5,000 Most Used Words Flashcards
declarar
Los combatientes declararon un cese al fuego.
Después del terremoto, el presidente declaró un estado de desastre.
To declare
The combatants declared a cease-fire.
After the earthquake, the president declared a state of disaster.
área, la área
Me gusta vivir en esta área.
area
I would like to live in this area.
usar
Rita usa mantequilla en vez de margarina.
Laura usa un vestido para el trabajo.
To use; to wear (clothes)
Rita uses butter instead of margarine.
Laura wears a dress to work.
sacar
Saqué la basura el jueves.
¡Sácale!
To take out, to remove; to serve (volleyball), to take out of bounds (basketball), to kick (soccer; corner kick, goal kick)
I took the trash out on Thursday.
Throw it in. (Put the ball in play.)
el valor
El valor de ella es ejemplar.
courage, valor
Her courage is exemplary.
ejido, el ejido
Mi primo vive en un ejido afuera de Torreón
Very small town
My cousin lives in a very small town outside of Torreon
ayudar
Te quiero ayudar.
To help.
I want to help you.
categoría, la categoría
Hay tres categorías.
Category
There are three categories.
siete
Siete de ellos vinieron.
Mi sobrina leyó siete libros este verano.
Seven
Seven of them came.
My niece read seven books this summer.
servir
servir de
servirse de
para servir a usted
Mi tía nos sirvió nieva con fresa.
To serve
To serve as, act as, be good or useful for
To make use of
At your service
My aunt served us ice cream and strawberries.
detenido, el detenido
Los detenidos se quedaron en el cárcel.
Los hombres detenidos se escaparon.
detainee
The detainees remained in jail.
The detained men escaped.
anunciar
Ellos anunciaron la boda en el periódico.
To announce
They announced the wedding in the newspaper.
representante
Nuestros representantes se reúnen los martes
Representative
Our representatives meet every Tuesday.
libre
No hay casetas por la carretera libre.
El jueves es mi día libre.
Free (unbound), off
There are no tollbooths on the free highway.
Thursday is my day off.
capital, la capital
Juan Antonio vive en la capital.
La empresa tuvo suficiente capital.
En ese país solo hay una ofensa capital.
Capital
Juan Antonio lives in the capital.
The business had sufficient capital.
In that country there is only one capital offense.
