Pepe5-18,24Feb,28Mar Flashcards
As I child I learned that telling lies was a sin.
De niña aprendí que decir mentiras era un pecado.
My mother is a very devout Christian.
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
to tell a lie
decir una mentira o mentir - NOT hacer una mentira
the well-being
el bien estar
to agree
estar de acuerdo, darle la rázon, consentir
consentir=to allow, permit, consent, tolerate, agree
pious, devout, kind-hearted
piadoso - adj
I am going home now.
Ahora me voy a casa. a is always direction
I started to read it but the letters were so small that I stopped.
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
Daniel picked up a girl at a casino.
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.
The magician tied my hands.
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
to tie/bind/to tie-up
ligar
amarrar (think/see love can tie you up)
to hook-up/pick-up
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
to sprout/bud/come out
brotar
to predict
to foresee
- 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
It is impossible to predict all the effects of this experimental treatment.
Es imposible predecir todos los efectos de este tratamiento experimental.
No one could have foresee the disaster that took place that day.
Nadie podría haber previsto el desastre que sucedió/ocurrió aquel día.
modal verb + haber in inf + past participle
could have foreseen
podría haber previsto
I have foreseen it all.
I have predicted everything.
Lo he previsto todo.
Yo lo he predicho todo.
She prays every night before going to bed.
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
I beg you to help me with this issue. (tú, ud.)
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
to pray to beg the plea to water the irrigation the risk
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
to beg
rogar, suplicar
also can be to offer a prayer
I’m sorry; my parents won’t allow me to go on vacation with you. (two ways)
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