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1
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La Calle

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Street

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El Camino

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Route

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El garaje

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Garage; (mechanic’s) repair shop

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La gasolina

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Gasoline

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La gasolinera

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Gas station

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El kilómetro

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Kilometer

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El/la mecánico/a

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Mechanic

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8
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La milla

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Mile

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9
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La multa

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Fine; ticket

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El policia/la mujer policía

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Police officer

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La policia

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Police (force)

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El taller (mecánico)

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(Mechanic’s) repair shop

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13
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El tráfico

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Traffic

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14
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La velocidad máxima

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Speed limit

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15
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Arrancar

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To start

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16
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Arreglar

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To fix; to arrange

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17
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Bajar

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To go down

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18
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Bajar(se) de

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To get out of (a vehicle)

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19
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Chocar (con)

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To run into; to crash into

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20
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Conducir

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To drive

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21
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Estacionar

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To park

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22
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Manejar

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To drive

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23
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Parar

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To stop

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24
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Revisar (el aceite)

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To check (the oil)

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25
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Subir

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To go up

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Subir(se) a

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To get into (a vehicle)

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27
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El carro

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Car

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28
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El coche

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Car

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29
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Los frenos

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Brakes

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30
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El semáforo

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Traffic light

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31
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El motor

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Motor

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32
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El capó

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Bonnet

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33
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El parabrisas

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Windshield

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34
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El volante

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Steering wheel

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35
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El baúl

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Trunk

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36
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La llanta

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Tire

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37
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La licencia de conducir

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Driver’s license

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38
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Llenar (el tanque)

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To fill (the bank)

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39
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El televisor

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Television

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40
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La calculadora

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Calculator

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41
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El buzón de voz

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Voicemail

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42
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La cámara digital

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Digital camera

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43
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El control remoto

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Remote control

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44
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El disco compacto

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Compact disc

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45
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El estéreo

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Stereo

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46
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El fax

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Fax (machine)

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47
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El mensaje de texto

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Text message

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48
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El navegador GPS

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GPS

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49
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El radio

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Radio (set)

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50
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El reproductor de CD

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CD player

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51
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El reproductor de DVD

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DVD player

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52
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El reproductor de MP3

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MP3 player

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53
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El teléfono cellular

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Cell phone

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54
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La televisión por cable

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Cable TV

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55
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Apagar

A

To turn off

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56
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Funcionar

A

To work

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57
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Llamar

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To call

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58
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Poner

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To turn on

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59
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Prender

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To turn on

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60
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Sonar (o:ue)

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To ring

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61
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El archivo

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File

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62
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La computadora portátil

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Laptop

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63
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La conexión inalámbrica

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Wireless (connection)

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64
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El disco

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Disk

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65
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Internet

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Internet

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66
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La página principal

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Home page

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67
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La pantalla

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Screen

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68
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El programa de computación

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Software

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69
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La red

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Network; Web

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70
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El sito web

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Website

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71
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Guardar

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To save

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72
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Imprimir

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To print

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73
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Navegar en Internet

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To surf the Internet

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74
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La impresora

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Printer

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75
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La computadora

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Computer

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76
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El teclado

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Keyboard

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77
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El monitor

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Monitor

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78
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El ratón

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Mouse

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79
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Descompuesto/a

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Not working; out of order

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80
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Lento/a

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Slow

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81
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Lleno/a

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Pull

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82
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La cámara (de video)

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Video camera

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83
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Although accent marks usually indicate which syllable in a word is stressed, they are also used to distinguish between words that have the same or similar spellings.

A

True

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84
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Although one-syllable words do not usually carry written accents, some do have accent marks to distinguish them from words that have the same spelling but different meanings.

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True

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85
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Se (I know) and té (you) have accent marks to distinguish them from the possessive pronouns se and te.

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True

86
Q

Mi (me) and tú (you) have accent marks to distinguish them from the pronouns mi and tu.

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True

87
Q

Several words of more than one syllable also have accent marks to distinguish them from words that have the same or similar spellings.

