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The 500 most common verbs in Spanish 🇪🇸

Spanish verbs ranked by how often they appear, each with its translation and an example sentence. Press the speaker to hear a word.

#	Spanish	English	Example
1	ser	to be	¿Qué voy a ser si te he dado lo que soy?What am I going to be if I've given you what I am?
2	haber	to have	He trabajado muy duro durante este mes.I have worked very hard during this month.
3	poder	to be able, can	¿Puedes acompañarme mañana?Could you come with me tomorrow?
4	tener	to have, possess	El estadio es enorme. Puede tener una capacidad de hasta cien mil espectadores.The stadium is huge. It can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators.
5	estar	to be	¿Dónde estás?Where are you?
6	hacer	to do	¿Qué haces?What are you doing?
7	decir	to say, to tell	Es un mentiroso. Nunca dice la verdad.He's a liar. He never tells the truth.
8	deber	to owe	Debo mucho dinero.I owe a lot of money.
9	dar	to give, to give out	Me han dado en la cabeza.They hit me on my head.
10	ver	to see, to spot	Vine, vi, vencí.I came, I saw, I conquered.
11	querer	to desire, to want, to want to	Yo quiero leer ese libro.I want to read that book.
12	pasar	to pass, to hand, to slip	¿Cómo pasaste la seguridad?How did you get past security?
13	encontrar	to meet	María y Gertrudis se escondieron cerca de las flores, y los chicos las encontraron a las chicas.Mary and Gertrude hid themselves near the flowers, and the boys found the girls.
14	saber	to know , to wit	Sabe hablar español.He knows how to speak Spanish.
15	llegar	to arrive, get	Cuando llegues a casa, mándame un mensaje.When you get home, send me a message.
16	seguir	to follow	Este tío sigue hablando sin parar.This guy keeps talking nonstop.
17	poner	to put, to put up, to place, to lay	Pon eso en su lugar.Put that in its place.
18	parecer	to seem, to see fit	¿Qué te parece si vamos al bar?What do you think about going to a bar?
19	llevar	to take, to carry, to take away, to carry away, to carry around, to bring, to bear, to lug	Le llevaré un regalo a Rosa para su cumpleaños.I will take a present to Rosa for her birthday.
20	tratar	to treat	No se trata de ti todo el tiempo.It's not about you all the time.
21	dejar	to leave	Dejé la cerveza arriba.I left the beer upstairs.
22	conocer	to know , to be familiar with, to be acquainted with	Mucho gusto en conocerlaNice to meet you.
23	realizar	to carry out, to perform, to conduct, to implement
24	hablar	to talk, to speak, to communicate using words	Hablamos del proyecto.We talk about the project.
25	existir	to exist
26	escribir	to write	Escribe todas sus ideas en un cuaderno.She writes all her ideas in a notebook.
27	quedar	to be	Quedo contento con el coche.I am pleased with the car .
28	permitir	to allow, permit	No les permitieron ir.They were not allowed to go.
29	pensar	to think	Pienso, luego existo.I think, therefore I am.
30	llamar	to summon, to call	Te estuve llamando a voces.I was summoning you by voice.
31	vivir	to live, to be alive	Vive de migas, nada más.He lives on crumbs, nothing more.
32	utilizar	to use, to make use of, to utilize
33	considerar	to consider, to regard, to see, to look, to view
34	tomar	to take	Los niños toman clases de inglésThe children take English classes
35	producir	to produce
36	presentar	to present, to submit
37	volver	to return, to revert, to get back	Si realmente estás pensando en volver a aquel lugar sucio, debes haberte enloquecido totalmente.If you're really thinking about going back to that filthy place, you must have gone totally crazy.
38	venir	to come
39	buscar	to seek, search for, look for, try to find, to scour	Lo siento, pero te lo buscaste.I am sorry, but you brought this on yourself.
40	establecer	to establish
41	incluir	to include, to enclose, to contain	Esta lista es solo una muestra, si considera que deberíamos incluir a algún autor inclúyalo en los comentarios.This list just a sample, if you think we should include an author, please include them in the comments.
42	recibir	to receive, get
43	crear	to create	Un imán en reposo crea un campo magnético y si se mueve crea además un campo eléctrico.A magnet at rest creates a magnetic field and if it moves it also creates an electric field.
44	trabajar	to work
45	leer	to read	Quiero leer el periódico.I want to read the newspaper.
46	aparecer	to appear, to turn up, to pop up, to come up
47	mantener	to keep	Mantenga la tapa cerrada, por favor.Keep the lid closed, please.
