Vocabulary Course 3 Flashcards

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how lucky!

I invited Maria and she is able to come tonight

A

¡qué suerte!

invité a María y puede venir esta noche

(invitar → to invite)

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they want to invite me, but sometimes they forget

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quieren invitarme pero a veces se olvidan

(‘to forget’ is almost always used as a reflexive verb)

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Mario rarely dines here

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Mario cena aquí pocas veces

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I can’t justify it

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no puedo justificarlo

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I can’t imagine how to justify it

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no puedo imaginar cómo justificarlo

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I can’t justify this

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no puedo justificar esto

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I can’t justify that

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no puedo justificar eso

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it is easy to admire this transformation

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es fácil admirar esta transformación

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I installed the television

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instalé la televisión

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do you adore me?

(to a friend)

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¿me adoras?

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I want you to consider it, OK?

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quiero que lo considere, ¿de acuerdo?

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I want to inspire you to study your Spanish

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quiero inspirarle a estudiar su español

(inspirar is often followed by a)

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I can’t console you Roberta, it’s not easy to administer this process

(to a friend)

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no puedo consolarte Roberta, no es fácil administrar este proceso

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my friend negotiated very well

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mi amigo negoció muy bien

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my friend used to negotiate very well

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mi amigo negociaba muy bien

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my friend has negotiated very well

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mi amigo ha negociado muy bien

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17
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if I were younger

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si fuera más joven

(imperfect subjunctive)

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18
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if I were a rich man

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si fuera un hombre rico

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if I were a rich man, I would buy an apartment in Majorca

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si fuera un hombre rico, compraría un apartamento en Mallorca

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when I was a rich man, I used to buy a new car every year

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cuando era (un) hombre rico, compraba un coche nuevo todos los años

(un is optional)

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I was cleaning the house when you called me

(right at that moment)

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estaba limpiando la casa cuando me llamó

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my brother spent all his money

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mi hermano gastó todo su dinero

(gastar → to spend; to use up)

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my brother has spent all his money

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mi hermano ha gastado todo su dinero

