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1
Q

Darse Cuenta o Caer en Cuenta

A

to realize

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2
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Aunque

A

Although

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3
Q

Los unos a otros

A

(Something) One Another

IE- to love one another

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4
Q

Con respecto a O En cuanto a

A

Regarding

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5
Q

I dropped the money

You dropped the phone

You dropped some documents

Translate each and give rule why

A

me cayó el dinero

Te cayó el celular

Te cayeron unos documentos

**reflexive pronoun is according to WHO did the dropping. Caer is conjugated according to WHAT was dropped

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6
Q

Action

Me enteré de que

A

I found out that…

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7
Q

Characteristic

Fuerza de voluntad

A

willpower

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8
Q

Aún

3 translations (uses)

A

even, still, yet

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9
Q

Alrededor de las ocho O a eso de las ocho

Same meaning

A

Around 8:00

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10
Q

Ya vengo

A

I’ll be right back

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11
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Mediante

A

by means of

Perderás peso mediante esta dieta

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12
Q

5 Uses of Para

D,O,D,D, E

A
  1. Direction (to NY)
  2. Objective (in order to)
  3. Deadline (by Monday)
  4. Destination (who is receiving something)
  5. Employer (I work for Chris)
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13
Q

Caer bien/Mal and how to conjugate

A

to like/not like someone (as a friend). Congugated like “gustar”

Me caes bien (I like you)/Te caigo bien (you like me)

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14
Q

Tener ganas de

A

To feel like (doing) something

Tengo ganas de nadar

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15
Q

Pasar por

A

to drop by

Voy a pasar por la biblioteca antes del restuarante

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16
Q

Salió corriendo
Salió llorando
Salió celebrando

Explain the use of Salió

A

to suddenly begin doing something

17
Q

Según a O de acuerdo con

A

According to

18
Q

Ante

(not antes) 2 meanings

A

Before a person physically “el hombre paró ante el Rey”
O
Regarding
“Necesitamos hacer algo ante esta crisis”

19
Q

A pesar de

A

Despite

20
Q

Necesito averiguar

A

I need to find out

21
Q

Como así O Qué quieres decir

A

What do you mean?

22
Q

Al lado de O Junto a

A

Next to

23
Q

Volver a + infinitive

A

again

IE- Vamos a volver viajar/We are going to travel again

24
Q

Dentro de o por dentro de VS. adentro

Detrás de o por detrás de VS atrás

Fuera de VS afuera

A

dentro de, detrás de y fuera de are used when relative to the object it is inside of, behind or outside of“El teléfono está dentro de mi bolso”

Adentro, atrás y afuera are used alone as inside, behind y outside when not being used in relation

25
Q

Ya voy

I

A

I’m coming

26
Q

Delante de
VS.
enfrenta de O frenta a

A

Delante de used for people “don’t do that in front of me)

Enfrente de y frente a are used for places (there is a tree in front of my office)

27
Q

Qué tal si

A

How about?

How about we go for dinner?

28
Q

Por lo tanto

A

therefore

29
Q

Cuánto hace…?

EX Cuánto hace que trabajas aqui?

A

For how long? How long have..?

30
Q

Never mind / Forget it

A

Olvídalo

31
Q

Pasado mañana

A

The day after tomorrow

32
Q

más allá de….

A

beyond….

33
Q

Estoy por….

A

I am about to….