El Juego De La Patada Flashcards
1
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La patada
A
Kick
2
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Aproximar
A
To bring closer
3
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Tratar de
Trataba de no pensar en ello
A
To be about (to deal with) To try (to attempt)
I had tried not to think about it
4
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Tratar
A
To treat
5
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Compartir
A
To share
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Lograr
Logré desconectarme de lo que decían.
A
To reach (to achieve) To be able to, to get, to manage to (to make happen)
I managed to tune out what they were saying.
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Desconectar
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To disconnect
8
Q
Faltar
A
To miss, to be missing
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Conforme
Conforme sumaba el número de días
A
As (while)(conjunction)
As I added the number of days
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A mí mismo
Me dije a mí mismo
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Myself
I said to myself
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A cada rato
El rato
Beth me dijo que empacara a cada rato
A
Every other minute, over and over, constantly, all the time, the whole time
While, bit, minute, moment (period of time)
Beth told me to pack all the time
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A menos que
Nadie podía jugar a menos que él quisiera
A
Unless
No one could play unless he said so
13
Q
La mezclilla
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Denim, jeans (fabric)(Mexico)
14
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Ajustado/a
Pantalón de mezclilla ajustado
A
Tight
Tight jeans
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Remangar
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To roll up
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Guardar
A
To put away, to put
To keep, to hang onto, to store
17
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Lo de
Quería olvidar lo de los próximos 133 días
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The business about
I wanted to forget about the next 133 days
18
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Ya era hora
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It was time, it was about time, it was high time
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Ándale
A
Como on, hurry up (to rush)(Mexico)
Okay (to express agreement)(Mexico)
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Que no
A
No (used to emphasize)
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Amenazante
A
Threatening, menacing (adjective)
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Despertador
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Alarm clock
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El vistazo
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Look, quick look, glance (peek)
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La cobija
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Blanket
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A través de
Through, across (from one side to the other)
| Through (by means of)
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Espeso/a
Thick, dense (compact)
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La niebla
Fog, mist
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La muralla
Wall, walls, city wall, rampart (fortification)
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Holgado/a
Loose fitting
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Descolorido/a
Faded, pale
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Patilla
Sideburn
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Recortado/a
Cut (trimmed)
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La quijada
Jaw
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Cuadrado/a
Quijada cuadrada
Square
Square jaw
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Curtido/a
Tanned
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La grieta
Las grietas profundas de sus talones
Chap (on skin)
The deep cracks inthe back of his heels
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El talón
Heel
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Podrido/a
Rotten
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En cuclillas
Y cuando se canse de estar en cuclillas
squatting, crouching (in a squatting manner)
And when you get tired from squatting
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Delantero/a
Front, forward (anterior)
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Harto/a
Estoy harto de tus mentiras
Fed up (tired)
I’m fed up with your lies
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Un puñado
Solo pude agarrar un puñado de las dulces
Handful, fistfull, a few
I was only able to grab a handful
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Cobrar
Noa cobra demasiado por todo
To charge for (to demand payment for)
He overcharges for everything
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Sinvergüenza
Swine, scoundrel (despicable person)
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Meter
Meterse
Ese sinvergüenza no sabe con quién se mete
To put
To interfere, to meddle, to stick one’s nose into, to pick on
This scoundrel doesn’t know who he’s dealing with
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A pasar de
Sin embargo, a pasar de que los días eran largos,
A pasar del retraso hicimos nuestro próximo vuelo
In spite of, despite (prepositional phrase)
However, even though the days were long,
Passr. To happen (to occur)
Despite the delay we made our next flight
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Ansiar
Ansiaba ver a Beth
To long for
I longed to see Beth
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La plática
Talk, chat (conversation)
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El terreno
Land
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El aradón
Large hoe
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El arado
Plow
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Atar
To tie
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La soga
Rope
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Grueso/s
Thick
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Arar
To plow
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El buey
Ox
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Amenazar
To threaten
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Suplicar
To beg
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Tiznado/a
Sooty
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Agarrar
To grab
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El cuello
