Glosario de Español del programa de Rossetta Stone

Spanish Glossary of the Rosetta Stone Spanish Language Program

 

Curriculum Text

 

Spanish Level 2

 

Advanced Vocabulary

 

Spanish

English

A

 

Abotona

To button (conjugation in the third person singular: él/ella/usted)

Abraza

To hug (conjugation in the third person singular: él/ella/usted)

Acebo

Sour; acid

Acerca

About

Acostumbre

To get used to

Adelantado

Ahead of time

Afeita

Shaves

Agrio

Sour

Aguda

Sharp (feminine)

Aguja

Needle

Ahí

There

Ajedréz

Chess

Ajusta

Narrows

Alambre

Wires

Alcanzar

Reaches

Alejarse

Reflexive ( to get far away)

Alfonbra

Carpet

Algo

Something

Alicate

Pliers

Almohada

Pillow

Amable

Kind

Amanecer

Dawns

Amarra

Knots

Ambas

Both (feminine)

Ametralladoras

Machine gun

Anaquel

Bookshelf

Anillo

Ring

Anteayer

The day before yesterday

Apaga

Turns off

Aparcamiento

Parking

Apoyándose

Supporting (reflexive)

Apretado

Tight

Aprieto

A problem or I press

Arbusto

Bush

Archivador

File cabinet

Archivando

Progressive form for to file

Ardilla

Squirrel

Arena

Sand

Arma

To assemble(conjugation in the third person singular: él/ella/usted); a gun

Arrastra

Drags

Arrodillada

Knelt

Arroyo

Spring

Arvejas or alverja

Pea

Aspirar

To aspire to die

Atascada

Trapped

Ático

Penthouse

Atornilla

To screw

Avíseme

Tell me

Ay

Ouch

Azada

Roasted

B

 

Bahía

Bay

Bailarinas

Dancers

Balanza

Scales

Bandeja

Tray

Bañera

Bath Tub

Barbilla

Chin

Barón

Baron

Baúl

Trunk

Bayas

Berry (fermented grape dinks)

Bellotas

Acorn

Berenjenas

Egg plants (vegetables)

Billete

Ticket

Bistec or bisté

Steak

Bolos

Skittles

Bostezando

Progressive form: To yawn

brocha

Brush

Búho

Owl

bulbos

Bulb

buzón

Mailbox

C

 

Cajero

Cashiers

Calabazas

Pumpkin

Calienta

Hot

caminata

Stroll

canicas

Marbles

cárcel

Jail

cariño

Care; darling for male and female

Carnicero

Butcher

Caro

Expensive

Carpa

Fish

Carpeta

Folder

Carrera

Run

Carruaje

Float

Cascos

Helmets

Cebollas

Onions

Cerca

Close or fence

Cercana

Close place (feminine noun)

Cerradura

Safety lock

Chupa

Sucks

Cinturones

Belts

Cintura

Waist

Cinturones

Belts

Calvados

Men become bald

Clavos

Bald men

Colorete

Rouge

Cómoda

Chest of drawers

Conmigo

With me

Conoce

Knows

Contaba  

Imperfect tense, to tell a story

Contaré

Future tense in the “yo” form: I will tell a story

Corredor

Runner or corridor

Corrido

A popular song; example: La adelita

Cortés

Kind

Corteza

The bark of a tree

Cortó

To cut: Past tense form(conjugation in the third person singular: él/ella/usted)

Coser

To sow

Crecer

To grow

Cremallera

Zip fastener; zipper

Cuclillas

Squatting; to crouch; to squat

Cuelga

To hang (conjugation in the third person singular: él/ella/usted)

Cuero

Leather

D

 

Da

Irregular verb: (conjugation in the third person singular:él/ella/usted)

Dados

Dice

Dar

To give

Dardos

Spears

Dedal

Thimble

Deja

Leaves

Dejé

I left

Delanteros

Forwards (position of a player in a game)

Den

Give

Derramé

I poured

Derretido

Melted

Descartar

To disregard

Desemchufla

To disconnect

Deslustrado

Unpolished

Destornilla

To unscrew

Detrás

Behind

Devuélvalo

Command form: You return it

Diapositivas

Slides

Dibujo

Drawing

Diga

To tell: command form for you formal

Dijera

Would tell: subjunctive mood.

Diré

I will tell: future tense

Dobla

To fold (conjugation in the third person singular: él/ella/usted)

Dueña

Owner: female

Durazno

Peaches

Durmiera

Would sleep:

E

 

Echar

To pour or to kick someone out.

Edad

Age

Elfo

Elf

Empaca

Packs things away

Empareja

To line up; to make straight

Enamorada

To be in love

Encanta

From the verb encantar: to love something or to really like.

Encendedor

Lighter

Enchufla

To connect an electric cord to the wall(conjugation in the third person singular: él/ella/usted)

Enero

January

Enjabona

To wash with soap.

Enjuaga

To rinse

Enlatados

Canned goods

Enlazados

Connected

Enseña

To show or to teach (conjugation in the third person singular: él/ella/usted)

Entero

Whole

Entraría

Would enter: Conditional tense(conjugation in the third person singular: él/ella/usted)

Equipaje

Luggage

Escalada

Climbing of a mountain

Escape

Escape

Escoger

To choose

Esconder

To hide

Escopetas

Pistols

Escuadra

Pistol

Esgrima

The sport of fencing

Esmalte

Nail polish

Espadas

Swords

Espalda

Shoulder

Estaba

Imperfect tense: verb to be (conjugation in the third person singular: él/ella/usted)

Estallando