Words 1201–1300
encima
on top of something; above something; on oneself; additionally; nevertheless, still; to top it off, on top of that
Adverb
cuadra
city block; stable; ward; dormitory; a unit of length and area, roughly equivalent to 100 meters or 1 hectare, respectively, although the exact size differs from country to country
Noun
chocar
to crash; to bump (into), to collide (with); to shock, scandalize; to crash into, to hit, to slam into, to collide with; to annoy, to bother, to upset
Verb
áspero
rough, scratchy, coarse (not smooth; uneven); harsh, rugged; raspy, gruff, gravelly; harsh, abrasive, sharp
Adjective
redondo
round (circular, cylindrical, or spherical); round (of a number, without fractions); complete, successful, profitable
Adjective
grave
serious, grave; bass (sound); solemn; paroxytone; stressed in the penultimate syllable
Adjective
vaquero
cowherd, cowboy; jeans; a kind of bird; squirrel cuckoo (Piaya cayana); laughing falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans); lesser ground cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus)
Noun
privado
private, privy (e.g. a privy council); deprived, deprived of, denied, bereft (usually followed by de); unlisted (e.g. phone number); excited, ecstatic
Adjective
descolgar
to unhang, let down, lower, take down; to pick up (a telephone receiver); to fall behind (in a race); to show up, do or say something out of the blue
Verb
metro
meter; tape measure, measuring tape; folding rule; metre (the rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition); metro
Noun
revolver
to stir, to mix; to jumble up, to disarrange; to turn over, to poke about, to rummage around in; to consider, to turn over, to ponder; to disturb, to stir up, to upset; to swing around; to wrap, to wrap up; to turn 360 degrees, to revolve
Verb
apuntar
to point, to aim, to take aim (a weapon); to point out, to suggest, to hint; to underline, to mark (text); to note down, to write down; to outline, to sketch; to baste (to sew with long or loose stitches); to tack, to fasten temporarily; to patch, to darn, to sew, to mend; to sharpen (a weapon or tool); to prompt, to cue, to whisper the answer; …
Verb
aplicar
to use, to apply; to smear, to put something above another thing or in contact with another thing; to apply (to submit oneself as a candidate); to apply oneself; to apply, to hold true
Verb
partir
to divide, split; to go away, leave, depart; to crack up, have a laugh; to fall in love; to crack open (e.g., one's head)
Verb
encerrar
to lock up, to coop up; to lock away, put away, to imprison, to nail (in a prison or mental hospital); to enclose, to confine, to immure; to contain, to hold, to include, to encapsulate, to entail; to stalemate; to separate (between brackets, commas); to take over; occupy (a building); to shut oneself up, to withdraw, to shut away oneself, to shut off oneself, to lock up or lock down oneself, to close off oneself; to shy away
Verb
situación
situation, scenario, picture; position (based on circumstance or the effect of another's actions); status, state of affairs, condition; location
Noun
difícil
difficult, hard, tough, challenging, rough, tricky, trying, arduous, testing; unlikely (i.e. improbable); awkward (e.g. situation or position); rocky, bumpy (e.g. start, road)
Adjective
cuarto
fourth (in a series); fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of a whole); quarter-hour (one of four equal divisions of an hour); watch (one of the four approximately equal divisions of the night, especially for shifts of watchmen); watch (one of the four equal divisions of soldiers, guards, police, &c. for routine patrols); English or American quart (a unit of liquid measure equal to ¹⁄₄ galón, equivalent to about 0.95 L); cuarto, quarter-sack (a traditional unit of dry measure equal to ¹⁄₄ saco, equivalent to about 27.8 L); quarter (one of the four main divisions of the body of quadrapeds and birds); quarter (one of the four main divisions of the body of criminals for public display); quarter (one of four main pieces of cloth used to tailor a garment); …
Noun
peso
weight (the force on an object due to gravitational attraction); weight (a block of metal used in a balance); weight class; peso (unit of currency); weight (importance or influence); weight, burden, load, brunt (pressure); scales, scale (device used to measure weight)
Noun
movida
party (social gathering); move (games); move (act); scene (social environment consisting of a large informal, vague group of people); matter, issue, business
Noun
rastro
sign, trace, vestige, scent; trail, spoor (i.e., marked indication to track and follow); flea market, public market (especially El Rastro in Madrid); offshoot, layer; rake; slaughterhouse
Noun
huella
footprint (impression of the foot in a soft substance); fingerprint (unique natural pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers; marks left by these); fingerprint (unique identification); mark, imprint (visible impression or sign left on something); path, trail
Noun
caber
to fit, enter (to be able to be contained (by something; regardless of whether space or volume remains)); to traverse, pass through or across (a way, path, door, hole, opening, mouth, orifice, etc.); to be held or contained (to be held inside (something) or passed through (regardless of whether space or volume remains)); to have, hold, should be (in certain phrases); to be acceptable, accepted, permitted, permissible, allowable, etc.; to take; to understand; to be possible
Verb
tiro
throw (the act of throwing something); shot; gunshot (the result of launching a projectile or bullet); range (the distance from a person or sensor to an object); shooting (the sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon); shot (the act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal); team (a set of draught animals); intake of air in a space; inseam (the seam of a trouser up the inside of the leg); fix (dose of a drug)
Noun
internar
to send into (especially the interior of a country or region); to commit or confine inside a place or institution; to intern; to work as an intern; to immerse oneself in (e.g. a topic of study); to enter (especially surreptitiously)
Verb
espeso
dense, thick; annoying, bothersome, inappropriate, tiresome; complicated, difficult, causing conflictedness
Adjective
dificultad
difficulty, trouble, problem, challenge, constraint, strenuousness, arduousness; awkwardness; hardship, challenge, plight, distress
Noun
asombro
amazement, astonishment, stupefaction; wonder, awe, wonderment; fear, dread; amazing thing, dread or astonishing person or thing, prodigy
Noun
duro
hard (not soft); firm, solid; hard, difficult; resilient, strong, tough; harsh, cruel, severe; unbearable, heavy; rude, offensive; mean, stingy, ungenerous; rough, uncouth; stiff, rigid; …
Adjective