JANUARY 23 Flashcards
Te importaría repetir eso?
Would you mind repeatING that?
Do you like to play golf?
Yes, I like TO play golf
No, I don’t like TO play golf
Were you in the meeting yesterday?
Yes I was in the meeting
No, I wasn’t in the meeting
Muy poco tiempo
Muy pocas respuestas
Very little time
Very few answers
How long does the movie last?
It lasts…. / The movie lasts…
Will you go to Paris next year?
Yes, I will
No, I won’t
una hora y media
AN HOUR (“aua”) and a HALF (“haf”)
el problema de Max
el primo de Peter
Max’ problem
Peter’s cousin
I have a question, - , ?
and you?
and him?
and them?
I have .. I don’t have… do I have…?
you have … you don’t have… do you have..?
He has… he doesn’t have… does he have..?
They have.. they don’t have… do they have..?
Hubo un incendio (forestal)
Hubo muchas preguntas
There was a wildfire
There were many questions
COSTS
GUESTS
FORESTS
“STS” sound
The Beatles BROKE UP in 1970
break up = separate or divorce
Did you get to work on time?
Yes, I got to work on time (arrive)
María Jesús if very difficult to ________
REPLACE
Shall we split the bill?
Yes, let’s split the bill (divide)
_____ 2015
_____ otoño
_____ enero
In 2015
In autumn (“ótam”) / in fall
In January
¿Puedo hacerte una pregunta?
Can I ask you a question?
¿Es ese el maletín de Denise?
Is that Denise’s briefcase?
They ………… in 2010
They GOT MARRIED in 2010
They………….. in 2011
They GOT DIVORCED in 2011
What is she trying to do?
She’s trying to GET FIT
Don’t ………….., it’s not our fault
GET ANGRY
If you ………, call me
GET LOST
What time do you have to leave?
I have to leave at quarter past nine
The new computer is up and running
in operation
¿podrías subir el archivo?
¿Podrías bajar el archivo?
Could you UPLOAD (“aploud”) the file?
Could you DOWNLOAD (“daunloud”) the file?
para ahorrar dinero
para evitar impuestos
to save money
to avoid taxes
He doesn’t _________ with his father
He doesn’t GET ON (WELL) with his father
He doesn’t _________ with his father
He doesn’t GET ON (WELL) with his father
They stayed ____ late
They stayed UP late
She needs to ________ smoking
give up smoking
Please, __________ your clothes
put away your clothes
How long did the project last?
It lastED three months
19,685
19,685: nineteen thousand six hundred and eighty-five
paisaje
habitantes
el tiempo
landscape
inhabitants
the weather
No es justo!
Es injusto
It’s not FAIR!
It is unfair
comparado con…
compared to/ compared with
Duró media hora
It lastED half an hour
Don’t ______ that letter!
Don’t THROW AWAY that letter
Please, _________ the music, it’s very loud!
turn down
la carga de trabajo
the workload (“loud”)
The bride and the groom are…
the couple who are getting married
Can you ________ this form please?
FILL IN
How’s it going?
How’s everything going?
Fine, great, pretty well…
LARGE PAYMENT
GIFT
MACHINE
Pronunciation
LARGE “larch”
GIFT
Machine “mashíín”
Can you AFFORD to buy a new car?
be able to pay
Look ____ a word in the dictionary
look up (search for info in a book or database)
When did they sign the renewal? (03/06/22)
They signED on the third of June, 2022
People from Poland are..
People from Belgium are..
People from Poland are..
People from Belgium are..Polish (“póulish”)
¿Te puedo PEDIR un favor?
Can I ASK you FOR a favour?
Pídele a Mary que venga
Pídele a Mary que conteste
Ask Mary to come
Ask Mary to answer
Le pedí a Peter que preparase una propuesta
I asked Peter to prepare a proposal
My jefe me pidió que lidere el grupo
My boss asked me to lead the team
Los hombres
Las mujeres
MEN
WOMEN (“wimin”)
There’s some money LEFT
Some money remains to be used (sobra, queda)
People from Morocco are…
People from Greece are…
People from Denmark are…
People from Morocco are…Moroccan
People from Greece are…Greek
People from Denmark are… Danish (Déinish”)
WEDDING
FOREIGNER
LAW
Pronunciation
I’d like to ___________ about hotels in Madrid
FIND OUT: have more information about something (averiguar, enterarse, saber más de..)
crops
agriculture
livestock
greenhouse
crops : cultivos
agriculture: agricultura
livestock: ganado
greenhouse: invernadero
GLOBAL WARMING
CLIMATE CHANGE
CATASTROPHE
Pronunciation
Tiene una ventana
No tiene una ventana
¿Tiene una ventana?
It has a window
It doesn’t have a window
Does it have a window?
Estoy intentando concentrarme en esto
I’m trying to focus ON this.
Ambos estamos enfermos
Ambos están enfermos
Both of us are sick
Both of them are sick
Ninguno de los dos
Neither of us
Neither of them
tiene sentido
no tiene sentido
it makes sense
it doesn’t make sense (or it makes no sense)
hacer un trato
make a deal
ganar dinero
make money
concertar una cita
make/arrange an appointment
obtener beneficios
make a profit
hacer una inversión
make an investment
¿Cuántas páginas tiene el informe?
How many pages does the report have?
¿Cuántos pisos tiene el hotel?
How many floors does the hotel have?
Cerca del aeropuerto
Lejos del aeropuerto
NEAR the airport
FAR FROM the airport
Suelo estudiar los domingos
Solía estudiar los domingos
I USUALLY study on Sundays
I USED TO study on Sundays
The CEO submitted his resignation
The CEO resigned
(to submit = to present
resignation = “resignéishion” dimisión,
resign = “risáin” dimitir)
This Department is HEADED BY Peter
Peter is the HEAD (“hed”) of the department.
a long-time client
a regular client
a prospective client
a domestic client
a long-time client
a regular client
a prospective client = potential
a domestic client = national
The CEO was FIRED
The CEO was dismissed
I MUST go
I HAVE TO go
We MUST think about it
We HAVE TO think about it
