A8-6//23//LC//24//june11 Flashcards
The cliff is steep.
El acantilado/precipio es muy escarpado / pronunciado.
steep, sheer, craggy, precipitous
escarpado - adj
After the U.S. left Afghanistan, Afghan men who were translators for the U.S. military in Afghanistan were able to emigrate to the U.S. but could only bring their nuclear families with them.
Después de que EE.UU. abandonara Afganistán, los hombres afganos que eran traductores para el ejército estadounidense en Afganistán pudieron emigrar a EE.UU. pero sólo podían traer consigo a sus familias nucleares.
the last time we were together
la última vez que estuvimos juntos
Lately, I haven´t been feeling so good.
Últimamente, no me he sentido muy bien.
Lately, I have not been feeling very good.
The last of the daughters was named Estela.
Últimamente, no me he sentido muy bien.
La última de las hijas se llamaba Estela.
último - adj.
el último, la última - noun
My position in the company entails congratulating customers on their birthdays.
Mi posición en la empresa consiste en felicitar a los clientes cuando cumplen años.
it is the position consists of, not my consists of
I´m going to lend you the money. Having said that (however), I expect you to pay me back in two months at the most.
Voy a prestarle el dinero. Habiendo dicho eso, espero que me lo devuelva en máximo dos meses.
I found out by chance that you were going on vacation to my favorite city.
Por casualidad, me enteré de que iba de vacaciones a mi ciudad favorita.
enterarse de algo - to find out about something
Acabo de enterarme del accidente.
enterrar a uno/algo - to bury
Ayer enterraron al papá de José.
It seems to me like/I think it is going to rain.
Me parece que va a llover.
w/parecer - if simple statement of opinion, use indicative
verbs of the cabeza Comprender (to understand), creer (to believe), estar seguro (to be sure), parecer (to seem), pensar (to think), and suponer (to assume) are all indicative as they indicate what the subject knows, believes, thinks to be true and part of reality. UNLESS it is a negative then it is subjunctive and UNLESS there is an adj or noun after parecer
Me parece interesante que eso sea la regla!
I don´t think it is going to rain.
No me parece que vaya a llover.
The indicative mood is used when parecer is in its positive form since it is used to indicate how something is perceived. However, adding “no” to the verb adds uncertainty, sort of like saying, “I doubt this will happen.” Therefore, when using no parecer, the subjunctive mood is needed for the following verb.
Don´t you think it is a little late?
¿No le parece que es un poco tarde?
not sure why, I think it is actually an affirmation
asking LC
from Lorena - Este caso es un poco especial porque se trata de una pregunta retórica. La persona está esperando que el oyente le dé la razón y le diga “sí, es tarde”. En este tipo de preguntas se usa el indicativo en la segunda parte aunque haya un “no” con parecer. Por lo tanto es correcto decir:
¿No parece que es un poco tarde?
What´s the answer? Whoever says it first will win an all-terrain bike.
¿Cuál es la respuesta? El que la diga primero ganará una bicicleta todoterreno.
whoever triggers subjunctive because you don´t know who it is, there is doubt, maybe nobody
Whoever takes him to the hospital must pay for his medical expenses.
Quién lo lleve al hospital debe pagar sus gastos médicos.
To create the short film we relied on an anecdote that a local told us.
Para crear el cortometraje nos basamos en una anécdota que un lugareño nos dijo.
