What is the Spanish Word for ....

What is the Spanish Word for ....

a lo alto
high above

a menudo
usually
acercarse
to get close

acordar
to agree
acostar
to lie down
actuar
to act
además
moreover
adonde
towards where
adoratorio
sanctuary
agua f.
water
águila f.
eagle

ahí
there, that way
aire libre m.
open air
aislar
to isolate
al
to the, toward the
alargarse
to stretch out
aliviar
to relieve
alimentar
to feed

almacenar
to store up

altar m.
altar
alteración f.
change
alto
tall, high
grueso
thick, heaby, coarse, sturdy
allá
over there
allí
there
amo m. lord, master, owner
amplia
full, ample
antepasado
ancestor
andador m.
walkway
angel m.
angel
angosto
narrow
animal m.
animal
anterior
previous
antes de prep.
before
antiguo
ancient
aparecer
to appear
arete m.
earring
aro m.
hoop

arquitectura f.
architecture
arriba
up, above
artificial
artificial
asegurar
to assure

asiento m.
seat

astrológico
astrological, concerning the stars
atleta m.f.
athlete
atrás
behind
aún
even, still
avanzar
to advance

barba f.
beard
bajar
to go down, to bring down
bajarse
to get down
bajo
low, under
barato
inexpensive
bello
beautiful
bién adv.
well; m. good.
blusa f.
blouse
briza f.
breeze
buen
good
used only before the noun
buscar
to look for

cada
each
calcetín m.
sock
calor m.
heat
caminar
to walk
camión m.
bus (in Mexico)
camiseta f.
T-shirt
cambiar
to change
cancha f.
ball court, playing field

cara f. face; adj.
expensive.
carro m.
car of a train, bus of a fleet,
outside of Mexico, can mean "automobile"
casco m.
helmet
celebrar to celebrate
centro m.
center, downtown
ceñirse
to squeeze into
cerámica f.
potter
cercanía f.
vicinity, neighborhood
cercar to enclose,
to fence
cerrar
to close
cerro m.
mountain

chofer m.
driver
cielo m.
sky
cima f.
peak
cincha f.
girth

cintura f.
waistline, waist
circundar
surround
cisterna f.
cistern, water reservoir
ciudad f.
city

ciudadano m.
citizen
claramente
clearly
cocinero m.
cook
cómodo
comfortable
completamente
completely
comprar
to buy
comprometerse
to commit oneself, to promise
con
with
concluir
to finish, to conclude

conducir
to drive, to lead
conectar
to connect
conjunto m.
collection, ensemble
conquista f.
conquest
conservar
to preserve
construcción f.
construction
construir
to build
contener
to hold
contra
against
controlar
to control

corto adj.
short; m. cut, haircut.
cruzera
crossing, cruise

cuando
when
cuarto m.
room, quarter
cubrir
to cover

cuero m.
leather

cuidar
to care for
cuidado m.
care
culto m.
cult, worship; adj. cultured, educated.
danzante m.
dancer
danzar
to dance

dar
to give
darse cuenta de
to notice
dar prueba
to prove
dato m.
fact
de
of, from, belonging to
de hecho
in fact
de todos modos
nevertheless, anyway
deber
to owe, to ought to, to have to
decorar
to decorate
decir
to say

dedicarse
to dedicate oneself, to pay attention to

del
from the (masculine form); de la feminine form
demostrar
to show

dentro
within, inside
dentro de
within, inside
descendiente m.f.
descendant
despóticos
despotic, of a cruel ruler
día m.
day
diaria
daily

diferente
different
difunto m.
dead, deceased
dinero m.
money
dintel m.
lintel, crosspiece above a doorway
dios m.
god

diseñar
to design

donde
where
dos
two
drenaje m.
drainage, drain

e
and
(variant of y used before the letter y)
edificio m.
building

ejercicio m.
exercise, army
el
the (m.)
él
he, the one
eligir
to choose, to select
empezar
to begin
empinada
steep
en
in, inside
en pleno centro
in the very middle
encima del
on top of the

encontrarse
to be found, to be in a place
enemigo m.
enemy
enseñar to show, to teach
entera
whole
entierro m.
burial
entrada f.
entrance, price of admission

