Transferred - Vocabulary Mental Processes (3) Flashcards
permission
With your permission
el permiso
Con su permiso
to leave, to let
Leave me in peace
dejar
¡Déjame en paz!
to need, require
I need your help
necesitar
Necesito tu ayuda
to ask for, request, beg
He requested that I come back early
pedir
Me has pedido que vuelva pronto
to have to, must, ought, should
deber
must not, ought not, should not
Manuel shouldn’t eat sweets
no deber
Manuel no debe tomar dulces
out!
¡Fuera!
Look out!
¡Cuidado!
to want, to wish, to desire
querer
to wish
I wish him lots of luck
desear
Le deseo much suerte
congratulations
felicidades
to congratulate
Clara has not congratulated me yet
felicitar
Clara no me ha felicitado todavía
to confirm
I’d like to confirm my return flight
confirmar
Quiero confirmar mi vuelo de regreso
exact, right, correct
exacto, exacta
true, certain, sure
I assure you that everything I’ve told you is true
cierto, cierta
Te aseguro que todo lo que te he dicho es cierto
to assure
The mechanic assured you that he would repair the truck by Monday
asegurar
El mecánico les aseguró que arreglaría el camión para el lunes
That’s true
¡Eso es!
¡Así es!
of course, naturally
desde luego
Isn’t it? Isn’t that so?
?Verdad?
perhaps, maybe
quizá(s)
I wish, I hope
ojalá
by the way
By the way, how did things go for you in Venezuela?
por cierto
Por cierto, ?qué tal te ha ido por Venezuela?
by the way, incidentally
By the way, when will we see each other again?
a propósito
A propósito, ?cuándo nos vemos?
Let’s see
a ver
equal, unvarying
Do you want coffee or tea? It’s all the same to me
igual
?Quieres cafe ó té? Me es igual
you know, for, you see
es que
finally, in short, well
en fin
what a mess
¡Que lío!
so to speak, as it were
Asturias is the Spanish Switzerland as it were. Well, I don’t think so
por decirlo así
Asturias es, por decirlo así, la Suiza española. Pues a mí no me lo parece
that is to say, in other words, then
o sea
well
pues
then
entonces
intelligence
la inteligencia
intellectual
intelectual
reasonable, sensible
He seems to be a reasonable boy
razonable
Parece ser un chico razonable
genius
el genio
wise, learned
sabio, sabia
cultivated, cultured
culto, culta
ability, skill
Pedro has great artistic skills
la habilidad
Pedro tiene much habilidad para el arte
capacity, ability
Jesús has great talent for languages
la capacidad
Jesús tiene gran capacidad para las lenguas
competent, able, qualified
competente
faculty, power, gift
la facultad