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Top 5000 Words Spanish Lesson:

5000 Most Frequent Spanish Words (1901-2000)

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Top 5000 Words Spanish Lesson:

5000 Most Frequent Spanish Words (1901-2000)

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99 words/phrases to learn
el prestigio
the prestige
ascender
ascend
la sección
the section
complicar
to complicate
anciano
the old man
fiel
loyal; faithful
roto
broken
la bolsa
the bag (plastic)
la cinta
the ribbon; the tape
engañar
to cheat; to trick
elegante
elegant; smart
agotar
to exhaust; to run out; to deplete
el cuello
the neck
la continuación
the continuation
abril
April
precisar
to specify; to require
la actuación
the performance
el factor
the factor
la esquina
the corner
el hombro
the shoulder
infancia
childhood; infancy
suspender
to fail (an exam); to suspend
el descanso
the break; the rest
ampliar
to enlarge; to widen
el zapato
the shoe
parecer
to seem; to appear; to look like
familiar
the relative; the relation
el mérito
the merit
cultivar
to grow; to cultivate
oportuno
timely (masc.)
explotar
to explode; to blow up
significativo
significant
despedir
to fire
suelto
loose
el muro
the wall
colaborar
to collaborate
menudo
often; tripe; small; petty
invertir
to invest
un montón
a lot; plenty
revolucionario
revolutionary
el disco
the disk
indispensable
indispensable
demanda
the demand; the lawsuit
el mundial
the world cup
el mueble
the piece of furniture
el desastre
the disaster
oriental
eastern; oriental
regular
regular
la angustia
the anguish
provenir
to come from; to stem
forzar
to force
doméstico
domestic
la nube
the cloud
criar
to breed; to bring up
la miseria
the misery
personalmente
personally
el peor
the worst (one)
el significado
the meaning
la fama
the fame
el palacio
the palace
el oído
the inner ear
conveniente
convenient
el polvo
the dust
confesar
to confess
mecánico
mechanic
el sacerdote
the priest; the monk
lentamente
slowly
eficaz
effective
la lección
the lesson
rosa
pink
nocturno
night (adj.); nocturnal
posiblemente
possibly
doblar
to turn; to bend
disminuir
to reduce; to diminish
averiguar
to figure out
sospechar
to suspect
pasear
to stroll; to go for a walk
el olor
the smell
radical
radical
decidido
decided
el contrato
the contract
la presentación
the presentation
la cárcel
the jail
la división
the division
el revés
the setback
sucio
dirty
depositar
to deposit
captar
to capture
la cualidad
the quality
empeñar
to pawn
sobrevivir
to survive
el índice
the index; the rate
salvaje
wild
marzo
March
la atmósfera
the atmosphere
el planeta
the planet
industrial
industrial
el orgullo
the pride
la jornada
the working day

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