Collocations Flashcards

0
Q

To move house

Reflexive verb

A

Mudarse

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It slipped my mind

A

Se me olvido

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2
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To move something from one place to another

A

Mover

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3
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To let know

To warn

A

Avisar

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4
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What a shame!

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Qué lástima

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5
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Message

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Mensaje

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6
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One must………work for a living, learn to walk before running etc.

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Hay que

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7
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Don’t mention it (saying)

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No hay de que

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8
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It’s worth the trouble

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Vale la Pena

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9
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The only thing

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Lo único

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10
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To teach them

A

Enseñarles

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11
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(Not)…at all

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Para nada

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12
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To be useful for

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Servir para

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13
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The good thing

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Lo bueno

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14
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The bad thing

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Lo malo

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15
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Night life

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Vida nocturna

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16
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It is useful for

A

Sirve para

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17
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Above all

A

Sobre todo

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18
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At least

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Por lo menos

Al menos

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19
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From time to time

A

De vez en cuando

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20
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How long

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Cuanto tiempo

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21
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A long time

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Mucho tiempo

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22
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It is about

A

Se trata de

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23
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What is it about?

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De que se trata

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24
Q

How much does it come out to?

A

Cuanto sale?

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25
Q

It comes out to…

A

Sale a

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26
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Round trip

A

Ida y vuelta

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27
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One way ticket

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Boleto de ida

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28
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That’s all
Nothing more
Just

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Nada más

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29
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Instead of

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En vez de

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30
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I think so

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Creo que si

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31
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I don’t think so

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Creo que no

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32
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I agree

A

Estoy acuerdo

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33
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In spite of…

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A pesar de

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34
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TO feel like (doing something)

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Tener ganas de

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35
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I feel like (doing something)

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Tengo ganas de

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36
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It seems to me…

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Me parece

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37
Q

A waste of time

A

Pérdida de tiempo

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38
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How about … or …what do you say?

A

Qué te parece?

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39
Q

See you soon

A

Nos vemos pronto

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40
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The best thing

A

Lo mejor

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41
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I can’t stand …

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No soporto

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42
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Right now

A

Ahora mismo

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43
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As soon as possible

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Cuanto antes

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44
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Of course

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Por supuesto

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45
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In fact/Actually

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De hecho

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46
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You are right

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Tiene razón

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47
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While, as long as, in the meantime

Refers something that is happening simultaneously

A

Mientras

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48
Q

But

A

Sino

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49
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Anyway

A

De todos modos

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50
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Although or even though

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Aunque

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51
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A lot to do

A

Mucho que hacer

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52
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Like this, like that, this way or that way

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Así

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53
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To remember
Or
To remind

A

Recordar

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54
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On time

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A tiempo

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55
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…besides

…furthermore

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Además

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56
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To get there

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Para llegar

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57
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To relax

A

Descansar

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58
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Almost

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Casi

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59
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Often

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A menudo

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60
Q

To repair

A

Arreglar

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61
Q

I did

A

Yo hice

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62
Q

I went

A

Yo fui

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63
Q

I had

A

Yo tuve

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64
Q

More slowly, slower

A

Más lento

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65
Q

I would prefer

A

Preferiría

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66
Q

I am about to

I am at the point of……

A

Estoy a punto de……

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67
Q

While

A

Mientras

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68
Q

I put

A

Yo puse

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69
Q

I said

A

Yo dije

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70
Q

I gave

A

Yo di

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71
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I spoke

A

Yo hablé

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72
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I was

A

Yo estuve

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73
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You spoke

A

Tu hablaste

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74
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You gave

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Tu diste

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75
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You said

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Tu dijiste

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76
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You put

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Tu pusiste

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77
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You had

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Tu tuviste

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78
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You went

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Tu fuiste

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79
Q

You did

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Tu hiciste

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80
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You were

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Tu estuviste

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81
Q

He spoke

A

El habló

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82
Q

He gave

A

El dio

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83
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He said

A

El dijo

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84
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He put

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El puso

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85
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He had

A

El tuvo

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86
Q

He went

A

El fue

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87
Q

He did

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El hizo

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88
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He was

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El estuvo

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89
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We spoke

