Spanish B1 — Core Vocabulary, Part 6 flashcards
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The most frequent Spanish words beyond A2, split into frequency-order parts. Part 6: people, law and crime, feelings, everyday objects, food, nature, faith and key verbs, each with an original example sentence.
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el / la piloto (n.)pilot; racing driverPeople
La piloto llevaba quince años volando entre Lima y Santiago. — The pilot had been flying between Lima and Santiago for fifteen years.
Watch out: A woman is usually la piloto; el piloto automático = autopilot. -
el homicidio (n.)homicide, killingLaw & crime
La policía investiga el homicidio de un empresario en el centro. — The police are investigating the killing of a businessman downtown.
Watch out: el asesinato (murder) is the stronger word for a planned killing; homicidio is the general legal term. -
la lástima (n.)pity, shameFeelings
¡Qué lástima que se haya cancelado el concierto de esta noche! — What a shame that tonight's concert has been canceled!
Watch out: dar lástima = to make someone feel sorry: Me da lástima ese perro. -
sencillo (adj.)simple, easy; modest, down-to-earthDescription
La receta es muy sencilla y no necesitas horno. — The recipe is very simple and you do not need an oven.
Watch out: Of a person it means unpretentious: Es famoso, pero muy sencillo. -
la rueda (n.)wheelEveryday objects
La maleta tiene cuatro ruedas, así que es fácil de llevar. — The suitcase has four wheels, so it is easy to take along.
Watch out: In much of Latin America a car tire is la llanta; una rueda de prensa = a press conference. -
el queso (n.)cheeseFood & drink
Este queso fresco es típico de la región y muy suave. — This fresh cheese is typical of the region and very mild.
Watch out: queso rallado = grated cheese. -
la sombra (n.)shade; shadowNature & places
En verano siempre buscamos la sombra para estacionar el carro. — In summer we always look for shade to park the car.
Watch out: la sombrilla = parasol, beach umbrella; el sombrero = hat. -
la tumba (n.)grave, tombFaith & death
En la tumba del poeta siempre hay visitantes y velas encendidas. — There are always visitors and lit candles at the poet's tomb.
Watch out: el cementerio = cemetery; in Mexico also el panteón. -
explotar (v.)to explode, to blow up; to exploitKey verbs
En la película, el barco del villano explota al final y el héroe escapa nadando. — In the movie, the villain's boat explodes at the end and the hero escapes by swimming.
Watch out: It also means to exploit: explotar a los trabajadores. -
la fecha (n.)date (on the calendar)Time & school
Todavía no tenemos fecha para la boda, pero será en verano. — We still do not have a date for the wedding, but it will be in summer.
Watch out: A romantic date is una cita; la fecha de vencimiento = expiration date.
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- Word selection follows a frequency list of Spanish content words (OpenSubtitles 2018 via hermitdave/FrequencyWords: word lists CC BY-SA 4.0, code MIT; lemmas by simplemma), banded to B1 by rank and checked against the Instituto Cervantes Plan Curricular (PCIC) B1 inventories as a reference; meanings and gender checked against the Real Academia Española, Diccionario de la lengua española (dle.rae.es). Reference only; all example sentences are original.
- Meanings, forms and regional labels were also checked against the Real Academia Española/ASALE Diccionario panhispánico de dudas (rae.es/dpd) and the SpanishDict, WordReference and Cambridge Spanish–English dictionaries (reference only; no text copied).
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