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Sixty-Four Verbs part 4 Flashcards

1
Q

“To make a mistake”

A

equivocarse, estar equivocado

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2
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“to get something wrong”

A

equivocarse de

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3
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“Sorry, I got the wrong number”

A

Perdón, me equivoqué de número.

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4
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If Pedro shows up on the wrong day for a party, you would tell him:

A

Te equivocaste de día.

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5
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_____ generally suggests someone is mistaken; ____ means he or she has made a mistake.

A

estar equivocado; equivocarse

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6
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“to hope”

A

esperar

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7
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“to wait”

A

esperar

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8
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“I hope he (or she) comes.”

A

Espero que venga.

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9
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“I’m waiting on him to get back.”

A

Estoy esperando que regrese.

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10
Q

“I’ll wait for him (or her) to get back.”

A

Espero a que regrese.

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11
Q

“esperar por” and “esperar para” :

A

should never be used for “to wait for”

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12
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“wait a minute” or “hold on”

A

espérese, por favor. In familiar usage its espérate/ pérate.

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13
Q

“What’s today’s date?”

A

¿A qué estamos hoy? or ¿A cuántos estamos?

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14
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¿A qué estamos hoy?

A

estamos a + ‘the number, i.e. 25’

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15
Q

“He’s in a bad mood.”

A

El está de malas.

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16
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“to debut” “to use for the first time” “to display something for the first time”

A

estrenar

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17
Q

“Juan is trying out his new car.”

A

Juan está estrenando su nuevo carro.

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18
Q

“I’m going to wear (for the first time) the shirt you gave me.”

A

Voy a estrenar la camisa que me regalaste.

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19
Q

“premier” or “opening” i.e. of a film

A

un estreno.

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20
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debut

A

estreno

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21
Q

“to guard” or “to save”

A

guardar

22
Q

“to hold on to”

A

guardar

23
Q

“to put (something) away”

A

guardar

24
Q

____ is used when you give someone something that you want them to put away until you need it again.

A

guardar

25
Q

If you’re going swimming and don’t want to take your traveler’s checks in the pool with you, you might hand them to a friend and say:

A

¿Me los guardas?

26
Q

“put it away.” (a parent might say this to a child)

A

guárdalo

27
Q

“save a little for me”

A

guárdame un poco

28
Q

“Put my suitcase away?”

A

¿Me guarda la maleta?

29
Q

“to keep an eye on”

A

cuidar

30
Q

“to have to” (impersonal way)

A

hay que

31
Q

“One has to go to Spain to learn Spanish.”

A

Hay que ir a España para aprender español.

32
Q

“There were twenty people in the car.”

A

“Había veinte personas en el carro.”

33
Q

(había or hubo?) ____ is for something that was there all at once or not for long.

A

hubo

34
Q

“There was an accident on the highway.”

A

Hubo un choque en la carretera.

35
Q

“There were two nuns in the boat.”

A

Había dos monjas en la lancha.

36
Q

When someone asks for you on the telephone, should you say ‘soy él’, ‘hablando,’ or ‘él habla?’

A

él habla

37
Q

“This is he” or “Speaking” (after answer the telephone)

A

él habla

38
Q

“to make”

A

hacer

39
Q

“to do”

A

hacer

40
Q

“my son was born two years ago.”

A

hace dos años mi hijo nació.

41
Q

“a little while ago”

A

hace un rato

42
Q

“we did it!” or “we made it!”

A

¡Lo hicimos!

43
Q

“We’ve got it made!” (colloquial)

A

¡Ya la hicimos! (there is no antecedent to la)

44
Q

“Pretend . . . “ “Let’s say . . .”

A

Hazte de cuenta or (haz de cuenta)

45
Q

“to become”

A

hacerse

46
Q

“to make like” or “to act like”

A

hacerse

47
Q

“He’s acting like a clown.”

A

Se hace el payaso.

48
Q

“He’s pretending to be crazy to avoid going to prison.”

A

Se hace el loco para no ir a la carcel.

49
Q

“Don’t play stupid.”

A

No te hagas tonto.

50
Q

“Don’t play the victim.”

A

No te hagas la víctima.

51
Q

“Come off it!” “Don’t gimme that!” or “Cut it out!” (especially in mexico)

A

No te hagas.

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