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ELELex CEFR A1

3140 words, in teaching order

Words 2001–2100
desafiar
to challenge (in a competition); to defy, to challenge (e.g. parents, a leader, the status quo); to brave; to call out (i.e. to criticize or expose)
Verb
lema
motto; slogan (especially a political one); theme, subject; headword, term, title; lemma
Noun
pinta
look, appearance; small spot, dot or stain; jail; fancy outfit, elegant clothing; English or American pint (a unit of liquid volume equal to 473, 551, or 568 mL)
Noun
porción
portion; part (fraction of a whole)
Noun
mochila
backpack; schoolbag; satchel; mochila, saddle-cover
Noun
organizador
organizer
Noun
progresista
progressive, progressist, progressionist
Adjective
despierto
awake
Adjective
cuaderno
notebook
Noun
latir
to beat, throb (said of a heart); to bark; to sound good, to spark interest
Verb
desagradable
unpleasant, disagreeable, distasteful, off-putting, displeasing, unpleasing, bad, rude, unsavory, uncomfortable, unlikable, objectionable, painful, uncongenial, crappy, gnarly (US slang); nasty, ugly, unkind, objectionable, unsightly (e.g., person, behavior)
Adjective
mate
mate, checkmate; a hand gesture; a feint; something feigned; a simulation; a gesture that hints something; maté (the drink prepared from yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis)); a hollow gourd or cup in which maté is traditionally served; yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis), a plant used to make maté; head (top part of the body); math / maths; dunk, slam dunk (the act of dunking: put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power)
Noun
tía
girl, woman, chick
Noun
exportar
to export
Verb
tabaco
tobacco
Noun
conquista
conquest
Noun
lata
can, tin, tin can, canister (vessel); tin, tin-plate (material); plate, sheet of metal; annoyance, nuisance, drag (that which annoys); an oven-safe metal container; baking sheet; Mimozyganthus; reed; unit of measurement for; weight / volume of coffee beans (approximately 5.66 kilograms or 12.5 pounds).; …
Noun
informático
computer; informatic
Adjective
simbólico
symbolic
Adjective
informática
computer science, informatics, information technology
Noun
enseguida
immediately; next
Adverb
ingrediente
ingredient (one of the substances present in a mixture, especially food)
Noun
bravo
well done!, good show!; bravo!
Interjection
regreso
return
Noun
entretener
to entertain
Verb
imprescindible
indispensable, essential, imperative, vital
Adjective
agricultor
farmer
Noun
señorita
young woman; Miss (used as a title); snob
Noun
innovador
innovative (characterized by the creation of new ideas or inventions)
Adjective
orquesta
orchestra (of classical music); band; group (group of musicians who play together)
Noun
restaurar
to restore, to renovate
Verb
demasiado
too much, excessively, far too much, overmuch (modifying a verb); too, far too, way too, much too, overly, all too excessively (modifying an adjective or other adverb); a lot, an awful lot, a whole lot, a great deal
Adverb
frito
fried; broken, busted, screwed; fed up
Adjective
potenciar
to promote, strengthen
Verb
altar
altar (flat-topped structure used for religious rites); stone that separates the firebox from the hearth in reverberatory furnaces
Noun
traslado
move, removal; transfer; copy
Noun
monje
monk
Noun
chofer
chauffeur; driver
Noun
alimentario
alimentary, dietary, food, food-related; eating
Adjective
móvil
mobile
Adjective
comedor
dining room; eatery; cafeteria, canteen (staff restaurant); dining room furniture, dinette; eater (someone who eats)
Noun
payaso
clown
Noun
impartir
to impart; to give (classes, lessons); to give, give out (orders)
Verb
fatal
fatal; terrible, very bad
Adjective
postre
dessert; sweet
Noun
papi
daddy; daddy, baby (male friend or sexual partner); bro, dude, dawg
Noun
margarita
daisy; pearl; margarita (cocktail)
Noun
animación
animation; jauntiness; liveliness; cheerleading
Noun
falda
skirt; woman; bit of skirt (woman as an object of desire); brisket (a cut of meat); mountainside
Noun
dormitorio
bedroom (a room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping); dormitory
Noun
ron
rum
Noun
pescar
to fish; to angle; to get; to catch; to mind, pay attention to (a person); to search, or fish for information; to screw, to get action (have sex)
Verb
atlántico
Atlantic (pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean)
Adjective
regar
to irrigate; to water; to scatter; to hose, to wash down; to ruin; to err, to mess up
Verb
cazador
