Julio 1-4in22?//24/feb26,29, Flashcards

1
Q

It is a shame that there are still people who suffer from hunger in this world.

A

Es una lástima que todavía haya gente que padezca hambre en este mundo.

present subjunctive because lástima is an emotion so haya and then another clause “que padezca… (yo padezco=present, so change ending for present subjunctive
padecer - to suffer from (think no pad on the chair so you suffer) it already has from in it so you do not need de

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2
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to suffer from, to endure

A

padecer (think no pad on the chair so you suffer)

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Q

I hope it didn´t suffer.

A

Ojalá que no padeciera.

padecieron - changes to padeciera
imp subj because past tense - did not suffer

Espero que no padezca. present tense doesn´t suffer

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4
Q

It amazes me how much she has improved.

A

Me asombra lo mucho que ha mejorado.

lo mucho - how much

ha mejorado because the past participle is used as a verb here and not an adjective and thus doesn´t change gender
I don’t think it ever changed with haber

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5
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to amaze/astonish

to be amazed/astonished

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asombrar to amaze/astonish/ surprise

asombrarse to be amazed/astonished/surprised

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6
Q

What is the meaning of …

A

¿Cuál es el significado de…

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7
Q

What does the word “actualmente” signify?

currently, at the moment, at present, presently

A

¿Qué significa la palabra “actualmente”?

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8
Q

a young animal

puppy, kitten, cub

A

un/una cachorro/cachorra - think a puppy or kitten is like catching gold

una cacharra-fem noun- old wreck, piece of junk - think in the Casa de Carton follow-on book they had an old car cacharra - a really old junky car

la comida chatarra - junk food - think chat tar a junk food, a group chat chat chatting chatting about tar food

Cachorro cacharra chatarra

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9
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the leash

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la correa - think of a naked person with A leash running after a dog (corre) to put A leash on it corre a

la carrera - the race, the career

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10
Q

the kangaroo

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el/la canguro/cangura
think can goo row

think of kangaroo s rowing with a canguro

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11
Q

a Santa costume

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un disfraz de Santa

un frock is a costume - dis frock - disfraz
picture a santa dis frocked!

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12
Q

the costume/disguise

A

el disfraz

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13
Q

stroller/flatbed cart

A

la carriola
think car eee ooh goes the baby
think the screaming baby in the stroller in the car going eee ooo la

la carretilla - the wheel barrow

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14
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homeless (in Mexico)

A

la situación de calle o en situación de calle

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15
Q

playful

A

juguetón/juguetona

La música reggae es muy juguetona. think reggueton is a type of island music

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16
Q

the pet

A

la mascota

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17
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My cat´s name is Miss Mittens because she has white paws y el cuerpo negro.

A

Mi gata se llama Miss Mittens porque tiene las patas blancas y el cuerpo negro.

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18
Q

I have an interesting anecdote.

A

Tengo una anécdota interesante.

19
Q

on the rise

A

en auge

en ow-hey - BOOM

el auge - boom,, peak, height

20
Q

boom, growth, peak, height

A

el auge
(ow-heh)
think oww hey it is booming

21
Q

the raccoon

A
el mapache  (think:  an apache with the circles around the eyes)
the ferret - el hurón - think Hurón Indian
22
Q

the ferret

A

un hurón
also busybody, unsociable person

mapache - raccoon - think apache w-circles around eyes
think hurón Indian for ferret

23
Q

The dictator coined a slogan.

A

El dictador acuñó un eslogan.

to coin - acuñar (think a coin)

24
Q

to mint/coin/wedge

A

acuñar

think of Geoff, cuñado, cheating to mint new coins because he wants all the money and fame

25
Q

to stockpile/monopolize/capture/hog

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acaparar
think of stockpiling/capturing something in A CAP R R - the cap overflows
picture capturing MANY MANY bats in a cap with rr on it
like stockpiling bats so you can kill them all

no such word as acapturar - but capturar = to capture

26
Q

neologism

A

neologismo - a newly coined word or expression

27
Q

the profit/gain

A

el lucro

in English lucre is money gained in questionable circumstances - filthy lucre think bad money grows

28
Q

ends/purpose/aims

A

fines

29
Q

the non-profit organization

A

la organización sin fines de lucro

the organization without ends of profit

30
Q

You are right.

A

Estás en lo correcto.

31
Q

the poverty threshold

A

el umbral de pobreza

picture thousands of poor people walking under huge umbrellas to poverty and awfulness of not having enough money

32
Q

the @ sign

A

la arroba

think of a great big huge fat arrow pointing to the row above, a row above because in an e-mail it is a row above the subject of the mail

33
Q

sneezing

the sneeze

A

estornudando
el estornudo
estornudar - to sneeze
sneeze so hard in the storm it makes you nude an do

34
Q

I chose Mike

A

Elegí a Mike.

35
Q

Don´t look a gift horse in the mouth.

A

A caballo dado, no se le ve el diente.

A horse given, don´t you look it, the teeth.

36
Q

There were various concerts.

A

Hubo o había varios conciertos. NOT Hubieron because haber - hay is always singular.

37
Q

náhuatl word for chico, niño - used mostly when someone is mad at them

A

un escuincle

like Esquintla but with clay - but escuincle

38
Q

A bird in hand is worth more than a bird in the bush.

A

Más vale pájaro en mano que cien volando.
More value bird in hand than 100 flying.
It rhymes mano - volando

39
Q

the revenge, the rematch

A

la revancha

deCaprio´s movie Revenant which in English means person returned from the dead - think that and person returned to try again, think revenge-re vamp

40
Q
The book was very entertaining.
The class was very entertaining.
A

El libro fue muy entretenido. from ser, characteristic

La clase fue muy entretenida.

41
Q

Happiness is found in the people we love.

A

La felicidad se encuentra en las personas que amamos.
When a noun is the subject of a sentence it always needs an article.
THE happiness one finds (it) in the people that we love .

42
Q

in México

nunca, más tarde, ahora

A

ahorita

43
Q

difference between
baso
bazo

A

baso = from basar - to base on

el bazo = the spleen