Spanish Vocabulary: Emotions, Daily Activities, and Phrases for Success

aprovechar(se) (de)

to take advantage of

aumentar

to increase

desvelarse

to stay awake all night

disminuir

to decrease

madrugar

to get up early

mejorar

to improve / make better

ponerse al día

to catch up

posponer

to postpone

realizar

to accomplish / fulfill a goal

seguir + -ndo

to keep doing something

tener éxito

to be successful

trabajar como una mula

to work like a dog

tratar de

to try to

agobiado/a

overwhelmed

agotado/a

exhausted

angustiado/a

distressed

animado/a

in good spirits

desanimado/a

bummed

descansado/a

rested

dispuesto/a a

willing to

entusiasmado/a

enthusiastic

estresado/a

stressed out

harto/a

fed up

hasta las narices

fed up to here

quemado/a

burned out

renovado/a

renewed

satisfecho/a

satisfied

tenso/a

tense

vago/a

lazy

aliviar

to relieve

bromear

to joke around

cargar las pilas

to recharge one's batteries

disfrutar de

to enjoy

entretener(se)

to entertain oneself

estar de buen/mal humor

to be in a good/bad mood

levantar el ánimo

to lift one's spirits

pasarlo bien/mal

to have a good/bad time

reírse a carcajadas

to laugh out loud / to laugh one's head off