Words 501–600
soporte
support, strut, pillar; mount, mounting, stand, holder; bracket (to support shelves); medium; kickstand; supporter
Noun
ambientar
to set (to locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to); to provide an ambiance to a place; to settle into, to settle in, to acclimate
Verb
quebrar
to break, to snap, to shatter (to smash or rupture); to break (often in legal contexts), violate a law; to bend, flex or twist; to fail; to go broke; to become bankrupt; to go out of business; to crash, to go bust, to go under (used in political, economic and business/financial/investment contexts); to break up; to kill; to crack, to break, to shatter (putting the onus on the thing cracking itself, absolving any sentient subject of responsibility); to crack, to break (e.g. crack under pressure, break after interrogation); to vomit after drinking too much alcohol
Verb
recibo
receipt (written acknowledgement of e.g. a sale); bill (for e.g. electricity or water services); living room
Noun
bote
boat, dinghy; vessel, can, canister, container, jar, tin; jackpot, pot, pool (large cash prize); jail; butt, booty; bounce
Noun
fundamento
foundation (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall); cornerstone; reason, motive
Noun
derribar
to bring down, to shoot down; to knock down, to demolish, to break down, to tear down, to topple, to pull down, to kick down, to batter down; to overthrow; to take down, to tackle, to knock over
Verb
polo
pole; polo (ball game); polo shirt; T-shirt; popsicle, ice lolly; unpaid compulsory work; corvée; tax levied on the natives of the Philippine islands and paid as labor, goods, and/or money
Noun
vertical
vertical; portrait (a print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.; in smartphones)
Adjective
fundir
to smelt, to cast; to melt; to fade, to merge, to fuse; to waste; to sink; to burn out (of lightbulbs and similar light-producing devices)
Verb
liar
to bind, tie; to wrap, wrap up; to roll (a cigarette); to deceive, confuse; to french, snog, make out, hook up
Verb
sembrar
to plant (place a seed or plant in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow); to sow, to seed
Verb
comisario
inspector; commissioner; steward; marshal (a person in charge of the ceremonial arrangement and management of a gathering)
Noun
portero
doorman, porter, gatekeeper (a person who holds open the door at the entrance to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services); bouncer, chucker-out (a member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc to maintain order and deal with patrons who cause trouble); goalkeeper
Noun
coco
coconut; testicle; US dollars; bogeyman; brain; head; weevil; coccus; Wood stork (Mycteria americana)
Noun
alcaldía
city hall (the building in which a city government is located); a city government; mayor's office; mayorship, mayoralty
Noun
remitir
to remit, pardon; to send, transfer; to refer; to hand down; to die down; die out (lose intensity)
Verb