IB Spanish SL Exam Vocabulary

Abarcar

to encompass; to include; to cover

Acabar

to finish, to end

Acerca de

about

Acercar

to approach aun

Acoger

to accept; to embrace; to accommodate Acudir

adquirir

to acquire

Afirmar

to declare, to affirm

Agregar

to add

Ahorrar

to save (money, time)

Alentar

to encourage

Alimentar

to feed; to nourish

Anunciar

to announce

Apoyar

to support Aprender

Aprovecharse de

to take advantage of

Aumentar

to increase

Carecer

to lack

Cazar

to hunt

Componer

to put together

Componerse

to get yourself ready

Comprobar

to verify; to confirm

Conservar

to conserve; to preserve

Construir

to build

Contar

to tell (a story) / to recount an event / to count

Convencer

to convince

Cosechar

to harvest

Crecer

to raise, to grow

Criticar

to criticize

Cultivar

to cultivate; to grow plants

Dar la luz

to give birth

Darse cuenta de

to realize

Deber

should; must

No deberías fumar

You shouldn't smoke

Dejar

to leave (something behind)

Dejar de +infinitive

to stop doing something

Demostrar

to demonstrate

Desarrollar

to develop

Descubrir

to discover

Difundir

to spread; to disseminate disminuir/reducir

Elegir

to select, to choose

Encontrar

to find; to encounter

Enseñar

to teach; to show

Entretener

to entertain

Escoger

to choose, to pick

Estrenar

to use for the first time

Estrenarse

to make a debut as…

Experimentar

to experience

Explicar

to explain

Exponer

to explain, to present

Facilitar

to facilitate

Faltar

to be lacking (le falta agua potable)

Fomentar

to promote; to encourage

Ganar

to win; to earn

Gastar

to spend

Grabar

to record, to film

Hacerse cargo de

take charge of

Intercambiar

to exchange

Interpretar

to interpret

Lievar

to carry; to take (someone somewhere)

Llevar a cabo

to carry out

Lograr

to succeed

Mejorar

to improve

Mostrar

to show

acogida

shelter /refuge/refugee/asylum

la tercera edad

old age

octogenanios

80 year olds

guión

script, notes, guide

Narrar

to narrate

Pertenecer

to belong to

Plantar

to plant

Prestar

to lend

Probar (o

ue)

una prueba

a test; proof

Probarse

to try on

Promover

to promote

Proponer

to propose; to suggest

Proponerse

to make a decision; to resolve; to decide

Proveer

to provide

Provocar

to cause; to provoke

Reafirmar

confirm

Realizar

to accomplish, to carry out

Recaudar

to collect; to gather

Recompensar

to reward

Reconocer

to recognize

Recordar

to remember

Salvar

to save

Sacudir

to shake; to shock

Sembrar (e

ie)

Soler

usually, normally, tend to (Suele llegar

Suponer

to suppose; to imagine

Surgir

to emerge

Sustentar

to support, to back up

Temer

to fear

Tener en cuenta

to keep in mind

Tratar de infinitive

to try to do something

Vender

to sell

Viajar

to travel

Vincular

to bind together, to link Vincularse a

El vínculo

link