Spanish Words to Study :)

puñado

handful (amount)

escasamente

scarcely/hardly

paraguas

umbrella

maquillaje

makeup

sufragio

vote

aplastante

overwhelming (size; victory)

clave

key (ex. password but NOT LA PALABRA)

tanto

so much (comparing verbs/nouns)

tan

as/so/such (comparing adjectives)

más que nada

more than anything

más que nunca

more than ever

más que nadie

more than anyone

de lo que

of what/which/than

peor

worse than

guapísimo

veryyyyy handsome

tan bien como

as good as

la terapia

therapy

probar

to try/to taste

plato

dish (food)

vino tinto

red wine

volver

go back (and come)

temprano

early

enfocarse

to focus (lock in sadie)

ambas

both

se relaciona con como

relates to how

castigo

punishment

arena

sand

cubo

cube

cuadro

square

dirigir

to lead

crecer

grow up

materia

school material

éxito

success (ex. tener _____ = have success)

repetir

retake an exam

intentar, tratar de

to try to/to attempt

example: “¿Vas a tratar de contactar con ella?” = Are you going to try to contact her?

use tratar in a sentence (hint: remember that it’s tratar de)

example: “Hemos intentado ahorrar muchas veces” = We have tried to save money many times

use intentar in a sentence

example: “¿Quieres probar esta tarta?” = Do you want to taste this pie?

use probar in a sentence

causar

general term for “to cause”

ocasionar

refers to indirect, consequential causes

provocar

implies intentional or strong causal actions

asistir

to help, to attend

contar

tell

dejar que

to let/to allow

placer

satisfaction/pleasure

ya

already

casi

almost

seguir

to foto llow

estar a gusto

to be comfortable

agazapada

hidden

hacia

toward/to

amante

lover

parecer

to seem

suceder

to happen

desde

since, from