correspondencias múltiples Flashcards
ahogar/ahogarse
to throw (en el agua)
he throuned because he coulden ́t swim
to choke (asfixiar/asfixiarse)
he choked with a chicken bone
aprender
to learn (+sustantivo)
I ́m learning french
to learn how to (+infinitivo)
I learned how to ride a bike when I was five
aprobar
to approve of (estar conforme)
I don ́t approve of that action
to approve (dar el visto bueno, autorizar)
the mayor approved the plan
to pass (superar un examen)
I passed all of my exam
asistir
to attend (asisitir, estresente)
he attended class regularly
to assist (ayudar, ayudar)
the nurse assisted her in her recovery
banco
bank (establecimiento financiero)
I keep my money in the same bank as my mother
bench (asiento)
we sat on a bench in the park
cada
each (de uno en uno)
they cost a dollar each
every (todos)
I walk to school every day
carne
meat (comestible)
he is a vegetarian. He don ́t eat meat
flesh (no comestible)
the cut was so deep you could see the flesh
carrera
race (competición)
he has never lost a race
carrer (profesional)
nothing is more important to him than his carrer
mayor, lied of study (universitaria)
you have have hundreds of mayor to choose from at Berkeley
Cero
zero (cifra)
one million is a one with sex zeroes
O (número de telefono)
mi number is four-two-six three-o–nine-one.
nil (nada, deportes)
they moved their business and reduced their overhead to almost nil they won three to nil
cliente
client (de profesionales)
all of my lawyer ́s client are rich widows
custumer (de empresas, tiendas)
a store must please its customers
cobrar
to cash (un cheque)
I cashed the check yesterday
to charge (por un servcio o mercacía)
he charges twenty dollars an hour to clean your house
to collect (una deuda)
if you don ́t collect the money soon, he ́ll never pay you
to make (un empleo)
he makes fifty thousand dollars a year
cocina
kitchen (habitacion)
I often eat in the kitchen
stove (instrumento)
we nes a new stove. The old one is broken.
cuisine (artes culinarias)
I have a good book of Mexican cuisine
como
like (+ sustantivo o pronombre)
he wants to be like his father
as (+ verbo)
as you know , he is very intelligent
as (+sustantivo)
as a teacher, I feel it is necessary to improve the present evaluation system
as (comparacion)
how (adverbio interrogativo)
how is he?
he is not as tall as his father
what (preguntas sobre la personalidad y la apariencia) what is he like? Cómo es? (personalidad)
what does he look like? Cómo es? (apariencia)
conducir
to drive
she wants to learn how to drive
lo lead ( guiar, llevar por el camino debido)
all roads lead to Rome
conferencia
lecture (de un orador)
he gave a lecture on global economy
conference (reunión para celebrar una conversación)
he was the only representative of his company at the conference of Western nations
conocer
to konw (tener información)
I know jim very well
to get to know (adquirir información)
we got to know each other better in the two weeks we spend together
to meet (por primera vez a personas)
I met him twenty years ago
contar
to tell (cuentos, chistes, mentiras)
he told a joke to chehr her up
to count (números)
he only knowa how to count to ten
creer
to think/beliebe (creer que)
I think that he did it
to believe (creer en )
I believe in god
cualquiera
either (de dos)
either of you will do
any ( de mas de dos)
take any of them
chimenea
fireplace (interior)
we have a fireplace in our bedroom
chimney (exterior)
Santa Claws enters the house through the chimney
decir
to stay (sin objeto indirecto)
he said his name
to tell (con objeto indirecto)
he told me his name
to tell (la verdad, una mentira, un cuento, la hora)
he always tell the truth
dejar
to let/allow (permitir)
he let me drive his car
to lend (prestar)
he lent me five dollars
to leave (salir de)
he left the city at down
to stop + gerundio (dejar de + infinitivo)
he never stop crying
to fail (omitir)
don ́t fail to visit the Picasso Musseum
despedir
to say good bay (decir adios)
he said goodbay with tears in his ayes
to see off (acompañar a una estación, aeropuerto, etc.)
