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Pepe clases to 2022 > Ex 7 Pr 2.3 - Pr 3.1 > Flashcards

Ex 7 Pr 2.3 - Pr 3.1 Flashcards

1
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The guidelines are designed to help.

A

Las pautas están diseñadas para ayudar.

las pow-tas
dee-seh-nyahr

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the set phrase/idiom

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la frase hecha

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the wordy explanation

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la perífrasis

peh-ree-frah-sees

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time travel

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los viajes en el tiempo

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to exhibit/expose/explain/expound

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exponer

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the interviewer

the interviewee

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el/la entrevistador/a
el/la entrevistado/a

think the interviewer asks more questions than the interviewee, thus has more letters in its name TADOR vs TADO

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the chasm, gulf, world of difference

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el abismo

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along, throughout

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a lo largo de

a is correct, por is WRONG, does NOT EXIST

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to flow

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fluir

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not so much in practice as in theory

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no tanto en la práctica como en la teoría

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throughout historia

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a lo largo de la historia

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no matter how costly
as costly as

As costly as it is, I recommend that you (tú) buy it.

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por muy costoso

Por muy costoso que sea, yo te recomiendo comprarlo.

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feasible

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factible (adj)

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Mike and Vickie carried-out a cutting-edge experiment.

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Mike y Vickie hicieron un experimento de vanguardia.

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the avant-garde, vanguard, forefront

cutting-edge

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la vanguardia (noun)

(bahng-gwahr-dyah)

de vanguardia (adj)

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the evaluation/assessment/valuation/estimate

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la valoración

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They express assessments, opinions and advice.

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Expresan valoraciones, opiniones y consejos.

la valoración - the evaluation/assessment/valuation

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the track (line in cd) or the hint

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la pista

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the outer space

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el espacio exterior

think of an E o r ex stair leading to outer space

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the mark/track/footprint

It smells good.

The President fled the country.

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la huella
(weh-yah)

Huele bien. (3rd person sing present tense conjugation of oler)

El presidente huyó del país.
huir (weer)

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the event

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el acontecimiento

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int. to toast

trans. to offer/give

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brindar

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It gave them the perfect alibi.

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Les brindó la coartada perfecta.

think making co-art, making an alibi.
coartar=to limit/restrict

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to link/bind/relate to

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vincular
(think vine, vinca . they are twined-linked-bound together)

ligada is also linked/spliced/tied

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to spend the summer

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veranear

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it was frowned upon

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estaba mal visto

(was badly seen) could change so estar not ser-era

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to step in-on /walk on / tread on

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pisar

pistar - to crush/pound

John Glen pisó la luna.

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stubborn

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testarudo/a - adj

terco/a - adj

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visual images and symbols

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la iconografía

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the admiral

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el/la almirante/ta

estudiante-amante

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the portrait

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el retrato

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the perseverance, motivation, proof, record

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la constancia

según las constancias (according to the records)

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There´s no record of her stay at the Grand Hotel.

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No hay constancia/registro de su estadía en el Gran Hotel.

constancia - perseverance/proof/record

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the legacy/bequest

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el legado
legar - to bequeath/hand down/leave
la herencia - the inheritance/legacy

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in the face of/in light of a fact

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ante un hecho

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as we move forward

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conforme avanzamos, mientras avanzamos

conforme - happy, in line with, in agreement - not sure how it is used here, just memorize this

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a slaver

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un esclavista

ista . dentista, artista, etc.

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to draw/trace/plot/design/chart

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trazar
trazar una ruta de ida y vuelta
(plot/chart a route there & back/round-trip)

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someter

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to subdue-dominate-put down
to submit-yield (weird)
sometió - subdued
suprimir - to eliminate/delete

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Did Columbus subdue the indigenous americans?

