Adjectives 9 Phrases Part 1

Question 1

What awful weather!

Answer 1

¡Qué pésimo clima! 
el clima (Masculine)

Question 2

Tom is pessimistic.

Answer 2

Tom es pesimista.

Question 3

She is an appalling cook.

Answer 3

Ella es una cocinera pésima.

Question 4

This music is terrible.

Answer 4

Esta música es pésima.

Question 5

This milk tastes terrible.

the taste

This milk tastes sour.

This milk is sour.

Answer 5

Esta leche sabe pésima.
Esta leche tiene un sabor terrible.

el sabor

Esta leche tiene un sabor agrio.

Esta leche es ácida.

Question 6

You’re a terrible liar.

You are terrible to lie.

Answer 6

Eres pésimo para mentir.

Eres un pésimo mentiroso.

Question 7

You’re a terrible driver.

Answer 7

Eres un pésimo conductor.

Question 8

It was a poor concert.

Answer 8

Fue un pésimo concierto.

Question 9

The pay is terrible.

Answer 9

El salario es pésimo.

Question 10

I had a bad night.

Answer 10

Tuve una noche pésima.

Tuve una pésima noche.

Question 11

There’s nothing unusual about that.

It’s not unusual!

Answer 11

No hay nada inusual en eso. (“inusual” is more common)

No es insólito.

Question 12

It’s unheard of.

Answer 12

Es insólito

Question 13

Thank you, my dear.

Answer 13

Gracias, cariño.

Question 14

Love John.

Answer 14

Con cariño, John.

Question 15

Children need love.

Answer 15

Los niños necesitan cariño.

Question 16

They’re very fond of… him/you/it.

To him they have a lot of affection

He is very fond of him

Answer 16

Le tienen mucho cariño.
(to ……you, him, it) …(they have)… much …. love

A el tienen mucho cariño

Le tiene mucho cariño

Question 17

Much love to the children.

Answer 17

Muchos cariños a los niños.

Question 18

I have to go, dear

I have to go now

I have to go to work

Answer 18

Cariño, tengo que irme.

tengo que irme ahora

tengo que ir a trabajar

Question 19

The author explains that theory in the aforementioned book.

Answer 19

El autor explica esa teoría en el libro citado.

Question 20

in the aforementioned country

Answer 20

en el citado país

Question 21

Many reasons have been cited for this success.

Answer 21

Se han citado muchas razones para explicar este éxito.

Question 22

When I was little, I wanted to have a pet brown bear to scare my neighbors.

Answer 22

Cuando era pequeña, yo quería tener de mascota un oso pardo para asustar a mis vecinos.

Question 23

At night all cats are grey.

Answer 23

De noche todos los gatos son pardos.

Question 24

I’m clumsy.

Answer 24

Soy torpe.

Question 25

He is awkward.

Answer 25

El es torpe.

Question 26

Tom made a clumsy attempt.

Answer 26

Tom hizo un intento torpe.

Tom hizo un torpe intento.

Question 27

I’m all thumbs in the kitchen.

Answer 27

Soy muy torpe en la cocina.

Question 28

Take care not to make a foolish move.

Answer 28

Ten cuidado de no hacer un movimiento torpe.

Question 29

Seals are clumsy and awkward on land, but very graceful in the water.

awkward

Answer 29

Las focas son patosas y torpes en tierra, pero muy graciosas en el agua.

patoso, pattosa

Question 30

smooth

Answer 30

liso, lisa

Question 31

fabrics

materials

Construction materials

materials and methods

Answer 31

telas

materiales

materiales de construcción

materiales y métodos

Question 32

I prefer plain materials.

Answer 32

Prefiero las telas lisas.

Question 33

Mary wishes she had straight hair. (cabello) (Cond Tense)

Answer 33

Mary desearía tener cabello liso.

Question 34

This cloth is really smooth and silky.

This fabric is quite smooth and silky.

Answer 34

Esta tela es bastante lisa y sedosa.

Question 35

Its surface was as flat as a mirror.

Answer 35

Su superficie era lisa como un espejo.

Question 36

That was pathetic, / painful, / distressing.

Answer 36

Eso fue penoso.

Question 37

The hotel looks in a sorry state and needs a lot of work.

Answer 37

El hotel presenta un aspecto penoso y necesita muchas reformas.

Question 38

It is really sad what’s happening in the world

Answer 38

Es muy penoso lo que está ocurriendo en el mundo

Question 39

For children in this rural area, (getting to/going to) school is really laborious.

Answer 39

Para los niños de esta zona rural, es muy penoso ir a la escuela.

Question 40

The path up to the peak was hard but it was worth the effort.

Answer 40

El camino hacia la cima fue penoso pero valió la pena el esfuerzo.

El camino hasta la cima fue difícil, pero valió la pena el esfuerzo.

Question 41

suspicious

Answer 41

sospechoso ,sospechosa

Question 42

It looks suspicious.

Answer 42

Parece sospechoso.

Question 43

He looks suspicious.

Answer 43

Él luce sospechoso.

Question 44

This sounds fishy.

this can not continue like this;

this is all that I know!

Answer 44

Esto suena sospechoso.
(Esto is a Demonstrative Pronoun Neuter)

esto no puede continuar así!

esto es todo lo que yo sé

Question 45

Who do you suspect?

Answer 45

¿De quién sospechas?

Question 46

I never suspected anything.

Answer 46

Nunca sospeché nada.

Question 47

Nobody suspected anything.

Answer 47

Nadie sospechaba nada.

Question 48

You’re too suspicious.

Answer 48

Eres demasiado sospechoso.

Question 49

Did you notice anything suspicious ?

Answer 49

¿Notaste algo sospechoso?

Question 50

No one suspected it.

Answer 50

¡Nadie lo sospechaba!

Question 51

His behavior aroused my suspicions.

Answer 51

Su comportamiento alzó mis sospechas. (Past Tense)

Question 52

daydreaming

Answer 52

soñar despierto