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Spanish Short Stories for Beginners Flashcards

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1
Q

TO measure

A

medir

yo mido

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brown / chestnut / auburn (hair)

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(el pelo) castaño

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brown (eyes)

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(los ojos) marrones

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4
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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
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My father looks at me and sees that I am not yet

dressed.

A

Mi padre me mira y ve que aún no

estoy vestido.

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7
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.Why don’t you get dressed?

A

¿Por qué no te vistes?

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8
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I just woke up

A

Acabo de despertarme.

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9
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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
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TO save

A

ahorrar

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It is very useful.

A

Es de mucha utilidad.

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13
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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
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fretful

A 
displicente, 
inquieto, 
irritable, 
impaciente, 
quejoso
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15
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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
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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
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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
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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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24
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course

A

rumbo

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

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

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25
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To take a trip

A

hacer un viaje

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26
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as well as

A

al igual que

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27
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I’m not yet dressed.

A

aún no estoy vestido

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28
Q

I’ve just…

A

acabo de

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29
Q

I want you to take this

A

quiero que cojáis esto

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30
Q

a wad of bills

A

el fajo de billetes

31
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we’ve been saving (money

A

hemos estado ahorrando

32
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it’s very useful

A

es de mucha utilidad

33
Q

anxious

A

impaciente

34
Q

queue

A

la cola

35
Q

tenderness, affection

A

ternura

36
Q

business people

A

la gente de negocios

37
Q

they say goodbye to us

they bade us farewell

A

nos despiden

38
Q

…spread over the stars.

A

…repartidos por las estrellas.

39
Q

TO spread out

A

repartir

40
Q

Many centuries have passed since the first human traveled to Mars for the first time.

A

Han pasado muchos siglos desde que el primer humano viajara a Marte por primera vez.

41
Q

one after another

A

uno tras otro

42
Q

Las guerras surgieron por todas partes y las alianzas se rompieron.

A

Las guerras surgieron por todas partes y las alianzas se rompieron.

43
Q

arose

arise, emerge, appear

A

surgieron

surgir

44
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with each other

A

unas con otras

45
Q

There were many struggles, factions and alliances.

A

Existieron muchas luchas, bandos y alianza.

46
Q

empire

A

imperio

47
Q

the greatest there has ever been

the greatest ever

A

los más grandes que ha habido nunca

48
Q

There was a war that lasted for many years and when this story took place, the war was still going on,

A

Hubo una guerra que duró muchos años y cuando ocurrió esta historia, la guerra continuaba.

49
Q

Gentlemen, we have to find a way to stop the fighting. The economy of our empire cannot continue with the war.

A

Señores, tenemos que encontrar una forma de parar las luchas. La economía de nuestro imperio no puede seguir con la guerra.

50
Q

People are starving

The people are going hungry

A

La gente está pasando hambre…

51
Q

the lunarians continue attacking us. We have to defend ourselves somehow

(the Lunarians are still attacking us…)

A

los lunarios siguen atacándonos. Tenemos que defendernos de alguna manera

52
Q

I agree

A

Estoy de acuerdo

53
Q

Without warning, one of the guards let a woman pass. She entered the the great hall of the palace and Emperor Valior frowned.

A

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.

54
Q

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.

A

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

55
Q

A capsule has landed on my farm

A

Ha aterrizado una cápsula en mi granja

56
Q

The ministers and the emperor fell silent.

A

Los ministros y el emperador callaron

57
Q

He fought (against) the Lunarians.

A

Luchó contra los lunarios.

58
Q

Me contaba historias sobre la guerra.

A

He used to tell me stories about the war.

59
Q

The emperor motioned to several of his guards to accompany the woman.

A

El emperador hizo un gesto para que varios de sus guardias acompañasen
a la mujer.

60
Q

…got into a vehicle.

mounted

A

…montaron en un vehículo.

61
Q

Yes, it’s the only thing I have left.

A

Sí, es lo único que me queda

62
Q

Aldin thought he had messed up and changed the subject.

A

Aldin pensó que había metido la pata y cambió de tema.

63
Q

What is in the capsule on the farm?

A

¿Qué es lo que hay en la cápsula de la granja?

64
Q

I’d rather you see it in person.

A

Prefiero que lo veáis en persona.

65
Q

There were landing marks.

A

Había marcas de aterrizaje por todas partes.

66
Q

He didn’t want to do anything until a guard saw it.

A

No quería hacer nada hasta que un guardia lo viera.

67
Q

That’s right. Surely a ship bigger than the capsule dropped it near our planet and then the capsule landed here by itself.

A

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.

68
Q

delicious

A

riquísimo!

69
Q

Aldin didn’t reply for several seconds.

A

Aldin no respondió durante varios segundos.

70
Q

I don’t know. We don’t even know why it’s here.

A

No lo sé. No sabemos ni por qué está aqu

71
Q

One of the doctors burst into the kitchen…

A

Uno de los médicos entró bruscamente a la cocina…

72
Q

abruptly

A

bruscamente

73
Q

The child is fully awake and can now speak!

The boy has fully awakened! He can talk now!

A

¡El niño ha despertado del todo! ¡Ya puede hablar!

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