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ELELex CEFR A1

3140 words, in teaching order

Words 2301–2400
lotería
lottery; a traditional Mexican game of chance, similar to bingo, but using images on a deck of cards instead of numbered ping pong balls
Noun
estafar
to swindle, to con; to rip off, to cheat
Verb
bloqueo
blockade; blockage; locking; freeze
Noun
veterinario
veterinarian, vet, veterinary, veterinary surgeon
Noun
barca
a small boat
Noun
equilibrar
to balance; to even out; to equilibrate
Verb
callejero
related to the streets, street- (often with negative connotations)
Adjective
azteca
Aztec; Mexican, related to Mexico
Adjective
siesta
siesta (a nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures)
Noun
inestable
unstable
Adjective
despedida
farewell; farewell party; valediction, complimentary close
Noun
exótico
exotic
Adjective
telenovela
soap opera/telenovela
Noun
improvisar
to improvise (make something up as one goes on)
Verb
salar
to salt
Verb
espiar
to spy, to spy on (act as a spy)
Verb
largo
length; pitch
Noun
tumbar
to knock over, tip (make fall); to fall; to lie down; (of social media accounts, servers or posts) to take down
Verb
maternidad
motherhood; maternity
Noun
tos
cough
Noun
huy
expression of pain, anguish, fright; whoops
Interjection
discoteca
discotheque, club
Noun
fascinar
to fascinate
Verb
hormiga
ant (insect of the family Formicidae)
Noun
cerámica
ceramic (material); ceramics (art of making ceramic objects); ceramics (ceramic objects)
Noun
caracol
snail; cochlea
Noun
mosquito
mosquito; gnat; trimmer
Noun
antropología
anthropology
Noun
cuidado
care (close attention; concern); care (maintenance, upkeep); care (the treatment of those in need)
Noun
liberal
liberal; libertarian
Noun
incompleto
incomplete, unfinished
Adjective
equipaje
luggage; baggage (portable traveling equipment)
Noun
currículum
curriculum vitae
Noun
responsable
person responsible, someone obliged, obligor
Noun
cocer
to boil; to cook (only used in situations where the food being prepared is submitted to fire; such as through the processes of boiling, simmering or steaming anything; or baking bread slowly in an oven); to brew; to chafe (get sore)
Verb
muelle
spring (device made of flexible or coiled material); wharf, quay, pier, dock
Noun
plátano
banana (fruit); plantain (the plant and fruit related to banana, not the Plantago genus); penis; sycamore, plane (a tree belonging to the genus Platanus)
Noun
coral
coral; coral vine (Kennedia coccinea); chorale
Noun
guatemalteco
Guatemalan (pertaining to the nation of Guatemala); Guatemalan (pertaining to Guatemala City); Kaqchikel (people); Kaqchikel (language)
Adjective
cariñoso
loving, kind, caring, warm-hearted; tender, fond, affectionate, warm, cuddly; doting
Adjective
ribera
bank (riverbank)
Noun
gramática
grammar (rules for speaking and writing a language)
Noun
meditar
to meditate (rest while remaining conscious); to meditate, to ponder, to contemplate
Verb
exquisito
exquisite; delicious
Adjective
cuadrar
to conform; to square; to please; to fit; to add up, make sense
Verb
delfín
dolphin; dauphin; successor
Noun
inmobiliario
real-estate (related to real estate)
Adjective
tira
tie, ribbon; strip; ages; yonks; cop
Noun
anciano
an elderly person
Noun
sofisticado
sophisticated
Adjective
crudo
crude oil; dish made of raw meat or fish
Noun
pampa
pampas (plains of South America south of the Amazon); language spoken in the pampas
Noun
novia
a type of sweet roll
Noun
hablante
speaker (one who speaks)
Noun
yoga
yoga
Noun
divorciar
to divorce (to legally dissolve a marriage); to divorce (to end one's own marriage); to divorce (to obtain a legal divorce)
Verb
tabasco
Tabasco; Tabasco sauce
Noun
semáforo
traffic light; semaphore, flag semaphore
Noun
canasta
basket; canasta; basket, hoop; laundry basket, hamper (made of plastic)
Noun
panamericano
Pan-American
Adjective
licor
liqueur
Noun
mánager
manager
Noun
tortilla
Spanish omelette, tortilla (omelette); omelette; tortilla (flatbread)
Noun
encomendar
to entrust; synonym of encomiar
Verb
molar
to rule, rock (be pleasing)
Verb
lomo
back (the rear of body); lower back, lumbar; loin, tenderloin (any of several cuts of meat); fillet (of fish) (a strip or compact piece of meat); rib (cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones); spine (the narrow, bound edge of a book); crease (of a hide, fabric, etc); blunt edge (of a blade); flesh; an extraordinarily magnificent or ideal human body; …
Noun
recipiente
vessel, container; recipient
Noun
chimenea
chimney; smokestack (of a train or factory); funnel (of a ship); fireplace, fireside, hearth
Noun
barón
baron (male ruler of a barony); baron, bigwig (person of great power in society, especially in business and politics)
Noun
ONG
NGO (non-governmental organisation)
Noun
pañal
diaper, nappy
Noun
chiquito
small; used sarcastically as an intensifier, big, impressive, intense, etc., followed by a noun
Adjective
pavo
turkey; peacock; buck (dollar); euro; moron, airhead, dummy, dope (dumb man)
Noun
acuático
aquatic
Adjective
hemisferio
hemisphere (half of the celestial sphere); hemisphere (half of the Earth); hemisphere (half of any sphere)
Noun
irracional
irrational, absurd
Adjective
cosita
diminutive of cosa; small thing; thingy
Noun
natación
swimming
Noun
deficiente
deficient; unsatisfactory
Adjective
cóctel
cocktail; cocktail party
Noun
tomo
tome, volume
Noun
gringo
an American (anyone from the United States, sometimes including Puerto Ricans); a light-skinned foreigner; someone from the Anglosphere
Noun
relleno
stuffed; chubby
Adjective
huerto
orchard; fruit and vegetable garden (garden used for cultivation of agricultural crops); an undesirable task
Noun
ocio
leisure; recreation; spare time; diversion
Noun
emblemático
emblematic
Adjective
frijol
bean, bean seed; bean plant
Noun
meditación
meditation
Noun
cano
hoary, white-haired, grey-haired; ancient, old (of a person); white, snow-white, milky white
Adjective
peinar
to comb; to comb, to comb through, to search; to comb oneself
Verb
casita
diminutive of casa; small house; house; mother-in-law apartment; house (children's activity of pretending to be a family)
Noun
optimista
optimistic, upbeat; optimistic, bullish
Adjective
fusionar
to fuse; to merge, to amalgamate; to fuse together, to become fused; to merge, to be merged
Verb
antepasado
ancestor, forefather
Noun
jerez
sherry
Noun
frasco
bottle (for medicine, perfume); jar
Noun
haitiano
Haitian
Adjective
moreno
a dark-skinned or tan person; a person with dark hair
Noun
dentista
dentist
Noun
retirada
withdrawal
Noun