Spanish in Context (Most Common Verbs 51-75)

permitir
(Ohal� que le permitan ir con nosotras.)

to permit (allow)
(We hope she is allowed to go with us.)

aparecer
(Aparecieron cuando menos los esperaban.)

to appear (show up)
(They appeared when they were least expected.)

conseguir
(Ella consigue lo que se propone.)

to get (obtain)
(She gets whatever she sets her mind to.)

comenzar
(El nuevo programa comenzar� pronto.)

to begin (start, commence)
(The new program will start soon.)

servir
(Si sirvieras en el ej�rcito, podr�as estudiar en la universidad.)

to serve
(If you were to serve en the military, you could study at the university.)

sacar
(Mam� quiere que saque la basura los lunes por la noche.)

to take out (stick out)
(Mom wants me to take out the garbage on Monday nights.)

necesitar
(Ella necesitaba los sobres para enviar las invitaciones.)

to need (require)
(She needed the envelopes to send the invitations.)

mantener
(El joven mantuvo su promesa.)

to keep (maintain)
(The young man kept his promise.)

resultar
(Todo con gran precisi�n; el viaje result� perfecto.)

to turn out (to be)
(Everything with great precision; the trip turned out perfectly.)

leer
(Si los estudiantes leyeran m�s, tendr�an un mejor vocabulario.)

to read
(If the students were to read more, they would have a better vocabulary.)

caer
(El soldado cay� en las manos del enemigo.)

to fall
(The soldier fell into the enemy's hands.)

cambiar
(Van a cambiar las relaciones de poder.)

to change
(They are going to change the power dynamics.)

presentar
(El empleado present� su renuncia al supervisor.)

to introduce
(The clerk presented his resignation to his supervisor.)

crear
(Lo que ella creaba con las manos era un don sobrenatural.)

to create (to make)
(What she created with her hands was a supernatural gift.)

abrir
(Los ni�os han abierto todos los regalos.)

to open
(The children have opened all the gifts.)

considerar
(No pod�a considerar la primera hip�tesis con seriedad.)

to consider
(I couldn't seriously consider the first hypothesis.)

o�r
(�Has o�do las noticias de hoy?)

to hear (listen)
(Have you heard today's news?)

acabar
(Los bomberos acaban de extinguir el fuego.)

to finish (end)
(The firefighters just finished extinguishing the fire.)

convertir
(Los espa�oles convirtieron a los indios al catolicismo.)

to convert (change)
(The Spaniards converted the natives to Catholicism.)

ganar
(Hubi�semos ganado la carrera si nos hubi�ramos preparado mejor.)

to win (gain, earn, get, acquire)
(We would have won the race if we had prepared better.)

formar
(Sus componentes se marchaban para formar sus propios grupos.)

to form (shape, fashion, make)
(Its members were leaving to form their own groups.)

traer
(Traje el traje azul.)

to bring (to wear, to carry)
(I brought the blue suit.)

partir
(Se dividieron en dos grupos antes de partir.)

to leave (divide)
(They split up into two groups before leaving.)

morir
(Se est�n muriendo mis flores.)

to die
(My flowers are dying.)

aceptar
(Los aficionados aceptaron que su equipo favorito perdi�.)

to accept (approve, to agree to)
(The fans accepted that their favorite team lost.)

permitir
(Ohal� que le permitan ir con nosotras.)

to permit (allow)
(We hope she is allowed to go with us.)

aparecer
(Aparecieron cuando menos los esperaban.)

to appear (show up)
(They appeared when they were least expected.)

conseguir
(Ella consigue lo que se propone.)

to get (obtain)
(She gets whatever she sets her mind to.)

comenzar
(El nuevo programa comenzar� pronto.)

to begin (start, commence)
(The new program will start soon.)

servir
(Si sirvieras en el ej�rcito, podr�as estudiar en la universidad.)

to serve
(If you were to serve en the military, you could study at the university.)

sacar
(Mam� quiere que saque la basura los lunes por la noche.)

to take out (stick out)
(Mom wants me to take out the garbage on Monday nights.)

necesitar
(Ella necesitaba los sobres para enviar las invitaciones.)

to need (require)
(She needed the envelopes to send the invitations.)

mantener
(El joven mantuvo su promesa.)

to keep (maintain)
(The young man kept his promise.)

resultar
(Todo con gran precisi�n; el viaje result� perfecto.)

to turn out (to be)
(Everything with great precision; the trip turned out perfectly.)

leer
(Si los estudiantes leyeran m�s, tendr�an un mejor vocabulario.)

to read
(If the students were to read more, they would have a better vocabulary.)

caer
(El soldado cay� en las manos del enemigo.)

to fall
(The soldier fell into the enemy's hands.)

cambiar
(Van a cambiar las relaciones de poder.)

to change
(They are going to change the power dynamics.)

presentar
(El empleado present� su renuncia al supervisor.)

to introduce
(The clerk presented his resignation to his supervisor.)

crear
(Lo que ella creaba con las manos era un don sobrenatural.)

to create (to make)
(What she created with her hands was a supernatural gift.)

abrir
(Los ni�os han abierto todos los regalos.)

to open
(The children have opened all the gifts.)

considerar
(No pod�a considerar la primera hip�tesis con seriedad.)

to consider
(I couldn't seriously consider the first hypothesis.)

o�r
(�Has o�do las noticias de hoy?)

to hear (listen)
(Have you heard today's news?)

acabar
(Los bomberos acaban de extinguir el fuego.)

to finish (end)
(The firefighters just finished extinguishing the fire.)

convertir
(Los espa�oles convirtieron a los indios al catolicismo.)

to convert (change)
(The Spaniards converted the natives to Catholicism.)

ganar
(Hubi�semos ganado la carrera si nos hubi�ramos preparado mejor.)

to win (gain, earn, get, acquire)
(We would have won the race if we had prepared better.)

formar
(Sus componentes se marchaban para formar sus propios grupos.)

to form (shape, fashion, make)
(Its members were leaving to form their own groups.)

traer
(Traje el traje azul.)

to bring (to wear, to carry)
(I brought the blue suit.)

partir
(Se dividieron en dos grupos antes de partir.)

to leave (divide)
(They split up into two groups before leaving.)

morir
(Se est�n muriendo mis flores.)

to die
(My flowers are dying.)

aceptar
(Los aficionados aceptaron que su equipo favorito perdi�.)

to accept (approve, to agree to)
(The fans accepted that their favorite team lost.)