Confused Verbs [T2]

 
  • Notice = fijarse en, observar / To understand or become aware (or conscious) of sth    
  • Realise = darse cuenta / To see, hear or become aware of sth    

 

  • Raise = elevar, levantar /réis/   / To make sth go up (needs an object)
  • Rise = subir, ascendir /ruáis/ / To go up (can’t have an object)    

 

  • Discuss = debatir, hablar de / To have a conversation about sth
  • Argue = discutir, regañar / To talk angrily to sb because you disagree with them    

 

  • Prevent = prevenir  / To stop sth from happening
  • Avoid = evitar  / To stop yourself from being in a situation

 

  • Remind  + sb = recordar algo a alguien    / To make sb remember
  • Remember  +sth =  acordarse de algo / The opposite of forget    

 

  • Hope = tener esperanza    / To want sth to hapen
  • Expect = contar con, suponer    / To think sth is going to happen

 

  • Mind = preocuparse / To be annoyed or worried by sth    
  • Matter = importar / To be important    

 

  • Steal = hurtar   + objeto  / To take sth that is not yours (Eg sb’s stolen my bike)
  • Rob = atracar    / To take sth that is not yours from a person or place (cannot be a thing) (robbing a bank)

 

  • Hear = oir    / To receive sounds with your ears
  • Listen to = escuchar    / To pay attention to hear sth

 

  • Look = parecerse físicamente a    / To give an impression from what you can see
  • Seem = parecerse en general (no fís.) / To give a general impression