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ELELex CEFR A1

3140 words, in teaching order

Words 501–600
río
river
Noun
cámara
room; camera; chamber; legislature; inner tube; cabin; bowel movement; cameraman, camera operator (somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera)
Noun
vista
sight, vision, eyesight (the ability to see); sight (the act of seeing or witnessing); appearance, look (the way something looks); view (the range of vision); view (something to look at, such as scenery); view; foresight (the ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future); hearing (a legal procedure done before a judge)
Noun
levantar
to lift; to raise; to put up; to put up; to build up (buildings); to increase; to turn up (volume, power etc.); to adjourn; to close; to end (a meeting); to flush out; to draw up (plans); to take, make (a census); to remove; get rid of (a prohibition); to nick, rob (steal); …
Verb
norte
north (compass point); north wind; guide, inspiration; goal, objective; strong wind
Noun
carta
letter (document); map; menu (list of dishes in a restaurant); playing card
Noun
banco
bank (financial institution); bench; pew; school of fish
Noun
dónde
where?; in what place?; from where? whence?
Adverb
asegurar
to secure (to make fast; to close or confine effectually); to assure (to give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of); to claim, to maintain; to ensure, to guarantee (to make a pledge to someone); to make sure, to ensure (to take care that something happens); to insure (to provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs); to belay
Verb
nación
nation
Noun
celebrar
to celebrate; to hold, to organize (a formal event, conference, meeting etc.); to welcome, to accept
Verb
comunicación
communication
Noun
oficina
office (a room used for non-manual work); workshop; laboratory (in a pharmacy)
Noun
construir
to build; to construct
Verb
fecha
date (that which specifies the time when something was made); date (a specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place)
Noun
término
end, terminus (the terminal point of something in space or time); end, finish, conclusion (the cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion); term, period (a chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan); term (a word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge); place (the position in a contest or ranking); terms (any of the binding conditions or promises in a legal contract)
Noun
éxito
success; hit (something popular or well received)
Noun
mexicano
Mexican (native or pertaining to the country of the United Mexican States: compare mexiquense); Mexican (pertaining to the Mexican language, i.e. Nahuatl)
Adjective
fiesta
party; feast; feast day (of a saint); holiday
Noun
enero
January
Noun
mejorar
to make better, improve; to enhance; to ameliorate; to improve; get better; get well
Verb
compañero
companion (someone with whom one spends time or keeps company); mate, colleague; (with a qualifier) fellow X, classmate, coworker, etc. (someone with whom something is shared); fellow member of a political group; comrade; teammate (one who is on the same team); mate, partner (matching item in a set); partner, significant other (especially not a spouse); companion (a thing or phenomenon that is closely associated with another thing, phenomenon, or person); friendly term of address; friend, buddy
Noun
pie
foot (a part of the body); English or American foot (a unit of length equal to 30.48 cm); pie, a Spanish foot (a former unit of length equivalent to about 27.9 cm); foot (a part of a poetic line); foot, base; footer (the bottom of a page or design); pie
Noun
dedicar
to dedicate, to spend time; to devote oneself; to engage oneself [with a ‘with/in’]; to work
Verb
acto
act (something done); act; ceremony, function
Noun
título
title (heading in a text); title (honorary title); level
Noun
mierda
shit (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.); shit (in expressions); piece of shit; a bad thing; an object of poor quality.; thing; drunkenness; hashish
Noun
comida
food; lunch; dinner; cunnilingus
Noun
defender
to defend, to protect, to hold down; to stand up for, to stick up for; to uphold; to prohibit; to claim; to fight back; to defend oneself, to protect oneself; to stand up for oneself, to stick up for oneself; to fend off; to get by
Verb
mayor
of age; adult; grown-up; major; main; head; boss; major; enhanced
Adjective
perro
dog (the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding); clothes peg, clothespin; asshole (despicable person); lazy person
Noun
quitar
to remove, to take away, to take down, to take off, to pull off, to pull out, to clear, to clear away, to strip, to strip away; to get rid of; to get off; to deprive of, to take away from (uses indirect object); to take off, to remove, to disrobe, to doff (as clothes or accoutrements); to be removed; to get rid of (something belonging to oneself); to quit, give up (smoking etc); to move away, to get out of the way; to take (e.g. a photograph)
Verb
viajar
to travel, journey
Verb
preparar
to prepare
Verb
ciencia
science; erudition, knowledge
Noun
europeo
European
Adjective
fútbol
football (soccer); synonym of fútbol americano
Noun
mar
sea; seaside; lunar mare; loads; really; hella
Noun
dólar
dollar (designation for specific currency)
Noun
unidad
unit (object, military, or measure); unity
Noun
entregar
to deliver, to hand over, to hand off; to submit; to turn in (e.g. homework), hand in; to surrender (oneself)
Verb
departamento
department; apartment, flat
Noun
premio
prize, award (honour or reward); prize (that which may be won); premium (bonus paid in addition to normal payments)
Noun
calidad
quality (level of excellence); kind, type
Noun
francés
French (as in French food, clothing, etc.)
