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  1. toilet [fml + infml]
  2. How say w/out coger: he took/stole my bag [Nb: took, as in took from]
  3. they discovered the misunderstanding
  4. Explain: es un poco despistado [he’s a little absent-minded
A
  1. el inodoro [fml] el váter
  2. me ha quitado el bolso
  3. se descubrieron el equívoco
  4. porque el ha perdido la pista [here, as in track or trail, but also = clue]
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  1. I’m going to get even [with] him. [Fml meaning of verb]
  2. to promote by word of mouth
  3. refrain: she didn’t want to because of what people might say
  4. A. to disparage or to smear [the reputation of] s.o. B. less fml way to say same C. the converse of B [Clue: greenwash]
  5. there’s a free platform [adj -> N = free]
A
  1. Voy a vengarme [de] él. [to seek revenge]
  2. promocionar por el boca a boca
  3. no quiso por el qué dirán
  4. A. desprestigiar a alguien = B. dañar la imagen C. limpiar la imagen
  5. hay una plataforma gratuita [adj -> N gratis]
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  1. he’s very (lit) sensitive to the cold/(fig) cold-blooded
  2. I feel the heat/generally adj = a hot day
  3. a review (eg of a book) ->a review (eg online)
  4. Exp: A. liarers always get caught B. How antes used here? C. Alt exp know
  5. a gossip shop [Clue: La plaza de X, K2 school]
A
  1. es muy friolero/a
  2. soy caluroso/a/un día caluroso
  3. una critica -> una reseña
  4. A. se cojo antes a un menterioso que a un cojo (cojerse = to catch, un cojo = a cripple) B. antes = más rapido C. las mentiras tienen las patas muy cortas
  5. el mentidero
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  1. Why “Pepe” for José?
  2. What name for mother of Jesus?
  3. What “Charo” short for?
  4. Colq: They’re going partying this evening B. Why that Tiempo?
  5. Colq: They were getting married that day B. Why that Tiempo?
A
  1. Cos’ San José era el padre putativo de Jesús -> P.P -> Pepe
  2. La virgin de María
  3. Rosario
  4. Este noche iban a fiesta B. In spoken speech use pret. impf. to refer to the future
  5. Ese día se casaban B. same reason as 4. but “ese” here referring to a day in the past NOT today
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  1. A. How many irregular vbs are there? B. How remember?
  2. Why [?] root of N= tendency
  3. I can’t stay in this place/spot (said in way of a complaint) [N here indicates location]
  4. the toilets give off a smell [What does this word for toilets mean when not referring to el cuarto de baño?]
  5. barbaqued meat
A
  1. A. 12. B. una docena de verbos
  2. tender ->lay down OR to stretch out -> tender hacia un lugar (lit, to stretch out towards a place) de ahi que tendencia
  3. Yo en esta plaza no me puedo quedar
  4. las lavabos desprenden un olor [washbasin or sink]
  5. carne a barbacoa
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  1. Alt exp to “darse un capricho”
  2. a really big lizard
  3. the soup spilled every where [Vb use for desperdigar when it is a liquid] + what vb if spill, a cup of coffee]
  4. … even the clothes [Word here not being used in usual meaning of on/on top of]
  5. the manager, in sense of the person in charge [ie not the manager of a large company]
A
  1. darse un homenaje
  2. un pedazo de lagarto
  3. la sopa se desparramaron a todas partes [desparramarse] + [derramar]
  4. … encima la ropa
  5. el encargado
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  1. it was as famous for the wine as the food [ie the restaurant]
  2. white wine and fish are a good combination/pairing -> vb = to combine (but, also to marry)
