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1
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skunk

Skunks give off a horrible smell when they feel threatened.

A

el zorrillo

Cuando se sienten amenazadas, las mofetas segregan un olor infernal.

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currently

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actualmente

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immediately / right away

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enseguida

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I see my brother.

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Veo a mi hermano.

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Let’s invite our teachers!

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¡Invitemos a nuestros profesores!

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Everyone fears death

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Todo el mundo teme a la muerte

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I bought a dog.

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Compré a un perro.

personal “a” which precedes direct objects that refer to people, personified nouns, and animals

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I see someone.

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Veo a alguien.

The personal a is also used in front of pronouns that replace people.

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He doesn’t love anyone

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No quiere a nadie.

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10
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I invited my brother. Did you invite mine?

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Invité a mi hermano. ¿Invitaste a lo mío?

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Who did you call?

I called Paco.

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¿A quién llamaste?
Llamé a Paco.
front of interrogative words like quién and cuánto when the answer to the question requires the personal a.

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How many (of the people) do you know?
I know Ana and Luís.
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¿A cuántos conoces?

Conozco a Ana y Luís.

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13
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I have two brothers.
I saw the group yesterday.
We’re looking for a singer.

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Tengo dos hermanos.
Vi el grupo ayer.
Buscamos un cantador.
not used after the verb tener, with collective nouns, or with nouns referring to unspecified people.

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14
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I really screwed up

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así la cagué

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Spread

The radio station spread the news about the actor’s death.

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Esparciar

La radio esparció la noticia de la muerte del actor.

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I need a little water. I am very thirsty.

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Necesito un poco de agua. Tengo mucha sed.

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17
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Carlos brought a few friends to the party.

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Carlos trajo a unos pocos amigos a la fiesta.

personal A + poco

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18
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At midday I never eat much. (always eat little)

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A mediodía siempre como poco.

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There aren’t many beers left in the fridge.

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Quedan pocas cervezas en el refri

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My boss works as hard as his employees.

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Mi jefe trabaja igual de duro que sus empleados.

tanto/como (same structure)

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21
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He has as many cats as she does.

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Tiene tantos gatos como ella.

*tanto adjusts to what you are comparing (with nouns)

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22
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Rosario drinks as much as Carmen.

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Rosario bebe tanto como Carmen.

tanto como never changes m/f after a noun (as much as)

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23
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I will never get used to how you live

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Nunca me acostumbro a cómo vives.

acustombrar + a siempre

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24
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to approach / to get closer to something

The officer, he walked up to the vehicle.

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acercarse a (siempre con 'a')
El oficial se acercó al vehículo.
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25
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to melt

The cheese melts

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derretirse
se funde
el queso que se derrite /funde

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26
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If you need more time to look at the menu, you should say: ___

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Dame unos minutos por fa

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27
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The phrase would have been very useful a year ago

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Esta phrase hubiera sido muy útil hace un año

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28
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When the price is higher than it was (recently)

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hoy amanecío más caro

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29
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Burn out

the light burned out

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Se fundió el foco

fundir

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30
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Put (the stuff) over there (on the ground/under something)

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ponlas por ahí abajo

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31
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Run into someone

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toparse (con/a alguien)

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32
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What time do you close (the store)?

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Pues, A qué hora cierran?

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33
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What time are you open until?

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Entonces… Hasta que hora cierran?

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34
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When are you open? M-F

A

Cuál es el horario que tienen de lunes a viernes?

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35
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You are open from what time to what time?

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Entonces… De qué hora a qué hora tienen abierto?

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36
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to be open (businesses=

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tener abierto

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37
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Thanks, I’ll come tomorrow then at 11

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Okay. Gracias. Entonces, mañana vengo/paso a las 11

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38
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How much is the papaya?

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A cuanto sale la papaya?
A cuánto (sale) la papaya
En cuánto está la papaya?

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39
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Feel free to say what you want

A

Siéntete libre de decir lo que quieras

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40
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Paralyzed (person)

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paralítico

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41
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food process (pulverize=

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pulverizar

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42
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freezer (short)

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el conge

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43
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cooler

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la hielera

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44
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to make a long story short

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para no hacértela larga

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45
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I calling you (formal) because/for…

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Le hablo porque/para…

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46
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… This is my number #. Again #

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….Este es mi numero. # Se lo repito. #

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47
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Give me a call or send me a message

A

Echame una llamada o mandame un Whats.

