reflective verbs Flashcards
lavarse
to wash one selves, talking about washing oneself without actually doing it
bañarse
to bathe one selves
acostarse
to go to bed
me ACOSTÉ temporano anoche
I went to bed early last night , acosté past tense of taking oneself to bed.
Se acustó en la arena y se puso la camisa en la cabeza
She lied in the sand and put the shirt over her head
Acusté a los niño y luego me acosté yo.
I put the children to bed and then I went to bed myself
despertarse
to wake up, to wake up oneself
sentarse
to sit down
vestirse
to get dressed
hada
fairy
Juanita y su mamá se visten en las mejores tiendas de marca
Juanita and mama always BUYS THEIR clothes from designer stores
tiendas de marca
designer stores
según
according to
Un mantel blanco vestía la mesa
A white cloth covered the table (also means to cover)
El diseñador
the designer
El diseñador vistió a muchas celebridades
The designer dressed alot of celebrities
la ley
the law
antes de
before
Tengo que levantarme a las seis de la mañana
I have to get up at six in the morning
afeitarse
to shave oneself
capillaries
to brush, teeth, hair etc
Hay que cepillarse los dientes tres veces al día.
You should brush your teeth three times a day
hay que
you should, they should
Samanta se gasta 10 minutos cepillándose el pelo.
Samantha spends ten minutes brushing her hair
Siempre se cepillan a mitad de los estudiantes en ese curso
They always fail half the students on that course , (to fail, cepillan)
el pelaje
hair
Dejé el celular en la barra y me lo cepillaron.
I left my cell on the bar and someone swiped it (to swipe)
Mira que fácil sería cepillarle la cartera del bolsillo a ese chico
Look how easy it would be to pinch the guy’s Wallet from his pocket (to pinch)
un aumento
a raise , more money
Trata de cepillar al jefe un poco antes de pedirle un aumento.
try and flatter the boss before you ask him for a raise, (to flatter)
maquillarse
to put on makeup
pienarse
to comb one’s hair
pintarse
to put makeup or nail polish on
quitarse
to take off, (I quit, quitarse)
animarse
to cheer up, (become animated)
asustarse
to become frighten or scared
enfadarse
to get angry
enojarse
to get angry
No te enojes con tus hijos; no saben lo que hacen
Don’t get mad at your children, they do not know what they are doing
impuestos
tax
césped
grass
preocuparse
to get angry
quedarse
to remain
Nuestros primos se quedaron con nosotros durante la Navidad
our cousins stayed with us over the Christmas
No te puedes quedar con lo que no es tuyo.
you can’t keep what is not yours
No se me queda la lección después de haberla aprendido.
I can’t remember the lesson after I learned it , (to learn)
No trates de quedarte conmigo. Hicimos un trato.
Don’t try to kid me, we made a deal (to kid)
un trato
a deal
asientos
seats
la fachada
the front
alimentar a los perros.
to feed the dogs
