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Gregorio Meleán Flashcards

1
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La cima del cielo

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At last I reached my goal

La cima. Top

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La cumbre

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Summit

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La correa

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Strap

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El lazo

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Ribbon

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La mezclilla

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Denim

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Arropar

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To tuck in

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Volverse

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To turn around

Volver. To go back, to return

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Volver a repetir (explicar)

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To repeat again ((explain)

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La estación

La temporadora

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Season, station

(football) season

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La rebaja

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Discount, reduction (in price)

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Mejor- el mejor- óptimo

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Better- the best- ideal, optimum

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Bueno- buenísimo

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Good- really good, extremely good (excellent)

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Mal- malísimo

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Bad- very bad, terrible,awful, dreadful

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Anciano/a

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Elderly

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El orfanato

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Orphanage

Ato. Institution.

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Desafortunadament

Por malo suerte

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Unfortunately

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Mostrar

Demostrar

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To show- display

To show- prove

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Actual- en realidad- actualmente

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Current- actually- currently (at the present time)

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Ellos actúan sabiamente

El actúa naturalmente

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They act wisely

He plays (behaves) in a natural way

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Aflojarse

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To loosen (to make loser)

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La gaveta

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Drawer

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La cremallera

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Zipper

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Puesto/a

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Well dressed (stylishly dressed

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Andar

¿Qué haces? Ahora mismo ando limpiando la casa.

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To walk

To go, to be (to be in a certain state)

What are you doing? Right now I’m cleaning the house.

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Llevar

Carla lleva quince minutos probándose varios vestidos.

Llevo cuatro horas estudiando

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To wear

To be (to spend time on)

Carla has been trying on several dresses for fifteen minutes

I’ve been studying for four hours

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La orilla

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The edge

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Tierno/a

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Loving, affectionate

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Extrañar

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To miss

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La ternura

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Tenderness, Affection

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Desnudo/a

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Naked

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El anhelo

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Longing, desire

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La furia

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Anger, fury, rage

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33
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El abecedario

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Alphabet

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34
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Lo que más extraño

Lo que más quiero

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What I miss the most

What I want the most

Lo que. What.
Lo que no entiendo es…
What I don’t understand is…

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Mientras más lo pienso

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The more I think about it

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36
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La razón que me hace ser feliz

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The reason that makes me happy

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37
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Imborrable

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Memorable, unforgettable

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Porque aquello que un día nos hizo tremblar de alegría

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Because that which one day made us tremble with joy

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39
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Llama en llama, llama a llama

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A llama in flames, is calling a llama

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Callar

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To be quiet

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Llevarse puesto

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To wear

Llevarse. To carry off

Puesto. Wearing it

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Lo llevaré

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I will take it

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43
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Se lo estoy enviando

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I am sending it to you

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Quedamos en vernos

Quedamos en vernos más

Quedamos en vernos más tarde

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We arranged to meet

We agree to see each other more

We meet up later

Quedar. To meet, to agree to meet, to arrange to meet (to set a date or time).

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Repartidor

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Delivery man or woman

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El ladrón estaba rodeado y se entregó

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The thief was surrounded and gave up

Entregarse. To surrender.
Rodear. To surround.

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Brinca pozos

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He jumps puddles

Brincar, saltar. To jump.

Pozo. Puddle. Well

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La semana entrante

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The next week

Entrante. Coming, next (upcoming)

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Ajustado/a

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Tight because they are supposed to be (figure hugging)

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Apretado/a

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Too tight in an unyielding way, not supposed to be

51
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El escote en V

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V neck

Cleavage or neck line

52
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Ojear verses Hojear

Estoy hojeando el libro para ojear el contenido

El estudiante no estudió a tiempo y solo hojeó el libro. Por eso no recordó la tarea para prueba.

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Ojear (ojo=eye) to eyeball, to have a look at

Hojear (hoja=sheet) to flick through the pages, leaf through

53
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Estrecho/a

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Narrow

54
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Angosto/a

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Narrow

55
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Asistir (transitive)

La enfermera me asistió.

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To help, attend to

The nurse attended to me.

56
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Atender

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To care for, look after

57
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Probador

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The place to test the clothes, fitting room

58
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El fantasma

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Ghost

59
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El gnomo

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Gnome

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¿Me puede hacer (dar) un descuento?

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Can you give me a discount?

