Frases 4 Flashcards
To be
Ready (2)
Estar
Listo (AA)
A punto
(2nd meaning - estar a punto de = to be about to/on the point of doing)
Wholesale (large quantity)
Retail (small quantity)
Al por mayor
Al por menor
To a (in) greater or lesser degree degree also as temperature
En mayor o en menor grado
In descending order
Vice versa - ascending order
De mayor a menor
or vice versa
There is no miracle cure
No hay remedio milagroso
One would have thought
Uno habría pensado
It wasn’t exactly like that
No fue así exactamente
The debate about
El debate sobre
Reached its peak
Alcanzó su cima
It’s use/usage wasn’t demanded
Su uso no era exigido
(It) was the first (state) to do it
Fue el primer estado en hacerlo
The arguments of/by those who refuse (the use of)
Los argumentos de QUIENES rechazan (el uso de)
To put forward unproven theories
Plantear teorías no demostradas
To run the risk that
Correr el riesgo de que + subj
It takes time to establish a habit
Se necesita tiempo para establecer un hábito
Nothing is coming to (my) mind
No me viene a la cabeza nada
To my way of thinking, it seems to me
The way I understand it
The way I see it
(3)
A mi parecer
A mi entender
A mi ver
Apparently, it seems
Al parecer
I always beat you
Siempre te gano
Do you think it’s true that …?
¿Crees que SEA cierto que …?
To do (maths) homework
Hacer la tarea de (mate)
Things that are
clearly
certain
Cosas que son
a todas luces
ciertas
Why is this relevant?
¿Por qué es relevante esto?
To give the winner as X
Dar como ganador(a) a
In power for (since) x years
En el poder desde hace x años
To have been doing something (for)+ time (2)
I have been waiting for 2 hours
Llevar + tiempo haciendo algo
Haber estado haciendo algo
Llevo dos horas esperando (a + person)
He estado esperando dos horas
To be/spend time starting in past and still continuing
I have had a dry cough for 2 weeks
I have been in Madrid for 2 days
Llevo dos semanas con tos seca
Llevo dos días en Madrid