tim saw his nephew at the airport
to fire (del trabajo)
my boss fired me for coming late
dirigir, dirigirse
to address (hablar a alguien)
I was surprised when the old Greek fisherman addressed me in English
to head of (ir hacia)
after traveling around the wolrd for two years he headed for home
to conduct (una orquesta)
conducting an orchestra demands a lot of concentration
to point (apuntar)
he pointed the telescope toward Mars
to run/manage (gobernar/administrar)
his father tought him how to run the company before he died
to direct (peliculas)
he directed Paul newman ́s latest film
encontrar
to find (hallar)
I haven ́t found an apartament yet
to meet (concurrir en un lugar determinado)
we ́ll meet on the bridge
to run into (coincidir en un lugar casualmente)
I run into Bob on the bus today
enseñar
to teach (+ sustantivo)
I teach English
to teach how to (+ infinitivo)
I tought her how to swim
to show (mostrar)
I showed her a picture of myself when I was little
To show how to (hacer una demostración)
I showed her how to iron a shirt
esperar
to hope ( tener esperanza)
I hope you come
to expect (esperar con seguridad)
I am expecting him at ten past seven
to wait for (aguardar)
Mari was late so I had to wait for half an hour
experimentar
to experience (sentir)
I have never experienced such humillation
to experiment (someter a prueba)
first he experimented with mice
faltar
to be missing (no encontrarse presente)
when Steven got to the station there was a bag missing
to need (necesitar)
I need three more stamps tohave a entire cillection
to lack (carecer)
he lacks the necessary discipline to become a great pianist
in (tiempo)
in five minutes they will open
fuente
spring (manantial)
the water from the spring came out as cold as ice
fountain (artificial)
In Madrid there are fountains everywhere
source (procedencia)
money is the source of the evil
platter (vandeja)
the waiter brought a platter of vegetables
ganar
to earn/make (dinero con el trabajo)
he doesn ́t earn/make nuch money
to win (dinero en el juego)
we won five hundred dollars at the races
to win (competición)
they won the macht
to beat (derrotar)
they beat them by three points
guardar
to save (reservar)
save me a piece of cake
to guard (proteger)
the soldier had to guard the warehouse
hablar
to talk to/with (con una persona informalmente)
we talked for hours about old times
to speak to/with (con una persona formalmente)
I spoke to him about his daughter
to speak (una lengua)
he spoke German and Spanish
To talk (nonsense, de tonterias, business, de negocios, shop, del trabajo)
whenever they get together they talk shop.
hacer
to do (actividades o trabajos) I don ́t like doing any kind of work:
to do (en las expresiones): to do business to do a favour to do good to do harm to do one ́s best to make (fabricar,crear, construir) do you know how to do cakes? to make en las expresiones:
to make the bed to make an effort to make a noise to make peace
historia
story (relato)
my father told me the story of how he became famous
History (sucesión de hechos pasados, ciencia que la estudia)
humankind has progressed throughout history
invitar
to invite (formal)
we were invited to the wedding
to ask (informal)
I asked her to go to the movies
ladrón
thief (sin violencia)
he was a thief when he was a young boy
burglar (que entre en una casa o establecimiento por la noche)
the burglar made a hole in the wall
llevar
to carry (transportar)
she carried the baby in her arms
To take (de aquí allí)
he took the car to the garage
to take away (llevarse de aquí o de allí)
take this ashtray away from here llevaté este cenicero de aquí
te wear (puesto)
he always wears a hat
marca
make (vehiculos a motor)
what make is your car?
