AP Español Vocabulario Problem Words

tratar de + infinitive

to try to do something

tratarse de

to be a question of / to be about

tomar

to take medicine/ conveyances/ to eat or drink

llevar

to take along, to carry

quitar

to take away, from, remove

quitarse

to take off clothing

desde

from, since(+time), from(+place)

ya que/debido a que

since, because(indicate reason)

como

since, because(beginning of sentence)

porque

because(not as often at beginning)

tal

such a+ noun (such passion)

tan

So + adj (so happy)

aparecer

to appear, show up

parecer

to look, to seem to be, to appear

parecerle

to seem to someone

parecerse a

to look like, resemble

apoyar

to support a person, to back up

soportar

to put up with, to endure, to tolerate

sostener

to physically support, physically hold up

mantener

to keep, maintain w/food, money

el derecho(n.)

the right to do something or be, law

derecho(adj.)

straight (direction)

la derecha/a la derecha

right-hand side/to the right

correcto/a

right, not wrong

nacer

to be born

dar a luz= parir

to give birth to

el parto

the childbirth

gratis/gratuito

free of charge

estar libre

to be free (a change from captivity)

ser libre

to be free (freedom)

sólo/solamente (sólo + verb)

only, just/only DO

único/a (único + noun)

only one/ unique/ only thing

solo/a

alone

solitario/a

lonely,loner

soltero/a

single,unmarried

sencillo/a

single, not double

salvar

to rescue, save a life

guardar

to put aside, keep

ahorrar

to save money, not to spend or waste

suceder

to happen

tener éxito

to be successful

ocurrir

to occur, come to mind

pasar

to pass through or go by

el tema

theme, subject, topic

el sujeto

a person, individual, subject of sentence

la materia

course of study

la fábrica

factory, plant

la tela

fabric, material, cloth

moverse / mover

to move yourself / to move a thing (about, around)

trasladarse= mudarse

to move (relocate) from one city to another