21/dec Did5//24//mar2 Flashcards

(28 cards)

1
Q

After I record it, I will translate it.

A

Después de grabarlo, lo traduciré.
depués de - no change of subj, so no que and use inf as with DAHN después de, antes de, hasta, nada más

present tense - traduzco, traduces, traduce, traducimos, traducen
pretérito - traduje, tradujiste, tradujo, tradujimos, tradujeran
some cir verbs - c changes to j in preterite
producir - produje, produjiste, produjo, produjimos, produjeron (drops the i in 3rd person singular)

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I will continue this story (cuento & historia) mañana.

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Seguiré con este cuento, esta historia, mañana.

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3
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an extension specialist. Vs

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una especialista en divulgación

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It was a house that had an enclosed courtyard like those in Afghanistan or Guatemala.

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Era una casa que tenía un patio encerrado como los de Afganistán o Guatemala.

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5
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difference between el cuento y la historia

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cuento is fiction, historia is (more) factual

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difference between podía and podría, both can be translated as could

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Qué podía hacer’ refers to the fact that someone was unable to do something in the past, due to certain circumstances. imp indic
El grupo la abandonó porque no podía caminar, y ellos no la podían cargar.

Qué podría hacer’ introduces some kind of speculation-condition from the speaker’s point of view. it´s simple conditional
Yo podría hacerlo. I could do it.

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I thought maybe I could do it.
I thought I could do it.
I thought I could do it (but couldn´t ).

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Pensé que tal vez podría hacerlo. (I think it is indic because it is a positive-affirmation.)
Pensé que podría hacerlo.
Pensé que podía hacerlo.

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the customer service representative

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el/la representante de servicio al cliente
(think of representative of service to the client)

representative of service to the client - BACKASSWARDS

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Last night I received a message on my cell phone that said I would not receive any more messages.

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Anoche recibí un mensaje en mi móvil que decía que no recibiría más mensajes.

if “that” = which, then use que (which said)
if “that” does NOT = which, then use de que (more words in if that does not, than if that ,so remember: more words, use more words = de que !what needs the most words - de que!”)

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I sent a message last night to Judy but she didn´t receive it.

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Anoche le envié/mandé un mensaje a Judy pero no lo recibió.

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11
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So I called T-Mobile to find out what the problem was.

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Así que llamé a T-Mobile para averiguar cuál era el problema.

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12
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The person I talked to wanted to change all the settings on my cell phone.

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La persona, con la que//quién hablé, quería cambiar todas las configuraciones de mi celular (celular on LA). Móvil is spain.

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I had to turn my cell phone off then turn it on.

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Tuvé que apagar mi móvil y luego prenderlo.

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I was asked for my password which of course I had forgotten.

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Me pidió mi contraseña que, cómo no, había olvidado.
pedir = to ask for, to order
preguntar - used with por, to ask about/to ask for: Alguien ha llamado preguntando por tí. Si pregunta por el libro (if she asks about the book)

if that = which, use que
if that does NOT = which, use de que
remember, more words explanation means use more words - de que

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The call was dropped.
The call was cut off.
Deshacer - undo
Throw it to me. ud.

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La llamada fue desechada.
desechar = to throw out, to throw away, to discard
desechado - discarded, rejected, dropped

La llamada fue cortada.
La llamada se cortó.

Échemelo.

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16
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I (VS) had to set the settings again by myself.

I had to put the settings back on by myself.

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Tuve que poner las configuraciones de nuevo por mí misma.

same translation -Tuve (VS) que volver a poner las configuraciones por mí misma. - Tuve que volver a poner las configuraciones por mí misma.

volver a + inf = to do something again

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What a mess!

18
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Turn on the lights when you go down to the basement. tú y ud command form

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prender - think of ember which glows which is a light - to turn on
Prende las luces cuando bajes al sótano. tú
Prenda las luces cuando baje al sótano. ud

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I’ d have had a problem if I hadn’t been so smart.

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Habría tenido un problema si no hubiera sido tan inteligente.

if/would construction
if - subjunctive
would - counditional

20
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to throw away, to reject, to drop
to throw

The team rejected my idea immediately.

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desechar
echar

El equipo desechó mi idea de inmediato/ inmediatamente.

21
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I would have had more money if I had thought that was more important than the job I loved.

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Habría tenido más dinero si hubiera pensado que era más importante que el trabajo que amaba.

22
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one way or another

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de una manera u otra / de un modo u otro

o changes to u in front of words beginning with o or ho

23
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encontrarse

conocerse

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to run into-bump into

to meet for the first time - to know each other

24
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Michael and I met at Murphy´s and later we bumped into each other in the computer lab,

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Miguel y yo nos conocimos en Murphy´s y luego nos encontramos en el laboratorio de computadoras.

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Judy and I know each other from high school.
Judit y yo nos conocemos de la secundaria.
26
The book is about a small group of people who met during the Second World War.
El libro trata de un pequeño grupo de personas que se conocieron durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
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In one way or another, they were involved in a program that promoted the training and use of carrier pideons to support the war effort.
De una forma u otra estaban involucrados en un programa que promovía el entrenamiento y el uso de palomas mensajeras para apoyar el esfuerzo de la guerra.
28
your concerns
``` sus inquietudes (la inquietud) inquietar=to worry ``` (eeng-kyeh-tood)