Words 2.17 Flashcards
Actualmente
Currently, right now
Opinar que
Opino que no es una buena idea
To be of the opinion
In my opinion it is not a good idea
Pensar que o creer que
Pienso que es una buena idea
To think that
I think that its a good idea
No pienso/no creo que + subjunctive
I don’t think; but always follow with subjunctive verb
De modo que
Tenia frio de modo que me puse un sueter
So much that
I was cold, so much so that I put on a sweater
Por una parte… y por otra
In the first place … and furthermore
For one thing… for another
Además
In addition, plus, moreover, besides
Es mas
Plus, used to add more info to an argument
Por si fuera poco
El trabajo es interesante, paga bien, y por si fuera poco, me darán cuatro semanas de vacaciones
As if that were not enough
The job is interesting, pays well, and if that is not enough, they give me 4 weeks of vacation.
Para colmo
To top it all off, used in negative arguments
En primer lugar
In the first place, or first of all. Used to introduce a reason
Ni o ni siguiera
Not even or neither
Despedir vs correr
Me despidieron
Me corrio Lisa
To be fired or kicked out of a place
They fired me
Lisa kicked me out
Remember despedirse is to say goodbye
Por cierto
As a matter of fact
El descanso de primavera
Spring break
Que digamos
El no es un caballero que digamos
Not Exactly
He is not exactly a gentleman. Used in negative statements
Creerse
To think a lot of yourself. Conceited
No obstante
No obstante llegamos a tiempo
Nevertheless or still
Nevertheless/still we arrived on time
Faltar with indirect object pronoun is gustar like verb
Me falta el dinero
Faltar without indirect object pronoun
Faltan tres jugadores
To need or to not have what is necessary
I don’t have the money
To be lacking in order to complete the whole
Three players are needed
Evidentemente
Obviously
Por lo visto
Evidently
La persona indicada
El hombre indicado
Th person for the job
The man for the job.
En el fondo
Basically, as a matter of principle, down deep
Las muletas
Crutches