Vocabulario Esencial para el TOEFL - Lengua y Gramática

the shortened form of a word, etc.

abreviatura

a short form of a word or a group of words used instead of the full form

contracción

the spoken form of a language specific to a certain region or people which is slightly different from the standard form in words and grammar

dialecto

a manner of speaking that indicates social class, nationality, or locality of the speaker

acento

the symbol ' used in writing to show possession or omission of letters or numbers

apóstrofo

(grammar) any type of determiner that shows whether we are referring to a particular thing or a general example of something

artículo

(grammar) the situation where words in a phrase have the same gender, person, or number

concordancia

(grammar) the form of a word that indicates whether one, two, or more things or people are being referred to

número

a word or part of a word, which contains a vowel sound and usually one or more consonants

sílaba

‌(phonetics) a speech sound produced without interfering with the flow of air coming through the mouth or nose

vocal

‌(phonetics) a speech sound produced by interfering with or stopping the flow of air through the mouth or nose

consonante

(grammar) the form of a verb that indicates whether the subject does something or something is done to it

voz

a verb that supports or helps another verb to form different tenses, moods, or voices

verbo auxiliar, auxiliar

(grammar) a word, phrase, or clause that is necessary to complete the meaning of a predication

complemento

(of a word) formed by combining two or more separate words

compuesto

(grammar) a word such as and, because, but, and or that connects phrases, sentences, or words

conjunción

(grammar) formed with or connected to a preposition

preposicional

(grammar) a word coming before a noun or noun phrase to specify its denotation

determinante

the quality of being able to speak or write very well and easily in a foreign language

fluidez

(grammar) a form of a verb that functions as a noun and is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the base form of the verb

gerundio

a particular combination of words that are used together very often

colocación, coaparición

a group of words or a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal interpretation of its individual words, often specific to a particular language or culture

modismo, giro

words or expressions that are very informal and more common in spoken form, used especially by a particular group of people, such as criminals, children, etc.

argot, jerga

a well-known statement or phrase that expresses a general truth or gives advice

refrán, proverbio

(of grammar) asserting a command or order

imperativo

(grammar) a phrase or word used suddenly to express a particular emotion

interjección, exclamación

(phonetics) the rising and falling of the voice when speaking

entonación

(grammar) describing a verb that needs a direct object

transitivo

(grammar) describing a verb that does not take a direct object

intransitivo

related to the science of language, including its structure, usage, and evolution

lingüístico

a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things to highlight their similarities and convey a deeper meaning

metáfora

(grammar) describing a form of a verb that indicates an action is continuing

continuo

the use of marks such as a period, comma, etc. in writing to divide sentences and phrases to better convey meaning

puntuación

a sentence from a speech, book, etc. that is repeated somewhere else because it is wise or interesting

cita

a grammatical construction in which two negative elements are used within the same sentence, often resulting in a positive meaning

doble negación, múltiple negación