hunter; light infantryman; light cavalryman; rifleman
Noun
oveja
sheep
Noun
congelar
to freeze (to lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes); to freeze, to suspend (an activity, a program)
Verb
baja
casualty, loss; drop, fall, reduction; sick leave (absence for illness); withdrawal, retirement
Noun
volcán
volcano
Noun
verdura
vegetable; greenness, verdancy
Noun
x
someone
Pronoun
anticipar
to bring forward; to advance; to occur/act earlier than expected, planned, etc.; to anticipate, to act in advance
Verb
enfadar
to anger, to make angry; to annoy; to upset; to get angry, to get upset, to be mad, to be angry
Verb
tapa
lid, cap (the top or cover of a container); the bottom of a shoe's heel; cover (the front and back of a book); sluicegate; flank (a cut of meat from the flank of a cow); tapa, appetizer (small portion of food); dough for making empanadas; salted slices of dried or cured meat in Filipino cuisine (usually beef)
Noun
nacional
a member of the national militia
Noun
gallo
rooster, cock (male domestic chicken); megrim (genus Lepidorhombus, a kind of fish); John Dory (edible marine fish; Zeus faber or Zeus ocellata); common poppy (Papaver rhoeas); corn tortilla sandwich, usually filled with meat and/or beans, and other ingredients; bantamweight (weight class ranging from 112 to 118 pounds); voice crack (sudden, unintentional change in register, especially during puberty or while singing); serenade (love song sung directly to one's love interest); ridge beam; guy, dude; …
Noun
maya
Mayan (from Maya)
Adjective
finca
real estate (typically rural and surrounding land but also urban); farm
Noun
vanguardia
vanguard, forefront; avantgarde, cutting edge
Noun
gallego
Galician
Adjective
racional
rational; reasonable
Adjective
demorar
to tarry; to delay; to postpone; to linger
Verb
alojar
to house, accommodate; to stay, to lodge, to be lodged
Verb
carbono
carbon
Noun
verbo
verb
Noun
cebolla
onion
Noun
nena
babe, dear (term of endearment to a woman or girl)
Noun
comodidad
commodity, goods; comfort; convenience
Noun
botar
to bounce; to throw, throw away; to fire, dismiss; to buck, throw (a rider or pack) by bucking; to lie down (to assume a reclining position); to squander, to blow, to fritter away
Verb
incorrecto
wrong, incorrect
Adjective
bastar
to be enough; to suffice
Verb
medieval
medieval
Adjective
escultura
sculpture (work of art created by sculpting)
Noun
pelar
to peel (fruits, vegetables); to skin (an animal); to shell (nuts, shellfish); to unwrap; to pluck (a bird); to cut the hair of; to spread negative gossip, run down, criticise somebody; to exfoliate; to steal; to fleece; …
Verb
crucero
cruise (a sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure); cruise ship, cruiser (a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience); cruiser (a class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship); crossing (the volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it); crossing, crossroads, intersection (an intersection where roads cross); calvary (a type of monumental public Christian cross, sometimes encased in an open shrine)
Noun
agitar
to shake, to agitate, to churn, to churn up; to wave, to flail; to wag; to stir, to stir up, to agitate, to shake up, to rattle, to ruffle (provoke); to flap (e.g., wings, sails); to churn, to be shaken, to be tossed (about), to be stirred, to be agitated; to flail, shake (to wave or swing vigorously)
Verb
bailarín
dancer; White-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus)
Noun
golf
golf
Noun
pantalón
trousers, pants, shorts
Noun
maleta
suitcase (large piece of luggage); schoolbag; trunk, boot (of a car)
Noun
buey
ox, bullock, steer; guy, dumb, dude (depends on context and intonation, also denotes surprise, colloquially pronounced güey); cuckold; packet, arm and a leg (large amount of money)
Noun
elefante
elephant
Noun
simpático
nice, pleasant, likable; sympathetic (related to the sympathetic nervous system)
Adjective
librería
bookshop, bookstore; bookcase, bookshelf (piece of furniture for the storage and display of books)
Noun
primario
first; primary, main; primordial
Adjective
remover
to stir (a liquid); to remove, to take away, to move; to dismiss; to disturb, to upset
Verb
trigo
wheat
Noun
tripulación
crew of a ship, plane, or other craft
Noun
mariposa
butterfly; male homosexual; butterfly stroke; creeping beggarweed (Desmodium incanum); white ginger (Hedychium coronarium); butterflies (physical sensation in one's stomach)
Noun
indicación
indication; directions
Noun