Negatives and Prepositions Flashcards

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1
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the book is somewhat interesting

A

el libro es algo interesante

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the sky

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el cielo

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3
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the lake

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el lago

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4
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she never talks, she is very shy (form 1)
he never dances (form 2)

A

ella no habla nunca; es muy tímida
él no baila jamás

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5
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near

A

cerca de

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6
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the earthquake

A

el terremoto

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7
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the printer

A

el impresora

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8
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the weather is good/bad

A

hace buen/mal tiempo

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9
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the cat jumps over the sofa

A

el gato salta por encima del sofá

(por adds motion to other prepositions)

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10
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all that is necessary

A

todo lo necesario

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the plant is green because of the chlorophyll

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la planta es verde por la clorofila

(por meaning because of, on account of)

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12
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the tour

A

la gira

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13
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in addition to being brave, she is nice

A

además de ser valiente, ella es simpática.

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14
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the interest

A

el interés

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15
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can you pay the bill?
Not now.

A

puede usted pagar la cuente?
ahora no.

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16
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with you

A

contigo

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17
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sometimes (2)

A

a veces, algunas veces

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18
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single

A

soltera

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19
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the thunder

A

el trueno

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20
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I need the blouse for Friday
I am going to travel for several months

A

Necesito la blusa para el viernes
voy a viajar por varios meses

(para specific time limit or deadline, por for a duration)

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21
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he doesn’t understand the lesson.
Neither do I

A

él no entiende la lección
ni yo tampoco

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22
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not yet

A

todavía no

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23
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I see the river from my window

A

veo el río desde mi ventana

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24
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without -ing -anything

A

sin + infinitive + nada

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25
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I have nothing in my bag

A

no tengo nada en mi bolsa

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26
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for now

A

por ahora

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27
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the reason

A

la razón

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28
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around the morning, afternoon, evening

A

por la mañana, la tarde, la noche

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29
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until

A

hasta

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30
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in spite of

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a pesar de

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31
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the place

A

el sitio

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32
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the ocean

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el océano

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33
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the northeast

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el noreste

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34
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with yourself, himself, herself, themselves

A

consigo

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35
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finally

A

por fin

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36
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he doesn’t even know how to write

A

él ni siquiera sabe escribir

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37
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of course

A

por supuesto

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38
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anyway

A

de todos modos

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39
Q

no longer

A

ya no

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40
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maria plays the piano but she almost never practices(negativefirst)

A

María toca el piano, pero casi nunca practica

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41
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the law

A

la ley

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42
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the hill

A

la colina

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43
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the invoice, bill

A

la factura

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44
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it’s not such a big deal

A

no es para tanto

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45
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not yet

A

todavía no

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46
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for the first time

A

por primera vez

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47
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what is the weather like?

A

qué tiempo hace?

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48
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the box

A

la caja

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49
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almost never

A

casi nunca

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50
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neither. . .nor

A

no… ni… ni..

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51
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the circus

A

el circo

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52
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the desert

A

el desierto

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53
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the child runs under the table

A

el niño corre por debajo de la mesa

(por adds the idea of motion to prepositions of location)

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54
Q

from, a specific departure in space or time

A

desde

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55
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to indicate

A

indicar

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56
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instead of running, he prefers to walk

A

en vez de correr, él prefiere caminar

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57
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the dawn

A

el alba

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58
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face to face

A

cara a cara

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59
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the computer

A

la computadora

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60
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the post office

A

el correo

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61
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the pan is on top of the stove

A

el sartén está sobre la estufa

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62
Q

the hill

A

el monte

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63
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therefore, for this reason

A

por eso

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64
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we are going to the movies about eight o’clock.

A

vamos al cine sobre las ocho.

