IB Spanish B SL Vocabulary

A

to, at (with time only)

Además

additionally, in addition to

Al

to the

Al + infinitive

Upon ____ or When I ____ (Al entrar... Upon entering..., When I entered...)

Como

like, as

Con

with

Contra

against

Cual / Cuál (with questions)

which

Cuando / cuándo (with questions)

when

Debajo

below, under, underneath

Delante

in front of, before, ahead of

Desde

since, from

Donde / Dónde (with questions)

where

En

in, on, at (a place)

Entre

between

Fuera

outside of, outside

Hacía

toward(s)

Más

more

Menos

less

mucho/a/os/as

a lot, a lot of, many, much

Muy

very

No

no

Para

for, to, in order to, toward

Para que

so that (will always be followed by subjunctive)

Pero

but

Porque

because

Por qué

why

Por

for, by, through, alongside, next to, because of

Por eso

because of this

Por otro lado; por el contrario

on the other hand, on the contrary

Quien / quién (with questions)

who, whom

Si

if

Sin

without

Sino

but rather (used after a negative, as in not this, but this instead)

Sobre

above, about

Su/Sus

his, her, their, your (formal Ud.)

Tanto/a/os/as

as much, as many, as much as, so much, too much

Y

and

A favor

in favor of

En contra

against

Acabar de + infinitive

to have just ____

Accede

to access, to agree to

Acercar(se)

to get closer to

Cercanía

closeness

Alejar(se)

to move away from

Actual

right now

Actualidad

the current moment

Actualizar

to modernize, to bring up to date

Agotador

exhausting

Agradecer

to thank

Agregar

to add

Amenaza

threat

Apoyar

to support

Arreglar

to arrange; to fix

No cabe dude

there is no doubt

Calidad

quality

Campaña

campaign

Capaz (capaces)

capable (of)

Castigar

to punish

Clave

key, password

Comprobar

to assess, to check, to make sure

Conseguir

to achieve, to get

Cumplir

to carry out, to achieve, to fulfill

Lograr

to achieve, to manage to

Realizar

to achieve, realize (a goal, dream, etc... )

Superar

to overcome

Cotidiano

day to day, mundane, daily, everyday

cuyo/a/os/as

whose

Dar cuenta de

to realize (i realized that)

Demasiado

too much

Desarrollo

development

Desempeñar

to carry out (a role)

Rendir

to perform

Rendimiento

performance, efficiency, output

El papel

a role (like in a play, or part of a team)

Desafiar

to challenge

Desafíos

challenges

Retar

to challenge

Retos

challenges

Destacar

to highlight, to make stand out

Resaltar

to highlight, to make stand out

duro/a

hard (literally), difficult

Durar

to last (think duration)

Edad

age

Elegir

to choose, pick

Enriquecer

to enrich

Época

time period (epoch)

Evitar

to avoid

extraño/a/os/as

strange, odd, weird

Extrañar

to miss

Falta

a lack, a need

Faltar

to lack, to need

Favorecer

to favor

Hace + time

(time) ago - (3 weeks ago, etc)

Herramienta

tool

Igualmente

likewise, the same

Imprescindible

predictable

Prescindible

optional; not necessary

Integrar

to make up part of

Jamás

never