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48
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Bring my car to the shop

A

Llevársela al taller

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49
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♪ So, take me and let me in…

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Así que tómame y déjame entrar
Así que –> next logical step or entonces. Reference to a previous step.
Entonces –> filler/reference to a previous topic

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50
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♫ Don’t break me and shut me out

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No me quiebres / me rompas y me dejes fuera
*command form
Quebrar > solid objects only
Romper > solid or cloth, heart, soul

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51
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It didn’t occur to me
vs.
It didn’t happen to me

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se me ocurrió una propuesta para la página (idea)

me ocurrió / me pasó / me sucedió (event)

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52
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♫ I lit my pain on fire

A

(Le) Prendí fuego a mi dolor

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53
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♫ And I watched it all burn down

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Y lo vi quemarse

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54
Q

ashes

A

las cenizas

♫ Ahora estoy bailando en las cenizas

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55
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♫ and there’s no one else around

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y no hay nadie más alrededor

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56
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♫ This is just a story of a broken soul

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Esta es solamente/solo una historia de un alma rota

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57
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♫ As days go by, my heart grows cold

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A medida que / mientra los días pasan, mi corazón se enfría

> Me pasan is redundant because mi corazón is used after

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58
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♫ It seems that I can’t let this all pass me by

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Parece que no puedo dejar que todo esto me pase
esto > general
este > sustantive masculino
*subjunctivo

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59
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♫ I’m burning in the heavens

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Estoy quemando en el cielo

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60
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♫ and drowning in the hell

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Y me esta ahogando en el infierno

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61
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♫ My souls in a coma

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Mi alma está en coma

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62
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♫ and none of my friends can tell

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Y ningúno de mis amigos se da cuenta / notan
ningún > followed by a masculine noun
ningúno > followed by a preposition

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63
Q

Go by the store and pick up something

Pick me up

A

Pase por la tienda y comprar algo

Pase por mí

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64
Q

♫ I’m reaching out and getting nothing

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Estoy alcanzando / sin tocar nada /pero agarro nada

Estoy tratando de buscar a alguien / conectar con alguien / conseguir algo / Quiero llegar

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65
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♫ Does anyone around me feel the same?

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Alguien a mí alrededor se siente igual / siente lo mismo
Sentir > other thing is involved
Sentirse > no other influences (reflexive)

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66
Q

♫ Put your fist up and vent your pain!

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¡Alza/Levánta el puño y saca/suelta/desahoga tu dolor!

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67
Q

to tear fabric

A

rasgar / desgarrarse

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68
Q

puberty

During puberty, the testosterone levels drastically increase

A

la pubertad

en la pubertad los niveles de testosterona aumentan drásticamente

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69
Q

From then on
From that point on
they maintain that level

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A partir de entonces mantienen ese nivel

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70
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To prove

The investigators have proven

A

comprobar

Los investigadores han comprobado

71
Q

A short period of time

A

un corto espacio de tiempo

72
Q

It seems necessary that the brain matures and develops

A

Parece necesario que el cerebro madure y se desarrolle

*subjunctive

73
Q

sluggish / lethargic

You are lethargic

A

aletargado

estás aletargado

74
Q

libido

You don’t even realize that you don’t have a libido

A

líbido

No te das cuenta de que no tienes líbido

75
Q

this enzyme

A

esta enzima

76
Q

to resort to
turn to
I have to resort to extreme measures.

A

recurrir

Tengo que recurrir a medidas extremas.

77
Q

Rule out

After ruling out the other factors

A

descartar

Después de descartar los demás factores

78
Q

to pose risks

The hormone replacement poses/brings risks due to…

A

plantear riesgos

El reemplazo hormonal plantear riesgos due to…

79
Q

Supress

If you could attempt to suppress your cough…

A

Reprimir
Si pudiera intentar reprimir la tos…
If you could attempt to suppress your cough.

80
Q

inmates, prisoners

A

los presos

81
Q

all of the subject (test subjects)

A

todos los sujetos

82
Q

pick up a girl

A

leventarse a una mujer

83
Q

You look so pretty

A

te ves muy bonita

84
Q

I’m not an average tasteless gringo

A

No soy un gringo insípido promedio

85
Q

Dress up a bit,

A

que se pongan bonitos/arreglado / arregladitos

86
Q

Written Spanish
Don’t worry.
Thanks

A

ntp

grax

87
Q

Run a red light

A

se pasó el rojo

88
Q

To be pulled over

It’s the first time that they pulled me over

A

Parar(te)

Es la primera vez que me detienen o me paran

89
Q

Why bring this up?

A

¿Porque sacar este el/tema?

