Master Spanish Flashcards

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1
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My boyfriend is an aeronautical engineer, he graduated at the end of last year.

A

Mi novio es ingeniero aeronáutico, se graduó al final del año pasado.

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2
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Para + _______
Por + _______

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Para + infinitivo
Por + sustantivo

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3
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Amira travelled to Cuba TO learn Spanish.

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Amira viajó a Cuba para aprender español.

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4
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I’m going out TO dance.

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Salgo a bailar.

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5
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I often go out at night with my friends.

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A menudo salgo de noche con mis amigos.

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6
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It’s hot/cold/windy today.

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Hace calor/frío/viento hoy.

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It’s cloudy today.

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Está nublado hoy.

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It’s raining/snowing today.

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Llueve/Nieva hoy.

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9
Q

¿____ es tu película favorita?

A

Cuál
(asking for a name/title)

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10
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¿____ es la capital de Chile?

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Cuál
(asking for a name/title)

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11
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¿____ tipo de música te gusta?

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Qué
(identifying a category/thing)

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12
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Irene necesita comida para su fiesta, voy a _______ empanadas.

A

llevar

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13
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Necesito comida para mi fiesta, Irene va a _______ empanadas.

A

traer

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14
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700 houses

A

Setecientas casas

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15
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700 books

A

Setecientos libros

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16
Q

What’s in this?

A

¿Qué lleva esto?

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17
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In Spain, they eat a lot of meat.

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En España, se come mucha carne.

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18
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In Spain, they drink many types of wine.

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En España, se beben muchos tipos de vino.

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19
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To start, I’ll have the soup, then as a main I’ll have the grilled chicken.

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De primero, sopa, y de segundo, pollo a la plancha.

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20
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Straight ahead

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Todo recto

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21
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Right here

A

Aquí mismo

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22
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No way/Not at all

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¡Qué va!

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23
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It’s about 20 minutes from here by car.

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Está a unos 20 minutos en coche de aquí.

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24
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There aren’t any hospitals in this town.

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No hay ningún hospital en este pueblo.

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25
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I can’t drive right now.

A

No puedo conducir ahora mismo.

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26
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I don’t know how to drive.

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No sé conducir.

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27
Q

Do you know how to cook?

A

¿Sabes cocinar?

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28
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I cook very badly/terribly.

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Cocino muy mal/fatal.

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29
Q

What a mess/disaster!

A

¡Qué lio!

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30
Q

“Hace … que” has the same function as…?

A

Desde hace …

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31
Q

I struggle to understand my grandmother.

A

Me cuesta entender a mi abuela.

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32
Q

I don’t struggle with irregular verbs.

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A mí no me cuestan los verbos irregulares.

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33
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I feel insecure when my sister gets good marks.

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Me siento insegura cuando mi hermana saca buenas notas.

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34
Q

For that, it would be good to walk more often.

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Para eso, va bien caminar más a menudo.

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35
Q

Respuesta a “puedes [skill]?”
- I can manage/I get by

A

Me defiendo

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36
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On top of

A

Encima de

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37
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Under

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Debajo de

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38
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Behind

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Detrás de

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39
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In front of

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Delante de

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40
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Worse than

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Peor que

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41
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As big as a house

A

Tan grande como una casa

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42
Q

Here, the people dance as much as they do in Brazil

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Aquí la gente baila tanto como en Brazil.

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43
Q

Can you give me a pen?
(To borrow and return)

A

¿Me puedes/podrías dejar/prestar un bolígrafo?

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44
Q

Can you give me a pen?
(To keep)

A

¿Me puedes/podrías dar un bolígrafo?

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45
Q

Respuesta a “por qué?”
- It’s because…

A

Es que…

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46
Q

Can

A

Lata

47
Q

Freeze

A

Congelar

48
Q

Heat up
(Food)

A

Calentar

49
Q

Peel

A

Pelar

50
Q

Roast

A

Asar

51
Q

Fry

A

Freír

52
Q

The trick is to boil the potatoes the night before.

A

El truco es hervir las patatas la noche anterior.

53
Q

Slippery

A

Resbaladizo/a

54
Q

Keep in shape

A

Mantenerse en forma

55
Q

I like your brother.
(Platonically)

A

Me cae bien tu hermano.

56
Q

I met your parents and I didn’t like them at all.

A

Conocí a tus padres y me cayeron fatal.

57
Q

I’m so jealous/envious of you!

A

¡Qué envidia me das!

58
Q

We thought the movie was marvellous

A

Nos pareció una maravilla la película.

59
Q

We found the movie marvellous

A

Nos pareció una maravilla la película.

