Expressions Flashcards

1
Q

How long (will something last)?

How long …

A

Cuanto dura …

Cuanto tiempo …

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2
Q

What’s happening? What’s going on?

A

¿Qué pasa?

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3
Q

Do you have a table available?

A

¿Tienes una mesa disponible?

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4
Q

Of course.

Of course not.

A

Claro que si.

Claro que no.

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5
Q

Can you tell us about this?

A

Puedes contarnos sobre esto?

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6
Q

in fact

A

de hecho

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7
Q

This does not make sense.

That makes sense.

A

Esto no tiene sentido.

Eso tiene sentido.

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8
Q

to feel like it / to look forward to

I feel like going out tonight.

I am really looking forward to meeting her.

A

tener ganas de

Tengo ganas de salir esta noche.

Tenía ganas de conocerla.

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9
Q

There is / There are

There was / There were

A

Hay (both sing and plur)

Había (imperfecto)

Hubo (preterito)

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10
Q

Tonight

Last night

A

Esta noche

Anoche

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11
Q

more or less

A

más o menos

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12
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when necessary

A

cuando sea necesario

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13
Q

mail

email

A

el correo

el correo electrónico

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14
Q

Of course!

A

Por supuesto

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15
Q

I find it difficult to understand …

A

Me parece difícil entender …

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16
Q

.. as we are going to see right now …

A

como vamos a ver ahorita

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17
Q

I am spending my time reading and learning Spanish.

I spent some time in Africa.

A

Estoy pasando (Paso) mi tiempo leyendo y aprendiendo español.

Pasé un (algun) tiempo en Africa.

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18
Q

Don’t mess with my things!

A

No te metas con mis cosas!

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19
Q

to work in real estate

A

trabajar en finca raíz (or bienes raíz)

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20
Q

I like to go out to eat.

A

Me gusta salir a comer.

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21
Q

I ride my bicycle.

A

Me monto en mi bicicleta

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22
Q

according to

A

de acuerdo a (con)

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23
Q

carbon footprint

A

huella de carbón

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24
Q

greenhouse gas

A

gases de efecto invernadero

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25
Q

seeing that, given that, since

A

ya que

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26
Q

What a pity! / What a shame!

A

qué lástima

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27
Q

at least (3x)

A

al menos

siquiera

por lo menos

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28
Q

I have no idea.

A

No tengo ni idea.

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29
Q

it is sunny

A

hace sol

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30
Q

however, nevertheless

A

sin embargo

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31
Q

When travelling …

When travelling alone, I always go out to eat.

A

Al viajar …

Al viajar solo siempre salgo a comer.

32
Q

what else

What else do you need?

A

qué más

¿Qué más necesitas?

33
Q

I am researching investments.

I am doing my own investments.

I have investments in art and real estate.

This is a high-risk investment.

A

Estoy investigando inversiones.

Hago mis propias inversiones.

Tengo inversiones en arte y bienes raízes.

esta es una inversión de alto riesgo.

34
Q

for a while / for a bit / for a little while

A

por un rato

35
Q

What

1) In a question
2) In an answer

A

1) Qué

Qué te gusta de Colombia?

2) Lo que

Lo que me gusta de Colombia es la comida.

36
Q

to agree.

She does not agree with me

A

estar de acuerdo.

Ella no está de acuerdo conmigo.

37
Q

in the long term/short term

A

a largo plazo / a corto plazo

38
Q

to waste time

You are wasting your time.

A

perder el tiempo

Estás perdiendo tu tiempo.

39
Q

to pay attention (2x)

A

prestar atención

40
Q

I can see it.

A

Puedo verlo.

41
Q

It doesn’t look like it’s going to rain.

It doesn’t seem to me that he is a nice person.

A

No parece que vaya a llover.

No me parece que sea una buena persona

(No me parece + subjuntivo)

42
Q

What are you talking about?

A

De qué hablas?

43
Q

I worked very hard for this.

A

Trabajé muy duro para esto.

44
Q

to take into account / to keep in mind

A

tener en cuenta

45
Q

to realize (something)

I didn’t realize you were here.

A

darse cuenta (de algo)

No me di cuenta de que estabas aquí.

46
Q

You’re kidding!

A

¡Estas bromeando!

47
Q

to miss

I miss you.

I miss travelling.

A

echar de menos

Te echo de menos. (or: Te extraño.)

Echo de menos viajar.

48
Q

apart from

apart from that

apart from the fact that

A

aparte de

aparte de eso

aparte del hecho de que

49
Q

fingerprint

A

huella dactilar

50
Q

I know this.

What is the capital of Guatemala? - Hang on; I know this. Guatemala City?

A

lo sé

¿Cúal es la capital de Guatemala? - Un momento; lo sé. ¿La Ciudad de Guatemala?

51
Q

Okay?

52
Q

I am on it.

A

Estoy en ello.

53
Q

Don’t worry about it!

A

No pasa nada!

54
Q

I had a (pretty) hard time.

A

Me lo he pasado (bastante) mal.

55
Q

out loud

Can you say it out loud?

A

en voz alta

¿Puedes decirlo en voz alta?

56
Q

This is used for …

This is useful for …

A

Esto se utiliza para …

Esto es útil para …

57
Q

I am not sure about that.

A

No estoy seguro de eso.

58
Q

What a pity / shame that

A

Que pena que

59
Q

to be worth the effort

A

valer la pena

60
Q

time zone

I am in a time zone 13 hours ahead of you.

A

zona horaria

Estoy en una zona horaria trece horas por delante de ti.

61
Q

unless

A

a menos de que / a menos que

62
Q

as long as (2x)

A

con tal (de) que

siempre y cuando

63
Q

as soon as (2x)

A

tan pronto como

en cuanto

64
Q

How do I say this?

A

Cómo lo digo?

65
Q

Can I ask you a question?

A

Puedo hacerte una pregunta?

66
Q

instead of (2x)

Let’s go out to dinner instead of cooking at home.

Why don’t we go to the mountains instead of the beach this summer?

A

en vez de

en lugar de

Salgamos a cenar, en vez de cocinar en casa.

¿Por qué no vamos a la montaña en lugar de a la playa este verano?

67
Q

I just …

I just got here.

I just woke up.

A

Acabo de (infinitivo)

Acabo de llegar.

Acabo de despertarme.

68
Q

be about to

I am about to leave.

It is about to rain.

A

estar a punto do

Estoy a punto de salir.

Está a punto de llover.

69
Q

there is no need

you don’t have to

A

No hace falta

70
Q

Don’t be silly!

A

No seas tonto

71
Q

Do you both know each other?

A

Ambos se conocen?

Se conocen?

72
Q

politically incorrect

These days this a politically incorrect word.

A

políticamente incorrecta

Hoy en día esta es una palabra políticamente incorrecta.

73
Q

It is (was) a good thing.

A

Menos mal!

74
Q

I don’t believe you?

You don’t believe me?

A

No te creo.

No me crees?

75
Q

snowflake

snowman

snowball

A

el copo de nieve

el muñeco de nieve

la bola de nieve

76
Q

to be in charge

Who is in charge here?

A

estar a cargo

¿Quién está a cargo aquí?

77
Q

neither … nor