English-Spanish Vocabulary (Letter S)

A comprehensive list of English vocabulary words starting with S and their Spanish translations based on the lecture notes.

What are the Spanish meanings for 'safe'?

seguro / a salvo

How is 'safety' translated?

seguridad

What is 'sailing' in Spanish?

navegación a vela

What is a 'sailor'?

marinero

How do you translate 'salary'?

salario / sueldo

What are 'sale' and 'salesman / saleswoman'?

venta / rebajas and vendedor / vendedora

What is 'salmon' and 'sand' in Spanish?

salmón and arena

What are the meanings of 'satisfactory' and 'satisfied'?

satisfactorio and satisfecho / complacido

What does 'saucer' refer to?

platillo (de taza de café)

What are the translations for 'scared' and 'scary'?

asustado / asustada and aterrador / espantoso

What are 'scenery', 'schoolchild', and 'scream' in Spanish?

paisaje / decorado, escolar / alumno, and grito / gritar

What are 'sculpture' and 'seaside'?

escultura and costa / orilla del mar

What is 'seat' and 'seat belt'?

asiento and cinturón de seguridad

How do you translate 'secondary school' and 'second-hand'?

escuela secundaria / instituto and de segunda mano

What is a 'security guard'?

guardia de seguridad

What is 'seem', 'selfish', and 'self-service'?

parecer, egoísta, and autoservicio

How do you translate 'sell', 'sense', and 'sensible'?

vender, sentido, and sensato / prudente

What are the meanings of 'sentence'?

frase / oración / condena

How do you translate 'separate', 'serious', and 'seriously'?

separar / separado, serio / grave, and seriamente / de verdad

What are 'serve', 'server', and 'service'?

servir, servidor (informática) / camarero, and servicio

What is 'session' and 'set'?

sesión and juego conjunto / fijar / establecer

What does the phrasal verb 'set off' mean?

salir de viaje / partir

What is the meaning of the phrasal verb 'set out'?

salir de viaje / comenzar un trayecto

What does 'set up' mean as a phrasal verb?

configurar / fundar / montar

How do you translate 'several' and 'sew'?

varios/varias and coser

What is the difference between 'shade' and 'shadow' in the notes?

'shade' refers to the shade of a tree, etc. while 'shadow' refers to a silhouette

What are 'shall', 'shame', and 'shape'?

deberir a (futuro/propuesta), lástima / vergüenza, and forma

How is 'shave' translated?

afeitarse

What are the meanings for 'sheet', 'shelf', and 'shiny'?

sábana / hoja de papel, estante / balda, and brillante

How are 'shock', 'shocked', and 'shocking' translated?

sobresalto / conmoción / impactar, conmocionado / impactado, and impactante / escandaloso

What is the meaning of 'shoot'?

disparar / chutar a gol

What are the translations for 'shop assistant' and 'shopkeeper'?

dependiente / dependienta de tienda and tendero / dueña de tienda

What are 'shopping', 'shore', and 'shout'?

compras, orilla costa, and gritar/grito

What does 'show round' mean as a phrasal verb?

mostrar un lugar / guiar

What does 'show up' mean as a phrasal verb?

aparecer / presentarse

How do you translate 'shut', 'shy', and 'sick'?

cerrar / cerrado, tímido tímida, and enfermo / enferma

What are 'side', 'sight', and 'sightseeing'?

lado, vista espectáculo, and turismo / hacer turismo

How are 'sign', 'signal', and 'signpost' translated?

señal/letrero / firmar, señal (ej. de tráfico o radio), and poste indicador / señal de dirección

What does 'sign up' mean as a phrasal verb?

registrarse / apuntarse

What are 'silent', 'silk', 'silly', and 'simple' in Spanish?

silencioso / callado, seda, tonto/bobo, and simple / sencillo

How is 'sincerely' translated?

atentamente / sinceramente

What are 'sing', 'singer', and 'singing'?

cantar, cantante, and canto / cantando

How do you translate 'single' and 'sink'?

soltero / individual / solo uno and fregadero / hundirse

What are 'sir', 'sit', and 'sit down'?

señor (trato formal), sentarse, and sentarse (phrasal verb)

How are 'site' and 'sitting room' translated?

sitio / lugar / página web and sala de estar / salón

What are 'situated' and 'skating'?

situado / ubicado and patinaje

What is the translation for 'ski', 'skiing', 'skill', and 'skilled'?