60
Q

Amira had a great time

A

Amira se lo pasó muy bien.

61
Q

I had a bad time.

A

Me lo pasé mal.

62
Q

Tummy

A

Barriga

63
Q

Knee

A

Rodilla

64
Q

Ankle

A

Tobillo

65
Q

Neck

A

Cuello

66
Q

You look pale.

A

Te ves pálido/a.

67
Q

I feel dizzy/faint.

A

Me siento mareada.

68
Q

In 2023 I lived in England, but for a few months I lived in France.

A

En 2023 vivía en Inglaterra, pero por unos meses viví en Francia.

69
Q

I don’t have that much free time anymore.

A

Ya no tengo tanto tiempo libre.

70
Q

Unforgettable

A

Inolvidable

71
Q

It turns out that…

A

Resulta que…

72
Q

In two years’ time

A

Dentro dos años

73
Q

I quit my job

A

Renuncié a mi trabajo

74
Q

I usually cook

A

Suelo cocinar

75
Q

Grate the zucchini.
(In a recipe)

A

Se ralla la calabacín.

76
Q

Cut the carrots.
(In a recipe)

A

Se cortan las zanahorias.

77
Q

I’m going to start writing.

A

Voy a empezar a escribir.

78
Q

I’m going to get back into painting/start painting again.

A

Voy a volver a pintar.

79
Q

I just explained it.

A

Acabo de explicarlo.

80
Q

I stopped walking at night.

A

Dejé de caminar por la noche.

81
Q

I usually finish work at 5.

A

Suelo terminar de trabajar a las cinco.

82
Q

I continued working in Madrid.

A

Seguí trabajando en Madrid.

83
Q

I have been living in Madrid for four years.
(Not using desde hace, etc)

A

Llevo cuatro años viviendo en Madrid.

84
Q

It depends on whether it’s hot tomorrow.

A

Depende de si hace calor mañana.

85
Q

As she had problems with her boss, she quit her job.

A

Como tenía problemas con su jefe, renunció a su trabajo.

86
Q

Although their jobs were fantastic, they quit.

A

Aunque sus trabajos eran fantásticos, renunciaron.

87
Q

You should turn on the TV and turn off the light.

A

Debes encender la tele y apagar la luz.

88
Q

I can see somebody cooking something.

A

Puedo ver a alguien cocinando algo.

89
Q

It smells delicious.

A

Huele delicioso.

90
Q

When I am older I will be a lawyer.

A

Cuando sea mayor, seré abogada.

91
Q

When she goes to the market (e.g. tomorrow), she will buy pasta.

A

Cuando vaya al mercado, comprará pasta.

92
Q

Let the wars end!/We want the wars to end!

A

¡Que se acaben las guerras!

93
Q

I don’t feel like studying.

A

No me apetece estudiar.

94
Q

I am about to cook dinner.

A

Estoy a punto de cocinar la cena.

95
Q

I say goodbye to Irene.

A

Me despido de Irene.

96
Q

Nerea asked me for a sheet of paper.

A

Nerea me ha pedido (o me pidió) una hoja de papel.

97
Q

Thank God!

A

¡Menos mal!

98
Q

Given that they’re siblings, they won’t need to get to know each other.

A

Dado que son hermanos, no necesitarán conocerse.

99
Q

Above all/most importantly

A

Sobre todo

100
Q

I find it very beautiful.

A

Lo/la encuentro muy bonito/a.

101
Q

That’s the girl I went to the bakery with.

A

Esa es la chica con quien fui a la panadería.

102
Q

This is the house in which/where I was born.

A

Esta es la casa en la que/donde nací.

103
Q

Very frequently/“every five minutes”/constantly

A

Cada dos por tres

104
Q

I can’t believe it!

A

¡No me lo creo!

105
Q

(Paul hasn’t come home yet)
Don’t worry, he’ll be working late again.

A

No te preocupes, estará trabajando hasta tarde otra vez.

106
Q

Lo que + ______
Lo de + _______

A

Lo que + verbo conjugado
Lo de + sustantivo/infinitivo

107
Q

And what’s more/If that’s not enough

A

Por si fuera poco

108
Q

To become
(Momentary physical or emotional change)

A

Ponerse

109
Q

To become
(Radical/dramatic, involuntary change in attitude)

A

Volverse

110
Q

To become
(Radical/dramatic change in being/life)

A

Convertirse en

111
Q

To become
(Gradual change due to effort, dedication and time)

A

Llegar a ser

112
Q

To become
(Change in profession, age, ideology, status or time)

A

Hacerse

113
Q

To become
(Negative change in status or physical state as a result of something, “it left him…”)

A

Quedarse