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65
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inside of

A

dentro de

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66
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not…either

A

ni…tampoco

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67
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after all

A

al fin y al cabo

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68
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are you ready? (form pl)
not yet

A

están ustedes listos?
todavía no

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69
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except me

A

salvo yo

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70
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the little room

A

el cuartito

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71
Q

the day after tomorrow

A

pasado mañana

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72
Q

someone

A

alguien

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73
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the sea

A

el mar

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74
Q

to call

A

llamar

yo llamo.
tú llamas.
él llama.
nosotros llamamos.
vosotros llamáis.
ellos llaman

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75
Q

according to

A

según

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76
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we are not going to write anything

A

no vamos a escribir nada

If you have two verbs in the same sentence, no precedes the first verb, nada follows the second

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77
Q

she no longer wants to work

A

ella ya no quiere trabajar

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78
Q

the news

A

las noticias

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79
Q

he never asks anything of anybody(negativefirst)

A

él jamás pide nada a nadie

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80
Q

no one is coming to my party

A

no viene nadie a mi fiesta

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81
Q

since

A

desde

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82
Q

the student teaches instead of the teacher

A

el estudiante enseña por el profesor

(por meaning in exchange, place foe)

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83
Q

she doesn’t understand anything

A

ella no entiende nada

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84
Q

next to

A

al lado de

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85
Q

nothing more, that’s all

A

nada más

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86
Q

Sylvia wants to travel more than anything

A

Silvia quiere viajar más que nada

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87
Q

with me

A

conmigo

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88
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the earth

A

la tierra

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89
Q

the voice

A

la voz

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90
Q

after (in set expressions)

A

tras

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91
Q

she works from 7 in the morning until 3 in the afternoon

A

ella trabaja desde las siete de la mañana hasta las tres de la tarde

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92
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towards the front

A

hacia adelante

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93
Q

the river

A

el río

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94
Q

we don’t sell but rather we buy

A

no vendemos, sino compramos

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95
Q

the rehearsal

A

el ensayo

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96
Q

during

A

durante

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97
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far from

A

lejos de

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98
Q

each day I run for an hour

A

cada día, corro por una hora
(por meaning before a period of time)

99
Q

I have a lot to do

A

tengo mucho que hacer

100
Q

behind

A

detrás de

101
Q

everywhere

A

por todas partes

102
Q

the author writes about history

A

el autor escribe sobre la historia

103
Q

before

A

antes de

104
Q

the book is not interesting at all

A

el libro no es nada interesante

105
Q

to look for

A

buscar

yo busco
tú buscas
él busca
nosotros buscamos
vosotros buscáis
ellos buscan

106
Q

she buys neither magazines nor newspapers

A

ella no compra ni revistas ni periódicos

107
Q

more than anything

A

más que nada

108
Q

above, on top of, about a theme

A

sobre

109
Q

I sing

A

yo canto

110
Q

under (more figurative)

A

bajo

111
Q

some

A

alguno

112
Q

paula has a house in the mountains, nothing more

A

Paula tiene una casa en las montañas, nada más

113
Q

Elena doesn’t cook well, but her husband thinks that it’s not such a big deal.

A

elena no cocina bien, pero su esposo piensa que no es para tanto.

114
Q

he speaks without thinking

A

él habla sin pensar

115
Q

the flood

A

la inundación

116
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not even

A

ni siquiera

117
Q

the storm

A

la tempestad

118
Q

on top of

A

encima de

119
Q

not one boy is going to the beach
not one person arrives late for the class
(negative precedes the noun)

A

ningún muchacho va a la playa
ninguna persona llega tardé para la clase
(no is omitted)

120
Q

to greet

A

saludar.
yo saludo.
tú saludas.
él saluda.
nosotros saludamos.
vosotros saludáis.
ellos saludan.

121
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the wind

A

el viento

122
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instead of

A

en vez de

123
Q

no one wants to cook tonight (nadie before the verb)
no one knows where the train is

A

nadie quiere cocinar esta noche
nadie sabe donde está el tren

(if placed before the first verb, no is not used

124
Q

is there someone here?
No, there is no one.

A

hay alguien aquí?
no, no hay nadie.

