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Question 1

Marriage requires patience, commitment, and understanding.

Answer 1

El matrimonio requiere paciencia, compromiso y comprensión.

Question 2

to require/need/request

Answer 2

requerir

Question 3

to travel around/to do/to look around

to turn to

Answer 3

recorrer
recorrerse

recurrir

Question 4

I traveled around Guatemala for almost three years.

Answer 4

Recorrí Guatemala por casi tres años.

¡Recorrimos Italia en nuestro pequeño auto! We traveled around Italy in our small car!

No need for an idiomatic prep

Question 5

He asked him for the same information Angela had required.

Answer 5

Le pidió la misma información que había requerido Ángela.

Question 6

busy/hectic/bustling

busy/rushed

Answer 6

ajetreado - adj less for people more for like a busy day-night-life

atareado - adj more for people, like estoy muy atareada hoy

Question 7

I had a very busy day.

I am very busy.

Answer 7

Tuve un día muy ajetreado

Estoy muy atareada.

Question 8

My time alone is more scarce than I would like.

Answer 8

Mi tiempo a solas es más escaso de lo que me gustaría.
Mi tiempo a solas es importante para mí.

Question 9

shortage/scarcity/poverty

Answer 9

la escasez

Question 10

Our infrastructure has not been designed to cope with this.

Answer 10

Nuestra infraestructura no ha sido diseñada para hacer frente a esto. Para afrontar
To design - diseñar
Lidiar- with con, to deal with, to cope with
No quiero lidiar con esto ahora.

Question 11

to face up to/to tackle /to face/to deal with/to confront/to cope with

Answer 11

hacer frente a

Sé que es duro, pero tarde o temprano tienes que hacer frente a la nueva situación.I know it’s tough, but sooner or later you have to face up to the new situation.
To face - enfrentar:se

Question 12

Look, you´re not the first to deal with this.

Answer 12

Mire, Ud. no es el primero que se enfrenta/para hacer frente a esto.

Question 13

starting today
as of today
From now on

Answer 13

a partir de hoy
A partir de
De ahora en adelante
Partir with de means to start

Question 14

From now on, I will try not to be such an unhappy or angry person.

Answer 14

A partir de hoy, trataré de no ser una persona tan infeliz o enojada.

Question 15

My rules are still in effect/in force and are valid.

Answer 15

Mis normas siguen vigentes y son válidas. O siguen en vigor
Vigente - current, valid, (legal) in force

Question 16

in force/current/valid

Answer 16

vigente

Question 17

The weather warning says there will be severe thunderstorms.

Answer 17

El aviso meteorológico dice que habrá fuertes tormentas eléctricas.

Haré- I will do

Question 18

The thunder and Lightning

Answer 18

Los truenos y los relámpagos.

Question 19

winds of 50 miles per hour with 60 mile per hour gusts

Answer 19

vientos de 50 millas por hora con ráfagas de 60 millas por hora
The mile - la milla

Question 20

6 phrases that do NOT trigger the subjunctive in a positive sentence

Answer 20

• creo que
• pienso que
• supongo que
• estoy segura de que
• me parece que
• me imagino que

Question 21

to turn to
to require
to travel around

Answer 21

recurrir
requerir
recorrer

Question 22

had had

Answer 22

hubiera tenido

Question 23

He had been emotionally and physically destroyed.

Answer 23

Había sido destrozado-destruido emocional y físicamente.

Question 24

to destroy/devaste/shatter
to destroy/wreck/shatter/ruin
to demolish/knock-down/cut down
to demolish/knock-down/tear down/collapse
To defeat

Answer 24

destrozar
destruir
derribar -
derrumbar - more like collapse - people and things
Derrotar

Question 25

The weather patterns are becoming very erratic.

Answer 25

Los patrones climáticos se están volviendo muy erráticos.

Question 26

the floods, the landslides

Answer 26

las inundaciones, los derrumbes