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expectation
una expectativa
bird
un pájaro
while, even though it’s true that
si bien
to shake (something)
sacudir
return [noun]
el regreso
whereas, but, however
en cambio
it’s snowing
hay nieve
to warn / to notice
advertir [ie]
detail
el detalle
valuable
valioso
aware of
al tanto de
nothing to do with
nada que ver con
one second is enough for me (to do what I need to do)
uno segundo me basta
time zone
una franja horaria
in advance
con antelación
wet [2 words]
mojado / húmedo
stick [noun]
un palo
slightly [2 words]
ligeramente, levemente
to let go
dejar [conj] ir [infinitive]
substitute [noun]
un suplente
depending on [the value of something] [3 ways]
en función de / según / dependiendo de
e.g. según el peso del paquete
on Monday
el lunes [no ‘en’]
at the beginning of June
a principios de Junio
at the end of May
a finales de mayo
for the first time
por primera vez
my lipstick has broken (completely unintentionally)
se me ha roto el pintalabios [‘accidental’ se = se + indirect object pronoun + conjugated verb + noun]
[notice this is third person]
I have burned the toast
se me ha quemado la tostada
they are on the opposite side of town
están en el extremo opuesto de la ciudad
the church opposite the park
la iglesia frente al parque
[‘opposite to’ = ‘frente a’ or ‘enfrente de’]
worthy
meritorio
insomuch as, since, given that
puesto que
milestone
un hito
I’m scared of my mother
le tengo miedo a mi madre
dozen
una docena
so that it doesn’t slip your mind [using accidental se]
para que no se te olvide
third person subjunctive present
this phrase is “para que no se olvide” (“so that it is not forgotten”) with “te” stuck in the middle to make the thing being forgotten have some connection to you
I give up [3 ways]
me rindo / me doy por vencido / tiro la toalla
around, about [physical closeness / approximately, skirting]
[2 phrases]
alrededor de / en torno (a but not always)
I’m in, I’m down
me apunto
based on / consisting of mainly
a base de
discount [noun]
una rebaja
verb is rebajar
increase [noun] (e.g. in prices)
un aumento
to increase prices
encarecer
to increase the value of [2 words]
valorizar / revalorizar
condom manufacturer
un fabricante de preservativos
to shoot a gun
disparar un arma
fuel
el combustible
to take for granted (idiom)
dar por sentado
I can’t wait to <verb></verb>
No veo la hora de <infinitive></infinitive>
to hurt, wound (someone)
herir [ie conj like querer] [no ‘a’]
education system
el sistema educativo
to cheat
hacer trampa
we really listen
escuchamos de verdad
to toughen something
endurecer algo
I will get through this somehow
Saldré adelante de algún modo
on purpose
a propósito
Please, go erase the board
Por favor, ve a borrar el tablero
corporate restructuring
la reestructuración corporativa
sharp (for e.g. knife)
afilado
sharp (pointed like needle)
puntiagudo
needle
la aguja
to satisfy
satisfacer
to appease
apaciguar
to agree with someone [a different phrase]
dar la razón a alguien
to rob, mug
atracar
to rob, mug
atracar
to postpone
aplazar
