Vocabulario -- 3 - 7 Agosto 2020

Question 1

Llegar a ser .. e.g. “Si llego a ser un chófer…”

Answer 1

To become .. e.g. “If I become a chauffeur…”

Question 2

Tiño las canas con tinte.

Answer 2

I dye my grey hairs with dye.

Question 3

Me salto las reglas de la ortografía.

Answer 3

I jump over the rules of spelling.

Question 4

Saltarse vs. Saltar

Answer 4

To skip (to fail to attend) vs. To jump (physically)

Question 5

Deletrear vs. Escribir

Answer 5

To spell (out loud) vs. To spell

Question 6

El cartel

Answer 6

Poster

Question 7

El eslogan

Answer 7

Slogan

Question 8

“Hay que siempre mirar por la mirilla”

Answer 8

“You must always use the peephole”

Question 9

El traje

Answer 9

The suit

Question 10

Anular

Answer 10

To cancel/call off

Question 11

Me da miedo que el militante pueda pensar que esta foto es un engaño.

Answer 11

It worries me that the militant might think this photo is a trick.

Question 12

La familia vivía en un suburbio en el centro de la ciudad.

Answer 12

The family lived in a slum in the center of town.

Question 13

Jorge lloraba arrodillado delante de ella.

Answer 13

Jorge cried while kneeling in front of her.

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Kneeling in front of her, Jorge was crying.

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Jorge was crying on his knees in front of her.

Question 14

Frente a

-OR-

Enfrente del

Answer 14

Significan lo mismo, pero hacer caso con las formas.

Question 15

Yo estaba tumbado debajo de las sábanas, la cabeza encima de la almohada.

Answer 15

I was laying under the sheets, my head on the pillow.

Question 16

El escribe como un diestra, pero juega los deportes como un zurdo. Podría decir que es ambidiestro.

Answer 16

He writes right-handed, but plays sports left-handed. You could say he’s ambidextrous.

Question 17

Me gusta viajar por mi cuenta. Pero a mi familia, les gusta viajar en grupo.

Answer 17

I like to travel on my own. But my family likes to travel as a group.

Question 18

Mi novia y yo nos gusta pasar nuestras vacaciones disfrutando de la naturaleza.

Answer 18

My girlfiend and I like to spend our vacations enjoying nature.

Question 19

Solo chispeaba, así que me dejé el paraguas en casa.

Answer 19

It was only raining, so I left my umbrella at home.

Question 20

Un cielo despejado promete un día sin lluvia.

Answer 20

A clear sky promises a day without rain.

Question 21

Se supone que solo lloviznara hoy, pero terminó diluviando.

Answer 21

It was only supposed to sprinkle today, but it ended up pouring.

Question 22

Como hace buen tiempo, nos vamos a la playa.

Answer 22

Since the weather is nice, we’re going to the beach.