Adjective
viaje
voyage; journey, trip; A state of hallucination or altered consciousness caused by a narcotic drug.; a lot, loads
Noun
nacer
to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out); to grow; to rise, to have its source (river); to rise (sun); to have its roots; to arise; to feel a desire or an urge to do something without anyone asking you to
Verb
autoridad
authority (the power to enforce rules or give orders); authority (persons in command); authority (a person accepted as a source of reliable information on a subject)
Noun
suficiente
sufficient, enough
Adjective
diverso
diverse; several
Adjective
imaginar
to imagine; to imagine, to suppose
Verb
perfecto
perfect
Adjective
descubrir
to discover; to reveal; to invent
Verb
isla
island (area of land surrounded by water); block (group of urban lots of property)
Noun
capaz
able, capable
Adjective
contenido
content (of a text, artwork or media production); contents (that which is inside a container)
Noun
aumentar
to increase, grow; to increase, augment; to enhance; to accumulate, to increase; to augment
Verb
época
epoch, era, age, time, day; season, time; period (of time), time period; epoch
Noun
militar
military
Adjective
acá
here (in the speaker's location); as of, up to (used with a time phrase to represent continuity up to the present)
Adverb
pronto
soon
Adverb
texto
text; a medium size of type standardized as 14-point; text message
Noun
sol
sun; sunlight; sunny side (of a place); daylight (the time between sunrise and sunset); sol (a unit of currency, currently used in Peru); sol (a musical note); sol (a colloid suspension of a solid in a liquid)
Noun
ah
ah (expression of relief, realization, awe); ah (expression of woe, grief)
Interjection
lleno
full
Adjective
metro
meter; tape measure, measuring tape; folding rule; metre (the rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition); metro
Noun
santo
holy, godly
Adjective
posibilidad
possibility; means; potential, chance, odds, opportunity
Noun
cultural
culture; cultural (of or relating to culture)
Adjective
puerto
port, harbour; port
Noun
sueño
sleep, slumber; sleepiness; dream
Noun
alrededor
around (from place to place)
Adverb
señalar
to signal; to show, to indicate, to point out, to flag, to flag up; to point (with the fingers)
Verb
acuerdo
agreement; compromise
Noun
maestro
master; craftsman, handyman, contractor, construction worker; a male teacher; gentleman
Noun
mañana
the morning; the near future; tomorrow
Noun
motivo
reason, ground, motive
Noun
tirar
to drop intentionally; to throw, to toss; to throw out, to toss, to dump; to shoot; to launch; to take (a photograph); to print; to skip (e.g. a rock or stone); to knock over; to knock down; to roll (dice); to go somewhere, head somewhere; …
Verb
construcción
construction
Noun
disfrutar
to enjoy
Verb
jugador
player; gambler
Noun
suerte
luck, fortune; lot, fate; sort, kind, type; oracular response; stage in a bullfight; lottery ticket; a small white spot on the nails
Noun
encantar
to charm, to enchant; to please, to delight; to bewitch
Verb
estudiante
student (a person who studies or learns about a particular subject); student (a person who is formally enrolled at a school, university or other educational institution)
Noun
histórico
historical (concerning recorded history); historical (in accordance with the past); historic (having significance in history)
Adjective
sentar
to seat; to set, to establish, to lay; to sit down, have a seat; to settle down; to assert; to suit, to fit; to sit well; to report; to leave a mark on (the skin)
Verb
estilo
style (way of doing things); style (grace; fashionable skill); style; stylus
Noun
profesional
professional
Adjective
luchar
to fight, to battle, to do battle; to struggle, to strive, to contend, to grapple; to wrestle
Verb
edificio
building
Noun
destacar
to emphasize, to highlight, to stress, to point out, to single out, to underline, to underscore, to bring out, to note; to detach troops; to stand out, to excel, to shine (to make oneself stand out, to distinguish oneself); to stand out, to jump out at (+ a) (i.e., to be highly noticeable to); to be highlighted, emphasized, stressed, underlined, underscored, pointed out
Verb
ministerio
ministry
Noun
canal
canal, flume, waterway (artificial); channel (wide strait); channel; cleavage
Noun
diario
diary, journal; daily, newspaper
Noun
anunciar
to announce, to herald, to proclaim; to annunciate; to advertise; to bode, approach, impend, be imminent (indicate by signs, as future events); to announce oneself
Verb
notar
to note (make a written record of and/or purposefully commit to memory); to show, to be noticed, to become obvious
Verb
banda
band, sash; bend; band (musical group); gang, band, group
Noun
actuar
to act, to behave; to act, to perform; to actuate; to litigate, to sue
Verb
comisión
committee; commission (fee charged for carrying out a transaction); commission (act of committing); commission, task, homework
Noun
capacidad
capacity, capability, ability; capacity (measure of the ability to hold); capacity (maximum that can be held); capacity (maximum that can be produced)
Noun