Day 9B Oct13,15,16/nov19 Flashcards
To make it worthwhile you have to keep trying.
Para que valga la pena tienes que/hay que seguir tratando.
hay que actually means one has to, it is impersonal, doesn´t say who has to do something but tener que is obligation and identifies who has to do something
Hay que ir a la tienda a comprar leche.
Tiene que ir a la tienda a comprar leche.
Correct? YES
to permeate
the sidewalk
permear
la acera o la banqueta
el andén - platform
Now we need to wire the house.
Ahora hay que cablear la casa.
Ahora necesitamos cablear la casa? Yes, but is more direct (WE have to) than hay que which is one has to but tener que is stronger than necesitamos
Tenemos que cablear la casa ahora.
correct? YES
Plaster covers the concrete blocks and “cernir” is the name of the final coat. After this, the wall can be painted.
El repello cubre los bloques de concreto y cernir es el nombre de la capa final. Después de esto, la pared puede ser pintada. Think uncle ray pays you to plaster
the rebar
la varilla, la barra, la varilla de hiero aletado, las barras de refuerzo
eslabón I think is used to tie rebar together
la grifa is a tool used to do this
por nada
para nada
you´re welcome
not at all
I don´t like that at all.
I don´t like it at all.
No me gusta eso para nada.
No me gusta para nada.
the advantages and disadvantages
las ventajas y desventajas
the trowel
the scaffold
la cuchara
el andamio - think walk me up/on the scaffold - andamio
(ahn-dah-myoh)
The floor tiles in the kitchen are reddish.
decorative tiles are usually smaller than floor tiles
Las baldosas de la cocina son rojizas. think a ball dose
Los azulejos decorativos generalmente son más pequeños que las baldosas.
the window bars or the balcony
the rooftop place
the patio
el balcón y el balcón
la terraza
el patio - usually just cement
if a patio with grass around it is called patio con jardín
fired clay/baked clay
arcilla cocida
think our seat is cooked
(ahr-see-yah)
the steel
the sidewalk
el acero
la acera
the easel/trestle/ridge/roof line
el caballete
think a cabal of witches dancing on the roof line or not a cabinete but a cabalete
