Misc words and phrases Flashcards

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1
Q

What are you trying to say?

A

Que quieres decir?

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2
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What does (this word) mean?

A

Que significa (esta palabra)?

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3
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What do ya mean?

A

A qué te refieres?

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4
Q

I don’t have the cash

A

Me falta plata

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5
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… in a minute

A

… ahorita

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6
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… right now

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… ya mismo (immediato)

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every other day

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un dia si, un dia no (not “cada dos dias”)

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He (accidentally) left the keys at home

A

A él se le quedaron las llaves en casa

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9
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It looks nice on you

A

Le/te queda muy bien

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10
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Don’t hesitate to call me

A

No dude/dudes en llamarme

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11
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… if you have any questions (a question)

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… si tienes dudas (alguna duda)

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12
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on the other hand

A

en cambio

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13
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the compliment/complement

A

el cumplido/el complemento

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14
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the praise

A

el elogio

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15
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the flattery

A

el halago

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16
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really (as in “I mean that”)

A

realmente

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17
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“What a nice drawing”

A

“Qué lindo dibujo”

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18
Q

“I love …”

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“Me encanta …”

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19
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“He must be …”

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“El tiene que ser …”

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20
Q

according to

A

de acuerdo a

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21
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Citizenship

A

La ciudadania

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22
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American

A

Estadounidense

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23
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the pandemic

A

la pandemia

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24
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the scale

A

la excama

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25
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to look like

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asemejar

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26
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to spread

A

expandirse

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27
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the quarantine

A

la cuarentena

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28
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the face mask (covering nose and mouth

A

la tapaboca

29
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the remote working

A

el teletrabajo

30
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the namesake

A

el tocayo

31
Q

to swindle, cheat

A

estafar

32
Q

umemployment benefits

A

beneficios de desempleado

33
Q

housing advocate

A

el defensor de vivienda

34
Q

They don’t talk “tu” to each other

A

Ellos no se tutean

35
Q

They use the formal “Ud” with each other

A

Se tratan de “Ud”

36
Q

You can address your professor informally

A

Puedes tutear a tu profesor

37
Q

What’s your family like?

A

Como es tu familia?

38
Q

What does your father do for work?

A

En que trabaja tu padre?

39
Q

the roomate

A

el compañero de cuarto

40
Q

What are you studying (major)?

A

Que estudias?

41
Q

What do you usually do during the day

A

Que haces en un dia típico

42
Q

Tell me what you do every day

A

Cuentame lo que haces todos los dias

43
Q

usually (3)

A

Generalmente/usualmente/normalmente

44
Q

I play sports

A

Practico desportes

45
Q

I watch soccer games

A

Veo partidos de futbol

46
Q

to sunbathe

A

tomar el sol

47
Q

to spend time with friends

A

pasar el tiempo con amigos

48
Q

How’s the weather

A

Que tiempo hace?

49
Q

the fast food

A

la comida rapida

50
Q

to eat out

A

comer fuera de casa

51
Q

Do you know how to cook?

A

Sabes cocinar?

52
Q

to become (a lawyer) [involving a long period of effort]

A

llegar a ser (un abogado)

53
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to become (famous) [not nec involving effort]

A

hacerse (famosa)

54
Q

years ago

A

hace muchos años

55
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to become (2) (complicado) [profound involuntary change]

A

volverse/quedarse (muy complicado)

56
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to become (2) (frustrado) [sudden emotional change]

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ponerse/quedarse (frustrado)

57
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to become/fall (ill)

A

cayerse (enfermo)

58
Q

Which team won the game?

A

Que equipo ganó el partido?

59
Q

What’s your name?

A

Cual es tu nombre?

60
Q

tu commands: tener, venir, poner, salir, hacer, decir, ser, ir

A

ten, ven, pon, sal, haz, di, sé, ve

61
Q

If I had made more money, I would have bought a bigger house

A

Si yo hubiera ganado mas dinero, habría comprado una casa mas grande

62
Q

If we had won six games …

A

Si nosotros hubieramos ganado seis partidos …

63
Q

I doubt that they had called

A

Y dudaba que ellos hubieran llamado

64
Q

I wish that you had contacted us

A

Ojalá que nos hubieran contactado

65
Q

You (really) should have called me earlier

A

Me hubieras llamado antes

66
Q

unless

A

a menos que

67
Q

The shortage

A

La escasez

68
Q

He’s about to (do it)

A

El esta a punto de hacerlo

69
Q

He’s about to (do it)

A

El esta a punto de hacerlo