A

Nosotros hablamos

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90
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We gave

A

Nosotros dimos

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91
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We said

A

Nosotros dijimos

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92
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We put

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Nosotros pusimos

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93
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We had

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Nosotros tuvimos

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94
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We went

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Nosotros fuimos

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95
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We did

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Nosotros hicimos

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96
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We were

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Nosotros estuvimos

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97
Q

They spoke

A

Ellos hablaron

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98
Q

They gave

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Ellos dieron

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99
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They said

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Ellos dijeron

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100
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They put

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Ellos pusieron

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101
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They had

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Ellos tuvieron

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102
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They went

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Ellos fueron

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103
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They did

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Ellos hicieron

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104
Q

They were

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Ellos estuvieron

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105
Q

“Calm down”

A

Calma

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106
Q

Daybreak

A

El amanecer

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107
Q

Dawn

A

Madrugada

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108
Q

A while

Refers to a period of time

A

Un rato

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109
Q

Around here

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Por aqui

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110
Q

A little while

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Un ratito

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111
Q

I would like

A

Me gustaría

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112
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I would prefer

A

Preferiría

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113
Q

I’m used to…

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Estoy acostumbrado

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114
Q

I’m tired of…

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Estoy cansado de…

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115
Q

I’m ready for

A

Estoy listo para

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116
Q

I might have…

A

Tenga

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117
Q

I write TO YOU…

I speak TO YOU by telephone.

A

Le escribo.

Le hablo por teléfono

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118
Q

To you…

For you…

A

Le ……

Le canto … i sing for you

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119
Q

I know that

A

Sé que

120
Q

The half

A

La mitad

121
Q

To owe

A

Deber

122
Q

…the rest

as in…fill the rest of the gas tank

A

El resto

123
Q

I would help

A

Ayudaría

124
Q

So much time, so long

A

Tanto tiempo

125
Q

Away, out

A

Fuera

126
Q

In agreement

A

de acuerdo

127
Q

For always / forever

A

Para siempre

128
Q

No longer

A

Ya no

129
Q

It’s me

A

Soy yo

130
Q

I started

A

Empecé a

131
Q

I came…

A

Vine

132
Q

I find

A

Encuentro

133
Q

Do you know….?

A

Sabe usted?

134
Q

As I do every year, ……like I do every year

A

Como hago todos los años

135
Q

I learned

A

Aprendí

136
Q

That’s how it is ( you are agreeing to what someone is saying)

A

Así lo mismo

137
Q

Mine
Yours
His/Hers

A

Mío (a)
Tuyo (a)
Suyo (a)

138
Q

You ought to (should) Deber

A

Debes que…

139
Q

To take a walk

A

Tomar un paseo

140
Q

Ashamed or embarrassed

A

Avergonzado

141
Q

It doesn’t work

A

No se sirve

142
Q

Unfortunately

A

Desafortunadamente

143
Q

What are you looking for?

A

Qué busca?

144
Q

Space

A

Espacio

145
Q

Both

A

Los dos

146
Q

To miss

A

Extrañar

147
Q

To share

A

Compartir

148
Q

I go out

A

Salgo a …… (brick verb)

149
Q

To leave

To go out

A

Salir

150
Q

The call

A

la llamada

151
Q

To stay

A

quedarse

152
Q

To rent

A

aquilar

153
Q

To choose

A

elegir

154
Q

What is your name?

A

Cuál es su nombre?

155
Q

What is your address?

A

Cuál es su direccion?

156
Q

Little sister

A

Hermanita

157
Q

Little brother

A

Hermanito

158
Q

Ourselves

A

Nosotros mismos

159
Q

That is why…

A

Por eso

160
Q

Something else?

A

Algo más

161
Q

No longer

A

Ya no

162
Q

That’s great

A

Que bueno

163
Q

To play (an instrument)

A

Tocar

164
Q

Even more

A

aun más

165
Q

It pleases me

A

me da gusto

166
Q

As much as possible

A

lo más possible

167
Q

It’s my pleasure

A

El gusto es mio

168
Q

That’s great

A

Qué bueno

169
Q

What are you doing?

A

¿Qué hace?