48	usar	to use
49	entender	to understand, to fathom
50	resultar	to result, to turn out, to end up, to prove	Todo resultó bien.Everything came out okay in the end.
51	desarrollar	to develop	La empresa está desarrollando un nuevo lenguaje de programación.The company is developing a new programming language.
52	ofrecer	to offer, to offer up, to provide	de eso no ofrece dudathere's no doubt about that
53	publicar	to publish
54	esperar	to hope for, hope to	Espera que no sea necesario.He hopes it won't be necessary.
55	necesitar	to need
56	perder	to lose	No quiero perderme nada.I don't want to miss anything.
57	mostrar	to show	Quiero mostrarte el jardínI want to show you the garden.
58	contar	to count, to tally	Cuando contaba treinta años.When he was thirty years of age
59	empezar	to start, begin, to get started	Hace poco que empezó a comer vegetales.He recently started eating vegetables.
60	comenzar	to begin, to commence	Yo me senté sobre un banco en el jardín, y comencé a leer un libro interesante.I sat on a bench in the garden, and I started to read an interesting book.
61	contener	to contain	contener el alientohold one's breath
62	formar	to form, to create
63	obtener	to obtain
64	cambiar	to change, to shift, to switch, to alter	La marea ha cambiado.The tide has turned / shifted.
65	convertir	to convert
66	salir	to go out, to leave, to depart, to head out	Solo espero que el gran evento salga sin problemas.I just hope that the big event goes off without a hitch.
67	suponer	to suppose, to surmise, to assume, to guess, to imagine, to figure, to say, to take it	Supongamos que no quiere ser encontrado. ¿Entonces qué?Let's say he doesn't want to be found. What then?
68	servir	to serve	Es una empresa que sirve a los discapacitados.It's a business that serves the disabled.
69	pedir	to ask for something	Él le pidió agua al camarero.He asked the waiter for water.
70	recordar	to remember, to recollect	¿Recuerdas a aquella mujer que no dejaba de tocar las ventanas, aunque se lo pedimos repetidamente?Do you remember that woman who wouldn't stop touching the windows, even though we kept asking her [not to]?
71	conseguir	to achieve, succeed in, reach, accomplish, attain
72	entrar	to enter
73	ocurrir	to happen, to occur	Se me ocurrió una idea.I came up with an idea.
74	referir	to report	¿A qué te refieres?What are you referring to?
75	reconocer	to recognize
76	explicar	to explain
77	ayudar	to help	¿Puedo ayudarle en algo?Can I help you in any way?
78	constituir	to constitute
79	lograr	to get, to obtain
80	enviar	to send	Me gustaría enviarles flores.I would like to send them flowers.
81	acabar	to finish, to end	Acabarás haciendo lo que él diga.You'll end up doing what he says.
82	intentar	to try, to attempt, especially: to strain or put forth effort in so doing	Intento correr pero me canso mucho.I try to run, but I get very tired.
83	disponer	to prepare, arrange
84	mirar	to look at	Estábamos mirando la televisión.We were watching TV.
85	representar	to represent
86	gustar	to be pleasing to	Me gusta esta manzanaI like this apple.
87	alcanzar	to reach, to attain or achieve, to catch up with
88	responder	to answer, to reply
89	dirigir	to direct
90	señalar	to signal
91	afectar	to affect, to have an effect on, to influence	El alcohol puede afectar su juicio.Alcohol can impair your judgment.
92	decidir	to decide, to make up one's mind, to determine, to choose to	El juez podría decidir que fue muerte accidental.The judge could rule it an accidental death.
93	visitar	to visit
94	indicar	to indicate, to bespeak
95	relacionar	to relate
96	significar	to signify
97	cumplir	to fulfil, to fulfill, to meet, to deliver	No prometas lo que no puedas cumplir.Do not promise what you cannot deliver.
98	participar	to participate, to take part, to partake
99	evitar	to avoid, to bypass, to evade, to circumvent, to dodge, to shun, to eschew	Después de haberlo evitado muchas horas, acabó por decirnos la verdad.After having avoided it for several hours, he ended up telling us the truth.
100	dedicar	to dedicate, to spend time
101	terminar	to finish, to end, to terminate, to be over, to wrap up, to finish up, to finish off, to finish out, to complete, to conclude	Si haces eso, ¡hemos terminados! ¡No volvería a hablar contigo nunca más!If you do that, we are through! I would never speak to you again!
102	comprar	to buy
103	aplicar	to use, to apply	El presidente aplicó medidas especiales.The president used special measures.