entrar
to enter
entre
between, among
entendimiento m.
understanding

época f.
epoch, period

equinoccional
pertaining to the equinox
época de lluvias f.
rainy season

época de secas f.
dry season

esa
that
escalera f.
stair, stairway
escalerilla f.
stairway

escalon
step of a stair or ladder
escalonar
to space out
escalon
step of a stair or ladder
esclavos m.
slave

escuela f.
school
espalda f.
back
esperar
to wait for
esquina f.
corner

esta adj.
this
estado m.
state
estacionamiento m.
parking
estar
to be in a place or situation
estilo m.
style
estrecho
narrow
estuco m.
stucco
estudiar
to study
estupendo
wonderful
evitar
to avoid
existir
to exist, to be

extensión f. extension
extraño
strange
fachada f. façade,
front of building
falda f.
skirt
fauces
mouth of an animal
fecha f.
date
figura f.
form, human shape
flecha f.
arrow
forma f.
form
formar
to form

forzar
to force
fraile m.
friar
(a Dominican, Franciscan, or Augustinian priest)
frente m.
front; frente de--in front of
fuerte
strong
(no masculine and feminine forms)
funebre
funereal
galería f.
gallery
ganar
to earn, to win,
gente f.
people
golpear
to strike

gobernador m.
governor, ruler

gobernador m.
governor, ruler

gobernante m.
ruler
gobernante m.
ruler
gozar
to enjoy
guante m.
glove

guardar
to guard, to keep
guardar
to guard, to keep
guerrero m.
warrior

guerrero m.
warrior

guía m.f.
guide
habitante m.
inhabitant

habitante m.
inhabitant

hacia
towards
hasta
until, even
hasta que
to the point that, until
hay que
one has to
herir
to wound

historiógrafo m.
historian

historiógrafo m.
historian

hombre m.
man
hora f.
hour
hoy
today
hundido
sunken
hundir
to sink
ida y vuelta
round trip, going and coming
imaginar
to imagine
implicar
to imply
impresionante
impressive
incluir
to include

iniciar
to begin

interior
interior

invasor m.
invader

invisible
invisible (no masculine and feminine forms)
ir
to go
ir a
to go to, to be going to
jugador m.
player
jugar
to play a sport or game

la
the
(feminine)
labor m.
hard work, labor
lado m.
side
largo
long
le
him
(indirect object pronoun)
leyenda f.
legend
ligero
light in weight or color
limpio
clean
linaje m.
lineage, family tree

listo ready,
smart
lodo m.
clay for making pots

los
the
(masc. plural)
llamar
to call
llamarse
to be called
llegar
to arrive
llevar
to carry, to wear
lluvia f.
rain
madera f.
wood

madrugada f.
dawn, daybreak

maíz m.
corn, maize
majestuoso
majestic
marcar
to mark

más
more

máximo
most, biggest, maximum
mayor
older, older, most important, greatest
medias f.
stockings
mejor
better
menos
less
meson m.
hotel
Misa f.
Catholic Mass
misterio m.
mystery
mixteca m.f.
Mixtec, an indigenous group of Oaxaca
modo m.
manner
moldura f.
moulding

montaña f.
mountain
monte m.
a rise, low mountain
montículo m.
hillock, low rise
muerte f.
death

mujer f.
woman
mundo m.
world
mural m.
wall
muro m.
wall

museo m.
museum
muy
very
nadar
to swim
nalga f.
buttock

natal
of one's birth, native
natural adj.
natural; m.f. native.
nicho m.
niche, recess

niño m.
child, little boy
nivel m. level
nivelar to level

nombre m.
name
noreste
northeast
norte
north
nos
us (direct and indirect object pronoun)
notar
to note
nuevo
new
nunca
never
oaxaqueño m.
person from Oaxaca, Mexico; adj. Oaxacan.
obrero m. laborer,
worker

observatorio m.
observatory
obtener
to get (something), to obtain
ocultar
to hide
ojo m.
eye
orden m.
order, command
orgullo m.
pride
otros tantos
the same again, just as many
ocupar
to occupy

oro m.
gold
papel m.
paper, role (as in a play or group)
parecer
to seem
pared f.
wall of a room or house
participar
to participate
particularidad f.
something special, particularity
pasaje m.
passage
pasar
to pass
pasillo m.
hallway, corridor
pegar
to hit, to affix

pensar
to think
pequeño
small
perder
to lose

permitir
to allow, to permit
pero
but
personaje m.
person
pie m.
foot
piedra f.
stone

pilar m.
pillar
pintar
to paint

pintura f.
paint
plantar
to plant
plataforma f.
platform, raised area
plaza f.
city square
poder
to be able to; m. power.

