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Words/Phrases 1 Flashcards

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1
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Me dejó

A

It left me

Ex: me dejó perplejo

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Tener en cuenta, tener presente

A

Keep in mind

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3
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Es necesario tenga en cuenta que….

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Leaving out the que in “es necesario que tenga….” makes it sound more formal for some reason - leaving out que = more formal

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4
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Recuperar

A

Just remember

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5
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Using subjunctive with:

indefinite antecedent and negated antecedent

A

Leo un libro que explica todo eso

                   Vs

Quiero un libro que explique todo eso

Tengo un libro que explica todo eso

                   Vs

No tengo un libro que explique todo eso

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6
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Con respeto a

A

With respect to

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Algunos verbos de voluntad, en particular los que ponen de manifiesto la actitud favorable del sujeto en relación con lo que ha de suceder

A

Te deseo seas muy feliz en tu matrimonio.

Te deseo tengas suerte en la vida.

Algunas subordinadas de sujeto:

Es necesario tenga presente que…

Es posible exista petróleo en esta región.”

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Verbs of change (semi-copulatives) SER: hacerse

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Ser:

  1. Hacerse - Pues yo ya era fan antes de que fuera famoso.
    - Pues yo ya era fan antes de que se hiciera famoso.
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Verbs of change (semi-copulatives) SER: volverse

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Used exactly like hacerse (highlights the moment when you acquire a new ser quality)

BUT

Volverse emphasizes the contrast between how things used to be and how they are now.

“Bieber se ha vuelto famoso” - expresses how Bieber was once unknown but now has become famous.

Bieber se ha hecho famoso - doesn’t express anything to do with the past.

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Verbs of change (semi-copulatives) SER/ESTAR: Volverse with estar

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Volverse can be used with both ser and estar. We will focus on estar.

“¿Por qué se ha vuelto tan pesado tu hermano?”

  • “No sé. Estará en la edad del pavo.”

If someone becomes especially nice (or annoying), you will describe their change differently depending on how long you think it will last.

Volverse with estar expresses new events that you think will last longer than ponerse.

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Verbs of change (semi-copulatives) ESTAR: Ponerse

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If you think the change will be a brief one, use ponerse. -

“Mamá, ¿te estás poniendo enojado con papá?” (Getting angry)

“No, hija. Ya estoy enfadada con él.”

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Verbs of change (semi-copulatives) neither ser/estar: Quedarse

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Quedarse doesn’t care about the likelihood of change, the past or the future. It cares about the aftermath of events:

quedarse tranquilo, to feel in peace / to relax (about something)

“Pepe, no te quedes callado. Dile algo a mi madre.”

Not really a verb of change

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13
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Verbs of change (semi-copulatives): REVIEW

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  1. Hacerse and volverse act as verbs of change when they replace ser (changes in essence).
    Volverse is past-focused and hacerse is not.
  2. Ponerse and quedarse (and sometimes volverse) act as verbs of change when they replace estar (changes in state).
  3. Ponerse describes changes in state that are likely to change, while volverse focuses on changes that are unlikely to change.
  4. Quedarse cares about aftermaths and anticlimaxes.

(Convertirse en, transformarse en, resultar = ser, volverse)

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Ponerse a + infinitive

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To start doing something that implies an action -

ponerse a lavar los platos- to start washing the dishes

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15
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A medida que

A

As….

A medida que creces, cambian tus gustos.

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16
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Crutch

A

Apoyo

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17
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Muletilla

A

Word that is used habitually, o sea, like, etc

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18
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Por poco y ____

A

Nearly - por poco y muero = “i nearly died”

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19
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Quisiera can be used as ____

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Me gustaría, etc

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20
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De neta

A

En serio?

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21
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Cotidiano/a

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Daily, normal, common

Es muy cotidiano decir usted?

22
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Chapa

A

Doorknob

23
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…is on it

A

Está en ello

24
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Puede que + subjunctive

A

Might/may, doesn’t have a poder connotation

25
Q

No te achicopales/no te awites

A

Don’t be sad, don’t feel down

26
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Petatearse

A

To die, to stop existing

27
Q

A chingá?

A

En serio?

28
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Peda/pedota

A

Party/enthusiastic big party

29
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Se lo cargó el payaso

A

“Ayyy fui a una fiesta en vez de hacer mi tarea para mi próxima clase, ya me cargó el payaso”

“Ayyy pues no te awites”

Awites = agüítarse (to bum out)

Or no te achicopales

30
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Quiensabecomo

A

Él es….. hm no sé, es muy quiensabecomo

Je ne sais quoi

31
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Viste que

A

You know how…..

32
Q

Pelotudo

A

Boludo but ruder

33
Q

Aquí nomás

A

Just chilling, just hanging

34
Q

Arre pues

A

Dale, bueno, vaya

35
Q

Va

A

Short for vaya, dale, etc used in the south of Mexico

36
Q

Digo

A

I mean….

37
Q

Lana

A

Money in Mexico

38
Q

Ya sea

A

Be it…

39
Q

A través de

A

Through, practico español muchísimo, ya sea a través de leer libros o ver películas en el idioma, me estoy sumergido en español por completo.

40
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Leve

A

Mild, slight, light

41
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Apilar (una pila)

A

Stack/pile

42
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Estorbar

A

To get in the way, to be in the way, to obstruct, to hinder

43
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Como que

A

As if/as though

44
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Lo mismo que

A

NOT lo mismo como

45
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Por más/por muy - “por muy buena que sea la serie, aún no puedo meterme en ella”

A

Even though, no matter how ___ it is, even if, for however

46
Q

En ella/ello vs él (la =/ ella, él = él, él =/ ello)

A

“Por muy chido que sea el voseo, aún no puedo meterme en él” (el voseo)

Or

“Por muy chido que sea el voseo, aún no puedo meterme en ello” (el uso del voseo o algo)

47
Q

I couldn’t stand it

A

No podría SOPORTARlo

48
Q

Correr

A

Can mean to kick out

49
Q

Bostezar

A

To yawn

50
Q

Ventilación

A

A vent

51
Q

Ubres

A

Udders

52
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Indeciso

A

Indecisive

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