16/02/2022: A short story in Spanish Flashcards

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Entonces: ¿Cómo ___________ (did Margarito come into our lives)?

A

Entonces: ¿Cómo llegó Margarito a nuestras vidas?

(So: how did Margarito come into our lives?)

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___________ (Ever since I was very little) siempre he estado obsesionada con los animales.

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Desde muy pequeña siempre he estado obsesionada con los animales.

(Every since I was very little, I’ve always been obsessed with animals.)

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___________ (Since then), he tenido varios gatos.

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Desde entonces, he tenido varios gatos.

Since then, I’ve had various cats.

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Margarito ciertamente ___________ (was no exception).

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Margarito ciertamente no ha sido la excepción.

(Margarito definitely wasn’t an exception.)

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___________ (We’ve been waiting for) el momento correcto.

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Hemos estado esperando por el momento correcto.

(We’ve been waiting for the right moment.)

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Hicieron ___________ (the same as) la mitad del planeta.

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Hicieron lo mismo que la mitad del planeta.

(You (plural) did the same as half the planet.)

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___________ (Like I was saying), en el 2020 por fin nos decidimos.

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Como iba diciendo, en el 2020 por fin nos decidimos.

Like I was saying, in 2020 we finally made a decision.

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___________ (I don’t feel capable of) ir a un refugio y salir con menos de diez gatos.

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Yo no me siento capaz de ir a un refugio y salir con menos de diez gatos.

(I don’t feel capable of going to a shelter and leaving with fewer than ten cats.)

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___________ (In total), Margarito tiene dos papás y una mamá.

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En total, Margarito tiene dos papás y una mamá.

(In total, Margarito has two dads and one mom.)

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Un gato adulto, ___________ (five years old).

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Un gato adulto, de cinco años de edad.

(An adult cat, five years old.)

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Exactamente ___________ (what we were looking for).

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Exactamente lo que buscábamos.

(Precisely what we were looking for.)

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___________ (Otherwise), puede llevar una vida completamente normal.

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Por lo demás, puede llevar una vida completamente normal.

(Otherwise, he can lead a completely normal life.)

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Por lo demás, puede ___________ (lead a completely normal life).

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Por lo demás, puede llevar una vida completamente normal.

(Otherwise, he can lead a completely normal life.)

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El tratamiento fue ___________ (long and exhausting).

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El tratamiento fue largo y agotador.

(The treatment was long and exhausting.)

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Afortunadamente, ___________ (everything turned out perfectly).

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Afortunadamente, todo salió perfecto.

(Fortunately, everything turned out perfectly.)

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___________ (We’re not the type of people who) pretende que los animales sean peluches.

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No somos del tipo de gente que pretende que los animales sean peluches.

(We’re not the type of people who pretend animals are plush toys.)

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Inmediatamente, ___________ (it started to rain).

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Inmediatamente, empezó a llover.

(It immediately started to rain.)

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Estábamos en pánico ___________ (not knowing what to do).

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Estábamos en pánico sin saber qué hacer.

(We were panicking, not knowing what to do.)

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Cuando por fin ___________ (she arrived from work)

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Cuando por fin llegó del trabajo

(When she finally arrived from work…)

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___________ (I can’t describe) la emoción y el alivio.

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No puedo explicarles la emoción y el alivio.

(I can’t describe the thrill and relief.)

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Fue ___________ (a tough lesson) para él y para nosotros.

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Fue una dura lección para él y para nosotros.

(It was a tough lesson for him and for us.)