Life in Town Phrases Flashcards

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1
Q

to use public transport

A

aprovechar los transportes públicos

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2
Q

to mug someone

A

atracar a alguien

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3
Q

to run someone over

A

atropellar a alguien

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4
Q

buses are packed

A

autobuses van hasta los topes

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5
Q

to cause breathing problems

A

causar problemas respiratorios

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6
Q

it’s vital to create more pedestrian areas

A

es imprescindible crear más zonas peatonales

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7
Q

to do touristy things (I do touristy things)

A

hacer turismo (hago turismo)

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8
Q

there are beggars everywhere

A

hay mendigos por tades partes

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9
Q

there are lots of pretty / sexy girls

A

hay muchas chicas guapas / sexys

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10
Q

to go to the cinema (I went to the cinema)

A

ir al cine (fui al cine)

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11
Q

to go to the theatre

A

ir al teatro

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12
Q

to go on a bar crawl

A

ir de bares

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13
Q

to go shopping

A

ir de compras

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14
Q

to go out drinking

A

ir de copas

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15
Q

to go out clubbing

A

ir de discotecas

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16
Q

to go out partying

A

ir de fiesta

17
Q

to have a wild time on the town

A

ir de juerga

18
Q

to go on a tapas crawl

A

ir de tapeo

19
Q

the good thing about living in town is the night life

A

lo bueno de vivir en la ciudad es la vida nocturna

20
Q

the bad thing about living in town is the traffic jams

A

lo malo de vivir en la ciudad son los atascos

21
Q

I had a dreadful time

A

me lo pasé fatal

22
Q

I had a great time

A

me lo pasé muy bien

23
Q

to beg

A

mendigar

24
Q

one can’t park

A

no se puede aparcar / estacionar

25
Q

I can’t stand the traffic jams

A

no soporto / aguanto los atascos / embotellamientos

26
Q

but there aren’t enough parks

A

pero no hay parques suficientes

27
Q

to stay at home

A

quedarse en casa

28
Q

to complain about the pollution

A

quejarse de la contaminación

29
Q

to complain about the exhaust fumes

A

quejarse del humo de los tubos de escape

30
Q

to complain about the infernal noise

A

quejarse del ruido inferno

31
Q

to steal

A

robar

32
Q

someone stole my wallet and my keys

A

se me robó la cartera y las llaves

33
Q

the traffic’s impossible

A

tráfico es desesperante

34
Q

a lorry knocked me down at the cross

A

un camión me atropelló en el cruce

35
Q

a group of yobs mugged me

A

un grupo de gamberros me atracó

36
Q

to see a … match

A

ver un partido de …

37
Q

to visit the historical monuments

A

visitar los monumentos históricos