Vocabulario el 15 Marzo 2019 Flashcards
Aprender unas palabras y unos verbos diferentes que encontré en las ultimas semanas.
Nuestros vecinos nos trajeron…
Our neighbors brought us…
vecino - neighbor
trajar - to bring
“Nuestros vecinos nos trajeron un pastel de felicitación.”
Our neighbors brought us a congratulatory cake.
Hay bustante espacio…
There is enough space…
bastante - enough/quite
espacio - space
“Hay bastante espacio para una fiesta.” -
There is enough room for a party.
“Durante el invierno hace bastante frío en esta oficina.” -
During the winter it is quite cold in the office.
Mi nieto me viene a visitar…
My grandson comes to visit…
nieto - grandson/daughter
venir - to come
“Estoy muy emocionada porque mi nieto me viene a visitar mañana.”
I am very emotional because my grandson comes to visit me tomorrow.
Mi casa está lejos…
My house is far…
lejos - far
“Mi casa está lejos de la tuya.”
My house is far away from yours.
ALWAYS LEJOS - NO FEMININE, NO SINGULAR
Una chica tan simpática…
Such a nice girl…
simpática(o) - nice
“Ha sido un placer conocer a una chica tan simpática.”
It has been a pleasure to meet such a nice girl.
Es genial que…
It’s great that…
cool/great/funny/witty/brilliant
“Es genial que vas a poder pasar tu cumpleaños con tus mejores amigos.”
It’s great that you can spend your birthday with your best friends.
“Ella siempre está contando alguna historia genial.”
She’s always telling some funny story.
El chico más listo…
The smartest guy…
smart/ready
“El chico más listo de la clase sacó unas notas excelentes.”
The smartest guy in our class got excellent grades.
“¿Están ya listos? Tenemos que irnos.”
Are you ready? We have to go.
Un descubrimiento increíble…
An incredible discovery…
discovery/(of a plot) uncovering/(in art) unveiling
“Las ruinas antiguas que los arqueólogos encontraron en el valle fueron un descubrimiento increíble.”
The ancient ruins that the archaeologists found in the valley were an incredible discovery.
El tercer capítulo…
The third chapter…
(book) chapter/ (tv) episode/ (finance) field or area/ (in reference to a theme) subject or matter
“Estoy releyendo el tercer capítulo del libro.” -
I’m re-reading the third chapter of the book.
“Hoy por la tarde transmiten el último capítulo de la serie.” -
The last episode of the series will broadcast this evening.
“Destinaron dos millones de euros a los capítulos de promoción y relaciones públicas.” -
They earmarked two million euros for the areas of promotion and public relations.
“Hemos discutido este capítulo por varios meses.” -
We have been discussing this subject for several months.
Voy a llegar…
I’m going to arrive…
to arrive/to be the time for/to be sufficient/to reach (often used with an ‘ + a o al’)/to get to/to come to/to manage to/pretty much everything
“Sabes si ya llegó Miguel?”
Do you know if Miguel has arrived yet?
“Voy a llegar al restaurante un poco atrasado.”
I’m going to get to the restaurant a little late.
“No me llega el sueldo, así que voy a pedir un aumento.”
My salary isn’t enough, so I’m going to ask for a raise.
“Llegas al telefono desde la cama?”
Can you reach the phone from the bed?
Lleva los platos susios…
Take the dirty dishes…
to take/to carry/to wear/to have spent time on/to be ahead by or older than/to manage/to cope with
“Lleva los platos susios a la cocina.” -
Take the dirty dishes to the kitchen.
“El mayordomo nos llevó a nuestra habitación.” -
The butler took us to our room.
“Ella siempre lleva sus botas favoritas cuando nieva.” -
She always wears her favorite boots when it snows.
“Llevo cuatro horas estudiando y todavía me queda mucho.” -
I have spent four hours studying, and there is a lot left.”
“Le lleva cuatro metras de ventaja en la carrera.” - He is ahead by four meters in the race.
Los criados cuidaron de nosotros…
The servants took care of us…
criado(a) - butler/maid/servant
“Los criados cuidaron de nosotros cuando éramos niños.”
The servants took care of us when we were kids.
Solíamos irnos en vacaciones…
We used to go on vacations…
to use to/to tend to/usually (as adverb)/to be in the habit of (with ‘ing’ form)
“Solíamos irnos en vacaciones a San Sebastian.”
We used to go on vacations to San Sebastian.
“Suelen comer mucha comida rápida porque viajan mucho.”
The tend to eat a lot of fast food because they travel so much.
“Suele haber muchas fiestas en la playa durante el verano.”
There are usually a lot of parties on the beach during the summer.
“Suele llegar a clase cinco minutos antes. Que ha pasado hoy?”
You are in the habit of arriving to class 5 minutes early. What happened today?
Ropa en el armario…
Clothes in the closet…
armario - closet/wardrobe
“Cuelga esa ropa en el amario.” - Hang these clothes in the closet.
Crees que se puede meter…?
Do you think you can fit (put)…?
meter - to put
“Crees que se puede meter tantas personas en el coche?”
Do you think you can fit that many people in the car?
Su pertenencia al club…
His (her) membership to the club…
pertenencia - membership/belonging (article)
“Su pertenencia al club de balconcesto le permitió hacer amigos nuevos.”
His membership to the basketball club allowed him to make new friends.
