Ex 7 Pr 2.3 - Pr 3.1 Flashcards
The guidelines are designed to help.
Las pautas están diseñadas para ayudar.
las pow-tas
dee-seh-nyahr
the set phrase/idiom
la frase hecha
the wordy explanation
la perífrasis
peh-ree-frah-sees
time travel
los viajes en el tiempo
to exhibit/expose/explain/expound
exponer
the interviewer
the interviewee
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
the chasm, gulf, world of difference
el abismo
along, throughout
a lo largo de
a is correct, por is WRONG, does NOT EXIST
to flow
fluir
not so much in practice as in theory
no tanto en la práctica como en la teoría
throughout historia
a lo largo de la historia
no matter how costly
as costly as
As costly as it is, I recommend that you (tú) buy it.
por muy costoso
Por muy costoso que sea, yo te recomiendo comprarlo.
feasible
factible (adj)
Mike and Vickie carried-out a cutting-edge experiment.
Mike y Vickie hicieron un experimento de vanguardia.
the avant-garde, vanguard, forefront
cutting-edge
la vanguardia (noun)
(bahng-gwahr-dyah)
de vanguardia (adj)
the evaluation/assessment/valuation/estimate
la valoración
They express assessments, opinions and advice.
Expresan valoraciones, opiniones y consejos.
la valoración - the evaluation/assessment/valuation
the track (line in cd) or the hint
la pista
the outer space
el espacio exterior
think of an E o r ex stair leading to outer space
the mark/track/footprint
It smells good.
The President fled the country.
la huella
(weh-yah)
Huele bien. (3rd person sing present tense conjugation of oler)
El presidente huyó del país.
huir (weer)
the event
el acontecimiento
int. to toast
trans. to offer/give
brindar
It gave them the perfect alibi.
Les brindó la coartada perfecta.
think making co-art, making an alibi.
coartar=to limit/restrict
to link/bind/relate to
vincular
(think vine, vinca . they are twined-linked-bound together)
ligada is also linked/spliced/tied
to spend the summer
veranear
it was frowned upon
estaba mal visto
(was badly seen) could change so estar not ser-era
to step in-on /walk on / tread on
pisar
pistar - to crush/pound
John Glen pisó la luna.
stubborn
testarudo/a - adj
terco/a - adj
visual images and symbols
la iconografía
the admiral
el/la almirante/ta
estudiante-amante
the portrait
el retrato
the perseverance, motivation, proof, record
la constancia
según las constancias (according to the records)
There´s no record of her stay at the Grand Hotel.
No hay constancia/registro de su estadía en el Gran Hotel.
constancia - perseverance/proof/record
the legacy/bequest
el legado
legar - to bequeath/hand down/leave
la herencia - the inheritance/legacy
in the face of/in light of a fact
ante un hecho
as we move forward
conforme avanzamos, mientras avanzamos
conforme - happy, in line with, in agreement - not sure how it is used here, just memorize this
a slaver
un esclavista
ista . dentista, artista, etc.
to draw/trace/plot/design/chart
trazar
trazar una ruta de ida y vuelta
(plot/chart a route there & back/round-trip)
someter
to subdue-dominate-put down
to submit-yield (weird)
sometió - subdued
suprimir - to eliminate/delete
Did Columbus subdue the indigenous americans?
¿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
revolve around
gira en torno (a)
to grant/award/bestow/afford
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
Stop being so arrogant.
Deja de ser tan arrogante.
dejar de ser
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
to approach/come by/take an interest in
acercase a
attractive/appealing
atrayente (adj)
atraer - to attract
María tiene una mirada muy atrayente. Mary has a very appealing-attractive gaze.
the questions
los interrogantes las preguntas las cuestiones (cuestionar - to question)
venerable
venerable - given respect, respectable
the west
el occidente
el oeste
el poniente
este y oriente - east
the east
el este (east and este both start with e) el oriente
Columbus sailed towards the west across the Atlantic.
Colón zarpó/navegó hacia el occidente por el Atlántico.
zarpar - to depart from the sea
navegar - to travel by sea
sail to the west to arrive at the west
navegar a occidente para llegar a poniente
to sail west to reach the west
navegar a occidente para llegar a poniente
to sail
navegar/zarpar
is an unknown
es una incógnita
f noun - mystery
m noun - unknown quantity
the mystery/unknown quantity
el/la incógnito/a
f noun - unknown quantity
m noun - mystery
also mystery - el misterio
unknown - desconocido
the reason/cause
el motivo
el motivo de discusión (the reason for discussion)
la razón, la causa
Customer Service Office
la Oficina de atención al cliente
the office of attention TO THE client
However, neither of the two could help me.
