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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