Julio6-3smay23//24//feb14 Flashcards

1
Q

the election period

A

la época electoral
el periodo electoral

if it is singular then it is usually la época, if it is plural it is usually los tiempos (but I think época is longer than periodo)

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2
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the footballer - football player

A

el/la futbolista

(like el-la tenista)
el-la artista
el-la guitarrista

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3
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an effeminate man

A

un fifí - perjorative - also means sissy perjorative
but Julio says they are using it in Mexico to mean super rich

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4
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The US invaded Grenada in 1983.

A

Los EEUU invadió Grenada en 1983.

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5
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I am in class at the university, but before I went to classes at school.
I am at school. I am at university.

A

Estoy en clase en la universidad, pero antes iba a clases en la escuela.
Estoy en la escuela. Estoy en la universidad.

la escuela and la universidad always need an article!

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6
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Pollution has an impact on the environment.

A

La contaminación tiene un impacto/efecto en/sobre el medioambiente.
medio ambiente and medioambiente are both OK, but most say just use it as one word

also la polución bit contaminación is much better

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7
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Hopefully that´s not true.

A

Ojalá que eso no sea verdad.
Espero que (eso) no sea cierto.

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8
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But that does not depend on me.

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Pero eso no depende de mí.

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9
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I read that book and I loved it.

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Leí ese libro y me encantó.
encantarse is conjugated like gustar
the book, it enchanted me, so conjugation is with it not me (yo)

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10
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the long way home

A

el largo camino a casa

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11
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Messenger pigeons can live in a dovecote.

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Las palomas mensajeras pueden vivir en un palomar.

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Everybody knew about it.

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Todo el mundo lo conocía/sabía.
Todos lo sabían/conocían.

Saber: facts, information, how to do something. Conocer: people, places, things. So for example, if you ‘know’ a person (a friend or someone famous), you always have to use conocer.

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13
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the Second World War

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la Segunda Guerra Mundial
GEH-rrah

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14
Q

the same thoughts that I have

A

pensamientos iguales que a los que tengo yo

pensamientos iguales que tengo yo

both are correct
Or also los mismos pensamientos que tengo yo

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15
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that happened to me

A

eso me pasó a mí

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16
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the fighter/wrestler

A

el luchador, la luchadora
luchar = to fight-struggle

el/la peleador/a = fighter as noun, as adjective it means argumentative

17
Q

in the race for governor

A

en la carrera para el gobernador (por la gobernación)

18
Q

to invade

A

invadir

19
Q

they were studying medicine

A

estaban estudiando medicina

20
Q

It´s not that I don´t like him, I just don´t know him very well.

A

No es que no me guste, sino que no lo conozco muy bien.

no es que plus subjunctive verb

  • pero - 1st statement pos and can replace w/however
  • sino - 1st stmt neg and con replace w-por el contrario
  • sino que - 1stmt neg and conjugated verb in both clauses
21
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I agree with what he said.

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Estoy de acuerdo con lo que él dijo.

22
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One can talk about that if they want.

A

Uno puede hablar de eso si quiere.
Se puede hablar de eso sí se quiere.

NOT NOT NOT UNO SE PUEDE, Uno puede o se puede

if if is in present & stmt-condition is true or probable, d

23
Q

where one can park the car
(translate the sentence)

parking lot

A

donde uno puede estacionar el carro
donde uno puede parquear el carro - LA
donde se puede aparcar el carro - Spain

estacionamiento

24
Q

They don´t have to worry about that.
I don´t have to worry about that.

A

No tienen que preocuparse por eso.
No tengo que preocoparme por eso.

25
Q

This happened to me.
This has happened to her.
This has happened to me.

A

Esto me pasó a mí.
Esto le ha pasado a ella.
Esto me ha pasado a mí.

26
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I like to ride motorcycles.
I like to ride horses.

A

Me gusta andar en moto.
Me gusta andar a caballo.

andar o montar? I asked
andar IS used more than montar in CA
“en” for mechanical things
“a” for live things
montar is like for equistrianship, or something élegante