Los Verbos/ modismos Flashcards

1
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To replace
(To substitute)

To put back in place

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Reenplazar
“Reemplazaron el maestro cuando se fue de vacaciones”

Recolocar
“Recoloca la tapa cuando hayas acabado”

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2
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To guess correctly, to get right

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Acertar

“A ver si lo puedes acertar. Dónde está la canica?”

Lets see if you can guess correctly. Where is the marble?

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3
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To be warm/cold

To have a headache / stomach ache

Tobhave on the tip of one’s tongue

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Tener frío/ calor

Tener dolor de cabeza/estómago

Tener en la punta de la lengua

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4
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To be successful

To feel like

To be hungry/ thirsty

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Tener éxito

Tener ganas de

Tener hambre/sed

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5
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To be to blame for

To have the floor

To be in the right

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Tener la culpa de

Tener la palabra

Tener la razón de su parte

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6
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To have difficulties

To be exhausted

To have one’s nerves on edge

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Tener líos

Tener los huesos molidos

Tener los nervios de punta

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7
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To take place

To be cut out for, made for

To look bad

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Tener lugar

Tener madera para

Tener mala cara

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8
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To be short tempered

To be afraid of

To be sophisticated, know how to act

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Tener malas pulgas

Tener miedo de

Tener mundo

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9
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To have a sharp eye

To keep one’s word

To consider someone to be

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Tener los ojos de lince

Tener palabra

Tener por

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10
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To be in a hurry

To have to do with

To be rigt

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Tener prisa

Tener que ver con

Tener razón

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11
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To be sleepy

To be lucky

To have a falling out

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Tener sueño

Tener suerte

Tener un disgusto

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12
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To be ashamed of

To not be able to be helped

To be unspeakable

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Tener vergüenza de

No tener arreglo

No tener nombre

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13
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To be nobody’s fool

To be very outspoken

To not make any sense, have no rhyme or reason

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No tener pelo de tonto

No tener pelos en la lengua

No tener pies ni cabeza

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14
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To take something well / badly

To take as a joke

To take to heart

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Tomar algo a bien/mal

Tomar a brona/risa

Tomar a pecho

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15
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To catch one’s breath

To take seriously

To side with

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Tomar aliento

Tomar en serio

Tomar partido por

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16
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To get ahead of

To pull someone’s leg

To Take it easy

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Tomar la delantera

Tomarle el pelo

Tomárselo con calma

17
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It’s clear

It’s cloudy

To be comfortable

To be flat broke

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Está despejado/ claro

Está nublado

Estar a sus anchas

Estar sin blanca

18
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To be soaked to the skin

To be right at home

To be in suspense

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Estar calado/mojado hasta los huesos

Estar como el pez en el agua

Estar con el alma de un hilo

19
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To be in excess (2)

To be in good shape,be able (to do something)

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Estar de más / estar de sobra

Estar en condiciones

20
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To have one’s head in the clouds

To be in the clouds, daydreaming

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Estar en la luna

Estar en las nubes

21
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To be beside one’s self emotionally (positivo
o negativo)

To get worn out

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Estar fuera de sí

Estar hecho polvo

22
Q

To get furious

To get wet

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Estar hecho una fiera

Estar hecho una sopa

23
Q

To be completely crazy (2)

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Estar loco de atar

Estar loco de remate

24
Q

To court; woo

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Cortejar

Desde la campaña de Hillary, que lleva meses cortejando el voto hispano, se trataba este miércoles de contener daños.

25
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To fill with pride

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Enorgullecer

Me enorgullezco de pertenecer a esta familia

Me enorgullece pertenecer a un grupo de artistas…

26
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To melt

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Derretir

El calor del sol empezó a derretir la nieve

27
Q

To knit

A

Tejer

28
Q

To delay, to be delayed

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Demorar

No demores en venir.

29
Q

Future perfect formula

Use (2)

A

Simple future haber + past part “habrá visto”

  1. Express action that “will have been” completed in future BEFORE another action
  2. Indicate probability - what “might have/ probably have happened”
30
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To get underway

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Ponerse en marcha

“se pone en marcha el mandato individual”