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Nacho Flashcards

1
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Surgió algo

A

Something come up

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Impidiéndole

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Preventing her from -ing

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Domiciliación bancaria

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Direct debit

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Cuenta corriente

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A current account

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Negaron que su hijo robara el dinero

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They denied their son stealing the money

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Les hubiera gustado que su hijo robara el dinero

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They would like their son to steal the money

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Una celebración única

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A one-off celebration

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Quejarse

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To whine, to complain

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Me quedé sin dinero, así que estoy arruinado

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I ran out of money, soy I am broke

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Estoy arruinado (2)

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I am broke, I am out of money

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Pare de leer para hacer la cena

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I stopped reading to make dinner

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Hacer la cena

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To make/ cook dinner= To get dinner/lunch ready

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Parar

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To stop= to come to a hault

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Duelo

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Mourning, bereavement

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Cementerio

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Graveyard, cementery

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Bautismo

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Christening, baptism

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Ni yo

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Nor/Neither + aux + subject
Ex: Nor have I

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Yo también

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And so + aux + subj
Ex: and so should I

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19
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Pues yo si/no

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Well + subj + aux/auxn’t

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20
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Pero no se quien si

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But + subj (nose quien) + aux/auxtn
Ex: but my father didn’t

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21
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No ser consciente (2)

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Unconsious/ unaware

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22
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Tener cuidado (2)

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Be careful/ beware of

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23
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No es lo suficientemente atractivo

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He is not attractive enough = He is too ugly

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24
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Nací en España
Nací en una familia rica

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I was born into Spain
I was born into a well-off family

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25
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To carry/llevar

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Bear/Bore/ born-borne
Da lugar a I born (me trajeron al mundo)
Ex con bear: you have to bear/keep in mind
I was born to a country at war

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26
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Prescindir de algo

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To do without something or someone= To dispense with something or someone

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27
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Además de tal

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In addition to

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28
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Cansado de escribir

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Tired OF writtING

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29
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Además de escribir emails responde llamadas

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In addition to writing emails he answer phone calls

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30
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Estudio inglés para escribir mejor

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I am studying English to write emails better

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31
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Soy una persona de levantarme pronto

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I am a morning person/ I am a early bird

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32
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To go to bed early (sinónimo)

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To have an early night

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33
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A quien madruga dios le ayuda

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The early bird catches the worm

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34
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That’s right (sinónimo)

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You got that right/ you bet

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35
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Diferencia entre how long y how much time

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Si pones delante “durante” y cuadra es how long

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36
Q

Sustituir

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To substitute (sub, abreviatura)

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37
Q

Decir que estás enfermo

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I reported on sick/off sick or I called in sick
Luis is off sick (está enfermo)
Estar en una baja: to be on a sick leave

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38
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To have the right to

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To be entitled to

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39
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Son tanto tal como tal
No son ni tal ni cual

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Either_or_
Neither_or_

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40
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No pude ver el mobiliario (2)

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I couldn’t see furniture
I could see no furniture

41
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Other vs another

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Other es diferente
Another es lo mismo

Other – se utiliza para referirse a una cosa o a una persona que es diferente o distinta de una que ya se mencionó. Another – se utiliza para referirse a una persona o cosa adicional del mismo tipo de la que ya se mencionó.

42
Q

Like vs as

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Like: comparación
As: identificación

Ej: I am telling you like a friend (no soy tu amigo) or I am telling you as a friend (soy tu amigo)

43
Q

Parecido

A

Alike/similar

44
Q

Similar

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He looks + adj (look like = resemble = parecerse)
He seems + adj (seems to= appear to= parece que)

45
Q

Se nota (3)

A

You can tell that
It is clearly shown/understood

46
Q

Física, físico (físicamente), físico científico

A

Physics, physical, phisician

47
Q

Pronunciación college vs colleague

A

College (colich) instituto facultad
Colleague (colig) compañero

48
Q

Un amigo mío

A

A friend of mine/ hers
Some colleagues of my boyfriend

49
Q

No trabajo

A

I am off

50
Q

Dormir hasta tarde

A

A Lie-in, to oversleep

51
Q

Para quien trabajas?
No trabajo en este momento

A

Who do you work for?
I am not employed at the moment

52
Q

Mentally ill/ good mental head

A

Insane / sanity

53
Q

Employer vs employees

A

El que lo da/ los que trabajan

54
Q

Agencia de empleo
Tasa de desempleo

A

An employment agency
Unemployment rate

55
Q

Cuanta gente trabaja en Newbel

A

How many people does Newbel employ?

