IB Spanish AP Style Vocab

suceder

to happen

ocurrir

to occur

tener lugar

to take place

desarrollarse

to develop / unfold

relatar

to tell / recount

contar

to tell / narrate

averiguar

to find out

descubrir

to discover

lograr

to achieve / manage to

conseguir

to obtain / achieve

tratar de

to try / attempt

intentar

to try / attempt

evitar

to avoid

provenir de

to come from / originate

pertenecer a

to belong to

destacar

to stand out / emphasize

resaltar

to highlight

subrayar

to underline / emphasize

demostrar

to demonstrate

revelar

to reveal

significativo

significant

notable

remarkable

sorprendente

surprising

inesperado

unexpected

cotidiano

everyday / common

extraño

strange

peculiar

peculiar

profundo

deep

superficial

superficial

emocionante

exciting

conmovedor

moving / touching

verosímil

believable

inverosímil

unbelievable

detallado

detailed

preciso

precise

claro

clear

ajeno

foreign to / someone else’s

propio

one’s own

sin embargo

however

no obstante

nevertheless

por lo tanto

therefore

así que

so / therefore

a pesar de

despite

aunque

although

debido a

due to

a causa de

because of

en cambio

on the other hand

mientras que

whereas

al principio

at first

al final

at the end

posteriormente

afterwards

de repente

suddenly

de pronto

suddenly

por ejemplo

for example

es decir

that is

o sea

in other words

antes

before

después

after

luego

then / later

entonces

then

mientras

while

cuando

when

mientras tanto

meanwhile

en aquel momento

at that moment

en esa época

at that time / era

al día siguiente

the next day

de inmediato

immediately

finalmente

finally

por fin

at last

al cabo de

after (time period)

fuente

source

dato

fact / piece of information

cifra

figure / number

estadística

statistic

hecho

fact / event

acontecimiento

event / occurrence

suceso

event / happening

testigo

witness

protagonista

main character

reportaje

report / feature

crónica

chronicle / account

encuesta

survey / poll

beneficio

benefit

perjuicio

harm / damage

riesgo

risk

desafío

challenge

reto

challenge / goal

problema

problem

solución

solution

causa

cause

consecuencia

consequence

efecto

effect

resultado

result

persuadir

to persuade

informar

to inform

entretener

to entertain

criticar

to criticize

denunciar

to denounce / expose

propósito

purpose

intención

intention