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Asegúrate
make sure (imp)
Asegúrate de sacar la basura.
Make sure you take out the garbage.
Asegurate de + infinitve = with no subject change, you can ask people to do things.
Make sure you wash the car
Asegúrate de lavar el carro.
Asegùrate de no dejar las llaves en el carro.
Make sure you don’t leave the keys in the car.
Asegúrate de que la puerta está cerrada con llave.
Make sure the door is locked.
Indicative. Why? Because you’re telling them to check and make sure. You’re not asking them to close and lock the door. That is not a wish. A wish to have them close and lock the door that is currently open is in the subjunctive.
Asegúrate de que la puerta esté cerrada con llave.
Asegúrate de que la puerta esté cerrada con llave.
Make sure the door is locked.
This being in the subjunctive mood, you are extering influence upon them, telling them to go close and lock the door.
Algo parecido ha pasado…
Something similar has happened…
Something similar has happened with the word “lunch”
Algo parecido ha pasado con la palabra “lunch”
Entregar
To deliver, hand over
Bolivar entregó a Miranda en manos de las autoridades de España.
Bolivar handed Miranda over to the Spanish authorities.
Debido
Due to…
Debido al frío, tuve que ponerme un abrigo.
Due to the cold, I had to wear a coat.
un fracaso
a failure
Lo que había sido…
What had been…
reanundar
To reinstate, to resume
los recursos
the resources
lo de siempre
Same as always
Lo mucho
How much
Me impresiona lo mucho que sabe sobre este tema
It impresses me how much you know about this topic.
lo mucho = how much
Common construction
No importa lo (adj/adv) que + subj
Construction for: it doesn’t matter how…
No importa lo inteligente que seas. No importa lo rápido que corras.
It doesn’t matter how inteligent you are. It doesn’t matter how fast you run.
A lo largo
Along, throughout
can mean distance and spacial as well as time.
A lo largo de la historia…
Throughout history
A lo lejos
In the distance
Vi una pequeña cabaña a lo lejos en la colina.
I saw a small cabin in the distance on the hill.
Lo antes posible
As soon as possible