No obstante, ninguno de los dos pudo ayudarme.
the loyalty
loyal
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
the miles
las millas
close - adv & adj
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
close to/near - adv phrase & adj phrase
cerca de
cercano a
the boarding gate
la puerta de embarque
the vessel/boat
la embarcación (el barco/el bote-the boat)
the runway
la pista (pista also is road, track-like cd, trail, clue)
because of all that
debido a todo eso
to fund
funded
the funds
financiar
financiado
los fondos
fundado - justified/well-founded
the leader
el/la líder
that´s why
because of all that
por eso
debido a todo eso
to reimburse
reembolsar
the class of October 7
la clase del 7 de octubre
The plane arrived late.
El avión llegó tarde.
El avión se retrasó.
the writing-composition-essay
la redacción
the writing task
la tarea de escritura
the reading task
la tarea de lectura
to write/draw-up, to write
redactar, escribir
he/she/it´s late
está retrasado/a
llega tarde
I (VS) am late.
Estoy retrasada.
Llego tarde.
to postpone/delay
retrasar
the scale/ladder/stopover
la escala
His flight was delayed.
Su vuelo se retrasó.
because of this/for this reason/therefore
Por todo ello
to contribute
to support
aportar
apoyar
the complaint/report/condemnation
el denuncio
to suggest
to arise/appear
sugerir
surgir
when problems arise - cuando surgen problemas
to go without, to disregard, to ignore
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
failed to fulfill, to breach
incumplir
to complete, carry-out, fulfill, achieve
cumplir
one after the other
uno tras otro
una tras otra
the mortgage
la hipoteca
They have had their identity stolen.
Les han robado/suplantado la identidad.
to take the place of/stand in for/impersonate
the substitute
suplantar
el-la suplente
(like to supplant)
to intend/expect/claim
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
I want to unsubscribe from your mailing list.
Quiero dar de baja (mi cuenta) de su lista de correo.
scarce, limited
escaso/escasa adj.
the replacement
el reemplazo - la reposición
emplazar - to locate/site/place
to locate/place/position/call-on
emplazar
the dry cleaners
el tinte (also ink/dye)
to increase/raise/magnify/amplify
aumentar
the Customer Service Office
la oficina de atención al cliente
the loyalty program (like for airlines)
el ´programa de fidelidad
fidelidad-loyalty/fidelity/faithfulness
Permit me to introduce myself
Me permite presentar me o
Permítame presentarme (better option)
I will explain it below.
A continuación, lo explicaré. o
Lo explicaré a continuación.
from London to Delhi
desde Londres hasta Delhi o
de Londres a Delhi
The flight took one hour.
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.
to board (a plane)
embarcar
abordar is more like one ship boards another
the next day (like from Tues to Wed)
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
because of all this I missed the Conference
Debido a todo eso, falté a la conferencia
it´s faltar a
the conference where I was supposed to present
la conferencia donde debía presentar o
la conferencia en la que debía presentar
and how disappointed I was to have missed it (the conference)
y lo decepcionada que estaba de habérmela perdido (la conferencía)
pierdo el libro, pero me pierdo la fiesta
than expected
de lo esperado
I look forward to your response/I await your response.
Quedo a la espera de su respuesta.
think - I stay/remain at the wait of your response.
One time when we were returning from Africa, the plane arrived late and we had to stopover in Amsterdam for the night.
Una vez, cuando estábamos regresando de África, el avión llegó tarde y tuvimos que hacer escala en Ámsterdam para pasar la noche.
Decepcionado es una palabra engañosa porque significa “decepcionado”, not deception que significa “to deceive”.
“Decepcionado” is a deceiving word because it means “disappointed” not “deception” which means “to deceive”.
I (VS) am disappointed because I always forget how to say “to disappoint”.
Estoy (VS) decepcionada porque siempre olvido cómo decir “decepcionar”.
Mike tried to teach me how to find the unknown quantity in an equation.
Miguel trató de enseñarme a encontrar la incógnita en una ecuación.