90
Q

geez!

A

híjole

91
Q

To brush (with sauce)

A

embarrar

92
Q

grab/hold my hand

A

agárrame la mano

dame la mano

93
Q

Hold onto me (one or two girls)

A

agárrate/agárrense

94
Q 
The order (sequence or organized) vs.
The order (command, pedido)
A 
el orden (the order of things)
la order (pedido o mandato)
95
Q

I need to run more

A

me hace falta correr

96
Q

What do we need (from the store)?

A

Que (nos) hace falta?

97
Q

I need more time to finish

A

Me (hace) falta tiempo para terminar

98
Q

What does your patio need to finish your patio?

A

Que le falta a tu patio para terminarlo?

99
Q

fins (or a fish)

wings (or a bird)

A

aletas

alitas

100
Q

to kick (in the water)

A

patalear

101
Q

to swim (with your arms)

A

aletear

102
Q

You have to keep your feet loose

A

Tienes que aflojar/soltar los pies

103
Q

Point your feet back/behind you

A

Apunta los pies hacia atrás

104
Q

Struggling/fighting

A

batallar

Estuvieron batallando con/en el agua

105
Q

I wash my face

A

me lavo la cara

lavo mi cara - gramaticamente correcta pero no suena bien

106
Q

We would have been really hot if we had walked

A

Habríamos tenido mucho calor si hubiéramos caminado

107
Q

To drink (alcohol)

A

Pistear / chupar

el chupe, el pisto

108
Q

automated

A

automatizado

109
Q

Think too much

A

pensar de más

110
Q

baseball cap

A

cachucha

111
Q

To be a good person
To be tasty
To be healthy/unhealthy or a situation in general

A

Ser bueno/malo - personas
Estar bueno - comida (tasty)
No estar buena (bad food)
Estar bien/mal - general situation or health

112
Q

I’ve got this asshole beat!

A

le gané a ese puto

113
Q

To end up happening

There ended up being a demonstration

A

Resultar

Resultó que hay una manifestaciones

114
Q

From what I understand

A

lo que tengo entendido

115
Q

I had no idea that it was going to happen

A

No tenía ni idea que iba a pasar

116
Q

♪ I felt like shit

A

Me sentí de la chingada

117
Q

♪ I don’t remember last night

A

No me acuerdo de anoche

No recuerdo anoche sounds weird

118
Q

♪ I hit the bottle when I got off stage

A

Me pegue la botella cuando (me) bajé del escenario

119
Q

♪ and got piss drunk stupid and went I in a rage

A

Y me puse pedisímo y me encabroné
me emputé
me puse furioso

120
Q

♪ I think I mighta got into a fight

A

Pienso que me peleé / me metí en una pelea

Slang: agarrasarse a putasos / agarrasarse a chingadazos / agarrasarse a golpes

121
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♪ Because my knuckles were bloody and I don’t feel alright

A

Porque mis nudillos estaban ensangrentados y no me siento bien

122
Q

♪ I hit the bottom and I don’t even care

A

Toque fondo y ni siquiera me importa

123
Q

Some say I’m going to hell but I’m already there

A

Algunos dicen que me esta yendo al infierno/la chingada pero ya estoy ahí

124
Q

Here
There
Over there (far)

A

Acá / aqui
Ahí / allí
Allá

125
Q

♪ I want to be free from this ball and chain

A

Quiero estar libre de estas cadenas/carga

126
Q

♪ (Slang) I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired

A

estoy harto y cansado de estar harto y cansado

estoy hasta la madre de estar hasta la madre

127
Q

♪ Now I’m full of guilt and shame

A

Ahora estoy lleno de culpa y vergüenza

128
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♪ I can’t point a finger cause there’s no one to blame

I can’t blame anyone because there is no one to blame

A

No puedo señalar el dedo porque no hay nadie más a quien culpar
(No puedo culpar a nadie porque no hay nadie quien culpar)

129
Q

♪ So I say I’ll never do it again

A

Entonces, digo que jamás lo volveré a hacer

130
Q

I’m never doing it again (like drinking)

A

no vuelvo…

131
Q

♪ But when the sun goes down, you are my only friend

A

Pero cuando se mete el sol, eres mi único amigo

Pero cuando se meta el sol, serías mi único amigo

132
Q

♪ I’m thinking I am starting to see

A

Pienso que estoy empezando a ver

133
Q

♪ I have become everything I never wanted to be

A

He convertido en todo lo que nunca quería ser

134
Q

♪ Cause when I look into the mirror, I see somebody else

A

Porque cuando me miro en el espejo, veo a alguien más

135
Q

Commands: What are the rules?