Neck
| Collar of a shirt
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Caer de espaldas
To fall backwards
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Patear
To kick
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Apretar
To press, to squeeze
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El puño
Fist
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Retroceder
To backup
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La verdad padece pero no perece
-Mexican Proverb
Truth suffers but does not perish
Padecer. To suffer from
Perecer. To perish
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Cielito lindo
Lovely sweetheart (term of endearment)
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Charro, charra
Horseman, horsewoman (Mexico)
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Palenque
Fence, barrier
Cockpit (Mexico)
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Norteño/a
Northern (in from the north)
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Charro
Belonging to horseman
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Feminine endings
- a
- dad, -tad
- z
- ión, -ción
- umbre
- ie
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Parecer
To seem
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Suceder
To happen
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Desarrollar
To develop
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Mirar
Buscar
Cuidar
Estudiar
To look at
To look for
To look after
To look into
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Salir de
To go out of, to leave, to come out of, to get out of (to exit)
79
Lograr
```
To get, to obtain
To win (premio)
To achieve (meta)
```
80
Present tense
Present progressive tense
Present emphatic
Present progressive (right now)
Mary studies in the library
María estudia
Mary is studying in the library
María estudia
Mary does study in the library
María estudia
Mary is studying in the library (right now)
María está estudiando
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Impedir
To prevent
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Exigir
To demand
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Aconsejar
To advise
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Rogar
```
To ask (pedir)
To beg (implorar)
```
85
Dejar
To leave
To give up (abandonar)
To let, to allow (permitr)
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Alegrarse
To be happy
87
Extrañar
```
To surprise (sorprender)
To miss
```
88
Temer
To fear
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Es una lástima que
It’s a pity that, it’s a shame
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Capacitado/a
Qualified (trained)
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Placentero/a
Pleasant, agreeable (nice)
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La visita
Visit
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El respeto
Respect
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El traslado
Transfer (trip)
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El embarcadero
Pier, jetty, wharf
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el recorrido
Tour
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El misticismo
Mysticism
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El ponto
Sea
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Auxiliary or helping verb (helps the man verb)
Spanish auxiliaries- estar, haber, ser
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Integral
Whole wheat
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El trigo
Wheat
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El salvado
Bran
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Adverb are always invariable.
Mary drives well
The house is very big
The girl ran too quickly
Four types describe Manner, Degree, Time or Place
Describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Mary sings beautifully. Manner answers how? Always end in -mente
Paul did well on the exam. Degree answers how much?
He will come soon. Time answers when?
The children were left behind. Place answers where?
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Verbs with built in prepositions. So requires DO, not Object of a Preposition.
I am looking for the book.
The book is the object of a preposition in English, but a direct object in spanish
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Buscar To look for
Mirar. To look at
Pedir. To ask for
Escuchar. To listen to
Esperar. To wait for
Servir. To wait on
```
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```
Gozar de
Entrar en
Olvidar de
Salir de
Casarse de
Jugar a
Acordarse de
```
```
To enjoy
To enter
To forget
To leave
To marry
To play
To remember
```
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Pasado/a
Past
107
Preterite first person singular (yo form) irregular to keep the pronunciation. Pagar. Buscar. Sacar. Tocar. Empezar.
```
Pagué
Busqué
Saqué
Toqué
Empecé
```
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Probar
To taste
| To test
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En que
That
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Una cacerola
Pan
111
Tapar
To cover
112
Naturaleza
Nature
113
En cualquier momento
Anytime
Cualquier. Any.
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El rescate
Rescue
115
Velatorio
Wake
116
Fallecimiento
Death, demise, passing
117
La polémica
Controversy
118
Impulsar
To propel
119
Formar
To educate, to instruct
120
La mochila
Backpack
121
Antier
The day before yesterday
122
Devolver
To give back, to return
123
Arrancar
To pull out
124
El cobarde
Coward
125
Ya le tocaba
His number was up, his turn finally arrived
Tocar. To touch. To be someone’s turn
126
Así como
As well as, just as, while
As well as, just as, while
Así. Like this, like that
Como. Like
127
La maleza
Weeds
128
Así como cortaba la maleza, Gabriel maldecía
Gabriel cursed as he hacked at the weeds
Just as he cut the weeds, Gabriel cursed.
Como. Like.
Así. Like this, like that
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El bote
Can
130
Recargado/a
Leaning (reclining)(Mexico)
Overloaded, packed
131
Lárgate
¡No lárgate!
Get out, go away (imperative)
No way!
Largar. To pay out, let out, unfurl (nautical)
132
Tan pronto como lo dije
As soon as I said it
Tan. As
Como. As.
133
La zancadilla
Entonces me echó la zancadilla
Trip (act of tripping)
Then he threw me and pushed me
134
Aventar
To push, shove (jostle)
To fan, to blow (to blow air at)
135
Ni siquiera
Not even
Ni. Nor.
Siquiera. Even if.
136
Recoger
To pick up
137
En que
Para el tiempo en que yo recogía una caja, Papá ya había recogido dos
That
By the time I had picked up one crate, Papá had picked up two
138
Apurar
To hurry up, rush, expedite (to demand haste)(latin America)
To finish (to consume all of)
139
Emparejar
To pair up
