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1
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Ana didn’t come to my birthday party. She clean forgot.

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Ana no vino a mi cumpleaños. Lo olvidó completamente/por completo.

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The tiger jumped clean over the wall.

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El tigre saltó la pared fácilmente/sin problemas.

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He went clean through the wall.

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Él atravesó la pared literalmente.

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The ballon flew clean over the mountain.

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El globo sobrevoló la montaña completamente.

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The thief went cleanly through the security system.

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El ladrón atravesó limpiamente/hábilmente la instalación de alarmas.

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She speaks very clearly.

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Ella habla muy claramente/claro.

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I can’t see clearly at this distance.

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No puedo ver claramente/claro a esta distancia.

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‘loud and clear’

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alto y claro

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obviously (3 ways)

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obviamente, claramente, evidentemente.

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We clearly need to make a decision.

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Obviamente/claramente/evidentemente necesitamos tomar una decisión.

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Stand clear of the wires!

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¡Aléjate de los cables!

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I threw the ball clear across the field.

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Lancé la pelota al otro extremo del campo.

Lancé la pelota al otro lado del campo.

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‘Close’ can be translated ____, but with verbs of movement, it is better to use ___

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cerca; acercarse

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Come close. i can’t see you clearly.

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Acércate. No te puedo ver claramente.

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Stand close to me.

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Ponte juno a mi.

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I’m closely related to the royal family.

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Yo estoy emparentado con la familia real.

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This is closely related to what happened yesterday.

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Esto está estrechamente relacionado con lo que ocurrió ayer.

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‘closely’ related (i.e. to a concept)

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estrechamente/íntimamente relacionado

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when ‘closely’ means carefully:

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cuidadosamente/a fondo/ en profundidad/ con mucha atención

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You must read this closely before signing.

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Debes leer esto con mucha atención antes de firmar.

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That is my ‘daily’ (adj) routine.

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Esa es mi rutina diaria.

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They deliver it ‘daily’ (adv)

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Lo traen diariamente.

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That magazine is published ‘weekly’ (adv)

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Esa revista se publica semanalmente.

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We always receive a ‘monthly’ (adj) statement.

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Siempre recibimos un extracto mensual.

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We receive it ‘monthly.’ (adv)

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Lo recibimos mensualmente.

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We publish it ‘daily.’ (adv.) (use a non adverb in spanish.)

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Lo publicamos a diario. (o: todos los días)

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I’m ‘dead’ sure. (adv.)

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Estoy completamente seguro.

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He was ‘dead’ drunk. (adv.)

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Él estaba totalmente borracho.

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I’m ‘dead’ tired.

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Estoy agotado.

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The train is very slow. (with superlative of lento)

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El tren es lentísimo.

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You must go dead ahead.

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Debes ir todo recto/todo al frente.

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deadly (adj)

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mortal

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fatally (adv)

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mortalmente

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The poor whale had a ‘deadly’ (adj) wound.

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La pobre ballena tenía una herida mortal.

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The policeman was ‘fatally’ injured. (adv)

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El policía resultó mortalmente herido.

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36
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The English adverb ‘deeply’ is used mainly to describe feelings, but its Spanish counterpart, _____, has a more general meaning and is used in other contexts:

‘They are digging ‘deep’’ (adverb)

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profundamente;

‘Están cavando profundamente’

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I’m ‘deeply’ (adverb) in love

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Estoy profundamente enamorado.

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38
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It is possible to use the adjectives ‘profundo’ and ‘hondo’ (both mean deep) as adverbs referring to ____ contexts (i.e., not feelings), especially when they are preceded by the adverb ‘muy’.

‘They are digging very ‘deep’’ (adverb)

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Physical

Están cavando muy hondo/profundo.

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The Spanish adjective ____ can be used as an adverb with a similar meaning to the adjective ‘direct’ in English:

‘You can go direct to the airport.’

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Puedes ir directo al aeropuerto.

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The adverb ____ can be used instead of directo.

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directamente

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41
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I will finish it directly.

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Lo terminaré enseguida/muy pronto.

42
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Can directly (meaning very soon) be translated as directamente?

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no.

43
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I got up very early yesterday.

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Ayer me levanté muy temprano

44
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Does the english adverb ‘early’ translate as temprano when it refers to time?

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yes.

45
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‘early’ (like ‘early this year)- 3 ways

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a principios de, al principio de, a comienzos de

46
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It happened early this year.

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Ocurrió a principios de este año.

47
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We will have to pick the fruit early this year (just before the usual time).

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Tendremos que recoger la fruto pronto este año.

48
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Enough (adjective)

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suficiente

49
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Enough (adv)

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suficientemente

50
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We have enough money. (adjective)

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Tenemos suficiente dinero.

51
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Pedro is intelligent ‘enough.’ (adverb)

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Pedro es suficientemente inteligente.

52
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You are old ‘enough.’ (adv)

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Eres lo suficientemente mayor.

53
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You are good enough. (bastante)

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Eres lo bastante bueno.