104	proponer	to propose, to propound, to put forth, to put forward, to bring forward, to suggest	Lo hice casi sin proponérmeloI did it without really putting my mind to it
105	imponer	to impose, impress	Se impone desde el fondo, abriendo ángulos, cada vez que se encuentran en la red para decidir quién es hoy el sheriff[Nadal] is taking control from the baseline, opening up angles whenever they meet at the net to decide who's today's "sheriff"
106	sentir	to feel	Por primera vez en mi vida, yo sentí verdadera paz.For the first time in my life, I felt true peace.
107	creer	to believe	Creo que es mejor así.I believe it's better this way.
108	abrir	to open, open up	Abro la cerradura.I unlock the lock.
109	comprender	to understand, to comprehend	El guerrillero fue reclutado a la fuerza por las FARC -dijo- para cuidar del cristalizadero de la zona comprendida entre el río Cuembí, en la frontera entre Colombia y Ecuador, y el sitio llamado Bellavista, ubicado en una zona mayormente del territorio ecuatoriano.The guerrilla was forcibly recruited by the FARC, he said, to take care of the coke lab in the area included between the Cuembí River, on the border between Colombia and Ecuador, and the site called Bellavista, located in an area mostly from the Ecuadorian territory.
110	aceptar	to accept, to take up, to take up on	La compañía española recibió por la mañana la comunicación oficial de la medida y fue advertida de que dispone de 15 días para aceptarla.The Spanish company received in the morning the official notice of the measure and was warned that it had 15 days to accept it.
111	construir	to build	El año pasado, construyeron muchos apartamentos.They built a lot of apartments last year.
112	pagar	to pay
113	nacer	to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow, to hatch
114	citar	to cite
115	basar	to base on
116	aprender	to learn
117	desear	to wish	Cumpleaños Feliz! Cumpleaños Feliz!Te deseamos todos. Cumpleaños Feliz!Happy birthday ! Happy birthday !We all wish you a happy birthday!
118	demostrar	to show, to demonstrate
119	requerir	to require, need
120	definir	to define
121	expresar	to express	Nos gustaría expresar nuestro agradecimiento al director.We would like to express our appreciation to the director.
122	observar	to observe, to eye
123	continuar	to continue, to carry on	Eso no es mucho para continuar.That's not a lot to go off of.
124	ganar	to gain	La gata se ganó al lado de la chimenea.The cat sat down beside the fireplace.
125	caer	to fall	La lluvia cae más fuerte que antes.The rain is falling heavier than before.
126	olvidar	to forget	Lo olvidé.I forgot it.
127	determinar	to determine
128	plantear	to bring up, to pose, to present
129	soler	to be accustomed to doing something, to do something on a regular basis, to do something usually or often	Por lo general no dice nada que merezca la pena oír, así que suelo simplemente ignorarlo.He generally doesn't say anything worth hearing, so I usually just ignore him.
130	afirmar	to state, assert
131	preguntar	to ask	Me preguntó por su hija.He asked me about his daughter.
132	morir	to die	La caballerosidad no ha muerto.Chivalry is not dead.
133	generar	to generate, to create, to produce, to cause	Una política de Estado para generar riquezaA state policy to generate wealth
134	ocupar	to occupy
135	reducir	to reduce, to lower, to cut, to scale back
136	sufrir	to suffer
137	pretender	to intend, to aim	Juan pretende tener su casa propia en tres años.Juan intends to have his own house in three years.
138	estudiar	to study
139	aumentar	to increase, grow
140	noticiar	to notify
141	depender	to depend, to be subject to	No me mires así. No depende de mí.Don't look at me like that. It isn't up to me.
142	suceder	to happen, to befall, to occur
143	destacar	to emphasize, to highlight, to stress, to point out, to single out, to underline, to underscore, to bring out, to note	En música cabe destacar figuras como el compositor Isaac Albéniz, o el cellista Pau Casals, o al nivel de la cultura popular el grupo de la “Nova Cançó” catalana , que reivindicó la canción en catalán en los últimos años de la dictadura.In music, it is worth highlighting people such as the composer Isaac Albéniz, or the cellist Pau Casals, or at the level of popular culture the circle of the Catalan Nova Cançó which reestablished the value of Catalan songs in the later years of the dictatorship.
144	asegurar	to secure	Te aseguro que haremos todo lo posible.I assure you that we will do everything possible.
145	sacar	to put out, to get out	Vamos a sacar un álbumWe're going to release an album
146	iniciar	to begin, to initiate
147	descubrir	to discover	Construí un túnel entre tú y yo, y fue donde descubrí que se puede encontrar un camino para los dos.I built a tunnel between you and me, and [that] was where I discovered that a path for us both can be found.