170
Q

To pass something to someone, “here you are”

A

Aqui tiene

171
Q

The next day

A

al día siguiente

172
Q

Again

A

nuevamente

173
Q

Commitment, engagement, appointment

A

Un compromiso

174
Q

You stay

A

Se queda

175
Q

Until what time?

A

Hasta qué hora?

176
Q
  1. Children

2. Kids

A
  1. Hijos

2. Niños

177
Q

Why not?

A

¿Por qué no?

178
Q

I stay

A

Me quedo

179
Q

Healthy

A

Saludable

180
Q

Sleepy

A

Sueño

181
Q

To try

A

Probar

182
Q

Noise

A

Ruido

183
Q

Don’t worry

A

No se preocupe

184
Q

Me too

A

Yo tambien

185
Q

Sounds good to me

A

Me parece bien

186
Q

Tires

A

Llantas

187
Q

To repair

A

Reparar

188
Q

……Because of

A

Por…

ie) por el trabajo
Because of work

189
Q

Used

A

Usado

190
Q

You might like it

A

Le guste

191
Q

“The thing is”

A

Es que

192
Q

To accept

A

Aceptar

193
Q

To save (money,time,space)

A

Ahorrar

194
Q

To save (life)

A

Salvar

195
Q

To order

A

Pedir

196
Q

It doesn’t matter

A

No importa

197
Q

The same thing

A

Lo mismo

198
Q

Neither

A

Tampoco

199
Q

Tired

And…….sleep

A

Sueño

200
Q

Where are you from?

I’m from…Canada

A

¿De dónde es?

Soy de Canadá

201
Q

Last Name

What is your last name?

A

apellido

¿Cuál es su apellido?

202
Q

I’m not a fool

A

¡Mo soy tonto!

203
Q

Sailor

A

marinero

204
Q

What are you doing?

What do you do? (For a living?)

A

¿Qué hace?

¿A qué se dedica?
Or
¿En qué trabaja?

205
Q

I no longer

A

“Ya no”

206
Q

I used to like

A

Me gustaba

207
Q

Directions

A

Las indicaciones

208
Q

That which

A

Lo que

209
Q

"”Up to”

I went up to the border with Guatemala .

A

Hasta

Fui hasta la frontera con Guatemala

210
Q

“As far as”

I went as far as the south border

A

Hasta

Fui hasta el sur de la frontera

211
Q

I tried to (past tense)

A

Traté de

212
Q

I used to need…..

A

Necesitaba

213
Q

Sleep

A

Sueño

214
Q

We try to….

A

Tratamos de

215
Q

We prefer

A

Preferimos

216
Q

We are about to…..

A

Estamos a punto de….

217
Q

To pick up

A

Recoger

218
Q

Worried

A

Preocupado (a)

219
Q

Worried about

I’m worried about the weather

A

Preocupado por

Estoy preocupado por el tiempo.

220
Q

Grateful

A

Agradecido (a)

221
Q

Instead

A

Más bien

222
Q

With the greatest of pleasure

A

Con todo gusto

223
Q

We expect…

A

Esperamos

224
Q

We are ready

A

Estamos listos para

225
Q

We are tired of

A

Estamos cansados de

226
Q

We are used to

A

Estamos acostumbrados de

227
Q

Any

A

Cualquier

228
Q

All day long

A

Durante todo el día

229
Q

To start with…..

A

Para empezar

230
Q

Lifestyle

A

El estilo de vida

231
Q

Reflexive Verbs
I…….
You…….
We……..

A

Quedar
Mudar
Ir

Me ……..quedarme
Se……..mudarse
Nos……….irnos

232
Q

We WOULD prefer…..

A

Preferiríamos

233
Q

We expect

A

Esperamos

234
Q

Perder

A

To lose

235
Q

To get married

A

Casarse

236
Q

1 - To get lost

2 - …..as in, we are “lost”

A

1 - Pederse

2 - perdido(s)

237
Q

I mean………. (as an expressive use)

A

Digo

238
Q

You might like it

A

Les guste

238
Q

To put on weight

A

Ganar peso

239
Q

I’m off…..

We’re off…….