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I want to win this prize

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quiero ganar este premio

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Roberta is looking at me right now
Roberta está mirándome ahora mismo
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can you lend me your car?
¿puede prestarme su coche?
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don't touch me!
¡no me **toque**!
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don't attack me!
¡no me **ataque**!
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kiss me! | (to a friend)
¡bésame!
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kiss me, kiss me a lot, as if tonight were the last time
bésame, bésame mucho, como si fuera esta noche la última vez
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I drank all the beer
bebí toda la cerveza
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they want to learn these words
quieren aprender estas palabras
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they want to learn these words, but they can't understand them
quieren aprender estas palabras, pero no pueden comprenderlas
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they want to learn these words, but they don't understand them (using **entender**)
quieren aprender estas palabras, pero no las entienden
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can you respond to my letter Roberta? | (to a friend)
¿puedes responder a mi carta Roberta? (**responder a** → to respond to; to answer)
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Roberta didn't **answer** my letter because she doesn't like to write
Roberta no respondió a mi carta porque no le gusta escribir
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you can run, but you can't hide
puede correr pero no puede esconderse | (**esconderse** → to hide)
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I woke up
me desperté | (**despertarse** → to wake up)
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we woke up
nos despertamos
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they woke up
se despertaron
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we got up and went out
nos levantamos y salimos | (**levantarse** → to get up)
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Harry and Sally got married
Harry y Sally se casaron | (**casarse** → to get married)
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I **ought** to get dressed now because it's late (using **deber**)
**debo** vestirme ahora porque es tarde | (**vestirse** → to get dressed)
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I have to get dressed now because I want to arrive early
tengo que vestirme ahora porque quiero llegar temprano
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I don't want to **go away**, I like being here
no quiero irme, me gusta estar aquí | (**irse** → to go away)
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it's difficult for me to **fall asleep**
es difícil para mí dormirme | (**dormirse** → to fall asleep)
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he always **laughs at** her
siempre se ríe de ella | (**reírse** → to laugh at)
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I want to **become** famous
quiero hacerme famosa | (**hacerse** → to become)
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he used to **complain** **about** everything
se quejaba de todo | (**quejarse de** → to complain about)
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**one** eats well here
se come bien aquí | (always use the reflexive verb)
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the museum is open every day
el museo se abre todos los días | (**abrirse** → to become open)
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we **realised** the importance of history
nos damos cuenta de la importancia de **la** historia (**darse cuenta de** → to realise)
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I **forgot about** that
me olvidé de eso | (**olvidarse de** → to forget about)
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I can express myself very well in Spanish
puedo expresarme muy bien en español
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he **finally** promised to visit me in Madrid
**por fin** prometió visitarme en Madrid | (**prometer** → to promise)
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**for now**, it's all that we can do
**por ahora**, es todo lo que podemos hacer
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we must **protect** ourselves
debemos **proteger**nos
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we must **defend** ourselves
debemos **defender**nos
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she always used to respond very well
siempre respondía muy bien
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it doesn't fit **inside** my car
no cabe **dentro de** mi coche | (**caber** → to fit in)
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it **had** rained a lot and I **was** sad
**había** llovido mucho y **estaba** triste | (**llover** → to rain)
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they had offered to lend us their car
habían ofrecido prestarnos su coche
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we ought to pay the bill, it's late
debemos pagar la cuenta, es tarde
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we have to clean it if we want to sell it
tenemos que limpiarlo si queremos venderlo
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I will always practice my Spanish, **it's worth it**
siempre practicaré mi español, **vale la pena**
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I doubt that your car is worth much
dudo que su coche valga mucho | (**valer** → to be worth)
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your car is not worth anything
su coche no vale nada
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my house was not worth anything when I sold it
mi casa no valía nada cuando **la** vendí
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I don't study philosophy, **but** (rather) Spanish
no estudio filosofía **sino** español | (**sino** → negative for 'but')
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I'm not rich, but poor
no **soy** rico, sino pobre
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**I'm afraid** that you can't vote
temo que no pueda votar | (**temer** → to be afraid)
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when Roberta **was** **ill** she **coughed** a lot
cuando Roberta **estaba enferma** tosía mucho (**toser** → to cough)
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I don't believe it and I don't want to respond
no lo creo y no quiero responder
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why don't you believe me Roberto? | (to a friend)
¿por qué no me crees Roberto?
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he has grown a lot
ha crecido mucho | (**crecer** → to grow)
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she's grown a lot, it's difficult to **recognise** her
ha crecido mucho, es difícil **reconocer**la
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they recognized it, what luck!
lo reconocieron, ¡qué suerte!
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I don't believe in anything
no creo en nada
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put it in my car
métalo en mi coche | (**meter** → to put; to place)
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put it in my car right now
métalo en mi coche ahora mismo
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put it in my car right now | (using **poner**)
póngalo en mi coche ahora mismo
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I **admit** it, I don't like beer
