Lesson 26 - Notes - Show Time Spanis Flashcards
tell us what you have been doing / have done this week
cuéntanos qué has hecho esta semana
I have been travelling
he estado viajando
listen to this! (approximately)
fijaos
is there a story here?
¿hay secreto aquí?
flight
vuelo (m)
low-cost airlines / airline companies
las compañías de vuelo de bajo coste
it’s a topic which is very much in the news (approximately)
es un tema de actualidad
to go smoothly
ir como una seda / la seda
things turn out well
las cosas salen bien
you’re not at home (fig)
no estás en tu territorio
to depend on someone
depender de alguien
to fly
volar
which is roughly two hours from Paris
… que está a como dos horas de Paris
just in case
por si acaso
our flight was due to take off at
11:30
estaba previsto que nuestro avión despegase a las once y media
to be delayed
retrasarse
very often
muy a menudo
to land (aircraft)
aterrizar
landing
aterrizaje (m)
in this case
en este caso
you had to stay there
te tuviste que quedar allí
occupational hazard
gaje (m) del oficio
you risk ending up lost, in a situation, in difficulty
te arriesgas a quedarte tirado
they would have paid the hotel for me
me habrían pagado el hotel
that we had to get on with it ourselves, manage ourselves
que nos las apañáramos solitos
to take someone breakfast in bed
traer a alguien el desayuno a la cama
snobby
pijo/a
on a global scale
a nivel global
Spanish airline
Iberia
>
Gerona / Girona
to increase
aumentar
profit
ganancia (f)
the service sector
el sector servicios
Scandinavian
escandinavo/a
to go through the streets
ir por la calle
Norwegian
noruego
Swedish
sueco
enriching, beneficial
enriquecedor
it gives/brings a lot of colour
da mucho calor
they have allowed lots of people (to travel)
han permitido que mucha gente
fantastic
genial
environment
medio (m) ambiente
to damage, hurt
dañar
the more people fly, the more fuel will be spent / used
cuantas más personas vuelen, más combustibles se gastará
we’re not going to get into … topics
no vamos a meternos en temas …
anecdote, story
anécdota (f)
are you referring to …?
¿te refieres a mi viaje…?
this/that is what I wanted to talk about / that’s where I wanted to get to
allí quería yo llegar
with the excuse that I had
to… / on the pretext of having to …
con la excusa de que tenía…
I decided to make my business journey into a vacation
decidí hacer de mi viaje de negocios un viaje de placer
Iceland
Islandia
surrounded
rodeado/a
lunar
lunar
a lunar landscape
un paisaje lunar
the weather was beautiful
hacía un tiempo maravilloso
to have a swim, bathe
darse un baño
lagoon
laguna
Blue Lagoon
la Laguna Azul
I was treated like a king
me trataron como a un rey
it wouldn’t take much for me to…
no me costaría mucho
to get used to something
acostumbrarse a
a far cry from …
nada que ver con
I can imagine
ya me imagino
what a fantastic journey!
¡menudo viaje!
advantage
ventaja (f)
disadvantage
inconveniente (m)
it didn’t help things
no les facilitó las cosas
something that
cosa que
not only can the big cities benefit, but also …
no sólo las grandes ciudades se pueden beneficiar… sino también
to develop
desarrollar
tourism has developed much
el turismo se ha desarrollado mucho
to live it up
pasarlo en grande
location
rincón (m)
to maintain
mantener
level of life, lifestyle
nivel (m) de vida
airline
aerolínea (f)
cheap
barato/a
money
pasta (f)
who do you take me for?
¿por quién me tomas?
modest
modesto/a
to earn
ganar
I’m condemned to travelling in
Economy forever
estoy condenado a viajar en economía a perpetuidad
I suspect that…
sospecho que …
the reason for which
la razón por la que …
luxury
lujo (m)
frill
floritura (f)
people like to take advantage of …
a la gente le gusta aprovecharse de …
affordable
asequible
bargain, not-to-miss price
ganga (f)
bargain
chollo (m)
to arrive flying, to arrive suddenly
llegar volando
- to remain, to be left
- there are two eggs left, two eggs remain
- don’t you have any money left?
queda ; quedan dos huevos ; ¿no te queda dinero?
- to suit
- does this skirt suit me?
- that t-shirt doesn’t look bad on you
quedar ; ¿me queda bien esta falda? ¿me queda bien esta falda?
- to meet
- we’re meeting at eight
- I have met with Ángel in the Plaza Mayor
quedar ; Quedamos a las ocho,; He quedado con Ángel en la plaza mayor
- to arrange to do something / to agree to do something
- they didn’t agree on anything
let’s arrange to see each on Thursday - we agreed/decided to go to the cinema
quedar en; no quedaron en nada; hemos quedado en ir al cine
to stay
I stayed in the house / at home
they’re staying with their friends
quedarse (reflexive use) ; me quedé en casa; se quedan con sus amigos
it’s a bargain
es una ganga
it’s a steal
es un chollo