148	actuar	to act, to behave	¡Para de tocar todo! Estás actuando como un niño.Stop touching everything! You're acting like a child.
149	elegir	to choose	Elijo vivir contento.I choose to be happy.
150	obligar	to force, to compel, to make	Por favor no me obligues a hacer esto.Please don't make me do this.
151	escuchar	to listen to, to hear out	¿Has escuchado su último disco?Have you listened to her latest record?
152	compartir	to share
153	preparar	to prepare
154	crecer	to grow
155	unir	to unite, join	¡Únete al sindicato!Join up with the union!
156	funcionar	to work, to function
157	surgir	to arise, emerge, surface, crop up, spring up, pop up
158	implicar	to imply, implicate
159	corresponder	to correspond to	Desde punto de vista gramatical, varios usos del infinitivo español corresponden con frecuencia a casos en que se emplearía el gerundio en inglés.From a grammatical perspective, several uses of the Spanish infinitive frequently correspond to cases in which the gerund would be used in English.
160	proceder	to proceed
161	provocar	to cause or provoke, to prompt
162	recoger	to collect, to gather, to pick up, to fetch, to retrieve
163	añadir	to augment
164	exigir	to demand, to require, to call for
165	pertenecer	to belong, to pertain
166	jugar	to play
167	apoyar	to lean, to rest, to lie or lay	Te apoyo.I've got your back.
168	debatir	to debate
169	mejorar	to make better, improve
170	comer	to eat	¿Cómo como? ¿Cómo cómo como? ¡Como como como!How do I eat? What do you mean, how do I eat? I eat like I eat!
171	emplear	to hire, to employ
172	celebrar	to celebrate	El presidente del Gobierno, Pedro Sánchez, ha vuelto a defender su gestión de la crisis del coronavirus en la conferencia de presidentes autonómicos que, por quinto domingo consecutivo, está celebrando esta mañana.The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has once again defended his management of the coronavirus crisis at the conference of regional presidents which is being held this morning for the fifth Sunday in a row.
173	consistir	to consist of	Una oración consiste en un sujeto y un predicado.A sentence consists of a subject and a predicate.
174	interesar	to interest
175	defender	to defend, to protect, to hold down , de )	¿Y quién puede defendernos?And who can defend us?
176	tocar	to touch
177	organizar	to organize
178	adquirir	to acquire
179	describir	to describe
180	proporcionar	to provide, supply	Las viviendas nos proporcionan refugioHouses provide us shelter
181	limitar	to limit
182	novelar	to novelize, to make a novel out of
183	analizar	to analyze
184	avanzar	to advance happen at an earlier time or date)
185	hallar	to find something, deliberately or not	Al final sí lograron hallar dónde comprar el libro.In the end they did manage to find where to buy the book.
186	superar	to surpass, exceed
187	informar	to inform
188	mover	to move	La tierra se movió.The ground shifted.
189	aprobar	to approve, to condone, to permit
190	proteger	to protect, to defend
191	mencionar	to mention
192	poseer	to possess, to own, to hold, to have
193	adoptar	to adopt
194	prever	to foresee
195	situar	to situate, to place, to put, to position
196	enseñar	to teach	¿Puedes enseñarme a cantar?Could you teach me how to sing?
197	acompañar	to accompany, to go with, to join, to tag along	Así que si quieren saber qué están haciendo los elefantes de la india en este preciso momento, acompáñennos.So if you want to know what Indian elephants are doing in this exact moment, come with us.
198	resolver	to resolve, to sort out, to settle, to address, to tackle, to overcome, to iron out
199	manifestar	to manifest, reveal, display, show
200	traer	to bring, to fetch
201	asumir	to assume, take on
202	garantizar	to guarantee
203	solicitar	to request, to ask for, to solicit
204	oír	to hear	¡Oiga, por favor!Excuse me!
205	facilitar	to make easier, facilitate
206	causar	to cause, to make
207	industriar	to teach, to instruct
208	declarar	to declare, to state
209	exponer	to exhibit
210	controlar	to control, to rein in
211	integrar	to integrate, to embed, to incorporate, to include	Bulgaria se integró a la Unión Europea en 2007.Bulgaria joined the European Union in 2007.
212	subir	to go up or come up	Sólo veo el sol en las fotos que subes / Casi no me acuerdo de su formaI only see the Sun in the pics you upload / I barely remember its shape
213	reflejar	to reflect
214	contribuir	to contribute
215	identificar	to identify, to pinpoint
216	importar	to matter, to be important, to mind, to care	No me importa.I don't care. / I don't mind. / It doesn't matter . / It’s not important .
