Distinciones Problemáticas Prueba 5

Question 1

golpear

Answer 1

hit, beat, strike a blow

Question 2

pegar

Answer 2

hit, sock, beat up (victim as the indirect object)

Question 3

pegar+ direct object

Answer 3

stick w/ adhesive

Question 4

abofetear (dar una bofetada)

Answer 4

slap

Question 5

dar un puñetazo

Answer 5

punch

Question 6

apalear

Answer 6

hit club

Question 7

acertar (ie)

Answer 7

hit the mark, get right

Question 8

dar

Answer 8

hit (hit when a flying/falling object hits something)

Question 9

darle (indirect object)

Answer 9

when a person hit something or does it to another (ex: ball)

Question 10

darse

Answer 10

doing it to oneself (can add en, contra, or con for place of impact)

Question 11

chocar (con)

Answer 11

hit, crash into, collide with (vehicles)

Question 12

atropellar

Answer 12

car hits or runs over a person or animal

Question 13

alcanzar (a___)

Answer 13

reach, hit, attain

Question 14

fracasar

Answer 14

fail, not succeed

Question 15

meter la pata

Answer 15

for social blunders, put one’s foot in it, blow it

Question 16

suspender (reprobar in some countries)

Answer 16

to fail or flunk a class, test etc.

Question 17

ser/salir suspendido o suspenso

Answer 17

a teacher flunking a student

Question 18

dejar de + inf

Answer 18

fail to do something (also to stop doing something)

Question 19

errar (ye-), fallar

Answer 19

fall in an attempt, miss a shot or intended goal (commonly used in sports)

Question 20

perder

Answer 20

miss a train, plane etc., miss out on a chance (often used with reflexive)

Question 21

echar de menos

Answer 21

miss, long for someone/thing absent

Question 22

añorar

Answer 22

long for (stronger than echar de menos)

Question 23

extrañar

Answer 23

common synonym for echar de menos

Question 24

faltar (a___)

Answer 24

miss, be absent

Question 25

omitir, saltarse

Answer 25

miss an item in covering a series, skip leave out

Question 26

equivocar (+direct object)/ equivocarse de/en

Answer 26

miss, get wrong, make a mistake with/in

Question 27

defraudar, decepcionar

Answer 27

fall (a person), let someone down, not live up to their expectations

Question 28

no encontrar

Answer 28

failure to find

Question 29

no atrapar/agarrar

Answer 29

failure to catch

Question 30

no dar en, no acertar

Answer 30

failure to hit

Question 31

tener

Answer 31

to hold, have something in one's hands or arms

Question 32

agarrar

Answer 32

hold, grasp/grab

Question 33

soltar

Answer 33

let go, release

Question 34

agarrarse (a___)

Answer 34

to hold on to

Question 35

sujetar

Answer 35

hold down, hold something/someone to prevent movement

Question 36

contener

Answer 36

hold, contain, refers to "room for"

Question 37

caber

Answer 37

to fit, refers to having room for

Question 38

sostener

Answer 38

hold something up so it won't fall, also for holding an opinion

Question 39

detener

Answer 39

stop or detain

Question 40

demorar

Answer 40

to delay

Question 41

atracar

Answer 41

hold up as in rob

Question 42

mantener

Answer 42

hold, keep in a certain condition, maintain, also for holding an opinion

Question 43

quedarse con

Answer 43

keep, retain (something in one's possession for awhile, stay with it)

Question 44

guardar

Answer 44

keep, put away for safekeeping, put up/away, keep in a special place

Question 45

retener

Answer 45

hold back, retain, keep, withhold

Question 46

ser válido/vigente, valer

Answer 46

hold, be good/valid for a period of time

Question 47

reprimir

Answer 47

hold back/in, repress (feelings)

Question 48

seguir (i)

Answer 48

keep, keep on (+gerund), continue

Question 49

conseguir

Answer 49

get something, obtain, actively acquire, most general, includes achievement of possession or events

Question 50

obtener

Answer 50

get something, obtain, actively acquire, specific for obtaining possession

Question 51

recibir

Answer 51

get receive

Question 52

sacar

Answer 52

take out, pull out (informal version for obtener and recibir)

Question 53

llegar allí a tiempo

Answer 53

get there or arrive on time

Question 54

entrar

Answer 54

to get in, enter, come in

Question 55

salir

Answer 55

get out, go/come out

Question 56

pasar

Answer 56

get past/by/through

Question 57

bajar

Answer 57

get down, go down

Question 58

levantarme

Answer 58

get up, rise

Question 59

escaparme

Answer 59

get away, escape

Question 60

subir al autobús

Answer 60

get on the bus, go up onto it

Question 61

ponerse

Answer 61

get+ adj., become

Question 62

captar

Answer 62

get (meaning, point of) something

Question 63

ser

Answer 63

get (be) + participle in passive sentences

Question 64

reponerse (de una enfermedad)

Answer 64

get over a disease

Question 65

reunirse

Answer 65

get together/ meet

Question 66

volver (a casa)

Answer 66

get back (to the house)

Question 67

recibir (el dinero)

Answer 67

to get back money

Question 68

vengarse (de)

Answer 68

to get back at, revenge

Question 69

librarse (de una problema, de un dilema)

Answer 69

get out of, get rid of

Question 70

ir tirando, arreglárselas, apañarselas

Answer 70

get by, manage, cope (las have no significance)

Question 71

salir adelante (en la vida), adelantar, progresar

Answer 71

get ahead

Question 72

atrasarse (en el trabajo)

Answer 72

get behind in work

Question 73

llevarse (bien/mal) con alguien

Answer 73

get along well/badly with someone