Barron's 501 Spanish Verbs R-Z

raer

to scrape, to rub off, to wipe out, to fray

realizarse

to become fulfilled

ser de recibo

to be acceptable

recibirse

to be admitted, to be received, to graduate

recogerse

to be withdrawn, isolated

reconocidamente

gratefully

cuerdo

rational, sensible

cuerdamente

sensibly

regalar el o�do

to flatter

regaladamente

comfortably

de regalo

free, gratis, complimentary

progresar

to progress

egresar

to graduate

re�r a carcajadas

to laugh loudly

risible

laughable

risue�o

smiling

soltar la risa

to burst out in laughter

re�rse en las barbas de alguien

to laugh in someone's face

remitir

to forward, to transmit

re�ir

to scold, to quarrel

re�idamente

stubbornly

re�ir a alguien

to tell someone off

reparar en

to notice, to pay attention to

repetidas veces

over and over again

correspondientemente

correspondingly

corresponder a

to reciprocate

retirar

to retire, to withdraw

El Retiro

name of a famous beautiful park in Madrid

retrasar

to delay, to retard

el retraso

delay, lag

quedarse atr�s

to lag behind

revocar

to revoke, to repeal

irrevocable

irrevocable, irreversible

roer

to nibble, to gnaw

rogar

to supplicate, to ask, to beg, to pray

rogar por

to plead for

derogar

to abolish, to repeal

romperse la cabeza

to rack one's brains

romper con

to break relations with

sabio

wise, learned

un sabidillo

a know-it-all

saber algo como el avemar�a

to know something like the back of one's hand

ensacar

to put in a bag

sacudir

to shake, to jerk, to jolt, to hit

sacudir el yugo

to shake off the yoke (to become independent)

saltar de gozo

to jump with joy

satisfacer

to satisfy

a secas

plainly, simply

perseguir

to pursue

seguirle los pasos a uno

to keep one's eye on someone

se�alar

to indicate, to point out, to show

se�alar una fecha

to set a date

sentir en el alma

to feel/regret deeply

resentirse

to feel the effects

para ser...

in spite of being

ser de rigor

to be indispensable

ser de ver

to be worth seeing

ser digno de

to deserve, to be worth

ser todo o�dos

to be all ears

socorrer

to help, to aid, to assist

socorrido

helpful

sofocarse

to get out of breath

sofocarse por

to get excited over

sollozar

to sob, to whimper

someter

to subdue, to subject, to surrender, to submit

so�ar despierto

to daydream

un sue�o hecho realidad

a dream come true

echar un sue�o

to take a nap

soplar a la polic�a

to tip off the police

el sost�n

support, sustenance

subrayar

to underline, to emphasize

suprimir

to suppress, to abolish, to eliminate, to delete

temedero

dreadful, fearful

tener algo en la punta de la lengua

to have something on the tip of one's tongue

tentar a una a

to tempt somebody + inf.

una tentativa

attempt

en otros t�rminos

in other terms, in other words

al tiro

right away

dar el tost�n a uno

to get on someone's nerves

traer y llevar

to spread rumors

traer entre manos

to have in mind

traer cola

to bring trouble

tropezar con alguien

to run across someone, to meet someone unexpectedly

valor facial

face value

velar

to stay awake, to guard, to watch over, to conceal

vencer

to conquer, to overcome, to defeat

en lo porvenir

in the future

vigilar

to watch (over), to keep guard, to look out for

el vigilante

vigilante; vigilant, wakeful

volver en s�

to regain consciousness, to come to

yacer

to lie down, to be lying down, to lie in a grave