ELELex CEFR C1

to make a clean sweep; To bet a sum equal to the bank in a game of chance.; to encircle; to fill to the cap; to monopolize; to like a lot; expresses liking something a lot; to agree to do something

Verb

tradicionalmente

traditionally

Adverb

plomo

lead (heavy, pliable, inelastic metal); grey (colour between white and black); shot, pellet; plumb line; fuse; bore, drag (something boring or dull)

Noun

docente

lecturer; A member of teachers and professors set. Anyone who teaches.

Noun

procesado

processed (of products, food, modified through manufacture); accused

Adjective

aludir

to allude, insinuate, mention

Verb

pascua

Easter; Passover; the period between the birth of Christ and the adoration of the Magi

Noun

catalogar

to catalogue

Verb

paraguayo

Paraguayan (from or native to Paraguay); Paraguayan (pertaining to Paraguay)

Adjective

síntesis

synthesis; summary

Noun

hoyo

hole

Noun

sangriento

bloody, blood

Adjective

plantel

schoolhouse (building where school is held); staff, personnel; squad; team

Noun

cédula

licence, identity document, ID; warrant, option; official document, documentation, certificate

Noun

conducción

driving; conduction (conveying of heat or electric current through a material)

Noun

aferrar

to grasp, to seize; to catch, to hook; to furl; to cling to, to hold on to, to hang onto, to clutch

Verb

divisa

foreign currency; badge, emblem, token; motto

Noun

islam

Islam

Noun

colapsar

to cause to collapse; to collapse

Verb

costado

side; wing (of an army); genealogical lineage traced back from a grandparent; back

Noun

genético

genetic

Adjective

flojo

loose; lazy; weak (not potent)

Adjective

repetición

repetition; replay, action replay; repetition, rep (colloquial)

Noun

inusual

unusual

Adjective

niñez

childhood

Noun

capricho

caprice, vagary, whim, fancy

Noun

interino

acting, temporary, substitute, interim

Adjective

victimar

to murder someone

Verb

decretar

to decree

Verb

ingenuo

naive, ingenuous, candid, innocent; falsely naive, pretending to be naive; freeborn; born free rather than in bondage or as a slave.

Adjective

recopilación

summary, compendium; accumulation

Noun

explícito

explicit

Adjective

inverso

reverse; inverse; opposite

Adjective

amargar

to make bitter; embitter; to go bitter, get bitter

Verb

prosperidad

prosperity

Noun

casual

casual; accidental; coincidental, chance

Adjective

desperdiciar

to waste

Verb

portador

carrier, bearer

Noun

billón

trillion (10¹²); billion (10⁹)

Noun

party

party; celebration, festivity

Noun

hondo

deep; profound

Adjective

delegado

delegate; agent, representative

Noun

coser

to sew

Verb

equidad

equity, fairness

Noun

ostentar

to display, to flaunt; to hold, to possess (a title, position, nobility etc.)

Verb

acorde

commensurate; in suit (with); matching; in harmony; according (to)

Adjective

repentino

sudden

Adjective

distanciar

to separate, distance, space out; to become separated

Verb

retención

retention; hold-up, jam, traffic jam

Noun

edificación

building (process); construction

Noun

descuidar

to relieve from care; to neglect; to not think; to get sloppy, to get or grow careless

Verb

marea

tide

Noun

simpatizante

sympathetic to

Adjective

aproximación

approximation

Noun

cuervo

crow (bird); raven

Noun

programador

programmer (one who writes computer programs)

Noun

cancelación

cancellation

Noun

departamental

departmental (of or relating to a department)

Adjective

patrio

native, home (of one's homeland); patriotic

Adjective

césped

lawn; grass; turf

Noun

reponer

to replace; to revive; to reinstate, restore; to recover, recuperate

Verb

magno

great

Adjective

independentista

that desires independence

Adjective

intervalo

interval, gap, break; interval; recess; intermission

Noun

curvo

curved, bent

Adjective

pito

whistle; fife; catcall; woodpecker; cigarette, especially marijuana cigarette; penis; tobacco pipe; coffee bean

Noun

paradigma

paradigm

Noun

aparentar

to pretend, feign, front; to appear, seem

Verb

autoestima

self-esteem

Noun

eventual

potential, possible; sporadic; temporary (employee, contract); eventual (pertaining to events); eventual (that happens eventually)

Adjective

artefacto

device, contraption; artifact

Noun

ordenanza

orderly; messenger; ordinance; order, bylaw

Noun

clérigo

clergyman; clerk

Noun

laico

lay, secular

Adjective

omitir

to omit

Verb

jaula

cage; crate

Noun

inspeccionar

to inspect

Verb

revertir

to revert

Verb

retar

to defy, challenge; to dare; to call out (i.e. to criticize or expose); to scold, reprimand

Verb

finalista

finalist

Noun

testimoniar

to give testimony

Verb

tirado

lying down, lying; easy-peasy; dirt cheap

Adjective

emotivo

emotional, emotive

Adjective

afán

desire; thirst; effort; eagerness; keenness

Noun

esparcir

to scatter, disperse; to sprinkle; to fire out; to entertain, divert; to circulate, spread (news)

Verb

encarar

to confront, to face; to aim; to place face to face

Verb

liberalismo

liberalism

Noun

quirúrgico

surgical

Adjective

comentarista

commentator (person who comments professionally)

Noun

suite

suite (rooms, hotel)

Noun

ateo

atheist

Adjective

adverso

adverse

Adjective

incierto

uncertain; untrue, false

Adjective

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