  3. A. If humans escalar, what do animals do? B. What mean if use vb for a person?
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  1. tenía tanta fama por los vinos como la comida
  2. El vino blanco y el pescado forman un buen maridaje (-> maridar)
  3. A. trepar B. to claw one’s way up eg the corporate ladder
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  1. Probability in pres.: what is struct 1? [Clue: think tiempo]
  2. Probability in pres.: what is struct 2? [Clue: think modo]
  3. Probability in present eg: she’s probably in the school A. struct 1. B. struct. 2
  4. Probability in recent past: what is struct 1? [Clue: think tiempo]
  5. Probability in recent past: what is struct 2? [Clue: think modo]
A
  1. futuro simple (p.e. comeré)
  2. Quizá(s) OR Tal vez + pres. ind OR pres. subj [NOTE - NO que]
  3. A. estará en la escuela B. Quizá/Tal vez esté en la escuala (o quizá + ind)
  4. futuro perfecto (p.e. habré comido)
  5. Quizá(s) + ind. perf OR subj perf, tal vez + subj [NOTE - NO que]
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  1. Eg of prob/doubt re recent past: I think he missed the bus A. struct 1. B. struct 2
  2. Probability in distant past: what is struct 1? [Clue: think tiempo]
  3. Probability in distant past: what is struct 2? [Clue: think modo]
  4. Prob distant past, struct 1: it would’ve been 2 o’clock when she arrived at the beach
  5. Prob distant past, struct 2: maybe she went to the beach and didn’t take sunscreen
A
  1. A. Creo que habrá perdido el autobús B. … quizá ha perdido el autobús OR … quizá haya perdido el autobús
  2. condicional simple
  3. Imperfecto de subjuntivo
  4. serían las dos cuando llegó a la playa (condicional simple)
  5. quizá (que) fuera a la playa y no llevara crema (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
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  1. Probability in past B4 other past action, struct 1: [Clue: think tiempo]
  2. Probability in past B4 other past action, struct 2: [Clue: think MODO]
  3. Eg prob in past B4 other past, struct 1: when she got to the cinema, the film might already have started
  4. Eg prob in past B4 other past, struct 2: … it’s possible that the movie had already begun
  5. What are futuro simple endings for nosotros + vosotros, use comer as eg
A
  1. condicional compuesto
  2. pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
  3. cuando llegó al cine, habría empezado la peli (condicional compuesto)
  4. … es posible que la peli hubiera empezado (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
  5. comeremos, comeréis
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  1. Keep the change [Use when giving a tip this way]
  2. Eg1, impf sub: she asked him to pay back the money
  3. Eg2, impf subj: she would ask him to pay the money
  4. What do Eg1 + Eg2 show about the nature of the imp subj? What is the grammatical implication?
  5. if Cádiz had not been walled, it would have conquered -> vb -> N = a defensive wall
A
  1. Quédete/se con la vuelta
  2. le pidió que le devolviera el dinero
  3. le pediría que le devolviera el dinero
  4. The impf subj has both “a past looking” and “a future looking” aspect. Therefore NO NEED FOR a “the future subj” tiempo.
  5. si Cádiz no hubiera amurallada, hubiera conquisado -> amurallar/to build a war around -> muralla
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  1. When use estilo indirecto (EI)
  2. EI struct = intro words + what was said in the past. What happens re Tiempo + Modo?
  3. EI: what is the fork in the road between situation A and B (re Tiempo + Modo).
  4. EI: What Tiempo + Modo changes in situation A? What impl?
  5. EI: What Tiempo + Modo changes in situation B? What T+M NOT change?
A
  1. When relate what s.o said in the past
  2. Some change to Tiempo of what was said
  3. A. recent past/same day + circs not changed. B. distant past + don’t know if the circs have changed.
  4. imperativo -> pres. subj. No other changes to Tiempo + Modo
  5. A.Imper -> impf. subj B. fut. simple -> cond simple (habría -ido) C. pret. perf -> pret. plusc. D. pret. indef -> pret. plusc Pret impf doesn’t change.
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  1. Change to EI: Javier, ve inmediatemente [A. recent past, B. distant past]
  2. Change to EI: Ahora mismo lo arreglarán [A. recent past, B. distant past]
  3. … a kind of inflatable dolphin, but it had a puncture [CLUE: in span. NOT “a had N” structure]
  4. You go, if you want [What T?] [What other vb shares that imp. form?]
  5. NOTE: imp is used all the time and is not necessarily rude (eg use tone of voice)
A
  1. El recepcionista le [A. dice/ha dicho][B. dijo] a un campañero que … A. vaya inmediatamente B. fuera inmed…
  2. El recepcionista … [as in 1.] que … A. ahora mismo arreglarán B. ahora mismo arreglarían.
  3. … una especie de delfín hinchable, pero había pinchado
  4. Ve tú, si quieres [“ve” NOT “va” for = 2nd pers. imper. cos’ ir is an irregular vb][ir = ve/id, ver = ve/ved]
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  1. 3 vbs = echar, as in to throw
  2. Echar, as in first do: you have to first submit an application before …
  3. Echar, as in pass/first do: you have to spend some time in Cuba before …
  4. . A. What echarse a + inf mean? B. What vbs can use this way?
  5. But what does echarse a perder mean?
A
  1. arrojar, lanzar, tirar
  2. tienes que echar una solicitud antes … [ONLY use re a process]
  3. tiene que echar un tiempo en Cuba antes …
  4. A. to abruptly start doing s.th B. Verbs of sentiment reir, temblar, llorar (idea, burst out) + correr
  5. to go off, to be ruined
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