Autentico 3 - Para Empezar, Spelling Changes in the Present Tense

practicar deportes

to play sports

navegar en la Red

to surf the Net

dormirse

to fall asleep

perder

to lose

levantarse

to get up, to stand up

acostarse

to go to bed, to lie down (o-ue)

arreglarse

to get ready

bañarse

to bathe

cepillarse

to brush oneself (hair/teeth)

despertarse

to wake up

ducharse

to shower oneself

lavarse

to wash oneself

ponerse

to put on oneself, to become

secarse

to dry oneself

vestirse

to dress oneself

el cine

the movie theater

hacer una audición

to audition

encantar

to love something

gustar

to like

importar

to matter, to be of importance

interesar

to be interested in

inolvidable

unforgettable

típico/a

typical

estupendo/a

wonderful

bello/a

beautiful; nice

artístico/a

artistic

talentoso/a/as/os

talented

despacio

slow, doing things slowly

divertido/a

fun

emocionante

exciting

exagerado/a

exaggerated

horrible

horrible

violento/a

violent

caricaturas/los dibujos animados

cartoons/animations

ayudar

to help

contestar

to answer

desayunar

to have breakfast

esquiar

to ski

hacer quehaceres

to do chores

imaginar

to imagine

preguntar

to ask a question

sentirse

to feel

afeitarse

to shave oneself

quitarse

to take something off oneself

fascinar

to fascinate

faltar

to be missing or lacking

la película

movie, film

el drama

the drama

la comedia

the comedy

la película de crimen / la película policíaca

the crime/police movie

la película romántica

the romance movie

la película de horror

the horror film

los programas educativos

the educational programs

programas de televisión

television programs

los programas de vida real

the reality shows

los programas de deportes

the sports shows

las telenovelas

the soap operas

campeón/campeona

champion

campeonato

championship

ganar

to win, earn, gain

quedar campeón

to be the champion

lastimarse

to get hurt, to injure oneself

romperse

to break

torcerse

to twist or sprain oneself

el equipo

team/equipment

premio

prize

partido

game (sports)

competir

to compete

el campo

the country

dar una caminata

go for a walk

ir de pesca

go fishing

ir de vacaciones

go on vacation

montar bicicleta

ride a bike

montar a caballo

ride a horse

tomar el sol

sun bathe

llueve

it rains

nieva

it snows

nevar

to snow

llover

to rain

hacer buen/mal tiempo

to have good/bad weather

hacer esquí acuático

to do water ski

montar a moto acuática

to ride jet ski

hacer una fogata

to make a bonfire

hacer una parrillada

to grill, BBQ

el río

the river

proteger

to protect

fingir

to pretend, to fake

acoger

to greet

afligir

to afflict

coger

to catch/grab

corregir

to correct

dirigir

to direct

emerger

to emerge

encoger

to shrink

resurgir

to reappear

surgir

to emerge

escoger

to choose

exigir

to demand

infringir

to infringe

recoger

to pick up