3-14 Intermedio

Question 1

I think it’s a good movie overall.

Answer 1

Creo que es una película, en conjunto, buena.

Question 2

But, well, this [f. noun] is the prequel, let’s say, of the one we now have on the big screen.

Answer 2

Pero, bueno, esta es la precuela, digamos, de la que tenemos ahora en la gran pantalla.

Question 3

I recommend it [f. noun] to you because it is different from the new one, and well, and it gives… it contributes to another vision, let’s say, of Che’s identity.

Answer 3

os la recomiendo porque es diferente de la nueva, y bueno, y da… aporta a otra visión, digamos, de la identidad del Che.

Question 4

Although he is Mexican, his Argentine accent in the film is very convincing and when he played the part of a Spaniard in Bad Education, his Spanish accent was also impeccable.

Answer 4

Aunque él es mexicano, su acento argentino en la película es muy convincente y cuando hizo el papel de un español en Mala Educación, su acento español también fue impecable. (Hacer el papel = to play the part/ to play the role; Aunque = although/ even if/ despite; Aunque + el presente = speaker presents a fact and implies that the information is new to the listener; Aunque + subjunctive = 1. To give background on info known to both the speaker and listener, or 2. To refer to something that may or may not happen in the future)

Question 5

He may be exaggerating a little bit.

Answer 5

Puede que esté exagerando una pizca. (Una pizca = a pinch/ a dash/ a little bit)

Question 6

I don’t believe it / I can’t believe it

Answer 6

¡No me lo puedo creer!

Question 7

Not even you believe that!

Answer 7

¡(Eso) no te lo crees ni tú!

Question 8

the person with whom you are talking

Answer 8

la persona con la que estás hablando. (Lo que and lo cual can be used interchangeably but lo cual is more specific. Lo cual is used as a stand-in for a specific noun that was previously stated, and means “which”)