brand (todo lo demas)
Anan likes a very expensive brand of perfume
mark (señal)
he made a mark on all his things to identify them
más
more (comparación)
he has more money than his friend
plus ( sumas)
seven plus eight equals fifteen
over (que rebasa un límite)
he took him over to hoursto finish the exam - le tomó más de dos horas terminar el examen
better (con like)
that sweater is more expensive but I like this one better -
Matrimonio
marriage (institución)
marriage is a very serious affair
a married couple (una pareja casada)
a married couple came for athe hotel and ask fo a room
menos
less (comparativo con sustantivos no contables, adjetivos y verbos)
I have less money now than yesterday
he is infinitely less intelligent than his brother
He drinks less than he used to
fewer (comparativo con sustantivos contables)
she has fewer brothers than I do
but/except (salvo)
everyone went to the party except me
minus (restas)
seven minus three equals four
mirar
to look
look into my eyes
to watch (algo en movimiento)
I watch Tv every night
to stare (fijamente)
all of the students stared at the new girl when she walked into the classroom
to gaze ( con asombro)
she gaze at the stranger walking into her party
to glare (con ira)
she glared at the waiter who had spilled the soup on her
to face ( estar orientado, hacia)
the house face the East
ninguno
neither ( de dos)
neither of you is old enough
none (de más de dos)
none of the students understood
any (en frase negativa)
would you give me a cigarrette? I don ́t have any left.
ocupado
busy (atareado)
I am very busy at work now
occupied (no vacante)
the toiled was occupied when she arrived
taken (asiento)
is this seat taken?
orilla
shore (mar)
they rowed to shore from the ship
bank (río)
they built a house on the bank of the Mississippi
pagar
to pay (dinero o facturas)
I paid him the five hundred and twenty dollars that I owned him I paid the gas bill
to pay for (objetos y servicios)
I paid for lunch
par
pair (inseparable)
she was wearing a pair of red soks
couple (separable)
he came home with a couple of friends
Parecer, parecerse
to seem (causar una impresión)
yoy seem tired
to look like -resemble (semejanza de una cosa a otra)
you look like your father
to look alike (semejanza entre dos cosas)
Arnold and Fred look alike
Partido
game (de beisbol, de baloncesto y de futbol americano)
It was the longest basketball game I had never seen
match (de otros deportes)
the boys are not here because they went to the soccer match
pasar, pasarse
to pass ( acercar, alargar una cosa)
pass me the salt, please.
to pass (adelantar)
he passed the car on the right
to pass (superar una prueba)
he passed the exam in June
To pass/to be taken for (ser confundido con)
Phillip could be taken for a french boy
pasar, pasarse II
to go by (ir)
after the parte we ́ll go by your house
to go by (transcurrir)
five years have already gone by since I arrived
to go through (atravesar por el interior)
the train goes through a tunnel after it leaves the town
to spend (periodos de tiempo)
he spend five years in Mexico
to happen (ocurrir)
the accident happened in Monterey
pasar, pasarse III
to be over (haber terminado)
the most difficult part of your live is over
to get by (arreglarselas)
she couldn ́t get by without my help
to turn (las hojas de un libro)
I wasn ́t reading. I was just turning the page
to get over (recuperarse)
you ́ll get over your illness soon
to go bad (echarse a perder)
the oranges went bad because we left them out too long
to go to far/ to overdo (excederse)
the boys should have fun but sometimes they go too far
to miss (no aprovechar)
you missed your chance to see the most beautiful woman in the world
paseo
walk (una vuelta)
I enjoy going for walks in the park
Promenade (marítimo)
sitges has a lovely promenade
Boulevard (calle ancha)
madrid in known for its wide boulevards
Pensar
to think (usar la capacidad mental)
he only thinks about his girlfriend
to intend (tener intención)
I intend to retire at forty-five
Pequeño
small (tamaño reducido
that house is to small for us
little (en sentido emotivo)
that ́s a cute little house
little (comparación)
the little hand of a clock - my little brother
perder
to lose (no saber donde esta)
I lost my sweater
To lose (salir derrotado)
We lost the game
To miss (no coincidir en el tiempo)
I missed the bus to Santa Barbara
To waste (desaprovechar)
he wasted his time looking for the perfect woman
Persona
person (singular)
You are the only person I know here
people (plural)
the three people in the conrner are my cousins
piso
apartment (vivienda)
he bought a five-room apartment for his son
floor (planta)
what floor do you live on?
story (altura)
she lives in a twenty-storied apartment building
plato
plate/dish (recipiente)
would you please put the plates on the table?
