Pepe3 - 16Jan,24feb,29mar Flashcards

1
Q

When I added them up (the lists), they came out equal.

A

Cuando las sumaba, salieron iguales.

sumar = to add, to add up to

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2
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All the snow from the roof fell off in front of my cabin.

A

Toda la nieve del techo se cayó delante de mi cabaña.

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3
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Last night we had a foot of new snow and now I have five feet of snow to clear from in front of my cabin.

A

Anoche tuvimos un pie de nieve nueva y ahora tengo un cinco pies de nieve que limpiar delante de mi cabaña.

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4
Q

I´m afraid of the malcriados, not the people who just want to be in the Capital to see the inauguration.

A

Tengo miedo de los malcriados, no de la gente que sólo quiere estar en el Capitolio para ver la inauguración.

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5
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I am afraid the far-right will continue with more force, it´s going to be more radical.

A

Me temo que/tengo miedo de que la extrema derecha va a continuar con más fuerza, va a ser más radical.

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What I had not thought of before is that those groups of the left are organized.

A

Lo que no había pensado antes es que esos grupos de la derecha están organizados.

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7
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They are not going to quit/stop having their ideas when Trump isn´t President.

A

Ellos no van a dejar de tener sus ideas cuando Trump no sea el presidente.

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to leave, to drop, to quit, to allow, to let, to lend

A

dejar

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9
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the citizens

the freedom

A

los ciudadanos

la libertad

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10
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Not all of us have to have a bachelor´s degree.

A

No todos nosotros tenemos que tener una licenciatura.

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11
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I fell madly in love with Mike.

A

Me enamoré locamente de Mike.

enamorarse de = fall in love
so you do not need anything like me caí - it is already in the word me enamoré

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12
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If I were your age and had your skills, I would go to Japan.

A

Si tuviera tu edad y tus habilidades, me iría a Japón.

leave one place for another, irse

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13
Q

What is wrong with that plan?

A

¿Qué es lo malo de ese plan?

¿Qué hay de malo en ese plan?

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14
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You can focus on saving money.

A

Puedes centrarte/enfocarte en ahorrar dinero.

can´t guardar dinero, yo save it, ahorrar lo

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15
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at once, at the same time

A

a la vez

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16
Q

What we face are common problems that require common solutions.

The problems we face are common problems which demand common solutions.

A

Los que afrontamos son problemas comunes que requieren soluciones comunes.
Los problemas a los que nos enfrentamos son problemas comunes que requieren soluciones comunes.

afrontar - to confront, to face
enfrentarse - to confront, to face

17
Q

Can you be too sensible?

A

¿Puedes ser demasiado sensato?

18
Q

heads or tails?

A

cara o cruz? (Spain)

águila o sol? (México)

19
Q

to need, require, demand, want

A

requerir (rreh-keh-reer)

20
Q

to praise, to weigh-up, to consider

A

ponderar

also the praise = el elogio, la alabanza
to praise (God) = alabar
21
Q

Pepe is weighing-up the alternatives in order to make a decision.

A

Pepe está ponderando/sopesando/considerando las alternativas para tomar una decisión.

sopesar=to weigh

you tomar a decision in spanish NOT make a decision - think of it as more active - TAKING a decision

22
Q

After weighing up the situation, I decided to look for a job in my country instead of overseas.

A

Tras sopesar la situación, decidí buscar un trabajo en mi país en vez de en el extranjero.
Después de sopesar la situación,,,,

no change of subject so for despúes de, no que and use infinitive (the DAHN thing)

23
Q

to weigh-up

A

ponderar (think to ponder something is to weigh something up)
sopesar (think it is so pesar - weighty)

24
Q

the assault

A

el asalto

asaltar = to rob/mug/storm/attack

25
Q

the Capital (like the Capital building)

A

el Capitolio (kah-pee-toh-lyoh)

26
Q

The area I like is inside the areas I don´t like.

A

El área que me gusta está dentro de las áreas que no me gustan.

área is actually a feminine noun but since you can´t say la area, it is el área. When you make it plural it becomes las areas.

27
Q

There are many channels in YouTube TV.

A

Hay muchos canales en la televisión de YouTube.

28
Q

the channel

A

el canal

29
Q

The decline of the USA.

A

El declive/La decadencia de los EE.UU.
(think of the day with clive - who was on the decline)

declive = noun - incline/decline
declinar = to decline