Words 401–500
proseguir
to continue (proceed with, prolong); to pursue (aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation)); to continue, go on (resume (especially speaking))
Verb
recorte
cutback; snippet, scrap (cut from a newspaper or magazine); cut; clipping; cut-out; take-on
Noun
trabar
to connect, to join (pieces of wood); to obstruct; to hold back; to fasten; to thicken (sauce, pudding etc.); to get caught up, to become entangled; to jam, to get jammed, to get stuck, to seize up; to trick, to deceive, to hoodwink, to cheat
Verb
tribuna
gallery (uppermost seating area of a theatre, church, hall or auditorium); tribune (platform for speaking); eloquence; oratory (artistry and persuasiveness in speech)
Noun
tutor
guardian (person responsible for another); tutor; teacher (at a school); (US) homeroom teacher, (UK) form teacher; trellis
Noun
rayar
to scratch, gouge; to line, mark; to verge (on); to drive crazy, to go crazy, to freak out (to annoy or irritate, cause someone to become insane)
Verb
asimilar
to assimilate, to absorb, to take in, to digest, to grasp; to sink in, to wrap one's head around
Verb
despejar
to clear, to remove; to clear (kicking a ball away from the goal one is defending); to clear up; to get away, to leave; to get a clear mind, clear one's thoughts
Verb
réplica
replica; reply; retort, comeback, rejoinder, repartee (sharp or witty response); aftershock
Noun
madero
a piece of wood, a piece of timber; police officer, pig; clumsy person; Canyader (any Muslim person from La Cañada de Hidúm)
Noun
suscitar
to provoke, to stir up, to give rise to; to raise, to give rise to, to elicit (e.g., a question, a concern, support)
Verb
arrebatar
to snatch, wrest; to captivate (with beauty); to take (a life); to get angry, to get carried away
Verb
metáfora
metaphor (the use of a word or phrase to refer to something other than its literal meaning)
Noun
asomar
to show; to peep up; to peep out; to come up; to come out; to go out; to appear; to lean out
Verb
volcar
to upset, knock over, tip over, dump (to cause to flip over, from uppermost to bottom); to empty, empty out (to remove the contents of); to make dizzy; to get (someone) to change their mind; to overturn, tip over, capsize (to flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom); to do one's utmost, do one's best (to make the greatest possible effort)
Verb
traspasar
to transfer; to penetrate; to pierce; to violate (rules, laws etc); to overstep (limits)
Verb
ingenioso
ingenious, resourceful, artful, clever, inventive; witty, quick-witted; nifty, crafty, neat, slick, clever
Adjective