poner
to place
por
through, by, for
por fín
at last
pórtico m.
portico, pillared porch
posible
possible
practicar
to practice

precio m.
price
preferir
to prefer
primer adjective,
first (used only before a masculine noun); pronoun, the first one.
principal
first, most important, principal
prisionero m.
prisoner
privado
private
privilegiado
privileged
protegerse
to protect oneself

público m.
public; adj. public.
pueblo m.
small town or village

puerta f.
door
que
that, what
quedar
to remain
querer
to want, to desire

quien
who
quizás
perhaps, maybe
raiz f.
root
rasgo m.
feature
rayo m.
ray
recordarse
to remember
recubrir
to recover
respeto m.
respect
rey m.
king
reflejar
to reflect

regreso m.
return
representar
to represent

retorno m.
return
rito m.
rite or ceremony
robusto
sturdy
rodeado
surrounded
rodear
to surround

ropa f.
clothing

ruina f.
ruin
saber
to know something

sacar
to take out
sacerdote m.
priest

sacrificar
to sacrifice
sagrado
sacred
sala f.
hall, living room
salida f.
exit
salir
to go out
sandal m.
sandal
escaleras
stairway

se
oneself, himself, herself, itself; also used with a verb as a passive form.
secas fem. pl.
drought
seguir
to follow
seguro
sure
sentarse
to sit down

sentir
to feel (transitive verb)
sentirse
to feel (ill, happy, etc.)
señalar
to point out, to point to
separar
to separate
ser
to be (essential characteristic)

serie f.
series
serpiente m.
snake, serpent

servir
to serve
siglo m.
century
sin
without
sistema m.
system
sitio m.
site

sobre on,
over
sol m.
sun
sombrero m.
hat
soportar
to support, to bear

subir
to go up

sugerir
to suggest

superior adj.
highest;m.f. the one above.
suponer
to suppose

sur
south
sureste
southeast
subterráneo
subterranean, underground
tablero m.
panel, board, raised flat area
tacón m.
heel of a shoe
tallar
to cut, to carve
talud slope,
talus, special stepped construction

también
also
tarde f.
afternoon; adj. late, (with same form for masculine or feminine)
taxista m.f.
taxi driver
techo m.
ceiling, some roofs

tela f.
cloth
templo m.
temple, church
temporada f.
season
tener
to have

tener confianza
to be confident
tener puesto
to have on, to wear
tener que
to have to

tenís m.
tennis
tesoro m.
treasure
tierra f.
land, earth

tiro m.
shaft, narrow hole, shot
tomar
to take, to have a drink, to have a bite
traer
to bring

trayecto m.
route
tumba f.
tomb
u
or
(a variant of o used in front of the letter "o")
último
last in a series
único
the only one, unique
uno
one, the one, a person
valer
to be worth
valor m.
value
valle m.
valley

vaqueros m.
cowboys, bluejeans
varios
various
ver
to see

verse
to look (pretty, ugly, etc.)
vestido m.
dress
vestir
to dress
vestirse
to get dressed
vez f.
occasion, time
viaje m.
trip, voyage
viaje redondo m.
round trip
viajero m.
traveler
vida f.
life

viento m.
wind
visitante m.f.
visitor
visitar
to visit
vista f.
sight, view
vivir
to live
volar
to fly
y
and
ya
already, now
zacate m.
hay

zapoteca m.
Zapotec, member of Oaxaca's most numerous indigenous ethnic group

zapoteco m.
language of the Zapotecs, Oaxaca's most numerous indigenous ethnic group

zapato m.
shoe
zócalo m.
important city square