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Miscellaneous Phrases Flashcards

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El frío les hacía mucho daño.

A

The cold did them a lot of harm.

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El chico le hizo una muñeca.

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The boy made a face at him/her/usted

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Mi nieto nunca les hacía caso.

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My grandson never heeded them/ustedes

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Tienes que hacerle frente a la realidad.

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You have to face up to reality.

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Le hacía falta reflexionar.

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(S)he needed to reflect.

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Qué le vamos a hacer?

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What can be done about it?

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No le hace.

A

That’s irrelevant.

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8
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Dale!

A

Hit him!/ Go on! / Get moving!

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No te oigo nada.

A

I can’t hear a thing you’re saying.

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Le agradezco.

A

I thank you (formal)

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Le encontraron mil pesos.

A

They found 1,000 pesos on him/her/usted

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La respuesta del abogado le afectó.

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The lawyer’s response affected him.

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Sus profesores lo alaban.

A

His teachers praise him.

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A las monjas las envidio mucho.

A

I envy nuns a lot.

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Lo admiro profundamente

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I admire him/usted deeply

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Su marido la adora.

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Her/your husband adores her.

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Yo la quiero mucho.

A

I love her/usted a lot.

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18
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Quepo yo?

A

Is there room for me?

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19
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Te lo mando yo?

A

Shall I send it to you?

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Hace tres años que no vengo.* (*note venir is in present.)

A

I haven’t come/been here for three years.

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21
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Durante

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Means both “for” and “during”:
Examples:
Durante años = for years
Habló tres veces durante dos horas. = (s)he spoke 3 times for two hours (each).

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22
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Mediados de agosto

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In the middle of August.

23
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Ir + Gerund

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Indicates a longish process.
Example sentence:
La conversación fue* espaciando. = The conversation slowly petered out. *the use of “fue” indicates that it did indeed end.

24
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Entrar en conflicto con

A

To conflict with.

25
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Tener in Preterite vs. Imperfect

A 
Preterite = To get/to receive;
Imperfect = Had (in my possession).
26
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Tuve la impresión de que…

A

I got the impression that…

27
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Tenía la impresión de que…

A

I had the impression that…

***This does not override the rule that preterite must be used for actions that happened during a specified period of time: Tuvo fiber durante 3 días = she had a fever for 3 days.

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tuve una carta

A

I got a letter

29
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Tenía una carta

A

I had a letter

30
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Yo le decía cuatro verdades.

A

I wouldn’t mind giving him/her a piece of my mind.

31
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Cuanto antes.

A

As soon as possible.

32
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Ha de haberle dicho todo.

A

(S)he must have told him/her everything.

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El capitán ha de haberse quejado de su soledad.

A

The captain must have complained about his solitude.

34
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Conditional use of haber de = ?

A

An indignant or mystified “should”

35
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Por qué habría de ofenderse si yo no dije nada?

A

Why would (s)he get offended if/when I didn’t say anything?

36
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Conditional is considered as what type of tense? What implications does this have?

A

Past tense. …..
1. This is why the subjunctive in a subordinate clause governed by the conditional must also be in the past (even when it’s talking about a future event).
Examples:
“Es absurdo que vengas mañana. = It’s absurd for you to come tomorrow.” vs. “Sería absurdo que vinieras mañana = it would be absurd for you to come tomorrow.”

  1. In the same way the future tense is used to make suppositions about the present (“serán las cinco = it must be 5:00”), the conditional is used to make suppositions about the past.
    Examples: “Serían las cinco de la tarde. = It must have been 5:00.” “Guardé los diarios algún tiempo; luego supongo que los quemaría = I kept the diaries for a while, then I guess I must have burned them.” “Aquel día andaríamos más de cincuenta kilómetros. = That day we must have walked more than 50km.”
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Estar para + infinitivo

A

To be about to do something

38
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Estar por + infinitivo

A

… Is yet to be done

39
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Estamos para ir al cine

A

We’re about to go to the theater

40
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La carta está por escribir.

A

The letter is yet to be written.

41
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Por mucho que…

A

No matter how much…

42
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Esa falda te queda muy bien.

A

That skirt suits you well.

43
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A cuánto?

A

for how much?

44
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A fines de

A

by the end of

45
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A la larga

A

In the long run

46
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A lo largo

A

along, by

47
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A lo loco

A

Foolishly

48
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Al pie de la letra

A

to the letter

49
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A más tardar

A

at the latest

50
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De pie

A

Standing

51
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a pie

A

on foot/walking

52
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A principios de

A

At the beginning of

53
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Menos mal que…

A

Thank heavens that… (takes indicative)

54
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Qué bien que

A

How nice that… (takes subjunctive)

Spanish Grammar (Cath) (3 decks)

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