Essential Spanish–English Vocabulary for Learners

Spanish-English Vocabulary: Set 1

• 1) Tener, poseer: to own, to possess.
• Humanidad: humanity, mankind.
• Dejar de: to give up, to stop.
• Junto con: along with, together with.
• Accurate: precise.
• Pasarlo bien: to have a good time; to enjoy oneself.
• Travieso: naughty, mischievous.
• También: as well, too.
• Range: variety.
• Estar parado: to be unemployed; to be out of work.
• Reconfortante: comforting, reassuring.
• Anticuado: out of date, unfashionable.
• Como si: as if, as though.
• Increíble: incredible.
• To be upset: annoyed, angry.
• Fijarse en: to spot, to notice.
• Resultar ser: to prove; to turn out to be.
• Wealthy: well off, rich.
• 2FILA: Whether: characteristic.
• Actually: in fact, really.
• To worship: to adore.
• Sobresaliente: remarkable, outstanding.
• Últimamente: recently, lately.
• Hambre: starvation, hunger.
• Sin embargo: however, nevertheless.
• Bastante: rather, quite.
• Mientras que: while, whereas.
• Agradable: enjoyable, pleasant.
• Arreglar: to fix, to repair.
• Parecer: to seem, to look.
• Espantoso: dreadful, awful.
• Tonto: silly, foolish.
• Apenas: scarcely, barely.
• Magnificent: gorgeous, wonderful.
• In the end: eventually, finally.
• Hasta donde: so far, till now.
• Después: afterwards, then.

Spanish-English Vocabulary: Set 2

• 2) Ligeramente: slightly.
• Para cuando: by the time.
• Sin precedentes: unprecedented.
• Comodidad: comfort.
• Codicia: greed.
• Anhelar hacer algo: to long to do something.
• Anhelar algo: to long for something.
• Métete en tus asuntos: mind your own business.
• Países en guerra: warring countries.
• Por término medio: on average.
• Televidente: TV viewer.
• Los viejos: the elderly.
• Dirigir un negocio: to run a business.
• Centro turístico: resort.
• Quejarse a alguien: to complain to somebody about something.
• Trabajar jornada completa: to work full-time.
• A las afueras: on the outskirts of a.
• Ir de gira: to go on a tour.
• Mimar: to spoil; spoilt; spoilt.
• Apestar a: to stink, stank, stunk of.
• Sordera: deafness.
• Robar algo a alguien: to steal something from somebody.
• Medios de comunicación: mass media.
• Romper a llorar: to burst into tears.
• Guardar algo en secreto: to keep something a secret.
• Sólo por si acaso: just in case.
• Tomarse algo con calma: to take it easy.
• Desconocido: stranger.
• Conocimiento: knowledge.
• Bajarse del autobús: to get off the bus.
• Con gusto: tasteful.
• Superficial: shallow.