Appendix E for Spanish

darse cuenta de (que)

to realize (that)

hacer el papel de

to play the part (role) of

hacer hincapié

to emphasize

llegar a ser

to become (goal achieved over time)

ponerse de acuerdo

to agree, to come to an agreement

tener ganas de

to feel like, to have an urge to

tener lugar

to take place

tener que + infinitive

to have to

cambiar de idea

to change one’s mind

contar con

to rely on

llevar a cabo

to carry out, to accomplish, to finish

pedir prestado

to borrow

querer decir

to mean

valer la pena

to be worthwhile, to be worth the trouble

¡basta!

enough!

a diario

daily

a la vez

at the same time

a menudo

often, frequently

al menos

at least

de hecho

in fact, as a matter of fact, actually

de nuevo

again

en resumidas cuentas

in short

lo de menos

the least important thing

lo de siempre 

just as usual, the same old story

lo más pronto posible

as soon as possible

lo mismo

the same thing

lo que importa

what matters

por lo menos

at least

por lo tanto

so, therefore, consequently

sin duda

without a doubt

sin embargo

however, nevertheless

tal como

such as