B1 · 50 words
Training and competition in Spanish
Signing up, training, winning, getting hurt.
Las agujetas is the ache you feel the day after, and the word is the plural of aguja, a needle: what it feels like is small needles in the muscle. It is almost always plural — tengo agujetas — and it takes tener, not ser or estar. English has no noun for this at all and has to build a phrase out of an adjective. Spanish also has the verb: me han salido agujetas, they have come out, as if they had arrived from somewhere.
The words
View
Verb (7)
entrenarto trainVerbB1
Entreno tres veces por semana.I train three times a week.
estirarto stretchVerbB1
Estira bien al terminar.Stretch properly when you finish.
lesionarseto get injuredVerbB1
Se lesionó en el primer tiempo.He got injured in the first half.
recuperarseto recoverVerbB1
Se recuperó antes de lo previsto.He recovered sooner than expected.
empatarto drawVerbB1
Empatamos en el último minuto.We drew in the last minute.
apuntarseto sign upVerbB1
Me apunté a natación.I signed up for swimming.
sudarto sweatVerbB1
Se suda mucho en esta sala.You sweat a lot in this room.
Phrase (9)
practicar un deporteto do a sportPhraseB1
Practica un deporte desde niño.He has done a sport since he was a child.
el partido de ligathe league matchPhraseB1
El partido de liga es el domingo.The league match is on Sunday.
el campo de juegothe pitchPhraseB1
El campo de juego estaba mojado.The pitch was wet.
la cuota mensualthe monthly duesPhraseB1
La cuota mensual son treinta euros.The monthly dues are thirty euros.
el senderismo de montañawalking in the mountainsPhraseB1
Hacemos senderismo de montaña en verano.We go walking in the mountains in summer.
la carrera popularthe fun runPhraseB1
Corrí mi primera carrera popular.I ran my first fun run.
la salida de carrerathe startPhraseB1
La salida de carrera es a las nueve.The start is at nine.
la ducha despuésthe best bit afterwards (the shower)PhraseB1
La ducha después es lo mejor.The shower afterwards is the best part.
animar a alguiento cheer somebody onPhraseB1
Fuimos a animar al equipo.We went to cheer the team on.
Noun (m) (23)
el entrenamientothe training sessionNoun (m)B1
El entrenamiento es los martes y jueves.The training session is on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
el entrenadorthe coachNoun (m)B1
La entrenadora nos cambió el plan.The coach changed our plan.
el calentamientothe warm-upNoun (m)B1
El calentamiento dura diez minutos.The warm-up lasts ten minutes.
el músculothe muscleNoun (m)B1
Me duele un músculo de la pierna.A muscle in my leg hurts.
el esguincethe sprainNoun (m)B1
Se hizo un esguince de tobillo.He sprained his ankle.
el tobillothe ankleNoun (m)B1
Tiene el tobillo hinchado.His ankle is swollen.
el campeonatothe championshipNoun (m)B1
El campeonato empieza en septiembre.The championship starts in September.
el torneothe tournamentNoun (m)B1
Ganamos el torneo del barrio.We won the neighbourhood tournament.
el empatethe drawNoun (m)B1
Acabó en empate a cero.It ended in a goalless draw.
el marcadorthe scoreNoun (m)B1
El marcador iba dos a uno.The score was two one.
el golthe goalNoun (m)B1
Metió dos goles en diez minutos.He scored two goals in ten minutes.
el árbitrothe refereeNoun (m)B1
El árbitro no vio la falta.The referee did not see the foul.
el jugadorthe playerNoun (m)B1
Es la jugadora más joven del equipo.She is the youngest player in the team.
el rivalthe opponentNoun (m)B1
El rival juega muy rápido.The opponents play very fast.
el aficionadothe supporterNoun (m)B1
Los aficionados llenaron el campo.The supporters filled the ground.
el vestuariothe changing roomNoun (m)B1
Nos cambiamos en el vestuario.We get changed in the changing room.
el sociothe memberNoun (m)B1
Soy socia del club desde enero.I have been a member of the club since January.
el ciclismocyclingNoun (m)B1
El ciclismo es su gran afición.Cycling is his great passion.
el dorsalthe race numberNoun (m)B1
Recoge el dorsal el día antes.Collect the race number the day before.
el récordthe recordNoun (m)B1
Batió su propio récord.He broke his own record.
el rendimientothe performanceNoun (m)B1
El rendimiento bajó al final.The performance dropped at the end.
el descansothe break; half-timeNoun (m)B1
En el descanso comimos algo.We ate something in the break.
el equipamientothe kitNoun (m)B1
El equipamiento lo pone el club.The club provides the kit.
Noun (f) (11)
la resistenciathe staminaNoun (f)B1
Trabajo la resistencia los domingos.I work on stamina on Sundays.
la fuerzathe strengthNoun (f)B1
Perdí fuerza en el brazo derecho.I lost strength in my right arm.
la agujetathe ache the day afterNoun (f)B1
Tengo agujetas de ayer.I ache today from yesterday.
la rodillathe kneeNoun (f)B1
Le operaron la rodilla en marzo.They operated on his knee in March.
la lesiónthe injuryNoun (f)B1
La lesión lo dejó fuera dos meses.The injury kept him out for two months.
la finalthe finalNoun (f)B1
La final se juega en Sevilla.The final is played in Seville.
la faltathe foul; the lackNoun (f)B1
Pitó falta enseguida.He whistled for a foul straight away.
la taquillathe locker; the ticket officeNoun (f)B1
Deja las cosas en la taquilla.Leave your things in the locker.
la nataciónswimmingNoun (f)B1
La natación es buena para la espalda.Swimming is good for the back.
la metathe finishing lineNoun (f)B1
Llegó a la meta en dos horas.He crossed the finishing line in two hours.
la constanciathe persistenceNoun (f)B1
Lo importante es la constancia.What matters is persistence.
This list belongs to Free time and sport — 13 lists and 591 words that can also be practised as a whole.
Practise this list
From these 50 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.