Idiomatic Verb Expressions Flashcards

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Es aconsejable.

Está haciendo frío. Harías bien en coger tu abrigo

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It’s getting cold. You’d better take your coat

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Llegan tarde. Deben de haber perdido el autobús

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They’re late. They must have missed the bus.

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Es aconsejable que no….

Tiene fiebre todavía. Haría bien en no salir todavía

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He still has fever. He had better not go out yet.

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Tener la costumbre de …en el pasado

Yo acostumbraba fumar dos paquetes de cigarros, pero dejé

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I used to smoke two packs of cigarettes a day but I stopped

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Estar acostumbrado a…, acostumbrarse a…
Estoy acostumbrada a estudiar con la radio puesta
En América te acostumbrarás a escuchar sólo inglés a lo largo del día

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I’m used to studying with the radio on

In America you’ll get used to hearing English all day long

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Make someone do…“force someone …

Mi madre me obligó a llevarme a mi hermana…

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My mother made me take my little sister with me to the movies

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Have someone do…cause someone to do

El profesor nos hizo escribir una redacción

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The teacher had us write an essay

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Let someone do…allow someone to do…
El profesor nos dejó trabajar dentro del aula
El profesor no nos dejó ir al baño

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The teacher let us work in the classroom

The teacher didn’t let us go to the toilet

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Would rather…..would prefer
Preferiría hablar con ella yo misma
Preferiría no comer carne

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I’d rather speak to her myself

I’d rather not eat meat

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Would rather…the preference being for another subject
Preferiría que hablaras con ella
Preferiría que no comieras carne

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I’d rather you spoke to her

I’d rather you didn’t eat meat

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Conscientious, diligent

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Concienzudo

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Conscious

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Aware, awake

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Compliment

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To praise

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Credulous

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Believing anything, credulo

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Depradation

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A robbing
An example of depredation is the looting of street during protests
(Looting: saqueo, pillaje)

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Deprecation

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Disapproval

Deprecation is exactly what I feel towards the use of violence

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Detracted

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Took away from

The back of the shop was turned into a car park which detracted from the beach s beauty

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Devise

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To create

We must devise more means of escape

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Devolve

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To deliver from one possessor to another

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Evolve

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To develop

Why did the apes evolve more than other animals?

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Disparaging

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Insulting

We sometimes see mean and disparaging behaviour towards users on the net