Pepe5-18,24Feb,28Mar

Question 1

As I child I learned that telling lies was a sin.

Answer 1

De niña aprendí que decir mentiras era un pecado.

Question 2

My mother is a very devout Christian.

Answer 2

Mi mamá es una cristiana muy piadosa.
think of mom playing the piano in church, or at the house in garden City when we still had the piano, piano, those who play well are devout about it

Question 3

to tell a lie

Answer 3

decir una mentira o mentir - NOT hacer una mentira

Question 4

the well-being

Answer 4

el bien estar

Question 5

to agree

Answer 5

estar de acuerdo, darle la rázon, consentir

consentir=to allow, permit, consent, tolerate, agree

Question 6

pious, devout, kind-hearted

Answer 6

piadoso - adj

Question 7

I am going home now.

Answer 7

Ahora me voy a casa. a is always direction

Question 8

I started to read it but the letters were so small that I stopped.

Answer 8

Empecé a leerlo pero las letras eran tan pequeñas que dejé de hacerlo.
Empecé a leerlo pero las letras eran tan pequeñas que me detuve/me paré.
eran is descriptive here

Question 9

Daniel picked up a girl at a casino.

Answer 9

Daniel se ligó a una chica en un casino.

colloquial - ligarse - to pick-up, make-out with

see a bunch of girls trying to pick Lee up with Kerry standing by being…I say Lee would be hard to pick-up.

Question 10

The magician tied my hands.

Answer 10

El mago me ligó las manos.
El mago me amarró las manos.

ligar - to tie, to tie up, to bind
amarrar - to tie, to tie up arms around to tie-up

Question 11

to tie/bind/to tie-up

Answer 11

ligar

amarrar (think/see love can tie you up)

Question 12

to hook-up/pick-up

Answer 12

ligarse (colloguial)

think Lee would be hard to pick-up. ligar also means to tie-up (Kerry would tie him up)

ligar - to tie up
ligarse - to pick up

Question 13

to sprout/bud/come out

Answer 13

brotar

Question 14

to predict

to foresee

Answer 14

• predecir - sort of used mostly as predict
• prever more as to forecast-foresee-anticipate (think pre before seeing ver)
  previsto-adj, planned, expected; also past participle
• predicar = to preach/to advocate for

Question 15

It is impossible to predict all the effects of this experimental treatment.

Answer 15

Es imposible predecir todos los efectos de este tratamiento experimental.

Question 16

No one could have foresee the disaster that took place that day.

Answer 16

Nadie podría haber previsto el desastre que sucedió/ocurrió aquel día.

modal verb + haber in inf + past participle
could have foreseen
podría haber previsto

Question 17

I have foreseen it all.

I have predicted everything.

Answer 17

Lo he previsto todo.

Yo lo he predicho todo.

Question 18

She prays every night before going to bed.

Answer 18

Ella reza cada noche antes de acostarse.
Ella reza cada noche antes de irse a la cama.

to pray on a razor´s edge that you make it

Question 19

I beg you to help me with this issue. (tú, ud.)

Answer 19

Te ruego que me ayudes con este asunto.
Le ruego que me ayude con este asunto.

(I beg is like an obligation kind of, so use subjunctive-obligation) in this case present subjunctive of ayudar = tú me ayudes, ud. me ayude

Question 20

to pray
to beg
the plea
to water
the irrigation
the risk

Answer 20

rezar
rogar (irregular conjugation yo ruego), suplicar - 
picture a rogue begging on his knees 
el ruego
regar - think re to the garden
el riego 
el riesgo

Question 21

to beg

Answer 21

rogar, suplicar

also can be to offer a prayer

Question 22

I’m sorry; my parents won’t allow me to go on vacation with you. (two ways)

Answer 22

Lo siento; mis padres no me permiten ir de vacaciones contigo.

Lo siento; mis papás no consienten que me vaya de vacaciones contigo.

consentir - to allow /also to agree/permit