217	conducir	to drive, to conduct
218	negar	to deny	Me niego a creer que él dijera eso.I refuse to believe [that] he said that.
219	reunir	to gather, to collect, to bring together, to assemble, to get together, to round up, to marshal, to compile, to put together, to pull together, to draw together, to pool
220	impedir	to impede, hinder
221	cubrir	to cover
222	orientar	to orient
223	desaparecer	to disappear, to go missing, to vanish, to be gone	Mis llaves han desaparecido.My keys have disappeared.
224	sostener	to hold, to hold up, to prop up, to sustain, to underpin
225	introducir	to insert
226	comentar	to comment
227	colocar	to place	No pude colocar palabras.I couldn't get a word in.
228	marcar	to mark, to set
229	repetir	to repeat )
230	abandonar	to abandon, to leave	La abandonó por otra mujer.He abandoned her for another woman.
231	permanecer	to stay, remain, stand
232	partir	to divide, split
233	denominar	to name, to call, to designate	Soy lo que se podría denominar un egoísta.I am what one could call an egoist.
234	faltar	to be lacking, lack, not have	Te falta imaginación.You lack imagination.
235	correr	to run, jog
236	promover	to promote, to pioneer, to advance, to foster, to further
237	caber	to fit, enter )	Quise tomar prestados los pantalones de mi hermana pequeña, pero no me cabían.I wanted to borrow my little sister's trousers, but they didn't fit me.
238	levantar	to lift	Nadie podía levantar un coche.Nobody could lift a car.
239	enfrentar	to confront, to face, to stand up to,
240	elaborar	to make, to create, to produce, to manufacture, to develop	Esta fábrica elabora hormigón.This factory produces concrete.
241	aportar	to contribute
242	detener	to stop, halt, to pause	Tienen la fuerza, podrán avasallarnos, pero no se detienen los procesos sociales ni con el crimen ni con la fuerza. La historia es nuestra y la hacen los pueblos.They have force and will be able to dominate us, but social processes can be arrested by neither crime nor force. History is ours, and people make history.
243	modificar	to modify
244	ejercer	to exercise
245	destinar	to appoint
246	asociar	to associate
247	drogar	to drug
248	componer	to compose
249	echar	to throw, toss, cast, jettison	Echamos un partido.We're playing a match.
250	prestar	to lend	Prestame tu bicicleta.Lend me your bicycle.
251	registrar	to register, record
252	separar	to separate, to detach	Separó los huevos en diferentes tamaños.He separated the eggs into different sizes.
253	extender	to extend, to expand
254	meter	to put in, insert	¡No te metas en lo que no te importa!Don't get involved in other people's business!/ Don't meddle in others' affairs!
255	armar	to arm
256	adecuar	to adapt, adjust
257	acercar	to bring close	Se acerca el invierno.Winter is coming.
258	encargar	to entrust	No te preocupes. Me encargaré de ello.Don't worry. I'll take care of it.
259	entregar	to deliver, to hand over, to hand off
260	recomendar	to recommend
261	respetar	to respect
262	matar	to kill, slay
263	preocupar	to worry, to concern, to trouble, to be worrisome to, to preoccupy	Me preocupa que esos muchachos estén afuera.It worries me that those guys are outside.
264	someter	to subdue, quell, conquer
265	comunicar	to communicate
266	eliminar	to eliminate
267	aprovechar	to make use of, to make the most of	Aprovecha el tiempo.Make the most of the time.
268	amar	to love, have great affection for, care about	Te amo.I love you.
269	quitar	to remove, to take away, to take down, to take off, to pull off, to pull out, to clear, to clear away, to strip, to strip away
270	fijar	to fix, fasten, set, establish, determine
271	valer	to be worth	No me valen tus lamentos; ya sé que nadie es perfecto. Me has hecho daño; no hay vuelta atrás.Your regrets are worthless to me; I already know nobody's perfect. You've done me harm; there's no going back.
272	acceder	to accede, to agree, to concur	accedió a pagarhe agreed to pay
273	ofertar	to offer
274	vender	to sell
275	incorporar	to incorporate
276	atender	to pay attention to , to attend to
277	imaginar	to imagine
278	durar	to last	Un partido de fútbol dura 90 minutos.A football match lasts 90 minutes.
279	casar	to marry, wed someone to	Este tercero les ayudará a casar las necesidades con los recursos.This third party will help them match needs with resources.
280	mandar	to send	me mandó a dispararHe ordered me to fire
281	derivar	to derive
282	preferir	to prefer
283	probar	to prove	Prueba a ver si está bueno.Taste it to see if it’s good.