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Jinete

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Horseman, horsewomen

El caballista expert rider

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Vaquero, vaquera

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Cowboy, cowgirl

63
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El caballero

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Gentlemen, knight, sir

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La billetera

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Wallet

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Rodear

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To surround

Rodeo. Action surrounding the cattle

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Estrenar

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To wear for the first time, to use or do something for the first time

El estreno de la obra es el jueves
The premiere of the play is Thursday

67
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Lucir

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To look (to appear) (latin America)

Luces un poco cansado
You look a little tired

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Restar

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To subtract

Sumar. To add

69
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Insostenible

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Unbearable

Unsustainable (that can not be sustained)

70
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Imponer

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To impose

El impuesto. Tax

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Enamorarse

A

To fall in love

72
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Entrante

A

Coming

73
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Montar

A

To ride, to mount (to travel on horseback)

74
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Anidar

A

To nest, to dwell

75
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La cubeta

A

Bucket, pail

76
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Bienes raíces

A

Real estate

77
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Heredar

A

To inherit

78
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Ceder

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To transfer, to cede

To give in

79
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Acabar

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To finish. To end.

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Justo

Está justo enfrente de la tienda
¿Cuál es el precio de este coche?

No es justo
El juez tomó una decisión justo

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Exact. Right. (Precise)
Fair. Just. (Unbiased)

It is right in front of the store
What is the exact price of this car?

It’s not fair
The judge made a just decision

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El baño

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(coating)
Coat (paint)
Plating (gold or sliver) to give the ring a bath

82
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El sobretodo

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Overcoat, trench coat

83
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Sureño/a

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Southern

84
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Apenas

Apenas podía oir
Apenas podía andar
Apenas conseguí descansar

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Barely, hardly, scarcely (with difficulty)

I could barely hear
I could hardly walk
I could scarcely rest.
Conseguir. To get. To achieve, manage (to realize an objective)

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Todavía, aún

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Still, yet

86
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Hace mucho

A

Long ago, a long time ago

87
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La jura

A

Oath, pledge

88
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Date

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Give it

Give yourself

Date prisa. Hurry up.
Date cuenta. Realize.
Date la vuelta. Turn around.
Date vuelta. Turn around.

89
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La alegría

A

Joy

90
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No pienso en ello

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I’m not thinking about it

No pienso en eso. I do not think about that.

91
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Pretender

¿Qué resultados pretendes encontrar?
¿Pretendías que te pasara las respuestas del examen?

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To seek
To intend, expect (to want)

What results do you intend to find?
Did you expect me to slip you the answers to the exam?

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Al nacer no haya que morrir

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After birth no one may have to die (present subjuctive)

At birth
No haya que Don’t have to

93
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Yo debí comprarlo antes.

Yo debí hacerlo.

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I should have bought it before

I should have done it

94
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Recolectar

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To collect. To harvest.

95
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Ellos han estado recolectando muestras

A

They have been collecting samples

96
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Soñar

A

To dream

97
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Ganas (plural noun)

A

Desire, hankering

98
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Silbar

A

To whistle

99
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Yo comí mucho
Ella sabe la leccíon

Yo comí tres hamburguesas
La leche sabe bien

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Intransitive. Makes sense without object.
She knows the lesson.

Transitive. Needs to transfer it’s action to object (something or someone).
The milk taste good.

100
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Indicative verses subjunctive mood

A

Facts and statements believed to be true, from the speakers viewpoint.

From the speakers viewpoint, subjective or possible but not certain. Doubts, wishes, recommendations, unknowns and opinions.

101
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El pez.

El pescado

A

Live fish.

Fish dead as food.

102
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Yo podría mentir.

Yo podía mentir.

A

I could lie (conditional indicative).

I could lie. (imperfect indicative).

103
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Había una vez

A

Once upon a time

It existed

Había. There was. Había una. There was a.
Había sido. Had been.

104
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El bien.
El mal.
Los bienes.

A

The good.
The bad/evil.
The goods.

105
Q

¿Qué hace un pez?

A

What does a fish do?

106
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Algún libro. Algunos libros.
Algún niño.

Alguna niña. Algunas niñas.

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Some book. Some books.
Some boy.

Some girl. Some girls.

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Pasar

A

To pass

To happen

108
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Aconsejar

A

To advise

109
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Advisar

Avisale al jefe que llagaron los inspectores.
Avisame tan pronto llegue el paquete.

A

To tell with a sense of caution or urgency

To notify, tell (inform)

110
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Advertir

El advirtió que no todas las cajas eran iguales.
Te advierto que no debes tocar esto.

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To notice ((detect)
To warm (to forewarn)

He noticed that not all the boxes were equal.
I warn you not to touch this.

111
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Asistir (intransitive)

A

To attend (to be present)

112
Q

A prueba de

A

Proof

A prueba de aqua

113
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Aislante

A

Insulating

114
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Relajante

A

Relaxing

115
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Sorprendente

A

Amazing

116
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Relucientes

A

Shimmering

117
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Viviente

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Living

118
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Creciente

A

Increasing

119
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Valiente

A

Courageous

120
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Descuidado/a

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Careless

121
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Dañino/a

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Harmful

122
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Agradecido/a

A

Grateful

123
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Capaz

A

Capable

124
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Aun

¡Aun vimos ballenas!

Aun si es verdad,

A

Even

We even saw whales!

Even if it’s true,

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