A

Me voy

Nos vamos

240
Q

We can meet …. in English is often said as “we can find us”
or “we can find ourselves “ in Spanish

A

Podemos encontrarnos

241
Q

A big statue

A

Una estatua grande

242
Q

Being sold
For sale
Is sold

A

Se vende

243
Q

To take long/to be delayed

A

Tardar

244
Q

To deliver

A

Entregar

245
Q

To get sick

A

Enfermarse

246
Q

Haste/hurry

A

Prisa

247
Q

To be completely right

To be quite right

A

Tener toda la razón

248
Q

To be in a mad rush

A

Tener prisa

249
Q

Both

A

Los dos

250
Q

Owner

A

Dueño

251
Q

We have eaten

A

Hemos comido

252
Q

At the most

A

Cuando mucho

253
Q

I dislike

A

Me cae mal

254
Q

….is lacking

A

Falta

255
Q

For a change

A

Para variar

256
Q

I don’t think I should be long

A

No creo que tarde

257
Q

I don’t think I should be delayed more than ten minutes.

A

No creo que tarde más de diez minutos

258
Q

We know(person)

A

Conocemos

259
Q

We became acquainted with Rhodileysis

We met

A

Conocimos

260
Q

We met each other 5 years ago.

A

Nos conocimos hace cinco años.

261
Q

All that

(We have everything(all that) we need.

A

Todo lo que

Tenemos todo lo que necesitamos.

262
Q

To avoid

A

Evitar

263
Q

In general

A

Por lo general

264
Q

Language

A

Idioma

265
Q

Most/majority

A

La mayoría

266
Q

Instead,

Rather

A

Más bien

267
Q

Some

A

Algunos

268
Q

$500

A

Quinientos dólares

269
Q

$900

A

Novecientos dólares

270
Q

Then,

In that case….

A

Entonces

271
Q

To continue

To keep on..

A

Seguir

272
Q

Verbs in the continuous form, verbs ending in “ing” in English often follow the verb seguir, when you want to talk about continuing to do something or to keep on doing something.

A

Seguir enseñando
(To continue teaching)

Also “iendo”

273
Q

We used to work…..together

A

Trabajàbamos juntos

274
Q

We are always in a hurry.

A

Siempre tenemos prisa

275
Q

What do you have for breakfast?

Is like saying……

………What do you breakfast?

A

¿Qué desayunan?

276
Q

In Spanish, we have for breakfast, fruit

You just say, “we breakfast fruit”

A

Desayunamos fruta

277
Q

To talk about knowing a person or a place, being familiar with

A

Conocer

278
Q

With whom?

With whom do you study spanish?

A

Con quien

279
Q

So

A

Tan

280
Q

So fast

A

Tan rápido

281
Q

I could

A

Podría

282
Q

To appreciate

A

Apreciar

283
Q

That which/what

Ie) what(that which) makes me angry

A

Lo que

Lo que me da coraje

284
Q

The important thing

A

Lo importante

285
Q

The risk

A

El riesgo

Ree-ehs-go

286
Q

We know each other

A

Nos conocemos

287
Q

We know them very well

A

Los conocemos muy bien

288
Q

We speak to them

A

Les hablamos

289
Q
Lo correcto
Lo único 
Lo mejor
Lo malo
Lo peor 
Lo principal 
Lo ultimo 
Lo más probable 
Lo más importante 
Lo más difícil
A
Lo correcto - the right thing
Lo único - the only thing 
Lo mejor - the best thing 
Lo malo - the bad thing
Lo peor - the worst thing 
Lo principal - the main thing 
Lo ultimo - the last thing 
Lo más probable - the most likely thing 
Lo más importante - the most important thing 
Lo más difícil - the most difficult thing
290
Q

Risk

A

El riesgo

291
Q

Hardly ever

A

Casi nunca

292
Q

That’s right!

A

Así es

293
Q

What I mean is…..

What I want to say is…….

A

Qué quiero decir es….

294
Q

I believe it

A

Lo creo

295
Q

I believe you

A

Le creo

296
Q

It’s nice to me….

A

Me da gusto

297
Q

I am fed up with……working so much.

A

Estoy harto de…….trabajar tanto.