125
Q

except

A

salvo

126
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after

A

después de

127
Q

the news

A

las noticias

128
Q

the colleague

A

el colega

129
Q

she wants to study Spanish for two years

A

ella tiene ganas de estudiar el español por dos años
(por meaning before a period of time)

130
Q

she doesn’t want to do anything

A

ella no quiere hacer nada

If you have two verbs in the same sentence, no precedes the first verb, nada follows the second

131
Q

it’s foggy, cloudy, dusty, muddy

A

hay neblina, nubes, polvo, lodo

132
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the storm

A

la tormenta

133
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against

A

contra

134
Q

the stars are out, the moon is out

A

hay estrellas, luna

135
Q

she never goes to the movies
I don’t either

A

ella nunca va al cine
yo no voy tampoco

136
Q

toward

A

hacia

137
Q

before, in front of, in the presence of

A

ante

138
Q

I don’t sing

A

yo no canto

139
Q

underneath

A

debajo de

140
Q

not more than (numbers)

A

no más que

141
Q

no one

A

nadie

142
Q

he earns 500 dollars per week

A

él gana quinientos dólares por semana

(por meaning per)

143
Q

usually (2)

A

por lo común
por costumbre

144
Q

the moon

A

la luna

145
Q

dark

A

oscuro

146
Q

the worker

A

el empleado

147
Q

in front of, opposite, facing

A

enfrente de, frente a

148
Q

downwards

A

hacia abajo

149
Q

around

A

alrededor de

150
Q

according to you

A

según tú

151
Q

something

A

algo

152
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in addition to

A

además de

153
Q

the snow

A

la nieve

154
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for example

A

por ejemplo

155
Q

the world

A

el mundo

156
Q

the deposit

A

el depósito

157
Q

before, in front of (physical location)

A

delante de

158
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outside of

A

fuera de

159
Q

the effort

A

el esfuerzo

160
Q

the judge

A

el/la juez

161
Q

the rain

A

la lluvia

162
Q

after the meal, he goes home

A

después de la comida, él va a casa

163
Q

there is no hotel in this city
we have no idea
we don’t have any vacation in august

A

no hay ningún hotel en esta ciudad.
no tenemos ninguna idea.
no tenemos ningunas vacaciones en agosto.

(here ninguno, as an adjective, declines (ningún before a masculine sing, ninguna fem sing, ningunas plural, though v rarely used in plural except for nouns which are only to be found in the plural)

164
Q

to send

A

mandar

yo mando.
tú mandas.
él manda.
nosotros mandamos.
vosotros mandáis.
ellos mandan

165
Q

not now

A

ahora no

166
Q

at least

A

por lo menos

167
Q

except you and me

A

menos tú y yo
excepto tú y yo

168
Q

the mountains

A

las montañas

169
Q

I am not a teacher, but rather a student

A

yo no soy profesor, sino estudiante

170
Q

not now

A

ahora no

171
Q

by chance

A

por casualidad

172
Q

invluding me

A

incluso yo

173
Q

towards the rear

A

hacia atrás

174
Q

neither, either

A

tampoco

175
Q

after running they are thirsty

A

después de correr, ellos tienen sed.

176
Q

not one

A

ninguno

177
Q

no longer

A

ya no

178
Q

the lightning

A

el relámpago

179
Q

he receives 1,200 dollars a month

A

recibe mil doscientos dólares por mes.

180
Q

between you and me

A

entre tú y yo

181
Q

he doesn’t have more than one hundred dollars in the bank

A

él no tiene más que cien dólares en el banco

182
Q

we want a room for two persons for one night

A

queremos una habitación para dos personas por una noche

183
Q

to discuss

A

discutir

yo discuto.
tú discutes.
él discute.
nosotros discutimos.
vosotros discutís.
ellos discuten

184
Q

he sends messages by email

A

él manda mensajes por correo electrónico

(por means through, by)

185
Q

the book is for her

A

el libro es para ella

186
Q

he is sad because of the bad weather

A

él está triste por el mal clima

(por means because of, on account of)

187
Q

the change

A

el cambio

188
Q

the sun

A

el sol

189
Q

the neighbour

A

el vecino

190
Q

no, we have nothing

A

no, no tenemos nada.

