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People, please be careful. There are also people tracking children and people and putting bids on them based on their profile pictures on whatsapp, tracking and kidnapping them. Especially young children, so please be cautious, especially parents who have their children as their profile pictures.

I was looking at the list of 500 most common Spanish verbs and I picked out the ones I didn’t know or had forgotten. So here’s 100 Spanish verbs! As usual, let me know me know if you spot any mistakes and I hope you find this useful.

abatir  to knock down, to overthrow, to throw down

abrasar  to burn, to set on fire (don’t confuse with abrazar - to hug)

acertar  to hit the mark, to do smth right, to succeed in, to guess right

aclarar  to explain, to clarify, to make clear, to rinse, to clear

aconsejar  to advise, to counsel

acudir  to attend, to respond (to a call), to come to the rescue

acuchillar  to knife, to cut, to flash, to cut open

adquirir  to acquire, to get, to obtain

afeitarse  to shave oneself

agarrar  to grasp, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to clutch, to come upon

agotar  to exhaust, to use up

agradar  to please, to be pleasing

ahorrar  to save up

atreverse  to dare, to venture

balbucear  to stammer, to hesitate in speech

barrer  to sweep, to whisk

bostezar  to yawn, to gape

bullir  to boil, to bustle, to hustle, to stir

burlarse  to make fun of, to poke fun at, to ridicule

calzar  to shoe, to wear (shoes), to put on (shoes)

charlar  to chat, to prattle

cepillar  to brush

chiflar  to whistle 

chistar  to mumble, to mutter

colgar  to hang (up)

delinquir  to be delinquent, to violate the law

derribar  to knock down, to overthrow, to tear down, to throw down

desmayarse  to faint

desperezarse  to stretch oneself, to stretch one’s arms and legs

devolver  to return (an object), to refund, to give back

dirigir  to direct

embeber  to soak in, to soak up, to suck in

encender  to incite, to inflame, to kindle, to light

enunciar  to enunciate, to state

erguir  to raise, to stand up straight

errar  to miss, to wander

escoger  to choose, to select

estornudar  to sneeze

fingir  to feign, to pretend

fregar  to wash dishes, to scrub

gemir  to grieve, to groan, to moan

gruñir  to grumble, to grunt, to growl, to creak

guiar  to lead, to guide

hallar  to find, to discover, to locate

helar  to freeze

heredar  to inherit

herir  to harm, to hurt, to wound

huir  to escape, to flee, to run away, to slip away

influir  to influence

informarse  to inform oneself, to find out

juntar  to join, to unite, to connect

juzgar  to judge

lanzar  to throw, to hurl, to fling, to launch

lastimarse  to hurt oneself, to feel sorry for, to complain, to regret

mirarse  to look at oneself, to look at each other 

mojarse  to get wet, to wet oneself

morder  to bite

ocultarse  to hide oneself

osar  to dare, to venture

peinarse  to comb one’s hair

percibir  to perceive

pertenecer  to pertain, to appertain, to belong

pintarse  to make up (one’s face), to tint, to color (one’s hair, lips, etc.)

pisar  to tread (on), to step on, to trample

placer  to gratify, to humor, to please

platicar  to chat, to talk over, to discuss

porfiar   to insist or persevere with something

poseer  to possess, to own

prestar  to lend

pulir  to polish

quitarse  to take off (clothing), to remove oneself, to withdraw

raer to  scrape, to rub off, to erase, to wipe out

regalar  to give as a present, to make a present of, to give as a gift

regar  to  water, to irrigate, to sprinkle

rellenar to refill, to fill again, to stuff

remitir  to remit, to forward, to transmit

retirar  to retire, to withdraw

retrasar  to delay

reunirse  to assemble, to get together, to meet, to gather

sacudir  to shake, to jerk, to jolt

socorrer  to help, to aid, to assist, to succor

sofocar  to choke, to smother, to suffocate, to stifle

soler  to be accustomed to, to be in the habit of, to have the custom of

sollozar  to sob, to whimper

someter  to subdue, to subject, to surrender, to submit

soplar  to blow, to blow out

sugerir  to hint, to insinuate, to suggest

suprimir  to suppress, to abolish, to cancel (in mathematics), to eliminate

surgir  to surge, to appear, to spout, to spurt

suspirar  to sigh

tañer  to pluck, to play (a stringed instrument)

tender  to extend, to offer, to stretch, to spread out, to hang out (washing)

tropezar  to stumble, to blunde

runir  to connect, to unite, to join, to bind, to attach

velar  to stay awake, to guard, to watch over

vencer  to conquer, to overcome, to defeat

vigilar  to watch (over), to keep guard, to look out for

yacer  to lie down, to be lying down, to lie in a grave

zumbar  to buzz, to hum, to flutter around

Yaz: What is?

Doctor: If I ever, like, regenerate as a biscuit...

Yaz: You would eat yourself.

I need help. Again. Because everything is a mess.

I was forced to spend time in hospital over the new year [click here if you want to verify that this is indeed true] and was discharged late on New Year’s Eve, meaning that I had to get a taxi back home at double the usual fare. This, coupled with the bills that have just gone out has left me in the negative with my bank. I don’t get any money now until Monday the 7th of January and cannot afford food, travel (to my hospital appointments this coming week) and the bank charges I’m going to face daily until money is in my account.

If you can spare or share, I’d appreciate it so much because right now I have nowhere else to turn to. I’m so sorry, creeps and darklings. This really is a last resort.

Bellatrix? Queen of torture death and chaos, fucked up but she was very good at it.

Andromeda? Broke thousands of years of tradition to cut ties with her toxic family so she could love who she wanted not to mention effectively love and raise Nymphadora, the hufflepuff prankster we all love. 

Regulus? First to get at through Voldemort’s defenses and find one of his horcruxes. Then left a fucking note. Petty and iconic.

Sirius? Became an animagus, a very difficult and dangerous thing to do, at a very young age and helped create The Marauder’s Map, an indispensable and nearly unheard of magical item, while still underaged just because he really liked his friends. Nevermind all the shit he got up to after.