Misc 3/6n22aug//24//apr18,

Question 1

When I quit smoking, I also didn´t feel like drinking coffee.

Answer 1

Cuando dejé de fumar, tampoco tenía ganas de tomar café.

Question 2

She is the leader of a leading language learning program.

Answer 2

Ella es la líder de un programa líder de aprendizaje de lenguas.

noun - el líder, la líder LEE dehr
adj. leading/top - líder

Question 3

I am afraid to talk.

Answer 3

Tengo miedo de hablar.
Me temo de hablar.
Asking Daniella.
Actually it is tengo miedo de -
me temo is used like I am afraid that that will not work.

Question 4

I need to change my attitude about making mistakes when I speak.

Answer 4

Tengo que cambiar mi actitud sobre los errores que cometo cuando hablo.

Question 5

It´s a podcast called CNN 5 Things. 2 ways

Answer 5

Es un podcast llamado CNN 5 cosas.
Es un podcast que se llama CNN 5 cosas.
Asking Daniella. Both are correct

Question 6

The podcast lasts 20 minutes.

Answer 6

El podcast dura 20 minutos.
don´t use tarda here. You can say “El podcast tarda 20 minutos en grabarse. you need the en grabarse to complete what was being done en hacer algo
Tardar means emplear un tiempo determinado en hacer algo. El tren tarda media hora en llegar.

Question 7

.I won’t be long; I’m just going to buy milk.

Answer 7

No me tardo, solo voy a comprar leche.
O no tardaré mucho
tardarse - to be long, it´s a pronominal verb - this sentence is like this no me tardo…in SpanDict.
- don´t use justo voy a comprar per Daniela, that has a slightly dif meaning like I am just now going on whereas
solo voy a comprar means I won´t take long shopping because I am only going to buy milk.
A qué distancia está la cabaña de aquí.
Qué tan lejos está la cabaña de aquí?
Cuánto tiempo se tarda en llegar a comalapa desde aquí?

Question 8

because it helps people

Answer 8

porque ayuda a la gente

Question 9

Doves live in dovecotes.

Answer 9

Las palomas viven en palomares.

Question 10

I need to stick to it.

Answer 10

Necesito apegarme a eso.
NOT Necesito apegármelo.
Pegar-to hit
Apegar-to stick
Atascarse - to get stuck
Apagar-to turn off
despegar - to take off

Question 11

to become attached to/to become fond of

attached/devoted/clingy

Answer 11

apegarse
apegado-apegada -adj.

Luisa celebra todas las fechas importantes con su mamá, es muy apegada a ella.
Después del accidente se apegó todavía más a su familia.

Question 12

I´ll reheat the food for you.

Answer 12

Le recalentaré la comida.

Le voy a recalentar la comida.

Question 13

I have tried to call you-have been trying to call you.

Answer 13

He tratado de llamarlo. llamarle is leísmo! But in everyday speech they use le I think
He estado tratando de llamarlo.
unas cuantas veces, un par de veces
TRATAR DE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Question 14

I wouldn´t want to stress the negative.

Answer 14

No quisiera recalcar/destacar/enfatizar lo negativo.

Question 15

the subject/course
You must study more because that subject is quite difficult.
Since Juan is sick, he is not coming to the party.

Answer 15

• la asignatura - course ir subject (think assignment) also el curso - is course
• Debe estudiar más puesto que (o porque) esa asignatura es bastante difícil.
• Puesto que Juan está enferma, no viene a la fiesta.
• puesto que-ya que are conjunctions indicating cause, ya que is a phrase for since, given that, now that, also dado que - given that

Question 16

Since Michael died, I am alone a lot/I am by myself a lot.

Answer 16

Puesto que Michael murió, estoy mucho tiempo sola. O estoy mucho solo

Question 17

• to subdue/dominate/yield

- to subject/put through/comply with

Answer 17

someter
someterse

think ok so meter me in algo-put me in something

sumergir = to submerge

Question 18

I yield to your greater wisdom.

He yields to your greater wisdom.

Answer 18

Me someto a su mayor sabiduría.

Se somete a su mayor sabiduría.

Question 19

He was subjected to questioning.

Answer 19

Fue sometido a un interrogatorio.
Fue sometido a una interrogación.
both are nouns meaning questioning/interrogation
La encuesta y la entrevista-the survey the interview
Torino suffix laboratorio

Question 20

meanwhile, while, in the meantime

Meanwhile, the government…

Answer 20

En tanto
Mientras tanto

En tanto el gobierno

Question 21

He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Answer 21

Fue sentenciado/condenado a 10 años de prisión.
sentenciar - to sentence/to declare
condenar - to condemn/to sentence

Question 22

for federal charges

Answer 22

por cargos federales

Question 23

balance/payment/settlement

by paying the fiscal balance

Answer 23

el saldo
al pagar el saldo fiscal
sueldo=salary
al means when/as/by and in these cases is used with an infinitive and functions as a preposition

Question 24

the jury´s decision
the juries
To judge
The judge
To swear

Answer 24

la decisión del jurado
los jurados
Juzgar
El/la juez
Jurar-to swear to make a promise

El juzgado- the court of law

Question 25

to consider/think about/to arise

to suggest/bring-up/to raise

Answer 25

plantearse (you are considering planting something)

plantear

Question 26

I (VS) hadn´t thought about it before. (2 ways)

Answer 26

No me lo había planteado antes.

No lo había pensado antes.