Vocabulary Course 2 Flashcards
importance
importancia
(replace ‘ance’ with ancia)
it seems to me that elegance is not important
me parece que la elegancia no es importante
intolerant
intolerante
my brother is very tolerant, while my sister is very intolerant
mi hermano es muy tolerante, mientras que mi hermana es muy intolerante
distance is not a problem here
la distancia no es un problema aquí
distance is not the problem, I can’t locate it on this map
la distancia no es el problema, no puedo localizarlo en este mapa
personally, I think that the ice-cream here is terrible
personalmente, pienso que el helado aquí es terrible
(replace ‘ly’ with mente)
actually, it’s a good idea
realmente, es una buena idea
(actualmente means ‘at the moment’)
it’s probably a good idea
probablemente es una buena idea
it’s exactly what I did
es exactamente lo que hice
finally
finalmente
it was necessary for me because I wanted it
era necessario para mí porque lo quería
(use a line to describe a state-of-mind in the past)
my actions were voluntary
mis acciones fueron voluntarias
(actions were completed at a point in time in the past)
my actions were not arbitrary
mis acciones no fueron arbitrarias
on the contrary, the system is voluntary
al contrario, el sistema es voluntario
on the contrary, the system is not hereditary, it’s voluntary
al contrario, el sistema no es hereditario, es voluntario
Father John worked as a missionary, but he is now retired
El Padre Juan trabajó como misionario pero ahora es jubilado
(ahora can also be placed last)
he’s a professor of Spanish
es profesor de español
(regarding professions, the ‘a’ is omitted in Spanish)
she’s a professor of Spanish
es profesora de español
they are history professors
son profesores de historia
exclusive
exclusivo
(replace ‘ive’ with ivo)
Maria is a very positive person
María es una persona muy positiva
she is a very negative person
es una persona muy negativa
the economic situation is very constructive
la situación economica es muy constructiva
