Spanish Short Stories for Beginners Flashcards

1
Q

TO measure

A

medir

yo mido

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brown / chestnut / auburn (hair)

A

(el pelo) castaño

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brown (eyes)

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(los ojos) marrones

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just like (my father)

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al igus que (mi padre)

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I have the same eye colour as my mother.

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Yo tengo el mismo color de ojos que mi madre.

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6
Q

My father looks at me and sees that I am not yet

dressed.

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Mi padre me mira y ve que aún no

estoy vestido.

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7
Q

.Why don’t you get dressed?

A

¿Por qué no te vistes?

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8
Q

I just woke up

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Acabo de despertarme.

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9
Q

Hurry up

A

Date prisa

Make haste

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10
Q

Your mother and I have been

saving a lot of money.

A

Tu madre y yo hemos estado

ahorrando mucho dinero.

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11
Q

TO save

A

ahorrar

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12
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It is very useful.

A

Es de mucha utilidad.

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13
Q

Now, your mother and I are going to

to drive you to the airport

A

Ahora, vuestra madre y yo os vamos

a llevar en coche al aeropuerto.

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14
Q

fretful

A
displicente, 
inquieto, 
irritable, 
impaciente, 
quejoso
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15
Q

There is a very long queue at the airport.

A

En el aeropuerto hay una cola muy grande.

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16
Q

Some of them are already boarding the plane.

A

Algunos de ellos ya están subiendo al

avión.

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17
Q

You are more relaxed now?

A

¿Ya estás más relajada?

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18
Q

I got very nervous in the car.

A

En el coche me puse muy nerviosa

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19
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nice (person)

A

agrable

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20
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exchange students

A

los estudiantes de intercambio

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21
Q

Our parents hugged us affectionately and wave us goodbye as we board the plane.

A

Nuestros padres nos abrazan con
ternura y nos despiden con la mano
mientras subimos al avión.

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22
Q

TO send off

A

despedir

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23
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TO take off (the plane)

A

despegar

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course

A

rumbo

(curso, transcurso, rumbo, camino, proceso, trayecto)

(course, direction, route, tack, rhumb, drift, tenor)

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To take a trip
hacer un viaje
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as well as
al igual que
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I'm not yet dressed.
aún no estoy vestido
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I've just...
acabo de
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I want you to take this
quiero que cojáis esto
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a wad of bills
el fajo de billetes
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we’ve been saving (money
hemos estado ahorrando
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it’s very useful
es de mucha utilidad
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anxious
impaciente
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queue
la cola
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tenderness, affection
ternura
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business people
la gente de negocios
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they say goodbye to us | they bade us farewell
nos despiden
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...spread over the stars.
...repartidos por las estrellas.
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TO spread out
repartir
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Many centuries have passed since the first human traveled to Mars for the first time.
Han pasado muchos siglos desde que el primer humano viajara a Marte por primera vez.
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one after another
uno tras otro
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Las guerras surgieron por todas partes y las alianzas se rompieron.
Las guerras surgieron por todas partes y las alianzas se rompieron.
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arose | arise, emerge, appear
surgieron | surgir
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with each other
unas con otras
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There were many struggles, factions and alliances.
Existieron muchas luchas, bandos y alianza.
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empire
imperio
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the greatest there has ever been | the greatest ever
los más grandes que ha habido nunca
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There was a war that lasted for many years and when this story took place, the war was still going on,
Hubo una guerra que duró muchos años y cuando ocurrió esta historia, la guerra continuaba.
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Gentlemen, we have to find a way to stop the fighting. The economy of our empire cannot continue with the war.
Señores, tenemos que encontrar una forma de parar las luchas. La economía de nuestro imperio no puede seguir con la guerra.
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People are starving | The people are going hungry
La gente está pasando hambre...
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the lunarians continue attacking us. We have to defend ourselves somehow (the Lunarians are still attacking us...)
los lunarios siguen atacándonos. Tenemos que defendernos de alguna manera
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I agree
Estoy de acuerdo
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Without warning, one of the guards let a woman pass. She entered the the great hall of the palace and Emperor Valior frowned.
Sin previo aviso, uno de los guardias dejó pasar a una mujer. Entro en la gran sala del palacio y el emperador Valior puso mala cara.
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The woman was very embarrassed. She was one of the few people who had who had managed to speak to the emperor in person. Her words were garbled and disjointed.
La mujer estaba muy avergonzada. Era de las pocas personas que había conseguido hablar con el emperador en persona. Sus palabras eran confusas e inconexas
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A capsule has landed on my farm
Ha aterrizado una cápsula en mi granja
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The ministers and the emperor fell silent.
Los ministros y el emperador callaron
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He fought (against) the Lunarians.
Luchó contra los lunarios.
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Me contaba historias sobre la guerra.
He used to tell me stories about the war.
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The emperor motioned to several of his guards to accompany the woman.
El emperador hizo un gesto para que varios de sus guardias acompañasen a la mujer.
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...got into a vehicle. | mounted
...montaron en un vehículo.
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Yes, it's the only thing I have left.
Sí, es lo único que me queda
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Aldin thought he had messed up and changed the subject.
Aldin pensó que había metido la pata y cambió de tema.
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What is in the capsule on the farm?
¿Qué es lo que hay en la cápsula de la granja?
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I'd rather you see it in person.
Prefiero que lo veáis en persona.
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There were landing marks.
Había marcas de aterrizaje por todas partes.
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He didn't want to do anything until a guard saw it.
No quería hacer nada hasta que un guardia lo viera.
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That's right. Surely a ship bigger than the capsule dropped it near our planet and then the capsule landed here by itself.
Así es. Seguramente una nave más grande que la cápsula lo dejó cerca de nuestro planeta y luego la cápsula aterrizó aquí por sí misma.
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delicious
riquísimo!
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Aldin didn't reply for several seconds.
Aldin no respondió durante varios segundos.
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I don't know. We don't even know why it's here.
No lo sé. No sabemos ni por qué está aqu
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One of the doctors burst into the kitchen...
Uno de los médicos entró bruscamente a la cocina...
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abruptly
bruscamente
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The child is fully awake and can now speak! | The boy has fully awakened! He can talk now!
¡El niño ha despertado del todo! ¡Ya puede hablar!