Listen we all know I can’t remember what I’ve already said or put in previous vocab lists, so we’re just slapping some verbs together and calling it a verb-centric vocab list. Bone apple teeth!
agarrar = to grab, to hold (or hold onto), to grip
irrumpir = “to storm in”, “to barge in”
facilitar = to make easy/easier, to facilitate
conllevar = to entail, to involve, to have to do with
teñir = to dye, to tinge, to change the color of something
teñirse el pelo/cabello = to dye one’s hair
fomentar = to encourage, to foster, to promote (good things like good press or tourism) / to incite (violence), to stir up (trouble), “to stir the pot”
disimular = to conceal, to pretend/hide (true feelings), to bluff, “to put on a brave face”
ojear = to take a quick look, to glance, to look over
ningunear = to ignore, to give the cold shoulder, to brush off, to treat someone with disrespect
colocar = to put, to place
esfumarse = to vanish, to disappear
predicar = to preach / to advocate, to recommend, to extol
yuxtaponer = to juxtapose, to put next to one another, to put side by side
reproducir = to reproduce / to play (audio), to play back (audio)
regañar = to scold, to chastise
ubicar = to locate, to find / to place, to put in a spot or position / to recognize someone’s face, “to place”
frustrar = to thwart, to quash, to hinder, to make more difficult / to frustrate
susurrar = to whisper
[also used with sound effects like water “bubbling/babbling”, or leaves “rustling”; that’s also susurrar]
potenciar = to develop, to improve, to boost, to strengthen
valorar = to value, to prize / to assess, to evaluate, to appraise
timar = to swindle, to cheat someone, to con
exigir = to demand, to require
divulgar = to disclose, to make public / to divulge, to spread news
burlar = to evade, to avoid
burlarse (de) = to mock, to make fun of
abogar = to advocate, to champion, to speak/act in favor of / to defend (someone), to advocate for (someone)
ahuyentar = to ward off, to shoo away, to scare off
fingir = to pretend, to feign
transigir = to give in, to relent, to yield, to compromise
contar = to count / to tell (a story)
contar con alguien = to rely on someone, to trust someone
[in some contexts contar con algo may come across as “to boast of” in the sense of “to have”, like cuenta con mucho calor is “it normally is very hot” or “it boasts of high heat”]
eclipsar = to eclipse / to overshadow, to outshine
dominar = to dominate
dominar un idioma / una habilidad = to master a language / ability
quebrantar = to break, to smash
regir = to rule, to reign, to govern / to be in effect, to be in power
hojear = to skim (reading), to leaf through (reading/papers), to read quickly, to flip through (a book/papers)
asentir = to consent, to agree/to agree to, to assent
asentir con la cabeza = to nod, to nod in agreement
avisar = to warn, to notify
guardar = to keep (objects/secrets), to save, to look after / to watch over, to guard
ocultar = to hide, to conceal
afirmar = to confirm, to affirm / to stand firm, to affix, to place securely / to claim, to state