284	cerrar	to close, to shut	No olvides cerrar la puerta.Don't forget to close the door.
285	pesar	to weigh	Un galón de agua pesa 3,78 kilos.A gallon of water weighs 3.78 kilos.
286	comprobar	to check, to check on, to check out, to see, to check to see	Me olvidé de comprobar si la hora de salida de su vuelo había cambiado o no.I forgot to check if her flight's departure time had changed or not.
287	admitir	to accept, to admit, to agree to, to concede
288	merecer	to deserve	Mereces mucho más que esto.You deserve a lot more than this.
289	tender	to tend to, to have a tendency
290	romper	to break	Rómpase la cabeza con ilusiones ópticas.Rack your brain with optical illusions.
291	andar	to walk, to go	Ando en bicicleta.I ride a bicycle.
292	bajar	to go down, come down	Bajé del taxi.I got out of the taxi.
293	transformar	to transform
294	variar	to alter, vary, change
295	ordenar	to order
296	guardar	to save	Ha jurado guardarlo en secretoHe has sworn to keep it secret
297	recorrer	to tour	Todavía hay un largo camino por recorrer antes de que el sistema funcione sin problemas.There is still a long way to go before the system runs smoothly.
298	conservar	to conserve
299	recuperar	to recover
300	experimentar	to experience
301	lanzar	to throw	El bebé lanzó el juguete con todas sus fuerzas.The baby threw the toy with all his/her strength.
302	practicar	to practice
303	disfrutar	to enjoy
304	concluir	to conclude
305	percibir	to perceive
306	luchar	to fight, to battle, to do battle
307	contemplar	to contemplate
308	evidenciar	to demonstrate
309	seleccionar	to select
310	instalar	to install
311	efectuar	to carry out, realise
312	justificar	to justify
313	bastar	to be enough, to suffice	Cualquier lugar basta.Any place will do.
314	apuntar	to point, to aim, to take aim	Por favor deja de apuntarme con esa arma.Please stop pointing that gun at me.
315	estimar	to esteem
316	firmar	to sign	Él no quiso firmar el papel y por ende, no se pudo hacer nada.He didn't want to sign the paper and as a result, nothing could be done.
317	prohibir	to forbid, prohibit, enjoin
318	juzgar	to judge, to adjudicate
319	agenciar	to procure	Adquiridos los barcos, agenció en la City más dinero, más, y en seguida, a buscar hombres, soldados.Having acquired the boats, he procured more money in the City, and then, he went looking for men, for soldiers.
320	medir	to measure
321	transmitir	to transmit, to broadcast
322	fomentar	to foster, encourage, promote, advance
323	rechazar	to reject, to turn down, to turn away, to refuse, to dismiss, to shun, to decline
324	destruir	to destroy
325	caracterizar	to characterize
326	invitar	to invite	A esta ronda invito yo.This round's on me.
327	viajar	to travel, journey
328	confirmar	to confirm
329	presuponer	to budget
330	conceder	to grant, to concede, to admit, to bestow
331	desconocer	to not be familiar with, to not know, to not recognize
332	centrar	to focus, to center
333	revelar	to reveal
334	acudir	to go , come , attend, visit	Acudiste al evento con dos horas de retraso y disfrazado de Spiderman.[sic]You went to the event two hours late and dressed as Spider-Man.
335	asistir	to attend
336	dormir	to sleep	Duermo muy bien todas las noches.I sleep very well every night.
337	regresar	to return, go back, come back	Me gustaría regresar otro día.I would like to come back another day.
338	otorgar	to grant
339	diseñar	to design
340	favorecer	to support
341	coincidir	to coincide
342	culturar	to cultivate
343	tirar	to throw, to toss	Tiramos. Es difícil, pero tiramos.We get by. It's hard, but we get by.
344	disminuir	to decrease
345	distinguir	to distinguish, discern	No distingo el número de la casaI cannot make out the house number.
346	entrever	to glimpse
347	interpretar	to interpret, explain, decipher
348	convenir	to agree, agree on, agree upon
349	comprometer	to promise, to engage to be married
350	dividir	to divide
351	discutir	to discuss, to argue, to talk about
352	elevar	to elevate	Rafael Nadal eleva, con mascarilla, su 13ª Copa de los Mosqueteros en un ambiente que nada tiene que ver con el de otras ocasiones.Rafael Nadal, wearing a mask, lifts up his 13th Musketeers' Trophy in at atmosphere nothing like any other times.