191
Q

never (2)

A

nunca, jamás

192
Q

each night, I read for a half hour

A

cada noche, leo por media hora

(por meaning before a period of time)

193
Q

they are not Cubans, but rather Spaniards

A

ellos no son cubanos, sino españoles.

194
Q

to function

A

funcionar.
yo funciono.
tú funcionas.
él funciona.
nosotros funcionamos.
vosotros funcionáis.
ellos funcionan

195
Q

the space

A

el espacio

196
Q

although

A

aunque

197
Q

the boy never practices the piano
I never drink coffee with sugar (negative before the verb)

A

El niño nunca practica el piano
Jamás bebo café con azúcar
(when before the verb, no is removed)

198
Q

impressive

A

impresionante

199
Q

he has a book for the class

A

él tiene un libro para la clase

200
Q

it’s hot, cold, cool, sunny, windy

A

Hace calor, frío, fresco, sol, viento

201
Q

I never receive any letter from anybody(negativeafterverb)

A

no recibo nunca ninguna carta de nadie

202
Q

in spite of being sick, he goes to work

A

a pesar de estar enfermo, él va al trabajo

203
Q

free (time)

A

libre

204
Q

he answers without knowing anything

A

él contesta sin saber nada

205
Q

except

A

excepto

206
Q

the clouds

A

las nubes

207
Q

nothing

A

nada

208
Q

do you (pl f) have somethign for her?

A

tienen ustedes algo para ella?

209
Q

we sleep for eight hours every night

A

dormimos por ocho horas cada noche

210
Q

the star

A

la estrella

211
Q

the sunset

A

el ocaso

212
Q

the robber leaves trough the window

A

el ladrón sale por la ventana

(por means through, by)

213
Q

she watches television for an hour

A

ella mira televisión por una hora

214
Q

he has more than 100 dollars in the bank

A

él tiene más de cien dólares en el banco

215
Q

she studies in order to learn

A

ella estudia para aprender

216
Q

they learn well because of you

A

ellas aprenden bien por ti
(account of)

217
Q

the sunset

A

la puesta del sol

218
Q

she doesn’t want to talk out of fear

A

ella no quiere hablar por miedo

(por meaning because of, account of)

219
Q

to pretend

A

fingir.
yo finjo.
tú finges.
él finge.
nosotros fingimos.
vosotros fingís.
ellos fingen

220
Q

I don’t want to sing

A

yo no quiero cantar

221
Q

the witness

A

el/la testigo

222
Q

they don’t want to travel ever again.

A

ellos no quieren viajar nunca jamás

223
Q

to converse

A

conversar
yo converso.
tú conversas.
él conversa.
nosotros conversamos.
vosotros conversáis.
ellos conversan

224
Q

around here, around there

A

por acá, por aquí
por allá, por allí

225
Q

the limit

A

el colmo

226
Q

for me you, etc

A

para mí, para ti, para él, para ella, para ellos, para ellas, para usted, para ustedes, para nosotros, para vosotros

227
Q

what is there to do

A

qué hay que hacer

228
Q

before the class they study

A

antes de la clase, ellos estudian

229
Q

upward

A

hacia arriba

230
Q

the bus stop

A

la parada

231
Q

we prefer to travel by plane

A

preferimos viajar por avión

(por means through, by)

232
Q

always

A

siempre

233
Q

close to, right next to

A

junto a, pegado a

234
Q

but rather

A

sino

235
Q

between, among

A

entre

236
Q

the human rights

A

los derechos humanos

237
Q

before swimming she wants to eat

A

antes de nadar, ella quiere comer

238
Q

the film

A

la película

239
Q

the train is leaving for canada

A

el tren sale para el Canadá

240
Q

you’re welcome (3)

A

de nada, por nada, no hay de que

241
Q

the dawn, early morning

A

la madrugada

242
Q

he smokes neither cigarettes nor cigars

A

él no fuma ni cigarrillos ni cigarros

243
Q

almost

A

por poco