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Ana didn’t come to my birthday party. She clean forgot.

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Ana no vino a mi cumpleaños. Lo olvidó completamente/por completo.

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The tiger jumped clean over the wall.

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El tigre saltó la pared fácilmente/sin problemas.

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He went clean through the wall.

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Él atravesó la pared literalmente.

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The ballon flew clean over the mountain.

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El globo sobrevoló la montaña completamente.

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The thief went cleanly through the security system.

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El ladrón atravesó limpiamente/hábilmente la instalación de alarmas.

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She speaks very clearly.

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Ella habla muy claramente/claro.

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I can’t see clearly at this distance.

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No puedo ver claramente/claro a esta distancia.

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‘loud and clear’

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alto y claro

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obviously (3 ways)

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obviamente, claramente, evidentemente.

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We clearly need to make a decision.

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Obviamente/claramente/evidentemente necesitamos tomar una decisión.

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Stand clear of the wires!

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¡Aléjate de los cables!

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I threw the ball clear across the field.

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Lancé la pelota al otro extremo del campo.

Lancé la pelota al otro lado del campo.

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‘Close’ can be translated ____, but with verbs of movement, it is better to use ___

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cerca; acercarse

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Come close. i can’t see you clearly.

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Acércate. No te puedo ver claramente.

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Stand close to me.

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Ponte juno a mi.

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I’m closely related to the royal family.

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Yo estoy emparentado con la familia real.

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This is closely related to what happened yesterday.

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Esto está estrechamente relacionado con lo que ocurrió ayer.

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‘closely’ related (i.e. to a concept)

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estrechamente/íntimamente relacionado

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when ‘closely’ means carefully:

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cuidadosamente/a fondo/ en profundidad/ con mucha atención

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You must read this closely before signing.

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Debes leer esto con mucha atención antes de firmar.

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That is my ‘daily’ (adj) routine.

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Esa es mi rutina diaria.

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They deliver it ‘daily’ (adv)

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Lo traen diariamente.

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That magazine is published ‘weekly’ (adv)

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Esa revista se publica semanalmente.

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We always receive a ‘monthly’ (adj) statement.

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Siempre recibimos un extracto mensual.