lo admito, no me gusta la cerveza | (**admitir** → to admit)
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they **insist on** drinking all the beer
insisten en beber toda la cerveza (**insistir en** → to insist on + infinitive)
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don't omit it, it's a very important ingredient
no lo omita, es un ingrediente muy importante
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I've **decided** that you can visit me tomorrow
he decidido que puede visitarme mañana | (**decidir** → to decide)
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he **suffered** very much
sufría mucho | (**sufrir** → to suffer)
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I've **received** your letter
he recibido su carta | (**recibir** → to receive)
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I didn't receive your present, can you **describe** it?
no recibí su regalo, ¿puede **describir**lo?
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I want to **discover** the secrets of the universe
quiero **descubrir** los secretos del universo
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I hope to discover the secrets of the universe
espero descubrir los secretos del universo
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please don't open the door
por favor no abra la puerta
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please don't open the door, the dog can **run away**
por favor no abra la puerta, el perro puede **huir**
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I can't **permit** this
no puedo **permitir** esto
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it's not easy to prohibit **the use** of dictionaries
no es fácil prohibir **el uso** de diccionarios
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he insists that I come to the party
insiste **en** que venga a la fiesta | (**insistir a** → to insist on)
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they insist that we tell the truth
insisten en que digamos la verdad
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they have no patience
no tienen paciencia
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I **attended** the **meeting**, but I didn't say anything
asistí a la **reunión** pero no dije nada | (**asistir a** → to attend)
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I attended the meeting, but they didn't say anything
asistí a la reunión pero no dijeron nada
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**instead of** attending the meeting, he left the building
**en vez de** asistir a la reunión, salió **del** edificio
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instead of sleeping, he **cleaned** the house
en vez de dormir, limpió la casa | (**limpiar** → to clean)
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this **storm** can **destroy** your house
esta **tormenta** puede **destruir** su casa
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this storm can destroy **our** house
esta tormenta puede destruir **nuestra** casa
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the storm destroyed his house and **he** **built** a new house
la tormenta destruyó su casa y él construyó una casa nueva (**construir** → to build)
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I **contribute** a lot of money
contribuyo mucho dinero | (**contribuir** → to contribute)
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destroy it
destrú**ya**lo
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it's important that you **translate** this book
es importante que traduzca este libro | (**traducir** → to translate)
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we translated this article yesterday
tradujimos este artículo ayer
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we **produced** this movie
produjimos esta película | (**producir** → to produce)
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I **climbed** the mountain
subí a la montaña (**subir a** → to go up; to climb)
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prices have gone up
los precios han subido
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it's not good to **raise** one's voice here
no es bueno **subir** la voz aquí
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I **got on** the train in Spain
**subí al** tren en España
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it's not necessary to **suffer** in order to learn Spanish
no es necessario **sufrir** para aprender **el** español
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do you want to **go out** with me? | (to a friend)
quieres salir conmigo? | (**salir con** → to go out with; to date)
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I'm dating Roberta | (right now)
estoy saliendo con Roberta
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you always **lose** Roberta | (to a friend)
siempre pierdes Roberta | (**perder** → to lose)
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we always lose
siempre perdemos
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we **deny** it
lo negamos | (**negar** → to deny)
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he denies it
lo niega
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I deny it
lo niego
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I **think** that **it's time** to leave Madrid
pienso que **es tiempo de** dejar Madrid | (**pensar** → to think)
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we think that it's time to **leave** Madrid
pensamos que es tiempo de dejar Madrid | (**dejar** → to leave; to quit)
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I never **lie**
nunca miento | (**mentir** → to lie)
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we never tell a lie
nunca mentimos
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I did not want you to lie to me | (that you lie)
no quería que me **mintiera** (always use the imperfect subjunctive following **quería que**)
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he **closes** the door
cierra la puerta | (**cerrar** → to close)
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close the door
cierre la puerta
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we always close the door
siempre cerramos la puerta
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please, **can** you close the door?
por favor, ¿puede cerrar la puerta? | (**poder** → to be able to)
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this car **costs** a lot of money
este coche cuesta mucho dinero | (**costar** → to cost)
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they **return** here every day
vuelven aquí todos los días | (**volver** → to return)
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we return here every day
volvemos aquí todos los días
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when I shouted, he **turned around**
cuando grité, se volvió | (**volverse** → to turn one's self around)
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I **remember** that
me acuerdo de eso | (**acordarse de** → to remember)
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I **show** the **proof** here
muestro la **prueba** aquí | (**mostrar** → to show)
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we always show our house
siempre mostramos nuestra casa
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I **play** tennis every day
juego al tenis todos los días | (**jugar a** → to play at)
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they play tennis every day
juegan al tenis todos los días
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I'm sorry that you can't play tennis with me Roberto (to a friend)
siento que no pued**as** jugar al tenis conmigo Roberto (**siento** is an expression of emotion)