Lesson overview
Dive into this lesson now and in 5 minutes you'll come out the other side feeling like you travelled to Spain and back.
100 words/phrases to learn
la cautela
the caution
crónico
chronic
la táctica
the tactic
el descuido
the oversight; the neglect
bíblico
biblical
la matanza
the slaughter; the massacre
perturbar
to disturb; to unsettle; to disrupt
paterno
paternal
escrito
written
la pinta
the appearance
envidiar
to envy; to be jealous of
reposar
to rest
acelerado
accelerated; hurried; fast-paced
árido
arid; dry
caprichoso
capricious; whimsical; fickle
minúsculo
tiny; minuscule
el caldo
the broth
la agonía
the agony
deteriorar
to deteriorate; to damage; to wear out
la tregua
the truce
el vestuario
the wardrobe; the costume; the dressing room
desesperar
to despair; to lose hope; to exasperate
la bodega
the winery
la antena
the antenna; the feeler
ligar
to flirt
la maldad
the evilness
la obediencia
the obedience
la ocurrencia
the occurrence
abiertamente
openly
el complemento
the accessory; the complement
el editor
the editor (masc.)
el periodismo
the journalism
la piscina
the swimming pool
provincial
provincial
mediar
to mediate; to intervene
endurecer
to toughen
tradicionalmente
traditionally
la inyección
the injection
ilegal
illegal
el reproche
the reproach
la consistencia
the consistency
la nobleza
the nobility
terrestre
terrestrial
la impotencia
the impotence; the powerlessness
vislumbrar
to glimpse; to discern; to make out
cordial
cordial; friendly; warm; hearty
la hostilidad
the hostility
angustiado
distressed; anxious; troubled
el medicamento
the medicine
entrenar
to train
piadoso
pious; merciful; compassionate
corporal
bodily
la conspiración
the conspiracy
ilimitado
unlimited
la detención
the detention; the arrest
el autobús
the bus
firmemente
firmly
esporádico
sporadic; occasional (masc.)
la destreza
the ability
razonar
to reason; to argue; to think logically
las entrañas
the guts; the insides; the bowels
la gratitud
the gratitude
rectificar
to correct; to rectify
melancólico
melancholic
la editorial
the editorial; the publishing house
el móvil
the mobile phone
el bicho
the bug
el martillo
the hammer
robusto
sturdy; robust; strong
la cooperación
the cooperation
la elevación
the elevation; the lift
el atentado
the terrorist attack
puñado
handful
llano
plain; flat; straightforward
colombiano
Colombian
la sirena
the siren; the mermaid
la espuma
the foam
el cirujano
the surgeon
angustioso
anxious; distressing
la vereda
the sidewalk; the path
excitar
to excite; to arouse; to stimulate
la reivindicación
the claim; the demand
la infección
the infection
el chiquillo; la chiquilla
the kid (colloquial)
la distracción
the distraction
enumerar
to list; to enumerate
estadístico
the statistician
el ingrediente
the ingredient
posar
to pose
maligno
evil; malignant; malicious
irritar
to irritate
la pugna
the struggle; the conflict
comprensivo; comprensiva
understanding (masc.; fem.)
hueco
hollow
la torta
the cake
el intérprete; la intérprete
the interpreter (masc.; fem.)
la araña
the spider
la facción
the faction
elocuente
eloquent
tumbar
to knock down; to lay down
Search for #content you enjoy
Learn to talk about what you’re actually interested in
Watch videos
48,000+ videos of native speakers
Learn the words
We teach you the words from the videos
Chat with MemBot
Practice speaking with our AI language partner
The Memrise secret sauce
Learn
Memorize vocabulary
Immerse
Understand people
Communicate
Be understood by people
The Memrise secret sauce
Learn
Memorize vocabulary
Immerse
Understand people
Communicate
Be understood by people
Recommended for you
Foundation 29 - Important Verbs I
Lesson
30 words/phrases
Butterfly's Tongue: Scene 2
Lesson
49 words/phrases
High Tier 12 - Media & Technology
Lesson
48 words/phrases
Foundation 32 - Irregular Verbs in -ar
Lesson
16 words/phrases
High Tier 15 - Important Verbs I
Lesson
41 words/phrases
Foundation 6, 7 - Customs, Festivals, Celebrations
Lesson
125 words/phrases