Vocabulario: Las relaciones personales 2025

autoritario/a

strict; authoritarian

cariñoso/a

affectionate

cuidadoso/a

careful

falso/a

insincere

gracioso/a

funny

inseguro/a

insecure

(in)maduro/a

(im)mature

mentiroso/a

lying

ser orgulloso/a

to be proud (negative connotation)

estar orgulloso/a

to be proud

permisivo/a

permissive; easy-going

seguro/a

sure; confident

sensible

sensitive

servicial

helpful

tacaño/a

cheap; stingy

tímido/a

shy

tradicional

traditional

agobiado/a

overwhelmed

ansioso/a

anxious

deprimido/a

depressed

disgustado/a

upset

emocionado/a

excited

preocupado/a (por)

worried (about)

solo/a

alone; lonely

tranquilo/a

calm

apreciar

to appreciate

enamorarse (de)

to fall in love (with)

estar harto/a (de)

to be fed up (with); to be sick (of)

odiar

to hate

sentirse (e:ie)

to feel

soñar (o:ue) (con)

to dream (about)

tener celos (de)

to be jealous (of)

tener ganas de + [inf]

to feel like [doing something]

tener vergüenza (de)

to be ashamed (of)

me/te hace sentir…

it makes me/you feel…

el ánimo

spirit

el cariño

affection

la cita (a ciegas)

(blind) date

el compromiso

commitment; engagement

la confianza

trust; confidence

el desánimo

the state of being discouraged

la pareja

couple; partner

el sentimiento

feeling; emotion

apoyar

to support

atraer

to attract

coquetear

to flirt

cuidar

to take care of

dejar a alguien

to leave someone

discutir

to argue

hacerle caso a alguien

to pay attention to someone

impresionar

to impress

llevar...años de (casados)

to be (married) for...years

llevarse bien/mal/fatal

to get along well/badly/terribly

mantenerse en contacto

to keep in touch

pasarlo bien/mal/fatal

to have a good/bad/terrible time

proponer matrimonio

to propose marriage

romper (con)

to break up (with)

salir (con)

to go out (with); to date

soportar a alguien

to tolerate/put up with someone

casado/a

married

divorciado/a

divorced

separado/a

separated

soltero/a

single

aburrirse

to get bored

acordarse (de)

to remember

comerse

to eat up

dormirse

to fall asleep

irse (de)

to go away (from), to leave (a place)

llevarse

to carry away

mudarse

to move (from one house to another)

parecerse (a)

to resemble, to look like

ponerse

to put on; to become (+ adj)

quitarse

to take off (clothing)

acercarse (a)

to approach, to get near (to)

arrepentirse (de)

to regret

atreverse (a)

to dare (to)

convertirse (en)

to become; to turn into

darse cuenta (de)

to realize

enterarse (de)

to find out (about)

fijarse (en)

to notice; to take notice (of)

morirse (de)

to die (of)

olvidarse (de)

to forget (about)

preocuparse (por)

to worry about

quejarse (de)

to complain about

sorprenderse (de)

to be surprised (about)

algo

something

nada

nothing

alguien

someone; anyone

nadie

no one; nobody

algún/alguno/a/os/as

some

ningún/o/a

none; not one/any

siempre

always

nunca

never

jamás

never

también

also; too

tampoco

neither; not either

o...o

either...or

ni...ni

neither...nor