56
Q

Gastar dinero en

A

Spend money ON

57
Q

Pierdo mucho tiempo yendo al trabajo

A

I waste a lot of time commuting/ going to work

58
Q

Gasta mucho tiempo

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Time-consuming

59
Q

Basura (5)

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Garbage, trash, rubbish, litter, waste

60
Q

I have an opportunity (sinónimo)

A

I stood a chance

61
Q

Crisis en singular y plural

A

One crisis
Two crises

62
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Análisis en singular y plural

A

1 Analysis
2 analyses

63
Q

Pon el puño (para pinchar)

A

Give me a fist

64
Q

State vs estate

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State: estado
Estate: finca, hacienda, herencia y se hacen combinaciones por ejemplo:

  • the real estate (inmobiliaria)
  • estate agents (agente inmobiliario)
65
Q

Singularia tantum and plural tantum

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This news IS fantastic
These news I am bringing to you IS…
People have/are/ don’t like
Spanish people is (es una masa)
Spaniards are
A series of…/two series (siris) of

66
Q

At the moment (sinónimo)

A

At this time

67
Q

Diferenciar

A

Can you TELL a mandarine FROM orange?
You couldn’t TELL one FROM the other

68
Q

Barato

A

Cheap (connotación negativa)
Affordable or reasonably price (bien)

69
Q

Carretera

A

Motor way

70
Q

-on + consonante = se pronuncia con a

A

London (Landon)
My son (the san)
Monday (Manday)
A ton (tan)
Monkey
Money
Etc

71
Q

Raise vs rise

A

Levantar (put up) vs aumento (increase)

72
Q

Programme vs program

A

British vs American

73
Q

A medio día

A

At midday

74
Q

The faculty significado

A

British (building) vs American (staff)

75
Q

Maletero

A

Boot

76
Q

Carruaje

A

A carriage

77
Q

Baúl

A

Trunk

78
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Un viaje

A

One-way (American) vs single (British)

79
Q

Within

A

Inside an interval
Ex: within two weeks you will have finished the paper

80
Q

By

A

Ese día concreto
Ex: by the tenth of January the test would have been finished

81
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On

A

Usado para un día concreto en el calendario lo puedes poner con el dedo
Ex: on Monday / on November 27

No: on November SI: In November (no es un día concreto)

82
Q

At

A

At + time
Ex: at six o’clock
At this moment (no es medible sin duración)
In this moment (intervalo) Ex: I will tell you in a moment

83
Q

Me las apañaré para resolverlo

A

I will manage to solve my problem
You will get there

84
Q

Lo podemos hacer sobre la marcha

A

We can do it on the go

85
Q

Friki manitas (2)

A

Nerd, whizz

86
Q

Start/ doing urgently something

A

Get down to something/ - ing

87
Q

Buzón

A

Mail box

88
Q

Explicación:

A

-This is the hammer with which the woman hit the nails (no se puede omitir which)
-this is the hammer which the woman hit the nails with (aquí si podemos omitir which porque el with está al final)

89
Q

La gente a la que estás esperando (2)

A

The people for whom you are waiting
The people (who/whom/that) you are waiting for

90
Q

Difference between who and whom

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Who (relative pronoun)= subj/obj
Whom= only as an object (+formal)

91
Q

Se ha quemado (2)

A

Get burn
Caught fire

92
Q

Cuando omitir that or which

A

No omitir cuando actúan de sujeto

93
Q

Fruit/suit/suitable (pronunciación)

A

Omitimos la i en la pronunciación

94
Q

The videocall came too late. I was waiting for it.

A

Otra forma: the videocall (which/that) I was waiting for, came too late

95
Q

Al mismo tiempo

A

At a time
Ex: I didn’t do them all at a time

96
Q

Conocer/ Ser consciente de

A

To be acquainted with
To be aware of
To know

97
Q

Te suena de algo

A

Does it bring a bell?
Does it sound familiar to you?

98
Q

Nóminal relative clauses

A

What= lo que (NO se puede cambiar por lo cual)
Which= ,lo que (se puede cambiar por lo cual)

Ex: I am going to explain what I told you about last class
Ex: Nacho told us that we are very smart, which we really appreciated

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