Basic SIELE Vocabulary - Changes and Results
Learn Spanish vocabulary for expressing changes, improvements, deterioration, consequences, and results, and describe how a situation moves from one state to another.
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aumento o desarrollo en tamaño o cantidad
growth
There is a steady growth in the population.
incremento o crecimiento en cantidad, tamaño o intensidad
increase
The company announced a salary increase for the employees.
hacer que algo sea mejor o más bueno
improve, get better
She improved her health a lot after exercising.
hacer que algo sea diferente, sustituyéndolo por otra cosa o modificándolo
change
She changed her attitude after the trip.
cambiar de estado, forma, condición o identidad; llegar a ser algo diferente
become, turn into
Sadness turned into joy when the good news arrived.
arreglar algo que está roto o dañado
repair, fix
I need to fix the bike before leaving.
subir o aumentar en cantidad, nivel o intensidad
rise, increase
Gasoline prices have increased this month.
hacer que algo aumente
increase
The government decided to increase taxes.
hacer que algo sea menor en cantidad, tamaño o intensidad
decrease, reduce
They want to reduce the number of errors in the report.
disminuir en nivel, cantidad o intensidad
decrease, go down
The price of oil has gone down a bit.
logro o resultado positivo de algo
success
Achieving success requires effort and dedication.
resultado negativo o falta de éxito en algo
failure
His first attempt was a failure, but he didn't give up.
situación adversa o evento que causa sufrimiento o pérdida
misfortune, adversity
The family suffered a great misfortune last year.
daño o fallo que impide el funcionamiento correcto de una máquina o sistema
breakdown, failure
The train suffered a breakdown and was delayed by an hour.
hacer un esfuerzo para lograr algo
try
She tries to open the door.
realizar pruebas para observar resultados o comprobar una idea
to experiment, to test
The chef decided to experiment with different flavors.
respuesta o manera de resolver un problema, dificultad o situación
solution, answer
The best solution is to work together.
