6 Verbs 6 R Fully Expanded Flashcards
to renounce, to resign, to give up, to quit;
I resign. I quit!
Give up! (Imperative)
I want to quit.
I had to resign.
Why did you quit? / stop?
Tom decided to submit his resignation.
I thought you were going to quit.
They say the Cabinet will resign.
renunciar
Renuncio.
¡Renuncia!
Quiero renunciar.
Tuve que renunciar.
¿Por qué renunciaste?
Tom decidió entregar su renuncia.
Pensé que ibas a renunciar.
Dicen que el gabinete renunciará.
to be accustomed to
S/ he is used to cooking.
I’m F/M used to getting up early.
You (Plural) will get used to it.
acostumbrar
Está acostumbrada/o a cocinar.
Estoy acostumbrada/o a madrugar.
Ya os acostumbraréis a ello.
to get used to doing something
acostumbrar a infinitivo
to inspect, to check
He was checking a ticket.
I’ll check my schedule.
Check your pockets.
I’ll check the list.
Let’s check the map.
Would you please look over my report?
revisar
Revisaba un billete.
Revisaré mi horario.
Revisen sus bolsillos.
Revisaré la lista.
Revisemos el mapa.
¿Podrías revisar mi informe?
to be without
He lacks common sense.
Italy lacks of leaders.
Tom lacks experience
I find no logic in his argument.
His argument lacks logic
carecer
Carece de sentido común.
Italia carece de líderes.
Tom carece de experiencia.
Su argumento carece de lógica.
to promise
You promised.
I promised.
I promise, I’ll help you.
She’s promised to give me a ring.
Don’t promise anything.
I promise not to sing.
I promised him.
prometer
Prometiste.
Prometí.
Prometo ayudarte.
Ella prometió llamarme.
No prometas nada. (Imperative 2nd Pers
familiar)
Prometo no cantar.
Se lo prometí.
to descend
Nancy is getting off the train.
The price of rice has come down.
The temperature fell to five degrees below zero.
We did not evolve from monkeys. We share a common ancestor.
descender (e-ie)
Nancy está descendiendo del tren.
El precio del arroz ha descendido.
La temperatura descendió a cinco grados bajo cero.
No descendemos de los monos. Compartimos un ancestro común.
to reproduce, repeat
Rabbits breed quickly.
Try to reproduce the music in your mind.
Bacteria will not breed in alcohol.
reproducir (-zco)
Los conejos se reproducen rapidamente.
Intenta reproducir la música en tu mente.
Las bacterias no se reproducen en el alcohol.
to know for a fact, to be evident; to be on record,
It’s clear that it’s so.
I know for a fact that the council has acepted bribes from the construction company.
We’re sure you’ll be successful in whatever you decide to do.
constar (Seems to be used in legal speak)
Consta que es así.
Me consta que el ayuntamiento ha aceptado sobornos de la constructora.
Nos consta que tendrás éxito en lo que te propongas.
to consist of
This novel consists of three parts.
How many words does this sentence have?
The committee consists of scientists and engineers.
constar de
Esta novela consta de tres partes
¿De cuántas palabras consta esta oración?
El comité consta de científicos e ingenieros.
to associate with
We associate Egypt with the Nile.
What do you associate with summer?
The association has thirty members.
The club has thirty members.
What colour do you associate with your childhood?
asociar
Asociamos Egipto con el Nilo.
¿Qué asocias tú al verano?
La asociación tiene treinta miembros.
¿Qué color asocias con tu infancia?
to not know, not recognize
Tom is an unknown artist.
A stranger approached him.
We drove through unfamiliar territory.
desconocer (Used to signify unknown “desconocido”)
Tom es un artista desconocido.
Se le acercó un desconocido.
Conducíamos por territorio desconocido.
to fail; to rule in court; to miss
You missed.
We failed.
You let me down.
The experiment failed.
You just missed it.
fallo fallas falla fallamos falláis fallan
fallé fallaste falló fallamos fallasteis fallaron
Fallaste.
Fallamos.
Me fallaste.
El experimento falló.
Acabas de fallar.
to forgive, excuse
perdonar
to thank for
agradecer
to admire
admirar
to reveal or disclose
Don’t give away my secret.
This is very telling.
The lie is revealed.
revelar
No reveles mi secreto.
Esto es muy revelador.
La mentira es revelada. (Past Participle)
to add, to attach;
Nothing to add
Add the onion.
He can’t add sentences.
agregar
¡Nada que agregar!
Agrega (IMPERATIVE) la cebolla!
No puede agregar oraciones.
to join
they joined the party
Don ‘t forget to add yourself (si mismo) to the group
The millionaire has added a new painting to his collection.
agregarse
se agregaron a la fiesta
No olvide agregarse a sí mismo al grupo
El millonario ha agregado un nuevo cuadro a su colección.
to complete
completar
to combat
combatir
to provide, to contribute
Contribute ideas
The company contributed one thousand euros to the foundation.
Every individual made a contribution.
Why can we not provide solutions?
aportar
aportar ideas
La compañía aportó mil euros a la fundación
Cada individuo aportó su granito de arena.
¿Por qué no podemos aportar soluciones?
to derive, come from
My fear of dogs comes from a bad experience when I was a child.
Christmas celebrations derive from the Roman festival of Saturnalia.
Most of the business’s problems arose from lack of capital.
derivar
Mi miedo a los perros deriva de una mala experiencia de pequeña.
La celebración de la Navidad deriva del festival romano de la Saturnalia
La mayoría de los problemas que tuvo el negocio derivaron de la falta de capital.
to prohibit, forbid
prohibir
to supply
The dam supplies water and electricity to this whole region.
proporcionar
La presa proporciona agua y electricidad a toda esta región.
to greet, say hello
saludar
to relate
relacionar
to investigate
investigar
to locate, to assign, to place;
Where is Algeria situated?
This is the perfect location.
I found a good location/seat.
The owners decided to locate the hotel near the airport.
ubicar
¿Dónde se ubica Argelia?
Esta es la ubicación perfecta.
Me encontró una buena ubicación.
Los dueños decideron ubicar el hotel cerca del aeropuerto
to modify
modificar
to wash
lavar
to invade, overcome
invadir
to displace, to take the place of to supplant, move, shift
He was displaced by a younger and faster employee.
Cars took the place of bicycles.
Light travels faster than sound.
desplazar
Fue desplazado por un empleado más joven y más veloz
Los automóviles desplazaron a las bicicletas.
La luz se desplaza más rápido que el sonido.
Trescientos mil kilometres por segundo
to overtake, pass; to move forward, to pay in advance
Thank you in advance.
Your watch gains time.
I was getting ahead of myself.
I’m paying in advance.
She passed the runner on the third lap.
We won’t be able to overtake them if we don’t drive faster.
adelantar
Gracias por adelantado.
Su reloj adelanta.
Me estaba adelantando.
Pago por adelantado.
Adelantó al corredor a la tercera vuelta.
No podremos adelantarlos si no conducimos más rápido.
to examine, inspect
examinar
to substitute, replace
Who could take his place
Who’s replacing you?
He substituted for the injured player.
sustituir
¿Quién podría sustituirlo?
¿Quién te sustituye?
Él sustituyó al jugador lesionado.
to implicate, imply
implicar
to join, deposit, admit
ingresar
to breathe
respirar
to hide, conceal
He hid his gift under the bed.
esconder
Escondió su regalo debajo de la cama.
to alter, modify
alterar