esquí esquiar, esquí (deporte), habilidad / destreza, and habilidoso / experto / cualificado

What are 'skirt', 'sleeve', and 'sleeveless'?

falda, manga (de la ropa), and sin mangas

How is 'slice' translated?

rebanada/rodaja / cortar en rodajas

What is 'slide', 'slim', and 'slip'?

deslizarse / tobogán / diapositiva, delgado esbelto, and resbalar

How do you translate 'slowly' and 'smell'?

lentamente and oler / olor

What are 'smoke' and 'smoking'?

humo / fumar and fumar / tabaquismo

What are the translations for 'snowboard', 'snowboarding', 'snowfall', and 'snowstorm'?

tabla de snowboard / hacer snowboard, snowboard (deporte), nevada, and tormenta de nieve

How are 'so' and 'soap' translated?

así que/tan / entonces and jabón

What is 'soccer', 'sociable', and 'social'?

fútbol, sociable, and social

How do you translate 'soft drink', 'soil', and 'soldier'?

refresco / bebida analcohólica, suelo / tierra, and soldado

What are 'solid', 'sometimes', 'son', and 'song'?

sólido, a veces, hijo, and canción

What is 'soon', 'sore', and 'sort'?

pronto, dolorido / inflamado, and tipo clase / clasificar

How are 'so-so', 'soul', 'soundtrack', and 'soup' translated?

más o menos / regular, alma, banda sonora, and sopa

What are the translations for 'sour', 'south', 'southeast', and 'southern'?

agrio / ácido, sur / del sur, sureste, and del sur / meridional

What are 'southwest' and 'spaceship'?

suroeste and nave espacial

How is 'spare', 'sparkling', and 'speaker' translated?

libre de repuesto, con gas/brillante, and altavoz / conferenciante

What are 'specially', 'species', and 'spectacular'?

especialmente, especie / especies, and espectacular

How do you translate 'speech', 'spice', 'spill', and 'spinach'?

discurso, especia, derramar, and espinaca

What is 'spite' in Spanish?

a pesar de

What does the phrasal verb 'split up' mean?

romper (una relación) / dividirse

What are the translations for 'spoil', 'spy', and 'squash'?

estropear/mimar, espiar espía, and squash / aplastar

What are 'staff', 'stage', 'stairs', and 'stall'?

personal / plantilla, escenario / etapa, escaleras, and puesto caseta

How do you translate 'stamp', 'stand', and 'statue'?

sello, estar de pie / aguantar, and estatua

What does 'stay behind' mean as a phrasal verb?

quedarse después (de que los demás se vayan)

What are 'steak' and 'steal'?

filete / bistec and robar

What are the meanings for 'step', 'stick', and 'sticky'?

paso/escalón, pegar/clavar / palo, and pegajoso

How do you translate 'stone', 'straight', and 'stream'?

piedra, recto/directo, and arroyo / corriente

What are 'street', 'stressed', and 'stressful'?

calle, estresado, and estresante

How are 'strict', 'strike', 'stripe', and 'striped' translated?

estricto, huelga / golpear, raya/franja, and a rayas

What are 'studies', 'stuff', and 'subtract'?

estudios, cosas material, and restar

What is the translation for 'succeed', 'success', and 'successful'?

tener éxito, éxito, and exitoso

How are 'such', 'sudden', and 'suddenly' translated?

tal/semejante, repentino, and de repente

What are the translations for 'suit' and 'suitable'?

traje quedar bien / sentar bien and adecuado / apto

How do you translate 'suitcase' and 'sum'?

maleta and suma cantidad

What are 'sunbathe', 'sunrise', 'sunset', and 'sunshine'?

tomar el sol, amanecer, puesta de sol, and luz del sol

How are 'supply', 'support', 'supporter', and 'suppose' translated?

suministrar / suministro, apoyar / apoyo, seguidor / aficionado, and suponer

What are the meanings for 'sure' and 'make sure'?

seguro and asegurarse

What is 'surfboard' and 'surfing' in Spanish?

tabla de surf and surf

How are 'surprised', 'surprising', and 'surround' translated?

sorprendido, sorprendente, and rodear

What are 'sweater' and 'sweatshirt'?

suéter / jersey and sudadera

What are 'swimmer', 'swimming', 'swimming costume', and 'swimsuit'?

nadador, natación, bañador, and bañador

How is 'switch' translated?

interruptor / cambiar

What do the phrasal verbs 'switch off' and 'switch on' mean?

apagar and encender