Idiomatic Verb Expressions

Question 0

Es aconsejable.

Está haciendo frío. Harías bien en coger tu abrigo

Answer 0

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

Question 1

Llegan tarde. Deben de haber perdido el autobús

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Es aconsejable que no….

Tiene fiebre todavía. Haría bien en no salir todavía

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Tener la costumbre de …en el pasado

Yo acostumbraba fumar dos paquetes de cigarros, pero dejé

Answer 3

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

Question 4

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

Answer 4

I’m used to studying with the radio on

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

Question 5

Make someone do…“force someone …

Mi madre me obligó a llevarme a mi hermana…

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Have someone do…cause someone to do

El profesor nos hizo escribir una redacción

Answer 6

The teacher had us write an essay

Question 7

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

Answer 7

The teacher let us work in the classroom

The teacher didn’t let us go to the toilet

Question 8

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

Answer 8

I’d rather speak to her myself

I’d rather not eat meat

Question 9

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

Answer 9

I’d rather you spoke to her

I’d rather you didn’t eat meat

Question 10

Conscientious, diligent

Answer 10

Concienzudo

Question 11

Conscious

Answer 11

Aware, awake

Question 12

Compliment

Answer 12

To praise

Question 13

Credulous

Answer 13

Believing anything, credulo

Question 14

Depradation

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Deprecation

Answer 15

Disapproval

Deprecation is exactly what I feel towards the use of violence

Question 16

Detracted

Answer 16

Took away from

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

Question 17

Devise

Answer 17

To create

We must devise more means of escape

Question 18

Devolve

Answer 18

To deliver from one possessor to another

Question 19

Evolve

Answer 19

To develop

Why did the apes evolve more than other animals?

Question 20

Disparaging

Answer 20

Insulting

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