Pepe9-27nov Flashcards

1
Q

My career in agriculture extension was about helping people in departments of agriculture to better serve their clients.

A

Mi carrera en el ámbito de la divulgación agrícola consistía en ayudar a las personas de los departamentos de agricultura a servir mejor a sus clientes.

agricola = adj (think book department, book is an adj describing dep´t) 
agricultura = noun (think dep´t of books, books is a noun functioning as obj of prep)
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I worked for the Ministry of Agriculture in Malawi.

I worked for the agricultural ministry in Malawi.

A

Trabajé para el Ministerio de Agricultura de Malawi.

Trabajé para

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Even now there are those who do not support women farmers.

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Incluso ahora hay quienes no apoyan a las mujeres agricultoras.

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It was an interesting time in my life and I was able to live and work in many different countries around the world.

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Fue una época interesante de mi vida y pude (why not podía) vivir y trabajar en muchos países diferentes del mundo.

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5
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the soybean

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la soya o el grano de soya

el grano = grain/bean/seed

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Garden Valley is in Boise County.

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Garden Valley está en el condado de Boise.

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In places where the state has enough money, they give pre-school classes to children before they go to elementary school.

A

En los lugares donde el estado tiene suficiente dinero, dan clases de preescolar a los niños antes de que vayan a la escuela primaria.

antes with que is always antes DE que and always triggers the subjunctive, if no change of subject then do not use que use infinitive. Necesitamos valorar la salud antes de perderlo. Same for DAHN, después de, antes de, hasta, nada más.

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Beverly Hills is where the wealthiest live.

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En Beverly hills es donde viven los más ricos.

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9
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His parents are very rich, so he doesn’t need to work.

A

Sus padres son riquísimos, así que él no necesita trabajar.
riquísimo is an adj

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10
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It is a weakness of our educational system that the quality of education depends on where one/you live.

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Es una debilidad de nuestro sistema educativo que la calidad de la educación dependa de donde se vive/uno vive.

es algo que triggers subj unless it is a realtiy/fact
Es una debilidad que la calidad dependa …
Es horrible que ella no sepa que su novio tiene otra novia.
saber algo
Es verdad que Vickie no tiene hijos,

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For those who want to go to university, that really depends on the money they have.

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Para los que quieren ir a la universidad, eso depende realmente del dinero que tengan.
depender in the main clause triggers subjunctive in the dependent clause.

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12
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They need to know how to organize farmers into cooperatives so that farmers can buy inputs and sell their products at a better price.

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Ellos necesitan saber organizar a los agricultores en cooperativos para que los agricultores puedan comprar insumos y vender sus productos a mejor precio.

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13
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I don’t want to make a decision now.

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No quiero tomar una decisión ahora.

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They have to understand that women make decisions about the work of family farming and that is why they have to be members of the organized farmer group.

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Tienen que entender que las mujeres toman decisiones sobre el trabajo de la agricultura familiar y por ello tienen que ser miembros del grupo de agricultores organizados.
por ello is more formal than por eso (I think)

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15
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I helped them develop evaluation systems so they would know the strengths and weaknesses of their employees’ work with farmers.

A

Les ayudé a ellos a desarrollar sistemas de evaluación para que conocieran las fortalezas y debilidades del trabajo de sus empleados con los agricultores.

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16
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People who repair computers do not like Outlook very much.

A

A la gente que repara computadoras no le gusta mucho Outlook.

17
Q

computer science

A

la informática

18
Q

Thanksgiving Day

A

Día de Acción de Gracias

19
Q

to eliminate/delete/suppress

Trump wanted to eliminate the Democratic party but he failed.

A

suprimir
Trump quería suprimir el partido demócrata, pero fracasó. (think people like Trump want all the power to be the PREMIER, to eliminate whatever they do not like)

20
Q

to carry-out a commitment

A

llevar a cabo un compromiso

llevar a cabo = to carry-out/accomplish/perform

21
Q

I was summoned to traffic court, because I had so many unpaid parking tickets.

A

Fui emplazado al tribunal de tráfico porque tenía tantas multa de estacionamiento sin pagar.

22
Q

to locate/place/summon/subpoena/call on

A

emplazar

23
Q

to replace

It would be hard to replace it.

A

reemplazar

Sería difícil reemplazarlo.