Spanish Words/Phrases 3

Question 1

I can’t wait to get on that plane to Cancún.

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Answer 1

No veo la hora de ||montarme a/en | subir a/en|| ese avión a Cancún.

Question 2

I won’t go unless you come(go) with me

Answer 2

No iré || a menos | a no ser | salvo (less common) || que vengas conmigo

No iré excepto (si) vienes conmigo

Question 3

I didn’t like the party last night, but I liked being with you.

Answer 3

No me gustó la fiesta de anoche, pero me gustó estar contigo

Question 4

Your essay is as good as mine, || except that | however | but || that I have used a more formal language.

Answer 4

Tu redacción es tan buena como la mía, || salvo que | excepto que | pero | aunque || yo he usado un lenguaje más formal.

Question 5

All of the dogs here are big except yours

Answer 5

Todos los perros aquí son grandes, excepto/salvo el tuyo

Question 6

She worries (about) the situation

The situation gives her concern

Answer 6

A ella le preocupa la situación

Question 7

She worries about the situation.

She cares about the situation

Answer 7

Ella se preocupa por la situación

Question 8

I’m not very fast, I only run to have fun

Answer 8

No soy muy rápido, sólo corro para divertirme

Question 9

I worried (about) the money when I was young

the situation gave me concern

Answer 9

Me preocupaba el dinero cuando era joven

Question 10

My mom worried about my grades when I was young

cared about the situation

Answer 10

Mi mamá se preocupaba por mis notas cuando era joven

Question 11

Don’t tell him (your boss that) you are not going to go to today’s event.

Answer 11

No le digas (a tu jefe) que no vas a ir al evento de hoy.

Question 12

Look at those birds, I like green ones!

Answer 12

¡Mira (a) esos pájaros, me gustan los verdes!

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Question 13

We have small, medium, and large bookstores.

Answer 13

Tenemos librerías pequeñas, medianas, y grandes.

Question 14

Either you take out the trash or you don’t go to the movies today.

Answer 14

O sacan la basura o no van al cine hoy.

Question 15

He has one more connecting (flight) before arriving in Miami.

Answer 15

Tiene un/a (vuelo de) conexión más, antes de llegar a Miami.

Can invert the order of the clauses

Question 16

What material are those objects on the bookcase made of?

Answer 16

¿De qué material || son | están hechos || esos objetos en/de/sobre la estantería?

Question 17

I shower and put on my makeup in less than 10 minutes.

Answer 17

Me ducho y me maquillo en (menos de) diez (minutos).

Question 18

I met your Spanish speaking friend, she is very nice!

Answer 18

¡Conocí a tu amiga hispanohablante, es muy amable!

Question 19

He met his wife on a tour of Madrid.

Answer 19

Conoció a su esposa en || un tour de | una gira por || Madrid.

Gira = tour (muscial/promotion of a movie, etc.)

Question 20

Don’t put the table in front of the emergency exit.

Answer 20

No ponga|coloque la mesa || frente a | enfrente de || la salida de emergencia.

Question 21

Do you know how to prepare a traditional German dish?

Answer 21

¿Sabes (cómo) preparar un plato típico alemán?

Question 22

Don’t put the mirror there because it’s going to fall.

Answer 22

No pongas|coloques el espejo allí porque va a caerse.

Question 23

Do you have as much fun as your husband does when you go out?

Answer 23

¿Te diviertes tanto como tu esposo cuando salen?

Question 24

It seems that the heating doesn’t work (is not working).

Answer 24

Parece que la calefacción no funciona.

Question 25

Today there’s a thirty percent discount on everything!

Answer 25

¡Hoy hay un descuento de(l) treinta por ciento en todo!

Question 26

Don’t go to the event if you don’t like loud music.

Answer 26

No vayas al evento si no te gusta la música alta.

alta/ruidosa = loud
pesada = heavy (metal)
fuerte = both

Question 27

So, are you taking the white table or the brown one?

Answer 27

Entonces, ¿te llevas la mesa blanca o la marrón?

Question 28

Today people don’t walk as much as they did in the past.

Answer 28

Hoy la gente no camina tanto como en el pasado.

Question 29

You like watching TV less than I do.

Answer 29

Te gusta mirar|ver la tele menos que a mí.

menos VERB la tele

Question 30

David works as much as Claudia does on Fridays.

Answer 30

David trabaja tanto como Claudia los viernes.

Question 31

In the summer, I play baseball as much as Antonio does.

Answer 31

En el verano, juego al béisbol tanto como Antonio.

Question 32

From Monday to Thursday, I don’t see my girlfriend. She works a lot.

Answer 32

De lunes a jueves, no veo a mi novia. Ella trabaja mucho.

Question 33

Ouch! I sat down on that toy again.

Answer 33

¡Ay! Me senté en|sobre ese juguete otra vez.

Question 34

Don’t go to/leave for the post office without my letters.

Answer 34

No || vayas a/para | salgas para || la oficina de correos sin mis cartas.

Question 35

I’m good at sports

Answer 35

Soy bueno en/para los deportes

Question 36

I didn’t turn on the air conditioning, I opened the window (instead - 3).

Answer 36

No encendí el aire acondicionado, (sin comma: pero) abrí la ventana || en vez de eso | en cambio | en su lugar ||.

Question 37

Ana would prefer to write secret messages to Diego.

Answer 37

Ana preferiría escribirle mensajes secretos a Diego.

Question 38

We (both) have dogs but mine is bigger

Answer 38

Tenemos perros pero el mío es más grande