Spanish B2 — Vocabulary flashcards
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Ninety B2 terms: abstract nouns for essays and news (el enfoque, el sesgo, el auge), verbs for giving and arguing an opinion, colloquial idioms, fixed adverbial expressions and sixteen false friends, each with an original example and most with the usage trap.
Learn deck · part of Spanish A1–B2 · written against: CEFR levels A1–B2; neutral Latin-American Spanish with Spain variants noted. Updated 2026-10-10.
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la incertidumbre (n.)uncertaintyAbstract nouns
La incertidumbre económica frena la contratación. — Economic uncertainty is holding back hiring.
Watch out: Nouns ending in -dumbre are feminine: la costumbre, la muchedumbre. -
el reto (n.)challengeAbstract nouns
Aprender a programar fue un reto enorme para mí. — Learning to code was a huge challenge for me.
Watch out: el desafío is a close synonym; retar a alguien = to challenge someone (to a contest). -
reconocer (v.)to admit, acknowledge; to recognizeOpinion verbs
Reconozco que me equivoqué. — I admit I was wrong.
Watch out: yo reconozco (-zco like conocer). It affirms a fact, so the indicative usually follows; negated, it can take the subjunctive: No reconoce que tenga un problema. -
negar (v.)to deny; (negarse a) to refuse toOpinion verbs
El ministro negó haber recibido dinero. — The minister denied having received money.
Watch out: e → ie (niego), g → gu before e (negué). negar que normally takes the subjunctive: Niega que sea verdad. -
plantear (v.)to raise, pose (a question or problem); to proposeArgument verbs
El informe plantea dudas sobre la seguridad del puente. — The report raises doubts about the safety of the bridge.
Watch out: plantearse = to consider: Me planteo cambiar de trabajo. el planteamiento = approach, way of framing an issue. -
subrayar (v.)to underline; to emphasize, stressArgument verbs
La directora subrayó la importancia del trabajo en equipo. — The director stressed the importance of teamwork.
Watch out: Literally to underline a word on the page; in debates it means to stress a point. -
tomar el pelo (expr.)to pull someone's leg, to teaseIdioms
¿Me estás tomando el pelo? — Are you pulling my leg?
Watch out: The victim is an indirect object: A Juan le tomaron el pelo. -
meter la pata (expr.)to put your foot in it, to blunderIdioms
Metí la pata: en la cena felicité a Julio por su ascenso, pero aún era un secreto. — I put my foot in it: at dinner I congratulated Julio on getting promoted, but it was still a secret.
Watch out: The noun is una metedura de pata in Spain and una metida de pata in Latin America. -
a la larga (expr.)in the long runFixed expressions
A la larga, cocinar en casa sale más barato. — In the long run, cooking at home works out cheaper.
Watch out: a la corta o a la larga = sooner or later. -
eventual (adj.)possible, potential; temporary (of a job)False friends
Guardamos dinero para gastos eventuales. — We keep money aside for possible expenses.
Watch out: Eventual in English is final, and eventually is al final or finalmente. Un trabajo eventual is a temporary job.
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- Checked against the Real Academia Española, Diccionario de la lengua española (dle.rae.es), the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, and the Instituto Cervantes Plan Curricular B2 inventories for level placement (reference only; no text copied). All example sentences are original.
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