353	contestar	to reply, retort, answer, respond
354	sugerir	to suggest
355	condenar	to condemn
356	vincular	to bind	Los gauchos a que se habían reunido Ismael y Aldama pertenecían al género bravío, y a una temible banda de cuarenta individuos de distintas razas y clases vinculados por la misma desgracia y un destino común.{{{translation}}}
357	rodear	to round up
358	ampliar	to extend, expand, enlarge
359	satisfacer	to satisfy, fulfil / fulfill
360	consultar	to consult
361	comparar	to compare
362	convencer	to convince
363	acordar	to agree	Lo acordaron por unanimidad.They agreed to it unanimously.
364	costar	to cost	Cuando estoy de pie, me cuesta respirar.When I'm standing, I find it hard to breathe.
365	autorizar	to authorize
366	fundar	to found
367	advertir	to warn	Te advierto que no lo hagas otra vez.I'm warning you not to do it again.
368	incrementar	to increment, to increase, to rise
369	salvar	to save
370	intervenir	to intervene
371	llenar	to fill something up	Por favor llene este formulario.Please fill out this form.
372	cometer	to commit
373	conectar	to connect, connect up, link
374	manejar	to handle
375	insistir	to insist
376	dominar	to dominate
377	cobrar	to charge	Me habéis cobrado dos veces.You've charged me twice.
378	valorar	to value, appreciate
379	traducir	to translate
380	culpar	to blame
381	ubicar	to position, to place
382	emitir	to issue
383	cantar	to sing	Voy a cantarme una canciónI am going to sing a song
384	acusar	to accuse, charge, indict	Le acusaron de homicidio.They accused him of manslaughter.
385	editar	to publish
386	ignorar	to not know, to be ignorant of
387	ejecutar	to execute, to run
388	impulsar	to impel, to propel	La mayoría de las naciones está comprometida a impulsar el proceso.The majority of nations are committed to pushing the process forward.
389	animar	to inspire
390	vestir	to dress, to clothe, to attire
391	apreciar	to appreciate
392	obrar	to act, to behave
393	alejar	to remove to a distance, put farther away, to lead away, to draw away
394	despertar	to wake	Despiértame a las siete, ¿vale?Wake me up at seven, OK?
395	influir	to influence
396	nombrar	to name
397	coger	to take, catch, hold, to get, to seize	Tengo que coger el tren.I have a train to catch.
398	abordar	to address, to broach, to approach, to discuss, to touch on
399	distribuir	to distribute
400	operar	to operate	¿Te has operado de algo?Have you undergone some plastic surgery?
401	atacar	to attack, to come at
402	detectar	to detect
403	oponer	to pit , to set in opposition
404	gozar	to enjoy oneself
405	copiar	to copy, to crib
406	deportar	to deport
407	agregar	to add, collect, aggregate, collate, gather	Hace falta agregar más detalles al informe.You have to add more details to the report.
408	evaluar	to evaluate
409	placer	to like	Esto me place mucho.I really like this.
410	criticar	to criticize
411	cruzar	to cross
412	parar	to stop, halt
413	caminar	to walk
414	conquistar	to conquer	Ese carro me conquistóThat car charmed me .
415	votar	to vote
416	sustituir	to replace, to take the place of
417	acoger	to receive, welcome	Mi esposo y yo acogimos un perro callejero lindo como puede ser el mes pasado.My husband and I took in a stray dog, cute as can be last month.
418	ocultar	to hide, to conceal
419	retirar	to remove	La estrella no tenía más remedio que retirarse después de una conmoción grave.The star had no choice but to retire after a really bad concussion.
420	revisar	to revise
421	adaptar	to adapt, to adjust, to tailor
422	investigar	to research
423	cortar	to cut	¡Córtala!, déjame tranquilo.Stop it! leave me alone.
424	examinar	to examine
425	resumir	to summarize
426	trasladar	to move
427	concebir	to conceive, imagine
428	beber	to drink	Voy a beberme un vaso de aguaI am going to drink a glass of water
429	carecer	to lack, to be lacking
430	atribuir	to assign
431	convocar	to call, convene, convoke
432	liberar	to liberate, to release, to free, to set free, to free up
433	amenazar	to threaten
434	excluir	to exclude
435	padecer	to suffer
436	cuidar	to take care of, to care for	A usted le sugiero que cuide a sus propios niños, y yo voy a preocuparme de los míos.I suggest that you care for your own children and I'll worry about mine.
437	procurar	to try, to attempt, to endeavor
438	calificar	to qualify
439	agradecer	to thank	Le agradecí mucho su ayuda.I thanked him very much for his help.
