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List
of Spanish Irregular Verbs:
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When
the last syllable is a vowel (u -> ú)
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acentuar
(to stress/ to accent)
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actuar
(to act)
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conceptuar
(to consider/ to judge)
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continuar
(to continue)
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extenuar
(to exhaust/ to drain)
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insinuar
(to insinuate)
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perpetuar
(to perpetuate)
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When
the last syllable is a vowel (i -> í)
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fotografiar
(to take a photograph of)
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agriar
(to turn sour)
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confiar
(to confide)
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criar
(to breed)
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desvariar
(to be delirious/ to talk nonsense)
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enviar
(to send)
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espiar
(to spy on)
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esquiar
(to ski)
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liar
(to tie up/ to wrap/ to roll)
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When
we add an e to the last letter of the stem c then (c -> qu)
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platicar
(to chat)
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mascar
(to chew)
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electrificar
(to electrify)
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clarificar
(to clarify)
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aparcar
(to park/ to shelf)
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suplicar
(to plead)
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justificar
(to justify)
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blocar
(to block)
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complicar
(to complicate)
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cualificar
(to qualify)
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certificar
(to confirm)
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edificar
(to build)
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fabricar
(to manufacture/ to build/ to make)
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explicar
(to explain)
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falsificar
(to forge)
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intensificar
(to intensify)
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marcar
(to mark)
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mascar
(to chew)
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picar
(to bite)
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provocar
(to incite)
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refrescar
(to refresh/ to chill)
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sacar
(to take out)
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tocar
(to touch/ to play on an instrument)
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unificar
(to unite)
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When
we add an e to the last letter of the stem z then (z-> c)
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aterrorizar
(to terrorize)
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abrazar
(to embrace)
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amordazar
(to gag/ muzzle)
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adelgazar
(to lose weight)
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aterrizar
(to land)
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analizar
(to analyze)
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alcanzar
(to reach)
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civilizar
(to civilize)
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alzar
(to lift/ raise/ hoist)
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cazar
(to hunt)
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cotizar
(to quote/ to price)
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generalizar
(to spread/ to generalize)
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gozar
(to enjoy)
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lanzar
(to throw/ to fling)
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memorizar
(to memorize)
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punzar
(to prick/ to stab)
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rozar
(to rub/ to brush/ to graze)
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utilizar
(to use)
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When
we add an a or o to the last letter of the stem g then (g
-> j)
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escoger
(to choose)
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acoger
(to welcome/ take in/ receive)
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coger
(to take)
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encoger
(to shrink)
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recoger
(to pick up)
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When
we add an e to the last letter of the stem g then (g ->gu)
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castigar
(to punish)
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agregar
(to add)
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apagar
(to put out/ to put off/ to extinguish)
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chocar
(to crash)
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fatigar
(to tire/ to weary)
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halagar
(to flatter)
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juzgar
(to judge)
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llegar
(to arrive)
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madrugar
(to get up early)
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tragar
(to swallow)
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When
we have an e in an accented syllable then (e -> ie)
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alentar
(to encourage)
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atender
(to attend to)
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calentar
(to heat up/ to warm up)
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comenzar
(to start/ to begin)
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confesar
(to confess)
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defender
(to defend/ to stand up for)
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descender
(to go down)
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despertar
(to wake/ to arouse)
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empezar
(to begin/ to start)
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encender
(to light/ to inflame)
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encerrar
(to shut up/ to shut in)
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extender
(to stretch out)
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mentar
(to mention)
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pensar
(to think)
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perder
(to lose)
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quebrar
(to break)
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sentar
(to sit/ to seat)
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When
an o occurs in a stressed syllable then (o -> ue)
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acordar
(hacer algo) (to agree to do something)
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acostarse
(to go to bed)
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aprobar
(to approve)
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concordar
(to agree/ to reconcile)
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contar
(to count/ to tell)
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costar
(to cost)
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desaprobar
(to disapprove of/ to reject)
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descontar
(to deduct)
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encontrar
(to find/ to encounter)
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engrosar
(to swell)
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mostrar
(to show)
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recordar
(to remember)
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tronar
(to thunder)
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devolver
algo (to give something back)
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disolver
(to dissolve/ to break up)
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doler
(to hurt)
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envolver
(to wrap up/ to wind)
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llover
(to rain)
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morder
(to bite/ to eat into)
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When
an o occurs in a stressed syllable then (o -> ue) or (o
-> u)
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dormir
(to put to bed)
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dormirse
(to go to bed)
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morir
(to die)
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When
an o occurs in a stressed syllable then (e -> ie) or (e
-> i)
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consentir
(to allow/ to permit)
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digerir
(to digest/ to assimilate)
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divertir
(to entertain/ to amuse)
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hervir
(to boil)
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invertir
(to reverse/ to invert)
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mentir
(to lie)
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preferir
(to prefer)
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referir
(to tell/ recount)
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No
pattern followed for this verbs whose e becomes I (e -> i)
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henchir
(to fill/ to fill up)
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expedir
(to send/ to dispatch/ to issue)
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impedir
(to prevent)
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pedir
(to ask for/ to order)
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When
we add an a or o to the last letter of the stem c then (c
->zc)
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agradecer
(to thank)
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amanecer
(to dawn)
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compareceer
(to appear)
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aparecer
(to appear/ show up)
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crecer
(to grow)
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decrecer
(to decrease/ to decline)
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conocer
(to know)
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When
we add an (a/ e/ o) then (u -> ü)
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aguar
(to water down)
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apaciguar
(to calm down)
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atestiguar
(to testify to)
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averiguar
(to find out)
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fraguar
(to forge)
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No
pattern followed here (ui->uy)
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construir
(to build/ manufacture)
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confluir
(to converge/ to meet)
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contribuir
(to contribute)
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derruir
(to demolish/ to knock down)
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destituir
(to dismiss)
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destruir
(to destroy/ to wreck/ to demolish)
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diluir
(to dilute)
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disminuir
(to reduce/ to decrease)
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distribuir
(to distribute)
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fluir
(to flow)
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incluir
(to include)
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influir
(to influence)
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reconstruir
(to rebuild/ to reconstruct)
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rehuir
(to avoid)
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Miscellaneous
Irregular verbs (usually no pattern followed)
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andar
(to walk)
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desandar
(to go back over/ to retrace the trail)
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caer
(to fall)
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recaer
(to relapse)
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dar
(to give)
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decir
(to say)
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estar
(to be )
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deshacer
(to undo/ to unpack/ to destroy)
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hacer
(to do/ to make)
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rehacer
(to do again/ to rebuild)
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satisfacer
(to satisfy/ to quench)
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ir
(to go)
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oír
(to hear)
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poder
(to be able to)
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querer
(to want)
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saber
(to know)
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salir
(to go out)
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prevaler
(to prevail)
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valer
(to value)
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Traer
family
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contraer
(to contract/ to acquire/ catch)
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distraer
(to amuse/ to entertain)
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extraer
(to extract)
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maltraer
(to maltreat)
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traer
(to bring)
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Tener
family
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abstenerse
(to abstain)
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contener
(to contain/ to restrain/ to hold back)
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detener
(to arrest/ to stop/ to hold up/ to delay)
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obtener
(to get/ to win)
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sostener
(to support)
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Venir
family
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convenir
(to be suitable)
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devenir
en (to become/ to turn into)
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intervenir
(to take part/ to get involved)
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prevenir
(to prevent)
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provenir
de (to come from)
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