Chapter 2-Phrases Flashcards by Richard van Horne

It had been nearly 10 years since the day that The durslets woke up and found thier nephew on the front step
(front door)

Habían pasado aproximadamente diez años desde el día en que los Dursley se despertaron y encontraron a su sobrino en la puerta de entrada

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but Privet Drive had not changed at all

pero Privet Drive no había cam biado en absolut

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which was almost exactly the same

que casi exactamente el mismo

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where Mr. Dursley had heard the forboding news about the owls

done el Senor Dursely habia oido las ominosas noticias sobre las lechuzas

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10 years ago

hacía diez años

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the mantle photos

las fotas de la repisa de la chimenea

:las fotas de blank

this time the blank is just a long er word but its the same format

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10 years ago

Diez años antes

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what seemed to be a large pink ball with different colored bonnets

lo que parecia una gran pelota rosada con gorros de differentes colores.

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ya in negative phrases

no longer

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at that time

en aquel momento`

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the room offered no signs

that another boy lived there

NOTICE THE “there” noun and verb placement!!!!
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La habitacion no ofrecia señales de que alli viviera otro nino

subjunctive vivir

alli viveiera otro nino
there lived another boy

another boy lived there

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his aunt knocked on the door again

su tia llamó otra vez la puerta

notice the placement of the verb and noun…otra vez is in the middle

the noun gets the least precedence

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he had the funny feeling that he had the same dream before

Habia la sensacion de que habia soñado lo mismo antieromente

interesting placement here

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are you up yet

?Ya estas levantado?

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hurry up

date prisa

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i want you to watch the bacon

quiero que vigiles el beicon

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and dont you dare let it burn

y no te atrevas a dejar que se queme

subjunctive quemar

why is there an a
why is there a que

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i want everything to be perfect on Duddy’s birthday

Quiero que todo sea perfecto el día del cumpleaños de Duddy

subjunctive ser

el dia blank…practice saying those descriptions

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what did you say

Qué has dicho?

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he put them on

se los puso

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When he was dressed he went down the hall and into the kitchen

Cuando estuvo vestido salió al recibidor y entró en la cocina.

notice how into is a verb
not “en a”

notice the al…

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to lead to

to involve

conllevar

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although he didnt look like it, Harry was very fast

harry didn’t look it

Aunque no lo parecía, Harry era muy rápido

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Becasue of all the times Dudley had punched him in the nose

consecuencia de todas las veces que Dudley le había pegado en la nariz

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He had it as long as he could remember

La tenía desde que podía | acordarse

the most important thing the first thing the main thing

lo primero

how he had gotten it

cómo se la había hecho | how it had done to him

That was the first rule you should follow if you wanted to live a quiet life with the Durselys (one should follow)

ésa era la primera regla que se debía observar si | se quería vivir una vida tranquila con los Dursley

but it made no difference | but it was useless

pero no servía para nada servir-to serve,to be used for

his hair continued to grow like that-all over the place

su pelo seguia creciendo de aquella manera-por todos lados de aquel manera-like that, in that way

that's two less than last tear

Dos menos que el año pasado. sometimes the "that" is implied

who could see a huge Dudley tantrum coming

que podía ver venir un gran berrinche de Dudley notice all the verbs together and the subject at the end..

as fast as possible

lo más rápido posible

is that alright

¿Está todo bien?

he grabbed the closest present

cogió el regalo más | cercano

Dudleys mouth opened in horror, but Harry's heart gave a leap

La boca de Dudley se abrió con horror, pero el corazón de Harry dio un salto

Ms. Figg made him look at all photos of all the cats that she had owned.

la señora Figg le hacía mirar las fotos de todos los gatos que había tenido

Angrily looking at Harry as if he had planned the whole thing

mirando con ira a Harry | como si él lo hubiera planeado todo.

But it wasn't easy when he remembered that it would be a whole year before he had to see Tibles, Snowy, Mr Paws, or Tufty again

pero no era fácil cuando recordaba que pasaría un año antes de tener que ver otra vez a Tibbles, Snowy, el Señor Paws o Tufty. tener-unconguagted because tense is established otra vez-nouns are still at the end

or rather as if they thought he was so dumb he couldn't understand them

o más bien como si pensaran que era tan tonto que no podía entenderlos notice the placements of que which are not always tasnlated

what about Yvonne

Que me dices de Yvonne

Aunt Petunia looked at him as if she had swallowed a lemon

Tía Petunia lo miró como si se hubiera tragado un limón tragar-to swalled is pronomial and always needs a reflexive pronoun hubier is imperfect subjunctive of haber

im not going to blow up the house but they didnt hear him

no voy a quemar la casa pero no le escucharaon

In fact he didn't really cry, it had been years since he really cried, but he knew that, if he twisted his face and yelled, his mom would give him anything he wanted.

En realidad no lloraba, hacía años que no lloraba de verdad, pero sabía que, si retorcía la cara y gritaba, su madre le daría cualquier cosa que quisiera hacie-notice you can say hacia instead of it had been

Mama will not let him ruin/spoil your special day

mamá no dejará que él te estropee tu día especial notice dejar que is used notice pronoun te

He always spoils everything

Siempre lo estropea todo siempre goes first lo estropea (he ruins it) todo at end

face gesture grimace

mueca

mocking teasing joking adjective

burlón/a

arm

brazo

adverb just just arrived right on time just bood translate just then

Justo justo entonces

bell | sound

timbre

Harry, who could not believe his luck

Harry, que no podía creer en su suerte notice the use of que as "who"

close together together both location and time also can be "next to"

junto

His aunt and uncle had not been able to think of a better idea

A sus tíos no se les había ocurrido una idea mejor okay there is a shit ton going on here so lets break it down occurir-means to happen occurir SE means to think of or have an idea or occur to its a pronominal verb so we need the reflexive pronoun les dont know why the se is there actually

I'm warning you

Te lo advierto

I'm wanring you now

Te estoy avisando ahora

whatever it is | whatever it takes

lo que sea

But Uncle Vernon didn't believe him no one did

Pero tío Vernon no le creía. Nadie lo hacía

often

a menudo

hairdesress barbershop

peluquería

as if he had not gone

como si no hubiera ido

I know they don't (already)

Ya sé que no lo hacen