Lección 7A

to deny

Verbo

/dɪ.naɪ/ or /di.nai/

d

d

e

ɪ

n

n

y

aɪ

negar

to refuse to admit the truth or existence of something

to discuss

Verbo

/dɪs.kʌs/ or /dis.kas/

d

d

i

ɪ

s

s

c

k

u

ʌ

ss

s

(hablar de)

discutir

to talk about something with someone, often in a formal manner

to refuse

Verbo

/rɪ.fjuz/ or /ri.fyooz/

r

r

e

ɪ

f

f

u

ju

s

z

e

rehusar

to say or show one's unwillingness to do something that someone has asked

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 notice

Verbo

/nɑt.aɪs/ or /naat.ais/

n

n

o

oʊ

t

t

i

ə

c

s

e

(notar, reconocer)

darse cuenta de

to pay attention and become aware of a particular thing or person

to realize

Verbo

/riə.laɪz/ or /riē.laiz/

r

r

ea

iə

l

l

i

aɪ

z

z

e

(reconocer)

saber

to have a sudden or complete understanding of a fact or situation

to avoid

Verbo

/ə.vɔɪd/ or /ē.vawid/

a

ə

v

v

oi

ɔɪ

d

d

evitar

to intentionally stay away from or refuse contact with someone

to prevent

Verbo

/prɪ.vɛnt/ or /pri.vent/

p

p

r

r

e

ɪ

v

v

e

ɛ

n

n

t

t

impedir

to not let someone do something

to lend

Verbo

/lɛnd/ or /lend/

l

l

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

(dejar)

prestar

to give someone something, like money, expecting them to give it back after a while

to borrow

Verbo

/bɑ.roʊ/ or /baa.rooo/

b

b

o

ɑ

rr

r

o

oʊ

w

pedir prestado

to use or take something belonging to someone else, with the idea of returning it

to matter

Verbo

/mæ.tɜr/ or /mā.tēr/

m

m

a

æ

tt

t

e

ɜ

r

r

importar

to be important or have a great effect on someone or something

to remember

Verbo

/rɪ.mɛm.bər/ or /ri.mem.bēr/

r

r

e

ɪ

m

m

e

ɛ

m

m

b

b

e

ə

r

r

(acordarse de)

recordar

to bring a type of information from the past to our mind again

to remind

Verbo

/rɪˈmaɪnd/

recordar

to make a person remember an obligation, task, etc. so that they do not forget to do it

to wait

Verbo

/weɪt/ or /veit/

w

w

ai

eɪ

t

t

esperar

to not leave until a person or thing is ready or present or something happens

to wish

Verbo

/wɪʃ/ or /vish/

w

w

i

ɪ

sh

ʃ

desear

to desire something to occur or to be true even though it is improbable or not possible

to hope

Verbo

/hoʊp/ or /hooop/

h

h

o

oʊ

p

p

e

esperar

to want something to happen or be true

to beat

Verbo

/bit/ or /bit/

b

b

ea

i

t

t

(vencer)

superar

to get more points, votes, etc. than the other side, in a game, race, competition, etc. and win

to win

Verbo

/wɪn/ or /vin/

w

w

i

ɪ

n

n

ganar

to become the most successful, the luckiest, or the best in a game, race, fight, etc.

to raise

Verbo

/reɪz/ or /reiz/

r

r

ai

eɪ

s

z

e

levantar

to put something or someone in a higher place or lift them to a higher position

to rise

Verbo

/raɪz/ or /raiz/

r

r

i

aɪ

s

z

e

subir

to move from a lower to a higher position

to lay

Verbo

/leɪ/ or /lei/

l

l

a

e

y

ɪ

(extender)

poner

to carefully place something or someone down in a horizontal position

to lie

Verbo

/laɪ/ or /lai/

l

l

ie

aɪ

(estar acostado)

estar tumbado

(of a person or animal) to be in a resting position on a flat surface, not standing or sitting

to steal

Verbo

/sti:l/ or /stil/

s

s

t

t

ea

i:

l

l

robar

to take something from someone or somewhere without permission or paying for it

to rob

Verbo

/rɑb/ or /raab/

r

r

o

ɑ

b

b

(saquear)

robar

to take something from an organization, place, etc. without their consent, or with force