2,000 Most Common Spanish Words (9/10)

asunto

matter; issue

balance

balance; summary

cifra

figure; number

desembolso

disbursement

esperanza

hope

etapa

stage; phase

hallazgo

finding; discovery

iniciativa

initiative

línea

line

metodología

methodology

muestra

sample; specimen

operación

operation; procedure

plazo

term; deadline

referencia

reference

rendimiento

performance; yield

restricción

restriction

tránsito

transit; traffic

tramo

section; stretch

transición

transition

utilidad

usefulness

vigilancia

surveillance; monitoring

actual

current; present

ajuste

adjustment

aliento

encouragement; breath

aprobación

approval

atribución

attribution

causa

cause

competencia

competition

sino

but rather; except

carácter

character; nature

campo

field; countryside

código

code; system of signs

cómo

how

dicho

said; mentioned

descenso

descent; decrease

digno

dignified; worthy

difusión

dissemination; broadcast

doble

double; twin

dominio

domain; mastery

dominante

dominant; prevailing

duración

duration; length

ejemplar

exemplary; copy (book)

elevar

to raise; elevate

emitir

to emit; broadcast

encargado

person in charge; manager

engaño

deception; cheat

entretenimiento

entertainment; amusement

entrada

entrance; ticket

error

error; mistake

esquema

outline; scheme

establecimiento

establishment; premises

exceso

excess; surplus

existente

existing

exclusivo

exclusive; sole

expediente

file; record

explícito

explicit; clear

expresión

expression; phrase

extensión

extension; length

extraer

to extract; remove

extremo

extreme; end

facultad

faculty; ability

fallo

error; failure

familiar

relative; familiar

fantástico

fantastic; wonderful

fascinante

fascinating

fecha

date; deadline

feriado

holiday

fluctuación

fluctuation; variation

funcional

functional; operational

gratuito

free; no-cost

gravedad

seriousness; gravity

habilidad

skill; ability

herencia

inheritance; heritage

horizonte

horizon; outlook

ideal

ideal; perfect

idéntico

identical; same

limitación

limitation; constraint

litro

liter; unit of volume

listado

listing; roster

literario

literary; relating to literature

lógico

logical; sensible

leyenda

legend; caption

libre

free; available

ligero

light; slight

literal

literal; exact

maquinaria

machinery; equipment

materia

matter; subject

memoria

memory; recollection

mercancía

merchandise; goods

modalidad

modality; method

momento

moment; time point

monopolio

monopoly; exclusive control

monótono

monotonous; dull

movimiento

movement; motion

municipal

municipal; town-related

notable

notable; significant

notificación

notification; notice

nutrición

nutrition

obra

work; artwork

ocasión

occasion; opportunity