Verbos psicológicos de influencia Flashcards
asustar a
to frighten
Los truenos siempre asustan a mi perrita.
Thunder always scares my dog.
asustar a
to scare
asustar a
asustar always takes an indirect object
Los índices de paro asustan a todo el mundo.
The levels of unemployment frightened everyone.
convencer a
to convince
convencer a
to persuade
No pude convencer a mi padre de que me diera permiso de salir.
I failed to convince my dad to let me go out.
convencer a
to impress
La nueva marca de refrescos no convenció a los consumidores.
The new soft drink brand didn’t impress consumers.
convencer a
convencer always takes an indirect object
engañar
to trick, fool, deceive
¡Mentiroso! ¡Me has engañado!
Liar! You tricked me!
engañar a
engañar always takes an indirect object
Juan engaña a su novia.
Juan is cheating on his girlfriend.
engañar
to deceive, cheat.
Las apariencias pueden engañar.
Appearances can be deceiving.
A algunas personas se les engaña fácilmente
Some people are easily deceived.
animar
to encourage, cheer up.
animar a
animar always takes an indirect object
Su familia siempre le animaba a luchar por lo que quería.
His family always encouraged him to fight for what we wanted.
animar
to liven up, make better
La fiesta se animó cuando pusieron música bailable.
The party was livened up when they put on danceable music.
divertir
divertir always takes an indirect object
divertir
to entertain, amuse
El payaso divertía a los niños
The clown entertained the children.
divertirse
to have fun
Me divierto armando rompecabezas
I have fun solving puzzles
Ella se divertía hacer sus deberes.
She enjoyed doing her homework.
No quería molestar a nadie, sólo se divertía.
She didn’t want to bother anyone; she was just having fun.
impresionar
to impress
La Torre Eiffel impresiona a todos los visitantes.
The Eiffel Tower impresses all of its visitors.
impresionarse
to be impressed
Se impresionó la primera vez que escuchó a Vivaldi.
She was impressed the first time that she heard Vivaldi.
A los niños se les asusta enseguida.
The kids were frightened right away.
sorprender
to surprise, to astonish
La noticia de la separación de los Beatles sorprendió a todo el mundo.
The news of the Beatles’ separation surprised everyone.
sorprender
sorprender always takes an indirect object
Una tormenta sorprendió a dos alpinistas en pleno ascenso al Everest.
A storm surprised two mountain climbers on their way to the top of Mount Everest.
sorprender
to catch, to take by surprise.
Sorprendieron al alumno fumando mariguana en el baño y le han expulsado una semana del centro.
They caught a student smoking marijuana in the bathrooms y have expelled him from the building for a week.
lo cual no me deja de sorprender…
that which never ceases to amaze me….
sorprenderle en falta
to catch someone red-handed
Le sorprendí en falta robando la caja.
I caught him red-handed robbing the till.