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¿Sometió Colón a los indígenas americanos?
someter - like so to put-down

someter - to subdue/put down /dominate meter-to put
suprimir - to eliminate/delete

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revolve around

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gira en torno (a)

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42
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to grant/award/bestow/afford

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otorgar

El presidente otorgó la máxima distinción al general. (The president bestowed the highest distinction upon the general.)

el debate histórico les ha otorgado … the historic debate has afforded-bestowed on them

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Stop being so arrogant.

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Deja de ser tan arrogante.

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dejar de ser

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to stop being

pero no deja de ser curioso que
(but it is still curious that/it can´t stop being curious that)

¡Deja de ser un idiota! tú
¿Deje de ser una idiota! ud

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to approach/come by/take an interest in

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acercase a

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attractive/appealing

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atrayente (adj)
atraer - to attract
María tiene una mirada muy atrayente. Mary has a very appealing-attractive gaze.

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the questions

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los interrogantes
las preguntas
las cuestiones (cuestionar - to question)
48
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venerable

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venerable - given respect, respectable

49
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the west

A

el occidente
el oeste
el poniente

este y oriente - east

50
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the east

A 
el este (east and este both start with e)
el oriente
51
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Columbus sailed towards the west across the Atlantic.

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Colón zarpó/navegó hacia el occidente por el Atlántico.

zarpar - to depart from the sea
navegar - to travel by sea

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sail to the west to arrive at the west

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navegar a occidente para llegar a poniente

53
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to sail west to reach the west

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navegar a occidente para llegar a poniente

54
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to sail

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navegar/zarpar

55
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is an unknown

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es una incógnita

f noun - mystery
m noun - unknown quantity

56
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the mystery/unknown quantity

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el/la incógnito/a

f noun - unknown quantity
m noun - mystery

also mystery - el misterio
unknown - desconocido

57
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the reason/cause

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el motivo
el motivo de discusión (the reason for discussion)

la razón, la causa

58
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Customer Service Office

A

la Oficina de atención al cliente

the office of attention TO THE client

59
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However, neither of the two could help me.

A

No obstante, ninguno de los dos pudo ayudarme.

60
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the loyalty

loyal

A

la lealtad
la leal - eres una amiga leal (o fiel)

fiel - adj, loyal/faithful
but the loyalty program like Delta{s is programa de fidelidad

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the miles

A

las millas

62
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close - adv & adj

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cerca de - cercano a

the paths that are close to my house - los senderos que están cerca de mi casa adv
the paths close to my house - los senderos cercano a mi casa adj

63
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close to/near - adv phrase & adj phrase

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cerca de

cercano a

64
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the boarding gate

A

la puerta de embarque

65
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the vessel/boat

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la embarcación (el barco/el bote-the boat)

66
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the runway

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la pista (pista also is road, track-like cd, trail, clue)

67
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because of all that

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debido a todo eso

68
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to fund
funded
the funds

A

financiar
financiado
los fondos

fundado - justified/well-founded

69
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the leader

A

el/la líder

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that´s why

because of all that

A

por eso

debido a todo eso

71
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to reimburse

A

reembolsar

72
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the class of October 7

A

la clase del 7 de octubre

73
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The plane arrived late.

A

El avión llegó tarde.

El avión se retrasó.

74
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the writing-composition-essay

A

la redacción

75
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the writing task

A

la tarea de escritura

76
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the reading task

A

la tarea de lectura

77
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to write/draw-up, to write

A

redactar, escribir

78
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he/she/it´s late

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está retrasado/a

llega tarde

79
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I (VS) am late.

A

Estoy retrasada.

Llego tarde.

80
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to postpone/delay

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retrasar

81
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the scale/ladder/stopover

A

la escala

82
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His flight was delayed.

A

Su vuelo se retrasó.