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We receive it 'monthly.' (adv)
Lo recibimos mensualmente.
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We publish it 'daily.' (adv.) (use a non adverb in spanish.)
Lo publicamos a diario. (o: todos los días)
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I'm 'dead' sure. (adv.)
Estoy completamente seguro.
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He was 'dead' drunk. (adv.)
Él estaba totalmente borracho.
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I'm 'dead' tired.
Estoy agotado.
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The train is very slow. (with superlative of lento)
El tren es lentísimo.
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You must go dead ahead.
Debes ir todo recto/todo al frente.
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deadly (adj)
mortal
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fatally (adv)
mortalmente
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The poor whale had a 'deadly' (adj) wound.
La pobre ballena tenía una herida mortal.
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The policeman was 'fatally' injured. (adv)
El policía resultó mortalmente herido.
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The English adverb 'deeply' is used mainly to describe feelings, but its Spanish counterpart, _____, has a more general meaning and is used in other contexts: 'They are digging 'deep'' (adverb)
profundamente; 'Están cavando profundamente'
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I'm 'deeply' (adverb) in love
Estoy profundamente enamorado.
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It is possible to use the adjectives 'profundo' and 'hondo' (both mean deep) as adverbs referring to ____ contexts (i.e., not feelings), especially when they are preceded by the adverb 'muy'. 'They are digging very 'deep'' (adverb)
Physical Están cavando muy hondo/profundo.
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The Spanish adjective ____ can be used as an adverb with a similar meaning to the adjective 'direct' in English: 'You can go direct to the airport.'
Puedes ir directo al aeropuerto.
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The adverb ____ can be used instead of directo.
directamente
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I will finish it directly.
Lo terminaré enseguida/muy pronto.
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Can directly (meaning very soon) be translated as directamente?
no.
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I got up very early yesterday.
Ayer me levanté muy temprano
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Does the english adverb 'early' translate as temprano when it refers to time?
yes.
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'early' (like 'early this year)- 3 ways
a principios de, al principio de, a comienzos de
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It happened early this year.
Ocurrió a principios de este año.
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We will have to pick the fruit early this year (just before the usual time).
Tendremos que recoger la fruto pronto este año.
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Enough (adjective)
suficiente
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Enough (adv)
suficientemente
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We have enough money. (adjective)
Tenemos suficiente dinero.
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Pedro is intelligent 'enough.' (adverb)
Pedro es suficientemente inteligente.
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You are old 'enough.' (adv)
Eres lo suficientemente mayor.
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You are good enough. (bastante)
Eres lo bastante bueno.
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I wasn't 'fairly' (adv) treated during the trial
No fui justamente tratado durante el juicio.
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As an adverb of degree (similar to quite and rather), it translates as bastante: She is 'fairly' (adv) good at math.
Ella es bastante buena en matemáticas.
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In the expressions 'play fair' and 'fight fair', its common translation is:
limpio
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I see that you are not playing fair.
Veo que no estás jugando limpio.
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The adverb 'far' translates as ____, which can only be used as an adverb of place/distance (physically and figuratively): 'They went much farther'
lejos; ellos fueron mucho más lejos.
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Lejos can't be used as an adverb of degree. Mucho is common in such cases: 'He drives far better than you.'
Él maneja mucho mejor que tú.
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The English adverbial constructions far away, a long way, and a long way away all translate as ____.
lejos
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How far do you live?
¿A qué distancia vives?
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The English comparative forms farther/further can mean 'more.' 'We don't have any further news'
No tenemos más noticias.
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My child is fast asleep.
Mi niño está completamente/profundamente dormido.
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Hold fast! We are going to jump!
¡Agárrate fuerte! ¡Vamos a saltar!
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The use of fatal and fatalmente in Spanish is confined to contexts that talk about fate, fatality, and so on; they do NOT mean 'deadly.' Fatal (en español) can also mean very bad(ly), awful(ly) and so on: I did very badly on the test.
El examen me salió fatal.
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You have awful/terrible grades!
¡Tienes unas notas fatales!
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'a very attractive woman'
una mujer fatal
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Fine (adverb)
bien
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finely
finamente, en rodajas muy finas/delgadas, pequeñas
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finely- in reference is to things that are cut into very thin or small pieces:
en trozos muy finos/ delgados/ pequeños
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The meat must be finely cut.
La carne debe ser cortada finamente/en trozos muy delgados/ finos/ pequeños. The choice of the appropriate adjective in the example depends on how the speaker wants the meat. Delgado and fino mean 'thin', but pequeño means small.
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free (of charge)- adverb
gratis
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You can stay free in that hotel.
Puedes alojarte gratis en ese hotel.
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Gratis (also an adjective) must be used whenever the context refers to the fact that no payment is required: We get two free meals a day.
Recibimos dos comidas 'gratis' al día.
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Jorge is a free man.
Jorge es un hombre libre.
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you may move freely around.
Puedes moverte libremente.
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Hard is both an adjective and an adverb in English. In Spanish, the adjective duro very often functions as an adverb, although duramente is frequently used in more formal language: Hit it hard! I have worked hard to pay for this house.
¡Dale duro! He trabajado duramente para pagar esta casa.
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With verbs like estudiar and trabajar, mucho is more common (than duro/duramente): I'm studying very hard. She works very hard at home.
Estoy estudiando mucho. Ella trabaja mucho en la casa.
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We have hardly any money.
Apenas tenemos dinero. Casi no tenemos dinero.
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I hardly ever go out.
Casi nunca salgo. Apenas salgo.
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She goes hardly anywhere.
Ella no va a casi ningún sitio. Ella no va casi a ningún sitio. Ella apenas va a ningún sitio.
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Instead of sitio, you can use nouns like ____ or ____
lugar; parte
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Hardly anybody bought the book.
Casi nadia comró el libro.
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There was hardly anybody in the theater.
No había casi nadie en el teatro.
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Apenas, which has a similar function as casi, is more common before the main verb: There were hardly any people at the party.
Apenas había gente en la fiesta.
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Ill-made
mal echo (mal is always placed before the past participle)
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badly (adverb)
mal
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The house is ill-lit.
La casa está mal iluminada.
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She fell down just when I arrived.
Ella se cayó justo cuando yo llegué.
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They live just opposite my house.
Ellos viven justo enfrente de mi casa.
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Just do it.
Simplemente hazlo.
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I just wanted a cup of coffee.
Yo sólo quería una taza de café.
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I have just finished. (acabar de)
Acabo de terminar.
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They have just visited me (acabar de).
Ellos acaban de visitarme.
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They had just done it.
Ellos acababan de hacerlo.
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I saw them (just) one minute ago. (hace justo + time reference)
Los vi hace justo un minuto.
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Just now.
justo ahora.
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I have been there just now.
He estado allí justo ahora.
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Recién referes to different kinds of actions that have just taken place and whose effects can still be seen: 'just married'
recién casados
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Freshly painted.
recién pintado
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____ is the adverb normally used to mean 'in accordance with justice or the law'
justamente
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I was justly treated by your family.
Fui justamente tratado por tu familia.

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