54
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I wasn’t ‘fairly’ (adv) treated during the trial

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No fui justamente tratado durante el juicio.

55
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As an adverb of degree (similar to quite and rather), it translates as bastante:

She is ‘fairly’ (adv) good at math.

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Ella es bastante buena en matemáticas.

56
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In the expressions ‘play fair’ and ‘fight fair’, its common translation is:

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limpio

57
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I see that you are not playing fair.

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Veo que no estás jugando limpio.

58
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The adverb ‘far’ translates as ____, which can only be used as an adverb of place/distance (physically and figuratively):

‘They went much farther’

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lejos;

ellos fueron mucho más lejos.

59
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Lejos can’t be used as an adverb of degree. Mucho is common in such cases:

‘He drives far better than you.’

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Él maneja mucho mejor que tú.

60
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The English adverbial constructions far away, a long way, and a long way away all translate as ____.

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lejos

61
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How far do you live?

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¿A qué distancia vives?

62
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The English comparative forms farther/further can mean ‘more.’

‘We don’t have any further news’

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No tenemos más noticias.

63
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My child is fast asleep.

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Mi niño está completamente/profundamente dormido.

64
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Hold fast! We are going to jump!

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¡Agárrate fuerte! ¡Vamos a saltar!

65
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The use of fatal and fatalmente in Spanish is confined to contexts that talk about fate, fatality, and so on; they do NOT mean ‘deadly.’ Fatal (en español) can also mean very bad(ly), awful(ly) and so on:

I did very badly on the test.

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El examen me salió fatal.

66
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You have awful/terrible grades!

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¡Tienes unas notas fatales!

67
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‘a very attractive woman’

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una mujer fatal

68
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Fine (adverb)

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bien

69
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finely

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finamente, en rodajas muy finas/delgadas, pequeñas

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finely- in reference is to things that are cut into very thin or small pieces:

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en trozos muy finos/ delgados/ pequeños

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The meat must be finely cut.

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La carne debe ser cortada finamente/en trozos muy delgados/ finos/ pequeños.

The choice of the appropriate adjective in the example depends on how the speaker wants the meat. Delgado and fino mean ‘thin’, but pequeño means small.

72
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free (of charge)- adverb

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gratis

73
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You can stay free in that hotel.

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Puedes alojarte gratis en ese hotel.

74
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Gratis (also an adjective) must be used whenever the context refers to the fact that no payment is required:

We get two free meals a day.

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Recibimos dos comidas ‘gratis’ al día.

75
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Jorge is a free man.

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Jorge es un hombre libre.

76
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you may move freely around.

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Puedes moverte libremente.

77
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Hard is both an adjective and an adverb in English. In Spanish, the adjective duro very often functions as an adverb, although duramente is frequently used in more formal language:

Hit it hard!

I have worked hard to pay for this house.

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¡Dale duro!

He trabajado duramente para pagar esta casa.

78
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With verbs like estudiar and trabajar, mucho is more common (than duro/duramente):

I’m studying very hard.

She works very hard at home.

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Estoy estudiando mucho.

Ella trabaja mucho en la casa.

79
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We have hardly any money.

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Apenas tenemos dinero.

Casi no tenemos dinero.

80
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I hardly ever go out.

A

Casi nunca salgo.

Apenas salgo.

81
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She goes hardly anywhere.

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Ella no va a casi ningún sitio.

Ella no va casi a ningún sitio.

Ella apenas va a ningún sitio.

82
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Instead of sitio, you can use nouns like ____ or ____

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lugar; parte

83
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Hardly anybody bought the book.

A

Casi nadia comró el libro.

84
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There was hardly anybody in the theater.

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No había casi nadie en el teatro.

85
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Apenas, which has a similar function as casi, is more common before the main verb:

There were hardly any people at the party.

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Apenas había gente en la fiesta.

86
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Ill-made

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mal echo (mal is always placed before the past participle)

87
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badly (adverb)

A

mal

88
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The house is ill-lit.

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La casa está mal iluminada.

89
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She fell down just when I arrived.

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Ella se cayó justo cuando yo llegué.

90
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They live just opposite my house.

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Ellos viven justo enfrente de mi casa.

91
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Just do it.

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Simplemente hazlo.

92
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I just wanted a cup of coffee.

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Yo sólo quería una taza de café.

93
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I have just finished. (acabar de)

A

Acabo de terminar.

94
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They have just visited me (acabar de).

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Ellos acaban de visitarme.

95
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They had just done it.

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Ellos acababan de hacerlo.

96
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I saw them (just) one minute ago. (hace justo + time reference)

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Los vi hace justo un minuto.

97
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Just now.

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justo ahora.

98
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I have been there just now.

A

He estado allí justo ahora.

99
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Recién referes to different kinds of actions that have just taken place and whose effects can still be seen:

‘just married’

A

recién casados

100
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Freshly painted.

A

recién pintado

101
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____ is the adverb normally used to mean ‘in accordance with justice or the law’

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justamente

102
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I was justly treated by your family.

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Fui justamente tratado por tu familia.

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