35. June 2, 2023 Flashcards
It was better than I expected.
Resultó mejor de lo que esperaba.
Do you use de or que when talking with numbers?
i.e. immediately before the number?
de
Tengo más de tres amigos.
El país tiene más de cien millones de habitantes.
quedarse
nos hemos quedado sin café
se me ha quedado pequeña esta camisa
indicates a result
we’ve run out of coffee;
I’ve outgrown this shirt
hacerse
vs
llegar a ser
Abel decidió hacerse actor de teatro.
Después de muchos años, llegó a ser director ejecutivo de la empresa.
Hacerse is followed by a noun or adjective and is used to talk about personal, professional, or social evolution or some sort of development that the subject of the sentence decides to realize.
Llegar a ser may also be used in this context, but puts a greater emphasis on the long amount of time and effort required to undergo the change.
Abel decided to become a theater actor.
After many years, he became the CEO of the company.
convertirse
La historia trata de un príncipe que se convirtió en rana.
a quick and radical change.
The story is about a prince who became a frog.
volverse
Carla se ha vuelto un poco egocéntrica.
El líder se volvió extremadamente autoritario.
Volverse is followed by an adjective and is used to talk about permanent changes to someone or something’s personality, behavior, appearance, etc.
Carla has become a bit self-centered.
The leader became extremely authoritarian.
irse por las ramas (idiom)
Perdón, creo que me estoy yendo por las ramas. - Sí, por favor, ve al grano.
to drift from the topic
to digress
I’m sorry, I think I’m digressing here. - Yes, please get to the point.
profitable
Lana is the owner of a very profitable business.
rentable (rrehn-tah-bleh)
Lana es dueña de un negocio muy rentable.
prone (with a tendency toward something)
He was prone to becoming violent when he’d been drinking.
propenso a (proh-pehn-soh)
Era propenso a ponerse violento cuando había tomado alcohol.
a grouch
Pay her no mind. She’s just a grouch who wants to make everybody’s life miserable.
el/la cascarrabias (kahs-kah-rrah-byahs)
No le prestes atención, solo es una cascarrabias que quiere amargarle la vida a todos.
seal/animal
el lobo marino
la foca
The baby seal was gray and had long whiskers.
El pequeño lobo marino era gris y tenía unos largos bigotes.
expense
We can’t afford the expense of staying in a hotel for a whole week.
el gasto
el costo
No podemos permitirnos el gasto de quedarnos en un hotel una semana entera.
soulmate/ better half
I met my soulmate when I was young.
la media naranja
Conocí a mi media naranja cuando era joven.
family heirloom
That’s a family heirloom, and it should stay in your family.
una reliquia familiar (rreh-lee-kyah)
Es una reliquia familiar y debería quedarse en tu familia.
sink
A sink full of dirty plates is waiting for me.
el fregadero (freh-gah-deh-roh)
Me espera un fregadero lleno de platos sucios.
