More verbs Flashcards
Portar
To wear accessories
Los policias deben portar sus placas siempre.
The police should wear their badges always.
Portarse
To behave
Ellos solian portarse mal en el colegio.
They used to behave badly in college.
Pórtate bien.
Behave yourself
no te portes mal
don’t misbehave
Arreglar
To fix
Arreglarse
to get ready or tidy yourself up
Arregla el bombillo para que yo pueda arreglarme
Fix the bulb so I can get myself ready (made up, tidied up)
Reunir
to collect
reunirse
to get together
Sentir
To feel that something is going to happen. to sense something.
Siento que algo raro está pasando aquí.
I feel that something weird is happening here.
Sentirse
to feel a certain way
me siento feliz
I feel happy
ponerse
(two uses)
to put on something like shoes. Also to get a certain way emotionally.
Natalia se puso los gafas.
Natalia put on her glasses.
Yo me puse triste
I got sad
yo me pongo brava
I get brave
hacerse
to pretend
hacerse el enfermo
hacerse el dormido
play sick
pretend to be asleep
no te hagas el loco, tú sabes que tienes que hacer tu tarea.
Don’t pretend to be crazy, you know that you have to do your homework.
(means colloquially, don’t pretened you don’t know what you are doing, or what you need to do)
Miguel no quería lavar lose platos así que se hizo el dormido
Miguel didn’t want to wash the dishes so he pretended to be asleep.
Recuperar
To get something back
Recuperarse
to get better
Mi mamá estuvo enferma por un mes, pero se recuperó la semana pasada
My mom was sick for a month, but she recovered last week.
