Spanish August 9 Flashcards
to authorize
apoderar
resentment
resquemor
an auction
una subasta
party decorations
los arreglos
book reviews
resenas de libros
to resign
Sally renuncio’ sin aviso.
an agreement between USA and USSR (they will convene soon)
un convenio entre USA y URRS
to compromise
TRANSIGIR
a bond between two people
un VINCULO muy furerte entre Pam y Suzanne
to fill in the blanks
rellenar los huecos
I WOULDN’T HAVE WAITED that long but I was desperate.
NO HABRIA ESPERADO tanto pero estaba desesperada.
I SHOULDN’T HAVE paid so much.
NO DEBERIA HABER pagado tanto.
I WOULDN’T HAVE chosen that one.
No HABRIA elegido esto.
I WOULD HAVE studied piano, but…
HABRIA ESTUDIADO piano, pero
The house WAS in the mountains
La casa ESTABA (LUGAR) en la montanas.
The tea was hot.
El te’ ESTABA (state of thing) caliente.
The car WAS rusty.
El carro ESTABA (not inherent) oxidado
The house WAS abandoned for 10 years.
La casa ESTUVO abandonada por 10 anyos. (Not inherent)
The party WAS boring.
La fiesta ESTUVO (estar b/c not inherent, and preterite b/c it’s a finite event) aburrida
Ana WAS in Madrid.
Ana ESTABA en Madrid. (location)
Ana WAS in Madrid for 2 years.
Ana ESTUVO en Madrid por 2 anyos.
The house WAS big.
La casa ERA grande. (It’s inherently large).
The house WAS on the corner.
La casa ESTABA en la esquina (lugar)
I WAS a teacher on Long Island.
Era maestra en Long Island. Has to be SER, but why ERA? Maybe because not a limited time?