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True

88
Q

Demonstrative pronouns have accent marks to distinguish them from demonstrative adjectives.

A

True

89
Q

Adverbs have accent marks when they are used to convey a question.

A

True

90
Q

¿Me pasas la llave?

A

Can you pass me the wrench?

91
Q

No lo manejes en carretera.

A

Don’t drive it on the highway.

92
Q

Revisa el aceite cada 1.500 kilómetros.

A

Check the oil every 1,500 kilometers.

93
Q

Asegúrate de llenar el tanque.

A

Make sure to fill up the tank.

94
Q

No manejes con el cofre abierto.

A

Don’t drive with the hood open.

95
Q

Recomiéndame con tus amigos.

A

Recommend me to your friends.

96
Q

Aló/Bueno./Diga.

A

Hello.

97
Q

¿Quién habla? / ¿De party de quién?

A

Who is speaking/calling?

98
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Con él/Ella habla.

A

Speaking

99
Q

¿Puedo dejar un recado?

A

May I leave a message?

100
Q

Tranquilo/a, cariño.

A

Relax, sweetie

101
Q

Nos ayudamos los unos a los otros.

A

We help each other out.

102
Q

No te preocupes.

A

Don’t worry

103
Q

Entregar

A

To hand in

104
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El intento

A

Attempt

105
Q

La noticia

A

News

106
Q

El proyecto

A

Project

107
Q

Recuperar

A

To recover

108
Q

Los audífonos

A

Headset; earphones

109
Q

El móvil

A

El celular

110
Q

El (teléfono) deslizable

A

Slider (phone)

111
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Inalámbrico/a

A

Cordless; wireless

112
Q

El manos libres

A

Hands-free system

113
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El (teléfono) plegable

A

Flip (phone)

114
Q

Chateando

A

Chatting

115
Q

Comunidad indígena

A

Indigenous community

116
Q

Romper con la Barrera de la distancia.

A

To break the distance barrier.

117
Q

Usuarios

A

Users

118
Q

The preterite and the imperfect are not interchangeable. The choice between these two tenses depends on the context and on the point of view of the speaker.

A

True

119
Q

Don Francisco estacionó el autobús.

A

Don Francisco parked the bus.

120
Q

Fueron a Valparaíso Ayer.

A

They went to Valparaíso yesterday.

121
Q

La película empezó a las nueve.

A

The movie began at nine o’ clock

122
Q

Ayer terminé el proyecto.

A

Yesterday I finished the project.

123
Q

Don Francisco paró el autobús, abrió la ventanilla y saludó a doña Rita.

A

Don Francisco stopped the bus, opened the window, and greeted Doña Rita.

124
Q

Maite conducía muy rápido en Madrid.

A

Maite was driving very fast in Madrid.

125
Q

Javier esperaba en el garaje.

A

Javier was waiting in the garage.

126
Q

Cuando era joven, jugaba al tenis.

A

When I was young, I used to play tennis.

127
Q

Álex siempre revisaba su correo electrónico a las tres.

A

Álex always checked his e-mail messages at three o’clock.

128
Q

La chica quería descansar. Se sentía mal y tenía dolor de cabeza.

A

The girl wanted to rest. She felt ill and had a headache.

129
Q

Ellos eran altos y tenían ojos verdes.

A

They were tall and had green eyes.

130
Q

Estábamos felices de ver a la familia.

A

We were happy to see the family.

131
Q

When the preterite and the imperfect appear in the same sentence, the imperfect describes what was happening, while the preterite describes the action that “interrupted” the ongoing activity.

A

True

132
Q

Navegaba en la red cuando sonó el teléfono.

A

I was surfing the Web when the phone rang.

133
Q

Maite leía el periódico cuando llegó Alex.

A

Maite was reading the newspaper when Alex arrived.

134
Q

The imperfect provides background information, such as time, weather, and location.

A

True

135
Q

The preterite indicates the specific events that occurred.

A

True

136
Q

Eran las dos de la mañana y el detective ya no podía mantenerse despierto. Se bajó lentamente del coche, estiró las piernas y levantó los brazos hacia el cielo oscuro.

