Unit 8: Preterit (Part 2), “to be” verbs, present participle and progressive tenses
Adjetivos:
| cercano |
near |
| cuerdo |
sane |
| difunto |
dead, deceased (cognate: defunct) |
| lejano |
far, distant |
| silvestre |
wild |
| saludable |
healthy |
| sano |
healthy (false friend) |
Adverbio:
Expresiones:
| con anticipación |
ahead of time |
| de hecho |
in fact |
| de repente |
suddenly |
| de súbito |
suddenly |
| encontrarse con |
to run into, to meet (accidentally or by plan) |
| estar de vacaciones |
to be on vacation |
| guardar cama |
to stay in bed |
| hacer un viaje |
to take a trip |
| valer la pena (valgo) |
to be worthwhile |
Sustantivos:
| el ambiente |
atmosphere |
| el medio ambiente |
environment |
| la muerte |
death (cognate: mortal) |
| el/la muerto/-a |
dead man/woman |
| el recurso |
resource |
Verbos:
| andar |
to walk, to go |
| aplazar |
to postpone |
| averiguar |
to find out |
| concluir |
to conclude |
| cuidar (de/a) |
to care (for), to take care (of) |
| desarrollar |
to develop |
| enfermarse |
to get sick |
| evitar |
to avoid |
| fallecer |
to succumb, to die |
| gobernar (ie) |
to govern |
| guardar |
to save (seat), to guard, to keep |
| intentar |
to attempt (false friend) |
| parar |
to stop |
| perecer |
to perish |
| prestar |
to lend, to loan |
| prometer |
to promise |
| regalar |
to give as a gift (cognate: to regale) |
| respirar |
to breathe |
| salvar |
to save |
| soñar (ue) (con) |
to dream (of, about) Be careful not to confuse this verb with sonar (“to ring,” “to sound”). |
