December 2023 Flashcards
12-1-23 resemblance = el parecido
The resemblance between father and son is very clear.
El parecido entre padre e hijo es muy claro.
12-2-23 to change = cambiar
He has not changed a bit since I saw him.
No has changed nothing since that him I saw.
No ha cambiado nada desde que lo ví.
12-3-23 uncomfortable (adjective) = molesto
Are you uncomfortable?
Estás molesto? Está usted molesto?
12-4-23 street = la calle
What street do you live on?
In (or on) what street live you?
En qué calle vive usted?
En qué calle vives?
12-5-23 whistle = el silbato
locomotive = la locomotora
The locomotive’s whistle could be heard.
One could hear (use imperfecto of oír - don’t use could) the whistle of the locomotive.
Se oía el silbato de la locomotora.
12-6-23 to boil = hervir
The water began to boil.
Use empezar A
El agua empezó a hervir.
12-7-23 faithful (adjective) = fiel
He was as faithful to him as a dog.
To him he was faithful like a dog
Le era fiel como un perro.
12-8-23 to fill up = llenar
He filled the glass with (OF) wine.
Llenó la copa de vino.
12-10-23 to think = pensar
I thought you were in Chile.
Pensé que estabas en Chile. Yo pensaba que usted estaba en Chile.
12-11-23 determined, resolute= resuelto
He is a very determined man.
Él es un hombre muy resuelto.
12-12-23 optical lens = lente
These small letters can only be read with a magnifying glass.
These letters so small they can be read only with an optical lens.
Estas letras tan pequeñas se pueden leer solamente con un lente
12-13-23 perhaps, maybe = a lo mejor
Maybe it won’t rain tomorrow.
Use present tense for rain.
Maybe tomorrow it does not rain.
Also subjunctive could be used here.
A lo mejor mañana no llueve.
Or Subjunctive use.
A lo mejor mañana no llueva.
12-14-23 isolation = el aislamiento
supporter = el partidario criticized again = volvió a criticar
The president criticized again those in favor of the “economic isolation”.
The president revisited (returned) to criticize the supporters of the isolation economic.
El presidente volvió a criticar a los partidarios del “aislamiento económico”
12-15-23 spoiled (adjective) = pasado
The fruit is spoiled.
La fruta está pasada.
12-16-23 plateau = la meseta
The extensive arid plateau is one of the characteristics of the Patagonian countryside.
La extensa meseta árida es uno de los rasgos típicos del paisaje patagónico
