45 Verbs E - S (13) Phrases

Question 1

To find

Answer 1

encontrar

Question 2

1. (to find something lost)
   a. to find
   I finally found my car keys.

Answer 2

Al fin encontré las llaves del coche.

Question 3

2. (to uncover)
   a. to discover
   They discovered an old box in the forest.

Answer 3

Ellos encontraron una caja vieja en el bosque.

Question 4

b. to encounter

We found a split in the trail and we don’t know which one to take.

Answer 4

Encontramos una división en el sendero y no sabemos (qué cuál ?) dirección tomar.

Question 5

3. (to get together)
   a. to meet
   We’ll meet at the bar for a drink.

Answer 5

Nos encontraremos en el bar para una copa.

Question 6

4. (to be situated)
   a. to be
   The beach is on the opposite side of the street.

Answer 6

La playa se encuentra al otro lado de la calle.

Question 7

5. (to sense)
   a. to feel
   I don’t feel lively.

Answer 7

No me encuentro animado.

Question 8

to call

Answer 8

llamar

Question 9

1. (to attract someone’s attention)
   a. to call
   Call your brother to help you set the table.

Answer 9

Llama a tu hermano para que te ayude a poner la mesa.

Question 10

2. (to communicate with by telephone)
   a. to call
   I have another person on the line. I’ll have to call you in a few minutes.

Answer 10

Tengo otra persona en la línea. Tendré que llamarte en unos minutos.

Question 11

3. (to attract)
   a. to appeal to
   The idea of working on the weekends doesn’t appeal to me very much.

Answer 11

La idea de trabajar los fines de semana no me llama mucho.

Question 12

4. (to address as)
   a. to call
   .My name is Francisco, but my friends call me “Paquito.”

Answer 12

Mi nombre es Francisco, peros mis amigos me llaman “Paquito”

Question 13

5. (to communicate with by telephone)
   a. to call
   When did the plumber call?

Answer 13

¿Cuándo llamó el plomero?

Question 14

b. to phone

Your girlfriend phoned yesterday.

Answer 14

Tu novia llamó ayer.

Question 15

6. (to summon)
   a. to knock
   He knocked on the gate door.

Answer 15

Llamó a la puerta de la cancela.

Question 16

b. to ring

Who’s ringing our door at this hour?

Answer 16

¿Quién llama a la puerta a esta hora?

Question 17

7. (to be named)
   a. to be called
   She will be called Emilia, in honor of her grandmother.

Answer 17

Se llamará Emilia, en honor a su abuela.

Question 18

b. no direct translation
What are your brothers’ names?
What’s your name, buddy?

Answer 18

¿Cómo se llaman tus hermanos?

¿Cómo te llamas, amigo?

Question 19

2. (con gestos)
   a. to beckon
   hail a cab

Answer 19

llamar (a) un taxito

Question 20

Luis phoned (for you), there was a call from Luis for you

Answer 20

te ha llamado Luis

Question 21

. (dar nombre, apelativo, apodo)
a. to call
he called me a liar

Answer 21

me llamó mentiroso

Question 22

to call out on strike

Answer 22

llamar a la huelga

Question 23

a. to knock

Answer 23

(a la puerta; con golpes)

Question 24

(con timbre)
a. to ring
there’s somebody at the door

Answer 24

están llamando

Question 25

that’s what you call good luck

Answer 25

eso es lo que se llama buena suerte

Question 26

what are they going to name o call the baby?

Answer 26

¿cómo van a llamar al niño?

Question 27

what became known as the new generation; what came to be called the new generation;

Answer 27

lo que se dio en llamar la nueva generación

Question 28

he beckoned me over

Answer 28

me llamó con la mano para que me acercara

Question 29

to call sb to order

Answer 29

llamar a algn al orden

Question 30

they’re calling you o they’re on the phone from Paris;

Answer 30

te llaman desde París