A

It was two in the morning, and the detective could no longer stay awake. He slowly stepped out of the car, stretched his legs, and raised his arms toward the dark sky.

137
Q

La luna estaba llena y no habla en el cielo ni una sola nube. De repente, el detective escuchó un grito espeluznante proveniente del parque.

A

The moon was full and there wasn’t a single cloud in the sky. Suddenly, the detective heard a terrifying scream coming from the park.

138
Q

Both por and para mean for, but they are not interchangeable.

A

True

139
Q

La excursión nos llevó por el centro.

A

The tour took us through downtown.

140
Q

Pasamos por el parque y por el río.

A

We passed by the park and along the river.

141
Q

Estuve en Montevideo por un mes.

A

I was in Montevideo for a month.

142
Q

Miguel estudió por la noche.

A

Miguel studied during the night.

143
Q

Vengo por ti a las ocho.

A

I’m coming for you at eight.

144
Q

Maite fue por su cámara.

A

Maite went in search of her camera.

145
Q

Ellos viajan por la autopista.

A

They travel by (by way of) the highway.

146
Q

¿Hablaste con la policía por teléfono?

A

Did you talk to the police by (on the) phone?

147
Q

Le di dinero por el estéreo.

A

I gave him money for the stereo.

148
Q

Cambiamos este carro por uno nuevo.

A

We exchanged this car for a new one.

149
Q

José manejaba a 120 kilómetros por hora.

A

José was driving 120 kilometers per hour.

150
Q

Por is used several idiomatic expressions.

A

True

151
Q

Por aquí

A

Around here

152
Q

Por ejemplo

A

For example

153
Q

Por eso

A

That’s why; therefore

154
Q

Por fin

A

Finally

155
Q

When giving an exact time, de is used instead of por before la mañana, la tarde, and la noche.

A

True

156
Q

Llegué a las diez de la noche.

A

I arrived at ten p.m.

157
Q

Me gusta estudiar por la noche.

A

I like to study at night.

158
Q

Salimos para Mérida el sábado.

A

We are leaving for Mérida on Saturday.

159
Q

Voy para el banco.

A

I’m going to the bank.

160
Q

Él va a arreglar el carro para el viernes.

A

He will fix the car by Friday.

161
Q

Juan estudia para (ser) mecánico.

A

Juan is studying to be a mechanic.

162
Q

Es una llanta para el carro.

A

It’s a tire for the car.

163
Q

Uso mi celular para ver mi correo electrónico.

A

I use my cell phone to read my e-mail.

164
Q

Compré una calculadora para mi Hijo.

A

I bought a calculator for my son.

165
Q

Para ser joven, es demasiado serio.

A

For a young person, he is too serious.

166
Q

Para mí, esta lección no es difícil.

A

For me, this lesson isn’t difficult.

167
Q

Sara trabaja para Telecom.

A

Sara works for Telecom.

168
Q

Often, either por or para can be used in a sentence. The meaning of the sentence changes, depending on which one is used.

A

True

169
Q

Caminé por el parque.

A

I walked through the park.

170
Q

Trabajó por su padre.

A

He worked for (in place of) his father.

171
Q

Se exhibió por todo el pueblo.

A

It was shown throughout (around) the whole town.

172
Q

Caminé para el parque.

A

I walked to (toward) the park.

173
Q

Trabajó para su padre.

A

He worked for his father’s (business).

174
Q

Se exhibió para todo el pueblo.

A

It was shown for the whole town.

175
Q

Spanish has two types of possessive adjectives: the unstressed (short) forms you learned in Lesson 3 and the stressed (long) forms. The stressed possessive adjectives are used for emphasis or to express (of) mine, (of) yours, (of) his, and so on.

A

True

176
Q

Masculine-mío, Feminine-mía, Masculine-míos, Feminine-mías

A

My; (of) mine.

177
Q

Masculine-tuyo, Feminine-tuya, Masculine-tuyos, Feminine-tuyas

A

Your; (of) yours (fam.)

