Spanish Vocab

tener prisa

to be in a hurry

tener razón

to be right

tener éxito

to be successful

tener suerte

to be lucky

salir bien

to go well

salir mal

to go poorly

llevar a cabo

to carry out or to perform

tener en cuenta

to take into account

cabe señalar que

it is worth noting that

sin duda

without a doubt

grado

temperature, school year

nota

calificación

sacar una buena nota

to get a good grade

desarrollar

develop, elaborate, expand on

desplegar

to show, unfold

sobresaliente

outstanding

adivinar

to guess

destacar

to highlight

despedirse

to say bye

atentamente (despedida)

sincerely

cordialmente (despedida)

cordially, sincerely

ocio

leisure

aquejar

to case pain/distress

entregarse

to surrender, dedicate

constatar

to confirm

apoderarse

to take control of something

derrota (n)

defeat

realizarse

to carry out

sencillo

simple

beca

scholarship

pasantía

internship

rellenar

to fill out (a document)

difundir

to spread (formal; typically used in news/announcements)

porvenir

future (more formal/serious than “futuro”)

encaso

rare, scarce

encabezar

to head, lead, direct

franja

stripe, strip, slot

plantear

to pose

de acuerdo a

according to

proponer

to propose

enfatizar

to emphasize

patrimonio

heritage, patrimony, assets, wealth

inmaterial

intangible

loable

laudable, praiseworthy

a través de

through

etapa

phase, stage

alcance

range

alcanzar

to reach, catch up

cuestionar

to question

girar

to turn, spin

nodriza

nurse, nanny

senda (adj)

respective

senda (n)

path, route

paseo (n)

walk, stroll

reñir

to admonish, fight, scold

esquivar

to dodge, avoid

disponer(se)

to set, prepare, arrange

vencer

to defeat, outdo, overcome

fiel (adj)

faithful, loyal, true

procurar

to try your best

frialdad

coldness, indifference

constatar

to confirm

leer por encima

to skim

fomentar

to encourage, incite

conglomerado

mix, conglomerate (n)

inculcar

to instill, teach

asediar

to bother, besiege

bastar

to be enough

pandilla

gang

forjar

to forge

vertiginoso

dizzying, fast

influencia

influence (more common, “la influencia de los padres en sus hijos”)

influjo

influence (magical/spiritual, refers to effect itself and its pull/power, “el influjo de la luna en las mareas”)

puñado

handful, group

capacitación

training

límite

limit

cartel

poster

desapercibido

unnoticed

rastrear

to follow a trail, locate

atisbo

shadow, trace, bit

indefectiblemente

undoubtedly

archiconocido

very well-known

hallar

to find

hallazgo

discovery

hallarse

to be located, find yourself, feel right

previsto

planned, expected

presupuesto

budget, assumptions

dotar

to supply, provide

descifrar

to decipher

gestión

process (n), management

dispositivo

mechanism, device, presence

cima

summit

vena

vein

despacio

slowly

renacer

to revive

cobrar

to get paid

por mi cuenta

on my own

una y otra vez

over and over again

detrás

behind

atrás

behind