abrazar
Ya le di un abrazo, mama
To hug/embrace/cover
I already hugged her, mom.
abrir
Se abre el museo a las diez, verdad?
To open
The museum opens at 10:00, doesn't it?
aburrirse
Es una persona muy aburrida
To be/get bored
She's a very boring person.
acabar
Cuando se acabara el proyecto?
To finish/end
When will the project be comleted?
aceptar
Aceptaron trabajar en el extranjero
To accept
They agreed to work abroad
acercarse
Se acerco a nosotros
To approach/come over/bring near
He approached/came over to us
acertar
Dudo que lo hayan acertado
To get right
I doubt they are/guessed right
aclarar
Pidale una aclaracion
To clarify/explain
Ask her for an explanation
acompanar
Acompananos al centro comercial
To accompany/go with
Go to the mall with us
aconsejar
Le han aconsejado estudiar fisica
To advise
They've advised her to study physics
acordarse
Te acuerdas de ellos, verdad?
To remember/agree
You remember them, don't you?
acostarse
Es la hora de acostarse
To go to bed
It's time to go to bed
acostumbrarse
No se acostumbraban al clima
To become accustomed to/get used to
They weren't getting used to the climate
actuar
Ese actor ingles actuo muy bien
To act/perform/behave
That English actor acted very well
acudir
Los empleados no acudieron a trabajar ese dia
To come/go
The employees didn't show up for work that day
adelantarse
Los soldados se adelantaron hasta el frente
To go forward/advance
The soldiers advanced to the front
adelgazar
He tratado de adelgazar
To get thin/lose weight
I've tried to lose weight
adivinar
Puedo adivinar tu pensamiento
To guess/figure out
I can read your mind
admirar
Es una persona muy admirable
To admire
He's an admirable person
Admitir
No se admiten animales
To admit/allow
No animals allow
adoptar
Inglaterra es su pais de adopcion
To adopt
England is his adopted country
adorar
Que ninos mas adorables!
To adore/worship/idolize
What adorable kids!
adquirir
Acaba de adquirir un nuevo modem
To acquire/buy
He just purchased a new modem
advertir
Te advierto que es peligroso
To warn/advise/tell
I'm warning you it's dangerous
afeitarse
No te afeitas hoy?
To shave
You aren't shaving today?
afligir
Estan afligidos por su muerte
To afflict/distress
They're bereaved by his death
agarrar
No han agarrado lo que dijiste
To grasp/grab
They haven't grasped what you said
agitar
Luego agita la sopa
To shake/stir
Then stir the soup
agotar
Agoto todos sus ahorros
To exhaust/use up
He used up all his savings
agradar
La actuacion agrado al publico
To please/like
The performance pleased the audience
agradecer
Estoy muy agradecida por el favor que me hiciste
To thank/be grateful
I'm very grateful for the favor you did for me
agrandar
Quiero hacer agrandar esta foto
To enlarge/exaggerate
I want to have this photo enlarged
Agregar
Agregue una explicacion
To add/amass/appoint
Add an explanation
aguantar
No aguanto a esos chicos!
To put up with/stand/tolerate
I can't stand those kids!
ahogarse
Se ahogo en el mar
To drown/suffocate
He drowned at sea
ahorrar
Ahorran para hacer un viaje
To save/save up
They're saving up to take a trip
alcanzar
Pudiste alcanzar tu objetivo?
To reach/catch up/succeed
Were you able to reach your goal?
alegrarse
Me alegro de verlos
To be happy
I'm happy to see you
Almacenar
Nos intersa mucho el almacenamiento de datos
To store/store up
We're very interested in information storage
Almorzar
A que hora almuerzas?
To have lunch
At what time do you have lunch?
alquilar
Me encanta este apartamento. Alquilemoslo
To rent/hire/lease
I love this apartment. Let's rent it
alumbrar
La lampara no alumbra todo la sala
To light/illuminate/enlighten
The lamp doesn't light the whole room
alzar
Alza la voz para que te oigamos
To raise/lift up
Raise your voice so we can hear you
amar
Tiene un gran amor a la musica
To love
She has a great love of music
amenazar
Viven ameazados por las tempestades
To threaten/menace
They live threatened by storms
andar
Ya han andado cuatro millas!
To walk
They've already walked four miles!
anunciar
El presidente fue anunciado
To announce/tell/advertise
The president was announced
anandir
Anada mas sal al guisado
To add
Add more salt to the stew
apagar
Los bomberos apagaron el incendio
To put out/extinguish/shut off
The firefighters put out the fire
aparecer
Dudo que aparezcan hoy
To appear/come out
I doubt they will show up today
apartar
Aparte el escritorio de la fotocopiadora
To remove/set aside/stray
Move the desk away from the copy machine
aplaudir
Apaludieron con gran entusiasmo
To applaud
They applauded enthusiastically
aplazar
La reunion sera aplazada para el dos de marzo
To postpone/defer
The meeting will be postponed until March 2nd
aplicar
Las leyes se aplican a todos los ciudadanos
To apply
The laws apply to all the citizens
aportar
Usted ha aportado mucha a esta discusion
To contribute/bring forth/provide
You've contributed a lot to this discussion
apoyar
Apoyamos al candidato titular
To support/base/lean
We are supporting the incumbent candidate
apreciar
Hay una diferencia apreciable entre las dos marcas
To appreciate/esteem
There's an appreciable difference between the two brands
aprender
Aprendi mucho sobre la arquitectura de red
To learn
I learned a lot about network architecture
apresurarse
Apresurate. Se nos hace tarde
To hurry up/rush
Hurry up. It's getting late.
aprobar
Se aprobo la ley de impuestos
To approve/pass
The tax law was passed
aprovechar
Aprovecho la ocasion de darles las gracias
To take advantage of/make the most of
She took the opportunity to thank them
apurarse
No te apures. No es para tanto.
To worry/hurry
Don't worry. It's not worth it.
arrancar
Hay que arrancar las plantas muertas
To pull up/uproot/get
We have to pull up the dead plants
arreglar
Arreglare los ficheros
To arrange
I'll arrange the files
arrojar
Arrojame la pelota
To throw
Throw me the ball
ascender
La temperature ascendio ayer
To rise/ascend
The temperature rose yesterday
asegurar
Te aseguro que son responsables
To assure/make sure
I assure you they are reliable
asistir
Asistamos a la conferencia
To attend
Let's attend the lecture
asustar
Los ruidos fuertes asustaban a los ninos
To frighten/scare/horrify
The loud noises frightened the children
atacar
Es necesario que ataquemos el problema ahora
To attack
It's necessary that we attack the problem now
atender
Le atienden?
To attend to/take care of/receive
Have you been served? (in store)
atraer
Los precios atraen a la gente
To attract/lure
The prices attract the people
atravesar
Tres puentes atraviesan el rio
To cross/go through/pass through
Three bridges cross the river
atreverse
Como te atreves a hablarles asi?
To dare
How do you dare to talk to them like that?
atribuir
Te atribuimos las hermosas palabras
To attribute/credit
We attribute the beautiful words to you
aumentar
Las ventas han aumentado
To increase, risk
Sales have risen
avanzar
Se puede aprovechar todos estos avances tecnologicos
To advance/move forward
We can take advantage of all these technological advances
avergonzarse
Estan avergonzados por su comportamiento
To be ashamed
They are ashamed of their behavior
averiguar
Averigue lo que paso
To find out/check/verify
Find out what happend
avisar
Te aviso que no compres nada alli
To warn/tell/notify
I'm warning you not to buy anything there
ayudar
Necesita ayuda financiera para asistir a la universidad
To help
She needs financial aid in order to attend the university