Flashcards in 7. Sixty-Four Verbs part 9 Deck (63):
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"to go up"
subir
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"to go up(stairs)"
subir
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"to get into a" (car, bus, train, etc)
subir
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"to get (something) up"
subir (as when you ask someone to put your suitcase on the rack)
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"Put my suitcase up, please?"
¿Me sube la maleta, por favor?
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"to gain weight"
subir de peso
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"Turn it up"
Súbele
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In the right contexts, ____ can mean "to slow down," and ____ can mean "to speed up"
bajar; subir
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_____ works well for "to take" in time expressions.
Tardar
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____ works better for "to last."
Durar
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"Take as much time as you want."
Tarda el tiempo que quieras.
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"How long will he take in coming?"
¿Cuánto tardará en venir?
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"The plane takes half an hour to get here from there."
El avión tarda media hora en venir de allá a acá.
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"The flight lasts half an hour."
El vuelo dura media hora.
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As a rule, use ____ whenever "to last" could work, and use ____ otherwise (like when you need "to take" in time expressions)
durar; tardar
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____ also means "to take time" with the suggestion of "to take too much time."
Tardar
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"to dally"
tardar
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"to be late"
tardar
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"I took to a long time getting here (I'm late) because there was a lot of traffic."
Tardé en llegar porque había mucho tráfico.
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"The train is taking too much time (is late) arriving."
El tren está tardando en llegar.
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"to have"
tener
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"to have to"
tener que
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"I have to go."
Tengo que irme.
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"Give me money."
"I don't have any."
Dame dinero.
No tengo.
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"Where's your ticket?"
"I don't have one."
¿Dónde está su boleto?
No tengo.
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"What's your (or his, her) problem?" (a common use of tener with an implied complement)
¿Qué tienes? (or Qué tiene?)
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I don't like the house they've picked out for us. Answer: (tener)
¿Qué tiene? ("what's wrong with it?)
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"to be patient"
tener paciencia
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"to be careful"
tener cuidado
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"to be in a hurry"
tener prisa
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"It doesn't make sense."
No tiene sentido.
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"There's no point." or "What's the point?"
No tiene caso.
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"It's boring" or "What's the point? (indicating extreme dullness)
No tiene chiste.
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"That has nothing to do with it." "That's irrelevant"
No tiene (nada) que ver.
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"He is shameless."
No tiene vergüenza.
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"It's illogical" or "It doesn't make sense."
No tiene lógica.
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"I can't make heads or tails of it."
No tiene ni pies ni cabaza.
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"He is flat broke."
No tiene en donde caerse muerto. (literally, 'doesn't even have anywhere to drop dead.')
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"There's no way out" or "There's nothing to be done."
No tiene remedio.
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"He hasn't got the faintest idea" or "He hasn't got a clue"
No tiene ni la menor idea
No tiene ni la más mínima idea.
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"to touch"
tocar
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2 verbs that are used a lot regionally for "to throw."
aventar y arrojar
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"to throw away" "to throw out"
tirar
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"Throw that worthless thing out."
Tira esa basura.
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"to knock over"
tirar
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"I knocked over the glass."
Tiré el vaso.
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"to play" (a musical instrument)
tocar
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"Toss me a pen"
Aventar (in the Americas), echar, or even tirar, but it's considered rude in the Spanish-speaking world to toss things.
"toss me a pen" would translate to Préstame.
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"to knock" or "to ring" (at someone's door)
tocar
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In Casablanca, Bogie would have told the pianist, "______."
Tócala, Sam.
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"to experience" "to be one's turn"
tocar
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"My turn"
Me toca
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"Whose turn is it?" (tocar)
¿A quién le toca?
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"It's not up to me to tell him" (tocar)
A mi no me toca decirle.
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"It's up to the owner to fix the house." (tocar)
Al dueño le toca arreglar la casa.
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Sometimes the best translation of _____ involves "to get."
tocar
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"Who gets the last slice?" (tocar)
¿A quién le toca la última rebanada?
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"You got the prettiest of the sisters." (tocar)
A ti te tocó la más guapa de las hermanas.
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"I got (stuck with) the ugliest brother." (tocar)
A mi me tocó el más feo de los hermanos.
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"I haven't had (gotten) a chance to see him in concert." (tocar)
No me ha tocado verlo en concierto.
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The past participle of ____, _____, is a common synonym for loco- as in the English sense of being slightly "touched" in the head.
tocar, tocado
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Children often adapt the spanish word, tocado, to _____. It translates perhaps as "cuckoo."
toca-toca
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