178
Q

Masculine-suyo, Feminine-suya, Masculine-suyos, Feminine-suyas

A

Your; (of) yours (form.); his; (of) his; her; (of) hers; its.

179
Q

Masculine-nuestro, Feminine-nuestra, Masculine-nuestros, Feminine-nuestras

A

Our; (of) ours

180
Q

Masculine-vuestro, Feminine-vuestra, Masculine-vuestros, Feminine-vuestras

A

Your; (of) yours

181
Q

Masculine-suyo, Feminine-suya, Masculine-suyos, Feminine-suyas

A

Your; (of) yours (form.); their; (of) theirs.

182
Q

Stressed possessive adjectives must agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify.

A

True

183
Q

Mi impresora

A

My printer

184
Q

Nuestros televisores

A

Our television sets.

185
Q

La impresora mía.

A

My printer

186
Q

Los televisores nuestros

A

Our television sets.

187
Q

Stressed possessive adjectives are placed after the nouns they modify. Unstressed possessive adjectives are placed before a noun.

A

True

188
Q

Son mis llaves.

A

They are my keys.

189
Q

Son las llaves mías.

A

They are my keys.

190
Q

A definite article, an indefinite article, or a demonstrative adjective usually precedes a noun modified by a stressed possessive adjective.

A

True

191
Q

Alberto tenía unos discos tuyos.

A

Alberto had some disks of yours

192
Q

Alberto tenía los discos tuyos.

A

Alberto had your disks.

193
Q

Alberto tenía estos discos tuyos.

A

Alberto had these disks of yours.

194
Q

Since suyo, suya, suyos, and suyas have more than one meaning, you can avoid confusion by using the construction: [article] + [noun] + de + [subject pronoun or noun].

A

True

195
Q

El leclado de él/Ella

A

His/her keyboard

196
Q

El teclado de Ud./Uds.

A

Your keyboard

197
Q

El teclado de Ellos/ellas

A

Their keyboard

198
Q

El teclado de Ramón

A

Ramón’s keyboard

199
Q

El and la are usually omitted when a stressed possessive adjective follows the verb ser.

A

True

200
Q

Possessive pronouns are used to replace [noun] + [possessive adjective]. In Spanish, possessive pronouns have the same forms as stressed possessive adjectives, and they are preceded by a definite article.

A

True

201
Q

Possessive pronouns agree in number and gender with the nouns they replace.

A

True

202
Q

Aquí esta mi coche. ¿Dónde está el tuyo?

A

Here’s my car. Where is yours?

203
Q

¿Tienes los archivos de Carlos?

A

Do you have Carlos’s files?

204
Q

El mio está en el taller de mi hermano Armando.

A

Mine is at my brother Armando’s garage.

205
Q

No, pero tengo las nuestros.

A

No, but I have ours.

206
Q

Cuénteme

A

Tell me

207
Q

La llama

A

Flame; llama

208
Q

¿Cómo queda?

A

How does it look?

209
Q

Veamos

A

Let’s see

210
Q

No worry! In almost any Latin American, large or small town, you can find Internet cafe. Paying a very cheap rate, one can enjoy a drink or a coffee while surfing the Internet, write e-mail chat “into multiple virtual forums.”

A

True

211
Q

In fact, “the cybercafe business is much more developed”In Latin America than in the United States. In large Hispanic, common cities see several Internet cafes in as is same block. Many foreigners think that there can be enough customers for everyone, but Internet cafes offer specialized services that enable their coexistence. For example, some informal cyber cafes attract adolescents and young people online games or chat service.

A

True

212
Q

Other internet centers, such as call centers, attracts students and professionals, as they are generally quieter to do homework from school or work. However, for fans who can not take off laptops, there are also bars, restaurants and bookstores that offer wireless internet service as does Starbucks in the United States and Canada. You see, the Internet is in every corner IQUE waiting for your bags and leave for Latin America.

A

True

Spanish Ch.11 (1 decks)

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