dish (cantidad de comida preparada)
macaroni and cheese is my favourite dish
course ( una de las partes de la comida)
they served a five-course dinner at the wedding
Política
politics (gobierno estatal)
they never talk about politics
policy (estrategia o norma)
ponerse
to put on (vestirse)
he put on his shoes slowly
to start (iniciar una actividad)
she started reading as son as she got on the bus
pronto
early (al principio)
we always get up early
soon (al cabo de poco tiempo)
If you want to wait, David will be here soon
Publicidad
advertising (comercial)
Advertising is what sells a product
publicity (no comercial)
her marriage received a lot of publicity
propaganda (política, religiosa)
there has benn a lot of propaganda about the rescue of the hostages
Público
public (gente en genral)
the office opens to the public at nine o ́clok
audience (de un espectaculo o programa)
the audience applauded for twenty minuts straght
recordar
to remenber (tener en la mente)
I ́m sorry, I don ́t remeber your name
to remind (hacer recordar)
remind me to call my mother at six o ́clok
to remind of (sugerir una asociación)
this song reminds me of my school years
recuerdo
souvenir (objeto o regalo destinado a recordar un lugar o suceso)
we bought so many souvenirs in Paris that they did not fit in our suitcase
memento (objeto que hace recordar a una persona o suceso emotivo)
She gave me a ring as a memento of their relationship
regards (saludos)
give my regards to your family
memory (del pasado)
I have fond memories of my childhood - tengo recuerdos entrañables de mi niñez
reloj
watch (de pulsera o bolsillo)
I don ́t wear a wtach
clock ( de pared, de sobremes, de pie)
we are looking for a kitchen clock
robar
to rob (a personas)
they robbed me in broad daylight
to steal (cosas)
they stole my wallet, my overcoat and my watch on the bus
salir
to go out ( para divertirse)
I like to go out bat night
To go out ( tener relaciones)
Shawn go out with an old friend of mine
to leave (irse)
he left the county inmediately
seguro
sure/certain ( con certeza)
I ́m sure he ́ll be successful one day
safe (sin peligro)
it ́s always safer to walk against the traffic
insurance (poliza)
If you use a credit card to pay for your flight thy give you life insurance
sitio
Place (punto en el espacio)
they always meet at the same place
room ( espacio)
we need more room for the books
sombra
shade (donde no da el sol)
let ́s find a table in the shade
shadow (silueta proyectada por un cuerpo)
the shadow of the tree looked like a person
suspender
to suspend (colgar)
a piñata is suspended from a branch or crossbeam
to call off (interrumpir)
the game was called off because of the rain
to fail (no pasar un examen)
he failed his final exam and he will have to take ir again
tierra
earth (planeta
Earth is the third planet from the Sun
earth/soil (donde crecen las plantas)
you must have good earth if you want your plants to grow
ground (superficie)
it rained a lot but the ground soaked it all up
land (parcela)
he owns some land in Alaska
land (división territorial)
california is a land of contrast
todo
all/the whole (adjetivos)
I ́ve been waiting for you all the morning / the whole morning
everything (pronombre)
I like everithing
trabajo
job (contable)
he has a good job
work (no contable)
it is not easy to find work these days
employment (no contable culto)
I sent the forms to the Ministry of Employment
Tratar
to try (propurar)
I tried to comvince him
to treat (bien o mal)
he treated his children like pets
to deal with ( asuntos)
the movie deals with problems in the city
último
last (que no tiene sucesión)
John was the last person to come in
latest (hasta el momento)
have you heard Wonder ́s latest album?
viaje
trip (ida de un sitio a otro)
he wento on a business trip for two weeks
journey (por tierra de considerable distancia)
the book talks about his journey to Russia
voyage (tavesía marítima)
I ́d love to take a long sea voyage
travels (andanzas prologadas por el mundo)
during his travels he met a lot of people
volver
to go back (de aquí allí)
“you should to go back home”, said his best friend. Ir de vuelta a casa - volver
to come back (de allí aquí)
“you should come back home”, said his mother. Venir de vuelta a casa - regresar
to return (en ambas direcciones)