83
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because of this/for this reason/therefore

A

Por todo ello

84
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to contribute

to support

A

aportar

apoyar

85
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the complaint/report/condemnation

A

el denuncio

86
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to suggest

to arise/appear

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sugerir
surgir

when problems arise - cuando surgen problemas

87
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to go without, to disregard, to ignore

A

prescindir
No puedo prescindir de mi Excedrin. (I can’t go without my Excedrin. (prescin - think sin without)

pretender - to expect/intend
deprimer - to depress
Estoy deprimida. I (VS) am depressed
suprimir - to eliminate/delete

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failed to fulfill, to breach

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incumplir

89
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to complete, carry-out, fulfill, achieve

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cumplir

90
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one after the other

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uno tras otro

una tras otra

91
Q

the mortgage

A

la hipoteca

92
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They have had their identity stolen.

A

Les han robado/suplantado la identidad.

93
Q

to take the place of/stand in for/impersonate

the substitute

A

suplantar
el-la suplente

(like to supplant)

94
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to intend/expect/claim

A

pretender
¿Qué pretendes de mí? What do you expect of me?
¿Qué pretende hacer sobre esto? What do you (ud.) intend to do about this?
prescindir - to go/do without, to disregard/ dispense with

95
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I want to unsubscribe from your mailing list.

A

Quiero dar de baja (mi cuenta) de su lista de correo.

96
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scarce, limited

A

escaso/escasa adj.

97
Q

the replacement

A

el reemplazo - la reposición

emplazar - to locate/site/place

98
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to locate/place/position/call-on

A

emplazar

99
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the dry cleaners

A

el tinte (also ink/dye)

100
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to increase/raise/magnify/amplify

A

aumentar

101
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the Customer Service Office

A

la oficina de atención al cliente

102
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the loyalty program (like for airlines)

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el ´programa de fidelidad

fidelidad-loyalty/fidelity/faithfulness

103
Q

Permit me to introduce myself

A

Me permite presentar me o

Permítame presentarme (better option)

104
Q

I will explain it below.

A

A continuación, lo explicaré. o

Lo explicaré a continuación.

105
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from London to Delhi

A

desde Londres hasta Delhi o

de Londres a Delhi

106
Q

The flight took one hour.

A

can use tardar here El vuelo tardó una hora. Doesn´t mean it was one hour late. El vuelo llegó una hora tarde. The flight arrived one hour late.
El vuelo duró-tomó una hora. = The flight took one hour.

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to board (a plane)

A

embarcar

abordar is more like one ship boards another

108
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the next day (like from Tues to Wed)

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el día siguiente o al día siguiente
al día siguiente emphasizes the rapidness of time
but not el próximo día because the next day you do something could be in a week

109
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because of all this I missed the Conference

A

Debido a todo eso, falté a la conferencia

it´s faltar a

110
Q

the conference where I was supposed to present

A

la conferencia donde debía presentar o

la conferencia en la que debía presentar

111
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and how disappointed I was to have missed it (the conference)

A

y lo decepcionada que estaba de habérmela perdido (la conferencía)
pierdo el libro, pero me pierdo la fiesta

112
Q

than expected

A

de lo esperado

113
Q

I look forward to your response/I await your response.

A

Quedo a la espera de su respuesta.

think - I stay/remain at the wait of your response.

114
Q

One time when we were returning from Africa, the plane arrived late and we had to stopover in Amsterdam for the night.

A

Una vez, cuando estábamos regresando de África, el avión llegó tarde y tuvimos que hacer escala en Ámsterdam para pasar la noche.

115
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Decepcionado es una palabra engañosa porque significa “decepcionado”, not deception que significa “to deceive”.

A

“Decepcionado” is a deceiving word because it means “disappointed” not “deception” which means “to deceive”.

116
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I (VS) am disappointed because I always forget how to say “to disappoint”.

A

Estoy (VS) decepcionada porque siempre olvido cómo decir “decepcionar”.

117
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Mike tried to teach me how to find the unknown quantity in an equation.

A

Miguel trató de enseñarme a encontrar la incógnita en una ecuación.

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