

thousand

militar

military man

mill�n

million

m�nimo/a

minimum

ministro/tra

minister

minuto

minute

m�o/a

mine

mirada

watched

mirar

to watch

mismo

same

mitad

half

modelo

model

moderno/a

modern

modo

way, manner, mode

momento

moment

moral

moral

morir

to die

mostrar

to show

motivo

reason

mover

to move, stir

movimiento

movement, motion

muchacho/cha

boy

mucho

much

muerte

death

mujer/jeres

woman, women

mundial

worldwide

mundo

world

m�sica

music

muy

very, highly

nacer

to be born

nacional

national

nada

nothing

nadie

nobody, no-one

natural

natural

naturaleza

nature

necesario/ria

necessary

necesidad

necessity,need

necesitar

to need

negar

to deny

negocio

business

negro/gra

black

ni siquiera

not even

ni

nor, neither

ni�a

girl, child

ning�n

none

ninguno/a

no, none, nobody, no one

ni�o/a

boy, girl

nivel

level

no

no

noche

night

nombre

name

normal

normal

norteamericano/a

North American

notar

to notice

noticia

the news

novela

novel

nuestro/tra

ours

nuevo/a

new

n�mero

number

nunca

never

o

or

objetivo

objective

objeto

object

obligar

to force, oblige

obra

work

observar

to observe

obtener

to obtain, get

ocasi�n\siones

occasion

ocho

eight

ocupar

to occupy

ocurrir

to happen

oficial

official

ofrecer

to offer

o�r

to hear

ojo

eye

olvidar

to forget

operaci�n

operation

opini�n

opinion

origen/r�genes

origin

oro

gold

oscuro/a

dark, obscure

otro/tra

another, other

paciente

patient

padre

father

pagar

to pay

p�gina

page

pa�s

country, nation

pa�ses

countries

palabra

word

papel

paper

par

pair, couple

para que

so that

para

for, towars, stop

parar

to stop, stand

parecer

to seem

pared

wall

pareja

even, couple, pair

parte

part

participar

to participate

particular

particular, private

partido

party, game

partir

to start off, depart, slipt, divide

pasado

past

pasar

to happen, pass

paso

step

paso

step

paz

peace

pecho

chest

pedir

to request, ask for

pel�cula

film, movie

peligro

danger

pelo

hair

pena

pain, penalty

pensamiento

though

pensar

to think

peor

worse

peque�o/a

small

perder

to lose, miss

perfecto

perfect

peri�dico/a

newspaper

periodista

journalist

permanecer

to remain

permitir

to allow

pero

but

perro/rra

dog, *****

persona

person

personaje

person

personal

personal

pertenecer

to belong to

pesar

to weigh

peso

weight

pie

foot

piedra

stone

piel

skin

pierna

leg

piso

floor

placer

to please

plan

plan

plantear

to expound, raise

plaza

seat, square

pleno

full, complete

poblaci�n\ciones

population

pobre

poor

poco/a

little, few

poder

to be able to, can, might, may

polic�a

police

pol�tica

politics

pol�tico

political

poner

to put

por ejemplo

for example

por

by, for, per

porque

because, why

poseer

to posses, own

posibilidad

possibility

posible

posible

posici�n\ciones

position

pr�ctico

practical

precio

price, cost

preciso/a

precise

preferir

to prefer

pregunta

a question

preguntar

to ask

prensa

press

preocupar

to worry

preparar

to prepare

presencia

presence

presentar

to present

presente

present

presidente

president

pretender

to try, court

primer

first

primero/a

first

principal

principal

principio

beginning, principle

privar

deprive

probable

probable

problema

problem

proceso

process

producir

to produce

producto

product

profesional

professional

profesor/sora

professor, teacher

profundo/a

deep

programa

program

pronto/a

soon, quick, prompt

propio/pia

own

proponer

to propose, nominate

provocar

to cause

pr�ximo/a

next

proyecto

project

prueba

test, proof, evidence

publicar

to publish

p�blico/a

public

pueblo

town

pueblo

town

puerta

door

pues

then, since, because

puesto

position, place

punto

point

puro/a

pure

que

that

qu�

what

quedar

to stay

querer

to want

quien

who

qui�n

who

quitar

to remove, take away

quiz�

perhaps, maybe

radio

radio

r�pido/a

rapid, quick

rato

short while

raz�n\zones

reason

real

royal, real

realidad

reality

realizar

to make, realize

recibir

to receive

reciente

recent

recoger

to gather, pick up

reconocer

to recognize

recordar

to remember, remind

recorrer

to cross, travel through

recuerdo

memory, remembrance

recuperar

to recover

reducir

to reduce

referir

to refer

r�gimen

regime

regresar

to return, come back

re�r

to laugh

relaci�n\ciones

relation

religioso/a

religious

repetir

to repeat

representar

to represent

resolver

to solve

responder

to answer

responsable

responsible

respuesta

answer

resto

rest

resultado

result, outcome

resultar

to turn out, work out, succeed

reuni�n\niones

meeting

reunir

to unite, join

revista

magazine

rey

king

rico/a

rich

riesgo

risk

r�o

river

rodear

to surround, encircle

rojo/a

red

romper

to break

ropa

clothes

rostro

face

saber

to know

sacar

to remove, take out

sala

room, living room

salida

exit, departure

salir

to leave, go out

sangre

blood

secreto/a

secret

sector

sector

seguir

to follow

seg�n

according to

segundo

second

seguridad

security

seguro/a

safe

seis

six

semana

week

semejante

similar

se�alar

to indicate, point out

se�or/�ora

sir/madam

sensaci�n\ciones

sensation, feeling

sentar

to seat, sit

sentido/a

heartfelt,sense

sentimiento

feeling

sentimiento

feeling

sentir

to feel

separar

to separate

ser

to be

serie/ria

series

serio

serious

servicio

service

servir

to serve

sexo

sex

sexual

sexual

si

if, yes

s�

yes

sido

been

siempre

always

siete

seven

siglo

century

significar

to mean

siguiente

following, next

silencio

silence

simple

simple

sin

without

sino que

but that

sino

but, rather

sistema

system

sitio

place, site

situaci�n\ciones

situation

situar

to locate

sobre

envelope, on

social

social

socialista

socialist

sociedad

society

sol

sun

solo/a

alone

s�lo

only

soluci�n\ciones

solution

sombra

shadow

someter

to subjugate

sonar

to sound

sonre�r

to smile

sonrisa

smile

sorprender

to surprise

sostener

to maintain, support, hold

su

his

subir

to raise

suceder

to happen/ occur

suelo

ground, floor

sue�o

dream

suerte

luck

suficiente

enough

sufrir

to suffer

superar

to surpass

superior

superior

suponer

to suppose

surgir

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