Capítulo 1 & 2 Flashcards
To be on one’s knees
Estar de rodillas
The soup is tasty
La sopa está sabrosa
After (in a set of expressions)
Tras
Behind
Detrás de
To be safe (expression)
Estar a salvo
Around
Alrededor de
The children were happy because of not having class
Los niños estaban alegres por no tener clases
The boss
El amo
To be in danger
Estar de peligro
To be between life and death
Estar entre la vida y la muerte
Straight ahead
Derecho, recto
We were in the theatre
Estábamos en el teatro
To pick up
Recoger
It was nine at night and the children were sleeping
Eran las nueve de la noche y los niños dormían
The roosters
Los gallos
Antonio was the doctor of our town
Antonio fue médico de nuestro pueblo
The meal was good
La comida estaba buena
To begin to
Ponerse (a)
My friend had the flu last month
Mi amigo estuvo con el gripe el mes pasado
To be standing up
Estar de pie
She looks pretty today
Está hermosa hoy
The meal tastes good
La comida está buena
To detain
Detenerse
Outside of
Fuera de
To be in favor of
Estar por
To acquire
Adquirir
We were friends
Fuimos amigos
At the summit
En la cumbre
Upon (doing something)
Al + [infinitive]
To be sure
Estar seguro
Were you in a bad mood yesterday?
Estuviste del mal humor ayer?
To warm
Calentar
The women looked pretty
Las mujeres estaban bonitas
To be all ears
Ser todo oídos
He was a good man
Fue un buen hombre
To grow
Crecer
To be in agreement with
Estar de acuerdo con
The patients were in the hospital because they were sick
Las pacientes estaban en el hospital porque estaban enfermas
To quiet
Callar
I️ was a singer a long time ago
Fui cantante hace mucho tiempo
The fish tastes delicious
El pescado está delicioso
To be in a good mood
Estar de buen genio/humor
He had said
Había dicho
To be clever
Ser listo
Blind
Ciego
He was a good man
Era un buen hombre
To be about to
Estar para
Fish is good for health
El pescado es bueno para la salud
To be without
Estar sin
To be returning
Estar de vuelta
Before, in front of
Delante de
Where were y’all last night?
¿Dónde estaban anoche?
Upon separating
Al apartarse
Toward
Hacia
The man was tired, but he continued with his work
El hombre estaba cansado, pero siguió con su trabajo
Faithful
Fiel
Why was the woman sad?
¿Por qué estaba triste la mujer?
The lovers were in the shade of a tree
Los enamorados estaban a la sombra de un árbol
My uncle was always taller than me
Mi tío siempre era más alto que yo
Meat is bad for the blood pressure
La carne es mala para la presión
To separate
Apartarse
To burn
Quemar
He looks handsome
Está guapo
The negotiations were in favor of peace
Las negociaciones fueron a favor de la paz
On top of
Encima de
It was August, I remember it well
Era agosto, lo recuerdo bien
The pen was under the table
El bolígrafo estaba debajo de la mesa
