Words 1901–2000
1904desastre
disaster, catastrophe, calamity; disaster, a debacle, a bust; mess, shambles, wreckage; something messed up; a hot mess, train wreck
Noun
1914continuo
continual, constant (done or extending without interruption); continuous, adjacent (extending from one to another without interruption); steady, persevering (continuing with one's task without interruption); continual, nondiscrete (existing in an uninterrupted continuum)
Adjective
1921cuello
neck (part of body connecting the head and the torso); collar (part of a shirt fitting around the neck)
Noun
1924pintar
to paint (to apply paint to); to paint (to create an image with paints); to draw (to depict with lines); to depict, portray (as something); to look, to seem; to have to do somewhere; to make up one's face; to put lipstick on oneself; to color one's hair; to want
Verb
1925vuelta
turn; return; walk; tour, trip; change (money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item); lap (one circuit around a race track, or one traversal down and then back the length of a pool); second leg, return leg (the second of the two matches or “legs” which are played between two teams in a two-legged tie)
Noun
1926escala
ladder (a frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent); scale (an ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement, means of assigning a magnitude); scale (a series of notes spanning an octave); ladder, hierarchy (of a company, of the military); scale (the ratio of depicted distance to actual distance); scale (size; scope); stopover, layover (a short interruption in a journey or the place visited during such an interruption)
Noun
1927juzgar
to judge, to adjudicate; to try (a case), to adjudicate; to consider; to pass judgment
Verb
1932corriente
flowing, running; current (existing or occurring at the moment); common, usual; ordinary, normal
Adjective
1941definición
definition (a statement of the meaning of a word); definition (a clear instance conforming to the dictionary or textbook definition); definition (clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail); rules, statutes
Noun
1951ingresar
to join a group, institution, organization, etc.; to enroll; to enter (a room, etc.); to deposit (money); to earn, bring in (money); to hospitalize someone
Verb
1958someter
to subdue, quell, conquer; to subject to; to subordinate (put under the control of); to submit, put forward (an opinion); to undergo, to be subjected to (+ a)
Verb
1960tender
to tend to, to have a tendency; to spread, to stretch out; to lay (cable); to make (a bed); to hang up (clothes); to build (a bridge across an expanse); to extend (the hand); to floor (with a punch), to stretch out; to cast (a net); to set (a trap); …
Verb
1963solicitud
request, solicitation; survey; application (a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar)
Noun
1971sombra
shadow (a dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object); shade (darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked); shade, shadow (a small degree); ghost, shade, phantom; shade (a color obtained by adding black)
Noun
1973pista
track, course, trail; track (song); runway; lane; court (field on which tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, etc is played); clue, fingerprint
Noun
1974aclarar
to clarify, clear (make clear or clearer); to explain; to clarify; to water down; to rinse (soap from hands); to clear up; to set things straight, get things clear (in one's mind)
Verb
1976ángel
angel (an incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity); angel (one of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues); angel (a person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness)
Noun
1977acudir
to go, come [with a ‘to’], to attend, visit; to turn to, consult, resort; to apply, appeal [with a ‘to’] (a court, government department, commission, etc.); to come to mind
Verb
1985plato
plate, dish (crockery); dish (of food); course (of a meal); plate (of a gear); chainring; a ridiculous situation, a farce
Noun
1986cartel
poster, placard, bill, banner; lineup, billing; the "now-showing" board in a cinema or playhouse; cartel (group of businesses that collude to limit competition); criminal organization, mafia, mob
Noun
1988oído
hearing; inner ear; ear (used to refer to the ear as an internal organ, or its function of hearing)
Noun
1990extrañar
to miss (someone or something); to cause to find odd/strange; to find something strange
Verb
1991tornar
to return; to come back; to go back; to put back; to change; to (do) again; to revive (to recover from a state of unconsciousness); to become (e.g. change in a characteristic, nature of something or status)
Verb
1992promoción
promotion; advocacy; advancement, fostering, furthering, furtherance (i.e. improvement of conditions); class, year (specifically, a graduating class); promo, promotion (on television)
Noun
1996rueda
wheel (a circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines); circle (of people); train; spread tail (of a peacock); a Rueda wine
Noun