Spanish Final Vocab

el amanecer- dawn

la artesanía- hand-crafted object

la bienvenida- greeting of welcome

la brisa- breeze

el charco- puddle

el correo- post office

el fondo- depth, back, bottom

el frijol- bean

la gota- drop

el granizo- hailstone

los labios- lips

el ladrón- thief

la lana- wool

el mar- ocean, sea

la moneda- coin

la nube- cloud

el par- couple, pair

la perla- pearl

la piel- skin

la plata- silver

la promesa- promise

la obra- work

el rumbo- direction, path

la sierra- mountain range

el sobre- envelope

el tamaño- size

el timbre- stamp

la tormenta- storm

el triángulo- triangle

el valle- valley

la voluntad- will

acompañar- to accompany, go/come with

alegrarse- to be glad

aprovechar- to take advantage of

darle la bienvenida- to welcome (someone)

darse por vencido- to give up

exigir- to demand

meter- to put in

mojar(se)- to (get) wet

mostrar- to show

oler a- to smell like (something)

pasar hambre- to go hungry

recoger- to pick up

saber a- to taste (like something)

sembrar- to sow (seeds)

tejer- to weave, knit together

tocar- to touch, to play

junto a- next to

luego- afterward, then

morado- purple

la apuesta- bet

el billete- ticket

el boleto- ticket

el cohete- rocket

el criado- servant

el derecho- law, legal matters

la envidia- jealousy

el extranjero- foreigner

el humo- smoke

el infierno- hell

el juguete- toy

el orgullo- pride

el pecado- sin

la preparatoria- academic high school

el semáforo- traffic intersection, stoplight

el sitio- place

el tranvía- trolley car

la vejez- old age

la vergüenza- shame

el vicio- bad habit

animarse a- to have the courage to

apenar- to feel sad

arreglarse- to get ready

darse cuenta de- to realize

fijarse en- to notice, pay attention to

hacerse el + adj.- to act like

morder- to bite

padecer- to suffer

pegar- to beat

portar- to carry

pretender- to intend

quejarse de- to complain about

quitar- to take away

saludar- to say hi

vengarse de- to take revenge on

borracho- drunk

ciego- blind

esbelto- slender

gracioso- funny, charming, elegant

lindo- beautiful, cute, sweet

para siempre- forever

por dentro- on the inside

por fuera- on the outside

precioso- beautiful

sordo- deaf

el abandono- abandonment

la compañía- company

la copa- wineglass

el cubierto- set of silverware

la incertidumbre- uncertainty

la lágrima- tear

el lujo- luxury

el mostrador- counter

el pecho- chest

la queja- complaint, groan

el rechazo- rejection

la sonrisa- smile

el viudo- widower

acabar- to end

acordarse de- to remember

andar- to go/get around

apretar- to squeeze

atender- to attend (to a customer)

conservar- to still have, to keep

consolarse- to console oneself

dejarle + inf.- to let someone do something

depender de- to depend on

disculparse de- to apologize for

girar- to spin

llevarse- to carry off, to take along

lucir- to show off

ponerse de pie- to stand up

reconocer- to recognize

sonar- to sound, to make a sound

tocarle a alguien- to be one’s turn

volar- to fly

agradable- nice, pleasant

algún día- someday

aún- still

casi- almost

conmovedor- moving

desde- since (a time)

estirado- stretched out

lo que- what

mal visto- frowned upon

menos- except

molesto- bothersome

ni siquiera- not even

porteño- from Buenos Aires

rioplatense- from the region of Río de la

Plata

por eso- that’s why

vale la pena- it’s worth it

ya no- no longer, not anymore

los Andes- Andes mountains

el asesino- murderer

las balas- bullets

la bandeja- tray

la barba- beard

la capa- layer

la carrera- race, course of study, route,

trajectory

el circo- circus

el cliente- customer

el clima- weather, climate

el daño- damage

la espuma- foam

el jabón- soap

la mermelada- jelly, jam

el modo- way. manner

la mosca- fly

el nudo- knot

el partidario- supporter

el pastor- shepherd

el puesto- place, post, position, station

las rebanadas- slices

el sudor- sweat

la superficie- surface

el tesoro- treasure

la trompeta- trumpet

bautizar- to baptize

causar- to cause

dar con- to hit upon, find

echarse hacia atrás- to lean back

envejecer- to age

extraer- to extract, take out

hundir- to sink

mezclar- to mix

pescar- to catch

pulir- to polish

repartir- to divide up, distribute

rodar- to roll

andino- Andean (from the Andes)

así como- just as

desagradable- unpleasant

en cambio- on the other hand, in contrast

jugoso- juicy

lejano- distant

mientras tanto- meanwhile

quemado- burnt, sunburnt

sabio- wise

sepultado- buried

superficial- surface-level

todo- everything

las alas- wings

el ángel- angel

la araña- spider

el cangrejo- crab

la gallina- chicken, hen

el gallinero- chicken coop

el latín- Latin

la lluvia- rain

el milagro- miracle

la pluma- feather

el relámpago- lightening bolt

el vecino- neighbor

cobrar- to charge

desobedecer- to disobey

tirar- to throw