A

All are subjuntive endings

EXCEPT: Tu affirmativo → drop the S

136
Q

Street sign system

They don’t use a system with signs for streets and avenues in most of the city

A

No se usa un sistema de rótulos de avenidas y calles en la mayor parte del país

137
Q

Doesn’t exist anymore

A

A veces, incluso son lugares que ya no existen

138
Q

But it’s more than that

A

Pero es más que eso

139
Q

When your lucky… the directions include North, South, East and West

A

Cuando hay suerte, las direcciones incluyen norte, sur, este y oeste,

140
Q

But most of the time it’s just:

up and down, uphill and downhill, forward or backward, right or left.

A

pero la mayoría de veces solo hay

arriba y abajo, subiendo y bajando, adelante o atrás, derecha o izquierda

141
Q

All relative/related to the person that you are talking (with) and the one that is listening

A

Todos relativos a la persona que esté hablando y a la que esté escuchando.

142
Q

Mailman

Let’s talk about a very difficult job in Costa Rica: being a mail carrier.

A

cartero

Hablemos de un trabajo muy difícil en Costa Rica: ser cartero.

143
Q

And still / and yet

It seems like an impossible task, and still, they almost always manage.

A

aún

Parece una tarea imposible y aún así, casi siempre lo logran.

144
Q

to get around / to find places

A

para llegar a los lugares

para desplazarse por la cuidad

145
Q

If I have time, I will do it.

si + present + future

A

Si tengo tiempo, yo lo haré.
Yo lo haré si tengo tiempo.
si + present + future
The future event will happen IF the the present condition happens

146
Q

If it rains, we don’t work.

like a rule or tends to happen

A

Si llueve, no trabajamos.
Things that happen usually as a rule or on a regular basis (every time)
*Cuando or si can be used without changing the meaning

147
Q

If you can, call tomorrow.
If you (usted) have money, pay the bill
si + command

A

Si puedes, llama mañana.

Si Ud. tiene dinero, pague la cuenta.

148
Q

A little while ago, my high school class had a reunion

A

Hace poco, mi generación de prep se juntó

149
Q

When they say class of whatever year, you say, holy shit

A

Cuando dicen, generation de tal año, dices, hijo de su pinche madre

150
Q

She added me to the group

A

Me agregó al grupo

151
Q 
class
One idiot from my class had my phone number
A

el salón

una idiota en mi salon tenía mi telefono

152
Q

nerd

A

nerdo/nerda

153
Q

orthopaedic shoes

A

zapatos ortopédicos

154
Q

really/truthfully

A

de las veras

de veras

155
Q

cyber bullying

Cyber bullying, what the stupid shit is that.

A

cyber bullying, que pendejadas es eso

156
Q

They were bullying him too much

A

Le hicieron demasiado bullying

157
Q

They transferred him to another school

A

pidió que lo transfiriera de la escuela

158
Q

I’ll talk to your son, victim to victim

A

Hablaré a tu hijo de victima a victima

159
Q

A glass of milk for each of us

A

Un vaso de leche cada quién

160
Q

What could be worse that being beat up?

A

Que puedes ser peor que te peguen?

161
Q

They took pictures of him without (sin que) him realizing*

A

tomaban fotos con el teléfono sin que él se diera cuenta

162
Q

With these photos, they made memes. They were good!

A

Con estas fotos hicieron meme. Estaban buenos jajaja

163
Q

They really bullied me

A

Me daban bullying de veras

164
Q

The school store

A

La cooperative de la escuela

165
Q

sides (rib area)

Hits to my ribs

A

costados

Golpes en los costados

166
Q

His name is Jose Luis

I pray to go that he is pumping gas. Mother fucker!

A

llama josé luís

que a dios le pido que éste jalando en una gasolinera el hijo de su puta madre

167
Q

fill up with gas

A

cargar de gasolina

168
Q

And he greets me/meets me with his red rag

A

Y me recibe él con su trapillo rojo

169
Q

I don’t hate him hey…. But he deserves it

A

no lo odio, pero se lo merece

170
Q

If you split the people into two groups

A

Si partes el público en dos…

171
Q

Man! The best years of my life

A

A huevo! La mejor época de mi vida

172
Q

And he retired undefeated

A

Y se retiró invicto

173
Q

I was there super happy in the first row with a drink and a bag

A

yo estaba bien contento en primera fila con refresco y una bolsa

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