ap spanish ~ verbos avanzados 3

abrumar con

to overwhelm, wear out

aferrarse a

to cling to (an idea)

apaciguar

to pacify

apresurar

to hurry, speed up

atrasar

to delay, be behind

auspiciar

to support, predict

atestiguar

to testify, witness

avergonzarse de

to be ashamed

avistar

to spot, catch sight of

balbucear

to babble, stammer

becar

to award a scholarship

brindar

to provide, give

cobrar

to earn, get paid

concientizar de

to raise awareness

concertar

to agree, harmonize

conmover

to move, touch (emotionally)

derretir

to melt, thaw

desconcertar

to confound, unsettle

desencadenar

to trigger, set off, unleash

desplazar

to displace, replace

disfrazar

to disguise, dress up

empeñarse en

to insist on

encarnar

to embody, personify

endulzar

to sweeten

entretejer

to interweave, knit together

envejecer

to age

estimar

to respect

frenar

to brake, curb, check

horrorizar

to horrify, appall

olfatear

to smell, poke your nose into (inf. + en)

oscurecer

to get dark, overshadow

otorgar

to award, bestow, give

percibir

to sense, notice, perceive, be aware of

plantearse

to think about

presumir

to show off

pretender

to expect, claim

presenciar

to witness, see

recaudar

to collect, raise money

recopilar

to compile, gather

redactar

to write

respaldar

to support, have your back (colloq.)

satanizar

to demonize

sollozar

to sob

soltar

to let go, put down, free

tardar (+ cantidad de tiempo + en + acción específica)

to take time to do something

tropezar con

to trip over, stumble, bump into