440	imprimir	to print
441	recurrir	to resort to
442	colaborar	to collaborate
443	combinar	to combine	El negro combina con todoBlack goes with everything
444	sonar	to sound, to ring	Suena como que ya te has decidido.It sounds like your mind is made up.
445	escapar	to escape, get out
446	sorprender	to surprise
447	constar	to be or seem evident, clear, obvious	A mí me consta que hoy día hace mucho frío.It seems to me that it's very cold today.
448	beneficiar	to benefit	Todos nos podemos beneficiar de su experiencia.We can all benefit from your experience.
449	perseguir	to pursue, to chase, to go after
450	temer	to fear	Temo que he hecho mal todas las cosas en la vida, he tomado mal las decisiones. Temo quedar atrapada por lo que esperan otras personas de mí.I'm afraid that I've done everything in life wrong, that I've made bad decisions. I'm afraid of being trapped by what other people expect of me.
451	alimentar	to feed
452	invertir	to invest
453	confiar	to reassure	confiar un trabajo a alguienentrust a job to someone
454	desempeñar	to hold	desempeñar una posiciónhold a position
455	reforzar	to reinforce, to bolster, to buttress
456	notar	to note
457	completar	to complete
458	equivocar	to mistake, mix up	Vengo del mundo de imposibles, y allí los sueños son posibles, y yo he soñado alguna vez que tú y yo éramos felices y nada se podía interponer. Creo que me equivoqué.I come from the world of impossibles, and there dreams are possible. And I once dreamed that you and I were happy and that nothing could come between us. [Now] I believe I was mistaken.
459	quejar	only used in se ... quejar, syntactic variant of quejarse
460	figurar	to appear
461	montar	to mount
462	gobernar	to govern
463	escoger	to choose, select, pick	Escojo la segunda opción.I choose the second option.
464	pintar	to paint	Ellas me pintaron como el malo.They painted me as the villain.
465	reservar	to reserve, keep, save
466	asignar	to assign
467	aclarar	to clarify, clear	Hay que aclarar este asunto.This matter must be clarified.
468	concentrar	to concentrate
469	ligar	to flirt
470	vencer	to defeat, to win, to conquer
471	conformar	to form, constitute
472	forzar	to force, break through	forzaron la puertathey forced the door
473	difundir	to spread, to disseminate	Estás difundiendo noticias falsas.You're spreading false news.
474	desplazar	to displace
475	calcular	to calculate
476	soportar	to bear, to endure, to withstand, put up with, tolerate, to stomach, to weather, to handle
477	inspirar	to inspire
478	proyectar	to project, plan
479	sentar	to seat	Sin duda, esto va a sentar un precedente para eventos futuros.Undoubtedly, this is going to set a precedent for future events.
480	actualizar	to update
481	cargar	to load )	Los estibadores se negaron a cargar el barco.The dock workers refused to load the ship.
482	reclamar	to reclaim, to recover possession of
483	dictar	to dictate	El rey de armas se encogió de hombros, y sin atreverse ya a contrarrestar la voluntad poderosa del almogávar, comenzó a dictar la sentencia, aunque no sin dudar y balbucir, y detenerse como quien obra de mala gana.The King of Arms shrugged his shoulders, and not daring to counteract the mighty will of the almogavar, began to lay down the sentence, not without spluttering and pausing like a reticent worker.
484	grabar	to record
485	extrañar	to miss	No me van mal las cosas, me acuesto con putas y soy asiduo de dos bares en donde tengo mi tertulia, como dicen aquí. Pero por las noches, sobre todo por las noches, extraño Rusia y extraño Moscú.Things aren't going badly for me, I sleep with whores and I'm a regular at two bars where I have my circle, as they say here. But a night, more than anything at night, I miss Russia and I miss Moscow.
486	provenir	originate, arise
487	protestar	to protest
488	designar	to designate
489	acumular	to accumulate
490	esconder	to hide	Los pájaros se escondieron entre las hojas y comenzaron a cantar.The birds hid among the leaves and started to sing.
491	combatir	to combat or fight
492	finalizar	to finalize, finish
493	involucrar	to involve
494	odiar	to hate, to loathe	Los alumnos frustrados creen que odian escribir, pero lo que realmente odian es estar corrigiendo.Frustrated students think that they hate writing, but what they really hate is correcting.
495	opinar	to think, to be of the opinion	Creo que eso sería mejor, ¿y tú qué opinas?I think that would be better; what do you think?
496	llorar	to cry, to weep	El bebé lloró toda la noche.The baby cried all night.
497	poblar	to populate
498	devolver	to return, refund, restore, give back, hand back, bring back, send back etc.
499	inventar	to invent
500	brindar	to offer, provide, bring

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