Spanish 4 beginning of year review

Esculpir

To sculpt

Llamar la atencion

To call attention

Tallar en madera

To carve wood

desempenar

to play the role of

presentar

to present

considerarse

to consider oneself

estar al tanto

to be up to date

estar bien informado

to be well informed

informar

to inform

inspirarle confianza

to inspire trust in

investigar

to research

pasar por alto

to overlook

resenar

to review

tratar un tema a fondo

to go in depth

entrevistar

to interview

opinar

to be of the opinion

suscribirse a

to suscribe

alcanzar

to attain

apoyar

to support

aprovechar

to take advantage of

asimilar

to assimilate

contribuir

to contribute

estar agradecido por

to be grateful for

expresarse

to express oneself

mantener

to maintain

pertenecer a

to belong to

tener éxito

to be successful

acostumbrarse

to be in the habit of

empenarse en

to engage with

enfocarse en

to focus on

esforzarse por

to make an effort to

establecerse

to settle

llegar a ser

to become

lograr

to achieve

luchar por

to fight for

realizar un sueno

to realize a dream

seguir adelante

to go forward

sonar con

to dream with

tomar la inciativa

to take intiative

triunfar

to triumph

cambiar

to exchange

empeorar

to worsen

facilitar

to facilitate

mejorar

to improve

sembrar

to plant

tratar de

to try to

actualizar

to update

conseguir

to get

dirigir

to direct

donar tiempo

to donate time

requerir

to require

reciclar

to recycle

desperdiciar

to waste

desarrollar

to develop

crecer

to grow

conversar

to conserve

cometer un error

to commit an error

acordarse de

to remember

estrenar

to release

estallar

to burst

descubrir

to cover

vencer

to defeat

sufrir

to suffer

regocijarse

to rejoice

liberar

to break free

lamentar

to mourn

honrar

to honor

acordar la paz

to make peace

traicionar

to betray

desaparecer

to disappear

castigar

to punish

supervisar

to supervise

solicitar

to solicitate

aburrirse

to bore oneself

acampar

to camp

cansarse

to tire oneself

coleccionar

to collect

conversar

to converse

dar una caminata

to take a walk

disfrutar

to enjoy

divertirse

to have fun

hacer calor

to be hot

hacer crucigramas

to do crosswords

hacer windsurf

to windsurf

jugar naipes

to play cards

llover a cantaros

to rain cats and dogs

montar a caballo

to ride a horse

pasear

to go for a walk

trotar

to jog

crear

to create

quemar

to burn

escribir

to write

disenar

to design

hacerse a amigo

to make a friend

interesar

to interest

aprender

to learn

ensenar

to teach

mantenerse en forma

to stay in shape

observa la naturaleza

to observe nature

participar

to participate