Verbos Comunes

to stretch

Verbo

/strɛʧ/ or /strech/

s

s

t

t

r

r

e

ɛ

t

ch

ʧ

(estirar)

estirarse

to make something longer, looser, or wider, especially by pulling it

to estimate

Verbo

/ɛs.tə.meɪt/ or /es.tē.meit/

e

ɛ

s

s

t

t

i

ə

m

m

a

eɪ

t

t

e

estimar

to guess the value, number, quantity, size, etc. of something without exact calculation

to transfer

Verbo

/træns.fɜr/ or /trāns.fēr/

t

t

r

r

a

æ

n

n

s

s

f

f

e

ɜ

r

r

trasladarse

to make a person or thing move from a place, situation, or person to another

to benefit

Verbo

/bɛ.nə.fɪt/ or /be.nē.fit/

b

b

e

ɛ

n

n

e

ə

f

f

i

ɪ

t

t

beneficiarse

to gain something good from something or someone

to defeat

Verbo

/dɪ.fit/ or /di.fit/

d

d

e

ɪ

f

f

ea

i

t

t

(vencer)

derrotar

to win against someone in a war, game, contest, etc.

to doubt

Verbo

/daʊt/ or /daoot/

d

d

o

a

u

ʊ

b

t

t

dudar

to not believe or trust in something's truth or accuracy

to type

Verbo

/taɪp/ or /taip/

t

t

y

aɪ

p

p

e

(escribir a máquina)

teclear

to write using a physical or digital keyboard

to pretend

Verbo

/pri.tɛnd/ or /pri.tend/

p

p

r

r

e

i

t

t

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

fingir

to act in a specific way in order to make others believe that something is the case when actually it is not so

to adopt

Verbo

/ə.dɑpt/ or /ē.daapt/

a

ə

d

d

o

ɑ

p

p

t

t

adoptar

to take someone's child into one's family and become their legal parent

to clear

Verbo

/klɪr/ or /klir/

c

k

l

l

ea

ɪ

r

r

despejar

to remove unwanted or unnecessary things from something or somewhere

to dress

Verbo

/drɛs/ or /dres/

d

d

r

r

e

ɛ

ss

s

vestirse

to put clothes on oneself

to dry

Verbo

/draɪ/ or /drai/

d

d

r

r

y

aɪ

secar

to take out the liquid from something in a way that it is not wet anymore

to pursue

Verbo

/pɜr.su/ or /pēr.soo/

p

p

u

ɜ

r

r

s

s

ue

u

perseguir

to go after someone or something, particularly to catch them

to activate

Verbo

/æk.tə.veɪt/ or /āk.tē.veit/

a

æ

c

k

t

t

i

ə

v

v

a

eɪ

t

t

e

activar

to make something such as a process, piece of equipment, etc. start working

to investigate

Verbo

/ɪn.vɛs.tə.geɪt/ or /in.ves.tē.geit/

i

ɪ

n

n

v

v

e

ɛ

s

s

t

t

i

ə

g

g

a

eɪ

t

t

e

investigar

to try to find the truth about a crime, accident, etc. by carefully examining its facts

to freeze

Verbo

/friz/ or /friz/

f

f

r

r

ee

i

z

z

e

congelar

to become hard or turn to ice because of reaching or going below 0° Celsius

to elect

Verbo

/ɪ.lɛkt/ or /i.lekt/

e

ɪ

l

l

e

ɛ

c

k

t

t

elegir

to choose a person for a specific job, particularly a political one, by voting

to crush

Verbo

/krəʃ/ or /krēsh/

c

k

r

r

u

ə

sh

ʃ

aplastar

to forcibly push something against a surface until it breaks or is damaged or disfigured

to respect

Verbo

/ris.pɛkt/ or /ris.pekt/

r

r

e

i

s

s

p

p

e

ɛ

c

k

t

t

respetar

to admire someone because of their achievements, qualities, etc.

to smoke

Verbo

/smoʊk/ or /smoook/

s

s

m

m

o

oʊ

k

k

e

fumar

to breathe in and out the smoke of a cigarette, pipe, etc.

to detect

Verbo

/dɪ.tɛkt/ or /di.tekt/

d

d

e

ɪ

t

t

e

ɛ

c

k

t

t

detectar

to notice or discover something that is difficult to find

to warn

Verbo

/wɔrn/ or /vawrn/

w

w

a

ɔ

r

r

n

n

advertir

to tell someone in advance about a possible danger, problem, or unfavorable situation

to question

Verbo

/kwɛs.ʧən/ or /kves.chēn/

q

k

u

w

e

ɛ

s

s

t

ʧ

io

ə

n

n

cuestionar

to have or express uncertainty about something